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2016 European Cross Country Championships
The 2016 European Cross Country Championships was the 23rd edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Chia, Italy. Aras Kaya won the men's senior title, making it three straight victories for Turkey in that event, following in the footsteps of fellow Kenyan-Turkish runners Polat Kemboi Arıkan and Ali Kaya. Yasemin Can, became Turkey's first senior women's winner and also led her nation to the team title. Great Britain were the most successful in the team races, claiming the senior men's, under-23 women's and junior women's titles; the country reached the podium in all categories. The 2016 edition saw increased Kenyan dominance at the competition, with the top two runners in both senior races being Kenyan-born, as well as the men's under-23 winner. [...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] |
Adel Mechaal
Adel Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is a Morocco-born Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Over the 3000 and 5000 metres, Mechaal is a four-time European Championship medallist. He also won two medals for the men's senior races at the European Cross Country Championships. In February 2022, Mechaal set a European indoor 3000 m record with a time of 7:30.82 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York. He won multiple Spanish outdoor and indoor titles between 2015 and 2023 (1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m) Statistics Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:47.69 (Barcelona 2019) * 1500 metres – 3:30.77 (Tokyo 2021) ** 1500 metres indoor – 3:33.28 (Birmingham 2023) * 3000 metres – 7:35.28 (Paris 2017) ** 3000 metres indoor – 7:30.82 (New York 2022) * 5000 metres – 13:06.02 (Oslo 2022) * 10,000 metres – 27:50.56 (London 2018) ;Road * 10 kilometres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alper Demir
Alper Demir is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for his contributions to stochastic modeling and analysis of phase noise. Education and career After graduating from Ankara Science High School in 1987, Demir studied electrical engineering at Bilkent University, where he got his B.S. in 1991, and then immigrated to the United States where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 and 1997, respectively. Prior to getting to a full career at Koç University, Demir worked on some summer jobs in Motorola (1995) and Cadence Design Systems (1996). He then joined Bell Labs, serving there from 1997 to 2000 and until 2002 worked at CeLight. While there, he was responsible for creation of as many as six inventions and was co-author of two books about nonlinear noise analysis and analog design methodologies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano La Rosa
Stefano La Rosa (born 28 September 1985 in Grosseto) is an Italian long distance runner. He is a five-time Italian champion (twice over 10,000 metres and three times over 5000 metres). Biography Of Sicilian descent, as a junior athlete, he came 52nd at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He came 16th over 5000 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but managed a 1500 metres/5000 m double at the Italian junior championships. He won a team silver medal in the under-23 section of the 2006 European Cross Country Championships, courtesy of his tenth-place finish. He improved to fifth place in this category at the 2007 European race. Senior success came two years later in the form of a 5000 m silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara and a team bronze medal at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships alongside Daniele Meucci. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djilali Bedrani
Djilali Bedrani (born 1 October 1993) is a French runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He reached the final at the 2018 European Championships finishing tenth. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:54.02 (Auch 2011) *1000 metres – 2:33.69 (Périgueux 2010) *1500 metres – 3:39.30 (Marseille 2018) *3000 metres – 8:15.96 (Sollentuna 2013) *5000 metres – 14:21.18 (Talence 2014) *10 kilometres – 29:08 (Houilles 2018) *3000 metres steeplechase – 8:05.23 (Doha 2019) Indoor *800 metres – 1:52.02 (Nantes 2019) *1500 metres – 3:42.53 (Val-de-Reuil 2019) *3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ... – 7:41.40 (Liévin 2020) References 1993 births Living people French male steeplechase runners Sportsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewi Griffiths (athlete)
Dewi Griffiths (born 16 August 1931) is a BBC radio host and former Welsh television producer. He joined BBC Wales from the Royal Air Force where he became a producer of TV sports programmes, notably rugby union broadcasts. After his retirement, he hosted the nostalgia record programme ''A String of Pearls'' on BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the 'Radio 4 Wales' opt-out service (previously the Welsh Home Service). Radio Wales br .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Dewi Living people British television producers Women television producers Welsh radio presenters BBC Radio Wales presenters Welsh women radio presenters 1931 births 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morhad Amdouni
