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Nancy McLeón
Nancy McLeón (born May 1, 1971) is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba who competed in the Sprint (running), sprint events during her career. She won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1995 Pan American Games, alongside teammates Idalmis Bonne, Surella Morales and Julia Duporty. International competitions References * 1971 births Living people Cuban female sprinters Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
