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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T37
The Men's 100m T37 had its competition held on September 12, with the first round at 9:25 and the Final at 17:45. Medalists Results ReferencesRound 1 - Heat 1 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics {{Athletics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanie Van Der Merwe
Fanie van der Merwe (born 25 February 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T37 event and a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T37 event. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... where he defended his 100 m T37 gold medal. References External links * 1986 births Living people African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Barinov
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Hossam Eldin Mohamed Sewillam
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Mariano Dominguez
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Ali Qambar Ali Alansari
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia and Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's relocation to Medina in 622, Ali married his daughter Fatima and, among others, fathered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Cardozo (athlete)
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870 – July 9, 1938) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in 1938. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, in addition to his philosophy and vivid prose style. Born in New York City, Cardozo passed the bar in 1891 after attending Columbia Law School. He won an election to the New York Supreme Court in 1913 but joined the New York Court of Appeals the following year. He won election as Chief Judge of that court in 1926. As Chief Judge, he wrote majority opinions on cases such as ''Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.'' In 1932, President Herbert Hoover appointed Cardozo to the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Cardozo served on the Court until his death in 1938, and formed part of the liberal bloc o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Allek
Mohamed Allek ar, محمد علاك ; (17 August 1974 – 8 March 2016) was a Paralympian athlete from Algeria, competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He was born in Agouni Gueghrane. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics Allek won gold medals in the T37 100 m and 200 m but missed out on a medal in the 400 m. Four years later in Sydney he made amends and won a clean sweep of the T37 sprint gold medals. In 2004 he was only able to compete in the 200 m and only won a bronze. In Beijing in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... he competed in the 100 m, 200 m and as part of the Algerian 4 × 100 m squad but failed to win any medals for the first time. Allek died in Algiers on the night of 7–8 March 2016, at the age of 41. References 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Ribeiro Silva
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya * Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halafta * Jose ben Jochanan * Jose ben Joezer of Zeredah *Jose ben Saul Given name Male * Jose (actor), Indian actor * Jose C. Abriol (1918–2003), Filipino priest * Jose Advincula (born 1952), Filipino Catholic Archbishop * Jose Agerre (1889–1962), Spanish writer * Jose Vasquez Aguilar (1900–1980), Filipino educator * Jose Rene Almendras (born 1960), Filipino businessman * Jose T. Almonte (born 1931), Filipino military personnel * Jose Roberto Antonio (born 1977), Filipino developer * Jose Aquino II (born 1956), Filipino politician * Jose Argumedo (born 1988), Mexican professional boxer * Jose Aristimuño, American political strategist * Jose Miguel Arroyo (born 1945), Philippine lawyer * Jose D. Aspiras ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergii Kravchenko
Sergii Kravchenko, (Ukrainian: Сергій Кравченко), is a Ukraine Paralympic sprinter who runs in the T37 class. Kravchenko qualified for the 2008 Paralympic Games but did not win a medal. He ran with the Ukraine team to win a gold medal and set a new championship record in the T35-38 4X100 m relay at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Ove1000 athlet .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kravchenko, Sergii Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Ukrainian male sprinters Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Ukrainian sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuxi Ma
Ma Yuxi (; born March 21, 1979) is a Paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ... in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres – T37 event, a silver medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay – T35–38 event, a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres – T37 event and a bronze medal in the men's Long jump – F37/38 event External links * Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Chinese male sprinters Chinese male long jumpers 1979 births Living people Medalists at the 2008 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Churm
Michael Churm is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. Michael has competed in the sprint events at two Paralympics, firstly in 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ... where he competed in the T37 100m and then won a silver medal with his teammates in the T38 4 × 100 m relay. After missing the 2004 Paralympic Games due to injury that was sustained at the British Trials Michael continued and successfully gained selection for the Great Britain NI Team at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China where he made both the T37 100m and 200m Finals. References Paralympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Thrupp
Darren Brian Thrupp, OAM (born 6 December 1966) is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. He has won nine medals at six Paralympics. Biography Thrupp was born in the Queensland town of Kilcoy. He acquired a brain injury in a car accident on a dusty Queensland road in February 1985 on the way home from a cricket match against Surat. The accident affected the right side of his body, in a way similar to hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Before the accident, like many young men from country Queensland, he was involved in running, cricket and playing A-grade rugby league for the Wallumbilla Herefords. He was looking forward to a rugby league career. The people of Roma encouraged him to take up athletics. In 1987, he attended a Sporting Wheelies "come and try" day and his times qualified him for the 1988 Seoul Games. His confidence was also assisted by being offered at job at the Roma Railway Station freight shed. Thrupp has highlighted the trem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
