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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's Discus Throw F57–58
The women's discus F57/58 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium at 17:00 on 16 September. There was a single round of competition; after the first three throws, only the top eight had 3 further throws. The competition was won by Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi (born 19 November 1973) is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category F57/58 shot put and discus throw events. She has competed at four paralympics taking two gold, a silver and two bronze medals. ..., representing . Results PR = Paralympic Record. SB = Seasonal Best. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's discus throw F57-58 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 2008 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands. History Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatemeh Montazeri Ghahjaverestani
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun Caliphs and the first Shia Imam. Fatima's sons were Hasan and Husayn, the second and third Shia Imams, respectively. Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women and the dearest person to him. She is often viewed as an ultimate archetype for Muslim women and an example of compassion, generosity, and enduring suffering. It is through Fatima that Muhammad's family line has survived to this date. Her name and her epithets remain popular choices for Muslim girls. When Muhammad died in 632, Fatima and her husband Ali refused to acknowledge the authority of the first caliph, Abu Bakr. The couple and their supporters held that Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Grant
Sylvia Grant Order of Distinction, OD is a Jamaican retired Paralympic athletics, Paralympic athlete who competed in discus throw and javelin events in international track and field competitions, she is known as Jamaica at the Paralympics, Jamaica's most decorated female Paralympian. She is a five-time athletics at the Paralympics, Paralympic medalist, two-time Parapan American Games champion and a World Para Athletics Championships, World silver medalist. In 2021, Grant announced her retirement after competing for more than 25 years and participating in eight Paralympic games. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Sylvia Living people Paralympic athletes for Jamaica Jamaican female discus throwers Jamaican female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalina Rosales
Catalina Rosales Montiel is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category F58 throwing events. Catalina's Paralympic games career has spanned four games and 16 years. Her first games came in 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona where she competed in the discus, shot and javelin. She was to repeat these events again in 1996 Summer Paralympics this time winning silver in shot put and bronze in discus. These would prove to be her only Paralympic medals as despite competing in all three throws in 2004 and the discus and shot in 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; ..., she failed to add to her medal tally. Notes References External links * Paralympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanka Koleva
Ivanka Koleva ( bg, Иванка Колева) (born 9 December 1968) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Bulgaria competing mainly in throwing events in the T57 classification. Koleva has represented Bulgaria at four Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2012, winning gold in the shot put in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. She was also world champion in the discus in 1994, and competed once as a powerlifter in the 2008 Summer Paralympics at Beijing. Personal history Koleva was born in Chirpan Bulgaria in 1968. Her mother had a kidney problem during pregnancy and was given a medication which had a harmful effect on the foetus. Due to this Koleva was born with impairments to her legs which resulted in them being amputated when she was six years-old. Sporting career Koleva took up para-sport in Stara Zagora in 1985 out of curiosity. In 1994 she represented Bulgaria at the 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships in Berlin, winning gold in the discus throw and bronze i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thi Hai Nguyen
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Thi (Quốc ngữ: Thị; Hán-Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese name, usually given as a middle name to females (''see: Vietnamese name''). It may also refer to: * City of Thi, a city in ''The Wizard of Oz'' * ''thị'', Vietnamese term for persimmons, specifically ''Diospyros decandra'' * ''thi'', a form of Kayan rice wine See also * THI (other) Thi (Quốc ngữ: Thị; Han-Nom, Hán-Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese name, usually given as a middle name to females (''see: Vietnamese name''). It may also refer to: * City of Thi, a city in ''The Wizard of Oz'' * ''thị'', Vietnamese term for persi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseane Santos
Roseane Ferreira dos Santos (born 15 October 1971) is a paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category F58 throwing events. Roseane first competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning a gold in both the discus and shot put and finished fifth in the javelin. Despite competing in the shot and discus in 2004 and 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; ... these would prove to be her only medals. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi
Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi (born 19 November 1973) is a Paralympian athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category F57/58 shot put and discus throw events. She has competed at four paralympics taking two gold, a silver and two bronze medals. Iyiazi competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There, she won a gold medal in both the women's shot put F57/F58 event and the women's discus throw F57/F58 event. At the Beijing Paralympics, Iyiazzi set the world and Paralympic record for the F58 class in shot put and discus. Iyiazi took a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She threw 27.54 meters to again take the discus bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She won a bronze medal at 2020 Summer paralympic games. She won a gold medal in the women's F55-57 shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariem Soudani
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Mariem is an Arabic variant of the Aramaic given name Maryam. It may refer to: *Mariem Ben Chaabane (born 1983), Tunisian actress *Mariem Hassan (1958–2015), Sahrawi singer and lyricist * Mariem Homrani (born 1991), Tunisian boxer *Mariem Houij (born 1994), Tunisian footballer *Meriem Sassi (born 1991), Tunisian footballer *Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (born 1984), Moroccan middle- and long-distance runner *Mariem Velazco (born 1998), Venezuelan model and beauty queen See also *Marieme *Maryam (other) * Mariam (other) *Miriam (other) Miriam was the sister of Moses in the Bible. Miriam or Myriam (the French variant) may also refer to: People * Miriam (given name) * Miriam Yeung, Cantopop singer, sometimes known as just "Miriam" * Miriam Stockley, South African-born British si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orla Barry
Orla Barry (born 21 September 1989) is an Irish discus thrower. Barry was born in Ladysbridge, County Cork, Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ... and competes in the F57 classification. She has won two Paralympic medals, and is a three time European champion (2012, 2016 and 2018) in the event. On 13 January 2020, Barry announced her retirement from Paralympic sports. References 1989 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Ireland Paralympic silver medalists for Ireland Paralympic bronze medalists for Ireland Sportspeople from County Cork Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Irish female discus throwers Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
