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List Of Medal Sweeps In Paralympic Games
A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. It is often a rare occurrence that often happens in Athletics at the Summer Paralympics, athletics, Cycling at the Summer Paralympics, cycling and Swimming at the Summer Paralympics, swimming. Since the Paralympic Games started in 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960, there have been 60 podium sweeps (updated to the 2016 Summer Paralympics). Archery There has been one occasion where there has been a podium sweep in Archery at the Summer Paralympics, archery. Athletics There are 26 podium sweeps in track and field athletics in the Paralympic Games. Cycling Lawn bowls Swimming Table tennis Wheelchair tennis Wheelchair fencing See also *List of Paralympic records in athletics *List of Paralympic records in cycling *List of Paralympic records in swimming References {{Olympics statistics Paralympic medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podium Sweep
A podium sweep is where a team or nation comes in first, second and third, such as at the Olympics, and wins all available medals, which are recognized by a podium ceremony. The word sweep is commonly used in North American sports such as baseball, basketball, cricket and ice hockey which have playoff or regular season series, to describe a situation where one team wins all the games in a series, for example, with a 4–0 victory in a best-of-seven series. The term is also used in a broader sense when a country, team or athlete wins all possible prizes in a competition. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Olympics. Prevention To encourage competition, some event organizers or federations implement rules to prevent podium sweeps. At the 2008 Olympic Games, China won all 6 medals at the singles events in Table Tennis, across both genders. Following this, the ITTF limited each country at the Olympics to entering a maximum of two contestan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria Toso
Anna Maria Toso is an Italian former paralympic athlete who won 20 medals (eight gold) in four different sports at the Summer Paralympics. Achievements See also *Italy at the 1960 Summer Paralympics *List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists at a single Games List of most gold medals won at a single Paralympic Games This is a list of gold medallists with four or more gold medals won in a single Paralympic Games, or the gold medallist with the highest number of gold medals won at a Paralympic Games, inc ... * Italy at the Paralympics - Multiple medallists References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toso, Anna Maria Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Paralympic athletes for Italy Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Italy Paralympic swimmers for Italy Paralympic table tennis players for Italy Italian female javelin throwers Italian female discus throwers Italian female shot putters Italian female freestyle sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Summer Paralympics
The 1976 Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 1976), branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 4 to 12 August 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in the Americas and in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Context This was the first time global politics interfered with the Paralympic Games. "The problem stemmed from the logic that admitting a team from South Africa was to give implicit approval for its government's attitude towards segregation and racism." Although the South African team at the time was a multi-racial one, the Canadian government withdrew its CAD 500.000 contribution and "matching amounts of funds were likely to be pulled out by the metropolitan government". The provincial government at Queen's Park eventually covered the tab. Two groups, both wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoshana Sharabi
Shoshana Sharabi (1950 - 2018) was an Israeli Paralympic athlete, wheelchair fencer and wheelchair basketball player. She won three gold medals, in foil and in wheelchair basketball. Biography Shoshana Sharabi is left disabled by polio, which she contracted as a child. At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Women's Novices Foil, and Women's Wheelchair Basketball. She won a bronze medal in Women's Club Throw D, and silver medal in Women's 4 x 40 meters Open. She also competed in Women's Slalom C. At the 1972 Summer Paralympics The 1972 Summer Paralympics (german: Paralympische Sommerspiele 1972), the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from 2 to 11 August 1972. The games ended 15 days before the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Mu ..., she won a gold medal with the women's foil team and a silver medal in Women's Foil Individual. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharabi, Shoshana 1951 births 2018 deaths Paralympic athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batia Mishani
Batia Mishani was an Israeli athlete. Between 1964 and 1968, she competed for Team Israel at the Paralympic Games, winning a total of four gold medals, five silver medals, and three bronze medals before retiring. References 1997 deaths Paralympic table tennis players for Israel Paralympic athletes for Israel Israeli female discus throwers Israeli female shot putters Israeli female javelin throwers Female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Israel Paralympic silver medalists for Israel Paralympic bronze medalists for Israel Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum
Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum (born 1946) is an Israeli athlete who has won 31 Paralympic medals. She has represented Israel at the Summer Paralympic Games seven times and has competed in athletics, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair basketball at the Games. Paralympics Her first appearance came at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, the second ever Paralympics, held in Tokyo, Japan. Zipora competed in five events and won a medal in each; three athletics field events; the women's doubles table tennis, alongside playing partner Mishani; and 50 metre freestyle swimming. She took gold in the women's shot put D, setting a new world record of 5.16 metres. She also won bronze medals in the javelin, discus and table tennis and a silver in her swimming event behind compatriot Mishani. At the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv Rubin-Rosenbaum won a further four gold medals and two silver medals. In the 1972 Games, hosted in Heidelberg, West Germany, she won a gold medal in javelin with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Geisse
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Teruyoshi Tsuchiya
Teruyoshi (written: 輝良, 輝悦, 輝吉, 晃嘉, 昭慶 or 光良) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese special effects director *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese comedian See also * 24919 Teruyoshi, a main-belt minor planet {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikio Egawa
Mikio (written: , , , , , , , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese composer, music arranger and producer *, Japanese politician *Mikio Hasemoto Mikio Hasemoto (July 13, 1916 – November 29, 1943) was a soldier in United States Army.Vachon, Duane A "A True American Hero - Private Mikio Hasemoto, U.S. Army, WW II, Medal of Honor (1916-1943),"''Hawaii Reporter.'' July 2, 2012; retrieved ... (1916–1943), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Japanese jurist, educator and politician *, Japanese actor *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer *, Japanese athlete *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisashi Furukawa
Hisashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it. Kanji Single kanji used to write the name Hisashi include: *: "long time" *: "eternal" *: "still" *: "standard" *: "complete" *: "long" *: "life" (also with the ''kyūjitai'' variant ) *: "long day" There are more than a hundred different ways to write the name using two or three characters. People with the name *, Japanese zoologist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese guitarist and songwriter *, Japanese writer and playwright *, Japanese historian *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese football manager *, Japanese electrical engineer and computer scientist *, Japanese geologist *, Japanese football player *, Japanese painter *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese video game developer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese baseball player *, known mononymously as Hisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Paralympics
The 1968 Summer Paralympics ( he, המשחקים הפאראלימפיים בקיץ 1968) were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time. The games were originally planned to be held alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties. The Israeli government offered to host the games in Tel Aviv, a suggestion that was accepted. The opening ceremony took place in the Hebrew University stadium at the Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem and the games took place in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. The closing ceremony took place in the Tel Aviv Trade Center. Therefore, these games were the first in Paralympic history to not be held concurrently with the Olympic Games. Sports Lawn bowls was included in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Miller (Paralympian)
Richard Miller may refer to: Artists and academics *Dick Miller (1928–2019), American character actor *Richard C. Miller (1912–2010), American photographer * Richard E. Miller (1875–1943), American Impressionist painter * Richard J. Miller (1923–2008), sculptor, printmaker and painter * Richard Louis Miller (born 1939), American clinical psychologist * Richard N. Miller, American doctor * Richard Miller (engineer), first president of Olin College *Richard Miller (psychologist) (born 1948), American psychologist and Yogic scholar *Richard Miller (singer) (1926–2009), American operatic tenor, professor of singing at Oberlin College and author *Richard Miller (visual effects) (1942–2022), American sculptor and visual effects artist * Richard W. Miller, American philosopher *Rick Miller (comedian) (born 1978), Canadian comedian and presenter of the US TV series ''Just for Laughs'' Politicians *Richard Miller (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
