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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metres T12
The Men's 400m T12 had its first round held on September 11, beginning at 17:50. The Semifinals were held on September 12, at 18:20 and the Final was held on September 13 at 19:50. Medalists Results ReferencesRound 1 - Heat 1 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Schroder
Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew (given name), Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius * Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Goncalves
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Osmanov
Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". The name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Iranians, Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. Given name Religion * Ali al-Ridha, Eighth Shia Ithna Ashari Imam. * Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Academics * Reza Afshari, Iranian historian * Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic * Rida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academic * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist * Rida Said, Syrian physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yansong Li
Li Yansong (, born ) is a visually impaired sprinter from China. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics and won seven medals, including two gold medals in the relay.Li Yansong . paralympic.org Li is married and has one daughter. He has a degree in sport studies from Beijing Sports Institute. He began losing his eyesight around the age of 18. References Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redouane Merah
Redouane is an Arabic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hajry Redouane (born 1964), retired Moroccan footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and a manager * Redouane Akniouene (born 1982), Algerian footballer * Redouane Barkaoui (born 1979), Moroccan footballer * Redouane Bouchtouk (born 1976), Moroccan boxer * Wassila Redouane Saïd-Guerni (born 1980), Algerian foil fencer See also * Ridvan {{given name Arabic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Qiang (athlete)
Li Qiang is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category T12 sprint events. Li was the star of the T12 sprint events in Sydney during the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning gold in both the 100m and 200m and silver in the 400 m. In the following two Paralympics, Li failed to win any more individual medals despite competing in the same three events in each, he did however win gold as part of the Chinese 4 × 100 m relay team in both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was .... References Paralympic athletes of China Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wozniak (athlete)
Daniel Wozniak is a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T12 sprint events. Wozniak has competed in the sprints at three paralympics starting in 2000. In 2000 he competed in all three sprint events winning the silver medal in the 400m, at the following games in 2004 he again competed in all three sprints but failed to win any medals. In Beijing in the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... he competed in the 200m and 400m but again was unable to add to his medal tally. References Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Khaldi
Mahmoud Khaldi is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category P12 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... There he won a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event and went out in the quarter-finals of the men's 400 metres - T12 event Athletics Men's 200m - T12 Men's 400m - T12 External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Paralympic athletes of Tunisia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Tunisia World record holders in Paralympic athletics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah Jamison
Josiah Jamison (born August 18, 1982) is a visually impaired American sprint runner. He has retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease that affects peripheral and night vision. He began racing at the Spartanburg, South Carolina#Public and private schools, South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg and won a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T12, 100 m T12 event. He also competed at the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics, but was disqualified in both the 100 m and 200 m heats for violating a newly implemented rule that a guide may not separate from the runner farther than 50 cm; his 4 × 100 m relay team also failed to finish at those Paralympics. At the world championships Jamison won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal between 2006 and 2013. References 1982 births Living people People from Orangeburg County, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rumanowski
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
