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1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's Discus Throw
These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August 1994. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes. Medalists Final *Held on 10 August 1994 Qualification *Held on 9 August 1994 Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) See also * 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split) * 1992 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart) * 1995 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Gothenburg) * 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Atlanta) * 1997 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Athens) * 1998 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Budapest) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1994 European ... [...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] |
Olga Nikishina
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Corrie De Bruin
Corrie de Bruin (born October 26, 1976, in Dordrecht, South Holland) is a retired discus thrower and shot putter from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she didn't reach the final, after having thrown 55.48 metres in the qualifying heats. The younger sister of discus thrower Erik de Bruin, she was Holland's undisputed leading shot putter in the 1990s and played a leading role in discus throwing alongside Jacqueline Goormachtigh as well. De Bruin won the world title in discus throwing at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, on July 20–24. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1139 ath .... Achievements References *Dutch Olympic Committee* 1976 births Living people Dutch female discus throwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atanaska Angelova
Atanaska Stefanova Angelova ( bg, Атанаска Стефанова Ангелова; born 21 September 1972 in Rousse) is a retired female discus thrower from Bulgaria. She set her personal best (58.94 metres) in the women's discus throw event on 10 August 1995 at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she didn't reach the final round. Angelova also competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... International competitions References *sports-reference 1972 births Living people Bulgarian female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie McKernan
Jacqueline ("Jackie") McKernan (born 1 July 1965) is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower. She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at three Olympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996) and won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and the Universiade in 1993. Career Born in Belfast, McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club. She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Norther Ireland, with a throw of 54.86 metres. She then finished 28th in qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. McKernan's personal best throw is 60.72 metres, achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo. This is the Northern Irish record, and places her sixth on the UK all-time list, behind Meg Ritchie, Jade Lally, Venissa Head, Philippa Roles and Shelley Newman. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Colberg
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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 Greek records in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres. Her only international victory came at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. Personal life She was born in Hamburg, West Germany. Her family hails from Strymonochori, Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe .... Honours References * 1972 births Living people Greek female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Greece Olympic silver medalists for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Matejková
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Jacqueline Goormachtigh
Romane Jacqueline Elisabeth Goormachtigh (born 28 February 1970 in Dordrecht, South Holland) is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... There she did not reach the final, after having thrown 58.74 metres in the qualifying heats. She was named Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year in 1993. Achievements References *Dutch Olympic Committee 1970 births Living people Dutch female discus throwers Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Sportspeople from Dordrecht Athletes from Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetla Mitkova
Svetla ( bg, Светла) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Svetla Bozhkova (born 1951), retired female discus thrower, who competed for Bulgaria at two Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1980 *Svetla Dimitrova (born 1970), Bulgarian athlete who started out competing in heptathlon, and later specialized as a sprint hurdler *Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (born 1964), retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw *Svetla Protich (born 1939), Bulgarian classical pianist and professor of music *Svetla Zlateva (born 1952), retired Bulgarian sprinter and middle distance runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres See also * Světlá Světlá is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Světlá lies approximately north of Blansko, north of Brno, and east of Prague Prague ( ; cs, ..., village and municipality (obec) in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Katewicz
Renata Katewicz (born May 2, 1965 in Kaniczki, Pomorskie) is a retired female discus thrower from Poland. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1988 and 1996. Katewicz is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's discus event at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori .... International competitions Referencessports-reference* 1965 births Living people People from Kwidzyn County Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Universiade medalists in athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
