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2003 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003. The qualification mark standard was set at 6.65 metres (or at least the best twelve qualified). Medalists Schedule *''All times are Central European Time (UTC+1 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time ** B ...)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Qualification * Held on Thursday 28 August 2003 Final See also * 2003 Long Jump Year Ranking * Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Women's long jump References Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948. Rules At the elite level, competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the same rubberized surface as running tracks, crumb rubber or vulcanized rubber, known generally as an all-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden or synthetic board, 20 centimetres or 8 inches wide, that is built flush with the runway, into a pit filled with soft damp sand. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared a foul and no distance is recorded. A layer of plasticine is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Halkoaho
Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho (born 13 January 1977 in Suodenniemi) is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165 cm (5'5") tall, and weighs 55 kg (121 lb, ), and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat. Halkoaho's profile Her highest honours include two medals at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 1996 World Junior Championships, a bronze in long jump and a silver in heptathlon. She is also the national indoor champion in the 60 meters hurdles and long jump in 2003, 2004 & 2006 national champion in 100 meters hurdles. Halkoaho's 100 meters hurdles personal best is 13:23, which she achieved in Lappeenranta on 21 July 2005 with a 0.2 m/s wind. Personal best Her 2006 season best is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiliani Pilatou
Stiliani "Stella" Pilatou ( el, Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Πιλάτου, born 28 March 1980 in Heraklion) is a Greek long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.75 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Volos. This places her fourth in the all-time Greek performers list, behind Niki Xanthou, Paraskevi Tsiamita Paraskevi Tsiamita ( el, Παρασκευή Τσιαμίτα, , born March 10, 1972) is a former track and field athlete from Greece who competed in long jump and triple jump. In 1998 she improved her personal best in triple jump by approximately ... and Hrysopiyi Devetzi. Pilatou has a better indoor personal best with 6.80 metres.http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=174324/BioPopUpIndoor.html Competition record References * External links Official websiteHellenicAthletes.com: Stella Pilatou 1980 births Living people Greek female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Greece Universiade medalists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elva Goulbourne
Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne (born 21 January 1980 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. Her personal best result is , achieved in 2004. She represented Jamaica in four consecutive World Championships in Athletics, from 2001 to 2007. Her sole Olympic outing at the 2000 Sydney Games was also her best global performance, placing ninth. She was the silver medallist in the long jump at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. At the same competition she won silver with the Jamaican women's 4×100 metres relay team. She was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games and a two-time champion of the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics (2001 and 2003). College While at Auburn under coach Henry Rolle Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick in Somerset, was Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as MP for Callington, Cornwall, (1614–1623–4) and for Truro, Cornwall (1625–1629). Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Wöckinger
Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974), Brazilian basketball player * Olivia Lufkin (born 1979), also known mononymously as Olivia, Japanese-American singer * Olivia Trappeniers (born 1997), also known mononymously as Olivia, Belgian Flemish singer * Oliva of Brescia (died 138), Christian martyr * Olivia of Palermo (448–463), Christian martyr Places * Olivia, Mauritius, a place in Mauritius * Olivia, Minnesota, United States * Olivia, North Carolina, United States * Olivia, Pennsylvania, United States * Lake Olivia, in Highlands County, Florida Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Olivia (fictional pig), in children's books by Ian Falconer * Olivia (''Twelfth Night''), in Shakespeare's play * Olivia (''The Walking Dead''), in the comic book and TV franchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Kappler
Bianca Kappler (born 8 August 1977) is a German long jumper. Biography Born in Hamburg, she finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. At the 2005 European Indoor Championships her last jump was measured to 6.96 metres, which would have secured her the gold medal by a comfortable margin. However, Kappler admitted to the referees that she could not possibly have jumped 6.96 m, which would be 30 cm further than her personal best at the time. Video analysis confirmed the mismeasurement and the jump was ruled invalid.Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband: Fair-Play-Trophäe für Bianca Kappler,'' 20. Mai 2005 The silver medal was won in 6.64 m, while Kappler remained with 6.53 m. She was later awarded a bronze medal for fair play. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth, equalling her indoor personal best of 6.63 metres. Her personal best jump is 6.90 metres, achieved in July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Upshaw
Grace Upshaw Tyler (born September 25, 1975) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She represented the United States in her specialty at the Summer Olympics in both 2004 and 2008. She has also reached the long jump final at the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions (2003 and 2005). She was the bronze medallist in the long jump at the IAAF World Athletics Final in those years. Grace Tyler's personal best jump is , achieved in July 2008 in Eugene, with which she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Grace Upshaw attended the University of California and while competing for the California Golden Bears she was the runner-up at the Pac-10 championships. Her father, Monte Upshaw, broke the US scholastic long jump record held by Jesse Owens. Her older sister Joy Upshaw was elected into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame The USATF Masters Hall of Fame is the Masters section of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentīna Gotovska
Valentīna Gotovska (born 3 September 1965 in Krāslava) is a retired Latvian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was 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, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season. Achievements External links * 1965 births Living people People from Krāslava Soviet female high jumpers Latvian female long jumpers Latvian female high jumpers 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 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia World Athletics Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona May
Fiona May Iapichino (born 12 December 1969 in Slough, England) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which was her silver medal result at the 1998 European Championships. Biography She also competed briefly in triple jump, and her career best of 14.65 metres from 1998 was good enough to place fifth in the world that season. May originally competed for Great Britain, but married Gianni Iapichino and became an Italian citizen in 1994. Iapichino, a former pole vaulter whose best achievements were a fifth and sixth place at the European Indoor Championships in 1992 and 1994, was her coach as well. May gave birth to a daughter in 2002, and missed the whole season as a result. Her last significant competition was the 2005 World Championships, where she failed to reach the final. May and Iapichino were married u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudmila Galkina
Lyudmila Ivanovna Galkina (russian: Людмила Ивановна Галкина; born January 20, 1972 in Saratov) is a Russian track and field athlete. She won the European Junior Championships in 1991 as a triple jumper, but thereafter later focused on the long jump. Her greatest achievement was taking the World Championship title in 1997, with a personal best jump of 7.05 metres. International competitions See also *List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) *List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) *List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) *List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) This is a complete list of women's medalists of the European Athletics Indoor Championships. 60 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 3000 metres 60 metres hurdles 4 × 400 metres relay High jump Long jump Triple jump ... References * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasiya Juravleva
Anastasiya Juravleva (also spelled Zhuravlyeva, née Kirbyateva, born 9 October 1981 in Tashkent) is an Uzbekistani triple jumper and long jumper. Competition record Personal bests *Long jump – 6.69 m (2003) *Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ... – 14.55 m (2005) – current national record. – The Athletics Site References *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumiko Ikeda
is a Japanese long jumper. She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games. Her personal best jump is 6.86 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. This is the current Japanese record. She began competing as Kumiko Imura in the 2009 season. IAAF
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