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Archery At The 1968 Summer Paralympics ...
Archery at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of thirteen events, eight for men and five for women. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Archery 1968 Summer Paralympics events 1968 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 1964 Summer Paralympics
Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ... at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Archery 1964 Summer Paralympics events 1964 Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Gauthier
Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South Australia) Kiribati * Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean United States * Gilbert, Arizona, a town * Gilbert, Arkansas, a town * Gilbert, Florida, the airport of Winterhaven * Gilbert, Iowa, a city * Gilbert, Louisiana, a village * Gilbert, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Gilbert, Minnesota, a city * Gilbert, Nevada, ghost town * Gilbert, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, South Carolina, a town * Gilbert, West Virginia, a town * Gilbert, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Mount Gilbert (other), various mountains * Gilbert River (Oregon) Outer space * Gilbert (lunar crater) * Gilbert (Martian crater) Arts and ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Paralympics Events
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * January 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosaleen Gallagher
Rosaleen is an Irish female first name. It is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Róisín, the diminutive of "rose" in the Irish language; it therefore means "little rose". It has use in Ireland since the 16th century, possibly popularised by Rosaline in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The name featured in "Dark Rosaleen" by James Clarence Mangan, a patriotic poem disguised as a love song, in a time when nationalistic expression was outlawed in Ireland. Thus the name is a poetic symbol of Ireland. ''Dark Rosaleen'' is also the name of a novel by Elizabeth O'Shea Dillon, published in 1884, which was serialised in '' United Ireland''. People with the given name *Rosaleen Davey (born 1947), Irish visual artist *Rosaleen Linehan (born 1937), Irish stage, screen and television actress *Rosaleen Love (born 1940), Australian science journalist and writer *Rosaleen McDonagh, activist, playwright and Irish Traveller *Rosaleen Mills (1905–1993), Irish activist and educator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Brooks
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Arkansas * Ruth, California * Ruth, Louisiana * Ruth, Pulaski County, Kentucky * Ruth, Michigan * Ruth, Mississippi * Ruth, Nevada * Ruth, North Carolina * Ruth, Virginia * Ruth, Washington * Ruth, West Virginia In space * Ruth (lunar crater), crater on the Moon * Ruth (Venusian crater), crater on Venus * 798 Ruth, asteroid People * Ruth (biblical figure) * Ruth (given name) contains list of namesakes including fictional * Princess Ruth or Keʻelikōlani, (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess Surname * A. S. Ruth, American politician * Babe Ruth (1895–1948), American baseball player * Connie Ruth, American politician * Earl B. Ruth (1916–1989), American politician * Elizabeth Ruth, Canadian novelist * Kristin Ruth, American judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Marraschin
Mireille () is a French given name, derived from the Provençal Occitan name ''Mirèio'' (or ''Mirèlha'' in the classical norm of Occitan, ). It could be related to the Occitan verb ''mirar'' "to look, to admire" or to the given names ''Miriam'' "Myriam", ''Maria'' "Mary". It was almost never given to babies in France, except in families originating from Provence and around the Mediterranean sea. Notable people with the name include: * Mireille Balin (1909–1968), French actress * Mireille Chinain, marine scientist from French Polynesia *Mireille Darc (1938–2017), French model and actress *Mireille Delunsch (born 1962), French operatic soprano * Mireille Enos (born 1975), American actress *Mireille Gingras (born 1971), Canadian-American neurobiologist and entrepreneur *Mireille Guiliano (born 1946), French-American author * Mireille Hartuch (1906–1996), French singer and composer, known by the stage name "Mireille" *Mireille Johnston (1935–2000), French-American cook and aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Keller
Arlette is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Arlette or Herleva, the mother of William the Conqueror * Arlette Alcock (born 1958), Métis-Canadian folk musician *Marie-Arlette Carlotti (born 1952), French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France *Arlette Chabot (born 1951), prominent French journalist and political commentator *Arlette Cousture, OC (born 1948), Canadian writer * Arlette Franco (born 1939), member of the National Assembly of France *Arlette Grosskost (born 1953), member of the National Assembly of France * Arlette Laguiller (born 1940), French Trotskyist politician *Arlette Langmann, French screenwriter, film editor and production designer *Arlette Lefebvre, CM, O.Ont (born 1947), child psychiatrist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada *Arlette Marchal (1902–1984), French film actress *Arlette Sterckx (1964), Belgian Television actress *Arlette Zola, singer who represented Switzerland in the Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Webb
Judith "Judy" Ann Webb is an ecologist and conservationist. Biography Webb studied Botany and Zoology at university and subsequently taught at Milham Ford School, Oxford. She is a practical field ecologist and has been involved with conservation through advising and leading local Oxfordshire organisations since the 1990s. This has included making extensive records of the flora and fauna of Oxfordshire, public speaking and organising official re-introductions of plants such as creeping marshwort (''Apium repens'') at Cutteslowe Pond. She is the Assistant Editor of the Bulletin of the Dipterists Forum and the Chair of the Friends of Lye Valley that she founded in 2013. Awards and honours Webb was awarded a Certificate of Honour from Oxford City Council on 19 June 2017 in recognition of her voluntary and advocacy work for the environment in Oxfordshire. She was included as one of the 30 women in the BBC ''Woman's Hour'' 'Power List:Our Planet' in 2020. Webb was appointed Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Harriman
Margaret Harriman is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa. She was born in Great Britain. She was the only lady to compete in the netball tournament of the second Stoke Mandeville Games in 1949 under her maiden name of Margaret Webb. From 1960 to 1976 she competed in the Summer Paralympics in many sports, including archery, athletics, dartchery, lawn bowls and swimming. She represented Rhodesia in her first two Paralympics and then South Africa since 1968, winning eleven gold medals. Between 1960 and 1968 she won an impressive eight gold medals in archery. In 1976 she became ineligible to compete after South Africa was banned from the games because of its policy on apartheid. She made a long-awaited return to the competition at the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bradshaw
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or " protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan McLucas
Alan McLucas is an Australian Paralympian. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, he won a bronze medal in the table tennis men's singles A2 event. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the men's slalom cervical class event and a silver medal in archery in the men's St. Nicholas round cervical event, and participated in table tennis. He also participated in swimming at both the 1964 and 1968 Paralympics. References Year of birth missing (living people) Australian male archers Australian male swimmers Australian male table tennis players Australian male wheelchair racers Archers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralympic archers for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for Australia Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia Table tennis players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Nicholson (archer)
Derek Nicholson (born November 30, 1986) is the inside linebackers coach at Miami (FL) and a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Florida State Seminoles Football and previously coached at Southern Miss and Louisville. College career A two-year starter at middle linebacker for the Seminoles, Nicholson led Florida State in tackles during his junior and senior season. In 2008 Nicholson was named to the Butkus Award and Chuck Bednarik Award Watch Lists. Nicholson finished his college career with 207 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and two defensive touchdowns. Professional career After not being selected in the 2009 NFL draft, Nicholson was signed by the Atlanta Falcons and participated in their mini-camp. Coaching career Nicholson began his coaching career in the high school football ranks in North Carolina and Florida before moving onto the college coaching ranks. Nicholson spent 4 seasons at Southern Miss before returning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
