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2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup
The 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in two locations: both 20 kilometres events in Chula Vista, California, United States, on 15 March. The track of the Cup ran in the Marina Parkway at Chula Vista Marina. The men's 50 kilometres event was held one week earlier 15 km away in Tijuana, Baja California, México, on 9 March. Here, the track of the Cup ran in the Paseo de los Héroes, zona del Río Tijuana, and the results were extracted from the inaugural competition of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge, which was organized as part of the traditional XXVI International Race Walking Week (''Spanish: Semana Internacional de la Caminata'') held annually since in 1978. A detailed report for the 50 kilometres event was given by Javier Clavelo Robinson. Because of a compromise with the transmitting TV companies, the start was scheduled at 10:00 rather than the usual 7:00, causing a great number of drop outs due to the hard climatic conditions during midday. The d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan American Sports Organization
The Panam Sports (Formerly Pan American Sports Organization; es, link=no, Organización Deportiva Panamericana; pt, link=no, Organizacão Depórtiva Panamericana; french: Organisation Sportive PanAméricaine) is an international organization which represents the current 41 National Olympic Committees of the American Continent. It is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee and its affiliated bodies, including ANOC, the Association of National Olympic Committees, and serves as the continental association of the American Continent. The organization's flagship event is the quadrennial Pan American Games, held since 1951. The Parapan American Games were inaugurated in 1999 for disabled athletes and are held alongside the able-bodied Pan American Games. The Pan American Winter Games, for winter sports, were held only once in 1990. The Pan American Sports Festival was inaugurated in 2014 as a developmental event for the region's athletes. Affiliated organizations There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Sánchez (racewalker)
Germán Fortino Sánchez Cruz (born July 31, 1967 in Zimatlán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican race walker. Personal bests *20 km: 1:25:05 hrs – A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ..., 16 May 1998 *50 km: 3:44:50 hrs – Cheboksary, 17 Jun 2001 Achievements *: Started as a guest out of competition. References * * External linksTilastopaja biography 1967 births Living people Mexican male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico People from Oaxaca Pan American Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Albert
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán ( anglicized as '' Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered '' John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see '' Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Berrett
Timothy Berrett (born January 23, 1965 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom) is a male race walking, race walker. He came to Canada in 1987. A resident of Edmonton, Alberta, he represented Canada in five consecutive Summer Olympics starting in Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He competed in the 2008 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Olympics at the 50 km walk event, finishing in 38th place with a time of 4:08:08. He was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom. Berrett completed his Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. degree at the University of Alberta, having completed master's degrees in economics and public administration at Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University and his undergraduate studies at the Brasenose College, Oxford. In 2007 World Championships in Athletics, 2007 at Osaka, he competed in his ninth IAAF Athletics World Championships, a world record for a male track and field athlete, equaled b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Fernando López (race Walker)
Luis Fernando López Julio (born 15 October 1964) is a Bolivian businessman, retired military officer, and politician who served as minister of defense from 2019 to 2020. Appointed in the tail end of the 2019 political crisis, López, along with Minister of Government Arturo Murillo, quickly became characterized as the "strong men" of the Jeanine Áñez administration and were implicated in the deadly events at Senkata and Sacaba. López was called to hearings by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly but failed to present himself three consecutive times, ultimately resulting in his censure by the legislature. As per the terms of the Constitution, he was dismissed as minister but, exploiting a loophole in the document's text, he was reappointed just a day later. Soon after, reports revealed his participation in the tear gas case, which accused the ministries of government and defense of irregularly purchasing non-lethal weapons at inflated prices. After the 2020 general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Saquipay
Jaime Rolando Saquipay Pañi (born 21 July 1979 in Baños, Azuay) is a male race walker from Ecuador. Personal bests Track walk *10,000 m: 41:00.9 min (ht) – Quito, 16 May 2009 *20,000 m: 1:22:55.4 hrs (ht) – Cali, 22 July 2005 Road walk *10 km: 41:51 min – Loja, 12 March 2006 *20 km: 1:19:21 hrs – Lima, 7 May 2005 *35 km: 2:43:48 hrs – Portoviejo, 13 February 2011 *50 km: 3:50:19 hrs – Taicang Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates ..., 3 May 2014 Achievements References External links *Sports-Reference {{DEFAULTSORT:Saquipay, Rolando 1979 births Living people Ecuadorian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Quinde
