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2014 African Championships In Athletics – Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held on August 12 on Stade de Marrakech Marrakesh Stadium ( ar, ملعب مراكش, Berber: Annar n Mrraksh) is a multi-use stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International. Completed in January 2012, it is used mostly for football matches with th .... Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:3000 metres 2014 African Championships in Athletics Steeplechase at the African Championships in Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3000 Metres Steeplechase
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve .... It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the horse racing steeplechase. Rules It is one of the track events in the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships; it is also an event recognized by World Athletics. The obstacles for the men are high, and for the women . The water jump consists of a barrier followed by a pit of water with a landing area defined as follows: The pit is 3.66 m (12 feet) square. The pit's forward-direction measurement starts from the approach edge of the barrier and ends at the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 African Championships In Athletics
The 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held in Marrakech, Morocco from 10 to 14 August 2014. The competition was the 19th edition of Africa senior championships. The competition served as preparation to African athletes for the next continental cup which is planned to hold on 13 and 14 September 2014 in Marrakech. It was the second time that Morocco had hosted the event. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations * (25) * (8) * (11) * (16) * (5) * (5) * (20) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (1) * (4) * (12) * (2) * (11) * (69) * (1) * (2) * (24) * (1) * (1) * (11) * (55) * (1) * (7) * (3) * (11) * (2) * (9) * (host) (55) * (1) * (6) * (41) * (18) * (1) * (14) * (8) * (37) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (20) * (6) * (8) * (2) See also * 2014 European Athletics Championships References ;Daily reports * Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-10)Amlosom makes history at African Championships – African champs, Day 1 IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-10. * Jon Mulkeen (2014-08-11)M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De Marrakech
Marrakesh Stadium ( ar, ملعب مراكش, Berber: Annar n Mrraksh) is a multi-use stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International. Completed in January 2012, it is used mostly for football matches with the capability of hosting Olympic Games. It is home to Kawkab Marrakesh football team. The stadium has a capacity of 45,240 people. It replaces Stade Al Harti as the home of Kawkab Marrakech and as the main stadium of the city. It hosted the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, four games including the final in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, and the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. History Construction Launched on September, 2003, the construction of the stadium lasted 7 years and 3 months. Inauguration took place on January 5, 2011, with friendlies involving two Moroccan teams ; Kawkab Marrakech and Wydad Casablanca facing two French teams ; Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint Germain. Criticism After more than seven years in construction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairus Kipchoge Birech
Jairus Kipchoge Birech (born 14 December 1992) is a Kenyan steeplechase runner. He holds a personal best time of 7:58.41 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase, which ranks him among the top ten of all time. He was the gold medallist at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He was a silver medallist at the African Junior Athletics Championships in 2011 and went on to place fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games. He competes frequently on the IAAF Diamond League and was the 2014 Diamond Race winner. He was the fastest steeplechase in the world in 2014. Career Born in Uasin Gishu, Birech began competing in the steeplechase as a teenager and dipped under nine minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase for the first time in 2010, recording 8:50.0 minutes in Nairobi. He made his breakthrough at international level in the 2011 season. He started with his first medal for Kenya at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Ndiku
Jonathan Muia Ndiku (born 18 September 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He has a personal best of 8:07.75 minutes. He was the gold medallist in the event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he broke the Commonwealth Games record. As a youth Ndiku ran the fastest steeplechase time for an under-17 athlete. He went on to win back-to-back titles at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2008 and 2010 – the first ever to do so. He was also the African junior steeplechase champion in 2009. Based in Japan with the Hitachi Cable team, he has also represented Kenya at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Career Youth and junior career Born in Machakos, he began running seriously around 2004 in the hope he could make a living out of the sport.Halford, Paul (14 July 2008)Ndiku's crash-course does the trick IAAF. Retrieved on 2 August 2014. Ndiku made his international debut at the 2007 World Youth Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezekiel Kemboi
Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships. His 3000 m steeplechase best of 7:55.76 set at Monaco in 2011 places him as the sixth fastest of all time. This time is also the fastest non-winning time in history. He is one of only four men to have won both Olympic and World golds in the event, along with Reuben Kosgei, Brimin Kipruto and Conseslus Kipruto. He is the only multiple gold medalist in both. He is the only athlete to have won four world championships in the steeplechase (which he won consecutively), and only the second athlete to win two Olympic titles in the event (after Volmari Iso-Hollo). Biography Born in Matira, which is near Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Kemboi graduated from Kapsowar Boys Secondary School i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chala Beyo
Chala Beyo Techo (born 18 January 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist in the steeplechase at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics, becoming the first non-Kenyan to win that title since Brahim Boulami in 2002. He made his international debut at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, placing fourth behind a Kenyan trio. As a result he was chosen to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, held later at the same venue, and he again took fourth place. He placed fifth at the 2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host aw .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor Ben Yahia
Amor Ben Yahia ( ar, عمر بن يحيى; born 1 July 1985 in Kebili) is a Tunisian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... as well as two World Championships. His personal best in the event is 8:14.05 set in Mersin in 2013. This is the current national record. Competition record 1Disqualified in the final References 1985 births Living people People from Kebili Governorate Tunisian male long-distance runners Tunisian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Tunisia Mediterranean G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamid Ezzine
Hamid Ezzine (born 5 October 1983) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a younger brother of the Olympic runner Ali Ezzine. He finished twelfth in the 5000 metres at the 2002 World Junior Championships, but then turned to the steeplechase. He finished fourth at the 2004 African Championships, won the gold medal at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, finished fifth at the 2006 African Championships and eleventh at the 2007 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best time in the steeplechase is 8:09.72 minutes, achieved in July 2007 in Athens' Olympic Stadium. Up until then he had improved steadily from 8:47.67 minutes in 2003 (August, Casablanca) to 8:25.10 in 2004 (June, Rabat), 8:21.38 in 2005 (June, Rabat) and 8:19.37 in 2006 (June, Rabat). In late 2007 Ezzine was described in the official I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafese Seboka
Tafese Seboka Jimma (born 29 September 1993) is an Ethiopian athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ... without qualifying for the final. Competition record References 1993 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Habte
Abraham Habte (born 14 July 1996) is an Eritrean long distance runner. In age-specific competitions, he finished sixth (and won a team bronze medal) in the junior race at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships. He finished eighth in the steeplechase at the 2014 African Championships and eighth in the 10,000 metres at the 2016 African Championships. His personal best times are 8:41.28 minutes in the steeplechase, achieved in June 2016 in Portland, Oregon; 13:30.98 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 2015 in Joensuu; 27:53.38 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2016 in Palo Alto; 1:02:17 hours in the half marathon, achieved in September 2015 in Copenhagen; and 2:11:56 hours in the marathon, achieved in December 2016 in Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaouad Chemlal
Jawad (Arabic & Persian: جواد), ; ; ; ; ) is an Arabic given name that means generous, liberal, magnanimous, merciful, and open-handed. The name is common in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Morocco and South Asia. First name *Jaouad Achab (born 1992), Belgian taekwondo practitioner of Moroccan origin * Jawad (born 1970), Pakistani singer and musician *Jaouad Akaddar (1984–2012), Moroccan footballer * Jawad Akeel (born 1978), Dutch-Qatari footballer * Javad Alizadeh (born 1953), Iranian cartoonist * Javad Allahverdi (born 1954), Iranian footballer *Jawad Anani (born 1943), Jordanian economist and politician * Jawad El Andaloussi, Moroccan footballer * Jawad Al Arrayed (born 1940), Bahraini politician * Jawad al-Assadi (born 1947), Iraqi theatre director and playwright * Jawad Bashir, Pakistani director, actor, and singer * Jawad Blunt (born 1995), Pakistani freestyle football champion * Jawad Botmeh, Palestinian student convicted of the 1994 attack in the London Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
