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2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 3rd International Paralympic Committee, IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between April 13, 2004 and April 24, 2004 at Kempehallen in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Örnsköldsvik was also the host of the first 1976 Winter Paralympics, Paralympic Winter Games in 1976. Participating countries: 104 athletes from eight nations Canada, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United States. The USA, Norway and Sweden were automatically qualified for their performance at the 2002 Winter Paralympics, Salt Lake 2002 Paralympic Winter Games, while the other five teams were selected through regional championships. Final rankings ''( Rosters are not yet complete )'' *7th ( Gerd Bleidorn, Marius Hattendorf, Sebastian Kessler, Robert Pabst, Raimund Patzelt, Udo Segreff, Head coach: Michael Gursinsky, Coach: Wolfgang Kempe ) *8th ( Valeri Falkenberg, Vladimir Karandašev, Ivar Liiv, Andrei Sokolov (sledge hockey), Andrei Sokolov, Vladimir Savolainen, Sergei Vess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 2nd International Paralympic Committee, IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between March 20, 2000 and March 25, 2000 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, United States.The same place where would host the same sport two years later as the first test event for the 2002 Winter Paralympics, Paralympic Winter Games in 2002. Participating countries: Canada, Estonia, Japan, Norway, Sweden and United States. Final rankings Canada beat Norway 2-1 to win the gold medal. The game went into overtime and more than 6,000 fans cheered on as Canada’s Shawn Matheson scored the winning goal. The victory gave Canada, the country that created the sport, its first gold medal in sledge hockey, and avenged a gold-medal loss to Norway at the 1998 Winter Paralympics, 1998 Paralympics in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano. Sweden grabbed the bronze by beating Japan 5-1, while Estonia squared off with the United States to take 5th place. See also * Ice sledge hockey * Ice hockey#Sledge hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Tore Svee
Stig Tore Svee (born 16 December 1963) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has two silver ( 2002, 2006) from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References External links * 1963 births Living people Paralympic sledge hockey players for Norway Norwegian sledge hockey players Ice sledge hockey players at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paraly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis "Kip" St
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Franciscus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexi Salamone
Alexi Salamone (born 17 June 1987 in Bryansk, Russia, Soviet Union) is a Paralympian ice sledge hockey player from the United States. Early life Salamone was born near Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear accident that took place 14 months prior to his birth. He was born with deformed legs, both of which were amputated at the Children's Institute of Prosthetics in Moscow when he was four years old. Orphaned, he was adopted by the Salamones, a couple from Buffalo, New York, and moved to the United States at the age of six. Ice sledge hockey Salamone was introduced to ice sports by the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped (S.A.B.A.H.). He has been a member of the U.S. national sledge hockey team since 2003, twice representing his country at the Winter Paralympics. At the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, Salamone was part of the American team that won the bronze medal. The United States featured in Group B of the tournament and won two of their three group games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Nelson (sledge Hockey) (1952–1999), inventor of the remote procedure call for computer communications
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Bruce Nelson may refer to: * Bruce Nelson (historian), historian and labor scholar at Dartmouth College *Bruce Nelson (naval architect), yacht designer for the America One challenge * Bruce Nelson (businessman) (born 1944), chief executive officer of Office Depot *Bruce Nelson (American football) (born 1979), University of Iowa football player drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2003 NFL Draft *Bruce Jay Nelson Bruce Jay Nelson (January 19, 1952 – September 19, 1999) was an American computer scientist best known as the inventor of the remote procedure call concept for computer network communications. Bruce Nelson graduated from Harvey Mudd College in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Manns
Christopher Manns (born June 30, 1980) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were .... References External links * 1980 births Living people American sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Ice sledge hockey players at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Ice hockey people from Buffalo, New York Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey {{Sledgehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Lipsett
Andrew "Taylor" Lipsett (born January 2, 1987) is an ice sledge hockey player and Paralympic Gold and bronze medalist. He graduated from Southern Methodist University and is married. He is also a member of the charity "Team for Tomorrow" and has Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta (; OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all result in bones that break easily. The range of symptoms—on the skeleton as well as on the body's other organs—may be mi .... References External links * * * 1987 births Living people American sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Karimzada
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Howard (sledge Hockey)
Joseph "Momo" Howard (born 22 May 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an ice sledge hockey player from United States. Howard lost both of his legs at the age of 15. In 1982, he was introduced to ice sledge hockey, and competed in his first Winter Paralympics at the 1998. At those games, the USA came in seventh place but Howard set a record with six goals in one match. At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, Howard contributed with three points in a 5–1 defeat of Canada. In the gold medal game, After an overtime shootout victory, the Americans prevailed defeating defending champions Norway 4–3. Going undefeated (6-0), outscoring opponents 26–6 in the tournament. Joe was named MVP of the gold medal game. Scoring three goals and adding one assist. He was named a first team all-star. Howard's hard-fought first-place finish was extra special. He fulfilled a promise he made to his mother, who was unable to attend as she was ill with cancer, by winning the Gold. Following the USA's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Hannah
Lonnie Hannah II (born February 17, 1964) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics. Life and career As a child, Hannah was a roller skating champion. At 20 years old, he was injured at work by a falling shelving unit which broke three vertebrae and paralyzed him from the waist down. He was diagnosed with melanoma in 2005. He won three national wheelchair tennis championships (two doubles and a single). In 1996, he was named Player of the Year by the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce .... References External links * 1964 births Living people American roller skaters American sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Guerra Jr
Manuel Guerra Jr. (born July 7, 1967) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He has won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were .... Biography His mother passed one week after he was born and contracted polio as an infant, leaving his left leg disabled. His father remarried and his step mother aided in his rehabilitation for his leg as a youth. As an adult he suffered from post polio syndrome from overuse of his healthy muscles and became depressed until at his wife’s urging tried disabled sports. Manny is divorced with four children and resides in Plymouth, Minnesota. A love for the game of hockey since his childhood he would compete in his local area park hockey league and would wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Emmerson
Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Brolacháin (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England. Surname Bradley is the surname of the following notable people: * A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar * A. C. Bradley (screenwriter), an American screenwriter * Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S. * Amy Lynn Bradley (born 1974), an American woman who disappeared during a Caribbean cruise * Andrew M. Bradley (1906–1983), American accountant and public official * Archie Bradley (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player * Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |