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1996 London Marathon
The 1996 London Marathon was the 16th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 21 April. The elite men's race was won by Mexico's Dionicio Cerón, who won his third straight title in a time of 2:10:00 hours, and the women's race was won by home athlete Liz McColgan in 2:27:54. In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:43:48) and Tanni Grey (2:00:10) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Grey's winning time was a course record. Around 68,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 39,173 had their applications accepted and 27,134 started the race. A total of 26,806 runners finished the race. . London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26. Results Men Women ...
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London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Staines
Gary Martin Staines (born 3 July 1963 in Welwyn Garden City) is a male United Kingdom, British former long-distance runner. Athletics career Staines competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was the silver medallist in the 5000 metres at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. He was also a team silver medallist with Tim Hutchings at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Staines was successful on the British road racing circuit and was a winner at the Reading Half Marathon (1996), won three-times at the Great South Run (1993, 1994 and 1996), and was twice champion at the Great Edinburgh Run (1993 and 1995). In cross country, he won the 1989 Trofeo Alasport meeting Personal life He was formerly married to Australian long jumper Nicole Boegman. He is currently married to British sprinter Linda Keough. References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Claeys
Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. Jerome was born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the whole Bible. Jerome attempted to create a translation of the Old Testament based on a Hebrew version, rather than the Septuagint, as Latin Bible translations used to be performed before him. His list of writings is extensive, and beside his biblical works, he wrote polemical and historical essays, always from a theologian's perspective. Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially to those living in cosmopolitan centers such as Rome. In many cases, he focuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Constantin
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic " Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People with the given name * Theodoric of Freiberg (c. 1250-c. 1310), also known as Thierry, early Dominican * Thierry of Chartres (died before 1155), French philosopher * Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (ruled 978–1027) * Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine (ruled 1070–1115) * Theuderic II (587–613), king of Burgundy and Austrasia * Thierry, Count of Flanders (c. 1099–1168), also known as Derrick or Thierry of Alsace * Thierry Ambrose (born 1997), French footballer * Thierry Baudet (born 1983), Dutch politician and author * Thierry Boutsen (born 1957), Belgian Formula One race car driver * Thierry Breton (born 1955), European Commissioner for Internal Market, French businessman, former Minister of the Economy * Thierry Brusseau, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Nakatomi
is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males. In the Amami Islands, Hajime (元) is a surname. Possible writings Hajime can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *始め, "beginning" or "start" *初め, "beginning" or "first" ;as a given name *一, "first" *元, "beginning" or "origin" *始, "beginning" or "start" *肇, "beginning" *基, "fundamental" *創, "genesis" *孟, "beginning" or "chief" *朔, "first day of month" *甫, "beginning" or "great" The name can also be written in hiragana as はじめ and katakana as ハジメ People Given name *, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician, actor and comedian *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese football player *, first doctor to discover the Minamata disease *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese manga artist; creator of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thabiso Moqhali
Thabiso Paul Moqhali (born 7 December 1967) is a retired male marathon runner from Lesotho. He won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in a time of 2:19:15 hours, the slowest winning time since 1966. In addition he finished 16th at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... Achievements *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise External links * sports-reference 1967 births Living people Lesotho male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lesotho Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hudspith
Mark Edward Hudspith (born 19 January 1969) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Hudspith represented England and won the bronze medal in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. At the time he was the first Briton to win a major championship medal in the Marathon in 10 years, since Charlie Spedding won bronze at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Eight years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Personal life Hudspith studied at Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan .... He achieved a personal best time of 2:11:58 in London on 2 April 1995. References Living people 1969 births English male marathon runners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoliy Archakov
Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Anatoliy and Anatoli. The Ukrainian transliteration is Anatoliy or Anatolii. The French version of the name is Anatole. Other variants are Anatol and more rarely Anatolio. Saint Anatolius of Alexandria was a fifth-century saint who became the first patriarch of Constantinople in 451. Anatoly was one of the five most popular names for baby boys born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2004. One in every 35,110 Americans are named Anatoly and the popularity of the name Anatoly is 28.48 people per million. The name of Anatolia – a region located to the east from the Greeks' point of view – shares the same linguistic origin. People * Anatoli Agrofenin (born 1980), Russian footballer * Anatoli Aleksandrovich Grishin (born 1986), Russian footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markku Hilden
Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Markku Alén (born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver * Markku Aro (born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 *Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Finnish actor *Markku Into (born 1945), legend of Finnish poetry, member in Finnish 1960s underground movement of Turku *Markku Kanerva (born 1964), Finnish football manager and former player *Markku Kivinen (born 1951), professor of sociology and a director of the Aleksanteri Institute *Markku Komonen (born 1945), Finnish architect *Markku Koski (born 1981), professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland *Markku Kukkoaho (born 1946), Finnish sprinter *Markku Kyllönen (born 1962), retired professional ice hockey player *Markku Lehmuskallio (born 1938), Finnish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter * Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, Finnish baroque cellist and viol player *Markku Niinimäki, Finnish Paralympian athlete competing mainly in cate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamenos Ballantyne
Pamenos Avorsant Ballantyne (born 9 December 1973 in Sandy Bay) is a long-distance runner from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He represented his country in the marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1996. His brother, Benedict Ballantyne, was also a long-distance runner. Competition record Personal bests *1500 metres – 4:01.8 (Castries 1993) *5000 metres – 14:31.5 (London 1998) NR *10,000 metres – 29:58.3 (Derby 1998) NR *10 kilometres – 29:49 (Bridgetown 1999) NR *15 kilometres – 53:18 (La Joya 2011) * Half marathon – 1:05:43 (Toronto 2002) NR *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 ... – 2:15:30 (Port-of-Spain 2003) NR OECS record References External links * 1973 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Castillo (runner)
Juan José Castillo Izarra (born March 13, 1968) is a retired male long-distance runner from Peru. He is a one-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon (1997) in a time of 2:18:35 hours. He represented his native South American country in the men's 10,000 metres 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 ... in Barcelona, Spain. International competitions References sports-reference External links * 1968 births Living people Peruvian male marathon runners Peruvian male long-distance runners Peruvian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Peru Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics South American Games bronze medalists for Peru South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 South Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Duarte (runner) (1935–2004), Brazilian football manager
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José Duarte is the name of: * José Duarte (footballer) (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990), Salvadoran political figure * José Duarte (football manager) José Duarte (19 October 1935 – 23 July 2004), commonly known as Zé Duarte, was a Brazilian football manager. Career Duarte was the head coach of the Brazil women's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
