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Athletics At The 2015 African Games – Women's Heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2015 African Games was held on 15–16 September. Medalists Results 100 metres hurdles Wind:Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: –0.2 m/s High jump Shot put 200 metres Wind:Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s Long jump Javelin throw 800 metres Final standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2015 African Games - Women's heptathlonHeptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (á ...
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Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the men's and the women's heptathlon – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is older and is held indoors, while the women's is held outdoors and was introduced in the 1980s, first appearing in the Olympics in 1984. Women's heptathlon Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the athletics programme of the Olympics and at the World Athletics Championships. The World Athletics Combined Events Tour determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. The women's outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two: * 100 metres hurdles * High jump * Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2015 African Games
The athletics competition at the 2015 African Games was held from 13–17 September 2015 at the New Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo. The original winners of the long jump competitions, Chinaza Amadi and Samson Idiata of Nigeria, failed drugs tests at the competition and were disqualified. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24. Medal summary Men Women Para-sport Men Women Medal tables Elite competition Para-sport competition Participating nations According to an unofficial count, there were 564 athletes from 48 nations participating in t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uhunoma Osazuwa
Uhunoma Naomi-Pauline Osazuwa (born November 23, 1987, in Oakland, California) is a Nigerian track and field athlete competing in the heptathlon. She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics but failed to finish the competition after recording marks in five events. She qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics in the heptathlon, finishing in 29th place. She received her doctor of pharmacy degree in 2014 from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Competition record NCAA record References External links *IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ... profile foUhunoma Osazuwa* * tfrrs.org. Retrieved on August 4, 2016. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odile Ahouanwanou
Odile Ahouanwanou (born 5 January 1991) is a Beninese heptathlete, who also specialises in the 100 metres hurdles; she holds Beninese records in both events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2015 African Games and two African Championships in Athletics, and won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 2015 African Games. Competition Ahouanwanou debuted internationally at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo, Benin. She competed in the heptathlon and finished sixth overall with a points score of 4983, 941 points behind the gold medalist. Ahouanwanou's best result in an individual discipline was fourth in both the javelin and shot put. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She placed eighth out of nine competitors in Heat 6, setting a new Beninese national record at 14.76 seconds. Ahouanwanou's next major competition was the 2014 African Championships in Athletics, where she finished eighth in the heptathlon with 4309 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marthe Koala
Marthe Koala (born 8 March 1994) is a Burkinabe athlete competing in the 100 metres hurdles and heptathlon. At the 2012 and the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles. She also competed in the women's heptathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was injured during the shot put and was unable to participate in the remaining four events.George, Mathew T"PhD student gives Burkina Faso its first-ever Olympic medal" ''The Week ''The Week'' is a weekly news magazine with editions in the United Kingdom and United States. The British publication was founded in 1995 and the American edition in 2001. An Australian edition was published from 2008 to 2012. A children's ed ...'', August 5, 2021. Competition record References 1994 births Living people People from Bobo-Dioulasso Burkinabé female hurdlers Burkinabé heptathletes Olympic athletes of Burkina Faso Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Oluwakemi
Francis may refer to: People * Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska * Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Dadzie
Elizabeth Dadzie (born 21 March 1993) is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the combined events. She represented her country at two consecutive Commonwealth Games. She also won two medals at the African Championships. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 12.17 (+0.2 m/s, Cape Girardeau 2017) *200 metres – 24.50 (+1.6 m/s,Auburn 2016) *800 metres – 2:19.10 (Gold Coast 2018) *100 metres hurdles – 13.42 (+1.4 m/s,Gulf Shores 2015) *High jump – 1.67 (El Paso 2017) *Long jump – 6.34 (0.0 m/s,El Paso 2017) *Triple jump – 12.35 (0.0 m/s,Mesa 2014) *Shot put – 11.67 (El Paso 2017) *Javelin throw – 40.33 (Durban 2016) *Heptathlon – 5832 (El Paso 2017) Indoor * 60 metres – 8.09 (Nashville 2015) *200 metres – 25.75 (Nashville 2016) *400 metres – 59.07 (Shawnee 2014) *800 metres – 2:26.77 (Birmingham, AL 2018) *60 metres hurdles – 8.47 (Geneva, OH 2015) *High jump – 1.59 (Birmingham, AL 2018) *Long jump – 6.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoda Atef
Hoda Kotb ( ; arz, هدى قطب, ''Hudā Quṭb''; ; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show '' Today'' and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program '' Dateline NBC''. Early life Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, and grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River. The largest city in North-Central West Virginia, Morgantown is best known as th ..., and Alexandria, Virginia. She lived in New Orleans throughout the 1990s. Kotb's parents are from Egypt. Kotb and her family lived in Egypt for a year, as well as in Nigeria. She has a brother, Adel, and a sister, Hala. Her mother, Sameha ("Sami"), worked at the Library of Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
