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Te Rina Keenan
Te Rina Catherine Keenan (born 29 June 1990 in Auckland) is a New Zealand athlete whose specialty is the discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui .... She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. Her personal best in the event is 60.78 metres (Hamilton 2015). In addition, she has a best of 16.11 metres in the shot put (Kazan 2013). Competition record References External links * 1990 births Living people New Zealand female discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand Athletes from Auckland Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade New Zealand female shot putters New Zealand Athletics Championships winners {{NewZealand-athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
