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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Javelin Throw
These are the official results of the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Medalists Abbreviations Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also *1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw *1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, J Javelin throw at the Olympics 1996 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted track and field events and the closing ceremony. After the Olympics and Paralympics, it was reconstructed into the baseball-specific Turner Field, used by the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball for 20 seasons (1997–2016). After the Braves departed for Truist Park, the facility was purchased by Georgia State University, which rebuilt the stadium a second time as Center Parc Stadium, designed for American football. History During the week-long athletics program, the stadium bore witness to Donovan Bailey of Canada winning the 100 m in a world record time of 9.84 s; Michael Johnson winning both the 200 and 400 metres titles, breaking the 200 m world record in the process; and France's Marie-José Pérec al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan
The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective ''felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin. It is associated with saints, poets, astronomical objects, plant genera, fictional characters, and animals, especially cats. People * Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown University Philosophy professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author * Felicia Adeyoyin (1938–2021), Nigerian academic * Felicia Barton (born 1982), an American semifinalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' * Felicia Bond (born 1954), American writer and illustrator, author of ''If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'' * Felicia Brabec (born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist * Felicia Brandström (born 1987), Swedish singer and one of the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jette Jeppesen
Jette Jeppesen (born 14 March 1964) is a Danish athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw 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 * 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Danish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Denmark People from Hjørring Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Strašek
Renata Strašek (born April 8, 1972, in Celje) is a retired female javelin thrower from Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... She set her personal best (64.68 metres) in 1995 with the old javelin type. International competitions References * sports-reference 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Celje Slovenian female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taina Uppa
Taina Maria Ojaniemi, formerly Kolkkala, née Uppa (born 24 October 1976 in Pori) is a retired female javelin thrower from Finland. Her personal best is 64.06 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Pihtipudas Pihtipudas is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the Finnish national road 4, highway 4 (European route E75, E75), about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of .... She is nicknamed "Taikku". International competitions References *sports-reference 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Pori Finnish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Finland World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland {{finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aysel Taş
Aysel Taş (born 21 October 1964), née Aysel Shevkedova ( bg, Айсел Шевкедова), is a female javelin thrower from Bulgaria with Turkish ethnicity, who competed for Turkey after her emigration. At the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Schwechat, Austria, she achieved the 5th rank for her native country with 55.30 m (old javelin weight). She participated representing Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., USA without advancing to the finals. Aysel Taş is the current national record holder with 56.86 m set on 20 May 2000 in Izmir, Turkey. After retiring from active sports, she coaches her son Şevket Taş (born 28 February 1986), who is also a national javelin thrower and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Stone
Joanna "Jo" Stone-Nixon (born 4 October 1972 in London, England) is a retired 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 wom ...er, who represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. Stone was the appellant in an important High Court of Australia case on taxation law, ''Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Stone'' (2005) 59 ATR 50. Stone-Nixon is now mother of two children, Ella Jane Nixon and James Edward Nixon. Her sporting courier ended in early 2001, after her performance in the Sydney Olympic games in 2000, with a final throw of 54.34 metres. Achievements References Joanna Stone-Nixonat Australian Athletics Historical Results External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Sanderson
Theresa Ione Sanderson (born 14 March 1956) is a British former javelin thrower. She appeared in every Summer Olympics from 1976 to 1996, winning the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1984 Olympics. She was the second track and field athlete to compete at six Olympics, and the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Sanderson won gold medals in the javelin throw at three Commonwealth Games (1978, 1986 and 1990) and at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. She was runner-up at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, and competed in three world championships ( 1983, 1987, and 1997). Sanderson was UK National Champion three times and AAA National Champion in amateur athletics ten times. She set five Commonwealth records and ten British national records in the javelin, as well as records at the junior and masters levels. During her career, Sanderson had a rivalry with fellow Briton Fatima Whitbread, who took the bronze in the 1984 Olympics. Outside athletics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikaela Ingberg
Mikaela Johanna Emilia Ingberg (born 29 July 1974 in Vaasa) is a female javelin thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 64.03 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Berlin. She was nicknamed "Mikke" during her career. Her achievements include bronze medals at the 1995 World Championships, 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ... and 2002 European Championships. She has been coached by Tapio Korjus. Achievements References External links * * * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Vaasa Finnish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Nerius
Steffi Nerius (; born 1 July 1972) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European and World Champion. She also won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her personal best throw was 68.34 m, set in 2008. This ranks her second among German female javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll. Initially playing volleyball in school, Nerius later switched to athletics. She was taught the 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 wom ... by her mother, a former javelin thrower. Her first international success was a bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships. Her first gold medal at a major competition came at the 2006 European Championships. From 2003 to 2006 she won four consecutive G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isel López .
Isel López Rodríguez (born July 11, 1970, in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired javelin thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 61.66 metres, which she achieved in May 1999 in Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. Achievements References * * 1970 births Living people Athletes from Santiago de Cuba[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
