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2007 Ironman World Championship
The 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship was a triathlon race held on October 13, 2007 in Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was the 31st Ironman World Championship, which has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978. The champions were Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington. The championship was organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). Medallists Men Women References {{WTC Ironman World Championship Navbox Ironman World Championship Ironman Iron Man, Ironman or Ironmen may refer to: *Nathaniel "Iron Man" Avery (1939–1985), American caddie for Arnold Palmer *Travis Fulton (1977–2021), American mixed martial arts fighter *Gunnar Graps (1951–2004), Estonian musician *Mick Murphy ... Sports competitions in Hawaii 2007 in sports in Hawaii Triathlon competitions in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triathlon
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included. The word is of Greek language, Greek origin, from τρεῖς or ''treis'' (three) and ἆθλος or ''athlos'' (competition). The sport originated in the late 1970s in Southern California as sports clubs and individuals developed the sport. This history has meant that #Nonstandard variations, variations of the sport were created and still exist. It also led to other three-stage races using the name triathlon despite not being continuous or not consisting of swim, bike, and run elements. Triathletes train to achieve endurance, strength and speed. The sport requires focused persistent and Sports periodization, periodised training for each of the three disciplines, as well as combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Lovato
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Competitions In Hawaii
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Triathlon
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Csomor
Erika Csomor (born 8 November 1973, Cegléd) is a Hungarian triathlete and duathlete. In 1998 she ran the marathon race at the European Championships, ending up in 36th place with a total time of 2:48:37. In 2001, she won the silver medal at the Duathlon Long Distance World Championships. In that same year she became World Champion in the ITU Duathlon World Championships held in Italy. In 2002, she was unable to successfully defend her title, but still managed to take the silver. Two years later at the 2004 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Geel, Belgium she became World Champion for the second time in her career. Also in 2004 she would win the bronze medal at the Duathlon Long Distance World Championships in Denmark. She won the silver medal at the 2007 Triathlon Long Distance World Championships in Lorient behind Leanda Cave. On 29 March 2008, she won the Ford Ironman 70.3 California with a time of 4:23:07 (unofficial), beating 2006 Ironman Hawaii champion Michellie J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Granger
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".E.G. Withycombe, ''Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names'' People *Belinda Ang (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore *Belinda Bauer (other), several people * Belinda Bencic (born 1997), Swiss tennis player * Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist *Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine * Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer. * Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand *Belinda Cowling, French medical researcher *Belinda Effah (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress. *Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer. * Belinda Kirk, Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dede Griesbauer
DeDe, De De, Dedé or Dédé may refer to: People Nickname or stage name * Dedé (Angolan footballer), born Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho * Dedé (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer born Leonardo de Deus Santos * Dedé (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer born Derivaldo Beserra Cavalcante * Dedé (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer born Anderson Vital da Silva * Dede Allen (1923–2010), American film editor * Dede Barry (born 1972), American cycle racer * Dédé Fortin (1962–2000), Canadian musician * DeDe Lattimore (born 1991), American football player * DeDe Lind (born 1947), American model and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month * Denise Lopez (Swedish singer), Mexican-born Swedish singer * De De Pierce (1904–1973), American jazz trumpeter and cornetist * Dedé Santana (born 1936), Brazilian comedian * Dede Westbrook (born 1993), American football player * Dede Wilsey (born 1944), American philanthropist Given name * Dedé Anderson (born 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Keat
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Early life After the Binding of Isaac, Sarah died. After taking care of her burial, Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant (whom the Torah commentators identify as Eliezer of Damascus) to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own family, rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Preston
Rebecca Preston (born 1979) is an Australian triathlete. She competes in the Ironman Triathlon and finished fifth in the 2007 Ironman World Championship. In 2005, Preston won the Ironman UK, in 2006 she won Ironman Austria and Ironman Switzerland, while in 2007 she won Ironman Switzerland and Antwerp Ironman 70.3 An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting o .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Preston, Rebecca Living people 1979 births Australian female triathletes Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Lawn
Joanna Lawn (born 1973) is an Ironman Triathlon, ironman triathlete from New Zealand. She began in cycling before becoming a triathlete. She went on to win the Ironman Triathlon, Ironman New Zealand competition every year from 2003 to 2008 and again in 2010. She competed at the 2009 Ironman World Championship References External links Joanna Lawn's home page 1973 births Living people New Zealand female triathletes 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women {{NewZealand-triathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Major
Michael John Lohan ( ; born April 25, 1960) is an American television personality, best known as the father of actress Lindsay Lohan. Early life Michael Lohan is the oldest of four children born to Marilyn (née Desiderio) and Richard Lohan. He has Irish and Italian ancestry. Career At age 20, Lohan became a Wall Street trader on the floor of the commodity exchange. As of 2021, Lohan co-hosts a weekly radio show covering topics of addiction recovery on KPRC 950 AM in Houston, Texas. Personal life Lohan married Dina, a former singer and dancer, on November 2, 1985. Dina and Michael Lohan have four children: daughters Lindsay (born July 2, 1986) and Aliana (born December 22, 1993), and sons Michael, Jr. (born 1987) and Dakota "Cody" (born June 16, 1996). The parents separated when their daughter Lindsay was three, and later reunited. Dina filed for divorce on January 18, 2005. AdditionaWebCitationarchive, October 13, 2016. In August 2007, the former couple announced a final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
