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John Ertzgaard
John Ertzgaard (born June 18, 1977, in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan-Norwegian former athlete who specialized in the sprinting events. His father is Norwegian and his mother is Ugandan. His mother, a member of the Lango people, had escaped to Kenya as a refugee during Idi Amin's reign in Uganda. Ertzgaard's father worked for the development agency Norad, and the family lived in Kenya and Zambia before they moved to Norway when Ertzgaard was nine. His only major medal was the gold in 200 meters at the 1999 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney without advancing to the second round. The biggest success of his career was reaching the semifinals of the 1999 World Championships in Seville. Competition record Personal Best Outdoor *100 m – 10.25 (Edmonton 2001) *200 m – 20.47 (Gothenburg 1999) *400 m – 46.80 (2001) Indoor *60 m – 6.70 (Vienna 2002) *100 m – 10.47 (Tampere 2000) *200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 World Junior Championships In Athletics – Men's 200 Metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 22 and 23 July. Medalists Results Final 23 July Wind: +1.7 m/s Semifinals 23 July Semifinal 1 Wind: +1.9 m/s Semifinal 2 Wind: +1.9 m/s Quarterfinals 22 July Quarterfinal 1 Wind: +0.6 m/s Quarterfinal 2 Wind: +1.4 m/s Quarterfinal 3 Wind: +1.8 m/s Quarterfinal 4 Wind: +0.9 m/s Heats 22 July Heat 1 Wind: +0.5 m/s Heat 2 Wind: +0.5 m/s Heat 3 Wind: 0.0 m/s Heat 4 Wind: +1.3 m/s Heat 5 Wind: +0.6 m/s Heat 6 Wind: +1.2 m/s Heat 7 Wind: +1.8 m/s Participation According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Mens 200 metres 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 200 Metres
These are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula .... There were a total number of 72 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday 27 August 1999 at 20:00h. Final Frank Fredericks was forced to scratch from the final after he injured his hamstring while warming up. Semi-final *Held on Wednesday 25 August 1999 Quarter-finals *Held on Saturday 21 August 1999 Heats *Held on Saturday 21 August 1999 References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 World Championships In Athletics - Men's 200 Metres Events at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, H 200 metres at the World Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville, Spain
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 685,000 , and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia, the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 26th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its old town, with an area of , contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded as the Roman city of . Known as ''Ishbiliyah'' after the Islamic conquest in 711, Seville became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 Metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Göteborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 and 31 July 1999. Medalists Results Final 31 July Wind: -0.6 m/s Semifinals 31 July Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final Semifinal 1 Wind: -0.2 m/s Semifinal 2 Wind: -0.5 m/s Heats 30 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal Heat 1 Wind: 0.6 m/s Heat 2 Wind: 0.0 m/s Heat 3 Wind: 1.2 m/s Heat 4 Wind: 0.5 m/s Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 European Athletics Championships, Mens 200 metres 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Göteborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999. Medalists Results Final 30 July Wind: 2.8 m/s Semifinals 29 July Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final Semifinal 1 Wind: 0.7 m/s Semifinal 2 Wind: -0.3 m/s Heats 29 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 1 best to the Semifinal Heat 1 Wind:-1.8 m/s Heat 2 Wind: -0.3 m/s Heat 3 Wind: 0.4 m/s Heat 4 Wind: 1.6 m/s Heat 5 Wind: 0.0 m/s Participation According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (1) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 European Athletics Championships, Mens 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a population of approximately 590,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony, by royal charter in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the ongoing Thirty Years' War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 X 100 Metres Relay
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 19 August. Medalists Results Round 1 Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2. Round 2 Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Semifinals. Semifinals Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont .... Final References Results {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the region en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Athletics Championships
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Men's results Track 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , Field 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , Women's results Track 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , Field 1990 , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , Medal table See also *1998 in athletics (track and field) Notes Differences to competition format since the 1994 European Championships New events added: **Women's 5000 m replaces the 3000 m **Women's Pole Vault **Women's Hammer Throw References Athletix {{Authority control E European Athletics Championships International sports competitions in Budapest European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 Metres
The men's 60 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 1998 at the Palace of Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain. (p. 558) Medalists Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Semifinals First 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's 60 metres[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
