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Athletics At The 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Moshood ... was held on October 12. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games - Women's discus throw Discus ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2003 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held at the Abuja Stadium between 11 and 16 October 2003. The host nation, Nigeria, topped the medal table. Men's Results Track Field Women results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (18) * (2) * (11) * (11) * (10) * (4) * (10) * (4) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (4) * (11) * (8) * (36) * (7) * (14) * (2) * (1) * (9) * (29) * (8) * (4) * (1) * (5) * (7) * (9) * (2) * (7) * (3) * (5) * (2) * (67) * (11) * (6) * (4) * (22) * (5) * (14) * (40) * (9) * (5) * (4) * (8) * (7) * (1) * (12) References ;ResultsGBR Athletics {{2003 in athletics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizna Naudé
Elizna Naudé (born 14 September 1978) is a South African discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa. She is an alumna of the University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was .... International competitions References External links * 1978 births Living people Afrikaner people South African female discus throwers Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All-Africa Games Records In Athletics
The All-Africa Games is a multi-sport event which began in 1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo .... Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa's member states. Men's records Women's records References External linksAll-Africa Games resultson GBRAthletics.com {{African Games Athletics Records African Games Athletics African Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Chukwuemeka
Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (born 4 May 1975) is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008. She also competes in discus throw and hammer throw, but not on world level. Her personal best throw is 18.43 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Walnut. This is the African record. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Work. She received a two-year ban from athletics for a failed drug test at the 2009 Nigerian Championships. Chukwuemeka had an intense stand-off with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. Her "B" sample had several clerical errors, including inconsistenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alifatou Djibril
Alifatou Djibril (born 13 February 1980) is a Togolese athlete specializing in the shot put and discus throw. She won multiple medals at the continental level. Competition record Personal bests *Shot put – 15.74 (Adelaide 2005) List of Togolese records in athletics, NR *Discus throw – 56.16 (Sydney 2004) NR *Hammer throw – 33.08 (Adelaide 2003) References 1980 births Living people Togolese shot putters Togolese discus throwers Togolese female athletes African Games bronze medalists for Togo African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century Togolese people {{Togo-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiba Mecilhi
Hiba may refer to: * '' Thujopsis'', a genus of conifer in the cypress family People * Ibas (Assyrian bishop) (died 457), Syria-born bishop of Edessa (c. 435 – 457) *Hiba Omar, Athlete *Hiba Nawab Hiba Nawab is an Indian television actress. She made her acting debut as a child artist in '' Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai'' and her first role as an adult was in '' Crazy Stupid Ishq'', where she was seen as Anushka 'Pampi' Atwal. Nawab had her bre ..., Indian television actress * Hiba Abouk (Arabic: هبة أبوخريص بنسليمان), Spanish actress * Hiba Bukhari, Pakistani television actress * Hiba Tawaji (Arabic: هبة ميشال طوجي ), Lebanese singer {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Otutu
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Traoré
Brigitte is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brigitte Amm, German rower * Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), a French actress and singer * Brigitte Becue (born 1972), a Belgian breaststroke swimmer * Brigitte Bierlein (born 1949), an Austrian jurist and politician * Brigitte Engerer (born 1952), a French pianist * Brigitte Fossey (born 1946), a French actress * Brigitte Foster-Hylton (born 1974), a Jamaican hurdling athlete * Brigitte Gabriel, an activist and founder of hate group ACT * Brigitte Girardin (born 1953), French diplomat and politician * Brigitte Haentjens, French-born Canadian theatre director * Brigitte Hamann (1940–2016), German-Austrian historian * Brigitte Lahaie (born 1955), a French porn actress * Brigitte Lin (born 1954), a Taiwanese actress * Brigitte Macron (born 1953), Emmanuel Macron's wife * Brigitte Mira (born 1910), a German actress * Brigitte Mohnhaupt (born 1949), a German Red Army Faction member * Brigitte Nielse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oumou Traoré
Oumou Traoré (born 10 October 1969) is a Malian athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put. In the discus throw, Traoré finished tenth at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, eighth at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held on October 12. and fourth at the 2004 African Championships. She competed at the 1995 World Championships and 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, ... without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 47.67 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the Malian record. In the shot put, she won the bronze medal at the 1996 African Championships and the gold medal at the 1999 West African Championships. References 1969 births Living people Female shot putters Malian female discus throwers World Athletics Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
