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Javier Sotomayor
Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (; born October 13, 1967) is a Cuban retired track and field athlete, who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; his personal best of makes him the only person ever to have cleared eight feet (2.44 m). Sotomayor is a two-time gold medallist at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and also won two silver medals at the competition. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships he won four gold medals between 1989 and 1999. In addition, he won three straight titles at the Pan American Games from 1987 to 1995. He is regarded as the best high jumper of all time. After Cuban boycotts of the Olympics in 1984 and 1988 and an injury in 1996 cost him chances at additional Olympic medals, he won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He retired in 2001. Personal life Sotomayor was born October 13, 1967, in Limonar, Matanzas Province. The son of a day- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonar, Matanzas
Limonar is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. Overview The municipality is divided into the barrios of Canímar, Guamacaro, Caoba, Sumidero, Coliseo, and San Miguel. Established in 1876 as ''Guamacaro'', the name was changed to Limonar in the 1950s, when it achieved municipality status. Limonar is the hometown of jumper Javier Sotomayor; jumper Marino Drake; fine art painter Aimeé García Marrero; as well as professional baseball player Silvio García. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Limonar had a population of 25,421. With a total area of , it has a population density of . See also *Municipalities of Cuba The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ... * List of cities in Cuba References External links * Populated places in Matanz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 World Championships In Athletics - Men's High Jump
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1985 IAAF World Indoor Games
The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ... and gained official status. There were a total number of 319 participating athletes from 69 countries. . Doha 2010. Retrieved on 2010-03-04. Results Men Women Medals table Participating nations * (1) * (2) * (6) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (1) * ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's high jump High High jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as "the greatest ever". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries. Doping disqualifications Four medalists were disqualified for doping; Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria was stripped of the triple jump silver, Inger Miller of the USA was stripped of the 60 metre bronze, Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine was stripped of the shot put gold and Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver. Results Men 1 Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping. Women *American sprinter Inger Miller won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 11–12 March. (archived) Medalists Results Qualification Qualification: 2.26 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's high jump High High jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, i ... was held on 13 and 14 March. Medalists Results Qualification Qualification: 2.27 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's high jump High High jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and pentathlon, albeit as non-championship events. There were a total number of 537 athletes participated from 93 countries. Results Men 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 * For doping offenses, the Bulgarians Daniel Ivanov and Nikolai Raev were disqualified from the bronze medals in long and triple jump respectively. Women 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 * The Russian 4 × 400 m relay team won the event and was awarded the gold medal, but was later disqualified when Marina Shmonina was found to have been doping. Non-championship events Some events were contested without counting towards the total medal status. The 1600 metres medley relay consisted of four legs ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries. Results Men 1985 , 1987 ... was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March. Medallists Results Qualification Qualification: 2.23 metres (Q) or the best 12 (q) qualified for the final Final References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships High jump High jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries. Results Men 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 Women 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 Medal table Participating nations * (1) * (1) * (1) * (7) * (6) * (4) * (4) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (8) * (9) * (1) * (12) * (2) * (4) * (1) * (14) * (1) * (9) * (10) * (2) * (3) * (9) * (14) * (3) * (17) * (4) * (25) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (2) * (11) * (1) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (5) * (8) * (2) * (2) * (9) * (3) * (10) * (2) * (2) * (28) * (14) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (36) * (1) * (1) * (21) * (3) * (2) See also *1989 in athletics (track and field) External linksGBR Athletics {{DEFAULTSO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 World Championships In Athletics - Men's High Jump
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