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Ireland At The 2015 European Games
Ireland competed at the 2015 European Games, in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 28 June 2015. Boxer Brendan Irvine guaranteed Ireland its first ever European Games medal on 22 June by winning his quarterfinal in the men's 49 kg boxing event, thus ensuring at worst a bronze medal. Medal summary Archery Ireland qualified two archers for the 2015 Games; as a result, Ireland was also eligible to field a team in the mixed pairs competition. Badminton Ireland qualified an entrant in each of the five events, including the top seeds in men's singles and mixed doubles, and the sixth seed in women's singles. Basketball (3x3) Ireland have qualified a women's team of four for the 3x3 Basketball competition because of results at the 2014 European 3x3 Championships. Boxing Ireland has qualified boxers for the following events. ;Men ;Women Canoeing Cycling Diving Ireland sent one diver to the games. Gymnastics Artistic *Men's team – Kieran Behan, Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Federation Of Ireland
The Olympic Federation of Ireland or OFI ( ga, Cónaidhm Oilimpeach na hÉireann) (called the Irish Olympic Council until 1952 and the Olympic Council of Ireland until 2018) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the island of Ireland. Athletes from Northern Ireland have the option of participating under its auspices or in the Great Britain Olympic Team. Its mission statement is "To manage and enhance the performance of Team Ireland at Olympic Games whilst developing the Olympic Movement in Ireland." In 2018 the ''Olympic Council of Ireland'' was renamed as the ''Olympic Federation of Ireland''. History The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Keane, who was the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Wallace
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning ‘great’, but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname ''D'Airelle'', meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the Darran Mountains exist as a spur of the Southern Alps in the south of the country. Darren has several spelling variations including Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin, Darran and Darryn. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards. In England and Wales, it first appeared in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Holst
Emil Holst (born 9 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player. He competed at the 2015 European Games and won a silver medal in the men's singles. Achievements European Games ''Men's singles'' European Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * 1991 births Living people People from Køge Municipality Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish male badminton players Badminton players at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for Denmark European Games medalists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blagovest Kisyov
Blagovest Georgiev Kisyov ( bg, Благовест Георгиев Кисьов; born 14 April 1986) is a Bulgarian badminton player. Career Kisyov started playing badminton at the age of 10 in his home town of Parvomay. By 15, he moved to a club in a bigger city nearby in order to have better training conditions. He joined the junior national team at that time and started representing Bulgaria on various events. In 2005, he moved to Sofia and entered the National Sports Academy. In 2006, he started working as an assistant coach in the BWF Sofia training centre simultaneously while training with the national team players, and in the same year he won Bulgarian National Badminton Championships in men's doubles event. Unfortunately in 2009 he got injured in his back and had to quit playing for 1.5 years. He resumed training and competing in October 2010. He attended different training programmes and camps in Malaysia, Indonesia and Europe which has helped him obtain better knowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuhan Tan
Yuhan Tan (born 21 April 1987 in Bilzen, Belgium) is a male left-handed badminton player and Orthopedic surgeon from Belgium. Born to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Belgian mother, He is a 10 time Belgian Champion in the men's singles category which makes him the most successful men's singles athlete in Belgian history. In 2008 he was the 2nd youngest men's singles player to qualify for the 2008 Olympics according to the Badminton World Federation criteria. However the Belgian Olympic Committee did not select him and he was therefore not able to compete. Tan participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the 2016 Summer Olympics together with his sister Lianne. Tan studied Medicine at the University of Maastricht. In 2013, Tan was elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission. In 2015, he was appointed as the Chairman of the BWF Athletes' Commission. In June 2015, he competed at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, before being elimina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gergely Krausz
Gergely Krausz (born 25 December 1993) is a Hungarian badminton player affiliated with Multi Alarm SE. He competed at the 2015 and 2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened .... Krausz is the first ever Hungarian men's singles player to participate at the Olympics by competing at the 2020 Tokyo Games. He retired from the international badminton on 17 October 2021. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament References External links * Living people 1993 births People from Mór Hungarian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Charalambidis
Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most usual given names in Greece and Cyprus. The name day is 23 April ( St George's Day). The English form of the name is George, the latinized form is ''Georgius''. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as ''George''. For example, the name of ''Georgios Kuprios'' is anglicized as George of Cyprus, and latinized as ''Georgius Cyprius''; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d. 1118). In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling ''Georgios'' may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogosk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2015 European Games – Men's Singles
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2015 European Games took place from 22 to 28 June. Competition format The singles tournaments will be played with 32 participants, initially playing in Round-robin tournament, eight groups of four, before the top two from each group qualify for a 16-player single-elimination tournament, knock-out stage. Schedule All times are in Azerbaijan Summer Time, AZST (UTC+05). Seeds Seeds for all badminton events at the inaugural European Games were announced on 29 May. # # # # # # # # Results The group stage draws were held on 2 June. Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knock-out stage References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2015 European Games - Men's singles Badminton at the 2015 European Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Evans (badminton)
Scott Evans (born 26 September 1987 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional badminton player. As of 2017 he was the highest ranked Irish player. Evans has represented Ireland at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games. He became the first Irishman to win a badminton match at the Olympic during his last participation in 2016. He won the men's singles Irish National Badminton Championships eight consecutive times from 2005 to 2012, becoming the only player to equal James 'Chick' Doyle's record of eight consecutive Irish Men's singles titles. He attended Wesley College Dublin. In his youth Evans played for Irish association football club Leicester Celtic A.F.C. Career Evans has played two-time Olympic gold medalist China's Lin Dan and world No. 1 Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 3 times each. At the 2011 BWF World Championships, Evans met the second seed and eventual champion Lin Dan in the second round and came out with a 15–21, 16–21 loss. Nearly one year later at the 2012 London O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2015 European Games – Mixed Team
The mixed team archery event at the 2015 European Games in Baku took place between 16 and 17 June. Ranking round The ranking round took place on 16 June 2015 to determine the seeding for the knockout rounds. It consisted of two rounds of 36 arrows, with a maximum score of 720. 29 nations entered at least one male and female archer, and so were eligible to qualify for the mixed team competition. The top 15 countries by combined score qualified, along with the hosts. World rankings A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of o ... shown are correct at tournament start date. ;Key Qualified for eliminations Elimination rounds References {{DEFAULTSORT:Archery at the 2015 European Games - Mixed team Mixed team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Erdyniyeva
Natalia Erdyniyeva (russian: Ната́лья Константи́новна Эрдыни́ева, ''Natálya Konstantínovna Erdyníyeva''; born August 6, 1988 in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia) is a Russian archer of the Buryat-Mongol ethnicity. Natalia is a student at Buryat State University in Ulan-Ude. She was trained by her parents, starting with her mother Gerelma Erdyniyeva. Her hobby is dancing. Early career achievements * April 30, 2007 — Silver at the second stage of Archery World Cup 2007, Varese. * May 28, 2007 — Gold result at the third stage of Archery World Cup 2007, Antalya * July 7, 2007 — Bronze at the 44th Outdoor Archery World championship, Leipzig. * July 24, 2007 - Achieved world number one ranking * November 24, 2007 — Bronze at the Archery World Cup 2007, Dubai. * April 1, 2008 — Silver at the first stage of Archery World Cup 2008, Santo Domingo 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Erdyniyeva finished her ranking round with a tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2015 European Games – Women's Individual
The women's individual recurve competition at the 2015 European Games was held from 16 to 19 June 2015 at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. One of five events comprising the inaugural European Games' archery programme, it featured a total of 62 archers from 30 different nations. Karina Winter of Germany won the gold medal, defeating the reigning world champion Maja Jager of Denmark in the final. Spain's Alicia Marín won the bronze medal ahead of Greece's Evangelia Psarra. Background Qualification Qualification for the European Games took place at the European Archery Championships in Echmiadzin, Armenia in July 2014 and at a final qualifying tournament held during the European Grand Prix in Marathon, Greece in March 2015. As the host nation, Azerbaijan automatically qualified a maximum three female archers for the Games. The quota place won by Kosovo marked their first appearance as an independent entity in the women's individual event, having been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
