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Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games The 1960 Olympics may refer to: *The 1960 Winter Olympics, which were held in Squaw Valley, United States *The 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympi ... took place between September 3 and September 5. Results Heats Held on September 3 from 3pm The top two runners in each of the six heats (blue), plus the next two fastest (pink) advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Heat five Heat six Semifinals Held on September 5 from 3:40pm The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round. Heat one Heat two Final Held on September 5 at 5:10pm Key: OR = Olympic record Note: For the only time in Olympic sprint history, every finalist ran their fastest time for the event in the heats and their slowest time in the final, owing to rain, head wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Rome)
The Stadio Olimpico (English: ''Olympic Stadium'') is the largest sports facility in Rome, Italy, seating over 70,000 spectators. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the city. The structure is owned by the Italian National Olympic Committee and it is used primarily for association football. The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of the Roma and Lazio football clubs, and also hosts the Coppa Italia final. It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and it hosted the tournament final. Despite being an Olympic stadium, therefore ostensibly dedicated exclusively to sport, musical concerts are also held, in particular the concert by Claudio Baglioni on 6 June 1998, which still holds the record attendance at the Olimpico with a total of over 100,000 spectators, thanks to the fact that the stage was located in the center of the stadium and the public surrounded it filling all the seats. Rated an UEFA category four stadium, it has also hosted four Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilana Karaszyk
Ilana Karaszyk (also "Karashik"; אילנה קרשיק; born July 1, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic runner and long jumper. In 1960 she was the Israeli Women's Champion in the 200 metre run and in the long jump. Karaszyk was born in Poland, and is Jewish. Running and long jump career Her personal best was 5.39 in the long jump, in 1960. In 1960 Karaszyk was the Israeli Women's Champion in the long jump with a jump of 5.13 metres, and in the 200 metre run with a time of 26.8. Karaszyk competed for Israel at the 1960 Summer Olympics Israel competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 23 competitors, 17 men and 6 women, took part in 28 events in 7 sports. Results by event Athletics Cycling Two cyclists, both men, represented Israel in 1960. Fencing Two s ... in Rome, Italy, in Athletics at the age of 22. In the Women's Long Jump she came in 28th with a best jump of 5.08 metres. In the Women's 200 metres she came in fifth in Heat 2 with a time of 26.5. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentyna Maslovska
Valentyna Anatoliyivna Bolshova ( uk, Валенти́на Анато́ліївна Большо́ва; ; née Maslovska; 30 January 1937 – 21 May 2023) was a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union. Maslovska was the wife of Soviet athlete Viktor Bolshov, mother of Soviet-Moldovan athlete Olga Bolșova Olga Bolșova (also written Olga Bolshova; born 16 June 1968 in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR) is a retired Moldovan athlete who specialized in the high jump and triple jump. Her personal best high jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in September 1993 in Rie ..., and grandmother of Moldovan-Spanish tennis player Aliona Bolșova. Maslovska died on 21 May 2023 in Spain; she was previously misreported to have died in 2002. References External links * 1937 births 2023 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Ukrainian female sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Šikovec
Olga Šikovec (later Luncer, 17 January 1933 – 4 April 2023) was a Croatian sprinter of Slovenian origin. She competed for Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events, but failed to reach the finals. Two years later she was part of the Yugoslav 4 × 100 m relay team that finished fourth at the European championships and set a national record. Šikovec had a brother Rudi and sister Sonja; they lost their father in World War II. At school she played volleyball and table tennis, and changed to athletics in 1953. In 1959 she married a well known sports journalist Vilko Luncer, and in 1961 moved from Trbovlje to Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop .... Between 1955 and 1965 she won 24 Yugoslav titles over 60 m, 100 m and 200 m distances, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernestine Pollards
Ernestine Pollards (January 19, 1942 – January 22, 2014) was an American sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1942 births 2014 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics American female sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Chicago Olympic female sprinters 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Haslam
