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2001 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Javelin Throw
The final of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres. Cuba's eventual winner Osleidys Menéndez broke the event record twice during the final, in her second (69.42 metres) and third attempt (69.53 metres). Medalists Schedule *''All times are Mountain Standard Time The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The cloc ... ( UTC−7)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1998 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest) * 2000 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney) * 2002 Women's European Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikaela Ingberg
Mikaela Johanna Emilia Ingberg (born 29 July 1974 in Vaasa) is a female javelin thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 64.03 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Berlin. She was nicknamed "Mikke" during her career. Her achievements include bronze medals at the 1995 World Championships, 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... and 2002 European Championships. She has been coached by Tapio Korjus. Achievements References External links * * * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Vaasa Finnish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Țilea-Moldovan
Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (born 29 September 1967 in Măgura Ilvei, Bistrița-Năsăud) is a Romanian javelin thrower. She is a four-time Olympian, and winner of the gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Her personal best throw is 63.89 metres. Achievements References * 1967 births Living people Romanian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Romania World Athletics Championships medalists Romanian masters athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Coslovich
Claudia Coslovich (born 26 April 1972 in Trieste) is a former Italian athlete who specialized in the javelin throw. Her personal best was 65.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Ljubljana. She is a member of the Slovene ethnic minority of Friuli - Venezia Giulia. She is engaged to the hammer thrower Nicola Vizzoni. Achievements National titles She has won twenty individual national championship titles, an Italian all-time record for a woman. *13 wins in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ... (11 consecutively from 1993 to 2003 and 2007, 2008) *7 wins in the javelin throw at the Italian Winter Throwing Championships (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007) See also * Italian records in athletics * Italian all-time lists - Javelin throw Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taina Kolkkala
Taina Maria Ojaniemi, formerly Kolkkala, née Uppa (born 24 October 1976 in Pori) is a retired female javelin thrower from Finland. Her personal best is 64.06 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Pihtipudas Pihtipudas is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the Finnish national road 4, highway 4 (European route E75, E75), about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of .... She is nicknamed "Taikku". International competitions References *sports-reference 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Pori Finnish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland {{finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiomara Rivero
Xiomara Rivero Azcuy (born 24 December 1968 in Guane, Pinar del Río) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the .... Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001. at Sports-Reference.com. International competitions References * Actualmente es entrenadora del equipo nacional minusválido cubano 1968 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatyana Shikolenko
Tatyana Ivanovna Shikolenko (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Шиколенко; born 10 May 1968 in Krasnodar) is a retired Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she won two silver medals at the World Championships. Her personal best throw of 67.20 metres was achieved in 2000. She battled primarily with Mirela Manjani, who captured the gold medal on both occasions Shikolenko finished second. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tatyana Shikolenko represented Belarus for a while until switching nationality to her birth country Russia in 1996. Her sister Natalya also achieved distinction in javelin throwing; she however remained a Belarusian citizen. International competitions See also *List of nationality transfers in athletics * List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) *List of Belarus-related topics An enlargeable map of the Republic of Belarus This is a list of topics related to Belarus. Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Nerius
Steffi Nerius (; born 1 July 1972) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European and World Champion. She also won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her personal best throw was 68.34 m, set in 2008. This ranks her second among German female javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll. Initially playing volleyball in school, Nerius later switched to athletics. She was taught the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ... by her mother, a former javelin thrower. Her first international success was a bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships. Her first gold medal at a major competition came at the 2006 European Championships. From 2003 to 2006 she won four consecutive G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi
Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (Greek: Αγγελική Τσιολακούδη, , born 10 May 1976 in Alexandroupoli, Greece) is a Greek javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 63.14 metres, achieved at the 2002 European Championships in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu .... Achievements References * * 1976 births Living people Greek female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Greece Sportspeople from Alexandroupolis Egyptian people of Greek descent Olympic female javelin throwers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Bilodeau
Dominique Bilodeau (born 14 May 1979) is a Canadian javelin thrower. In 2001, she competed in the women's javelin throw at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event ... held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She did not qualify to compete in the final. References External links * * Living people 1979 births Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian female javelin throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Mirela Țermure
Ana Mirela Țermure (born 13 January 1975 in Căianu Mic, Bistrița-Năsăud County) is a retired javelin thrower from Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... Termure's personal best was 65.08 metres in Bucharest on June 10, 2001. She tested positive for norandrosterone at the 2001 IAAF World Championships and received a two-year doping ban.IAAF News n.53 November 2001, p.3: POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS AT 12 November 2001 International competitions References External links * * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Bistrița-Năsăud County Romanian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Miyake
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the .... She twice competed at World Championships failing to qualify for the final round. With a personal best of 61.15 metres, she is a former Japanese record holder in the event.Nakamura, Ken (2001-05-07)Takako Miyake sets national javelin throw record in Mito IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-27. International competitions References 1974 births Living people Japanese female javelin throwers Asian Games competitors for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
