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Dominica At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Dominica competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States. Athletics ;Key :Q = Qualified for the next round :q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target :NM = No Mark recorded :NR = National record :N/A = Round not applicable for the event :Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Key :Q = Qualified for the next round :q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target :NR = National record :N/A = Round not applicable for the event :Bye = Swimmer not required to compete in round ;Men ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics Dominica at the Summer Olympics by year, 1996 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominica Olympic Committee
The Dominica Olympic Committee (IOC code: DMA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Dominica. The committee is also the Commonwealth Games Association representing the island nation. History It was created in 1987 and recognized by the National Olympic Committee in 1993. National Olympic Committee. See also * *References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
The final of the men's triple jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on July 27, 1996. There were 43 participating athletes from 32 nations, with two qualifying groups. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 17.00 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held on July 26, 1996. The event was won by Kenny Harrison of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's triple jump. Jonathan Edwards's silver was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1984; Yoelbi Quesada's bronze was Cuba's first men's triple jump medal ever. Summary Coming into the competition, Jonathan Edwards was the only man to have jumped 18 metres, from his remarkable back to back world records at the world championships a year earlier and backing it up with another 18 metre jump in London a few weeks later. At age 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1996 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Competition format The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and finals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to final A, where they competed for the top 8 places. The swimmers with the next 8 times in the heats swam in final B, for ninth through the sixteenth place. Swim-offs were used as necessary to determine advancement. Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Swim-off Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodrow Lawrence
Woodrow "Woody" Lawrence was a Dominica at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Dominica swimmer at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta who finished 60th out of 63 competitors in the Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle, 50 metre freestyle with a time of 27.88 seconds. Sports Reference References External links Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Dominica male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Dominica Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Dominica-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
These are the official results of the women's 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... There were a total of 37 competitors from 31 countries. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Results Heats Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals. Semifinals Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final. Final See also * Men's 800 metres References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 Metres 8 800 metres at the Olympics 1996 in women's athletics Women's events at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Williams
Dawn Williams-Sewer (born 23 December 1973 in Portsmouth, Dominica) she is a retired athlete who competed for Dominica. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... in the women's 800 metres, in the first round she finished 3rd and qualified for the semi-final, where she finished 5th and just missed out to a place in the final. Her result was overall in 10th place. This is as of 2016 the best performance by a Dominican athlete at the Olympics. Competing for the Little Rock Trojans track and field team, Williams-Sewer won the 1997 800 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. References Living people 1973 births Dominica female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Dominica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metres
The women's 100 metres was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with two rounds (seven heats in round 1, four heats at round 2), two semifinals and a final. Although both Gail Devers of the United States and Merlene Ottey of Jamaica had clocked the same time in the final at the finish line at 10.94 seconds, snapshot of their photo finish confirmed that Devers had edged Ottey out for the gold medal. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Results Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Quarterfinals Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final *Held on July 27, 1996 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermin Joseph
Hermin Joseph (born 1964) is a retired Dominican sprinter. She was the first woman to represent Dominica at the Olympics. Her greatest international achievement was a sixth place at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. At the World Championships she reached the quarter-finals of the 200 metres competition in 1993 and of the 100 metres competition in 1995. - IAAF She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an ...
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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 57 competitors from 37 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event took place between 29 July and 3 August. The event was won by Noureddine Morceli of Algeria, the nation's first championship in the men's 1500 metres. Fermín Cacho of Spain was unable to repeat as gold medalist, but took silver to become the fourth man to win two medals in the event. Summary Algerian Noureddine Morceli had dominated the 1500 for five years, holding the world record and winning the previous three world championships. But Hicham El Guerrouj, from neighboring Morocco was the rising star, who had chased Morceli in the most recent world championships. This was expected to be the match race. While Morceli had led the semi-finals in close to Olympic record time, the final race was much slower and entirely strategic. Approaching the bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Agar
Stephen Kirwan "Steve" Agar (born 6 June 1968 in Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for Dominica and later Canada. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres, men's 1500 metres he finished eighth in his heat, failing to advance. In 1998 he got Canada, Canadian nationality. He is the brother of swimmer Francilla Agar. Competition record 1Did not finish in the final 2Representing the Americas Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:51.07 (Kuala Lumpur 1998) *1500 metres – 3:36.36 (Stuttgart 1998) *Mile run, One mile – 3:57.77 (Eugene 1997) *2000 metres – 5:03.57 (Prague 1997) *3000 metres – 7:48.33 (Rovereto 1998) *5000 metres – 13:35.86 (Walnut 1998) *10,000 metres – 31:53.3 (St George's 1989) *10 kilometres – 29:36 (Ottawa 1995) Indoor *1500 metres – 3:42.34 (Sindelfingen 1997) *Mile run, One mile – 4:04.31 (Montreal 1997) *3000 metres – 7:56.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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