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Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's Javelin Throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 19. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's javelin throw Javelin 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... 2006 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javelin Throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. History The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic Games as part of the pentathlon in 708 BC. It included two events, one for distance and the other for accuracy in hitting a target. The javelin was thrown with the aid of a thong ('' ankyle'' in Greek) that was wound around the middle of the shaft. Athletes held the javelin by the ''ankyle'', and when they released the shaft, the unwinding of the thong gave the javelin a spiral trajectory. Throwing javelin-like poles into targets was revived in Germany and Sweden in the early 1870s. In Sweden, these poles developed into the modern javelin, and throwing them for distance became a common event there and in Finland in the 1880s. The rules continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.Brown, Matthew (2006-03-17)A Gathering of World champions in Melbourne - Commonwealth Games preview IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. The hosts Australia easily won the medals table with 16 golds and 41 medals in total. Jamaica came second with 10 golds and 22 medals, while Kenya and England were the next best performers. A total of eleven Games records were broken over the course of the seven-day competition. Six of the records were broken by Australian athletes. Medal summary Men Men's disability eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunette Viljoen
Sunette Stella Viljoen (born 6 October 1983) is a South African sportswoman who has represented her country in both cricket and athletics. In athletics, she competes as a javelin thrower and has won an Olympic silver medal ( in 2016) and two Commonwealth Games gold medals ( in 2006 and 2010), as well as medals in various other competitions. As a cricketer, she represented the South African national team between 2000 and 2002, including at the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand. Early life and cricket career Viljoen was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (present-day North West). She attended Die Hoërskool Rustenburg and her first language is Afrikaans. Viljoen made her international cricket debut for South Africa in June 2000, in a One Day International (ODI) match against England.Women's ODI m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Commonwealth Games Records In Athletics
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1930 as the British Empire Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation accepts only athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations and recognises records set at editions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (triathlon, heptathlon and decathlon). There are also several track and field events held for disabled athletes. Many Commonwealth Games records were set over distances using imperial measurements, such as the 100-yard dash, and (as a result of metric standardisation in 1966) many records belong to defunct events. The oldest record is George Bailey's 9:52.0 minutes in the seldom used men's two mile steeplechase, which was set at the inaugural Games. The two longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laverne Eve
Laverne Eve (born 16 June 1965, in Nassau) is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw (new javelin) is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw. 30 years after starting her career, she still throws at a high level. Eve was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team. In 1982 and in 1983, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete both of the 1982 CARIFTA Games and 1983 CARIFTA Games The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983. Participation (unofficial) For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yield .... She was the first athlete to gain the trophy for the second time. International competitions References External links * * {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia McKoy
Olivia Celia McKoy (born 1 December 1973) is a retired female shot put, weights, hammer, javelin, and discus thrower from Jamaica West Indies. Olivia McKoy also competes in the local 5K, 10K, & 1/2 Marathon Road Races. She won gold and bronze at the 1992 Carifta Games in Nassau Bahamas. She won silver medals at the 1999 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and finished fourth at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. She also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. Her personal best throw is 61.10 metres, the standing Jamaican Woman's record, achieved in July 2005 in Nassau. trackfield.brinkster.net McKoy received All-American status (2nd place finishes) at the 1997 & 1998 NCAA Division 1 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley Mickle
Kimberley Mickle (born 28 December 1984) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best of 66.83 m, achieved on 22 March 2014 in Melbourne, was, until 2018, the Australian record. Biography She won the gold medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and sixth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. She also competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Mickle took the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics reaching a result of 66.60 m (PB) behind Christina Obergföll. In 2014, she won the gold medal at the Commonwealth games with a throw of 65.96 meters. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Mickle failed to advance to the final after dislocating her shoulder during the qualifying round. In September 2016, Mickle signed to play professional Australian rules football for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie Sayers
Katherine Dinah "Goldie" Sayers (born 16 July 1982), is a former British javelin thrower, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new British record in the javelin at , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999. Sayers set the record when competing for her university, Loughborough, at the Loughborough International match. She cemented this achievement at the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix on 3 June 2007 where she beat a top-class international field in rainy conditions with a throw of 63.59 m. Defeated rivals included European champion and Olympic silver medallist Steffi Nerius and world champion Barbora Špotáková. Early life Sayers was educated at Fairstead House School, Newmarket, and at The King's School, Ely. She played hockey, netball and tennis at county level, and was an under 11 national table tennis champion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Mitchell
Kathryn Mitchell (born 10 July 1982) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She has represented her country at three Olympic Games, finishing ninth in 2012 and sixth in 2016. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 68.92 m, a Commonwealth Games, Australian and Oceanian record. It also ranks her ninth on the world all-time list. Personal Nicknamed Mitch, Mitchell was born on 10 July 1982 in Hamilton, Victoria. She calls Casterton her hometown but lives in Monte Carlo. She went to Casterton Primary School before going to high school at Casterton Secondary College and Ballarat High School. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement and is working on an advance degree in Nutritional Medicine. She is a fitness services instructor and health consultant. Athletics Mitchell competes in javelin. As a fourteen-year-old, she started in the sport but did not begin to take the sport seriously until she was seventeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindy Leveau
Lindy Brigitte Leveaux-Agricole (born 14 November 1978 in Victoria, Seychelles) is a Seychellois javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 57.86 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Victoria. This is the national record. She also holds national records in the shot put and discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui .... International competitions References External links * * 1978 births Living people Seychellois javelin throwers Female javelin throwers Seychellois female athletes Olympic female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosie Hooper
Rosie may refer to: Geography * Rosie, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Rosie River, Northern Territory, Australia People and characters * Rosie (given name) * Rosie the Rocketeer (aka "Rosie"), a Boeing spaceflight test dummy * Rosie the Riveter, a World War II character used to encourage women to work on the home front Film * ''Rosie'' (1965 film), an Indian Malayalam film starring Prem Nazir * ''Rosie!'', a 1967 film starring Rosalind Russell * ''Rosie'' (1998 film), a Belgian film * ''Rosie'' (2013 film), a Swiss film * ''Rosie'' (2018 film), an Irish film * ''Rosie'' (2022 film), a Canadian film Television * ''Rosie'' (TV series), a 1970s BBC TV police series * Rosie Awards, the Alberta Film and Television Awards Music Groups * Rosie and the Originals, an American 1960s musical group * Rosie, a 1970s band of singer David Lasley Albums * ''Rosie (album)'', by Fairport Convention (1973) * ''Rosie'', an album by John Parish (2000) Songs * "Rosie", a single b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serafina Akeli
Patsy Serafina Akeli (née McKenzie) (born 7 December 1978 in Motootua) is a Samoan javelin thrower. She is a two-time Olympian, a 2008 national javelin throw champion, and a member of the QEII Track Club in Australia. She set both a national record and a personal best throw of 54.78 metres, by winning her event at the New Zealand Athletics Championships in Wellington, New Zealand. Akeli made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the women's javelin throw, at a distance of 45.93 metres. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Akeli achieved her best career result, when she finished ninth in the final round of the women's javelin, with a best possible throw of 51.25 metres. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
