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Helsinki City Marathon
The Garmin Helsinki City Marathon is an annual marathon held in Helsinki, Finland. It was established in 1981 and it used to be held in August but has now moved to May, on the day called ''Helsinki City Running Day''. The 2007 marathon drew more than 6,000 participants and 50,000 watchers. The course starts near the statue of Paavo Nurmi and finishes at the Olympic Stadium. Various parks, miles of Baltic Sea coastline, and the Helsinki City centre are all located along the route. The typical race temperatures have been between 18 and 22 °C and the race time limit is 6 hours. The first prize amounts to €3,500. The 2008 marathon was run on 16 August. The 2009 marathon was run on 15 August. The 2011 marathon was run on 20 August. The 2012 marathon was run on 18 August. The 2018 marathon was run on 19 May. The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.10.03 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Winners Key: See also * Helsinki City Run Helsinki City Run is an ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, 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 Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, 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 History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zerehune Gizaw
Zerehune Gizaw (born 21 March 1965) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 61st place with a time of 2:28:25. He was the winner of the Amsterdam Marathon in 1990 and the Helsinki City Marathon The Garmin Helsinki City Marathon is an annual marathon held in Helsinki, Finland. It was established in 1981 and it used to be held in August but has now moved to May, on the day called ''Helsinki City Running Day''. The 2007 marathon drew mo ... in 1994. References External links * 1965 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Andreyev (runner)
Pavel Andreyev (''Russian: Павел Андреев''; also known as Pavel Andreev, born April 20, 1970) is a Russian middle-distance and long-distance runner who has won multiple US and European road races including the Dallas, Helsinki, St. Petersburg White Nights and Grandma’s marathons. He was also the silver medal winner in the 1997 Russian Athletics Championships 10,000 meters. In 1995 and 1996, Andreyev ran dozens of road races in France. In 1995, he took home a large cup trophy after running a 1:03:49 for third place in the Paris Half Marathon. It was 1997 when Andreyev lined up for his first marathon. At the Bordeaux Marathon, he finished sixth in 2:14:10 as his Russian peer, Dmitry Kapitonov, took first. The following year, Andreyev was second at the Lyons Marathon, clocking 2:12:21. His race earned him more than $5,000 as well as the title of Master of Sports of International Class (Russian: мастер спорта СССР международного кл ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstone Chebii
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun, gd, Baile Iain) is a town in the of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name, in the west central Lowlands of |
Peter Biwott
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Wachira
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) * Francisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vener Kashayev
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Vener is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Vener Galiev (born 1975), Russian wrestler and mixed martial artist * Mario Véner (born 1964), Argentine-Chilean football player See also *Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden *Wehner ), Wagenseil, Fuhrmann; Rademacher; Woźnik, Woźniak, Woźnicki; Wagoner, Waggoner, Wainwright, Carter, Cartwright, Wheelwright ; Similar formed surnames: Waage, Wagenbach, Wagenhals ( Waghals, " daredevil"), Wagenitz ( Wagnitz) , footn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Kondrashov (athlete)
Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc. (, etc.) St. Dimitri's Day The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 ld Style October 26 The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called Demetrius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Calcaterra
Giorgio Calcaterra (born 11 February 1972 in Rome) is an Italian ultramarathoner, three times world champion of the 100 km. He is the most successful athlete at the IAU 100 km European Championships, being a three-time winner and also a silver and bronze medallist from 2008 to 2015. In 2000 he ran 20 marathons under 2 hours and 20 minutes. He was the world leader of the 100 km top lists from 2008 to 2012. In 2003 he won the Helsinki City Marathon and in 2005 he won the Utrecht Marathon. He is three time Italy winner of the Wings for Life World Run. In 2016 he was world winner of this race. He ran 88.44 km, the world record. Calcaterra has been a vegetarian since the age of 15 and in 2019 became a vegan for ethical reasons. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Panga
Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film * ''Sebastian'' (2017 film) * ''Belle and Sebastian'' (Japanese TV series), a 1981 anime series based on the 1965 novel * '' Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission'', a Dutch animated film released in 1991 * '' Sebastiane'' (1976 film), 1976 Derek Jarman film in Latin about the saint Literature * ''Sebastian'' (Bishop novel), the first novel of the ''Landscapes of Ephemera'' duology written by Anne Bishop * ''Sebastian'' (Durrell novel), the fourth volume in ''The Avignon Quintet'' series by Lawrence Durrell * ''Belle et Sébastien'', a 1965 novel and live action TV series written by Cécile Aubry * "Sebastian, or, Virtue Rewarded", the name of an unpublished poem written around 1815 by the 9-year-old Elizabeth Barrett, later famous as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kipcheru Komen
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Polias
Nikolaos Polias (born 28 March 1971) is a Greek long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greek male long-distance runners Greek male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes from Piraeus 21st-century Greek people {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
