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Naoki Tsukahara
is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres., beijing2008.cn, ret: August 26, 2008. He was seventh in 100 m at the 58th National Sports Festival of Japan in 2003. After coming sixth over 200 m at the 2004 Japan Student Athletics Championships, he returned two years later to place runner-up in both short sprints. The 2006 Japan Championships in Athletics saw him with the 100 m title and take third in the 200 m. Tsukahara represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed at the 100 metre sprint and placed second in his first heat after Churandy Martina in a time of 10.39 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.23 seconds, finishing third behind Martina and Michael Frater. In the 100 m semi-finals Tsukahara achieved a time of 10.16 seconds, his best of the season, but finished in seventh place, failing to qualify for the final. Together with Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Championships In Athletics
The is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of international competitions. History In 1913, it was first held in Tokyo as by the Japan Amateur Sports Association. In 1925, the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF) was organized. Since then, the competition have been organized by the JAAF. Events The following athletics events feature on the national championships. * Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m * Middle distance: 800 m, 1500 m * Long distance: 5000 m, 10,000 m * Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m SC * Jumps: Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Pole vault * Throws: Shot put, Discus throw, Hammer throw, Javelin throw Other events As of 2016, the following events are separate competitions for date and venue from the outdoor championships. * Combined event: Decath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Asian Athletics Championships
The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China in 2009. Results Men's results Track Field Women's results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (12) * (1) * (1) * (77) * (22) * (16) * (53) * (6) * (15) * (5) * (55) * (5) * (23) * (9) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (17) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (3) * (5) * (5) * (9) * (17) * (10) * (26) * (21) * (4) * (5) * (25) * (2) * (6) * (19) * (10) ReferencesLiu Xiang the main attraction on home soil at the Asian Championships - PREVIEW IAAF (2009-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.Two golds for host Chinese as Asian Champs kick off in Guangzhou IAAF (2009-11-11). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.Six more gold for China in Guangzhou - Asian champs, day 2. IAAF (2009-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.Taking centre stage, Liu Xiang beats the rain to take Asian title – Asian champs, day 3 IAAF (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.With five wins, Japan halts Chinese momentum i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuharu Asahara
is a former Japanese athlete who specialized in the 100 meters and long jump.Athlete biography: Nobuharu Asahara beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. He represented Japan six times at the . At global-level championships, he reached the semifinals five times: at the 1996 Olympics and the World Championships in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2007. He also finished twelfth in the long jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinji Takahira
is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Athlete biography: Shinji Takahira beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008 Takahira competed in the 200 m at the and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the . He repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Suetsugu
is a Japanese sprinter.Athlete biography: Shingo Suetsugu beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008. He is a former Asian record holder in the and 4×100 metres relay. He is . Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Frater
Michael Frater Order of Distinction, O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprint (running), sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event. He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record in athletics, world record and List of Olympic records in athletics, Olympic record at the 2012 London Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 2002 edition. Career Born on 6 October 1982, in Manchester, Jamaica, Michael Frater is the younger of two sons of Lyndell Frater, member of Jamaican Parliament, and Monica Frater. He attended the Ulster Spring primary school with brothers Lindel and Ricardo. His elder brother Lindel Frater, Lindel, was a sprinter who represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churandy Martina
Churandy Thomas Martina (born 3 July 1984) is a Dutch sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. Previously, he represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.91 seconds, a Dutch record, achieved in a 2012 London Olympic Games semi-final. In addition, he holds the 200 metres national record with a time of 19.81 seconds, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. He originally finished second in the 200 m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but was disqualified due to a lane violation. Career Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, Martina began his international career at the youth level, reaching the 100 metres semifinals of the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Moving up to the junior level, he ran at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2000 and 2002, although he was less successful at that level. His first gold came in the 100 m a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Student Athletics Championships
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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