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1988 World Junior Championships In Athletics – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July. Medalists Results Final 31 July Qualifications 30 Jul Group A Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Womens discus throw Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ... Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatyana Lugovskaya
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Anna Mosdell
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Janet Hill
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Päivi Hautaniemi
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Tracey Millett
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Vanessa French
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Ekateríni Vóngoli
Ekaterini Voggoli ( el, Αικατερίνη Βόγγολη, , born October 30, 1970 in Larissa) is a retired Greek discus thrower. She was the 2002 European champion and 2003 World Championship bronze medalist. In June 2004 she beat Anastasia Kelesidou Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou ( el, Αναστασία Κελεσίδου, ; born 28 November 1972) is a Greek retired discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Gre ...'s Greek record by 2 centimetres, throwing 67.72 metres in Athens. - Athletix Achievements References * 1970 births Living people ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Machado
Teresa Machado (22 July 1969 – 28 February 2020) was a Portuguese discus thrower and shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...ter. Her personal best discus throw was 65.40 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Jacinto. Competition record External links * 1969 births 2020 deaths Portuguese female discus throwers Portuguese female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal People from Ílhavo Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Zhao Yonghua
Zhao Yonghua (born 22 January 1969) is a Chinese female former track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw. She holds a personal best of , set in 1993 and which ranked her 13th globally for the season. She was a finalist at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was runner-up to compatriot Cao Qi at both the 1993 Asian Athletics Championships and the 1993 National Games of China The 7th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held from September 4 to September 15, 1993 in Beijing. Qi Yunhui started the Games, to be held every four years one year after the Olympic Games. For the opening ceremony, China's maj .... GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18. International competitions References ...
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1988 World Junior Championships In Athletics
The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1988 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics, held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from July 27 to July 31, 1988."Junior host out to bury bad image". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 21, 1988. Planning The city's bid to host the games was accepted in 1986, winning over Cali, Colombia. In addition to the International Association of Athletics Federations's concerns about the political instability of Colombia at the time, Sudbury had recently established a strong reputation in sporting circles due to its hosting of the 1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, as well as Alex Baumann's world record performance in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Despite this, IAAF president Primo Nebiolo personally opposed the selection, arguing that the city was not large or world-famous enough to be an appropriate host city for the event. Over the next two years, Nebiolo lobbied several times to have the games pulled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
