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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
These are the official results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with two rounds (six heats in round 1, four heats in round 2), two semifinals and a final. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Results Heats Top four in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarterfinals. Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Heat five Heat six Quarterfinals Top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals. Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Semifinals Top four from each heat advanced to the finals. Heat one Heat two Final Wind Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hou ... in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Field
Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the team. The Braves moved less than one block from Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which served as their home ballpark for 31 seasons from 1966 to 1996. Opening during the Braves' "division dominance" years, Turner Field hosted the NLDS a total of 11 times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013), the NLCS four times (1997–1999, 2001), one World Series ( 1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Braves played the final game at Turner Field on October 2, 2016, a 1–0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The franchise allowed its lease on the facility to expire at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Jiankui
Yan Jiankui (born 19 March 1976) is a retired female sprinter from PR China. She competed in the 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1998 she won both the 100 metres and 200 metres the Asian Championships and as well as a bronze medal in the 200 m at the Asian Games. She was selected to represent Asia at the 1998 World Cup, but finished eighth and last in both events. Later she won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2002 Asian Championships. She also competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and the 1997 World Championships without reaching the final. However, she finished eighth at the 1997 World Championships with the 4 x 100 metres relay team. Her personal best times were both achieved in 1998. She ran the 100 m in 11.22 seconds in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Privalova
Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (russian: Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; on 22 November 1968) is a Russian Olympic gold medallist athlete. Her Summer Olympics debut was in 1992 in the sprint events, where she won two medals— a bronze in the 100 m and running the anchor leg in the 4x100 team, a silver — and came fourth in the 200, representing the Unified Team. With three European individual championships and three individual world medals, Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s (see #Sprints) but had not yet won an outdoor international event gold medal (as an individual athlete, she had won relay gold in 1993). In 2000, she switched to the 400 m hurdles discipline winning the gold medal in 53.02 s (see #400 m Hurdles) and a bronze in the 4 x 400 m relay team for Russia. Irina Privalova is currently the world indoor record holder in the 50 m (5.96 s) and 60 m (6.92 s) sprints (See #World Indoor Records) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Cuthbert
Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (born 9 April 1964) is a Jamaican politician and retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. As an athlete, Cuthbert-Flynn competed at four Olympic Games, winning two silver medals at the 1992 games held in Barcelona. As a politician, she has been the Jamaica Labour Party's Candidate and Member of Parliament for the St. Andrew West Rural constituency, defeating the People's National Party candidate Hugh Buchanan in Jamaica's General Elections held February 25, 2016. She went on to defeat the People's National Party Krystal Tomlinson to win a second term as Member of Parliament for the St. Andrew West Rural constituency, in the September 3, 2020 General Election. She was appointed State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness following her reelection, when Prime Minister Andrew Holness selected his new slate of Cabinet Ministers. Education Cuthbert attended Morant Bay High School and later Olney High Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylla M'Mah Touré
Sylla M'Mah Touré (born 3 December 1978) is a Guinean sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1978 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Guinean female sprinters Olympic athletes for Guinea Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters {{Guinea-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Kyriakou
Theodora "Dora" Kyriakou (Greek: Θεοδώρα "Δώρα" Κυριάκου; born 3 July 1967) is a retired Cypriot sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993. In addition, she won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1997 Mediterranean Games setting a new national record of 52.02 seconds. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 23.52 (Pátra 1995) *400 metres – 52.02 (Bari 1997) Indoor *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... – 53.14 (Pireás 1995) References 1967 births Living people Cypriot female sprinters Olympic athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calister Ubah
Calister Ubah (born 15 November 1973) is a Nigerian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Nigerian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Nigeria Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Myers
Sandra Myers (born January 9, 1961, in Little River, Kansas) is a retired 400 metres sprinter who represented Spain after switching from the United States. She became US champion at 400 metres hurdles in 1981, but received Spanish nationality in 1987 and competed for Spain since. In 1991 she won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the World Championships. Myers attended college at California State University, Northridge Achievements 1Did not finish in the semifinals Personal bests * 100 metres: 11.06 s (1991) * 200 metres: 22.38 s (1990) * 400 metres: 49.67 s (1991) * Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...: 6.60 m (1988) References External links * 1961 births Living people Spanish female sprinters Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoriya Fomenko
Viktoriya Fomenko ( uk, Вікторія Фоменко, born 2 October 1970) is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She competed at the 1994 European Championships, the 1995 World Indoor Championships, and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In the 4 x 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships. She was also a part of the disqualified Ukrainian team at the 1997 World Championships. In the 4 x 400 metres relay she competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best times are 11.37 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 1993 in Kyiv; 22.59 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Kyiv; and 50.94 seconds in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrécia Jardim
Maria Lucrécia Jardim (born 28 January 1971 in Caconga, Portuguese Angola) is a retired Portuguese sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl .... Achievements External links * * * * 1971 births Living people Portuguese female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal Angolan emigrants to Portugal Black Portuguese sportspeople Olympic female sprinters {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (born 1 October 1971 in Narromine, New South Wales) is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events. In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m. During her career she also won international medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She is the cousin of Australian Olympic backstroke swimmer Josh Watson who won silver in the Men's 4 × 100-metre medley relay at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Junior career In 1989, she won the first of three consecutive Australian Junior 100 m titles, also winning the Junior 200 m championships in 1989 and 1991. At the 1990 World Junior Championships Gainsford reached the semi-finals of both the 100 and 200 metres sprints and assisted the Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team to a new national junior record of 45.01 seconds. Senior career Although Gainsford-Taylor became a world champion in 1995, her senior career really began when she won the first of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dannette Young
Dannette Louise Young-Stone (born October 6, 1964, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as a member of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 meters relay. She is an alumnus of Alabama A&M University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) is a public historically black land-grant university in Normal, Huntsville, Alabama. Founded in 1875, it took its present name in 1969. AAMU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marsh ..., where she won the Division II track title in the 100 and 200 meters three straight years, as well as running anchor on the 4 × 100 meters relay team at Alabama A&M. ReferencesAlabama A&M sports history: Track's Dannette Young-Stone from al.com; retrieved 2012-10-27. * ; retrieved 2010-10-26. from www.usatf.org; retrieved 2010-10-26. 1964 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
