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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metres T44
The women's 100m T44 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, p ... on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified. Results Heats Competed from 10:35. Heat 1 Heat 2 Final Competed at 17:33. Q = qualified for final by place. q = qualified by time. References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 100 metres T44 W 2008 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (), also known as the Bird's Nest (), is an 80,000-capacity stadium in Beijing. The stadium was jointly designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron from Basel-based architecture team Herzog & de Meuron, project architect Stefan Marbach, artist Ai Weiwei, and CADG, which was led by chief architect Li Xinggang. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was used again in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The Bird's Nest sometimes has temporary large screens installed at the stands. History Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Holmes
April Holmes (born 11 March 1973) is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events. Biography Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, where she won a bronze medal in the women's Long jump – F44/46 event, finished sixth in the women's 100 metres – T46 event, with a world T44 record and finished seventh in the women's 200 metres – T46 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, winning a gold medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event, and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event. Data *Training Location: Chula Vista, CA *Hometown: Somerdale, NJ *Classification: Below the knee Amputee (T-44) *Disability acquired: Train accident (January 2001) *Coach: Al Joyner (1984 Olympic Gold Medalist- Triple Jump) *Education: BS Mass Communication (Norfolk St. University) *MBA Marketing (Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Amelie Le Fur
Maria Amalia may refer to: * Maria Amalia of Courland (1653–1711), princess of Courland from the Ketteler family * Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1582–1635), royal of the House of Nassau * Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782–1866), Queen of the French from 1830 to 1848, consort to Louis-Philippe I * Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724–1760), princess of Saxony, Queen Consort of Spain and Naples as wife of Charles III * Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma, (1746–1804), born Archduchess of Austria, by marriage Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla * Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress (1701–1756), born Archduchess of Austria, the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, wife of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor * Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798), daughter of Emperor Leopold II See also * MarÃa Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (1921–2012), Argentine executive and philanthropist * Maria Amalia Mniszech (1736–1772), Polish-Saxon noblewoman and lady-in-waiting * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Juan (athlete)
Wang Juan (, born 3 September 1975) is a Paralympian Track and field, athlete from China competing mainly in category T44 sprinter events. She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece where she won the gold medal in the T12 1500m and a bronze medal in the T12 800m. She returned to the Paralympics in 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 in Beijing, China winning one more bronze medal in the T44 100m. Wang Juan and several other Paralympians training in Beijing acted in the 1997 Chinese film ''Colors of the Blind'', essentially as fictionalized versions of themselves. References External links * Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China 1975 births Living people Chinese female sprinters Chinese female long jumpers Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport. Classification Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows athletes to compete against others with a similar level of function. The athletics classifications are: * 11–13: Blind athletes * 32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy * 40: Les Autres (others) (including people with dwarfism) * 42–46: Amputees * 51–58: Athletes with a spinal cord disability The class numbers are given prefixes of "T", "F" and "P" for track, field and pentathlon events, respectively. Events For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications. Track events - Men * Men's 100 m • T11 • T12 • T13 • T35 • T36 • T37 • T38 • T42 • T44 • T46 • T52 • T53 • T54 * Men's 200 m • T11 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
