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Colin Campbell (Olympian)
Colin William Ashburner Campbell (born 20 June 1946) is a British sportsman, who competed in track and field athletics and in the bobsled. He competed for Great Britain in the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, before moving to bobsled and competing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, becoming one of only a handful of British athletes List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games, to compete at both the Summer and Winter games. Biography Born on the island of Jersey, Campbell was a sporty child who progressed through youth competitions to compete internationally in athletics for Britain. As a Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner Campbell competed in the 400 meters and 800 metres. He reached the second round of the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 400m in 1968 and broke the British record in qualifying for the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
