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Eileen O'Keefe
Eileen O'Keeffe (born 31 May 1981 in Kilkenny) is a former female hammer thrower from Ireland. Her personal best throw of 73.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 at the national championships in Dublin, is the Irish record for the event. Over her career, she represented Ireland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, competed three times at the World Championships in Athletics (2005, 2007, 2009), and took part in the European Athletics Championships on two occasions. She won nine consecutive national hammer titles and also six titles in the discus throw.Irish hammer thrower Eileen O'Keeffe retires
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Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilkenny is a tourist destination, and its environs include historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Priory. Kilkenny is also known for its craft and design workshops, the Watergate Theatre, public gardens and museums. Annual events include Kilkenny Arts Festival, the Cat Laughs comedy festival and music at the Kilkenny Roots Festival. Kilkenny began with an early 6th-century ecclesiastical foundation within the Kingdom of Ossory. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, Kilkenny Castle and a series of walls were built to protect the burghers of what became a Norman ...
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Athletics At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Hammer Throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard). In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF. Schedule All times are China standard time (UTC+8 UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a ...) Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following new Olympic record was set during this competition: Results Qualifying round Qualification: 71.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Fi ...
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2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's Hammer Throw
The final of the Women's hammer throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 9, 2002. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 66.00 metres. On 8 March 2013, the IAAF announced that following retesting of samples taken at the championships, it had been found that Olga Kuzenkova of Russia had taken a banned substance. It was not announced whether this would mean an alteration in the medal result. Medalists Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 2000 Women's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney) * 2001 Women's World Championships Hammer Throw (Edmonton) * 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 2003 Women's World Championships Hammer Throw (Paris) * 2004 Women's Olympic Hammer Throw (Athens) References Results athletixhammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 European Athletic ...
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Munich, Germany
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The 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 Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna. The city was first mentioned in 1158. Catholic Munich strongly resisted the Reformation and was a political point of divergence during the resulting Thirty Years' War, but remained physically un ...
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2002 European Athletics Championships
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany. Men's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was part of the British team (with Christian Malcolm, Darren Campbell and Marlon Devonish) that won the 4 × 100 m relay in 38.19, but he was disqualified with the British team in August 2003 after he admitted to using THG between 2000 and 2002. Field 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 Women's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 Field 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 Medal table Participating nations * (6) * (1) * (1) * (14) * (2) * (27) * (18) * (1) * (13) * (13) * (2) * (40) * (16) * (14) * (49) * (66) * (2) * (88) * (1) * (60) * (51) * (30) * (3) * (29) * (13) * (94) * (16) * (13) * (1) * (2) * (5) * (1) * (30) * (17) * (55) * (39) * (22) * (89) * (1) * (17) * (22) * (70) * (45) * (10) * (8) * (37) * (9 ...
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2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's Hammer Throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 12 and 13 July. Medalists Results Final 13 July Qualifications 12 July Qualifying 63.00 or 12 best to the Final Group A Group B Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 European Athletics Championships, Womens hammer throw Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ... Hammer throw at the European Athletics U23 Championships ...
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Netherlands
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ...
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2001 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 12–15 July 2001. Results Complete results and medal winners were published. Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 737 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (9) * (2) * (27) * (11) * (2) * (5) * (8) * (1) * (20) * (1) * (7) * (29) * (73) * (71) * (50) * (27) * (25) * (3) * (13) * (1) * (38) * (10) * (14) * (1) * (3) * (23) * (9) * (45) * (16) * (25) * (36) * (1) * (8) * (13) * (45) * (27) * (8) * (4) * (20) * (5) References Medalists GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-06-03.
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2000 World Junior Championships In Athletics – Women's Hammer Throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17 and 18 October. Medalists Results Final 18 October Qualifications 17 October Group A Group B Participation According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Womens hammer throw Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ... Hammer throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships ...
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Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital (political), 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 Regions of Chile, region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balm ...
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2000 World Junior Championships In Athletics
The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 17 and 22 October 2000. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1122 athletes from 151 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. References External linksOfficial site(archived)Official results {{IAAF Championships World Athletics U20 Championships World Junior Championships in Athletics World Junior Championships in Athletics The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the ye ... Sports competitions in Santiago International athletics competitions hosted by Chile October 2000 sports events in South America 2000s in Santiago, Chile ...
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