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Amarilys Alméstica
Amarilys Alméstica Rivera (born February 12, 1981) is a hammer thrower from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She set her personal best throw (66.57 metres) on July 3, 2006, at a meet in Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ..., Ontario, Canada. Achievements References * 1981 births Living people Puerto Rican hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico Female hammer throwers Puerto Rican female track and field athletes Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field Athletics
Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin throw, javelin, discus throw, discus, and hammer throw, hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the eleventh edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Iberoamericano in Huelva, Spain on 6–8 August 2004. A record high of 27 nations took part while the number of participating athletes (430) was the second highest in the competition's history after the 1992 edition. The programme featured 44 track and field events, 22 each for men and women, and 16 championship records were broken or equalled at the three-day competition. The host stadium was built specifically for the championships and it was the first major event to be held there. An opening ceremony was held outside the stadium at La Rábida (the monastery where Christopher Columbus stayed and successfully proposed his voyage to the Indies, which led to the Discovery of the Americas). High participation was attributed to the competition's proxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. Modern Cartagena is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and had a population of 1,028,736, according to the 2018 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Central American And Caribbean Games
The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games took place at the Estadio Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena, Colombia and lasted from July 25 to July 29. There were 23 events for men and 21 for women. A total of ten Games records were broken at the competition, in addition to a number of national records. The events were dominated by Cuban athletes, whereas teams like Jamaica did not send their strongest athletes. With 21 gold medals, Cuba won nearly half of the events and 45 medals were won by the country's athletes. Mexico was the next most successful nation, winning eight golds and fourteen medals overall. The hosts Colombia took third place on the medal tally, having won four golds, but also had the second greatest medal haul with nineteen in total. Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles and Panama were the only other nations at the competition to win two golds or more. Results Men Women Medal table *Note: Medal count excludes Dorian Scott's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the official results of the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on May 26–28, 2006 in Ponce, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated .... Men's results 100 meters Heats – May 26Wind:Heat 1: -1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s Final – May 26Wind:+0.3 m/s 200 meters Heats – May 28Wind:Heat 1: -1.6 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s Final – May 28Wind:+1.8 m/s 400 meters Heats – May 26 Final – May 27 800 meters Heats – May 26 Final – May 27 1500 meters May 28 3000 meters May 27 5000 meters May 26 110 meters hurdles Heats – May 28Wind:Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -2.0 m/s Final – May 28Wind:+1.2 m/s 400 meters hurdles Heats – May 26 Final – May 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1692Some publications/reporters have erroneously stated Ponce's date of founding as 12 December 1692 (see, for example, Jose Fernandez-Colon, The Associated Press, at "Noticias Online" on 24 January 2009, a''Noticias Puerto Rico.''Accessed 23 March 2019.) Another incorrect date sometimes found is 12 September 1692 (See, for example, Jorge L. Perez (El Nuevo Dia) and Jorge Figueroa (Ponce Municipal Historian), a''Historic Buildings and Structures in Ponce, Puerto Rico.'' at the text accompanying Drawing #20, titled "Tumba de los Bomberos". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. 2019. Accessed 4 February 2019. See als''Mapa de Municipios y Barrios: Ponce, Memoria Numero 27.'' Gobierno del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the twelfth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations that place at the Francisco Montaner Stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico between 26–28 May. It was the first time that Puerto Rico hosted the competition and it won eighteen medals, three of them gold. In the absence of a Cuban delegation, it was Brazil that dominated the championships, taking seventeen golds and 35 medals in total. Spain ranked a distant second with six golds and 23 medals. Colombia won four golds, while Argentina and the Dominican Republic each had three.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09. Only four [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Hammer Throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 10 and August 12. The qualification standard was set at 70.00 metres or at least the best 12 qualified for the final round. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking References External linksIAAF results, heats hammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's hammer throw |
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern neighboring municipality of Sipoo), Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of over 1.5 million. Often c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Championships In Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic events, some of which were included as exhibition events. Much of the event was played in extremely heavy rainfall. Background Bidding The original winning bid for the competition was for London but the cost to build the required stadium at Picketts Lock and host the event was deemed too expensive by the government. UK Athletics suggested to move the host city to Sheffield (using Don Valley Stadium), but the IAAF stated that having London as the host city was central to their winning the bid. The championships bidding process was reopened as a result. The United Kingdom's withdrawal as host was the first case for a major sporting event in a developed countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Central American And Caribbean Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the official results of the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics which took place on July 8–11, 2005 in Nassau, Bahamas. Men's results 100 meters Heats – July 9Wind:Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: -0.4 m/s Semi-finals – July 9Wind:Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s Final – July 9Wind: +1.9 m/s 200 meters Heats – July 10Wind:Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: -0.4 m/s, Heat 5: +3.0 m/s Semi-finals – July 10Wind:Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s Final – July 11Wind: +1.9 m/s 400 meters Heats – July 9 Final – July 10 800 meters Heats – July 10 Final – July 11 1500 meters July 10 5000 meters July 10 10,000 meters July 9 110 meters hurdles Heats – July 10Wind:Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s Final – July 10Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for the Bahamas, is located about west of the city centre of Nassau, and has daily flights to major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. The city is located on the island of New Providence. Nassau is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates. The city was named in honour of William III of England, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Nassau's modern growth began in the late eighteenth century, with the influx of thousands of Loyalists and their slaves to the Bahamas following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
