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Dora Kyriacou
Theodora "Dora" Kyriakou ( Greek: Θεοδώρα "Δώρα" Κυριάκου; born 3 July 1967) is a retired Cypriot sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993. In addition, she won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1997 Mediterranean Games setting a new national record of 52.02 seconds. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 23.52 (Pátra 1995) *400 metres – 52.02 (Bari 1997) Indoor *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ... – 53.14 (Pireás 1995) References 1967 births Living people Cypriot female sprinters Olympic athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer ... [...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] |
Athletics At The 1993 Mediterranean Games – Results
These are the partial results of the athletics competition at the 1993 Mediterranean Games taking place between 17 and 20 June 1993 in Narbonne, France. Men's results 100 meters Heats – 17 JuneWind: Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s Final – 17 June Wind: +1.4 m/s 200 meters Heats – 18 JuneWind: Heat 2: -2.3 m/s Final – 18 June Wind: -1.8 m/s 400 meters Heats – 17 June Final – 18 June800 meters Heats – 17 June Final – 18 June1500 meters 20 June5000 meters 20 June10,000 meters Marathon 20 June110 meters hurdles 400 meters hurdles Heats – ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Athletics At The 1994 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 Metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was held at the Centennial Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia. Medalists Results Heats Semifinals Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:400 400 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1994 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 August at the Centennial Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia. Medalists Results Heats Wind:Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s, Heat 3: +2.2 m/s, Heat 4: +2.4 m/s Semifinals Wind:Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.7 m/s Final Wind: +1.3 m/s References {{DEFAULTSORT:200 200 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Canada
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ..., on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about from Seattle by airplane, Harbour Air Seaplanes, seaplane, ferry, or the Clipper Navigation, Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and from Port Angeles, Washington, Port Angeles, Washington (state), Washington, by ferry across the Stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1994 Commonwealth Games
At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the athletics event were held in Victoria, BC, Canada, at the Centennial Stadium on the grounds of the University of Victoria. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male 19 by female athletes. Furthermore, 2 men's disability events were held within the programme. There were 126 medals decided in total with England topping the table with 36 medals in total. Australia were second with 22 and the host nation Canada came third with 15. The competition saw both the rise and fall of Horace Dove-Edwin, a sprinter from Sierra Leone. He became his country's first Commonwealth medallist with an unexpected silver medal behind Linford Christie in the 100 metres. He had not attended the opening ceremony as his country did not have enough money for a uniform and his story attracted much public sympathy and attention from the press. His meteoric rise (improving from 10.34 seconds to 10.02 over two days) was swiftly punctured as he was banned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 Metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used ... on 8, 9, and 11 August 1994. Medalists Results Final 11 August Semi-finals 9 August Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Heats 8 August Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1994 European Athletics Championships, Womens 400 metres 400 metres 400 metres at the European Athletics Championships 1994 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1994. Medalists Results Final 11 August Wind: 0.2 m/s Semi-finals 11 August Semi-final 1 Wind: 0.3 m/s Semi-final 2 Wind: 1.4 m/s Heats 10 August Heat 1 Wind: -2.1 m/s Heat 2 Wind: 0.3 m/s Heat 3 Wind: -0.3 m/s Heat 4 Wind: -1.7 m/s Participation According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (3) See also * 1990 Women's European Championships 200 metres (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Tokyo) * 1992 Women's Olympic 200 metres (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart) * 1995 Women's World Championships 200 metres (Gothenburg) * 1996 Women's Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern neighboring municipality of Sipoo), Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of over 1.5 million. Often c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 European Athletics Championships
The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland. Men's results Complete results were published. Track 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , Field 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , Women's results Track 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , Field 1986 , 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 1125 athletes from 43 countries participated in the event, 12 athletes more than the official number of 1113 and one country less than the official number of 44 as published. The announced athlete from did not show. * (1) * (1) * (12) * (37) * (13) * (2) * (21) * (4) * (7) * (23) * (12) * (17) * (85) * (78) * (2) * (101) * (90) * Greece (18) * (27) * (6) * (21) * (6) * (73) * (11) * (1) * Lithuania (11) * (1) * (1) * (6) * (23) * (32) * (37) * (25) * (22) * (96) * (11) * (7) * Spain (58) * (45) * (28) * (6) * (39) * (8) See also *1994 in athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 400 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17. Final Semifinals *Held on Monday 1993-08-16 Qualifying heats *Held on Monday 1993-08-15 See also * 1990 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Tokyo) * 1992 Women's Olympic 400 metres (Barcelona) * 1994 Women's European Championships 400 metres (Helsinki) * 1995 Women's World Championships 400 metres (Gothenburg) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1993 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 400 Metres 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships 1993 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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