|
Dominican Republic At The 1972 Summer Olympics
The Dominican Republic competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports. Judo 63 kg: * Juan Chalas — Round of 32 (→ Did not advance) 80 kg: * Carlos Socias — Round of 32 (→ Did not advance) Shooting Two male shooters represented the Dominican Republic in 1972. ;Skeet * Riad Yunes * Domingo Lorenzo Weightlifting References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ... 1972 in Dominican Republic sport {{1972-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic Olympic Committee
'' , logo = Dominican Republic Olympic Committee logo.jpg , size = 150px , country = Dominican Republic , code = DOM , created = 1946 , recognized = 1954 , association = PASO , headquarters = Santo Domingo , president = Luis Mejía Oviedo , secretary general = Antonio Acosta , website colimdo.org The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (, COLIMDO) is the organization that represents Dominican athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Games. The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee is headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The organization is currently directed by Luis Mejía Oviedo. See also * Dominican Republic at the Olympics References External links Dominican Republicat Olympic.org National Olympic Committees Dominican Republic at the Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Dominican Republic
The flag of the Dominican Republic represents the Dominican Republic and, together with the Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic, coat of arms and the National Anthem of the Dominican Republic, national anthem, has the status of a national symbol. The blue on the flag stands for liberty, the white for salvation, and the red for the blood of heroes. The civil flag follows the same design, but without the Charge (heraldry), charge in the center. The flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte. Description As described by Article 21 of the Constitution of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Constitution, the flag features a centered white cross that extends to the edges and divides the flag into four rectangles; the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue. The Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic, national coat of arms, featuring a shield with the flag design and supported by a bay laurel branch (left) and a Palm tree, palm frond ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at , and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people (2022 est.), down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. They had constructed an advanced farming and hunting society, and were in the process of becoming an organized civilization. The Taínos also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The event was overshadowed by the Munich massacre in the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer at Olympic village were killed by Palestinian Black September members. The motivation for the attack was the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime, and the most recent Olympics to be held in the country. The West German Government had been eager to have the Munich Olympics present a democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, ''"Die Heiteren Spiele"'', or "the cheerful Games". The logo of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The FRG's provisional capital was the city of Bonn, and the Cold War era country is retrospectively designated as the Bonn Republic. At the onset of the Cold War, Europe was divided between the Western and Eastern blocs. Germany was divided into the two countries. Initially, West Germany claimed an exclusive mandate for all of Germany, representing itself as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Chalas
Juan Chalas (born 7 July 1956) is a Dominican judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1956 births Living people Dominican Republic male judoka Olympic judoka for the Dominican Republic Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{DominicanRepublic-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Socias
Carlos Socias (born 23 November 1951) is a Dominican judoka. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1951 births Living people Dominican Republic male judoka Olympic judoka for the Dominican Republic Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{DominicanRepublic-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed Skeet
The following are the results of the Skeet competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. All three medalists had a tied score of 195. A shoot off was held, in the shoot off 1970 world champion, Konrad Wirnhier of West Germany hit all 25 birds to claim the gold. Earlier in the competition co-world record holder Yury Tsuranov of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ... disagreed with a ruling on a lost bird, and walked off the field. For his actions he penalized three birds. This brought his score down to 192, exactly three birds short for the shoot off for the gold medal. Final The format was: 200 targets. Four rounds of 25 targets for a total of 100 targets in each day. Ties for the medals were broken with a shoot off, all other ties are broken by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riad Yunes
Riyadh Yunes Nader (born 14 September 1928, date of death date unknown) was a Dominican sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... Yunes died in Lebanon. References External links * 1928 births Year of death missing Dominican Republic male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the Dominican Republic Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Santo Domingo {{DominicanRepublic-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo Lorenzo
Domingo Lorenzo Conde (14 September 1928 – 21 June 2009) was a Dominican sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was inducted in the San Pedro de Macorís hall of fame in 2010. He was born in Galicia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... and arrived to the Dominican Republic when he was 22, receiving the Dominican citizenship. References 1928 births 2009 deaths Dominican Republic male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the Dominican Republic Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain) {{DominicanRepublic-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Berroa
Luis Emilio Berroa (3 October 1946 – 19 April 2023) was a Dominican Republic weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... External links * References 1946 births 2023 deaths Dominican Republic male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the Dominican Republic Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Dominican Republic people People from San Pedro de Macorís {{DominicanRepublic-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.svg "Click for more on -> Flag Of The Dominican Republic")
.svg "Click for more on -> Munich")
