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Oceania Cross Country Championships
The Oceania Cross Country Championships are a biennial Cross country running competition organized by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. They were established in 2009, and were held together with either the Australian or New Zealand national championships. Races are featured for senior and U20 and U18 athletes. Editions Results Complete results can be found on the OAA, on the Athletics New Zealand, and the Athletics Australia Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. First founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registered ... webpages. Results for the juniors can be found on the World Junior Athletics History site. Men's results †: Edwin Kaitany from running as guest was 1st in 38:54. Women's results Junior Boys' Result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Country Running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road and minor obstacles. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points-scoring method. Both men and women of all ages compete in cross country, which usually takes place during autumn and winter, and can include weather conditions of rain, sleet, snow or hail, and a wide range of temperatures. Cross country running is one of the disciplines under the umbrella sport of athletics and is a natural-terrain version of long-distance track and road running. Although open-air running competitions are prehistoric, the rules and traditions of cross country racing emerged in Britain. The English championship became the first national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callan Moody
Callan Moody (born 25 March 1988) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. He competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were hosted in the city of Aarhus in Denmark. It was the 43rd edition of the championships and was held on 30 March 2019. A part of the course was run on the grounds and grass roof of the Moesgaard ... held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 110th place. In April 2021, he ran his debut marathon in Cheshire, UK. He finished in 02:11:38 making him the 11th fastest New Zealander of all time over this distance. References External links * Living people 1988 births Place of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male long-distance runners New Zealand male cross country runners {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Wightman
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Parlane
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *Alex Rodriguez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Wreford
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nipperess
James Nipperess (born 21 May 1990) is an Australian long distance runner who specialized in the steeplechase. He won 6 Australian titles in the 3000m steeplechase, and also won an Australian Cross Country Championship. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:49.61 (Sydney 2009) *1500 metres – 3:41.01 (Melbourne 2009) *3000 metres – 7:55.79 (Sydney 2020) *5000 metres – 13:56.55 (Hobart 2009) *3000 metres steeplechase – 8:30.13 (Sydney 2021) References External links * James Nipperessat Athletics Australia Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. First founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registered ... James Nipperessat Australian Athletics Historical Results * 1990 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Hunt (runner)
Jeffrey Glen Hunt (born February 15, 1973) is an American television director and former steadicam and camera operator. Career As a steadicam and camera operator he worked on the films '' Casper Meets Wendy'' (1998), '' With Friends Like These...'' (1998) and '' But I’m a Cheerleader'' (1999). In television, he camera operated on the series '' The Pretender'', '' Get Real'' and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', making his television directorial debut on the latter series. Some of his other television directing credits include: ''CSI: NY'', '' Cold Case'', '' Close to Home'', '' Chuck'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' Dark Blue'', ''Burn Notice'', ''Chase'', '' The Forgotten'', '' Alphas'', ''Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Adams (runner)
Liam Adams (born 4 September 1986, Melbourne) is an Australian runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adams came 24th in the Men's marathon in a time of 2:15.51, 7 minutes behind the winner, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya. Early years Adams was a very sporty and competitive child. He was advised by his primary school teacher to try cross country. In his second year, Adams won a medal in the nationals but it was only after a few years later that he decided to his training seriously. He began training with local coach Gregor Gojrzewski and this had a significant impact on his career. As a 17 year old, in 2004, Adams won the national junior 5000m championship. Later that year he won the national junior cross country title. He finished his junior career with a personal best in the 5000m of 14:30. Achievements Adams has taken part in several IAAF World Cross Country Championships with his best placing being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Dent
Martin Dent (8 February 1979 in Woking, UK) is an English-born Australian Olympian marathon runner, who ran at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made his season best time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds in the marathon in 28th place. Dent attended Berkeley Vale Community High School on the Central Coast of New South Wales. This is the same school that produced Australia Rugby Union Wallaby star Adam Ashley-Cooper, Scottish and British Lions player Nathan Hines and NRL player and Wests Tigers Assistant Coach Paul Stringer. Dent currently holds the record for the fastest time on Fiordland's Kepler_Challenge. References External links Martin Dent at IAAF Living people 1979 births Australian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Henshaw
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Davidson (runner)
Andrew Davidson may refer to: * Andrew Davidson (Army surgeon) (1819–1901), American soldier in the American Civil War * Andrew B. Davidson (1831–1902), Scottish professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages * Andrew Davidson (physician) (1836–1918), Scottish medical missionary and tropical medicine educator * Andrew Davidson (soldier) (1840–1902), Scottish soldier in the American Civil War * Andrew Davidson (footballer) (1878–1949), Scottish footballer with Middlesbrough, Bury, Grimsby Town and Southampton * Andrew Davidson (knight) (1892–1962), captain, footballer, knight, professor, public health official and royal physician * Andrew Davidson (educationalist) (1894–1982), New Zealand teacher and educationalist * Andrew Hope Davidson (1895–1967), professor of midwifery * Andrew Nevile Davidson (1899–1976), Church of Scotland minister * Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson (1928–2012), British peer and Conservative politician * Andrew Davidson (illustrator) (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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