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2012 Leeward Islands Junior Championships In Athletics
The 2012 Leeward Islands Junior Championships in Athletics took place on June 9–10, 2012. The event was held at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Detailed reports were published. A total of 45 events were contested, 22 by boys and 23 by girls. Medal summary Complete results can be found on the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association webpage. Boys (U-20) †: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes. Girls (U-20) †: Open event for both U20 and U17 athletes. ‡: Result obtained during heptathlon. J: Junior implements. Y: Youth implements. Boys (U-17) Girls (U-17) *: In discus throw event, Jasmine Dalmida from the was 3rd in 24.54m competing as a guest. Medal table (unofficial) This is the unofficial medal count without events marked as exhibition. Participation According to an unofficial count, 87 athletes from 7 countries participated. The announced athletes from did not show. * (11) * (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Town
Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. It is situated on the horseshoe-shaped Road Harbour in the centre of the island's south coast. The population was about 15,000 in 2018. The name is derived from the nautical term "the roads", a place less sheltered than a harbour but which ships can easily get to. A development called Wickham's Cay, consisting of two areas that were reclaimed from the sea and a marina, have enabled Road Town to emerge as a haven for yacht chartering and a centre of tourism. This area is the newest part of the city and the hub for the new commercial and administrative buildings of the BVI. The oldest building in Road Town, HM Prison on Main Street, was built in 1774. Climate The British Virgin Islands enjoy a tropical climate, moderated by trade winds. Temperatures vary little throughout the year. In the capital, Road Town, typical daily maxima are around in the summer and in the winter. Typical daily minima are aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameel Joseph
Jameel ( ar, جميل) is an Arabic given name, and a surname. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Jameel * Jameel Cook (born 1979), American football player * Jameel Jalibi (born 1929), Pakistani linguist * Jameel Dumas (born 1981), American football player * Jameel Humadan, Bahraini politician * Jameel Jaffer (born 1971), Canadian lawyer and human rights activist * Jameel Mahmood, Indian general * Jameel Massouh (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Jameel McCline (born 1970), American boxer * Jameel Sewell, (born 1989), American football player * Jameel Watkins (born 1977), American basketball player * DR JAMEEL AHMAD SOFI RAZWAN BUDGAM KASHMIR * Jameel Usman, Malaysian politician People with the surname Jameel * Fathulla Jameel (1942–2012), Maldivian politician * Hassan Jameel, Saudi businessman and philanthropist * Mohamed Jameel (born 1970), Maldivian football player * Tariq Jameel (born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar * Yusu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Carbon
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), E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldred Henry
Eldred Henry (born 18 September 1994) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands competing in the shot put and discus throw. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing last in the qualifying round. Earlier, he competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Pan American Games. He is the current national record holder in several events. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *Shot put – 21.47 (Kingsville 2019) NR and CR and NCAA DII Record *Weight throw – 18.32 (Coolidge 2015) NR *Discus throw – 61.90 (La Jolla 2014) NR *Hammer throw – 47.48 (Hutchinson 2015) NR Indoor *Shot put – 20.61 (Glendale 2015) NR *Weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ... – 17.97 (Albuquerque 2015) NR References All-Athletics profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Joseph
Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (other) * St. Xavier (other) * Xavier (footballer, born January 1980) (Anderson Conceição Xavier), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (footballer, born March 1980) (José Xavier Costa), Brazilian left-back * Xavier (footballer, born 2000) (João Vitor Xavier de Almeida), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (wrestler), American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'', an animated TV series * Xavier Institute, a fictional school in Marvel comics * Charles Xavier, Professor X Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writ ..., a fictional Marvel Comics character * " ... [...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] |
Brandon Andrew
Brandon may refer to: Names and people * Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales * Brandon, Queensland, a small town just south of Townsville Canada *Brandon, Manitoba England *Brandon, County Durham * Brandon, Lincolnshire * Brandon, Northumberland * Brandon, Suffolk * Brandon, Warwickshire *Brandon Hill, Bristol France * Brandon, Saône-et-Loire Ireland * Brandon, County Kerry * Mount Brandon, a mountain overlooking the village *Brandon Bay, the bay overlooked by the village *Brandon Creek, County Kerry *Brandon Hill, a hill between Graiguenamana and Inistoige, Co. Kilkenny. United States * Brandon Corner, California * Brandon, Colorado * Brandon, Florida * Brandon, Iowa * Brandon Township, Michigan * Brandon, Minnesota * Brandon Township, Minnesota * Brandon, Mississippi * Brandon, Montana * Brandon, Nebraska * Brandon, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theron Niles
Theron ( , ) is a surname of Occitan origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond variant form of *''Thoron'' — same as Le Thor (Vaucluse, ''Torum'' 1029) — from PIE ''*tur-'' or Latin ''torus'' "height"), and a given name in English. It may refer to: Given name * Theron of Acragas (died 473 BC), 5th century BC tyrant of Acragas, Sicily * Theron Akin (1855–1933), U.S. Representative from New York * Theron Ephron Catlin (1878–1960), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Theron Feemster, American record producer, songwriter, musician, and singer *Theron Hale (1883–1954), American old-time fiddle and banjo player * Theron Metcalf (1784–1875), New England jurist and judge *Theron Randolph, MD (1906–1995), founder of the holistic field of environmental illness and medicine known as clinical ecology *Theron Read (died 2009), American film actor *Theron Moses Rice (1829–1895), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Theron Sapp (born 1935), former American football running ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of set in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
