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Cycling At The 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's Individual Pursuit
The women's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 9–10 September at the Laoshan Velodrome. Classification The cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function. Cycling classes: *B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists. *LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability. *CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy. B&VI 1–3 The women's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) event took place on 9 September at the Laoshan Velodrome. Preliminaries Q = Qualifier LC 1–2/CP 4 The women's individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4) event took place on 10 September at the Laoshan Velodrome. Preliminaries Q = Qualifier WR = World Record LC 3–4/CP 3 The women's individual pursuit (LC 3–4/CP 3) event took place on 10 September at the Laoshan Velodrome. Preliminaries Q = Qualifier WR = World R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genevieve Ouellet
Genevieve Ouellet (born 9 July 1985) is a Canadian Paralympic cyclist. She has a bronze medal from the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was .... References Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Living people 1985 births Canadian female cyclists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cycling Paralympic cyclists of Canada 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Southorn
Fiona Southorn (born 8 October 1967) is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist who represented New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Born in Tokoroa and living in Waipu in Northland, Southorn, who is missing her left hand, won a bronze medal in the C5 individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ... at the 2012 London Paralympics. References External links * * 1967 births Living people New Zealand female cyclists Paralympic cyclists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Paralympic medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvana Vinci
Silvana or Sylvana, meaning "one who lives in the forest" in Latin, is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: * Silvana Arbia (born 1952), Italian judge and prosecutor * Silvana Arias (born 1982), Peruvian actress * Silvana Armenulić (1938–1976), Yugoslav singer and songwriter * Silvana De Mari (born 1953), Italian writer, psychotherapist, and doctor * Silvana Franco (born 1968), British chef * Silvana Gallardo (1953–2012), American actress * Silvana Ibarra (born 1959), Ecuadorian singer, actress, and politician * Silvana Imam (born 1986), Swedish rapper of Lithuanian origin * Silvana Jachino (1916–2004), Italian actress * Silvana Koch-Mehrin (born 1970), German politician * Silvana Mangano (1930–1989), Italian actress * Silvana Pampanini (born 1925), Italian actress * Silvana Paternostro, Colombian journalist * Silvana Santaella (born 1983), Venezuelan beauty pageant * Silvana Sciarra (born 1948), Italian judge * Silvana Suárez (born 1958), Argentinia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Jufang
Zhou Jufang is a Chinese cyclist. She won the silver medal at the Women's C4–5 500 meter time trial event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ... with a world record of 36.004. References Living people Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic cyclists for China Chinese female cyclists Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in cycling 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Neimanas
Greta Neimanas (born 4 May 1988) is an American Paralympic cyclist. Biography Neimanas was born in Evanston, Illinois. Her passion for cycling was born when she saw cycling track at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece at the age of 16. There she entered an essay contest the theme of which was "What Ability Means to Me". In 2006, she became a United States Olympic Training Center athlete at the Colorado Springs. She won gold medals at both 2008 and 2012 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships for cycling time trial and for the same sport won bronze medals in 2010 and 2011 at the same place. She also won 5 silver medals for her 2009, 2011, and 2012 cycling pursuits and for 2009 and 2012 time trials. From March 22 to March 25 she was a participant of the Redlands Bicycle Classic in a criterium race and on April 28 she did Devil's Punch Bowl The Devil's Punch Bowl is a visitor attraction and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated just to the east of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye Yaping
Ye or YE may refer to: Language * Ye (pronoun), a form of the second-person plural, personal pronoun "you" * The Scots word for "you" * A pseudo-archaic spelling of the English definite article (''the''). See '' Ye olde'', and the "Ye form" section of English articles * Ye (Cyrillic) (Е), a Cyrillic letter * Ukrainian Ye (Є), a Cyrillic letter * Ye (kana), an archaic Japanese kana * A shortened slang form for "yes" Names and people * Ye (surname) (叶 / 葉), a Chinese surname * Ye the Great (), a figure in Chinese mythology * Kanye West, American rapper who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021 Places * Ye (Hebei), a city in ancient China * Ye County, Henan, China * Laizhou, formerly Ye County, Shandong * Yé, Lanzarote, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain * Ye, Mon State, a small town located on the southern coast of Burma * Ye River, a river in Burma * Ye (Korea), an ancient Korean kingdom * Yemen (ISO 3166-1 code YE) Other uses * .ye, the country c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong Jingping
