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Satoru Inoue
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four World Championships. His best individual success was reaching the semifinals at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He became the first Japanese to reach the 100 metres semifinal at the World Championships. He was the former Japanese record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and a two-time Japanese Championships champion in the 100 metres. He played gymnastics before turning to athletics. Competition record National titles * Japanese Championships **100 m: 1993, 1994 Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.20 (+0.5 m/s, Tokyo 1991): Former national record *200 metres – 20.72 (+0.4 m/s, Tokyo 1993): Former national record Indoor *60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishiwada, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 190,853 in 88598 households and a population density of 2600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is well known for its Danjiri Matsuri. Geography Kishiwada is located southwestern part of Osaka Prefecture, and forms a long and narrow area (7.6 km east–west, 17.3 km north–south) from Osaka Bay to the Izumi Mountains. Neighboring municipalities Osaka Prefecture * Izumi * Kaizuka * Tadaoka Wakayama Prefecture * Kinokawa * Katsuragi Climate Kishiwada has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kishiwada is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG), which consists of, for women (WAG), the events floor, vault, uneven bars, and beam; and for men (MAG), the events floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, which include gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining (including double mini-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... There were a total number of 25 nations competing. Medalists * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. The United States set a new world record in the final. Final *Held on August 8, 1992 Semifinals * Heat 1 * Heat 2 Heats First 3 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final. See also * 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split) * 1991 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Tokyo) * 1993 Men's World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 81 participating athletes from 66 nations, with ten qualifying heats (three qualified plus two fastest losers). Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The gold medal was won by Great Britain's Linford Christie, who had originally won the bronze medal in 1988 but was elevated to silver following the disqualification of original gold medalist Ben Johnson for using stanozolol. Silver went to Namibia's Frankie Fredericks, who also finished second in the 200 metres in Barcelona, while Dennis Mitchell of the United States of America won the bronze. Namibia had never competed in the men's 100 metres before, so Fredericks's medal was that nation's first in the event; it was also the first medal by an African country in the event since 1908 (when Reggie Walker of South Africa won gold). Background This was the twenty-secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Or ..., an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Their final was held on Sunday September 1, 1991. Schedule *''All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time wit ...)'' Final Heats *Held on Saturday 1991-08-31 Heat 1 Heat 2 See also * 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split) * 1992 Men's Olympic 4 × 100 m Relay (Barcelona) * 1993 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Stuttgart) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 World Championships In Athletics - Men's 4 X 100 Metres Relay Relays at the World Athletics Championships 4 × 100 metres relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 100 Metres
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 25 August 1991. The world record, African record, and European record were broken by Carl Lewis, Frankie Fredericks, and Linford Christie respectively. The then world record holder Leroy Burrell also bettered his previous mark of 9.90 seconds while Ray Stewart set the Jamaican record for the event. IAAF (1991-08-25). Retrieved on 2009-05-19 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participated in the event. Japan hosted again the championship in 2007 in Osaka and Tokyo will host again the event in 2025 at the same venue. The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 World Junior Championships In Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on 8–12 August. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unoffi ... was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 11 and 12 August. Medalists Results Final 12 August Heats 11 August Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Participation According to an unofficial count, 68 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Mens 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay Relays at the World Athletics U20 Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 World Junior Championships In Athletics – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at Deveti Septemvri Stadium on 8 and 9 August. Medalists Results Final 9 August Wind: +0.6 m/s Semifinals 9 August Semifinal 1 Wind: +2.1 m/s Semifinal 2 Wind: +0.7 m/s Quarterfinals 8 August Quarterfinal 1 Wind: -2.1 m/s Quarterfinal 2 Wind: -1.4 m/s Quarterfinal 3 Wind: +0.5 m/s Quarterfinal 4 Wind: -1.8 m/s Heats 8 August Heat 1 Wind: -1.0 m/s Heat 2 Wind: +2.0 m/s Heat 3 Wind: -0.1 m/s Heat 4 Wind: -0.9 m/s Heat 5 Wind: -0.2 m/s Heat 6 Wind: +0.7 m/s Heat 7 Wind: +0.4 m/s Participation According to an unofficial count, 55 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Mens 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
