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2016 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's Shot Put
The women's shot put at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini in Grosseto from 11–16 June. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in athletics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 IPC Athletics European Championships - Women's shot put 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 ... 2016 in women's athletics Shot put at the World Para Athletics European Championships ... [...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] |
T34 (classification)
T34 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics. The classification is one of eight specifically for athletes with cerebral palsy, and one of four for athletes with cerebral palsy who use a wheelchair. People in this class have hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. This class includes people who have cerebral palsy, or who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Definition This classification is for disability athletics. This classification is one of eight classifications for athletes with cerebral palsy, four for wheelchair athletes ( T31, T32, T33, T34) and four for ambulant ones (T35, T36, T37 and T38). Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the athletes in this classification as: "CP4, see CP-ISRA classes (appendix) Wheelchair". The classification in the appendix by Buckley goes on to say "The athlete has minimal limitations or control problems in their arms and trunk while pushing a wheelchair." The Australian Paralympic Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T41 (classification)
T41 is disability sport classification for disability athletics. It is used in track athlete and has a sister classification F41 for field athletes. This is a classification for athletes with short stature. Sport The T41 and F41 classification is for disability athletics. T41 do not currently challenge for any track events and none of the jumping events. The events presently open for T41 athletes are in the F41 shot put, javelin throw and discus throw. The International Paralympic Committee defined this classification on their website in July 2016 as, "(Short stature)". Performance and rules In relay events involving T40s classes, no baton is used. Instead, a handoff takes place via touch in the exchange zone. History The classification was created by the International Paralympic Committee and has roots in a 2003 attempt to address "the overall objective to support and co-ordinate the ongoing development of accurate, reliable, consistent and credible sport focused c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T40 (classification)
T40 is disability sport classification for disability athletics, specifically athletes of short stature. Male athletes under 130 cm (4 ft in) and female athletes under 125 cm (4 ft in) can compete in this category. Sport This classification is for disability athletics. Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the athletes in this classification as: "Dwarf class - achondroplasia or similar J18 years old max height: 145cm (male) 140cm (female)." The Australian Paralympic Committee defines this classification as being for athletes who have the "People with dwarfism due to achondroplasia or a variant of this." A 2012 International Paralympic Committee Athletics Classification Project report proposed splitting the current T40 classification, with more restrictive T40 eligibility criteria (for shorter or more disproportionate athletes) and a new T41 classification (for athletes at the minimum disability end of the current class). This propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Vertinskaya
Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene ( Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans. Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irinochka. Origin Irina is connected with Irene of Macedonia who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd century, while others date her death in the year 315. Opinions also differ about the location of her birthplace, the city of Magedon, placing it either in Persia or in Migdonia (Macedonia). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Liebhardt
Franziska Liebhardt (born 5 January 1982) is a Paralympic athlete from Germany. She competes in throwing events in the F37 classification and in the long jump in the T37 classification. , she holds the women's F37 world record in the shot put, which she set whilst competing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... in Rio de Janeiro. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liebhardt, Franziska 1982 births Living people German female shot putters German female long jumpers Paralympic athletes for Germany Paralympic gold medalists for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T37 (classification)
T37 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics in track and jump events. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. It is the athletics equivalent of the more general CP7 classification. Definition This classification is for disability athletics in track and jump events. This classification is one of seven classifications for athletes with cerebral palsy. Similar classifications are T32, T33, T34, T35, T36, and T38. The Australian Paralympic Committee defines this classification as being for "Moderate to minimal hemiplegia (i.e. one half of the body affected – arm and leg on same side). Good functional ability in non affected side. Walks / runs without assistive devices, but with a limp." The International Paralympic Committee defined this classification on their website in July 2016 as, "Coordination impairments (hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis)". Disability groups Multiple types of disabilitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliane Mogge
Juliane Mogge (born 5 March 1990) is a German Paralympic athlete who competes at international track and field competitions in the shot put. She is a World silver medalist and a two-time European European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe ... bronze medalist. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mogge, Juliane 1990 births Living people German female shot putters Sportspeople with cerebral palsy Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Sportspeople from Kassel 21st-century German women 21st-century German people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Lipatnikova
Galina Sergeyevna Lipatnikova (russian: Галина Сергеевна Липатникова; born 25 April 1984) is a Russian para-athlete, darts player and para-swimmer (regional class). In athletics, specializing in shot put, she is a one-time Paralympic champion and two-times runner-up in the Worlds and Europeans. Career Lipatnikova represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Russian athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee (acronym RPC). On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four y ... in the shot put F36 event and won a gold medal. Awards Lipatnikova is a Master of Sports in athletics and darts. She is also a Master of Sport of International Class. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipatnikova, Galina 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Perm, Russia Russian female shot putters Paralymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Kober
Birgit Kober (born 10 July 1971) is a German Paralympic athlete. She initially competed in F34 seated throwing events, and from 2011-2013 she became the reigning champion at European, World and Paralympic level in both shot put and javelin in her class. At the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, she broke the world record in both her events. Following changes to the IPC rules for seated throws in 2014, she chose to compete in a standing position as an F36 athlete. She won the F36 shot put at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games with a Paralympic record throw. she is World Record holder in the Women's F36 shot put, a distance of 11.52 m set in July 2016. Career history Early history Kober was born in 1971 and grew up in Munich. She took to sport at a young age, and by 14 she was involved in athletics and the javelin throw while at school in Munich. At the age of 16 a reaction with medical treatment left her deaf, and a year later she suffered an epileptic seizure. While still a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T36 (classification)
T36 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. It includes people with cerebral palsy. T36 is used by the International Paralympic Committee. This classification competes at the Paralympic Games. Definition This classification is for disability athletics. This classification is one of eight classifications for athletes with cerebral palsy; four for wheelchair athletes ( T31, T32, T33, T34) and four for ambulant ones ( T35, T36, T37 and T38). Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the athletes in this classification as: "CP6, see CP-ISRA classes (appendix) Ambulant " The classification in the appendix by Buckley goes on to say "These athletes do not have the capacity to remain still and they show involuntary movements with all four limbs affected. They usually walk without assistive devices" The Australian Paralympic Committee defines this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T35 (classification)
T35 (T for ''track'') is a disability sport classification for disability athletics' running competitions. It includes people who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis. This includes people with cerebral palsy. The classification is used at the Paralympic Games. The corresponding F35 classification (F for ''(in)Field'') includes club and discus throw, shot put, and javelin. Definition This classification is for disability athletics. This classification is one of eight classifications for athletes with cerebral palsy, four for wheelchair athletes ( T31, T32, T33, T34) and four for ambulant athletes(T35, T36, T37 and T38). Jane Buckley, writing for the Sporting Wheelies, describes the athletes in this classification as: "CP5, see CP-ISRA classes (appendix) Ambulant". The classification in the appendix by Buckley goes on to say "The athlete may need assistive devices for walking but not in standing or throwing. The athlete may have sufficient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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