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Athletics At The 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held on October 15. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games - Men's javelin throwJavelin
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with th ... ...
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Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2003 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held at the Abuja Stadium between 11 and 16 October 2003. The host nation, Nigeria, topped the medal table. Men's Results Track Field Women results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (18) * (2) * (11) * (11) * (10) * (4) * (10) * (4) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (4) * (11) * (8) * (36) * (7) * (14) * (2) * (1) * (9) * (29) * (8) * (4) * (1) * (5) * (7) * (9) * (2) * (7) * (3) * (5) * (2) * (67) * (11) * (6) * (4) * (22) * (5) * (14) * (40) * (9) * (5) * (4) * (8) * (7) * (1) * (12) References ;ResultsGBR Athletics {{2003 in athletics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhardus Pienaar
Gerhardus "Hardus" Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest javelin throwers in South African history. Early life Although Pienaar was born in Rustenburg South Africa, he grew up in Middelburg Mpumalanga where he attended Kanonkop Primary and Kanonkop High School. Pienaar excelled as an athlete from an early age and was notably stronger and faster than his teammates. During Primary School, his strongest athletic events were the 100 meter sprint and shot put. He represented his province at a national level and there are still many of his records to this date at the town's local track and field events. Pienaar took on the javelin throw at age 15 and only seriously at age 16. He quickly became the number one athlete in his school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walid Abderrazak Mohamed
Waleed (), also spelt as Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child''. Given name Waleed *Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer * Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist * Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman * Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman *Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker during the September 11 attacks *Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist Walid *Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph * Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer *Walid Atta, Saudi-born Ethiopian footballer *Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspected terrorist in American custody at Guantánamo Bay * Walid Belguerfi, Algerian footballer *Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician * Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian *Walid al-Jahdali, Saudi footballer *Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician * Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian *Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-origin Norwegian writer *Walid Muallem, Syrian politician and diplomat * Walid ibn a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Erasmus
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example, the element ''bre'' means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th-century High King of Ireland. The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages. This is because the name was introduced to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Within the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland, the name was at first only used by professional families of Irish or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Human
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program * Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (other) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa * Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater * Willy Bocklant (1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier * Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier * Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
