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Athletics At The 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's Javelin Throw ...
The men's javelin throw event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 21 September in Kuala Lumpur. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Javelin Javelin 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1998 Commonwealth Games
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participation ReferencesOfficial results {{Sports at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 1998 |
Kuala Lumpur
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Marius Corbett
Marius may refer to: People *Gaius Marius (157 BC-86 BC), Roman statesman, seven times consul. Arts and entertainment * ''Marius'' (play), a 1929 play by Marcel Pagnol * "Marius" (short story), a 1957 story by Poul Anderson * ''Marius'' (1931 film), a French adaptation of Pagnol's play, directed by Alexander Korda * ''Marius'' (2013 film), a French adaptation of Pagnol's play, directed by Daniel Auteuil Places * Marius (Laconia), a town of ancient Laconia, Greece * Măriuș, a village in Valea Vinului, Satu Mare County, Romania * Marius (crater), on the Moon * Marius Hills, on the Moon Other uses * Marius (name), a male given name, a Roman clan name and family name, and a modern name or surname * Marius (commando), Alain Alivon (born 1965), French Navy officer * Marius (giraffe), a giraffe euthanized at the Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 See also * * * Mario (other) * Maria (other) * Mary (other) Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Commonwealth Games Records In Athletics
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes. Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He formerly held the world record, and his throw from 1992 is the British record. During his career, he was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team. He won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships. Currently, he is an occasional commentator for athletics competitions, especially the field events. Career Early life Backley was educated at Hurst Primary School, Bexley, and later at Bexley and Erith Technical High School for Boys (now Beths Grammar School) in his teens. He was a member of Cambridge Harriers Athletics club, and competed for Bexley in the London Youth Games. He enrolled at Loughborough University in October 1988 to study for a BSc Honours degree in physical education, sports scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Hill (athlete)
Michael Christopher Hill (born 22 October 1964) is a male English former javelin thrower who was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Athletics career Hill won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships. He represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games and competed in over 20 major championships between 1983 and 2002, only failing to reach the final twice. He has since coached heptathlete Jessica Ennis. He is also a four-time Commonwealth Games medallist. He represented England and won a silver medal, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later he represented England and won another silver, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. A third silver medal was won when he represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada before he won his first medal of a different colour, winning a bronze medal for England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Roberson
Mark W. Roberson (born 13 March 1967) is a retired English javelin thrower. He represented England at four successive Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002. Athletics career He won the silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships, finished sixth at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, seventh at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, sixth at the 1998 European Championships, fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and sixth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Roberson was twice national champion after winning the 1997 AAA Championships and the 2001 United Kingdom Championships in Athletics. His personal best throw was 85.67 metres, achieved in July 1998 in Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage .... References 1967 births Living people English male javelin thrower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Currey
Andrew Bruce Currey (born 7 February 1971 in Wee Waa, New South Wales) is a retired javelin thrower from Australia, who was the nation's leading javelin specialist in the 1990s. His main rival was training partner Adrian Hatcher. Currey represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 .... He won a total number of nine Australian titles in the men's javelin throw. He is married to Louise McPaul. Seasonal bests by year *1993 - 80.12 *1995 - 81.54 *1996 - 77.28 *1997 - 79.64 *1998 - 85.75 *1999 - 83.88 *2000 - 85.28 *2001 - 86.67 *2002 - 85.69 *2003 - 82.29 *2004 - 72.94 Achievements References Profile 1971 births Living people Australian male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diggory Brooke
Diggory or Digory may refer to: People * Sylvia Farnham-Diggory (born 1927), American author on psychology and disabled people. * Sylvia Beckingham née Diggory (1935-2006), the first National Health Service UK patient. * Terence Diggory (born 1950), American professor, editor, poet and author. * Diggory Dyer Listed as working in the Kitchen and Scullery of in 'A Catalogue of the Household and Family of Richard, Earl of Dorset, 1613- 1624 in Knole, Kent Fictional characters As given name ;Diggory *Diggory Compton, a fictional character from ''Coronation Street'' *Diggory Venn, a fictional character from Thomas Hardy's ''Return of the Native'' (1878) ;Digory *Digory Kirke, a fictional character from ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' As family name *Cedric Diggory, a fictional character from the ''Harry Potter'' series ** Amos Diggory The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Goulding (athlete)
James Wayne Goulding is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand five times. Playing career A Richmond Bulldogs player in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Goulding won the '' Bert Humphries Memorial Medal'' in 1985 for the most improved forward. In 1988 he joined the new Newcastle Knights franchise in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New Sout ... and played for the Knights for three seasons. In 1995 he joined the new Western Reds franchise, but only played one game for the new club. Representative career An Auckland representative, Goulding also represented New Zealand from 1985 until 1989 - playing in five matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team.Coffey, John and Berni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Bevan
Nigel Bevan (born 3 January 1968) is a British athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics British male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Sportspeople from Ipswich {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
