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Cycling At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics ( Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on July 24 through July 28, 1996 at the Stone Mountain Velodrome. There were 24 competitors from 16 nations, with nations once again being allowed to have up to two cyclists each (the limit had fluctuated between one and two for most of the history of the event). The event was won by Jens Fiedler of Germany, the second man to successfully defend an Olympic sprint title (and third to win two gold medals overall). Curt Harnett of Canada also repeated as bronze medalist; he and Fiedler were the fifth and sixth men to win multiple medals of any color in the event. Marty Nothstein of the United States took silver, the nation's first medal in the event since 1984. Background This was the 21st appearance of the event, which has been held at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome Inselberg, monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia. The park is owned by the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is currently managed by Herschend Family Entertainment. At its summit, the elevation is AMSL, above sea level and above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world.Stone Mountain ." ''georgia.gov,'' retrieved February 2007. The carving, completed in 1972, depicts three Confederate States of America, Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyk Pokorny
Eyk Pokorny (born 22 November 1969) is a German cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1991 : 1st Tandem, UCI Amateur World Championships (with Emanuel Raasch) ;1993 : 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships : 3nd Sprint, UCI World Championships ;1994 : 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships ;1995 : 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships ;1996 : 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships ;1997 : 1st Omnium sprint, European Track Championships : National Track Championships ::1st Sprint ::1st Team sprint (with Jan van Eijden and Sören Lausberg) : 2nd Team sprint, UCI World Championships ;1998 : National Track Championships ::2nd Sprint ::2nd Team sprint : 3rd Team sprint, UCI World Championships ;1999 : National Track Championships ::1st Team sprint (with Jan van Eijden and Jens Fiedler) ::2nd Sprint : 3rd Team sprint, UCI World Championships ;2000 : 3rd Sprint, National Track Championships ;2001 : National Track Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichiro Kamiyama
Yuichiro Kamiyama (born 7 April 1968) is a Japanese former track cyclist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1968 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Japan Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tochigi Prefecture Asian Games medalists in cycling Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Cyclists at the 1986 Asian Games Cyclists at the 1998 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambros Vasilopoulos
Lambros Vasilopoulos (born 25 March 1972) is a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Greek male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Greece Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Patras 21st-century Greek people {{Greece-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hrbacek
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