Morhad Amdouni (born 21 June 1988) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. Amdouni was the European under-20 champion in track (5000 m) and cross country running in 2007. He is a two-time French national champion. Personal life Born in France on the island of Corsica, Amdouni is of Tunisian descent. Running career Amdouni made his junior international debut in the 1500 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics but did not progress past the heats. At the 2006 European Cross Country Championships he finished twelfth in the junior race, gaining the team bronze medal with France alongside Noureddine Smaïl. He made significant progress in the junior ranks the following year: first, he managed 38th place at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and then he won the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2007 European Athletics Junior C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Connor
Ben Connor (born 17 October 1992) is a British runner who won the Night of 10,000m PBs event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships and the 2017 English National Cross Country Championships. Connor competed in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Career Connor is a member of Derby Athletics Club. He has trained with Ray Treacy (track and field), Ray Treacy in the US, and in Manchester, United Kingdom. From 2019, Connor has been self-coached. In 2017, Connor won the English National Cross Country Championships. In the same year, he came sixth at the 2017 European Cross Country Championships, and fifth at the Night of 10,000m PBs race. In 2018, Connor came eighth at the Barcelona Half Marathon in a Personal record, personal best time of 1:01:12. It was the eighth fastest time in history by a Briton. Connor was a favourite for the 2018 Night of 10,000m PBs race. In 2019, Connor won the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Najibe Salami
Najibe Salami (born 7 July 1985), also called Marco which is the Italian version of the Arabic Najibe, is an Italian male long-distance runner, who won five Italian championships. Biography Born in Italy from father Moroccan and mother of Gibraltar, he obtained Italian citizenship only in 2004 when he was already of age. National titles * Italian Athletics Championships ** 5000 m: 2017 ** 10 km road: 2018 * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ** 1500 m: 2011, 2013 ** 3000 m: 2007 See also * Naturalized athletes of Italy The Naturalized athletes of Italy are those naturalization, naturalized citizens who are part, or have been part, of the Italy national athletics team. The rules The Italian Government and consequently Italian Athletics Federation, FIDAL firstly ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salami, Najibe 1985 births Living people Italian male cross country runners Italian male long-distance runners Italian people of Moroccan descent Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soufiane Bouchikhi
Soufiane Bouchikhi (born 22 March 1990 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Belgian long-distance runner. He represented his country in the 5000 metres at the 2017 World Championships narrowly missing the final. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha he made the 10 000m final and finished 13th. In addition, he won the silver medal in the U23 category at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:43.03 (Oordegem 2021) *3000 metres – 7:55.55 (Birmingham 2017) *5000 metres – 13:19.55 (Heusden-Zolder 2018) *10,000 metres – 27:41.20 (Palo Alto 2018) *10 kilometres – 28:16(Manchester 2021) * 10 miles – 48:55 (Tilburg 2016) *Half marathon – 1:02:59 (New York 2019) *Marathon - 2:12:39 (Dresden 2021) Indoor * One mile – 4:02.90 (Notre Dame 2012) *3000 metres – 7:53.99 (Seattle 2012) *5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondre Nordstad Moen
Sondre Nordstad Moen (born 12 January 1991) is a Norwegian long-distance runner. He set a European record in marathon in 2017 when winning the Fukuoka Marathon, a record he held for ten months. He has also held European records in 25,000 metres, and in one hour run. Personal life Nordstad Moen was born in Trondheim on 12 January 1991. Career Moen qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 19th in the marathon with a time of 2:14:17. After the Olympic Games in Rio, he asked the Italian Coach Renato Canova to follow his training, and the collaboration produced big improvement: European Marathon Record in Fukuoka (2:05:48 in 2017), Nordic Records in 10000m (27:24.79 in Kristiansand in 2019) and in Half Marathon (59:47 in 2017). His achievements include victory at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in 2010, and a gold medal in 10,000 metres at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. Moen holds multiple Norwegian records, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdi Hakin Ulad
Abdi-Hakin Achkel Ulad (born 14 June 1991 in Kismayo Town, Somalia) is a Danish track and field athlete competing in long-distance running (5,000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathons and marathons). Ulad represented Denmark at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. As of 2022, he is currently suspended following a failed drug test. Biography At the age of eleven, he arrived as a refugee in Denmark together with his aunt. Abdi Hakin Ulad became a citizen of Denmark through naturalization on 28 October 2010. He lives in Skælskør, competes for Hvidovre AM and his coach is Leo Madsen. On 11 July 2013, Ulad ran 10,000 metres in 29m 44.78sec and achieved a bronze medal at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tampere, Finland. On 13 September 2015, Ulad became Danish half marathon champion with the time of 1h 2m 48sec. At the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Ulad ranked as number five at the half marathon with the time of 1h 3min 22sec. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