Fausto Vicente Quinde Vizcaíno (born February 13, 1976, in Cuenca, Azuay) is a male race walker from Ecuador. He competed for his native country at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was the bronze medalist at the Pan American Race Walking Cup in 2007 and has represented Ecuador at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup The World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships is a racewalking event organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It has been held since 1961, and generally on a biennial basis. Women first entered the 1979 edition. .... Achievements References * * 1976 births Living people People from Cuenca, Ecuador Ecuadorian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ecuador Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador {{Ecuador-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Dos Santos
Mário José dos Santos Júnior (born 10 September 1979 in Cubatão, São Paulo) is a male race walker from Brazil. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece). He won the 50 km section of the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships The South American Race Walking Championships (''Spanish: Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Marcha Atlética'') is a biennial race walking competition organized by CONSUDATLE for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. Races for ... with a time of 4:12:52 hours.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20)Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25. Achievements References * 1979 births Living people Brazilian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Eastler
Kevin Eastler (born October 14, 1977) is an American race walker. He is a four-time U.S. 20-km race walking champion (2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008), a 2007 U.S. 50-km race walking champion, and a 30-km record holder at the 2006 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Eastler is also a captain of the United States Air Force, and is assigned to the 566th Intelligence Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Early life and education Eastler, a native of Farmington, Maine, started race walking at the age of nine, following in the footsteps of his father Tom, and his sister Gretchen, both of whom were competitive walkers. He earned numerous age group records and All-American titles, before entering the United States Air Force Academy in the summer of 1995. During his first three years, Eastler focused his efforts on academics and cross-country skiing. Upon reaching his senior year, he started training again with race walking, qualifying for the World Cup, and finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Seaman
Timothy "Tim" M. Seaman (born May 14, 1972) is an American race walker who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.Tim Seaman sports-reference Seaman made a habit of winning the 5000 metres racewalk at the . He won the event 13-times winning consecutive years from 1998 to 2007, and in 2009, 2010 and 2013. His 13 USA Indoor titles rank highest in the sport's history. Seaman is also seven-time USA 20 km champion, winning in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2014 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Zapata
Sandra Patricia Zapata Pórtela (born February 3, 1977, in La Argentina, Huila) is a female Colombian race walker. In 2008, Zapata had won a gold medal in the 20 km at the South American Race Walking Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, and also, set both a national record and a personal best time of 1:33:22 at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary, Russia. Zapata made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed forty-sixth in the women's 20 km race walk, with a time of 1:42:22. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Zapata competed for the second time in the 20 km race walk. She finished the race in thirty-fourth place by eight seconds ahead of Ecuador's Johana Ordóñez Johana Edelmira Ordóñez Lucero (born December 12, 1987 in Guayaquil) is a female Ecuadorian race walker. Career She represented Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), ..., with a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geovana Irusta
Geovana Irusta Morejon (born September 26, 1975 in Sucre) is a female Bolivian racewalker. She represented Bolivia in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004), and has captured nine consecutive titles in both 10 and 20 km race walk at the South American Championships since her sporting debut in 1996. She also set a personal best of 1:32:06 (20 km race walk) from La Coruña Grand Prix in Spain. Irusta made her official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she finished thirty-seventh in the women's 10 km race walk with a time of 47:13. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Irusta came from behind the pack through the halfway mark to take the forty-second spot in the inaugural 20 km race walk at a personal best of 1:43.34. Eight years after competing in her first Olympics, Irusta qualified for her third Bolivian team, as a 28-year-old, in the 20 km race walk at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by attaining a B-standard entry time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |