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Brazil At The 2011 Pan American Games
Brazil competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Bernard Rajzman will be the Chef de mission. Brazil's team consisted of 521 athletes in 32 sports. Medalists Archery Brazil has qualified a full men's and women's team of three athletes each. Men Women Athletics Men Track and road events *-Indicates athletes that participated in the preliminaries but not the finals Field events Combined events Women Track and road events Field events Combined events Badminton Brazil has qualified four male and female athletes in the individual and team competitions. Men Women Mixed Basketball Brazil has qualified the men's and women's team to the basketball competition. Men * Lucas Alves * Victor Benite * Murilo Da Rosa * Davi De Oliveira * Jose Roberto Duarte * Cristiano Felicio *Guilherme Giovannoni * Guilherme Hubner * Bruno Irigoyen *Marcelo Machado * Wellington Santos * Arthur Luiz Silva Group B ;Fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Olympic Committee
The Brazilian Olympic Committee or BOC ( pt, Comitê Olímpico do Brasil – COB) is the highest authority in Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport. It was officially founded on June 8, 1914, but World War I caused its official activities to begin only in 1935. It was founded at the headquarters of the Brazilian Federation of Rowing Societies (''Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Remo'') as an initiative from the Metropolitan League of Athletic Sports (''Liga Metropolitana de Esportes Atléticos''). The BOC has multiple sources of income, but its principal means of funding is its 2% share of all the profits from the Brazilian National Lottery and other games of chance. The BOC is presided by Paulo Wanderley Teixeira, and its principal project is the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. Attributions The BOC is responsible for enrolling Brazilian athletes in every Olympic Games. The policy used by the institution is the "meritoriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Team
The men's team competition of the table tennis events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held between October 15 and 17 at the CODE Dome in Guadalajara, Mexico.Guadalajara 2011 sessions The defending champion is team Brazil (, Thiago Monteiro and |
Athletics At The 2011 Pan American Games
Athletics competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 23 to October 30 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary Guadalajara Circuit and Route and the Pan American Marathon circuit respectively.Athletics technical manual The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: events, events, and racewalking events. Mirroring the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 17 and 22 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos of Brazil. Each of the 16 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of four groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Quarterfinals. The third along with the fourth-placed teams in each group, were eliminated. The 8 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers. Schedule Preliminary round All times are Central Standard Time The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Central Standard Time (CST) is six hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Medley Relay
Swimming is the self- propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that results in directional motion. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response. Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming is featured in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern Summer Olympics. Swimming involves repeated motions known as strokes in order to propel the body forward. While the front crawl, also known as freestyle, is widely regarded as the fastest out of four primary strokes, other strokes are practiced for special purposes, such as for traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 Metre Backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the Swimming (sport), swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on 21 October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle, defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil. This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:04.1) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (2:07.8) in the same qualifying period. Results All times are in minutes and seconds. Heats The first round was held on October 21. Final A The final was held on October 21. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 16–21 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juliana Felisberta & Larissa França of Brazil. Each of the 16 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of four groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Quarterfinals. The third along with the fourth-placed teams in each group, were eliminated. The 8 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers. Schedule Preliminary round All times are Central Standard Time The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Central Standard Time (CST) is si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games
Beach volleyball competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 17 to October 23 at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium in Puerto Vallarta. Medal summary Medal table Events Qualification 64 athletes will compete (32 male and 32 female). Each nation is allowed to enter a maximum of one pair in each event. Mexico as hosts gets one spot automatically in each events, while the top ten nations from the North American and the top five from South American rankings on June 30, 2011, will also qualify from each gender. Qualification summary References {{DEFAULTSORT:Beach volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games Events at the 2011 Pan American Games P 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... Qualification for the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 15 and ended on October 20, when the Brazil defeated Cuba 3–2 for the gold medal. all games were held at the Pan American Volleyball Complex. The defending champions are Cuba. Teams Qualification The top seven teams in the combined FIVB and 2010 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup rankings plus hosts Mexico qualified for the final tournament. The following nations qualified for the tournament: Squads At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament are due on September 14, 2011 a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games. * * * * * * * * Format * Eight teams are split into two preliminary round groups of four teams each. The top team from each group qualifies for the semifinals. * The second placed team will play the third placed team from the other group for another place in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2011 Pan American Games
Volleyball competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 15 to October 29 at the Pan American Volleyball Stadium (indoor) and the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium (beach) in Puerto Vallarta. Each indoor team was made up of twelve athletes while each beach volleyball team consisted of one pair. Medal summary Medal table Events Men The following nations qualified for the men's tournament: Women The following nations qualified for the women's tournament: Indoor Schedule The competition will be spread out across fifteen days, with the women competing first, followed by the men. Beach schedule All times are Central Daylight Time ( UTC-5). See also * 2011 Pan American Games References {{Events at the 2011 PanAm Games Events at the 2011 Pan American Games 2011 Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 20 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was César Cielo Filho of Brazil. This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Qualification Each National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ... (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (23.1) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 Metre Individual Medley
The men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 19 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. The defending Pan American Games champion was Thiago Pereira of Brazil. This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Qualification Each National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ... (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (2:07.2) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
