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1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships
The 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships was the fourth and final edition of the global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The event took place on 18–19 April in Manaus, Brazil with the participation of 222 athletes from 28 nations. The women's race took place on Saturday 18 April, starting at 9:00 AM Amazon Standard Time, and featured twelve national teams comprising a total 72 athletes. The men's race took place on Sunday 19 April, also starting at 9:00 AM Amazon Standard Time, and featured 25 national teams comprising a total 150 athletes. Each national team consisted of six athletes, who alternately covered six stages to complete the 42.195 km marathon distance. The first, third and fifth stages were of 5 km, the second and fourth stages were of 10 km, and the final stage covered the remaining 7.195 km. Rather than using the traditional baton associated with relay race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon Relay
is a long-distance running multi-stage relay race, mostly held on roads.Otake, Tomoko. ''One for All.'' Dec. 28, 200The Japan Times accessed Feb. 19, 2009. The original Japanese term had nothing to do with a sport or a competition, but it simply referred to the age old post-horse or stagecoach courier system which transmitted communication by stages, instead of one horse or a man covering the entire long distance. ''Eki'' means "station" and ''den'' translates as "to communicate, to convey", therefore Ekiden could be roughly translated as ''Station to station''. The original meaning of the word is reflected in its rule where each runner at the end of his or her run has to pass down his sash to the next runner. The first ever Ekiden as a sport was held in Japan in 1917 as a 3-day, 23-stage run from Kyoto to Tokyo over , to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tokyo's establishment as the nation's capital (previously Kyoto was the imperial seat). Today Ekiden is a national spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yimenashu Taye
Yimenashu Taye (born 1979) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 1998 she won the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships and won silver medals in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres at the World Junior Championships. At the African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Athletics *African Championships in Ath ... the same year she won a bronze medal in 3000 m. At the 2000 World Cross Country Championships she finished sixth in the short race, while the Ethiopian team of which Taye was a part won the silver medal in the team competition. External links * Living people 1979 births Ethiopian female long-distance runners Ethiopian female middle-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merima Denboba
Merima Denboba (born 21 August 1974 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. Denboba won the 2003 Oeiras International Cross Country, beating two-time champion Leah Malot in the process.Costas, Paulo (16 November 2003)Bekele wins but is closely shadowed by Kigen IAAF. Retrieved 2009-11-22. She also won the Cross Internacional de Itálica that year, and returned for a second victory in 2004. Medina now coaches the track and field team of Seattle Preparatory School International competitions Personal bests *1500 metres - 4:14.60 min (1994) *3000 metres - 8:44.21 min (1999) *5000 metres - 15:06.08 min (2001) *10,000 metres - 31:32.63 min (1999) *Half marathon - 1:11:37 hrs (2005) *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. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Barsosio
Sally Barsosio (born 21 March 1978 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan distance runner. , Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics, at 14 years and 182 days. Career In 1993, aged 15 years 153 days, she won the 10,000 metres bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics after initially being disqualified for impeding fellow runners, most notably Elana Meyer who rather dramatically dropped out of the race. This made her the youngest ever person to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics.Butler, Mark et al. (2013)IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 . IAAF. Retrieved 2015-07-06. She was the winner of the inaugural [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantina Diță
Constantina Diță (formerly Constantina Diță-Tomescu born on January 23, 1970, in Turburea, Gorj County), is a Romanian long-distance runner, who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She was the marathon gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, having previously won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also represented her country at the Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She has a marathon best of 2:21:30 hours. She was the champion at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – the first Romanian to win that honour. She was the 2004 Chicago Marathon winner. Career As a child, Diță became interested in athletics and particularly admired Maricica Puică after seeing her win the 3000 metres gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Diță had her first successes at the 1999 European Cross Country Championships at which she won silver medals in the individual race and the team race with Romania. She began competing in the marathon and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Mugo
Naomi Mugo (born 2 January 1977, in Nyahururu) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and cross-country running. She was the 1999 winner of the Cross Internacional de Soria competition. International competitions Personal bests *1500 metres – 3:58.12 min (1998) *3000 metres – 8:43.55 min (2000) *5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ... – 15:25.13 min (2000) References External links *Pace Sports Management 1977 births Living people People from Nyandarua County Sportspeople from Central Province (Kenya) Kenyan female middle-distance runners Kenyan female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayelech Worku
Ayelech Worku (born June 12, 1979) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres. She was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia province, the same region as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie. Worku began competing at a young age: she won the 5000 m silver medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games when she was sixteen years old and won the event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She gained selection for her first Olympics soon after and took part in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She finished twelfth in the 5000 m final but she was Ethiopia's best performer in the event. She attended her first World Championships in Athletics shortly after and finished 12th in the 5000 m. She began to make progress in cross country running, taking the junior bronze at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships before helping Ethiopia to the team silver at the 1998 edition and then the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Zhilyaeva
Alla Nikolayevna Zhilyaeva (russian: Алла Николаевна Жиляева; born 5 February 1969) is a female long-distance runner from Russia. She set a Russian national record for the women's 10,000 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Men's results ..., with a time of 30:23.07. International competitions Professional road races Personal bests References * External links SportPhoto.ru : Persons : Alla Zhilyaeva 1969 births Living people Russian female long-distance runners Russian female cross country runners Russian female marathon runners Olympic female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Pomacu
Cristina Pomacu (born 15 September 1973 in Calafat, Dolj) is a female long-distance runner from Romania who mainly competed in the marathon. She is a triple winner of the annual Belgrade Marathon (1994, 2000 and 2001), and twice won the silver medal at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1995 and 1997). Pomacu competed in the women's marathon at the 1994 European Athletics Championships (taking 24th place) and was chosen to represent Romania at the 1996 Atlanta 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, ... (although she failed to finish the race). She was ever present at the World Half Marathon Championships from 1995 to 2000 and frequently finished in the top ten, forming part of a strong Romanian women's team. Achievements External links * * 1973 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyo Nakano
Miyo (written: or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese football manager *, Japanese professional boxer Miyō or Miyou (written: ) is a separate given name, though it may be romanized the same way. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese handball player Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'' *, a character in the light novel series ''Tokyo Ravens'' *, a character in the anime series ''HappinessCharge PreCure!'' *, a character in the sound novel ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genet Gebregiorgis
Genet Gebregioris (born 1975 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1995 All-Africa Games held in Harare. Three years later in Dakar at the 1998 African Championships she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres. She has also been a part of five silver medal winning teams in the short course event at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 11th in 1998, 16th in 1999, 17th in 2000, 16th in 2001 and 16th in 2002 Personal bests *1500 metres – 4:08.05 min (1999) *3000 metres – 8:42.39 min (2001) *5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ... – 16:04.40 min (1997) External links * 1975 births Living people Athletes from Addis A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Tecuţă
Camelia Alina Gherasim (née Tecuţă, born 10 November 1971 in Galaţi) is a Romanian long-distance runner. Gherasim competed in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She has won a number of road races including the 1996 Paris Marathon, the 2005 Monaco Marathon (2:43:44), and the 2006 California International Marathon (2:34:23). Doping Gherasim tested positive for anabolic steroid Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone (medication), testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related ...s at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2002 and received a two-year doping ban. Achievements References External links * * *at MarathonInfo 1971 births Living people Doping cases in athletics Romanian sportspeople in doping cases Romanian female long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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