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2021 Weltklasse Zürich
The 2021 Weltklasse Zürich was an outdoor track and field meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Held on 28–29 August 2021 at the Letzigrund, it served as the finals of the 2021 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. It was the first time that Zürich exclusively hosted the Diamond League finals, as the 2020 Diamond League finals were cancelled due to COVID-19. It was also hailed as the best single-weekend track and field event of the year 2021. The first day was highlighted by Ryan Crouser winning his first shot put Diamond League title, and Berihu Aregawi and Francine Niyonsaba winning the new road 5K finals. On the second day in the 1500 metres races, women's 1500 m Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon beat World champion Sifan Hassan, but on the men's side the reverse happened as World champion Timothy Cheruiyot bested Olympic champ Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Results Day 1 Diamond League Finals Day 2 Diamond League Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the Urban agglomeration, urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zürich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5K Run
The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of . Also referred to as the 5K road race, 5 km, or simply 5K, it is the shortest of the most common road running distances. It is usually distinguished from the 5000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres. Among road running events, the 5K distance is mostly popular with novice or infrequent runners or joggers, as it is comparatively easier to complete the distance without endurance training. The 5K distance also makes the distance suitable for people looking to improve or maintain their general physical fitness, rather than develop long-distance running abilities. The brevity of the distance means that less time is required to take part in the activity and that people from a wide range of ages and abilities may participate. From a physiological perspective, five kilometres is towards the low end of endurance running. The combination of the activity's simpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kovacs
Joseph Mathias Kovacs (born June 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. He won silver medals at the 2017 World Championships, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. His personal best of 23.23 metres makes him the second best competitor all-time in the shot put event. Since college he was coached by Art Venegas, widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the world and the only coach to have athletes reach 73' with both the glide and rotational techniques in the shot put. Since 2019 he has been coached by his wife, Ashley Kovacs. Early life and education Kovacs was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1989. He excelled in high school track and field, winning PIAA titles in discus and shot put during his senior season. The winning shot put mark of is the PIAA Class AA state record. He attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Randazzo (athlete)
Filippo Randazzo (born 27 April 1996) is an Italian male long jumper. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Long jump. Career He was 7th at 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships. His indoor personal best is a measure over the eight meters, exactly 8.05 m established in Ancona on 18 February 2017. An injury occurred in April 2022 prevented him from appearing in Rieti at the 2022 Italian Athletics Championships where he would have had to defend the title in the long jump he had won in the previous five editions, as well as taking part in the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. where he had also qualified thanks to the target number. Statistics Personal best *Long jump outdoor: 8.12 m, Savona, 16 July 2020 *Long jump indoor: 8.05 m, Ancona, 18 February 2017 Achievements Circuit wins *Diamond League **British Grand Prix long jump: 2021 (8.11 m ) National titles Randazzo won nine national championships at individual senior level. *Italian Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radek Juška
Radek Juška (; born 8 March 1993, in Starovičky) is a Czech Republic, Czech track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. He was a silver medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015, at which he set a best of . Career Raised in Starovičky, in the south-eastern Břeclav District,Chceš u mě trénovat? Mazej do školy! Jak trenér usměrnil dálkaře . iDNES (2015-03-05). Retrieved on 2015-03-07. Juška made his international debut for the Czech Republic at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Despite having set a personal best of in June, he was far off this form at the competition and ranked 24th in qualifying with a best jump of . In 2013, he won the Czech under-23 titles in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Gföhler
Benjamin Gföhlerborn 27 January 1994 is a Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ... athlete specialising in the long jump. He finished fourth at the 2015 European U23 Championships. Before concentrating on the long jump he competed in the combined events. His personal bests in the long jump are 8.13 metres outdoors (+1.0 m/s, Oberteuringen 2016) and 7.94 metres indoors (Magglingen 2018). International competitions References 1994 births Living people Swiss male long jumpers Swiss decathletes Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Ehammer
Simon Ehammer (born 7 February 2000) is an athlete who competes internationally for Switzerland. His last victory is the men's decathlon in the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. He competes in 110 m hurdles, decathlon, heptathlon and long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a .... He won the long jump event at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships and was the bronze medalist in the long jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. International competitions References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ehammer, Simon Swiss decathletes 2000 births Living people World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 21st-century Swiss people World Athletics Championships athletes for Switzerland World Athletics Championships medalists Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruswahl Samaai
Ruswahl Samaai (born 25 September 1991) Glasgow2014. Retrieved on 2014-08-02. is a South African athlete who competes in the . He was the bronze medallist in the event at the and the . In 2017 he won the bronze medal in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffin McCarter
Steffin McCarter (born January 19, 1997) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. McCarter competed in the long jump at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics where he advanced to the finals. He was originally an alternate for the competition and earned his world championship berth after national champion Will Claye decided not to compete. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * 1997 births Living people American male long jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Texas People from Copperas Cove, Texas Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thobias Montler
Thobias Montler (born 15 February 1996) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2018 European Championships. Montler was a silver medalist in long jump at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. His personal bests in the event are 8.27 metres outdoors (Monaco 2021) and 8.38 metres indoors (Belgrade 2022). He was born Thobias Nilsson Montler, but legally changed his name to omit Nilsson in 2019. Among other reasons, the whole name did not fit on athlete's bibs or plane ticket, and neither had he ever used the Nilsson name personally. He hails from Landskrona. Montler won two NAIA national championships in the men's indoor and outdoor long jump with the Keiser Seahawks in West Palm Beach, Florida. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting an Olympic and European record. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Ingebrigtsen took silver in the event and a gold for the 5000 metres. He is a four-time European champion, winning the 1500 m/5000 m double in 2018 and 2022. His 1500 m victory in 2018 achieved at the age of 17 made him the second youngest ever individual senior European track and field champion, while his double was the first in history. Indoors, he is 2022 World Indoor Championship 1500 m silver medallist and a four-time European Indoor Championships medallist in the 1500/ 3000 metres events, including three golds. Ingebrigtsen won sixth successive titles at the European Cross Country Championships. He is the current world indoor record holder for the 1500 m, which he set on 17 February 2022 in Liévin, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Cheruiyot
Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event. At the World Athletics Championships, Cheruiyot won the silver medal in 2017 in London, and a gold in 2019 in Doha. He took the silver medal in his specialty event at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is also a two-time African Championship silver medallist from 2016 and 2018. Cheruiyot won the 1500 m Diamond League title on four occasions: in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. Achievements International competitions Diamond League wins and titles National championships Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:43.11 (Nairobi 2019) * 1500 metres – 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021) * One mile – 3:49.64 (Eugene, OR 2017) * 2000 metres – 5:03.05 (Nairobi 2020) * 5000 metres – 13:47.2 (Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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