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Martin Imboden
Martin Imboden (born 12 December 1963) is a Swiss Paralympic archer. He has competed once at the Summer Paralympics, four times at the World Para Archery Championships and twice at the Para Continental Championships. 105 Swiss athletes were sent to Rio Olympic Games and 21 of those were paralympians. Imboden and Magali Comte were the only paralympian archers. References External links * * Martin Imbodenat the Swiss Paralympic Committee The Swiss Paralympic Committee (german: Schweizerisches Paralympisches Komitee; french: Comité paralympique suisse; it, Comitato Svizzero Paralimpico; rm, Comitati Paralimpica Svizra) is the National Paralympic Committee in Switzerland for the ... 1963 births Living people Swiss male archers Paralympic archers for Switzerland Archers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics {{Switzerland-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hohtenn
Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies just over from, and above, the village of Hohtenn. It is served by trains to Bern, Thun and Brig. Additionally, a PostAuto bus service links Hohtenn village to Steg The Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company (German: ''k. k. privilegierte österreichische Staatseisenbahn-Gesellschaft''), from 1 January 1883 the Privileged Austro-Hungarian State Railway Company (''privilegierte österreic .... References External links * Former municipalities of Valais {{Valais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite. History Origins and ancient archery The oldest known evidence of the bow and arrow comes from South African sites such as Sibudu Cave, where the remains of bone and stone arrowheads have been found dating approximately 72,000 to 60,000 years ago.Backwell L, d'Errico F, Wadley L.(2008). Middle Stone Age bone tools from the Howiesons Poort layers, Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35:1566–1580. Backwell L, Bradfield J, Carlson KJ, Jashashvili T, Wadley L, d'Errico F.(2018). The antiquity of bow-and-arrow technology: evidence from Middle Stone Age layers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904. The United States, the United Kingdom and Japan have each hosted the Summer Paralympic Games twice. Other countries that have hosted the summer Paralympics are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and West Germany. Thirteen countries — Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United States — have been represented at all Summer Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magali Comte
Magali Comte (born 23 September 1967) is a Swiss Paralympic archer. She was represented Switzerland at three Olympic Games and she won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Para Archery Championship in Turin. Life Comte was born in Switzerland in 1967 and she became a draughtswoman. As the result of a motorcycle accident she had her left leg amputated. Comte lives in Petit-Lancy, Geneva and she became a Paralympic archer. In 2008, she went to Beijing to compete in the Archery at that year's Summer Paralympics taking part in the Women's individual recurve and finishing 16th. In 2011 she competed in Turin and gained a bronze medal at the 2011 World Para Archery Championship. The following year she competed in the Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Women's individual recurve where she finished fifth. She had been assisted by an initiative called "Team Geneva 2012" that raised 190,000 francs that was shared out between the Swiss athletes. Comte was awarded 15,000 francs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Paralympic Committee
The Swiss Paralympic Committee (german: Schweizerisches Paralympisches Komitee; french: Comité paralympique suisse; it, Comitato Svizzero Paralimpico; rm, Comitati Paralimpica Svizra) is the National Paralympic Committee in Switzerland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects athletes and teams, and raises funds to send Swiss competitors to the Paralympic Games, European Championships and World Championships, most of the events are organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). See also *Switzerland at the Paralympics References External linksOfficial website National Paralympic Committees, Switzerland Switzerland at the Paralympics Sports governing bodies in Switzerland, Paralympic Disability organisations based in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Swiss Male Archers
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places *Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia *Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines **Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary *Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also *Swiss made, label for Swiss products *Swiss cheese (other) *Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime International, in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Archers For Switzerland
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics has grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events by the early 21st century. The Paralympics has grown from 400 athletes with a disability from 23 countries in Rome 1960, where they were proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio, to 4,520 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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