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2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19 and 20, 2016. In the first leg of the final, Bahamas' Michael Mathieu was the first to break, keeping Kyle Clemons behind him through the entire leg. Dylan Borlée from the Borlée Brothers Team, Belgium, held off Jamaica's Ricardo Chambers until just before the handoff. The USA executed an ideal first handoff, with Clemons just edging ahead of Mathieu on the final straightaway, reaching across the zone to hand off to Calvin Smith Jr. who gained a two-metre lead over Alonzo Russell in the exchange. From there, USA went unchallenged to the gold medal, continually expanding the lead. After a short battle with Jamaica's Dane Hyatt, Jonathan Borlée ducked in behind Russell. Lalonde Gordon also ran a strong leg for Trinidad and Tobago to put them near Borlée at the handoff. Robin Vanderbemden was the only non-Borlée brother on the Belgian team. Almost immediately after ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1989 and opened in 1990, it is located on the east side of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. It is best known for the twin spire towers, which provide light into the building's interior and for housing the world's largest Foucault pendulum. The center is owned by Metro, the Portland area's regional government, and operated by the Metropolitan Exposition and Recreation Commission, a subsidiary of Metro. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF). It is the largest convention center in Oregon, at nearly . The complex includes of exhibit space. It features the largest ballroom in the City of Portland at . The original building was built in the late 1980s, opened in 1990, and was expanded in 2003. ZGF was also involved in designing the expansion. More recently, the building has become known for upward illuminating the twin sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices in Russian athletics, the IAAF provisionally suspended Russia's membership of the organisation in November 2015, effectively excluding the country both from hosting events and entering competitions. Russia's effective exclusion from the tournament was confirmed in November 2015 when it was announced by IAAF that a decision over lifting its provisional suspension from international athletics would not be taken until the end of March at the earliest. Bidding process Portland was selected unanimously with the only other bidder being 2003 host Birmingham, England. Birmingham was ultimately selected as the host of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The reason Portland was selected for 2016 and Birmingham being selected in 2018 is tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brown (athlete)
Christopher Deon "Chris" Brown (born 15 October 1978), also known as "Fireman", is a Bahamian track and field athlete from the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, who mainly competes in the 400 m. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, he has also won four World Championships medals in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is an alumnus of Norfolk State University. In 2005 he finished fourth in the 400 m final at the World Championships. Also took a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay a few days later. In 2007, his most successful year, Brown won gold medals in both the individual 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 Pan American Games. In the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Brown tied the Bahamian national record, when finishing fourth in the 400 m final. Brown (together with Avard Moncur, Andrae Williams and Michael Mathieu) also won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships. In 2008 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Riley
Ashley Riley (born April 27, 1995) is a male sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. He attended CR Walker High School in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Colby Community College and Southeastern Louisiana University. Riley won a silver medal at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, by running the third leg in the first heat on the 4 x 400 Relay. He also competed in the 4 x 400 Relay at the 2016 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics in San Salvador, El Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital .... Personal bests References External links World AthleticsSouthern Louisiana 1995 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas Southeastern Louisiana University a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathon Allen
Nathon Allen (born 28 October 1995) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. Allen of St. Jago High School and Twayne Crooks of Kingston College are the two school boys named to represent Jamaica at second staging of the World Relays in Nassau. He won an Olympic silver medal as a member of the Jamaican 4×400 m relay team. Allen ran for Auburn University, under coach Henry Rolle Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick, Somerset, Shapwick in Somerset, was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as Member of parliament, MP for Callington (UK Parliament constituency), Call .... He was also an individual finalist in the 400 meters at the 2017 World Championships, finishing fifth. Personal bests References External links *Nathon Allenat OmRiyadat * {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Nathon 1995 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demish Gaye
Demish Gaye (born 20 January 1993) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the final. A year earlier he competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Indoor Championships finishing fourth. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor * 200 metres – 20.48 (+0.4 m/s, Kingston 2017) * 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... – 44.55 (London 2017) References External links * 1993 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Feeney
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender *Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Records In Masters Athletics
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. These are the current world records in various five-year-groups , maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters (Veterans) Athletics (Track and Field). Starting at age 35, each age group starts on the athlete's birthday in years that are evenly divisible by 5 and extends until the next such occurrence. For record purposes, older athletes are not included in younger age groups, except in the case of relay team members. A relay team's age group is determined by the age of the youngest member. Some Masters events (hurdles, throwing implements) have modified specifications. The combined events use an age-graded result applied against the standard scoring table. Key to tables below: Men 100 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Vanderbemden
Robin Vanderbemden (born 10 February 1994) is a Belgian Sprint (running), sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Championships and 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 20.93 (−0.2 m/s, Oordegem-Lede 2015) *400 metres – 46.10 (Tallinn 2015) Indoor *60 metres – 6.68 (Ghent 2014) See also * Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderbemden, Robin 1994 births Living people Belgian male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium World Athletics Championships medalists European Championships (multi-sport event) gold medalists European Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée (; born 22 February 1988) is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family. He qualified for the finals of the 400 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was a semi-finalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and winner at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Borlée also takes part in the Belgian 4 × 400 m relay team. The team won gold at the 2012, 2016 and 2018 European Championships, and the 2015 European Indoor Championships. The team finished 4th at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won silver at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and bronze at the 2010 European Championships. Biography Borlée family The patriarch of the Borlee family is Jacques, bronze medalist at the 1983 European Indoor Championships in Budapest on 200 m, while his first wife Edith Demaertelaere was a good sprinter with a personal best of 23.89. Six of his seven children are athletes (the first five born from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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