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1995 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Marathon
The marathon (sport), Women's Marathon at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Sunday August 5, 1995. Due to judges' error the marathon course was 400 metres short of the normal distance as at the start the women left the stadium one lap too early. Medalists Abbreviations *''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds'' Records Intermediates Final ranking See also * 1995 Marathon Year Ranking * Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon, Women's Olympic Marathon (1996) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 World Championships In Athletics - Women's Marathon Events at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, M Marathons at the World Athletics Championships 1995 marathons Women's marathons 1995 in women's athletics, World Championships in Athletics marathon Marathons in Sweden nl:IAAF wereldkampioenschap marathon 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon (sport)
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that, while he was taking part in the Battle of Marathon, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Pippig
Uta Pippig (born 7 September 1965) is a retired German long-distance runner, and the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times (1990, 1992 and 1995); the 1993 New York City Marathon; represented Germany at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, and won a bronze medal at the 1991 World 15km Road Race Championship. Her marathon best of 2:21:45 set in Boston in 1994, made her the third-fastest female marathon runner in history at that time. Career The daughter of two physicians, Pippig was born in Leipzig and began running at the age of 13 while a citizen of the former East Germany. She finished 14th in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships. In university, she was a medical student at the Humboldt University Berlin where, after passing her final exams, she chose to re-focus her attention exclusively on running professionally. She left East Germany in 1990 before German reunification. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerryn McCann
Kerryn McCann ( Hindmarsh, 2 May 1967 – 7 December 2008) was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. Personal life McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967. In 1991 she married Greg McCann, a surfer who represented Australia twice in international competition, and was Australian champion in 1983. Their first son Benton, was born in 1997; daughter Josie was born in 2003. In August 2007 it was announced that McCann, who was expecting her third child at the time, was being treated for breast cancer. She had surgery to remove the lump and was later induced, giving birth to son Cooper on 5 September 2007 (6 weeks premature). She then began a 20-week course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Cooper spent several weeks in a neonatal ward, undergoing steroid treatment, to aid the growth of his lungs. "It was really hard seeing him with the tubes and drip and monitor - this tiny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Salumäe
Jane Salumäe (born 17 January 1968, in Tallinn) is a retired female long-distance runner from Estonia, who twice competed in the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2004). Biography She set her personal best (2:27:04) in the marathon on May 11, 1997 in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The .... Achievements References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salumae, Jane 1968 births Living people Estonian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Estonia Athletes from Tallinn Estonian female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsi Rauta
Kirsi Irene Rauta (born 17 March 1962 in Kouvola) is a retired female marathon runner from Finland. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where she didn't finish in the women's marathon race. She set her personal best (2:28:00) on 2 April 1995 at the London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically he .... She finished in second place in the 1991 Chicago Marathon. Achievements References * External links * * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Kouvola Finnish female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish female marathon runners Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Komatsu
Yukari is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukari can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *由加里, "reason, addition, village" *由香里, "reason, smell, village" *由佳利, "reason, excellent, benefit" *由佳梨, "reason, excellent, pear tree" *由華莉, "reason, splendor/flower, jasmine" *夕香里, "evening, smell, village" *夕香莉, "evening, smell, jasmine" *夕花莉, "evening, flower, jasmine" *夕佳利, "evening, excellent, benefit" *裕佳里, "abundant, excellent, village" *裕佳梨, "abundant, excellent, pear tree" *優香理, "superiority, smell, logic" *友加里, "friend, addition, village" *結花理, "tie, flower, logic" *紫, "purple" *縁, "affinity/destiny" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆかり or katakana ユカリ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese actress, voice actress and gravure idol *Yukari Fresh, real name Yukari Takasaki (高崎 ゆかり), Shibuya-ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Igarashi
is a retired Japanese female long-distance runner. She represented Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ..., finishing in 14th place in the women's 10,000 metres. She set her personal best (31.45.82) in the event in 1994. Achievements Referencessports-reference 1971 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Japan People from Gunma Prefecture Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Japanese female marathon runners 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Șimon
Lidia Slăvuțeanu-Șimon (born 4 September 1973) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996–2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. She is also a former marathon world champion. Career Competing in the marathon, she won bronze medals at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, before finally winning the gold medal in Edmonton 2001. She won a bronze medal over 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Championships. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney she won the silver medal behind Naoko Takahashi, Japan but ahead of Joyce Chepchumba, Kenya. Between 2003 and early 2004, she took a break from running to concentrate on her baby. She returned to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but she failed to finish the race. She finished the 2008 Olympic marathon in eighth place. At the age of 38, she competed in her fifth Olympic marathon (the first woman to do so) in London, finishing 45th overall. She has been highly succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachiyo Seiyama
— (born November 24, 1979) is a Japanese kickboxer and Muay Thai World Champion. Martial arts career Shibata won the ISKA World Muay Thai Flyweight title in 2001, with a third round KO over Karen Williams. Shibata was scheduled to fight Semma Yerlice during the WCK event in Las Vegas. She won the fight by a second round TKO. Sachiko retired from professional sports in 2007, following a knee injury. Titles *WIKBA World Muay Thai Super Flyweight Champion *ISKA World Jr Flyweight Champion *WMTA World Flyweight Champion Kickboxing record , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-01-12, , Win , , align=left, Sema Yerlice , , WCK: Muay Thai , , Las Vegas, United States , , TKO , , 2 , , 2:38 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2005-02-05, , Win , , align=left, Ilonka Elmont , , WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MUAY THAI , , Las Vegas, United States , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2001-7-8, , Win , , align=left, Karen Williams , , Xplosion 2: Xplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Krolik
Sonja Oberem, née Krolik (born 24 February 1973 in Rheydt) is a German athlete, who specialized in the marathon races. In her younger days she was a successful triathlete. Achievements Personal bests *Half Marathon - 1:10:13 hrs (1996) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... - 2:26:13 hrs (2001) External links * Leverkusen who's who {{DEFAULTSORT:Oberem, Sonja 1973 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Somers
Linda Somers-Smith (born May 7, 1961, in Bitburg Air Force Base, Rhineland-Palatinate) is an American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon. Somers competed in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1992 Chicago Marathon (2:37:41) and the 1993 California International Marathon (2:34:11). Somers is notable as she is one of the very few athletes who has continued running at the elite level since she turned Pro in 1984 into the transition to Masters athlete. She continues to win and place in Open competition, even at the age of 50, all the while as a practicing attorney. She has run in seven US Olympic Trials Marathons and in the 2008 Boston venue she set the United States 45-49 age group record (2:38:49)* placing 17th. She continues to show impressive results, placing sixth in the Open US Club Nationals Cross Country meet in 2009* (Lexington, Kentucky), and setting age group road records in the 5K (16:14, San J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mónica Pont
Mónica Pont Chafer (born 3 June 1969 in Bufali, Valencia) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 13 April 1995, clocking 2:30:34. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, where she finished in 14th place. Pont set her personal best (2:27:53) in the classic distance in the 1996 Osaka International Ladies Marathon The is an annual marathon road race for women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held on the 4th or 5th Sunday of January in the city of Osaka, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Kansai T .... Her time from that event was then the second-best Spanish women's marathon time recorded, and it remains the Valencian record. Pont also set the Valencian record for the half-marathon in an event in Barcelona 1996, at 1:12:27, and held it for 22 years until Marta Esteban broke it in 2017. Achievements References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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