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Athletics At The 1995 Military World Games
At the 1995 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy in September 1995. A total of thirty events were contested, of which 22 by male and 8 by female athletes.Military World Games GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-17. Russia easily topped the medal table with ten golds among its total of nineteen medals, including particular success in the women's events where the nation won six of the eight available. The host nation, Italy, was the next most successful with four medals of each colour. It was closely followed by two other nations with twelve medals: Kenya (also four golds) and Ukraine (three golds and six silvers). Twenty countries reached the medal table in the |
Rome
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Donald Onchiri
Donald Onchiri (born 15 December 1964) is a former Kenyan sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... He recorded a 10.66, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats. His personal best is 10.30, set the same year. References 1964 births Kenyan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Living people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyan Al-Qahtani
Alyan Al-Qahtani (born 23 August 1971) is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Saudi Arabian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Saudi Arabia Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Saudi Arabian people {{SaudiArabia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeki Öztürk
Zeki Öztürk (born 22 December 1965 in Istanbul) is a retired Turkish athlete who competed in middle- and long distance running. He represented his country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships. He is the husband of fellow runner, Lale Öztürk. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:35.68 (Bologna 1990) * 3000 metres – 7:47.52 (Udine 1990) * 5000 metres – 13:26.77 (Zürich 1990) *10,000 metres – 28:19.77 (Rome 1995) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ... – 1:03:04 (Istanbul 1987) * Marathon – 2:23:07 (Istanbul 2001) Indoor * 3000 metres – 7:50.41 (Genoa 1992) References 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish male middle-distance runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shem Kororia
Shem Kororia (born 25 September 1972) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and half marathon. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Kororia was the third man ever to run the half marathon within an hour, when he won the world half marathon title in October 1997 in Košice, Slovakia, clocking 59:56 minutes. He won 5000 metres gold twice at the Military World Games: in 1995 and 1999. He also won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 1997 and had back-to-back wins at the BOclassic in 1994–95. He also competed in cross country running events. He was twice a team gold medallist with Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (1994 and 1997). On the major cross country meet circuit he had two wins at the Cross Internacional de la Constitución (1994 and 1995) and was the 1996 winner of both the Campaccio and the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños races. He is from K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Benfarès
Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to exquisite, superb or perfect. Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages. People with the name Given name Artists and musicians *Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin *Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor *Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor *Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian *Samir Soni, Indian actor Politicians *Samir Allioui, Dutch politician *Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician *Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician *Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician *Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kipkorir
Stephen Arusei Kipkorir (24 October 1970 – 8 February 2008) was a Kenyan middle distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His running career began on 23 March 1996, when he finished fourteenth at the World Cross Championships held in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Dr. Gabriele Rosa noticed him and convinced him to run the 1500 metres. Five months later he won the Olympic bronze medal. His personal best time in the 1500 metres was 3:31.87 minutes, achieved in July 1996 in Lausanne. His last international competition took place in 2001. After his brief athletic career he became a professional soldier. He also owned a farm near Sugoi, an area close to Eldoret in which were living other athletes: Moses Tanui, Joyce Chepchumba and her husband Aron, and David Kiptoo. Kipkorir was killed in a military vehicle crash on the road between Nakuru and Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azzeddine Seddiki
Izz ud-Din, Izz al-Din (Arabic: عزّ الدين or commonly written عزّ الدين, ''‘izzu ’d-dīn'', ''‘izza ’d-dīn'', in the modern day mostly written as Azzedine or Azzeddine) is an Arabic male given name meaning "high rank (honour, esteem, prestige) of the Islamic religion/ faith". The prefix "''‘izz''" meaning "high rank, honour, esteem, prestige" is also the notions of being respected, cherished, be strong or powerful. It may refer to: People *Izz al-Din Usama (12th century), Ayyubid emir *'Izz al-Dīn Qilij Arslān bin Mas'ūd, or Kilij Arslan II (died 1192), Seljuq Sultan of Rum *Izz ad-Din Mas'ud (died 1193), Zangi emir of Mosul *'Izz al-Dīn Kaykā'ũs bin Kaykhusraw, or Kaykaus I (died 1220), Seljuq Sultan of Rum *Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, also known as Ali ibn al-Athir (1160–1233), Muslim historian *Izz al-Din Aybak (died 1257), Mamluk sultan of Egypt *Izz al-Din `Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu`tazili al Madaini (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
