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2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's Hammer Throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 40 participating athletes. The final was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 70.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking References todor66 {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 European Athletics Championships - Women's hammer throw Hammer Throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ... Hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships 2006 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions. History With roots dating back to the 15th century, the contemporary version of the hammer throw is one of the oldest of Olympic Games competitions, first included at the 1900 games in Paris, France (the second Olympiad of the modern era). Its history since the late 1960s and legacy prior to inclusion in the Olympics has been dominated by Europe and Eastern European influence, which has affected interest in the event in other parts of the world. The hammer evolved from its early informal origins to become part of the Scottish Highland games in the late 18th century, where the original version of the event is sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volha Tsander
Volha Mikhaylovna Tsander ( be, Вольга Міхайлаўна Цандар; born 18 May 1976 in Hrodna) is a female hammer thrower from Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... Her personal best throw is 76.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Minsk. Achievements External links *sports-reference 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Grodno Belarusian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belarus {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vânia Silva
Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva (born 8 June 1980 in Leiria, Pinhal Litoral) is a female hammer thrower from Portugal. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal. She competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... without reaching the final. Achievements References External links * * 1980 births Living people Portuguese female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal People from Leiria Sportspeople from Leiria Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Ledvinová
Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song "The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. "The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' and the 2011 film ''Moneyball''. Her song "Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and in a Disney Movie Rewards commercial. Her fifth studio album, ''Attune'', was released in 2017. Early life The daughter of Czech-born jazz trumpet musician, Jiří Křipač and Australian schoolteacher, Eden, Lenka was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney, where she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician. Career 2008–2012: Beginnings and self-titled debut album As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Australian Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Pedrares
María Dolores Pedrares Alonso (born January 17, 1973, in Tuy, Pontevedra) is a retired female hammer thrower from Spain. She set her personal best (67.14 metres) on June 26, 2004, at a meet in Valladolid Valladolid () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province o .... Pedrares is a four-time national champion in the women's hammer throw event with straight victories from 1999 to 2002. Competition record References * 1973 births Living people Spanish female hammer throwers Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Spanish Athletics Championships winners {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éva Orbán
Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in Pápa) is a Hungarian hammer thrower. She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ..., with that she won the silver medal of the event. Achievements Awards * Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013 References 1984 births Living people People from Pápa Hungarian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Holm
Mona Christine Holm, married Solberg (born 5 August 1983) is a Norwegian hammer thrower. Career Early career She grew up in Kolvereid. As a young girl she tried football, handball, badminton, cross-country skiing, cross-country running and the discus throw. She was discovered during a discus meetup in Oslo and advised to try the hammer throw. Lacking a training field, she used to stand on a remote road and throw the hammer into the adjacent woodlands. She attended upper secondary school in Namsos, but still without a group of throwers to train with, so she continued playing handball throughout her teenages. She later took higher education as a physiotherapist. In the international age-speficic competitions, she competed at the 2001 European Junior Championships, the 2002 World Junior Championships, the 2003 European U23 Championships and the 2005 European U23 Championships without reaching the final. International career and national titles Her stint in senior international c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksana Miankova
Aksana Miankova, also transliterated as Oksana Menkova, ( be, Аксана Мянькова, born 28 March 1982) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. Her personal best of 78.69 m ranks her as the third best woman of all-time. Career Miankova began learning the hammer throw in her late teens. Women's hammer competitions were still a developing sport at that point and she soon won a number of regional competitions. She competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2002 European Athletics Championships and, after a silver medal at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships, she represented Belarus at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Her health suffered in the winter months during this period, however, and her lack of training time hindered her performance in her early career. She finished fifth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and took part in the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final. Miankova originally won the gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics with a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ester Balassini
Ester Balassini (born 20 October 1977) is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen. She is the wife of the former discus thrower Cristiano Andrei. Achievements National titles Balassini won five national championships at individual senior level. *Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ... **Hammer throw: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (5) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balassini, Ester 1977 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Italian female hammer throwers Living people Olympic athletes of Italy Sportspeople from Bologna Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen O'Keeffe
Eileen O'Keeffe (born 31 May 1981 in Kilkenny) is a former female hammer thrower from Ireland. Her personal best throw of 73.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 at the national championships in Dublin, is the Irish records in athletics, Irish record for the event. Over her career, she represented Ireland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, competed three times at the World Championships in Athletics (2005, 2007, 2009), and took part in the European Athletics Championships on two occasions. She won nine consecutive national hammer titles and also six titles in the discus throw.Irish hammer thrower Eileen O'Keeffe retires European Athletics (2011-05-26). Retrieved on 2011-05-29. She finished fourth at the Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade, 2003 Summer Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Nilsson (athlete)
Cecilia Nilsson (born 22 June 1979) is a retired female hammer thrower from Sweden. She set her personal best (69.09 metres) on 24 May 2008 at a meet in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-An .... Achievements References * 1979 births Living people Swedish female hammer throwers {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sini Pöyry
Sini Tuuli Susanne Latvala (née Pöyry, born 3 February 1980 in Kankaanpää) is a retired female hammer thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 69.16 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Kaustinen Kaustinen ( sv, Kaustby) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The popula .... She was nicknamed "Sintsa". Achievements References *sports-reference 1980 births Living people People from Kankaanpää Finnish female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Sportspeople from Satakunta {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
