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Athletics At The 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's Discus Throw ...
The women's discus throw event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 23 and 24 August at the Taipei Municipal Stadium. Medalists Results Qualification Qualification: 55.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade - Women's discus throw Discus throw 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... [...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] |
Lidia Augustyniak
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Ieva Zarankaitė
Ieva Zarankaitė-Gumbs (born 23 November 1994) is a Lithuanian track and field athlete who competes in discus and shot put with multiple national titles. Her mother, Vita, is a former discus thrower and acts as her coach. Ieva competed in swimming at a young age. At the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples she won a bronze medal in the discus. Zarankaité has studied at Oklahoma State University where she met her long time boyfriend Mr. Michael Gumbs and then to a graduate degree at Florida State University. In America she has also competed at NCAA level. On 21 July 2020 in Vilnius Zarankaitè threw 61.88m for the discus which placed her 16th for the year worldwide. On 8 August 2020 she threw 16.80m for the shot put which placed her 51st for the year worldwide. On 25 June 2021 at the Lithuanian Championships she achieved 62.08m to become Lithuanian champion in the discus. On the same day, she reached 15.47m in the shot put to become Lithuanian champion in the shot put as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Gallardo
Ivana Xennia Gallardo Cruchet (born 20 July 1993) is a Chilean athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. She has won several medals on continental level in addition to representing her country at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *Shot put – 17.60 (Santiago de Chile 2021) * Discus throw – 55.26 (Santiago de Chile 2019) Indoor *Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ... – 17.03 (Cochabamba 2022) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallardo, Ivana 1993 births Living people Chilean female shot putters Chilean female discus throwers Sportspeople from Osorno, Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Chilean women 21st-century Chilean people South American Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Petkova
Renata is an Italian, Polish, Tatarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Germanian, Sweden, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, and Lithuanian feminine given name. See Renatus. In Francophone countries there is a cognate name Renée. The following people named Renata have articles in Wikipedia: * Renata Adler (born 1938), American author, journalist and film critic * Renata Alt (born 1965), Slovenian born German politician * Renata Fast (born 1994), Canadian hockey player * Renata Jaworska (born 1979), Polish artist * Renata Kallosh (born 1943), Ukrainian-American theoretical physicist * Renata Salecl (born 1962), Slovene philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist * Renata Scotto (born 1934), Italian soprano and opera director * Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004), Italian soprano * Renata Voráčová Renata Voráčová (; born 6 October 1983) is a Czech professional tennis player. Voráčová has won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Lan (athlete)
Wang Lan (,1922–2003) was a Taiwanese writer, artist and a National Assembly of the Republic of China deputy. He is famous for the novel ''Blue and Black'', which is considered one of four major novels about anti-Japanese war. See also *Taiwanese art The artistic heritage of Taiwan is extremely diverse with multiple major influences and periods. History Stonecutters of the Changbin culture began to make art on Taiwan at least 30,000 years ago. Around 5,000 years ago jade and earthenware w ... External links Wang Lan Taiwanese male novelists 1922 births 2003 deaths Taiwanese painters Republic of China politicians from Tianjin Politicians of Taiwan Painters from Tianjin Writers from Tianjin 20th-century Chinese painters 20th-century novelists Chinese male novelists Taiwanese people from Tianjin 20th-century Chinese male writers {{Taiwan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Bohan
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Kathrine Bebe
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
