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Athletics At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entry list of 30 competitors from 20 nations, with two qualifying groups (30 jumpers) before the final (15) took place on Sunday July 25, 1976. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Saturday July 24, 1976. The event was won by Mac Wilkins of the United States, the nation's 13th victory in the men's discus throw. Wolfgang Schmidt took silver, matching East Germany's best result to date in the event. John Powell gave the United States a second medal in the competition with his bronze. Czechoslovakia's three-Games medal streak, all won by Ludvík Daněk, ended as Daněk finished ninth; the American streak reached 18 Games. Background This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
Olympic Stadium (french: Stade olympique) is a multi-purpose stadium in Montreal, Canada, located at Olympic Park in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics, it is nicknamed "The Big O", a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. It is also disparagingly referred to as "The Big Owe" in reference to the high cost to the city of its construction and of hosting the 1976 Olympics as a whole. The tower standing next to the stadium, the Montreal Tower, is the tallest inclined tower in the world with an angle elevation of 45 degrees. The stadium is the largest by seating capacity in Canada. After the Olympics, artificial turf was installed and it became the home of Montreal's professional baseball and football teams. The Montreal Alouettes of the CFL returned to their previous home of Molson Stadium in 1998 for regular season games, but continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Faragó
János Faragó (8 July 1946 – 14 November 1984) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1946 births 1984 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Hungarian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Place of birth missing 20th-century Hungarian people Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Pachale
Siegfried Pachale is a German former Olympic discus thrower. He represented East Germany in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His distance was a 60.64 in the qualifiers, and a 64.24 in the finals. He is the father of German volleyball player Hanka Pachale Hanka Pachale-Durante (born 12 September 1976 in Schwerin) is a German volleyball player; she played for the German Women's National Team, representing them in consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She represented her native country i .... Sports Reference References Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Šilhavý
Josef Šilhavý (born 17 December 1946) is a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His wife, Zdeňka Šilhavá Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá (born 15 June 1954 in Krnov, Czechoslovakia) is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of . That mark s ..., was also a discus thrower for Czechoslovakia. References 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Czech male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Place of birth missing (living people) Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Thiede
Norbert Thiede is an East German former Olympic discus thrower. He represented his country in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... His distance was a 61.14 in the qualifiers, and a 64.30 in the finals. Sports Reference References Living people 1949 births ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Hjeltnes (athlete)
Knut Hjeltnes (born December 8, 1951) is a former college coach and track & field athlete from Norway. Hjeltnes, who was born in Øystese, has won 20 National Championships; 11 in Discus throw, in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980–84, 1986, 1988, and 1989; and 9 in Shot Put, in 1975–1978 and 1980–1984. Hjeltnes was ranked 2nd through 7th in the world in the discus for twelve years from 1976–1988. He still holds the Norwegian national record in discus with 69.62 meters (228 feet, 5 inches), achieved in 1985. He also has a personal best shot put of 20.55 meters (67 feet, 5 inches), achieved in 1980. He was a 4x Olympian in the discus (1976, 1980-boycott, 1984, 1988). His best Olympic placings were 4th place in 1984, and 7th place in 1976 and 1988. He narrowly missed the medals in 1984, throwing only 18cm short of John Powell’s bronze medal throw. His best World Championship placing was 9th in 1983. His best European Championship placing was 4th in 1986. He attended Western Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hein-Direck Neu
Hein-Direck Neu (13 February 1944 in Bad Kreuznach died 14 April 2017 in Wiesbaden) was a German discus thrower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References 1944 births 2017 deaths People from Bad Kreuznach German male discus throwers West German male discus throwers Olympic athletes of West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando De Vincentiis
Armando De Vincentiis (born 11 October 1943) is an Italian former discus thrower. Biography De Vincentiis was born in Ascoli Piceno. He has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team. In his career he participated in two editions of the Olympic Games. Personal best *Discus throw: 64,48 - Rome, 27 May 1976 Achievements National titles *5 wins in discus throw at the Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ... (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981) See also * Italy national athletics team - More caps References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Vincentiis, Armando 1943 births Italian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velko Velev
Velko Velev ( bg, Велко Велев, born 4 January 1948) is a Bulgarian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * 1948 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Bulgarian male discus throwers Olympic athletes of Bulgaria Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Sofia Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
