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Christin Powers
Christin is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ann-Christin Ahlberg (born 1957), Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party * Ann-Christin Nykvist (born 1948), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Christin Cooper (born 1959), former alpine ski racer from Ketchum, Idaho * Christin Hagberg (born 1958), Swedish social democratic politician * Christin Hinojosa (born 1976), American actress *Christin Hussong (born 1994), German javelin thrower *Christin Petelski (born 1977), former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada *Christin Piek (born 1889), Belgian tug of war competitor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *Christin Sørum (born 1968), retired Norwegian long-distance runner *Christin Senkel (born 1987), German bobsledder who has competed since 2008 *Christin Steuer (born 1983), diver from Germany who won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships *Christin Wurth-Thomas (born 1980), American athlete, who competes in middle dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Sørum
Christin Sørum (born 12 January 1968) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 3000 metres and cross-country running. She represented IL Skjalg. In 3000 m she won a silver medal at the 1985 European Junior Championships, finished fifth at the 1986 World Junior Championships and fourteenth at the 1986 European Championships, having established a personal best time of 9:00.13 minutes in the heats of the latter competition. Her highest place from the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was a 21st place from 1986. In the team competition there she finished ninth, which was a repeat from 1985. Later she competed at the 1987, 1988 and 1989 World Cross Country Championships without the same amount of success. Personal bests *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christen (other)
To christen is to perform the religious act of baptism. Christen may also refer to: People Surname * Adolf Christen (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager * Andreas Christen (born 1989), footballer from Liechtenstein * Björn Christen (born 1980), Swiss ice hockey player * Brian Christen (1926–2000), Canadian cricketer * Claudia Christen (born 1973), Swiss designer * Georges Christen (born 1962), Luxembourgian strongman * Mathias Christen (born 1987), footballer from Liechtenstein * Morgan Christen (born 1961), American judge * Siena Christen, German paralympic athlete * Theophil Friedrich Christen (1879–1920), Swiss scientist Given name * Christen Aagaard (1616–1664), Danish poet * Christen Thorn Aamodt (1770–1836), Norwegian priest * Christen Larsen Arneberg (born 1808), Norwegian politician * Christen Thomsen Barfoed (1815–1899), Danish chemist * Christen Berg (1829–1891), Danish politician and editor * Christen Gran Bøgh (1876â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Christin
Pierre Christin (; born 27 July 1938) is a French comics creator and writer. Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah,Historical Faculty Files, University Archives, University of Utah http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/UU_EAD,156 Salt Lake City. His first comics story, ''Le Rhum du Punch'', illustrated by his childhood friend Jean-Claude Mézières, was published in 1966 in ''Pilote'' magazine. Christin returned to France the following year to join the faculty of the University of Bordeaux. That year he again collaborated with Mézières to create the science-fiction series ''Valérian and Laureline'' for ''Pilote''. The first episode was ''Les Mauvais Rêves'' (''Bad Dreams''). In addition to the ongoing ''Valerian'', Christin has written several other comics one-shots, including '' The City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hege Christin Vikebø
Hege Christin Vikebø (born 15 June 1978) is a Norwegian team handball player. Vikebø made her debut on the national team in 1999, against Netherlands. She played 22 matches and scored 19 goals for the national team up to her latest representation in 2006. She played for the national team at the 2000 European Women's Handball Championship The 2000 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Romania from 8 to 17 December. It was won by Hungary by beating Ukraine 32–30 after extra time in the final match. Venues The teams of the tournament were divided into two groups. ... in Romania, when Norway finished 6th. References 1978 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Sportspeople from Bergen {{Norway-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Wurth-Thomas
Christin Wurth-Thomas (born Christin Wurth on July 11, 1980) is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Wurth-Thomas competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Wurth-Thomas was born in Bloomington, Illinois. While at the University of Arkansas, Wurth-Thomas was the Southeastern Conference Cross Country and 1500 m champion in 2002. In 2003, she finished 3rd in the 1500 m NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Wurth-Thomas qualified for the 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics by finishing 3rd at the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials (4:08.48). In Beijing, she finished 8th in the opening round, and did not qualify for the finals. In 2009, she set a personal best in the 1500 m by running a 3:59:98 at the Golden Gala in Rome, at the time becoming only the 4th American female to break 4:00 at an outdoor 1500 m competition. She also qualified the 2009 World Championships by finishing second at the US Championships to Shann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Steuer
Christin Steuer (born 6 March 1983 in West Berlin, West Germany) is a diver from Germany who won the bronze medal at the 2007 and 2011 World Aquatics Championships competing in the women's 10 meter synchronized platform. She has also won a European bronze medal in this discipline. She has also competed at three Olympics in the women's 10 m individual event (2004, 2008 and 2012) and in the women's 10 m synchronized event (2012). In 2012, she posed nude for a special number of the German edition of the Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ... magazine, along with other German female Olympic athletes. References External links * * * * German female divers Living people Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Senkel
Christin Senkel (born 31 August 1987) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2008. Her best World Cup finish was third in the two-woman event at Königssee in January 2010. Senkel also finished seventh in the team event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York. She finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the .... References * External links * * * 1987 births Bobsledders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics German female bobsledders Living people Olympic bobsledders of Germany 21st-century German women {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Piek
Christin Albert Piek (born 23 January 1889, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tug of war competitor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... In 1920 he won the bronze medal as a member of the Belgian tug of war team. References External linksprofile 1889 births Year of death missing Olympic tug of war competitors of Belgium Tug of war competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Christin Ahlberg
Ann-Christin Ahlberg (born September 27, 1957), is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic Party and a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2006. She is taking up seat number 19 for Västra Götaland County South constituency. She works as a nanny and as a politician. She lives in Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them th ... and is married with two adult children. Political career She was first brought into the Riksdag in 2005 as a replacement for a colleague who left the Riksdag. After the 2006 general election she was officially elected to the Riksdag. Between 2005 and 2006 she was an alternate for the Labour Market Committee and the Social Insurance Committee. After the 2006 election, she became an official member of those committees. During the 2010 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Petelski
Christin Petelski (born December 29, 1977) is a former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished eighth position in the final of the women's 200-metre breaststroke. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in Sydney, Australia, she advanced to the semifinals of the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, finishing 10th and 13th, respectively. Petelski was also a member of the sixth-place Canadian team in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay at the 2000 Olympics. References External links * * * 1977 births Living people Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Hussong
Christin Hussong (born 17 March 1994) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She has won gold at the 2011 World Youth Championships, 2015 European U23 Championships and at the 2018 European Championships. Hussong holds the European Championships record with her personal best throw of 69.19 m. She is a member of LAZ Zweibrücken's track and field squad and is coached by her father, Udo Hussong. Career 2010–2015 Hussong represented Germany in the girls' javelin throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, placing fourth with a throw of 49.89 m. Her season best that year, 55.35 m, ranked her third in the world among youth athletes. Hussong improved her personal best to 59.74 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships, winning gold by more than five metres and setting a new championship record; the International Association of Athletics Federations named her Rising Star of the Year in women's athletics. 59.74 m remained Hussong's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
