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Fiji At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Fiji competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Results by event Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Soloveni Nakaunicina, Henry Semiti, Solomone Bole, and Isireli Naikelekelevesi ** Heat — 3:10.67 (→ did not advance) Judo * Nacanieli Qerewaqa - ? Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ... Men's Light-Heavyweight * Rupeni Varea ** Final — 115.0 + 150.0 = 265.0 (→ 17th place) See also * Fiji at the 1996 Summer Paralympics References Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 1996 in Fijian sport {{1996-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiji Association Of Sports And National Olympic Committee
The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) was founded on 25 March 1949 and achieved International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition on 20 September 1955. It is responsible for entering Fiji's representatives in the Olympic Games and the coordination and management of Fiji Teams to the South Pacific Mini Games, Pacific Games, South Pacific Games and the Commonwealth Games. It also provides technical assistance and funding to its affiliates in the areas of coaching, athlete development, sports medicine and sports Business administration, administration. Membership 22 National Sports Federations are affiliated to FASANOC's Olympic Program: *Alpine skiing *Archery *Sport of athletics, Athletics *Badminton *Baseball *Basketball *Boxing *Cycle sport, Cycling *Association football, Football *Golf *Field hockey, Hockey *Judo *Rugby football, Rugby *Shooting sports, Shooting *Swimming (sport), Swimming *Table tennis *Taekwondo *Tennis *Triathlon *Voll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomone Bole
Solomone Bole (born 23 June 1974) is a Fijian former sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay 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 international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fijian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Fiji Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Fijian people 21st-century Fijian people {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Fiji At The 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Fiji competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Fiji was making its return to the Paralympic Games, having been absent since 1976. The country was represented by two athletes, Elia Sarisoso and Joseva Verivou, both competing in track and field. Neither won any medals. See also *Fiji at the 1996 Summer Olympics References Nations at the 1996 Summer Paralympics 1996 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupeni Varea
Rupeni Fesaitu Varea (born 13 August 1968) is a Rotuman former weightlifter who represented Fiji. Career Varea represented Fiji at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He finished 17th in the 83 kg division. Varea was selected as the best performer of the Fiji contingent at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This followed his fifth overall placing in the 85 kg division ahead of New Zealander James Swann with a total lift of 310 kg. Fijian rugby union centre Ravai Fatiaki Ravai Fatiaki (born 1 March 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He plays as a centre or fly-half. Biography Fatiaki's older brother of Fred, coached the former Assistant Minister ... is his second cousin. References External links * Olympic weightlifters for Fiji Rotuman people Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1968 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Fijian male weightlifters We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1996 Summer Olympics ...
The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations A total of 236 weightlifters from 77 nations competed at the Atlanta Games: References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic 1996 Summer Olympics events 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacanieli Qerewaqa
Nacanieli Qerewaqa Takayawa (born 4 October 1975) is a Fijian judoka. He won gold in the men's heavyweight event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Qerewaqa also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. June 19, 2005 References External links * 1975 births Living people Fijian male judoka Olympic judoka for Fiji Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games I-Taukei Fijian people Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Fiji 20th-century Fijian people 21st-century Fijian people Medallists at the 20 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
