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1948 South American Championships In Athletics (unofficial)
Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics (V Campeonato Extraordinario de Atletismo) were held in La Paz, Bolivia in October 1948. The event was held in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the city of La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities .... The games were dominated by Bolivian athlete Julia Iriarte winning five gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Medal summary Medal winners are published. Men Women Medal table (unofficial) References External linksgbrathletics.com {{South American athletics championships U 1948 1948 in Bolivian sport 1948 in athletics (track and field) International athletics competitions hosted by Bolivia 1948 in South American sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by population, third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla Municipality, Achocalla, Viacha Municipality, Viacha, and Mecapaca Municipality, Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.0 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. The city, in west-central Bolivia southeast of Lake Titicaca, is set in a canyon created by the Choqueyapu River. It is in a bowl-like depression, part of the Amazon basin, surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano. Overlooking the city is the towering, triple-peaked Illimani. Its peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio Gómez
Rogelio () is a masculine Spanish given name and a variant of the first name Roger. Notable people with the name include: * Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (born 1962), Filipino chess player *Rogelio Armenteros (born 1994), Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball *Rogelio Barriga Rivas (1912–1961), Mexican author born in Tlacolula, Oaxaca *Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 1969), Spanish-American astrophotographer * Rogelio Chávez (born 1984) a Mexican footballer *Rogelio de la Rosa (1916–1986), Filipino matinee idol of the 20th century * Rogelio Delgado (born 1959), retired football central defender *Rogelio Domínguez (1931–2004), Argentine football goalkeeper *Rogelio Figueroa (born 1963), the 2008 gubernatorial candidate for the ''Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico'' party *Rogelio Frigerio (born 1970), Argentine economist and minister of interior *Rogelio Julio Frigerio (1914–2006), Argentine economist, journalist and politician *Rogelio Funes Mori (born 1991), Mexican football forward *Rog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Vera (athlete)
Carlos Vera Guardia (30 August 1928 – 22 June 2022) was a Chilean athlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. Vera died in Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, ma ... on 22 June 2022, at the age of 93. References External links * 1928 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Iquique Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Chilean male long jumpers Chilean male triple jumpers Chilean decathletes Olympic athletes for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Piqueras
Jaime Piqueras Sánchez Concha (born 8 January 1927) is a Peruvian retired athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1927 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Peruvian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Peru Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Peruvian people Sportspeople from Lima {{Peru-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Ganoza
Luis Ganoza Ríos (6 February 1921 – 17 May 2001) was a Peruvian athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1921 births 2001 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Peruvian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Peru Place of birth missing Pan American Games competitors for Peru 20th-century Peruvian people {{Peru-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pole Vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Mycenaean Greeks, Minoan Greeks and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field sports in that it requires a significant amount of specialised equipment in order to participate, even at a basic level. A number of elite pole vaulters have had backgrounds in gymnastics, including world record breakers Yelena Isinbayeva and Brian Sternberg, reflecting the similar physical attributes required for the sports. Running speed, however, may be the most dominant factor. Physical attributes such as speed, agility and streng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Jadresic
Alfredo Arturo Jadresic Vargas (18 September 1925 – 30 September 2021) was a Chilean scientist and professor of medicine. As a high jumper he competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and placed ninth. Personal life Jadresic was born in Iquique in September 1925. He came from a family of Croatian (Dalmatian) origin. He died in Santiago on 1st October 2021, at the age of 96. According to another source the date was the 30th September. Medical career Jadresic got his Doctorate in medicine and was a professor of medicine at the University of Chile, and then Dean of Medicine from 1968 to 1972. In September 1973, after the coup d'état, he was arrested and spent 51 days in the National Stadium of Chile, but was released with no charges but forced to leave the country. He spent his exile in the Royal Sussex Hospital in Hastings, England. When democracy was restored he returned to Chile, where he specialized in endocrinology at the University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Listur
Pedro Listur (6 April 1922 – 5 September 2004) was a Uruguayan athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1922 births 2004 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Uruguayan male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Uruguay Place of birth missing {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hércules Azcune
Hércules Azcune (30 August 1924 – 30 September 2004) was a Uruguayan sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1924 births 2004 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Uruguayan male sprinters Uruguayan male high jumpers Uruguayan decathletes Olympic athletes for Uruguay Place of birth missing 20th-century Uruguayan people 21st-century Uruguayan people {{Uruguay-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of set in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdling
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, the dominant step patterns are the 3-step for high hurdles, 7-step for low hurdles, and 15-step for intermediate hurdles. Hurdling is a highly specialized form of obstacle racing, and is part of the sport of athletics. In hurdling events, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances. Each athlete must pass over the hurdles; passing under or intentionally knocking over hurdles will result in disqualification. Accidental knocking over of hurdles is not cause for disqualification, but the hurdles are weighted to make doing so disadvantageous. In 1902 Spalding equipment company sold the Foster Patent Safety Hurdle, a wood hurdle. In 1923 some of the wood hurdles weighed each. Hurdle design improvements were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Buratovich
Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John). Origins The name is recorded from the High Middle Ages among the Normans of France and England (Yvo of Chartres, born c. 1040). The name's etymology may be either Germanic or Celtic, in either case deriving from a given name with a first element meaning "yew" (Gaulish ''Ivo-'', Germanic ''Iwa-'').Campbell, MikIvo(Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names) The name may have been spread by the cult of Saint Ivo (d. 1303), patron saint of Brittany. The Slavic name is a hypocorism, like its variant ''Ivica''. Variations Ivo has the genitive form of "Ives" in the place name St Ives. In France, the usual variation of the name is Yves. In the Hispanic countries of Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
