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Athletics At The 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw event at the 1999 All-Africa Games was held on 15 September at the Johannesburg Stadium Johannesburg Stadium is a stadium, in the Doornfontein suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The stadium has a sweeping roof and can accommodate 37,500 people. It was originally built as an athletics stadium, but also hosted .... Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Discus Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1999 All-Africa Games
The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances. Maria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men. Some new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations See also *1999 in athletics (track and field) External linksGBR Athletics {{1999 in athletics Athletics 1999 All-Africa Games 1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games were held from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg Stadium
Johannesburg Stadium is a stadium, in the Doornfontein suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The stadium has a sweeping roof and can accommodate 37,500 people. It was originally built as an athletics stadium, but also hosted football and rugby matches. The eighth IAAF World Cup in Athletics was held at the stadium in 1998. It served as the main stadium for the 1999 All-Africa Games. It is mostly used as a training ground for the Orlando Pirates and the Golden Lions. Michael Jackson performed two shows (sold out) on his History World Tour, on 10 and 12 October 1997. Also he planned to give 2 concerts on September 30 and October 2, 1993, but these plans were suspended due to violence in Johannesburg. Bon Jovi performed at the stadium during their These Days Tour on December 1, 1995. Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monia Kari
Monia Kari (born 14 April 1971 in Basel, Basel-Stadt) is a Tunisian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 61.74 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 .... This is the current African record. Achievements References External links * * * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt Tunisian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Tunisia African Games gold medalists for Tunisia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizna Naudé
Elizna Naudé (born 14 September 1978) is a South African discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa. She is an alumna of the University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was .... International competitions References External links * 1978 births Living people Afrikaner people South African female discus throwers Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Nkiru Ojiego
The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective '' felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saints, poets, astronomical objects, plant genera, fictional characters, and animals, especially cats. People * Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown University Philosophy professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author * Felicia Adeyoyin (1938–2021), Nigerian academic * Felicia Barton (born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' * Felicia Bond (born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of '' If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'' * Felicia Brabec (born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist * Felicia Brandström (born 1987), Swedish singer and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Chukwuemeka
Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (born 4 May 1975) is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world level. Her personal best throw is 18.43 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Walnut. This is the African record. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Work. She received a two-year ban from athletics for a failed drug test at the 2009 Nigerian Championships. Chukwuemeka had an intense stand-off with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. Her "B" sample had several clerical errors, including inconsistenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Kiume
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Lindy Leveau
Lindy Brigitte Leveaux-Agricole (born 14 November 1978 in Victoria, Seychelles) is a Seychellois javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 57.86 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Victoria. This is the national record. She also holds national records in the shot put and discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui .... International competitions References External links * * 1978 births Living people Seychellois javelin throwers Female javelin throwers Seychellois female athletes Olympic female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Manhiça
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Alifatou Djibril
Alifatou Djibril (born 13 February 1980) is a Togolese athlete specializing in the shot put and discus throw. She won multiple medals at the continental level. Competition record Personal bests *Shot put – 15.74 (Adelaide 2005) List of Togolese records in athletics, NR *Discus throw – 56.16 (Sydney 2004) NR *Hammer throw – 33.08 (Adelaide 2003) References 1980 births Living people Togolese shot putters Togolese discus throwers Togolese female athletes African Games bronze medalists for Togo African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century Togolese people {{Togo-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
