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Athletics At The 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's Javelin Throw
The women's javelin throw event at the Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games, 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 13 September. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games - Women's javelin throw Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games, Javelin 2011 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2011 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held from 11 to 15 September 2011 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, Mozambique. Medal summary Men Women Para-sport Men Women Medal tables Elite competition Para-sport competition Games statistics At the competition Jangy Addy (Liberia) won the first ever International athletic event gold medal for his country. retrieved 2011-09-13 References *Makori, Elias (2011-09-15)From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justine Robbeson
Justine Gail Robbeson (born 15 May 1985 in Benoni) is a South African athlete who specialised in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004. Justine attended Springs Girls' High School. She completed her BSc degree in Nutrition and Human Movement Sciences, BSc Honours degree in Nutrition, and MSc degree in Sports Nutrition at North-West University, Potchefstroom, where she was a member of the athletics club coached by Terseus Liebenberg. Her personal best javelin throw is 63.49 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Potchefstroom. It was an African record until July 2009, when her compatriot Sunette Viljoen threw 65.46 metres at the qualifying round of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerlize De Klerk
Gerlize de Klerk (born 23 March 1989) is a retired South African javelin thrower. She won the gold medal at the 2007 African Junior Championships, the silver medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ... and the bronze medal at the 2012 African Championships. She also competed at the 2005 World Youth Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 56.04 metres, achieved in March 2011 in Germiston. Results summary References 1989 births Living people South African female javelin throwers African Games silver medalists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindy Agricole
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 The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ... and discus throw. 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 Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Ravina
Bernadette Perrine-Ravina (born 18 February 1975) is a retired Mauritian javelin thrower. She won the bronze medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games, the silver medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, the silver medal at the 1998 African Championships, finished sixth at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, won the bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships, finished eighth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, sixth at the 2006 African Championships, seventh at the 2010 African Championships, fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games and seventh at the 2012 African Championships. She also won the 1998 and 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games. As a shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...ter she finished fifth at the 1998 African Championships. Her personal best throw is 54 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessika Rosun
Selma Sharon Jessika Rosun (born 26 April 1991) is a Mauritian javelin thrower. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 African Junior Championships, finished tenth at the 2010 African Championships, fifth at the 2011 All-Africa Games, sixth at the 2012 African Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, finished twelfth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, won the bronze medal at the 2014 African Championships, finished sixth at the 2015 African Games, seventh at the 2016 African Championships, fourth at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, seventh at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2018 African Championships and fifth at the 2019 African Games. Her personal best throw is 53.98 metres, achieved in May 2019 in Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina Chirindza
Georgina may refer to: Names * Georgina (name), a feminine given name Places Australia * Georgina, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland * Georgina Basin, a large sedimentary basin in Australia * Georgina River, a river which drains the Georgina Basin Canada *Georgina, Ontario, a town in south-central Ontario, Canada ** Georgina Ice, a Junior Hockey team in Georgina, Ontario ** Georgina Public Libraries, the public library system of Georgina, Ontario * Georgina Island, an island and First Nations reserve in Lake Simcoe offshore of Georgina, Ontario Other * ''Georgina'' (grasshopper), a genus of grasshoppers in the family Episactidae *''Georgina'', a synonym for the plant genus '' Dahlia'' See also *Georgia (other) Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