Dong or DONG may refer to: Places * Dong Lake, or East Lake, a lake in China * Dong, Arunachal Pradesh, a village in India * Dong (administrative division) (동 or 洞), a neighborhood division in Korea Persons *Queen Dong (1623–1681), princess consort of Koxinga and mother of Zheng Jing *Empress Dong (Ran Min's wife), wife of Ran Min, emperor of Chinese state Ran Wei * Empress Dowager Dong (died 189), empress dowager during Han dynasty * Dǒng (surname) or 董, a Chinese surname * Dōng (surname) or 東, a Chinese surname Entertainment * ''Dong'' (film) (东), a documentary film by Jia Zhangke. * Dong Open Air, a heavy metal festival in Germany. * D!NG Channel (previously Do Online Now Guys, or DONG), a YouTube channel and spin off of Vsauce, Vsauce2, Vsauce3, and Wesauce Other uses * Dong people, an ethnic minority group of China * Dong language (China) * Dong language (Nigeria) * Vietnamese đồng, a unit of currency * Ørsted (company), a Danish energy company formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Schuble
Jennifer Schuble (born July 8, 1976, in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American track and road cyclist. Schuble has a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She works in the automotive industry for Mercedes-Benz USA. She was a gold medalist & two-time silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and is a two-time gold medalist at Parapan American Games. She won a silver medal & bronze at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Besides medals, she also is a five-time UCI World Champion and Paralympic medalist. Schuble was also a ten-time UCI World Champion and held both World record and Paralympic record for CP4 500 and 3K. She was eight-time National champion and UCI Road World Cup The UCI Road World Cup was a season-long road cycling competition held from 1989 until 2004 and comprising ten one-day events. History The competition was inaugurated in 1989, and replaced the Super Prestige Pernod International. In the first ... champion. Jennifer also holds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Storey
Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, (née Bailey; born 26 October 1977) is a British Paralympic athlete in cycling and swimming, and a multiple gold medalist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion (2 × Pursuit, 1 × Points, 3 × Team Pursuit). Her total of 28 Paralympic medals including 17 gold medals makes her the most successful (by gold medals) and most decorated (by total medals) British Paralympian of all time as well as one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes of all time. She has the unique distinction of winning five gold medals in Paralympics before turning 19. Storey's major achievements include being a 29-time World champion (6 in swimming and 23 in cycling), a 21-time European champion (18 in swimming and 3 in cycling) and holding 75 world records. She is regarded as one of the most experienced campaigners in the history of the Paralympics as she took part at the Paralympics on eight occasions in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alesia Belaichuk
Alesia may refer to: Places France * Alesia (city), an ancient city in Gaul * Alésia (Paris Métro), a station in the Paris Métro * Rue d'Alésia, Paris * Le quartier Alésia, an unofficial district of Paris that mostly overlaps Petit-Montrouge United States * Alesia (Broussard, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP * Alesia, Maryland, an unincorporated community People * Alesia Fieldberg, Canadian television journalist and beauty pageant winner * Alesia Furs (1925–2017), member of the Belarusian independence movement * Alésia Glidewell, American web series director, producer and voice actress * Alesia Graf (born 1980), German boxer * Alesia Holliday, American author * Alesia Raut, Indian-Russian model, VJ, and fashion choreographer * Alesia Stepaniuk (born 1985), Russian Paralympic judoka * Alesia Turava (born 1979), Belarusian middle-distance runner * Alesia Zaitsava (born 1985), Belarusian badminton player Other uses * Battle of Alesia * , a French ocean liner in servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iryna Parkhamovich
Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans. Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irinochka. Origin Irina is connected with Irene of Macedonia who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd century, while others date her death in the year 315. Opinions also differ about the location of her birthplace, the city of Magedon, placing it either in Persia or in Migdonia ( Macedonia). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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