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2012 African Championships In Athletics – Men's 10,000 Metres
The men's 10,000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. It was the first time that Benin had hosted the event. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participatin ... was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June. Medalists Records Schedule Results Final References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 African Championships in Athletics - Men's 10, 000 metres 10000 Men 10,000 metres at the African Championships in Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 African Championships In Athletics
The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. It was the first time that Benin had hosted the event. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of fifty countries and 816 athletes have stated their intention to take part in the competition – a record high. . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-23. There were, however, numerous non-starters with some countries like Tanzania or Eritrea not sending any athletes after all and the actual number of participants was about 569 from 47 countries, numbers comparable to last few editions. * (13) * (1) * (33) * (16) * (9) * (4) * (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Ismael
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Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people with the name) * Ibrahim (sura), a sura of the Qur'an * ''Ibrahim el Awal'', a Hunt-class destroyer that served in the Egyptian navy under that name 1951-56 * Ibrahim prize, a prize to recognise good governance in Africa * "Ibrahim", a song by David Friedman from ''Shades of Change'' See also * Ibrahimzai, a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan * Ibrahima * Abraham (other) * Avraham (other) Avraham (Hebrew: ) is the Hebrew name of Abraham, patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. Avraham may also refer to: * Avraham (given name) * Avraham (surname) See also * Abraham (other) * Avram (other) * Ibrahim (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ayeko
Thomas Ayeko (born 10 February 1992) is a Ugandan professional long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 10,000 metres, finishing 16th overall. Career His international debut came at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he came 18th and helped Uganda to the junior bronze team medals. His junior career took off the following year as he was the junior silver medallist behind Geoffrey Kamworor at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, then won bronze medals in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships. Ayeko stepped into the senior category in 2012 and began to focus on track running, running a 5000 m best of 13:23.25 minutes for second at the Memorial Primo Nebiolo and a 10,000 m best of 27:43.22 minutes in Birmingham.Thomas Ayeko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebretsadik Abraha
Gebretsadik Abraha Adihana (born 16 July 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2019, he won the Guangzhou Marathon The Guangzhou Marathon is an annual marathon race held in December in the city of Guangzhou, China, since 2012. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics. History The event was first held on 18 November 2012. ... held in Guangzhou, China setting a new course record of 2:08:04. Achievements References Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Deksisa
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of David, according to the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. He is described as having been the penultimate ruler of an amalgamated Israel and Judah. The hypothesized dates of Solomon's reign are 970–931 BCE. After his death, his son and successor Rehoboam would adopt harsh policy towards the northern tribes, eventually leading to the splitting of the Israelites between the Kingdom of Israel in the north and the Kingdom of Judah in the south. Following the split, his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone. The Bible says Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem, dedicating the temple to Yahweh, or God in Judaism. Solomon is portrayed as wealthy, wise and powerful, and as one of the 48 Jewish prophets. He is also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mokoka
Stephen Mokoka (born 31 January 1985) is a South African long-distance runner who competes in races ranging from 3000 metres to the 50 km distance. He formerly held the 50 km world record. He is a four-time medalist at the Universiade and has represented South Africa internationally in road, cross country, and track events. He represented South Africa in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics. Career Stephen began competing internationally in 2005 and came ninth over 10,000 metres at the 2005 Summer Universiade. At the African student championships in 2006, he was third over 5000 metres and finished as runner-up in the 10,000 m. He won back-to-back South African universities titles (2006/2007) and won his first global level medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, taking the bronze medal in the 10,000 m.Steven Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vianney Ndiho
Vianney may refer to: Persons Surname * John Vianney (1786–1859), French parish priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron saint of all priests. Because of his fame, his name has been given to several places in Quebec, and his surname has become a French first name. Given name * Vianney (singer), French singer-songwriter * Vianney Décarie, Canadian philosopher * Vyanney Guyonnet, member of the French super vocal group Les Stentors * Vianney Mabidé (born 1988), Central African football (soccer) player Places * Vianney, Quebec, a former municipality that merged into Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec in 2000 * Saint-Vianney, Quebec, municipality in Quebec, Canada * Saint-Jean-Vianney, former village in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, now abandoned after it was partially destroyed in a landslide in 1971 Other uses * ''Vianney'' (album) See * Vianne {{disambiguation, surname, geo French masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Irabaruta
Olivier Irabaruta (born 25 August 1990) is a Burundian long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 29th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. He finished 27th overall in round 1 of the 5000 m competition and did not qualify for the finals. He finished 27th in the 10,000m competition. Irabaruta was the flag bearer for Burundi during the Parade of Nations. He represented his country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2009 as a junior runner and 2015, 2017, and 2019 as a senior athlete. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not finish his race. He represented Burundi at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kajuga (athlete)
Robert Kajuga (born 1 January 1985 in Kaniga, Gicumbi District) is a Rwandan long-distance track and road runner. He represented Rwanda in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kajuga qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 8, 2012 when he ran the 10,000-metre at the African Senior Athletics Championship in Benin in a time of 28:03 (min:sec). After his Olympic debut, where he finished 14th, he began participating in longer-distance road races. On December 24, 2012, he won a 20-km road race in Kigali. Kajuga finished the men's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 73rd place of 96 finishers. On April 21, 2013, he ran a half-marathon in Nice, France recording a time of 1:01:37. He was banned for four years, spanning 25 March 2016 to 2020, after refusing to submit to a doping control after a race in Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
