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Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw
The final of the men's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on August 5, 1992. There were 32 participating athletes from 24 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final. The event was won by Romas Ubartas of Lithuania, a victory for the nation in its debut appearance in the men's discus throw. Jürgen Schult took silver, the first medal for unified Germany. Roberto Moya earned Cuba's first men's discus throw medal since 1980 with his bronze. Ubartas and Schult became the 11th and 12th men to win multiple discus throw medals; they had both represented different nations (the Soviet Union and East Germany, respectively, in 1988 and had finished one-two then as well, though in the opposite order. Background This was the 22nd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (, formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and Estadio de Montjuic) is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, 1929 International Exposition in the city (and Barcelona's bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were awarded to Berlin), it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics. With its current capacity of 55,926 seats (67,007 during the 1992 Olympics), Estadi Lluís Companys is the 6th largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd largest in Catalonia. The stadium is located in the Anella Olímpica, in Montjuïc, a large hill to the southwest of the city which overlooks the harbor. History Designed by architect Pere Domènech i Roura for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, 1929 Expo, the stadium was officially opened on 20 May 1929. The opening ceremonies included Spain national rugby union team, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Jiménez Gaona
Ramón Jiménez-Gaona Arellano (born September 10, 1969) is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay. During the presidency of Horacio Cartes he served as Paraguay's Minister of Public Works. Sports career Jiménez-Gaona represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). sports-reference.com He twice won the title at the South American Championships (1993 and 1997). Achievements Education Jiménez-Gaona studied Economics at the . He started out an enterprise in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaclavas Kidykas
Vaclavas Kidykas (born 17 October 1961, in Klaipėda) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions. His longest throw, 68.44 meters, was recorded at a June 1988 event in Sochi. Achievements References Profile International Amateur Athletic Federation World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for .... 1961 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Lithuanian at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Jenssen
Olav Jenssen (born 11 May 1962) is a Norwegian discus thrower. He was born in Vinje. He finished eleventh at 1981 European Junior Championships and competed at the 1986 European Championships, the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1995 World Championships, the 1997 World Championships and the 1998 European Championships without reaching the final. He was Norwegian champion in 1987, 1997 and 1998, representing the club IF Urædd except for some seasons in SK Vidar Sportsklubben Vidar is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for track and field, triathlon, and archery. Organization The club was founded in 1919. It was later a member of the Workers' Sports Federation before the war. It arrange ... in the mid-1990s. References 1962 births Living people People from Vinje Norwegian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Norway Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway Sportspeople from Vestfol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Shevchenko (athlete)
Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko (russian: Дмитрий Игоревич Шевченко; born May 13, 1968, in Taganrog) is a Russian discus thrower who won silver medals at the World and European Championships. Despite this he did not throw past the 70 metres mark until 2002, when he achieved his personal best throw of 70.54 metres in Krasnodar. His three participations in the Olympics were all fruitless, especially the 2004 edition where he exited without any valid throws. He is a six-time national champion in the discus event. He missed the 1996 and 1997 seasons, due to a doping suspension. His wife, whom he also coaches, is the hurdler Irina Shevchenko.EAA profile foIrina Shevchenko International competitions See also *List of doping cases in athletics A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Martínez Brito
Juan Martínez Brito (born May 17, 1958, in Guanabacoa, Havana) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best is , thrown on May 21, 1983, in Havana. He was the winner at the AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the officia ... in 1985. International competitions References * 1958 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games World Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Martínez (athlete) (born 1964), American baseball manager and former outfielder
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David Martínez may refer to: * David Martínez (racing driver) (born 1981), Mexican racing driver * David Martínez (discus thrower) (born 1967), retired discus thrower from Spain * David Martínez (baseball) (born 1987), Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher * David Martínez (businessman) (born 1957), Mexican businessman, managing partner of Fintech Advisory * David Ferreyra Martínez (born 1973), Mexican politician * David Martínez (footballer, born 1998), Paraguayan football centre-back * David Martínez (footballer, born 2006), Venezuelan football forward See also *Dave Martinez David Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the bench coach for the Tampa Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Kovtsun
Dmitriy Kovtsun ( uk, Дмитро Ҝовҵун; born September 29, 1955, in Mukhivka, Ukrainian SSR) is a former discus thrower from Ukraine, who represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... There he finished in seventh place. References1992 Year Ranking External links * 1955 births Living people Ukrainian male discus throwers Russian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Unified Team Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Place of birth missing (living people) Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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