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Chile At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Chile competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation has competed at every Olympic Games, except the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott. The Chile Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico de Chile, link=no, ''COCH'') sent a total of 35 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 14 women, to compete in 17 sports. There was only a single competitor in track cycling, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming and taekwondo. Among the sports played by the athletes, Chile made its Olympics debut in artistic gymnastics and Greco-Roman wrestling. The Chilean team featured six athletes who competed at their fourth Olympics: archer Denisse van Lamoen, épée fencer Paris Inostroza, table tennis player Berta Rodríguez and three of its oldest members from the equestrian jumping team. Van Lamoen was also appointed by the committee to carry the nation's flag at the open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilean Olympic Committee
The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh) (:es:Comité Olímpico Chile, Comité Olímpico Chile) is a non-profit private organization composed of all Chilean sports federations who join it and accept its governance through statutes and regulations. It was created on 20 June 1934 and recognised the same year by the International Olympic Committee. The Committee is the organization in charge of coordinating Olympic activities in Chile. Before the COCH was formed, this duty was carried out by the “Liga Deportiva de Chile” (Chilean Sports League). The motto of the COCH is the Latin phrase “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger” COCH mission The main goals of the Chilean Olympic Committee, as described in Title I, Article III of its statute are: * Promote and protect Olympic principles, sports activities and sport education in Chile. * Promote cultural and academic activities related with the Olympic culture, and in general promote physical activities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Reyes
Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engineer and politician * Cristian Agnelli (born 1985), Italian footballer * Cristian Alberdi (born 1980), Spanish footballer * Cristian Albu (born 1993), Romanian footballer * Cristian Alessandrini (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Alex (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Alexanda, Australian R&B singer * Cristian Amarilla (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Cristian Amigo (born 1963), American composer, guitarist, and sound designer * Cristian Andreoni (born 1992), Italian footballer * Cristian Andrés Campozano (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Ansaldi (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Cristián Arriagada (born 1981), Chilean actor * Cristian Avram (born 1994), Moldovan footballer * Cristian Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Road Race
The men's road race, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 28 July at 10 a.m. in central and southwest London and north Surrey, starting and finishing on The Mall. This was the 19th appearance of the event, previously held in 1896 and then at every Summer Olympics since 1936. It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932; the time trial had been re-introduced in 1996 alongside the road race Samuel Sánchez of Spain would have been the defending champion, but due to an injury incurred at the 2012 Tour de France he could not compete. The race was won by Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov. He sprinted clear of Colombia's Rigoberto Urán, who claimed the silver medal. Alexander Kristoff of Norway won the sprint from the following group to take bronze. Vinokourov was the first man (and, through the 2016 Games, only; multiple women have done so) to win multiple medals in the event; he had previously taken silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Garrido
Gonzalo Andrés Garrido Zenteno (born 2 September 1973) is a Chilean road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race. He is a five-time National Champion. Major results ;1997 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1999 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2000 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2003 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2004 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Road race, Pan American Road Championships ;2011 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile : 2nd Road race, Pan American Road Championships : 8th Overall Volta Ciclística Internacional de Gravatai ;2012 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica : 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile The V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August. Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. If less than twelve athletes were to achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts. Eight automatic qualifiers were achieved in the qualifying round, all but one exceeding the minimum by half a meter. Darya Pishchalnikova, Nadine Müller and Sandra Perković made it in their first attempt, while Yarelys Barrios hit the top qualifier 65.94 in her second throw after fouling the first. It took 62.47 to make the final. In the final, Nadine Müller took the lead in the first round, while defending champion Stephanie Brown Trafton, who surprised everyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Gallardo
Karen Pamela Gallardo Pinto (born 6 March 1984 in Valdivia, Los Ríos) is a Chilean athlete. She competed for Chile in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Personal bests *Shot put: 13.48 m – Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ..., 24 October 2009 *Discus throw: 61.10 m NR – Castellón, 2 August 2015 Competition record References External links * * Chilean female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Shot Put
The women's shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August. Summary Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. If less than twelve athletes would achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts. In the finals, Valerie Adams, the defending champion, took the lead in the first throw, but Nadzeya Ostapchuk, who was third in the 2008 Olympic competition, overtook the lead in the second throw and remained the leader until the end of the competition. Gong Lijiao remained third until the last throw, when she was overtaken by Yevgeniya Kolodko. The 2008 silver medalist, Natallia Mikhnevich, qualified for the final, but remained in last place. On 13 August 2012, IOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Duco
Natalia Duco Soler (born 31 January 1989 in San Felipe, Valparaíso) is a Chilean shot putter. Duco finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. Duco's personal best throw (and Chilean national record) is 18.80 metres, achieved in August 2012 at the London Olympics, where she qualified for the final, finishing ninth. She also reached the final of the 2016 Olympic Games. Personal bests *Shot put: 18.80 m – London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ..., 6 August 2012 Achievements References External links * Sports reference biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Duco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Romero (Chilean Athlete)
Natalia Romero (born 26 February 1980 in Talagante) is a Chilean long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., placing 69th with a time of 2:37:47. References 1980 births Living people Chilean female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Chilean female marathon runners Sportspeople from Santiago Metropolitan Region {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Marathon
The women's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on the Olympic marathon street course on 5 August. The course started and finished on The Mall in central London. Runners completed one short circuit of 2.219 miles around part of the City of Westminster and then three longer circuits of 8 miles around Westminster, the Victoria Embankment and the City of London. The course was designed to pass many of London's best known landmarks, including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, the Guildhall, Leadenhall Market, the Monument, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament. Tiki Gelana from Ethiopia won the gold medal, completing the course in an Olympic record-breaking time of 2 hours 23 minutes 7 seconds. Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo finished second to win silver and Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, representing Russia, took bronze. Records , the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érika Olivera
Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente (born 4 January 1976 in Quinta Normal) is a female marathon runner from Chile and deputy for the National Renewal party. She has competed at five Olympic Games, the most Olympic appearances ever by a female marathon runner. Career She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003. Starting in 1996, she represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, and also the 2012 Summer Olympics. Olivera made her breakthrough at the junior level in 1994 when she won the 10,000 metres gold and 3000 metres bronze medals at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics. The following year she upgraded to a gold and a silver medal at the Pan American Junior Championships, before going on to complete a hat-trick of medals at the South American Junior Championships – she secured a 10,000 m and 3000 m double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Olivera OS2012
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