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2006 European Cross Country Championships
The 13th European Cross Country Championships were held at San Giorgio su Legnano in Italy on 10 December 2006. Mo Farah took the title in the men's competition, while Tetyana Holovchenko won the women's race. Results Men individual 9.95 km Fernando Silva (distance runner), Fernando Silva (originally second place in 28:03) was disqualified for doping according to IAAF Rule 32.2.a. Total 64 competitors Men teams Total 10 teams Women individual 8.03 km Total 59 competitors Women teams Total 9 teams Men U23 individual 8.03 km Men U23 teams Women U23 individual 5.975km Women U23 teams Junior men individual 5.975km Junior men teams Junior women individual 4.1 km Junior women teams Medal table References External links Database containing all results between 1994–2007 {{coord, 45, 34, 04, N, 8, 54, 22, E, region:IT-MI_type:event_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title 2006 in athletics (track and field), European Cross Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Athletic Association
The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for Sport of athletics, athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 members and is headquartered in Lausanne. Originally created in 1932 as a European Committee, it was made into an independent body during the Bucharest conference of 1969. The first European Athletics congress took place in Paris on 6–8 October 1970, with Dutchman Adriaan Paulen elected as its first president. From a volunteer-led organization based in the acting Secretary's home country, European Athletics has developed into a professional organization with a permanent base in Switzerland. European Athletics runs and regulates several championships and meetings across Europe – both indoor and outdoor. History After the foundation of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) in 1912, it was cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Maazouzi
Driss Maazouzi ( ar, ادريس معزوزي, link=no; born 15 October 1969 in Meknès) is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Maazouzi represented Morocco up to and during 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, ..., but as a naturalised citizen of France he switched nationality shortly afterwards. References * * 1969 births Living people People from Meknes Moroccan male middle-distance runners French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France World Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Konovalova
Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova (russian: Мария Ивановна Коновалова; born Mariya Pantyukhova on 14 August 1974 in Angarsk) is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships. She has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions, and ran for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Konovalova began competing in marathon races in 2010, making her debut at the 2010 London Marathon, but her result there and at all subsequent marathons in her career were annulled following her two-year ban for doping issued in 2015. Career Born in Angarsk, Konovalova began her athletics career as a 5000 metres track runner. She made her first major appearance over the distance at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. There, she finished in sixth place in the final with a time of 15:01.23. She had also run over 3000 metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggero Pertile
Ruggero Pertile (born 8 August 1974 in Camposampiero) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. He was the winner of the 2004 Rome City Marathon and has represented Italy internationally at three World Championships in Athletics and two Olympic Games. Biography He was fourth in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, missing out on the podium after struggling with cramping in the final stages of the race. He took a surprise victory at the 2010 Turin Marathon, completing the race in a time of 2:10:58 in rainy conditions. The following year he competed at the Milano City Marathon and overhauled Daniel Too in the final stages to claim second place on the podium.Sampaolo, Diego (2011-04-10)Bushendich and Mancini beat the heat in Milan IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Pusterla
Umberto Pusterla (born 21 October 1967) is a former Italian male long-distance runner who competed at 11 editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (from 1986 to 2005). Biography He won two medals at the European Cross Country Championships with the national team, and won four national championships at senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ... level. References External links * 1967 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Italian male cross country runners Italian Athletics Championships winners {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Gualdi
Giovanni Gualdi (born 25 November 1979) is a former Italian male long-distance runner who competed at three editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior level (2000, 2005, 2006). He won one national championships at senior level (marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...: 2011). References External links * 1979 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Italian male cross country runners Italian Athletics Championships winners {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele De Nard
Gabriele De Nard (born 3 November 1974) is an Italian male long-distance runner who won three national championships. Biography He competed at eight editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and seventeen editions of the European Cross Country Championships winning four medals with the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ... (his best results at individual level was a fourth place). He is married with the Italian long-distance runner Federica Dal Ri. References External links * 1974 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Italian male cross country runners People from Belluno {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Skinner (runner) (1941–1998), American close-up magician
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Gavin Thompson
Gavin Thompson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played professionally for the Hunter Mariners. Playing career Thompson spent the 1997 season with the new Hunter Mariners franchise in the 1997 Telstra Premiership. He played in 12 first grade matches for the club, starting at both fullback and on the wing. During the season he scored three tries. ''stats.rleague.com'' Thompson spent the 1998 and 1999 seasons with the Cronulla Sharks
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Chris Thompson (athlete)
Christopher Thompson (born 17 April 1981) is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah. Prior to his 2010 medal win he had won the European U23 5000 m Championship in 2003. However he was initially unable to build on this victory, as he had substantial injury problems for a number of years. He is currently coached by Alan Storey. Thompson ran at the 2010 Great Yorkshire Run in September and came close to victory, but was edged out by a second by Australian Craig Mottram. He took on top African runners at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but he could not repeat his podium performance of Barcelona; he finished in fifth place behind Ugandan winner Moses Kipsiro and the Kenyan team, making him the top non-African performer in the event. At the start of the 2011 track season Chris Thompson ran the third fastest 10,000 m by a Briton with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Ribas
Ricardo Ribas (born 8 October 1977) is a Portuguese long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... References External links * 1977 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Portuguese male marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Portugal S.L. Benfica athletes Olympic male marathon runners {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
