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Abdelillah Mame
Abdelillah Mame (born 10 November 1975) is a Paralympian athlete from Morocco competing mainly in category T13 middle-distance events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics 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. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 800 metres – T13 event, finished fourth in the men's 400 metres – T13 event and finished sixth in the men's 1500 metres – T13 event References External links * 1975 births Living people Moroccan male middle-distance runners Paralympic athletes for Morocco Paralympic gold medalists for Morocco Paralympic bronze medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gottwald Jr
Peter Gottwald Jr. is an American paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T13 middle distance events. Biography He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished fifth in the men's 800 meters - T13 event and finished eighth in the men's 1,500 meters - T13 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... There he won a silver medal in the men's 800 meters - T13 event, finished tenth in the men's 1,500 meters - T13 event and went out in the first round of the men's 5,000 meters - T13 event In 2003, he graduated from California High School. Gottwald graduated from West Chester University in Pennsylvania with a teaching degree in the field of health and physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zine Eddine Sekhri
Zine Eddine Sekhri is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in the category of T13 middle-distance 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 bronze medal in the men's 800 metres – T13 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres – T13 event. External links * Paralympic athletes for Algeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Algeria Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Algerian people Algerian male middle-distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachid Ait Mala
Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: *Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname *Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Places * Rachid, Mauritania, a town at the foot of the Tagant Plateau *Rashid, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province * Rashid, Yemen, a village *Rashid, alternate name of Tang-e Goraz, Iran * Rosetta, anglicized name of the city and port of ''Rashid'' in Egypt Characters *Rashid (Street Fighter), a character in the ''Street Fighter'' universe *Rashid Saluja, a character in the ''Magi'' universe Other uses * Egyptian frigate ''Rasheed'' *Rashid (lunar rover), a United Arab Emirates rover planned to land on the moon in 2024 * Rashidi dynasty, an Arabian dynasty from 1836 to 1921 *Rasheed Air Base, an Iraqi Air Force base on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq *Rasheed Bank, the second largest bank in Iraq *Rasheed Carbine, an Egyptian semiautomati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Sanchez (athlete)
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Prendergast
Tim Prendergast is a Paralympian athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ... from New Zealand competing mainly in category T13 middle-distance events. Biography At eight years of age Tim Prendergast began losing his sight, and within five years his vision had depleted by over 90 per cent. Despite this and the troubles he experienced whilst he was coming to terms with his impairment. Success was not a given, and Prendergast tried and failed in many races as a junior. In his final year at Wellington College, Prendergast received a standing ovation from the crowd at the McEvedy Shield in honour of commitment to the sport. In 2004 Prendergast represented New Zealand at his second Paralympic Games in Athens, winning a gold medal in the T13 800 metres contest. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Ned Pereira
Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a libretto by Alan Pryce-Jones * Nelson (band), an American rock band * ''Nelson'', a 2010 album by Paolo Conte People * Nelson (surname), including a list of people with the name * Nelson (given name), including a list of people with the name * Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), British admiral * Nelson Mandela, the first black South African president Fictional characters * Alice Nelson, the housekeeper on the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' * Dave Nelson, a main character on the TV series '' NewsRadio'' * Emma Nelson, on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Foggy Nelson, law partner of Matt Murdock in the Marvel Comic Universe * Greg Nelson, on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Harriman Nelson, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Beeler
Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his playing career, he appeared over parts of six Major League Baseball seasons for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angel ..., manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places * Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain * Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also * Manny, a common nickname for those named Manuel {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |