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Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metres Hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 22 to 24. The top two runners in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. There were two semifinal heats, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final. Two time Olympic 100 meter gold medalist and defending world champion at 100 meter hurdles Gail Devers continued her run of Olympic misfortune in the hurdles, falling with a calf injury at the first hurdle of her first-round heat. Joanna Hayes led through all the rounds, her closest competitor, Perdita Felicien. In the final, Felicien crashed the first hurdle with her lead leg, falling to her right and taking out Irina Shevchenko along with her. In the lane to her left, Hayes zoomed away from the field unabated, challenged by American teammate Melissa Morrison through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens Olympic Stadium
The Olympic Stadium of Athens " Spyros Louis" ( el, Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο Αθηνών "Σπύρος Λούης", ''Olympiakó Stádio Athinon "Spyros Louis"'') is a sports stadium in Athens, Greece. It is a part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and is named after the first modern Olympic marathon gold medalist in 1896, Spyros Louis. The stadium used to host some of the biggest sport clubs in Greece like Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK Athens. The stadium served as the main stadium during the 2004 Summer Olympics. History Located in the area of Marousi in Athens, the stadium was originally designed in 1980 and built in 1980–1982. It was completed in time to host the 1982 European Championships in Athletics. It was inaugurated by the President of Greece at the time, Konstantinos Karamanlis, on 8 September 1982. One year later, in 1983, OAKA Stadium hosted the 1983 European Cup Final between Hamburger SV and Juventus (1-0). In 1987, the stadium hosted the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Foster-Hylton
Brigitte Foster-Hylton OD (born 7 November 1974 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m hurdles in 2009. Like fellow Jamaican hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London she was not a successful hurdler until 2000, when she lowered her personal best by 65/100. Having improved greatly, she finished eighth at the 2000 Olympics. At Athens 2004 she pulled out of the semi-finals. Foster-Hylton won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Foster-Hylton finished sixth in the final, but was only two-hundredths of a second behind the silver medallist. Foster-Hylton's greatest achievement came in 2009 when she became World Champion at 100 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Berlin. She had previously won the 100 metres hurdles titles at both the Pan American Games (in 2003) and the Commonwealth Games (in 2006). She has been married to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Laporte
Céline Roseline Laporte (born 7 December 1984 in Cannes, France) is a female athlete from Seychelles now based in France. She represented France until 2003. She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she received a bronze medal in the women's long jump. She competed in the 100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ... at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships. In 2006, she won the silver medal in the heptathlon at the African Championships Achievements External links * * 1984 births Living people French female long jumpers French female hurdlers French heptathletes People with acquired Seychellois citizenship Seychellois female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Lenskiy
Irina Lenskiy ( he, אירנה לנסקי; born 12 June 1971) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Personal life She is of Jewish background, and was a Ukraine, Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she Aliyah, emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period. In Israel she represents the sports club Maccabi Rishon LeZion (other), Maccabi Rishon LeZion. She stands tall and weighed about during her active career. Her daughter Olga Lenskiy (born 1992) competed in sprints at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2009 World Youth Championships. Career By the time of migrating to Israel she had already taken part in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles, 1995 and 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles, 1997 World Championships, both in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time was 55.69 seconds, achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliane Sprenger-Afflerbach
Juliane Sprenger-Afflerbach (born March 22, 1977 in Siegen) is a retired German hurdler. She was raised in Kreuztal and competed for the athletics team LG Kindelsberg Kreuztal during her active career. She lives in Dortmund. She finished eighth at the 2000 European Indoor Championships, and competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games as well as the World Indoor Championships in 2001 and 2004 without reaching the finals. Her personal best time was 12.87 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has .... References * 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Siegen German female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany {{Germany-hurdles-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anay Tejeda
Anay Tejeda Quesada (born 3 April 1983 in Marianao, Havana) is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.61 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second .... Personal bests Achievements External links * *Tilastopaja biography 1983 births Living people Athletes from Havana Cuban female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Central American and Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliuska López
Aliuska López (; ''Aliuska Yanira López Pedroso;'' born August 29, 1969) is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles. She was a very successful athlete while competing for her birthcountry Cuba, later switching nationality to Spain. López is the cousin of long jumper Iván Pedroso. Personal bests * 100 metres hurdles – 12.67 (1996) * 100 metres – 11.53 (1987) * 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 24.22 (1987) International competitions Note: At the World Cup in both 1992 and 1994, Lopez was representing the Americas Continent. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Aliuska 1969 births Living people Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Faustin
Nadine Faustin-Parker (born 14 April 1976) is a Haitian hurdler born in Brussels, Belgium. She has represented Haiti at three Summer Olympics; (in 2000, 2004 and 2008). She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season, but represented Haiti at the 1999 World Championships. She earned All-America honors at the University of North Carolina before graduating in 1999 and was inducted into the University of North Carolina Track and Field Hall of Honor in 2007. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships. She won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005, the World Indoor Championships in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final. Her personal best time is 12.74 seconds, achieved at the 2004 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delloreen Ennis-London
Delloreen Ennis-London (born 5 March 1975) is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships. Career She broke onto the world scene in 1999 when she improved her best by more than half a second. Achieving the result of 12.52 in 2000, she finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics. In Athens 2004, however, she only reached the semi final. She did not beat her own personal best until April 2004 in Denton, Texas, when she lowered it by 1/100 second. She won the 100 m hurdles at the 2009 national championships, giving her the opportunity to compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin that year where she won another bronze medal.Foster, Anthony (2009-06-29)Bolt completes double; ‘Not 100%’ Veronica Campbell-Brown runs 22.40 – JAM Champs, Day 3 IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-29. Delloreen is coached by Remi Korchemny. Personal bests *100 metres : 11.77 (2005) *100 metres hurdles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF
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 the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens 2004
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries, with 301 medal events in 28 different sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became one of only four cities at the time to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions (together with Paris, London and Los Angeles). A new medal obverse was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
