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Athletics At The 1971 South Pacific Games
Athletics competitions at the 1971 South Pacific Games were held at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Pirae, French Polynesia, between September 9-15, 1971. A total of 35 events were contested, 22 by men and 13 by women. Medal summary Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow. Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage. Men Women Medal table (unofficial) Participation (unofficial) Athletes from 13 countries were reported to participate: * * British Solomon Islands * Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ... * * * * * * * Papua and New Guinea * * * References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirae
Pīra'e is a commune in the suburbs of Pape'ete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pīra'e is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française It borders in the west and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
400 Metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete. Like other sprint disciplines, the 400 m involves the use of starting blocks. The runners take up position in the blocks on the 'ready' command, adopt a more efficient starting posture which Isometric exercise#Isometric presses as preparation for explosive power movements, isometrically preloads their muscles on the 'set' command, and stride forwards from the block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ala Loi
Ala, ALA, Alaa or Alae may refer to: Places * Ala, Hiiu County, Estonia, a village * Ala, Valga County, Estonia, a village * Ala, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, a village * Ala, Iran, a village in Semnan Province * Ala, Gotland, Sweden * Alad, Seydun or Ala, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Ala, Trentino, Italy, a comune * Alà dei Sardi, Italy, a comune * Alabama, a state in the United States * Alae (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia Science * Acetylated lanolin alcohol * Ala of nose, in human anatomy * Alae (nematode anatomy) * Alanine, an α-amino acid * Alpha lipoic acid, a nutritional supplement * Alpha-linolenic acid, an omega−3 fatty acid * δ-aminolevulinic acid or δ-ALA Mythology and religion * Ala (demon), a female demon in Serbian mythology * Ala (Luwian goddess), a Hittite and Luwian goddess * Ala (Odinani), an Alusi (deity) in the Odinani beliefs of the Igbo people of Nigeria Military * , a US Navy tugboat * Ala (Roman allied military unit), a R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usaia Sotutu
Usaia Naiteitei Sotutu (born 20 September 1947 in Tavea, Bua, Fiji) is a former runner who represented Fiji at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Personal life Usaia was born to Tevita Naiteitei and Akisi Buasega in 1947 in Fiji. He represented Fiji in several international track and field competitions, including the South Pacific Games and the Summer Olympics. Shortly after participating in the Olympics, he attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on a full scholarship for track and cross-country. While attending BYU, he converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1973, he took a break from his college and track career to serve a two-year mission for the Church back in Fiji. He later married Catherine Marie Olson in 1975, who was also studying at BYU. After finishing his schooling in Provo, he, Cathie, and their first son, David, moved back to Fiji. They lived there for three years. During that time he taught physical education, and they had two mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5000 Metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's. The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events. 3 miles The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Julien
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raka Vele
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Raka can refer to: * A Turkish rendering of the Arabic geographical name Raqqa * Raka'ah, one unit of Islamic prayer, or ''Salaa'' * Raka Maomao * Rajdhani College * Raka, Burkina Faso * Raka, Tibet * Raka, Krško, a village in the Municipality of Krško, southeastern Slovenia * Raka, Järva County, village in Ambla Parish, Järva County, Estonia * Raka, Rapla County, village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia * "Raka", a poem in Afrikaans by Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw * ''Raka'', a 2019 EP by Australian artists Golden Features and The Presets See also * Rakah (other) * Kate Challis RAKA Award The Kate Challis RAKA Award is an arts award worth , awarded annually by the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia to Indigenous Australian creative artists. It is awarded in a five-year cycle, each year in a different area of the arts: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1500 Metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately miles. The event is closely associated with its slightly longer cousin, the mile race, from which it derives its nickname "the metric mile". The demands of the race are similar to that of the 800 metres, but with a slightly higher emphasis on aerobic endurance and a slightly lower sprint speed requirement. The 1500 metre race is predominantly aerobic, but anaerobic conditioning is also required. Each lap run during the world-record race run by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1998 in Rome, Italy averaged just under 55 seconds (or under 13.8 seconds per 100 metres). 1,500 metres is three and three-quarter laps around a 400-metre track. During the 1970s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuela Bulai
Samuela is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Samuela Anise (born 1986), a Japanese rugby union footballer *Samuela Bola (born 1983), a Fijian rugby union footballer * Samuela Davetawalu, a Fijian rugby league footballer *Samuela Drudru (born 1989), a Fijian association (soccer) footballer * Samuela Leuii (born 1972), a Samoan boxer *Samuela Kautoga (born 1987), a Fijian association (soccer) footballer *Samuela Marayawa, a Fijian rugby league footballer *Samuela Matakibau, a Fijian former police officer *Samuela Nabenia (born 1995), a Fijian association (soccer) footballer *Samuela Tupou (born 1955), a Fijian swimmer *Samuela Tuikiligana (born 1958), a Fijian international lawn bowler *Samuela Valelala, a Fijian rugby league footballer *Samuela Vula (born 1984), a Fijian association (soccer) footballer *Samuela Vunisa (born 1988), an Italian rugby union footballer *Samuela Vunivalu (born circa 1957), a Fijian politician *Samuela Yavala (born 1947), a Fijian sprinter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Solomon Islands
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was first declared over the southern Solomons in 1893, when Captain Gibson, R.N., of , declared the southern islands a British protectorate. Other islands were subsequently declared to form part of the Protectorate. Establishment and addition of islands After the Anglo-German Declarations about the Western Pacific Ocean, the Protectorate was first declared over the southern Solomons in 1893. The formalities in its establishment were carried out by officers of the Royal Navy, who hoisted the British flag and read Proclamations on twenty-one islands. In April 1896, Charles Morris Woodford was appointed as an Acting Deputy Commissioner of the British Western Pacific Territories. From 30 May to 10 August 1896, HMS ''Pylades'' toured through the Solomon Islands archipelago with Woodford, who had been sent to survey the islands and to report on the economic feasibility of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate. On 29 September 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Morgan (athlete)
Barry Morgan may refer to: * Bari Morgan (born 1980), Welsh footballer *Barry Morgan (bishop) Barry Cennydd Morgan KStJ (born 31 January 1947) is a Welsh from Neath, Wales who, from 2003 to Jan 2017, was Archbishop of Wales. He was both Primate and Metropolitan of the Church in Wales; Morgan was the Bishop of Bangor from 1992 to 1999, a ... (born 1947), Welsh archbishop * Barry Morgan (character), eponymous character in ''Barry Morgan's World of Organs'' * Barry Morgan (musician) (1944–2007), English drummer for Blue Mink and owner of Morgan Studios * Barry Morgan (Neighbours), fictional character on the Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' {{hndis, Morgan, Barry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Kayo
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |