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Michelle Freeman
Michelle Freeman (born 5 May 1969) is a former Jamaican track & field athlete who was an Olympic Games, Olympic bronze medalist. Freeman was born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. In 1988, she was awarded the CARIFTA Games#Austin Sealy Award Winners, Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1988 CARIFTA Games. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition from 1989 to 1992. She was seven-time Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion and a member of the Gators' NCAA championship 4x400-meter relay team. Freeman received eight All-American honors, and still retains the Gators' team records in the 55-meter hurdles, 55-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. She was inducted into the List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members, University of Florida Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. These were the fourth Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics to be hosted by the United States, and marked the centennial of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games. These were also the first Summer Olympics since 1924 to be held in a different year than the Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, as part of a new International Olympic Committee, IOC practice implemented in 1994 to hold the Summer and Winter Games in alternating, even-numbered years. The 1996 Games were the first of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking world, English-speaking country preceding the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. These were also the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 CARIFTA Games
The 16th CARIFTA Games was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18–20, 1987. Participation (unofficial) For the 1987 CARIFTA Games, only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 115 medalists (67 junior (under-20) and 48 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Bahamas (23), Barbados (11), Bermuda (2), Cayman Islands (4), Dominica (2), Guadeloupe (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (36), Martinique (9), Netherlands Antilles (1), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4), Trinidad and Tobago (14). Austin Sealy Award The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Nicole Springer from Barbados. She won the high jump gold medal in the junior (U-20) category. Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). The medalists can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of University Of Florida Olympians
This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former Florida Gators coaches who have coached in the Olympics.GatorZone.com, Inside Athletics Olympic History Retrieved February 27, 2015. The list includes such notable athletes as swimmer Tracy Caulkins, a three-time gold medalist, swimmer Ryan Lochte, a five-time gold medalist and winner of eleven medals, and distance runner Frank Shorter, a graduate of the College of Law and the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in the marathon.Mark Harrison, Gators find gold in past Olympic games" ''The Gainesville Sun'', p. 1C (February 17, 1984). Retrieved February 27, 2015. Swimmer Catie Ball was the first University of Florida alumna to win an Olympic medal, but she did so while she was still a high school student and before she enrolled in the university. Ball was a gold medalist in the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of University Of Florida Alumni
This list of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients, and notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the List of University of Florida faculty and administrators. Engineering, science, and mathematics * Mark Adler, researcher, known for his work in data compression, and creator of zlib and gzip * James Allchin, developed Microsoft operating systems, former executive * Miguel Altieri, agroecologist at the University of California, Berkeley * John D. Anderson, curator of aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum * John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer * C. D. Atkins, co-creator of frozen orange juice concentrate * Marc Baldus, physicist and expert in solid-state NMR spectroscopy * Rodney J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Medalists In Athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women’s events 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles 3000 metres steeplechase 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay 20 kilometres race walk High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Heptathlon Mixed Events 4 × 400 metres relay Discontinued events 3000 metres The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth. 80 metres hurdles The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972. 10 kilometers race walk In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers. Pentathlon In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-time list over 100 metres and sixth on the all-time list over 200 metres. She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993. She was named Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 13 times between 1979 and 1995. Ottey had the longest career as a top level international sprinter appearing at the Pan Am games in 1979 as a 19 year old fresh from U20 and Junior competitions, and concluding her career at age 52 when she anchored the Slovene 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2012 European Championships. A nine-time Olympic medalist, she holds the record for the most Olympic appearances (seven) of any track and field athlete. Although gold m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikole Mitchell
Nikole Alangia Mitchell (also spelled ''Nicole;'' born 5 June 1974) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 100 metres relay, winning an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1993 CARIFTA Games The 22nd CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 10–11, 1993. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of abou .... Her personal best time for 100 metres was 11.18 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Kingston. She attended St. Mary's high school and she was always the best athlete, doing well in the 100m and 200m. International competitions References External links *Profile at Sports-Reference [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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