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Mike Strange
Michael Vincent "Mike" Strange (born August 6, 1970) is a Canadian former amateur boxer. As an amateur, he competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics as a light welterweight (< 64 kg), starting in in Barcelona, Spain. Boxing career Strange started boxing at the age of 10 and started taking the sport seriously when he saw two of his idols in the 1984 Olympics win two silver medals for Canada ( Willie deWit and ). Strange's dream was to compete for Canada at the Olympic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Incorporated on 12 June 1903, the city is across the river from Niagara Falls, New York. The Niagara River flows over Niagara Falls at this location, creating a natural spectacle which attracts millions of tourists each year. The tourist area near the falls includes observation towers, high-rise hotels, souvenir shops, museums, indoor water parks, casinos and theatres, mostly with colourful neon billboards and advertisements. Other parts of the city include golf courses, parks, historic sites from the War of 1812, and residential neighbourhoods. History Prior to European arrival, present day Niagara Falls was populated by Iroquoian-speaking Neutral people but, after attacks from the Haudenosaunee and Seneca, the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population is 108,843 according to the 2021 Canadian Census. Located on Lake Superior, the census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 123,258 and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, O'Connor, and Gillies, and the Fort William First Nation. European settlement in the region began in the late 17th century with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the Kaministiquia River.Brief History of Thunder Bay City of Thunder Bay. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara Falls (electoral District)
Niagara Falls is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. It consists of the city of Niagara Falls and the towns of Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie. History The riding was created in 1952 from parts of Erie—Lincoln and Welland ridings. It consisted initially of the townships of Stamford, Willoughby and Bertie, the city of Niagara Falls, and the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach in the county of Welland. In 1966, the towns of Fort Erie, Chippawa and Crystal Beach and the township of Stamford were excluded from the riding. In 1976, the riding was redefined to consist of the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. In 1996, the riding was expanded to include the part of the City of Thorold lying east of the Welland Canal. In 2004 the western boundary of the riding was moved east from the Welland Canal to the Thorold town line, while the southern boundary was exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara Falls (provincial Electoral District)
Niagara Falls is a provincial electoral division in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created prior to the 1914 provincial election, and has existed continuously since then. Its boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, when Ontario adjusted all of its provincial electoral divisions to match those at the federal level. List of representatives Election results 2007 electoral reform referendum Sources Elections Ontario Past Election Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Ontario General Election
The 2018 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 2018, to elect the 124 members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, won 76 of the 124 seats in the legislature and formed a majority government. The Ontario New Democratic Party, led by Andrea Horwath, formed the Official Opposition. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne, lost official party status in recording both the worst result in the party's 161-year history and the worst result for any incumbent governing party in Ontario. The Green Party of Ontario won a seat for the first time in their history, while the Trillium Party of Ontario lost its single seat gained by a floor-crossing during the 41st Parliament. Background Redistribution of seats The ''Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015'' increased the number of electoral districts from 107 to 122, following the boundaries set out by the federal 2013 Representation Order for Ontario, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Party Of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada. The PC Party has historically embraced Red Toryism and centrism, ideologies that were prominent during their uninterrupted governance from 1943 to 1985; government intervention in the economy was significant and spending on health care and education dramatically increased. In the 1990s, the party underwent a shift to Blue Toryism after the election of Mike Harris as leader, who was premier from 1995 to 2002 and favoured a "Common Sense Revolution" platform of cutting taxes and government spending while balancing the budget through small government. The PCs lost power in 2003 though came back into power with a majority government in 2018 under Doug Ford. History Origins The first Conservative Party in Upper Canada was made u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara Falls City Council
The Niagara Falls City Council is the governing body of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus eight elected councillors representing the city as a whole. The last election was held in 2022, and the next will be held in 2026. History Members of city council were originally known as aldermen until 2006, when the terminology was updated to councillor. These councillors were elected through a ward system from 1970-2000, which meant that councillors represented local neighbourhoods within the city, as opposed to the city as a whole. However, in 2002, that was changed, so that the top 8 candidates were elected. At the same time, city council voted to reduce the size of the council from 13 to 9 (including the city councillors as well as the mayor). Councillors The members of this city council were elected (or re-elected) in the 2022 municipal elections * Mayor Jim Diodati * Wayne Campbell * Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg * Tony Baldinelli * Mona Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (born February 28, 1971) is a Kazakhstan-born Turkish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky. Süleymanoğlu won silver medals in the same division at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 European Championships, as well as a gold medal at the 1993 European Championships. Amateur highlights *1993: World Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Vukasin Dobrasinovic (Yugoslavia) 12-2 **Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) RSC 2 *1993: 1st place at Mediterranean Games in Narbonne, France as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) points **Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) points **Defeated Laureano Leyva (Spain) 4-2 *1993: Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Mwale
Davis Mwale (born May 8, 1972) is a boxer from Zambia. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight (64 kg) division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno. Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a .... References 1972 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Zambia Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Zam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tontcho Tontchev
Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev ( bg, Тончо Димитров Тончев) (born December 1, 1972 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Amateur career Olympic results In 1996 he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ..., Denmark. Tontchev turned professional in 1997. Professional boxing record References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tontchev, Tontcho 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Sliven Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Olympic silver medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekhak Ghazaryan
Mekhak Ghazaryan ( hy, Մեխակ Ղազարյան; born December 13, 1966 in Gyumri, Shirak), also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from Armenia. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division. Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division. Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reput .... Ghazaryan won the European Championship title in the lightweight division at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin. Ghazaryan won a bronze medal at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Clottey (boxer)
Emmanuel Clottey (born 17 April 1974) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2016. As an amateur, he competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion Joshua Clottey. Professional career Born in Bukom, Ghana, in August 2007, Emmanuel lost to title contender Victor Ortíz at the Grand Plaza Hotel in Houston, Texas. In his next fight Clottey was knocked out by Mike Alvarado. Clottey lost a bid for the WBO Africa welterweight title, losing to Bethuel Ushona. See also *Notable boxing families Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibi ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clottey, Emmanuel 1974 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Boxers from Accra Boxers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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