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Athletics At The 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's High Jump ...
The women's high jump at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on July 19. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games - Women's high jump High High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of set in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2007 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds and also a total of 24 medals overall. Tunisia and Botswana were the next most successful (both with five golds), although Ethiopia and Kenya had greater medal hauls. Men's results Track Field Women's results Track Field Medal table Participating nations References ResultsResults - GBR Athletics Daily reports * * * * * {{2007 in athletics[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Amata
Eyawomano Doreen Amata (born 6 May 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria who specialises in the high jump event. Amata represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 2007 All-Africa Games. Amata competed for Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but she did not qualify for the finals. She was the flag bearer for Nigeria during the closing ceremony. Her personal bests in the event are 1.95 metres outdoors (Abuja 2008, Daegu 2011) and 1.93 metres (Banska Bystrica 2016). Competition record References External links * 1988 births Living people Athletes from Lagos Nigerian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anika Smit
Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African professional athlete specialising in the high jump. She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ... in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom. Competition record External links * 1986 births Living people Afrikaner people South African female high jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rene Van Der Merwe
Rene van der Merwe (born 15 June 1986) is a South African female high jumper. She was the gold medallist at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, extending her country's success in the event from Hestrie Cloete. She went on to compete for Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The following year, she was fourth at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She also represented her country at the 2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ..., where she set her personal best height of . IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. International competitions References |
Nneka Ukuh
Nneka Ukuh (born November 20, 1987) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Nation .... Competition record External links IAAF Profile 1987 births Living people Nigerian female high jumpers African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rim Hussin Abdallah
Rim may refer to: *Rim (basketball), the hoop through which the ball must pass **Breakaway rim, a sprung basketball rim * Rim (coin), the raised edge which surrounds the coin design *Rim (crater), extending above the local surface * Rim (firearms), a projection machined into the bottom of a firearms cartridge * ''Rim'' (novel), by Alexander Besher *Rim (wheel), the outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted *Slang term for analingus *"Rim", a song by Brooke Candy featuring Violet Chachki and Aquaria from the album '' Sexorcism'' RIM may stand for: *Rapid Interim Measures proposed by the Review Body on Bid Challenges under the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement * Reaction injection molding, a type of processing for network polymers *Recording Industry Association of Malaysia *Red Island Minerals, Australia coal company *Reference Information Model, in Health Level Standards 7 * Remote Infrastructure Management of computer systems *Research in Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Ngadjama
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 Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
