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Athletics At The 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's Decathlon ...
The Men's decathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at Hampden Park on 28 and 29 July 2014. Australian Jake Stein effectively took himself out of the competition before completing the first event by false starting twice in the 100 metres. However he persevered through the other nine events and while officially finishing in last place, he put in a performance worthy of the top 5. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Men's decathlon Men's decathlon 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Glasgow was selected as the host city on 9 November 2007 during CGF General Assembly in Colombo, Sri Lanka, defeating Abuja, Nigeria. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years, however, Glasgow and Scotland had staged World, Commonwealth, European, or British events in all sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lane (athlete)
John Lane may refer to: American politicians *John W. Lane (1835–1888), Texas politician *John C. Lane (1872–1958), Mayor of Honolulu Canadian politicians * John Gary Lane (born 1942), judge and politician in Saskatchewan, Canada *John Gordon Lane (1916–2001), former Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament *John Lane (Ontario politician) (1818–1890), Irish-born Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament English politicians *John Lane of Bentley (1609–1667), officer in the Royalist army and a member of Parliament for Lichfield, 1661–1667 Others *John Lane (clothier) (died 1529), of Cullompton, Devon * John Lane (metallurgist) (1678–1741), English metallurgist *John Lane (poet), English poet fl. 1600–1630 *John Bryant Lane (1788–1868), English painter * John Quincy Lane (1831–1903), American army officer and general after the American Civil War *John Lane (publisher) (1854–1925), British publisher *Paddy Lane (cricketer) (1886–1937), Australian cricketer, born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McLaren (athlete)
Scott McLaren (born 11 April 1968) is a former Australian rules football field umpire in the Australian Football League (AFL). He umpired 328 career games in the AFL. McLaren was awarded the All-Australian Umpire award in 2001, as well as his second AFL Grand Final appointment in the same year. McLaren also umpired in the 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2008 AFL Grand Finals. In 2003, Scott McLaren became only the second umpire in the history of the AFL to umpire over 100 consecutive games, breaking Jack Elder's earlier record of 102 games later that season. As of 2006, McLaren still held the record with 177. In 2010, McLaren was stood down for one game after the Round 6 game between Essendon and Hawthorn after he made several mistakes. McLaren announced his retirement from umpiring at the end of 2010. His last match was Melbourne vs North Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Coertzen
Willem Coertzen (born 30 December 1982, in Nigel) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He was the silver medallist in the event at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008. He is the current South African national record holder in the event with his score of 8343. Athletics career He began taking part in decathlon competitions in 2007 for Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in the United Kingdom, where he won the South of England Combined Events Championship in Bedford with a total of 7245 points. The following year he returned to his native South Africa to win his first national decathlon title, then recorded a personal best of 7721 points in Réduit.Willem Coertzen Power of 10. Retrieved on 18 June 2011. A month later at the |
Atsu Nyamadi
Atsu Nyamadi (born 1 June 1994, in Anloga) is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the decathlon. He won medals at the 2014 African Championships and 2015 African Games. His personal best in the event is 7567 points set in Eugene in 2015. This is the current national record. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 11.12 (+1.3 m/s) (Eugene 2016) *400 metres – 49.76 (Murfreesboro 2016) *1500 metres – 3:56.33 (Porto Novo 2012) *110 metres hurdles – 14.61 (+2.0 m/s) (Auburn 2016) *High jump – 2.01 (Murfreesboro 2016) *Pole vault – 4.40 (Charlottesville 2017) *Long jump – 7.62 (+1.7 m/s) (Charlottesville 2017) *Triple jump – 15.14 (Kumasi 2011) *Shot put – 14.49 (Gold Coast 2018) *Discus throw – 46.61 (Gold Coast 2018) *Javelin throw – 66.96 (Eugene 2016) *Decathlon – 7811 (Charlottesville 2017) Indoor *60 metres – 7.10 (Birmingham 2016) *1000 metres – 2:45.93 (Birmingham 2016) *60 metres hurdles – 8.22 (Birmingham 2018) *Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Newdick
Brent Newdick (born 31 January 1985 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand representative decathlete. He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and placed 12th in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... He was also the reigning champion of the Taihape Gumboot Throwing Competition until 2017. Achievements Personal bests References Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 1985 births Living people New Zealand decathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Brockman
Martin Brockman (born 13 November 1987) is a British former decathlete. A native of Maidstone, Kent, Brockman was a junior high jumper before converting to decathlon. He secured a bronze medal in decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, with his win in the 1,500 metre race enough to edge teammate Ben Hazell for the last podium place. After failing to make the 2012 Olympic team, Brockman competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ... in Glasgow, where he came 13th in the decathlon. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockman, Martin 1987 births Living people English male decathletes Sportspeople from Maidstone Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Glass
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Thierry
Guillaume Thierry (born 15 September 1986) is a track and field athlete from the Republic of Mauritius. He first represented his country at pole vault in which he competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Sherbrooke, Canada. He now competes in the decathlon and holds the Mauritian national record set on 11–12 September 2013 in Nice, France at the VII Francophone Games. He is the first Mauritian ever to score more than 7000 points in this event. Private life Patrick Guillaume Llyod Thierry was born in Moka, La Clinique Mauricienne. He went to college at St Andrews School and then attended the University of Mauritius where he completed a Degree in Management in August 2008 and a Master in Human Resource Studies in November 2010. He also completed computer studies at ICL (Innovative and Creative Learning Ltd.) on Computer Repairs and Maintenance and Networking. He married Anna-Louisa Leveque on 15 December 2012. Their daughter Colleen was born on 17 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Matthews
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' ( Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Galician Cardoso. The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish". The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ''ou'' ''-eis'' is the Old French suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press paperbook 1993. p. 101a It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the Norman Conquest. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindon Victor
Lindon Victor (born 28 February 1993) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is the 2023 World bronze medalist and a two-time Commonwealth Games champion (2018–2022). Career In 2016, he scored 8446 points with nine personal bests at the Southeastern Conference Championship decathlon, breaking both the SEC record and the Grenadian National Record , the latter of which was set by his brother, Kurt Felix, at the 2015 IAAF World Championships. Victor was named 2016 SEC Field Athlete of the Year. Victor qualified for and represented Grenada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the decathlon. He placed sixteenth with a score of 7998 points. Victor was the flag bearer for Grenada for the closing of the games. In that same year he was credited as having second best discus throw in decathlon history. Lindon started his 2017 season with indoor events. He improved his personal best performances in the (indoor) 60 meter sprint, High Jump, Shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Guest (athlete)
David Guest may refer to: * David Guest (communist) (1911–1938), British Communist mathematician and philosopher; killed in Spanish Civil War * David Guest (field hockey) David Guest (born 22 August 1981 in Burnie, Tasmania) is a field hockey midfielder from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (co ... (born 1981), Australian field hockey player * David Guest (athlete) (born 1991), British decathlete * David Guest (weightlifter) (born 1978), British weightlifter See also * David Gest (1953–2016), American producer and UK television personality {{hndis, Guest, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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