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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 Metres T54
The Men's 1,500m T54 had its First Round held on September 14 at 19:39, its Semifinals on September 15 at 9:23 and its Final on September 16 at 20:27. Medalists Results References Round 1 - Heat 1 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Weir (paralympic Athlete)
David Russell Weir (born 5 June 1979) is a British Paralympic wheelchair athlete. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on eight occasions. He was born with a spinal cord transection that left him unable to use his legs. Personal life Weir was born in Wallington, part of the London Borough of Sutton. He cannot use his legs due to a congenital spinal cord transection. As a child he was a talented wheelchair athlete, representing Sutton in wheelchair athletics at the London Youth Games, and won the junior event at the London marathon (the mini wheelchair race) seven times. At school Weir was frustrated by a lack of sporting activities for wheelchair users, but after years of persistence he developed a skill for wheelchair racing that would define his career and lead to multiple Paralympic successes. Weir has two sons, Mason, and Lenny, and a daughter, Tillia Grace London Weir. He also has a daughter, Ronie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choke Yasuoka
Choke Yasuoka (''Japanese'': 安岡チョーク, born January 18, 1973, in Pran Buri District, Thailand) is a wheelchair racer, who competes at Olympic level for Japan. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 6th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympi ..., winning silver in the 400 metres, gold in the 800 metres, and bronze in the 4×400 metre relay. He has also competed in wheelchair marathon races, including the Boston Marathon and the Ōita Marathon. References External links * 1973 births Living people Japanese male wheelchair racers Olympic wheelchair racers for Japan Wheelchair racers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Paralympic athletes for Japan Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Madera
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form ''Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the '' Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver * Jorge Campos, Mexican football player * Jorge Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
