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1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge ...
The 1998 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the first edition of the annual competition for decathletes and heptathletes, organised by the world's governing body IAAF. Men's ranking References decathlon2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Iaaf Combined Events Challenge Combined Events Challenge 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Athletics (track And Field)
This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world. Major Events World * Commonwealth Games * Goodwill Games * Grand Prix Final * IAAF World Combined Events Challenge * World Cross Country Championships * World Cup * World Half Marathon Championships * World Junior Championships Regional * African Championships * Asian Championships * Asian Games * Balkan Games * CARIFTA Games * Central American and Caribbean Games * Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships * European Championships * European Cross Country Championships * European Indoor Championships * Ibero-American Championships * South American Junior Championships * South American Youth Championships World records Men Women Awards Men Women Men's Best Year Performances 400m Hurdles 3,000m Steeplechase Pole Vault Hammer Throw Decathlon Women's Best Year Performances 60 metres 100 metres 200 metres Half Marathon 60m Hurdles 100m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Chmara
Sebastian Michał Chmara (; born 21 November 1971) is a former decathlete from Poland who became world indoor champion in 1999 and European indoor champion in 1998 (both in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests). His personal bests are 8566 points in the decathlon (Alhama de Murcia 1998) and 6415 points in the indoor heptathlon (Valencia 1998). Both are standing national records. He is a cousin of a former pole vaulter, Mirosław Chmara. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 11.04 (+1.8 m/s) (1998) *400 metres – 47.76 (1998) *1500 metres – 4:26.96 (1996) *110 metres hurdles – 14.25 (+1.5 m/s) (1998) *High jump – 2.14 (2001) *Pole vault – 5.20 (1997) *Long jump – 7.75 (1996) *Shot put – 16.03 (1998) *Discus throw – 43.48 (1997) *Javelin throw – 58.02 (2000) *Decathlon – 8566 (1998) NR Indoor *60 metres – 7.09 (1998) *1000 metres – 2:37.86 (1999) *60 metres hurdles – 7.92 (1998) *High jump – 2.17 (1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Bennema
Bart is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Bartholomew, sometimes of Barton, Bartolomeo, etc. Bart is a Dutch and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, and derives from the name ''Bartholomäus'', a German form of the biblical name ''Bartholomew'' meaning 'son of talmai' in Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in .... Given names * Bart Andrus (born 1958), American football player and coach * Bart Arens (born 1978), Dutch radio DJ * Bart Baker (born 1986), American comedian and parody musician * Bart Bassett (born 1961), Australian politician * Bart Baxter, American poet * Bart Becht (born 1956), Dutch businessman * Bart Berman (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer * Bart Biemans (born 1988), Belgian footballer * Bart Bok (1906–1983), Dutch-American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rosendaal
Jacobus ("Jack") Cornelius Rosendaal (born September 12, 1973 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There he finished in 21st place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.035 points. The other competitor from the Netherlands, Marcel Dost Henk Marcel Dost (born 28 September 1969 in Zierikzee) is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There he finished in 18th place in the men's decathlon ..., ended up in 18th position, collecting 8.111 points. Achievements References *Dutch Olympic Committee 1973 births Living people Dutch decathletes Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Apeldoorn 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Kürtösi
Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder .... Achievements External links * 1971 births Living people People from Kiskunfélegyháza Hungarian decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary Olympic bobsledders of Hungary Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Hungarian male bobsledders Sportspeople from Bács-Kiskun County {{Hungary-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Huber
Philipp Huber (born 18 February 1974) is a Swiss decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ .... His personal best result was 8153 points, achieved in June 2000 in Götzis. Achievements External links * 1974 births Living people Swiss decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Switzerland {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagan Hames
Jagan Graeme Hames (born 31 October 1975) is a retired decathlete from Australia, who won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, setting a personal best (8,490 points). He started his career as a high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...er and has an official PB of 2.30m in this event. Achievements References Jagan Hamesat Australian Athletics Historical Results External links * * 1975 births Living people Australian decathletes Australian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Isekenmeier
Klaus Isekenmeier (born 14 April 1975 in Salzkotten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired German decathlete. His personal best score was 8310 points, achieved in June 1997 in Ratingen Ratingen ( li, Rotinge) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the northwestern part of Berg about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf. Administration With a communal reform of 1975 the independent mu .... Achievements References * 1975 births Living people People from Paderborn (district) Sportspeople from Detmold (region) German decathletes {{Germany-decathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Smith (athlete)
Michael Cameron "Mike" Smith (born September 16, 1967) is a Canadian decathlete from Kenora, Ontario. Biography He attended Pinecrest Elementary School, Lakewood Intermediate School, Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora, Ontario, and then Central Technical School in Toronto for his final year of high school. Smith attended the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ... Commerce program during his athletic career. He was coached by Andy Higgins while living in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario and then by Les Gramantik when he moved to live and train in Calgary, Alberta in 1994. Smith won a silver medal at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in 1986. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he placed 14th. At the 1990 Commonwealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Hämäläinen
Eduard Hämäläinen (born 21 January 1969 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus. He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandfather had moved from Finland to Russia before 1917 and was later deported to Kazakhstan. He was a frequent competitor in the European Athletics Championships, including the men's decathlon event in 1998. During his career he won three silver medals at World Championships. Achievements Personal bests See also *List of nationality transfers in athletics This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another country. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the World Athletics. To countries in Africa To countries in the Americas To countries in Asia ... References External links * 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Karaganda Soviet decathletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF Combined Events Challenge
The World Athletics Combined Events Tour (formerly IAAF Combined Events Challenge and World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events) is an annual series of combined track and field events meetings, organised since 1998 by World Athletics, with heptathlon for women and decathlon for men. The winners are decided by totalling the number of points that the athletes have scored in each of three combined events competitions during the season. Points scored are determined by the World Athletics combined events scoring tables. The series includes annual independent combined events meetings as well as championship level combined events competitions, such as the World Athletics Championships and Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games. It is the premier seasonal competition for decathletes and heptathletes, as combined events are not held for the Diamond League. The total prize money available is US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Lobodin
Lev Alekseyevich Lobodin (russian: Лев Алексеевич Лободин; born April 1, 1969 in Voronezh) is a male decathlete from Russia, having changed nationality from Ukraine at the end of 1996. His best achievement was the silver medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Achievements Personal bests * 100 metres - 10.66 (2001) * 400 metres - 48.39 (1996) * 1500 metres - 4:29.95 (1991) * 110 metres hurdles - 13.94 (1999) * High jump - 2.10 (1991) * Pole vault - 5.20 (1998, 2001) * Long jump - 7.56 (1999) * Shot put - 16.30 (2002) * Discus throw - 49.44 (2002) * Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ... - 59.00 (1995) * Decathlon 8571 - (1998) External links * Ukrainian decathletes Russian decathletes 1969 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |