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Finnish Sportspersonality Of The Year
The Finnish Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 1947 by the national sports journalists. In addition, the best female athlete was nominated each year until 2009. Winners Men Women See also * Finnish Footballer of the Year There are three different Finnish Player of the Year Awards in Finland. The sports journalists have elected their male "Player of the Year" since 1947, the Football Association of Finland theirs since 1953. In 1976 the FA began selecting a female "P ... References {{Reflist Sport in Finland National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards Awards established in 1947 1947 establishments in Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athlete Of The Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition. Definition of "athlete" *In many nations, an "athlete" primarily refers to someone who participates in the various disciplines of athletics (track and field, racewalking, cross country and road running) *In other nations — including Canada and the United States — an "athlete" equals "sportsperson" (from any sport). Similar names for the award The awards have various titles, examples include "Player of the Year" and "Sportspersonality of the Year". In the United States, several states choose a simple "Mr." or "Miss" prefix, such as Mr. Basketball (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin). Such awards — general and one-sport-only — are common at the high-school, college (university), and professional levels in the United States. List of athlete of the year awards Athletics (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Sports
1953 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * 1953 NFL Championship Game, NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 17–16 over the Cleveland Browns at Briggs Stadium Association football England * 1952–53 Football League, First Division – Arsenal F.C., Arsenal win the 1952–53 in English football, 1952–53 title. * 1952-53 FA Cup, FA Cup – Blackpool F.C., Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in what is known as "The Matthews Final", although it is Stan Mortensen who scores a winning hat-trick for Blackpool. * England v Hungary (1953), England lose 6–3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium (1924), Wembley Stadium their first ever loss to a team from Continental Europe at home. Scotland * Coronation Cup (football) – Celtic F.C., Celtic beat Hibernian F.C., Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park. Spain * 1952–53 La Liga, La Liga won by Barcelona F.C. Italy * 1952–53 Serie A, Serie A won by F.C. Internazionale Milano West Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 In Sports
1960 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * The men's Olympic Gold Medal: ** Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France ** Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria ** Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland ** The women's Olympic Gold Medal: ** Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany ** Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada ** Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: ** Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France ** Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing. American football * NFL Championship: the Philadelphia Eagles won 17–13 over the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field in Philadelphia * Cotton Bowl (1959 season): ** The Syracuse Orangemen won 23–17 over the Texas Longhorns to win the college football national championship * National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Järvinen
Jouko Juhani Järvinen (9 May 1935 – 31 May 1984) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best result of fourth place over 1500 m in 1956 and fifth in 1960. In 1959 he won a world title,Medal Winners in World Allround Championships – ''International Skating Union'' (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) placing second at the . The same year he set a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Sports
1959 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Baltimore Colts won 31–16 over the New York Giants at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium * August 14 – The American Football League is founded. Play would begin the following year. * Sugar Bowl (1958 season): ** The Louisiana State Tigers won 7–0 over the Clemson Tigers to win the AP and Coaches Poll national championships Association football Brazil * Taca Brasil, as predecessor for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, that first officially games held on August 23. Turkey * Turkish National League, as predecessor for Super Lig of Turkey, that first officially game held on February 21. Athletics * Pan American Games athletics held in Chicago with US sprinter Ray Norton winning three gold medals in the sprint events Baseball * March 3 – The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park. * May 26 – In what many experts call the greatest pitching perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Sports
Shooting sports is a group of competitive sport, competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bow and arrow, bows/crossbows. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, shooting distances, shooting target, targets, time limits and degrees of sport of athletics, athleticism involved. Shooting sports may involve both team and individual competition, and team performance is usually assessed by summing the scores of the individual team members. Due to the noise of shooting and the high (and often lethal) impact (mechanics), impact energy of the projectiles, shooting sports are typically conducted at either designated permanent shooting ranges or temporary shooting fields in the area away from settlements. History Great Britain Historically, shooting game and target shooting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Ylönen
Vilho Ilmari Ylönen (31 May 1918 – 8 March 2000) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rifle shooter who competed in the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. Ylönen was a career military officer serving as a non-commissioned officer at the Finnish Air Force base in Tikkakoski; at the time of 1948 Winter Olympics held the rank of kersantti (sergeant). He was a member of the Finnish team that placed second in the military patrol demonstration event (precursor to biathlon). In other Olympics he competed in several rifle events and had best results in the 50 m small-bore rifle three positions and 300 m free rifle three positions. In the former event he won a silver medal in 1952 and finished fifth in 1956, while in the latter discipline he won a bronze medal in 1956 and placed fourth in 1960. Ylönen won 14 medals at the world championships in the 1950s, including four gold medals. At the European Championships, he collected one gold, six silver and two bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In Sports
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olavi Vuorisalo
Olavi Vuorisalo (born 5 April 1933) is a Finnish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1933 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Finnish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Finland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Sports
1957 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 59–14 over the Cleveland Browns at Briggs Stadium * 1957 college football season: **The Auburn Tigers are voted national champions by the AP Poll; do not play in a bowl game on January 1, 1958, due to sanctions Association football * European Cup – Real Madrid beat Fiorentina 2–0. England * First Division – Manchester United win the 1956–57 title. * FA Cup – Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1. * May 15 – Stanley Matthews makes his last England appearance. Other events * February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded in Khartoum. Australian rules football * June 1 – East Perth kick a score of 3.30 (48) in wet conditions against Swan Districts’ 5.11 (41). It is the most inaccurate score in senior Australian Rules football history with 27 more behinds than goals. * August 17 – By beating Essendon by 21 points, Hawtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Hyvärinen
Antti Abram Hyvärinen (21 June 1932 – 13 January 2000) was a Finnish ski jumper and coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in the normal hill event and finished in seventh and first place, respectively, becoming the first non-Norwegian ski jumper to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1956 he also served as the flag bearer for Finland at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics and won the jumping event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March .... While preparing for the 1958 World Championships, Hyvärinen fell and broke his hip, which resulted in an early retirement in November 1957. From 1960 to 1964 he worked as the head coach of the Finnish ski jumping team. References External links * * – click Vinnere for downloadab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Sports
1956 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * The men's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria * The women's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland ** Slalom: Renée Colliard, Switzerland ** Giant Slalom: Ossi Reichert, West Germany * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: ** Men's combined champion: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Women's combined champion: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland American football * NFL Championship: the New York Giants won 47–7 over the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx * Orange Bowl (1955 season): **The Oklahoma Sooners won 20–6 over the Maryland Terrapins; voted national champions by AP Poll and Coaches Poll * 1956 NCAA University Division football season: ** The Oklahoma Sooners win the college football national championship (don't participate in a bowl game the following January due to "no-repeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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