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Amanda Kotze
Amanda Kotze (born 26 February 1986) is a retired South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Individually she competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres, 2003 World Youth Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres, 2004 World Junior Championships, then finished sixth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres, 2006 African Championships and competed at the Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres, 2007 All-Africa Games without reaching the final. At the 2004 World Junior Championships she also competed in the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 100 metres and the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay. The team with Kotze as a member also competed in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics – W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, 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 (athletics), 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 athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
