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England At The 1994 Commonwealth Games
England competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. England were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931. England finished third in the medal table. Medal table (top three) Athletes and medals The athletes that competed are listed below. Athletics + heat competitor of the gold winning 4x400 team Badminton Bowls Boxing Cycling Diving Gymnastics Shooting Swimming Synchronised swimming Weightlifting Wrestling References External links 1994 Commonwealth Games- Commonwealth Games official website Commonwealth Games Medalists- GB Athletics Full list of Commonwealth Games Medalists {{DEFAULTSORT:England At The 1994 Commonwealth Games England at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games England
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The council is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of Team England at the Commonwealth Games'. Predecessor The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first ever winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister. Present organisation Following a review in 2009, the Commonwealth Games Council for England was disbanded and a new organisation, Commonwealth Games England, was establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Backley
Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He formerly held the world record, and his throw from 1992 is the British record. During his career, he was a firm fixture in the British national athletics team. He won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships. Currently, he is an occasional commentator for athletics competitions, especially the field events. Career Early life Backley was educated at Hurst Primary School, Bexley, and later at Bexley and Erith Technical High School for Boys (now Beths Grammar School) in his teens. He was a member of Cambridge Harriers Athletics club, and competed for Bexley in the London Youth Games. He enrolled at Loughborough University in October 1988 to study for a BSc Honours degree in physical education, sports scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clova Court
Clova E. Court (née Cameron; born 10 February 1960) is a retired English athlete, who competed mainly in the heptathlon and the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Great Britain in the heptathlon at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She won a record five AAA Championships heptathlon tiles, and also won the 1994 AAAs Championship 100 metres hurdles title, defeating Sally Gunnell. Career Born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Court competed for Great Britain at several major championships during the 1990s. Her first individual international vest was at the age of 30. She finished sixteenth at the 1991 World Championships with a personal best score of 6022 points, ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, nineteenth at the 1992 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Court also competed in hurdling, and reached the semifinals at the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships. Her personal best time was 13.04 seconds, achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Coupland
''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (other), several people * Steve Adams (other), several people * Steve Alaimo (born 1939), American singer, record & TV producer, label owner * Steve Albini (born 1961), American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist * Steve Allen (1921–2000), American television personality, musician, composer, comedian and writer * Steve Armitage (born 1944), British-born Canadian sports reporter * Steve Armstrong (born 1965), American professional wrestler * Steve Antin (born 1958), American actor * Steve Augarde (born 1950),arab author, artist, and eater * Steve Augeri (born 1959), American singer * Steve August (born 1954), American football player * Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), American professional wrestler * Steve Aylett (born 1967), English author of satiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linford Christie
Linford Cicero Christie (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European record holder in the 60 metres, 100 m and 4 × 100 metres relay. He remains one of the most highly decorated British athletes of all-time. By the end of his track career Christie had won 24 medals overall, more than any other British male athlete before or since. In 1993 he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Christie tested positive for a banned stimulant in 1988 during the Seoul Olympics. In 1999 he was suspended for two years by the IA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Callaway
Debbie (or Debby or Deb) is a feminine given name, commonly but not always short for Deborah (or Debra and related variants). Notable people *Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director *Debbie Armstrong, American athlete *Debbie Brill, Canadian high jumper * Debbie Cook, Californian politician, mayor of Huntington Beach, California *Debbie Crosbie (born 1969/1970), British banker * Debbie Fuller, Canadian diver *Debbie Gibson, American singer, song writer and actress *Debbie Harry, lead singer from the band Blondie *Debbie Marti, English high jumper *Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress *Debbie McLeod, Scottish field hockey player *Debbie Meyer, American swimmer *Debbie Reynolds, American actress (born Mary Frances Reynolds) *Debby Ryan, American actress *Debbie Muir (born 1953), Canadian former synchronized swimmer and coach *Debbie Stabenow, American legislator *Debbie Turner, actor, Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' *Debbye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Cadogan
Gary Anthony Cadogan (born 1966), is a male former athlete who competed for England at 400m Hurdles. Athletics career Cadogan was the English national champion after winning the 1993 UK Athletics Championships and 1993 AAA Championships. He represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to .... References 1966 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Living people English male hurdlers Doping cases in athletics English sportspeople in doping cases Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Buzza
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Buckner (athlete)
Thomas Buckner (born 1941) is an American baritone vocalist specializing in the performance of contemporary classical music and improvised music. In his work, he utilizes a wide range of extended (non-traditional) vocal techniques. Buckner also works as a concert promoter; in Berkeley, California, he founded the 1750 Arch Concerts, which presented over 100 musical events per year for eight years. He also founded the record label 1750 Arch Records, which released more than 50 LPs. Also in Berkeley, he co-led the 23-member Arch Ensemble. He operates the record label Mutable Musicbr> Buckner has performed with Roscoe Mitchell, Gerald Oshita, Phill Niblock, Borah Bergman, David Darling, Gustavo Aguilar, Wu Man, and Earl Howard. More than 70 composers have created works for him; these include Robert Ashley, Noah Creshevsky, Alvin Lucier, Annea Lockwood, Bun-Ching Lam, Morton Subotnick, Jerome Cooper, David Wessel, Tom Hamilton, Leroy Jenkins, Wadada Leo Smith. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Buckfield
Nicholas ("Nick") Jean Buckfield (born 5 June 1973) is an English former pole vaulter. Athletics career During his youth he was a talented footballer, turning down a youth training contract with Aldershot F.C. at the age of 16. He was educated at Brunel University London, where he studied Religious Studies and Sports Sciences. He finished fifth in the 1997 World Championships and narrowly missed out on medals at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. His career suffered setbacks due to a series of injuries, fracturing his pelvis whilst competing at the 1998 European Athletics Championships, suffering an abdominal injury after falling onto his pole at a meeting in Cottbus in 2004, and sustaining an Achilles tendon rupture in 2006. He retired from competition in 2008. His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Chania. This was a British national record, which he held for 14 years until Steven Lewis broke it in 2012. His indoor best was 5.81 metres, achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Brown (discus Thrower)
Kevin Dave Brown (born 1964) is a former discus athlete who competed for England and Jamaica. Athletics career Brown was English national champion after winning the 1994 AAA Championships. He represented England in the discus event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Eight years later he represented Jamaica in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Truck pulling In 2020, Brown broke a world record in truck pulling Truck and tractor pulling, also known as power pulling, is a form of a motorsport competition in which antique or modified tractors pull a heavy drag or sled along an , track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the drag the fart ..., dragging a two-ton Range Rover 69 metres in 45.58 seconds. He made the attempt in the memory of a friend who had died of cancer. References External links *Kevin Brownstats at Record Holders Republic, where he is operations directorKevin Brown - World Record Attempt; 69M Vehicle Pull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Brown (runner)
Jonathan Michael Brown (born 27 February 1971) is a former British long-distance runner who specialised in 10,000 metres, cross country running and the marathon. Athletics career Born in Bridgend, Wales, he was affiliated with the City of Sheffield Athletic Club in England during his career. He gained Canadian citizenship in 2005, after living in there since 1996; but continued to make himself available for Britain until switching sporting allegiance at the start of 2008. Earlier in his running career he competed for the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field and Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country teams. He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m at the 1992 European Athletics U23 Cup. He won the 1996 European Cross Country Championships and is a three-time Olympian; who placed fourth in two successive Olympic Games whilst representing Great Britain. He twice represented Britain at the World Championships in Athletics, running the 5000 metres in 1993 and 10,000 metres in 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
