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Athletics At The Lusophony Games
Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Lusophone Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) competition. It featured at the inaugural edition in 2006, and also the second edition of the Games in 2009. In the 2009 Games, the half Marathon event was replaced by the 10,000 metres road race. Editions Men's champions 100 m *2009: Francis Obikwelu *2006: Jorge Sena 200 m *2009: Arnaldo Abrantes *2006: Bruno Barros Jr. 400 m *2009: Eduardo Vasconcelos *2006: Fernando Almeida 800 m *2009: Lutimar Paes *2006: Kleberson Davide 1500 m *2009: Chaminda Wijekoon *2006: Chaminda Wijekoon 5000 m *2009: Manuel Damião *2006: Sergio Silva 10,000 m road *2009: Rui Pedro Silva Half-Marathon *2006: Nelson Cruz 110 m H *2009: Anselmo Silva *2006: Rodrigo Pereira 400 m H *2009: Raphael Fernandes *2006: Leonel Kurt 3000 m St. *2009: Alberto Paulo *2006: Pedro Ribeiro High jump *2009: Guilherme Cobbo *2006: Fábio Baptista Long jump *2009: Marcos Chuva *2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics Pictogram
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics College athletics encompasses non-professional, collegiate and university-level competitive sports and games. World University Games The first World University Games were held in 1923. There were originally called the ''Union Nationale des ..., non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The Lusofonia Games
Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Lusophone Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) competition. It featured at the inaugural edition in 2006, and also the second edition of the Games in 2009. In the 2009 Games, the half Marathon event was replaced by the 10,000 metres road race. Editions Men's champions 100 m *2009: Francis Obikwelu *2006: Jorge Sena 200 m *2009: Arnaldo Abrantes *2006: Bruno Barros Jr. 400 m *2009: Eduardo Vasconcelos *2006: Fernando Almeida 800 m *2009: Lutimar Paes *2006: Kleberson Davide 1500 m *2009: Chaminda Wijekoon *2006: Chaminda Wijekoon 5000 m *2009: Manuel Damião *2006: Sergio Silva 10,000 m road *2009: Rui Pedro Silva Half-Marathon *2006: Nelson Cruz 110 m H *2009: Anselmo Silva *2006: Rodrigo Pereira 400 m H *2009: Raphael Fernandes *2006: Leonel Kurt 3000 m St. *2009: Alberto Paulo *2006: Pedro Ribeiro High jump *2009: Guilherme Cobbo *2006: Fábio Baptista Long jump *2009: Marcos Chuva *2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lusophone Games Records In Athletics
The Lusophone Games records in athletics are set by athletes who are representing one of the ACOLOP's member federations, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Men Women References External links {{Records in athletics Lusophone Games The Lusofonia Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) is a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are countries that are members of ... Lusophone Games athletics Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Ribeiro
Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH (; born 23 June 1969), is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympic record of 31:01.63. Her victory gave Portugal its third Olympic gold medal. Biography Ribeiro started running with Grupo Desportivo do Kolossal, before joining FC Porto, which she represented from 1982-1992. She returned to FC Porto after two years at Maratona Clube da Maia. Along with her sports career, she has worked at her town hall as a sports adviser to the mayor. She holds Portugal's record for most Olympic medals. She has the record for most athletic medals won in Portugal, having participated in five summer Olympics (Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004) and many more European and World Championships. Ribeiro has continued running in her later years and won third place at the 2010 Lisbon Half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Pedro Silva
Rui Pedro Silva (born 6 May 1981 in Santo Tirso) is a Portuguese track and field athlete specialized in long distance and cross country running. With Benfica, he won the Portuguese Road Men's Championship on 12 January 2014, repeating the achievement of 2009. On 11 January 2015, he won the title again in the same competition. Competition record Personal Bests *1500m - 3:52.77 (2002) *3000m - 8:02.37 (2005) * 5000m - 13:48.87 (2010) *10000m - 28:01.63 (2009) * 3000m Steeplechase - 8:52.66 (2002) *Half Marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ... - 1:02:38 (2012) * Marathon - 2:12:15 (2012) References External links * 1981 births Living people People from Santo Tirso Portuguese male middle-distance runners Portuguese male long-distance runners Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of . The Metropolitan Maputo, Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is also noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo is situated on Maputo Bay, a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. The city consists of seven administrative divisions, which are each subdivided into Quarter (urban subdivision), quarters or ''bairros''. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as a self-contained, separate Provinces of Mozambique, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2014 Lusophony Games
The Athletics (sport), Athletics competition at the 2014 Lusophone Games took place at the GMC Athletic Stadium between 23 and 27 January 2014 in Bambolim, Goa State, India. The competition stood at a significantly lower level than the two previous editions. Arguably the strongest Lusophone nation, Brazil, did not send any competitors while Portugal only sent a few development athletes. Taking advantage of this situation, the host nation, India, topped the medal table. Most of their athletes were representatives of the state of Goa. São Tomé and PrincÃpe was the only nation not to medal. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participation * (10) * (13) * (2) * (62) * (13) * (4) * (8) * (17) * (4) * (2) References External linksReport from the event [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Lusophone Games
The 2014 Lusophone Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusophone Games, a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa. Brazil and Sri Lanka also put in bids to stage the event. Participating delegations represented every Portuguese-speaking National Olympic Committee and other countries with historic ties to Portugal. The Chairman for these Games was Manohar Parrikar, the chief minister of Goa and the Chief Executive Officer was Keshav Chandra IAS, Secretary to the Government of Goa for Sports and Education. The Games were originally planned to be held in 2013, but was postponed and moved to the January 2014 dates. Since Goa was elected to host the games, Brazil chose not to send their athletes because of the ¨huge postponement¨ of the competition. Only 7 Brazilian athletes, independently of Brazilian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2014 Lusophone Games. Participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2009 Lusophony Games
The Athletics competition at the 2009 Lusophone Games was held in the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 12,13 and 19 July 2009. Brazilian medalists Jorge Sena, Bruno Barros, Lucimar Teodoro, Luciana França, Lucimara da Silva, Fernanda Gonçalves, Josiane Tito were all later disqualified from their events as they failed their drug tests after systematic doping by their coach. Triple jump fourth placer Leonardo dos Santos was also disqualified. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-09-10. It is not clear whether medals were reassigned to other athletes. Medals summary Men's Women's Medal table Original After disqualifications Participation ...
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Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Lusophone Games
The 2009 Lusophony Games was the 2nd Lusophony Games ( pt, 2.os Jogos da Lusofonia), a multi-sport event for delegations representing Portuguese-speaking National Olympic committees. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 11 to 19 July 2009. The Pavilhão Atlântico acted as the main venue, staging the opening ceremonies and the majority of the sporting events. Host decision The organization was awarded to Portugal during the 6th ACOLOP general assembly, gathered in Macau, on 10 October 2006. José Vicente de Moura, president of the Olympic Committee of Portugal and honorary president of the ACOLOP, is also the president of the Organizing Committee for the 2009 Lusophony Games (COJOL). Participants *Portugal (170 athletes) *Macau *Brazil *Cape Verde *Mozambique *Angola *Equatorial Guinea *India *Sri Lanka (20 athletes) *Guinea-Bissau *East Timor *São Tomé and PrÃncipe Games Sports On 21 May 2007, during a meeting between the 2009 Games Organizing Committee ( pt, Comité Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
