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Niger At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Niger sent five athletes, their second largest contingent ever (6 in 1988), equalling the most sports in which they have participated (3 in 2004). to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It was Niger's 10th Olympics; their only medalist has been Issaka Dabore, in boxing, at the 1972 games. Delegation For 2008, the Nigerien delegation included Lailatou Amadou Lele competing in Taekwondo, Mohamed Lamine Alhousseini Alhassan in Men's 50 metre freestyle, and Mariama Souley Bana in Women's 50 metre freestyle, with the rest of the Nigerien athletes competing in athletics in 400 metres and 1500 metres competitions. The delegation also included Abdramane Seydou, the Minister of Sport, other ministerial officials, one journalist and members of the Niger Olympic Committee (COSNI), including Guéro Amadou, its president. Athletics ;Men Harouna Garba competed on Niger's behalf at the Beijing Olympics in the men's 400 meters hurdles. He was born in 1986, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerien Olympic And National Sports Committee
Nigeria Olympic Games competition is under the auspices of its Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee (french: Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Niger, COSNI). Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012 : Le Ministre Kounou Hassane Rend Visite aux Athletes Nigeriens au Village Olympique de Stratfort Oumarou Moussa, Le Sahel (Niamey). 1 August 2012. From 2014 on, its president is ''Issaka Idé''. A member of the |
Harouna Garba
Harouna Garba (born October 23, 1986) is a Nigerien track hurdler. Garba represented Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., where he competed for the men's 400 m hurdles. He ran in the first heat against six other athletes, including Bershawn Jackson of the United States, who eventually won in this heat. He finished the race in last place by six seconds behind Portugal's Edivaldo Monteiro, with his personal best time of 55.14. Garba, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall, and ranked below three mandatory slots for the next round. References External links *NBC 2008 Olympics profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiti At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Haiti sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Its participation in Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance at the summer Olympics and its fourteenth appearance overall, with its first being at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Haitian Olympic team included seven athletes (three men and four women) participating in track and field (Barbara Pierre, Ginou Etienne, Nadine Faustin-Parker, and Dudley Dorival), boxing (Azea Austinama), and judo ( Joel Brutus and Ange Jean Baptiste). More women participated for Haiti in 2008 than at any single Olympic games prior. Although Pierre and Dorival advanced to quarterfinals in their events, there were no Haitian medalists in Beijing. Brutus carried his country's flag at the ceremonies. Background For Haiti, the 2008 Beijing Olympics marked its fourteenth appearance at any Olympic games and its seventh consecutive appearance since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 Metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 21 to 24. The first round had split a full roster of runners into eight heats with the first three gaining a direct qualification and then the next six fastest across all heats advancing to the semifinals. The top two runners in each of the three semifinal heats moved on directly to the final, and they are immediately joined by the next two fastest from any of the semifinals. Coming into the final, the fastest qualifiers were Monique Hennagan and Natalya Antyukh challenging each other in their semi final, Tonique Williams-Darling racing DeeDee Trotter in theirs, with world champion Ana Guevara cruising her semi final just staying ahead of Christine Amertil. In the final, Hennagan again went for the lead with Amertil and Natalya Nazarova each taking their shot at her in the first 200, only to fade after. Starting slightly slower, Williams came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamtou Hassane
Salamtou Hassane (born 1 January 1987) is a Nigerien sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Hassane competed for Niger at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Women's 400 metres, but was knocked out in the heats. Her result in Athens was good enough to make a national record time of 1:03.28 in the 2004 Olympics Women's 400 metres. In 2008, the 2008 Summer Olympics, Rachidatou Seini Maikido Rachidatou Seini Maikido (born September 18, 1988) is a Nigerien track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 metres. Seini Maikido represented Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanizati ...'s 1:03.19 time bested what had been Salamtou Hassane's record. References External links * 1987 births Living people Nigerien female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Niger Olympic female sprinters {{Niger-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachidatou Seini Maikido
Rachidatou Seini Maikido (born September 18, 1988) is a Nigerien track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 metres. Seini Maikido represented Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 400 metres. She ran in the third heat of the first preliminary round, finishing the race in last place. She also set both her personal best and a national record of 1:03.19, being one of two athletes who completed the heat after a minute. Seini Maikido, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed forty-ninth overall, and ranked below three mandatory slots for the next round. References External links *NBC 2008 Olympics profile Nigerien female sprinters Living people Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres Hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium. There were 26 competitors from 19 nations. The event was won by Angelo Taylor of the United States, the nation's 18th victory in the men's 400 metres hurdles. Taylor was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event, and third to win two golds. The United States completed its fifth podium sweep in the men's long hurdles, as Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson took silver and bronze. Background This was the 24th time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter. Five of the eight finalists from the 2004 Games returned: gold medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa At The 2008 Summer Olympics
South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its performance in the 1936 Games. Medalists Archery South Africa sent archers to the Olympics for the fifth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Calvin Hartley earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing first in the 2008 African championship. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Badminton Boxing South Africa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Jackson Chauke earned a spot in the flyweight competition at the second African continental qualifying tournament. Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter De Villiers (athlete)
Pieter de Villiers (born 13 July 1982) is a South African hurdler. Achievements Personal bests *400 metres - 46.70 s (2005) *400 metres hurdles - 48.46 s (2005) External links * 1982 births Living people South African people of French descent South African male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States At The 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the US team and many others in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The USOC sent a total of 588 athletes to Beijing (310 men and 286 women), and competed in all Olympic sports except handball. The USOC selected San Jose State University in San Jose, California, as the primary processing center for all Team USA members headed for Beijing 2008. They flew into San Jose via San Jose International Airport or San Francisco International Airport for at least two days of document checks, health examinations, cultural briefings, portrait sittings, uniform fittings, and last-minute workout sessions. The U.S. did not win the most gold medals for the first time in a Summer Games since 1992, with China being t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bershawn Jackson
Bershawn D. Jackson (born May 8, 1983) is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but also is a 400 m runner. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bershawn "Batman" Jackson won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles. He also has three medals (two gold, one bronze) at the World Championships and one gold medal at the World Indoor Championships. Career Jackson first came to prominence while running for Miami Central High School, where he set the still standing FHSAA (Florida High School) record in the 300 meter hurdles at 36.01 in 2002. He then continued to run at the college level at Saint Augustine's University Saint Augustine's University is a private historically black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded by Episcopal clergy in 1867 for the education of freed slaves. History Founded in 1867 as Saint Augustine's Normal ... and set a Division II National Championship Record of 48.50 in the 400 m hurdles in 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Narisako
(born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best time is 47.93 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. Personal bests Records *4×100 m relay **Former Japanese youth best holder - 40.14 s (relay leg: 4th) (Debrecen, 15 July 2001) *4×400 m relay **Current Japanese university record holder - 3:03.20 s (relay leg: 4th) (İzmir, 20 August 2005) : with Masaya Aikawa, Shōta Abe, and Masami Yasuda : with Kazunori Ōta, Yoshihiro Horigome is a retired Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.77 seconds, achieved in September 2006 in Yokohama. Achievements References External links *Yoshihiro Horigomeat JAAF Yoshihiro Horigomeat Fuji ..., and Yūki Yamagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
