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2023 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships were the 14th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty three. The event was organized by European Athletics Association and held from 13–16 July 2023 in Espoo, Finland. This was the third time that Finland staged European Athletics U23 Championships after previous editions Turku 1997 and Tampere 2013. Medal table Results Men Track * Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals. Field Combined Women Track * Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals. Field Combined Entry standards Participation 1153 athletes from 40 nations are expected to compete at this edition. * (2) * (2) * (26) * (26) * (6) * (8) * (3) * (37) * (16) * (11) * (74) * (85) * (78) * (49) * (40) * (36) * (3) * (32) * (14) * (83) * (1) * (16) * (8) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (37) * (51) * (66) * (25) * (20) * (1) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Athletics Association
The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. European Athletics has 51 members and is headquartered in Lausanne. Originally created in 1932 as a European Committee, it was made into an independent body during the Bucharest conference of 1969. The first European Athletics congress took place in Paris on 6–8 October 1970, with Dutchman Adriaan Paulen elected as its first president. From a volunteer-led organization based in the acting Secretary's home country, European Athletics has developed into a professional organization with a permanent base in Switzerland. European Athletics runs and regulates several championships and meetings across Europe – both indoor and outdoor. History After the foundation of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) in 1912, it was clear there needed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Spitz
Lionel Spitz (born 12 January 2001) is a Swiss sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He won a silver medal at the 2023 European U23 Championships. Shortly after, he set a new personal best of 45.25 at the Swiss Championships and also finished in first place at the event, securing his second national title. Early life and background Lionel Spitz was born on 12 January 2001 in Adliswil, a small tow in the canton of Zürich. He began his athletic career at a young age when he joined Adliswil Track Team in 2009. His mother, Lilly Spitz, is the chief coach of the club. He has an older brother, Linus, who runs for the club as well. Lionel remains with Adliswil Track Team, but his trainer is Alex Hautle from LAC TV Unterstrass in Zürich. He jokingly describes himself as the "Babyface Killer" due to his boyish appearance and how often he gets mistaken for being much younger than he is. Originally, he wrote the name down when he was "too lazy to send isbiography for the Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Baidal
--> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (other), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde People * Miguel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media * Miguel (singer) (born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist *Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor *Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer * Miguel Cancel (born 1968), former American singer *Miguel Córcega (1929–2008), Mexican actor and director * Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author * Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), Spanish novelist * Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017), American actor * Miguel Galván (1957–2008), Mexican actor * Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian / American photographer. * Miguel Ángel Landa (born 1936), Vene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Guerra (runner)
Francesco Guerra (born 10 November 1942) is an Italian mathematical physicist, whose main research contributions are in quantum field theory and spin glasses. Career highlights Francesco Guerra received his degree from the University of Naples in 1964. He was Professor of Theoretical Physics in Sapienza Università di Roma since 1979. In 1983 and 1984, he was Director of the Department of Mathematics and, from 1995 to 2001, Director of the Department of Physics. Francesco Guerra was a plenary speaker at the European Congress of Mathematicians in 2004 and at the International Congress on Mathematical Physics in 2006. Research Francesco Guerra is known for his work on quantum field theory and his deep and original contributions to the mathematical theory of spin glasses. With Fabio Toninelli, he proved the existence of the thermodynamic limit of the free energy in the Sherrington–Kirkpatrick model; his discovery of the broken replica symmetry bound lead to the proof of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Leonard
Rory Leonard (born 13 February 2001) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a Long distance running, long distance runner. In 2023, he won gold at the European U23 Athletics Championships over 10,000 metres. Early and personal life From Ampleforth, in Yorkshire, he attended The King Edward VI School, Morpeth. Leonard competed at the European Youth Olympics in 2018. From 2021, he attended Oklahoma State University where he studied English literature and philosophy. He runs for Morpeth Harriers. He was coached by his father Tony as a youngster, and both his parents competed collegiately at the University of Arkansas, with his mother Sharon winning an English Schools silver medal in cross country in the 1980s. Career In 2019, he was English National under-20 cross country champion and subsequently raced for Great Britain at the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus. He finished 16th in 2021 and 11th in 2022 at the European Cross Country Championships. In 2023, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Barnicoat
Will Barnicoat (born 24 March 2003) is a British track and field athlete and cross country runner. He was European U20 cross country champion in 2022, and became European U23 cross country champion in 2023. Early and personal life Barnicoat runs for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. He attended Cranleigh School, and the University of Birmingham, where he was a contemporary of Axel Vang Christensen. As a student, Barnicoat supplemented his income working as a pot washer at a branch of Gourmet Burger Kitchen. He won his first vest for Great Britain aged 16, running in the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon in December 2019. Career 2022 In February 2022, he became the English National junior cross-country champion for the second time, having also been U17 champion before that. Later that year, he won the 2022 European Cross Country Championships U20 race in Turin. 2023 He was a bronze medallist in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hicks (athlete)
Charles Hicks (born 25 July 2001) is a British middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time European Cross Country under-23 champion (2021, 2022), the first British male or female to repeat as Euro U23 winner. Hicks won the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country title. Career Born and raised in London, Charles Hicks moved with his family to Florida at age 12. He studies cognitive science at Stanford University. In 2021, he won the men's under-23 title at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin. In April 2022, Hicks set a British U23 10,000 metres record with a time of 27:40.16. On 19 November, the 21-year-old won won the men's race at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, becoming the first Stanford runner, the fourth British runner and the first British runner for over 30 years to win the NCAA XC individual title. He set a course record of 28:43.6 on a hilly 10-kilometer circuit. The following month, Hicks successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pihlström
Samuel Pihlström (born 8 March 2001) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. He is a Swedish national champion and indoor record holder over 1500 metres. Career In June 2022 in Madrid at the World Athletics Continental Tour event, he won the men’s 1500m in a personal best time of 3:38.46. That month, he finished fifth at the Stockholm Diamond League 1500m event. In August 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the 1500 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. In January 2024, he set a new national indoor record for the 1500 metres of 3:35.47 in Ostrava. He was selected to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where he qualified for the final before finishing in eighth place overall. He finished fifth in the 1500 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
