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1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 1992 Junior Pan American Gymnastics Championships, Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in São Paulo, Brazil, December 8–14, 1992. Medal summary Junior division Children division Medal table References {{Pan American Gymnastics Championships 1992 in gymnastics Pan American Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy Wittenburg
Darcy, Darci or Darcey may refer to: Science * Darcy's law, which describes the flow of a fluid through porous material * Darcy (unit), a unit of permeability of fluids in porous material * Darcy friction factor in the field of fluid mechanics * Darcy–Weisbach equation used in hydraulics for calculation of the head loss due to friction People * Darcy (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Men * Darcy Blake (born 1988), Welsh footballer * Darcy Dallas (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Darcy Daniher (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Darci Frigo, Brazilian activist * Darcy Furber, Canadian politician * Darcy Gardiner (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Darcy Hordichuk (born 1980), professional ice hockey player * Darcy Kuemper (born 1990), professional ice hockey player * Darcy Lang (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Darcy Lear (1898–1967), Australian rules footballer * Darcy Lussick (born 1989), Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krista Lovejoy
Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European ( Finland, Estonia and Sweden) variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ". People named Krista * Krista Allen (born 1971), American actress *Krista Aru (born 1958), Estonian historian, museologist and politician *Krista Benjamin (born 1970), American poet *Krista Blunk, American sports analyst * Krista Branch, American singer * Krista Bridge, Canadian writer * Krista Bridges (born 1968), Canadian actress *Krista Buecking (born 1982), Canadian visual artist *Krista Davey (born 1978), American soccer player * Krista Detor (born 1969), American singer *Krista Donnenwirth (born 1989), American softball player *Krista Donaldson (born 1973), Canadian-American engineer *Krista DuChene (born 1977), Canadian athlete *Krista Erickson, Canadian broadcaster *Krista Errickson (born 1964), American actress *Krista Fanedl (born 1941), Slovenian alpine ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa LeClerc
Melissa is a female given name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey". ''Melissa'' also refers to the plant ''Melissa officinalis'' (family Lamiaceae), known as lemon balm. Melissa is a common variant form, with others being Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, and Molissa. In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name ''Maoilíosa'', which means "servant of Jesus", which is of an origin independent of the Hittites. According to Greek mythology, perhaps reflecting Minoan culture, making her the daughter of a Cretan king Melisseus, whose ''-issos'' ending is Pre-Greek, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. She was one of the nymph nurses of Zeus, sister to Amaltheia, but rather than feeding the baby milk, Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Tousek
Yvonne Tousek-Renne (born February 23, 1980 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired artistic gymnast who competed for her native Canada in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Elite career Tousek-Renne qualified to the all-around finals at both Games, placing 26th all-around in Atlanta and 32nd all-around in Sydney. She also competed in four World Gymnastics Championships: 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999. Her best finish at a Worlds was 8th place on floor exercise at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, China. At the 1999 World Championships, she also performed an original gymnastics skill that bears her name in the artistic gymnastics Code of Points: the Tousek, a cross-wise back handspring on balance beam. At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Tousek-Renne won floor exercise and uneven bars and placed 4th all-around. In 2000, Tousek-Renne won the all-around, bars and floor exercise at the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Moceanu
Dominique Helena Moceanu (, ; ; born September 30, 1981) is a retired American gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team (the " Magnificent Seven") at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Moceanu trained under Marta and Béla Károlyi, and later Luminița Miscenco and Mary Lee Tracy. She earned her first national team berth at age 10 and represented the United States in various international competitions at the junior level. She was the all-around silver medalist at the 1992 Junior Pan American Games and the 1994 junior national champion. In 1995, at the age of 13, she became the youngest gymnast to win the senior all-around title at the U.S. National Championships. She was the youngest member of both the 1995 World Championships team and the gold-medal-winning 1996 Olympics team, and was the last gymnast to compete legally in the Olympics at the age of 14. Moceanu's last major success in gymnastics was at the 1998 Goodwill Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Thompson
Jennie may refer to: * Jennie (singer), South Korean singer of girl group Blackpink * Jennie, a female given name, variant spelling of Jenny * ''Jennie'' (musical), 1963 Broadway production * ''Jennie'' (novel), 1994 science fiction thriller by Douglas Preston * ''Jennie'' (film), a 1940 American drama film * Jennie, Georgia, a community in the United States See also * Jenni * Jenny (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Malewschik
Charley may refer to: Places * Charley, Leicestershire, a parish in England *Charley's Flat, alternate name for Dutch Flat, California *Charley's Motel, former name of Star Lite Motel, Minnesota, United States * Charley Ridge, West Virginia, United States * Charley's Trace, trail to the Mississippi River *Charley's Automotive Service, National Register of Historic Places listing in New Mexico, United States Rivers, streams & creeks * Charley River, river in Alaska ** Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, national preserve containing the Charley River basin *Charley Creek (Clallam River), Washington State, United States *Charley Creek (Asotin Creek), Washington State, United States *Dutch Charley Creek, Minnesota, United States * Lake Charley, Lake in Minnesota, United States People * Charley (name) Other *'' Cascade Charley'', fountain and sculpture in Oregon, United States by Alice Wingwall, * Charley ATL, Azerbaijani band * Charley horse, leg muscles spasms *'' Goodtime C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Lizardi
Diego Lizardi Marcial (October 10, 1975 – February 21, 2008) was a Puerto Rican athlete specialized in gymnastics. During his career, Lizardi represented Puerto Rico in several international tournaments including two Summer Olympic Games. On February 21, 2008, Lizardi died in a car accident when his car struck a parked truck on the back. The circumstances of the accident are still being investigated. Biography Diego Lizardi Marcial was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. In 1981, while 6 years old, he started studying at the Gymnastic School in Cupey. Later, he studied at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in Hato Rey. He started rising as a gifted gymnast winning several national championships in "All Around" competitions. From 1988 to 2001, he gathered 13 championships in various levels. In 1990, Lizardi participated in his first international competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mexico. The Puerto Rican team rose in this to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Aldatzabal
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Vazquez
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". First name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer C * Fernando Cabrera (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Palacio
Marcelo Palacio (born 4 April 1975) is an Argentine gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer 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, .... References External links * 1975 births Living people Argentine male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Argentina Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Argentina-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