Eleanor Jean Haslam (later Jensen; born 11 September 1939) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards relay (with Diane Matheson, Maureen Rever Maureen Rever (born 21 July 1938) is a Canadian sprint (running), sprinter. She competed in the Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, women's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1958 British ..., and Freyda Berman). Haslam also finished sixth in the 220 yards and was eliminated in the heats of the 100 yards at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. References External links * 1939 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canadian female sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celina Jesionowska
Celina Jesionowska (later names Gerwin and Orzechowska, born 3 November 1933 in Łomża) is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres and, during the last part of her career, in the 400 metres. She competed for Poland in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Teresa Wieczorek, Barbara Janiszewska and Halina Richter. Jesionowska also competed in three European Championships: * 1954 in Bern, where she was eliminated in the 100 metres semi-finals, and took fifth place in the 4 x 100 metres relay with her team mates Marią Ilwicką, Barbarą Lerczak and Marią Kusion. * 1958 in Stockholm, where she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with the same team, and reached the semi-finals in the 200 and 100 metres. * 1966 in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Sulaiman
Mona Sulaiman (9 June 1942 – 21 December 2017) was a Filipino sprinter who competed at the Asian Games and the Summer Olympics. Early life Mona Sulaiman was born in a barrio in Cotabato on 9 June 1942 to Kudelat and Aminan Sulaiman. Career Sulaiman started her career competing in regional meets. She competed at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where she won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metre sprints and relay events. She also garnered a bronze medal in the shot put event at the same tournament. She competed at the Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event at the 1960 and the 1964 editions. Sulaiman also excelled in the disciplines of pentathlon and discus throw. Post-retirement Sulaiman qualified for the 1966 Asian Games but opted not to participate reportedly for refusing to undergo a gender test. Her physique and speed made some people question her gender. She retired from competitive play and worked in the private sector until the 1990s when she was hired by the Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antónia Munkácsi
Antónia Munkácsi (born 26 November 1938) is a Hungarian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * * 1938 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Hungarian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes from Belgrade Olympic female sprinters Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Itkina
Maria (also "Mariya" and "Marina") Leontievna Itkina ( be, Марыя Лявонцеўна Іткіна; russian: Мария Леонтьевна Иткина; 3 May 19321 December 2020) was a Soviet runner who set multiple world records in various sprint events. She competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics and finished four times in fourth place. Domestically Itkina held 17 Soviet sprint titles. Early life Itkina was born in Roslavl in the Smolensk region of the Soviet Union on 3 May 1932. She later moved with her family to Minsk in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Itkina competed in athletics for Spartak Minsk and Dynamo Minsk. She graduated from the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture in 1957. Itkina came to specialise in sprint races, competing in the 100m, 200m, 400m and relay. She won 32 USSR championship titles and set 18 national records. Itkina won a sprint event at the first Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in 1956. Competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta
Barbara Sobotta (née Janiszewska; December 4, 1936 in Poznań – November 20, 2000 in Kraków) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career. In 1958 in Stockholm, she won the European Championships 200 metres race (as Maria Leontyavna Itkina won the bronze medal). She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres with her teammates Teresa Wieczorek, Celina Jesionowska and Halina Richter. Additional images File:Barbara Sobotta.jpg File:B.Sobotta Poznan.jpg, Dom rodzinny Barbary Sobotty - Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ..., ul. Wierzbięcice 41a References * 1936 births 2000 deaths Sportspeople from Poznań Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Morgan
Valerie Ailsa Dillimore (née Morgan, born 17 October 1943) is a former New Zealand athlete. A sprinter, she represented New Zealand as a 16-year-old at the 1960 Rome Olympics. In the 100 m she clocked 12.61 s in her heat and progressed to the quarterfinals, where she ran 12.66 s and did not progress further. She ran her 200 m heat in 25.39 s and was eliminated. In 1960 she was the New Zealand 100 yards and 220 yards champion, and the following year was the national long jump champion with a leap of 5.79 m. Morgan was married to Anthony Errol (Tony) Dillimore, who died in April 2019. She is the mother of Robin Dillimore, who played netball for New Zealand on 32 occasions, and of Carlene Dillimore who competed in the 800 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
