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Alberto Cruz (racewalker)
Alberto Cruz (born 6 June 1972) is a Mexican former racewalker. He was a world junior champion and took a bronze medal at the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Amongst his senior honours are gold medals from the Central American and Caribbean and Ibero-American Championships. Career Cruz was highly successful as a junior athlete. He won three straight golds at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, winning his first at the age of fourteen in 1986 and his last in 1990. He became world junior champion in 1988 and returned two years later to defend his title, narrowly finishing second behind Ilya Markov (who would go on to win an Olympic medal in the sport). Cruz also won two consecutive gold medals at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships (1989 and 1991). On his senior debut for Mexico, a sixteen-year-old Cruz was disqualified at the 1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup. He performed well in his subsequent outings, however, taking tenth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') is a new regional confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean, replacing the Pan American Athletics Commission. The organization was founded on October 28, 2011, during the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The inaugural president is Víctor López from Puerto Rico, former president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). Championships APA organizes the following championships and cups: *Pan American Junior Championships * Pan American Youth Championships * Pan American Marathon Championships *Pan American Cross Country Cup *Pan American Combined Events Cup * Pan American Race Walking Cup Member associations Due to the constitution, membership in the Association shall consist of World Athletics member fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for the Bahamas, is located about west of the city centre of Nassau, and has daily flights to major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. The city is located on the island of New Providence. Nassau is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates. The city was named in honour of William III of England, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Nassau's modern growth began in the late eighteenth century, with the influx of thousands of Loyalists and their slaves to the Bahamas following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Central American And Caribbean Junior Championships In Athletics
The 8th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Nassau, Bahamas, between 30 June-2 July 1988. Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. Male Junior A (under 20) Female Junior A (under 20) Male Junior B (under 17) Female Junior B (under 17) Medal table (unofficial) Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 223 athletes (125 junior (under-20) and 98 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: * (5) * (59) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (35) * (13) * México (23) * (5) * (41) * (3) * (9) * (22) References External linksOfficial CACAC Website {{Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Central American And Caribbean Junior Championships In Athletics
The 7th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Mexico City, Mexico, on 26–29 June 1986. Results were affected by altitude. Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. Male Junior A (under 20) Female Junior A (under 20) Male Junior B (under 17) Female Junior B (under 17) Medal table (unofficial) Participation (unofficial) Belize competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 262 athletes (154 junior (under-20) and 108 youth (under-17)) from about 12 countries: * (22) * (8) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (51) * (3) * México (88) * (5) * Panamá (1) * (45) * (32) References External linksOfficial CACAC Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Pan American Race Walking Cup
The 2000 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Poza Rica, Veracruz, México. The track of the Cup runs in the Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortínez. A detailed report was given by Juan Ramon Pina. The Mexican Athletics Federation used the event as trials for the Olympic Games in Sydney. Therefore, a great number of guest athletes competed out of competition. Complete results, medal winners until 2011, and the results for the Mexican athletes were published. Medallists Results Men's 20 km *: Started as a guest out of competition. Team Men's 50 km *: Started as a guest out of competition. Team Women's 20 km *: Started as a guest out of competition. Team Participation The participation of 72 athletes (plus 58 guest athletes) from 12 countries is reported. * (1) * (5) * (9) * (6) * (1) * (4) * (5) * (7) * México Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor to the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest in Mexico with an estimated population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and the second most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP ( PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, the city itself has a population of 1,142,194. Monterrey is one of the most livable cities in Mexico, and a 2018 study found that suburb San Pedro Garza García is the city with the best quality of life in Mexico. It serves as a commercial center of northern Mexico and is the base of many significant international corporations. Its purchasing power parity-adjusted GDP per capita is considerably higher than the rest of Mexico's at around US$35,500, compared to the country's US$18,800. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel García (racewalker)
Daniel García Córdova (born October 28, 1971) is a Mexican race walker. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Personal bests * 20 km: 1:18:27 hrs – Poděbrady, 19 April 1997 * 50 km: 3:50:05 hrs – Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., 2 August 1996 International competitions *: Started as a guest out of competition. References * * 1971 births Living people Athletes from Mexico City Mexican male racewalkers Olympic male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in athletics (tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Pérez
Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, becoming the oldest-ever silver medal winner in the 20 km walk event. Following his win he embarked on a pilgrimage, walking, jogging and running from Quito's Franciscan cathedral to his hometown of Cuenca. In the 2008 Olympics he won silver in the same event. He announced his retirement from the sport at 2008. In the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, Pérez also set the world best performance (as there are no world records in race walking) with 1:17:21 in the 20 km. Pérez had fourth-place finishes in the 20 km walk at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Early life Pérez was born in El Vecino, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cuenca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''V Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fifth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain from 17–19 July.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-11-18. A total of 41 track and field events were contested (22 by men and 19 by women) and 14 new championship records were set.Ibero-American Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-11-18. The were to be celebrated a month later and, as a result of timing and location, the Ibero-American Championships attracted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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