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1997 Asian Cross Country Championships
The 4th Asian Cross Country Championships took place 1997 in Chiba, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Medalists Medal table ReferencesResults {{Asian athletics championships Asian Cross Country Championships Asian Cross Country Asian Cross Country Asian Cross Country Sport in Chiba (city) International athletics competitions hosted by Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Cross Country Championships
The Asian Cross Country Championships is a biennial regional cross country running competition for athletes from Asia. It is organised by the Asian Athletics Association and was first held in 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan. The competition has been held every two years since then, although the 2003 edition was postponed due to political conflicts within the region.Asian Cross Country Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-23. The championships comprises four races: separate senior races for men and for women, and two corresponding junior races for the sexes. Furthermore, in each of the four races athletes compete simultaneously for both individual medals and team medals. For the team competitions, the final positions of the best finishing runners from each country are combined and the team with the lowest points total win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Siyu
Yang may refer to: * Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy * Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902 * YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration protocol Geography * Yang County, in Shaanxi, China * Yangzhou (ancient China), also known as Yang Prefecture * Yang (state), ancient Chinese state * Yang, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province * Yang River (other) People * Yang, one of the names for the Karen people in the Thai language * Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia * Yang (surname), Chinese surname * Yang (Korean surname) Fictional characters * Cristina Yang, on the TV show ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Yang, from the show '' Yin Yang Yo!'' * Yang, Experiment 502 in '' Lilo and Stitch: The Series'' * Yang Fang Leiden, from ''Final Fantasy IV'' * Yang Lee, in the ''Street Fighter III'' series of videogames * Mr. Yang, the Yin Yang serial kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Asian Sport
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comet, comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is Handover of Hong Kong, handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner (rover), Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Japanese Sport
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Pathfinder re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Athletics (track And Field)
This article contains an overview of the year 1997 in athletics. Major Events World *IAAF Grand Prix Final *World Championships * World Cross Country Championships *World Half Marathon Championships * World Indoor Championships *World Race Walking Cup * World Student Games Regional *CARIFTA Games *Central American and Caribbean Championships *East Asian Games *European Cross Country Championships * European Junior Championships * European U23 Championships * Mediterranean Games *Pan American Junior Championships The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) open for junior (U20) athletes from member and associate member associations. They were first h ... * South American Championships * South American Junior Championships World records Men Women Awards Men Women Season's bests Notes References * * * * {{Years in Athletics Athletics (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Manabe
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Yuko may refer to: * Yuko (judo) (''yūkō''), a score in judo competition * Yuko (Ukrainian band), a Ukrainian band * Yūko, a Japanese female given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Yuko, a Belgian band * Yuko people, an Amerindian ethnic group See also *Yukou (Japanese citrus) ; Crown Prince Yukou (; died 672 BC) was the original heir apparent of Duke Xuan of Chen, the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. In 672 BC, the 21st year of his reign, Duke Xuan's favourite c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiko Kojima
is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Emiko can have a variety of different meanings depending on which kanji characters are used to write it. Some possible variations include: *栄美子; "prosperous, beauty, child" *恵美子; "blessing, favor, beauty, child" *絵美子; "picture, beauty, child" *英美子; "superior, beauty, child" *映海子; "shine, sea, child" *笑子; "laugh/smile, child" *愛実子; "love, fruit, child" The name may also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Emiko Davies, Australian-born cookbook author, food journalist and illustrator, of Australian–Japanese decent. * Emiko Kado (門 恵美子, 1976-1999), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese long jumper * Emiko Miyamoto (宮本 恵美子, born 1937), Japanese volleyball player *Emiko Nakano (1925–1990), American abstract expressionist artist, of American–Japanese decent. * Emiko Odaka (小高 笑子, born 1962), former Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiko Hiyama
Kumiko (くみこ, クミコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kumiko can be written using different kanji and can mean: *久美子, "forever, beauty, child" *空見子, "sky, see, child" *公美子, "public, beauty, child" *來未子, "come, not, child" *功美子, "success, beauty child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People * Kumiko Asō (久美子), a Japanese actress *Kumiko Akiyoshi (久美子), a Japanese actress *Kumiko Ogura (久美子), a Japanese female badminton player *Kumiko Nakano (公美子), a Japanese actress * Kumiko Goto (久美子), a Japanese model, actress and wife of Jean Alesi * Kumiko Takeda (久美子), a Japanese actress and model * Kumiko Hayashi (久美子), a Japanese politician * Kumiko Aihara (久美子), a Japanese politician * Kumiko Nishihara (久美子, born 1965), a Japanese voice actress * Kumiko Watanabe (久美子, born 1965), a Japanese actress and voice actress *Kumiko Nakane (中根久美 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachie Ozaki
Sachie (written: 幸恵 or 沙知絵) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese model and actress *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese former competitive figure skater *, Japanese retired professional wrestler {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiemi Takahashi
is a retired Japanese athlete who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships. She also took part in nine editions of World Cross Country Championships. Competition record Personal bests *3000 metres – 9:11.70 (Tokyo 1994) *5000 metres – 15:22.64 (Osaka 1999) *10,000 metres – 31:27.57 (Sendai 1998) * 20 kilometres – 1:06:58 (Berlin 2002) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ... – 1:11:18 (Sendai 2001) References 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese female cross country runners Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
