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Tennis At The 2007 Pan American Games
Tennis at the 2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ... was played at the Marapendi Club, which has previously hosted Davis Cup ties. Due to the 2007 Davis Cup, the men's competition was delayed one week. The women's events took place from July 18 to 22, while the men competed between July 23 and July 28. Medal summary Medal table External linksOfficial site {{2007 in tennis Pan American Games 2007 Pan American 2007 Events at the 2007 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joana Cortez
Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a retired Brazilian tennis player. In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 204. On 5 November 2001, she peaked at No. 115 in the doubles rankings. Cortez represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, reaching the second round with Vanessa Menga. A year previously, the pair won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cortez won gold again in 2003, partnering Bruna Colósio, and in 2007 won bronze with Teliana Pereira in Rio. Playing for Brazil at the Fed Cup, Cortez had a win–loss record of 23–14. Cortez played and lost two doubles matches in Grand Slam events, at the 2001 US Open and in 2002 in Australia. After retiring from the professional tour, she became a beach tennis ''For the sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Tournaments In Brazil
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Tennis
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2007. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. News January :''See: 2007 ATP Tour, 2007 WTA Tour'' *1 – In the Next Generation Adelaide International for the first time in history besides the Tennis Masters Cup a round-robin competition is in use to replace the normally used 32 player brackets. The new system will be used in several other tournaments throughout the seasontennis.com*2 – Lleyton Hewitt wins his first match in three months. Hewitt did not play any competitive matches after the 2006 Davis Cup loss versus Argentina. He was leading 6–1, 4–2 when his opponent Janko Tipsarević retired with a leg injury. Kristian Pless defeats David Nalbandian in a first round surprise in Chennaibbc.co.uk [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2007 Pan American Games
Tennis at the 2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ... was played at the Marapendi Club, which has previously hosted Davis Cup ties. Due to the 2007 Davis Cup, the men's competition was delayed one week. The women's events took place from July 18 to 22, while the men competed between July 23 and July 28. Medal summary Medal table External linksOfficial site {{2007 in tennis Pan American Games 2007 Pan American 2007 Events at the 2007 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 to 29 July 2007. Mexico participated with 400 athletes and 218 staff members (delegates, officials, medical and auxiliary staff). Goals Mexican athletes achieved the Mexican Olympic Committee goal for the National representation as they ended up placed at the 5th place in general medal count, same place obtained at the 14th Pan American Games. Medals ''Gold'' Athletics : María Romary Rifka – Women's high jump : Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza – Women's 400m : José David Galván – Men's 10000m Boxing : Carlos Cuadras Quiroa – Men's bantamweight 54 kg Canoeing : José Cristóbal Quirino – Men's C1 1000m and 500 categories. : Manuel Cortina and Jesús Valdez – Men's K2 1000m and 500m categories. : Manuel Cortina – Men's K1 500m Diving : Paola Espinosa – Women's 10m platform and 3m springboard categories. : Paola Espinosa and Laura Sánchez – Women's 3m synch springboard J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombia At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007. Medals Gold *Women's Team Competition: Ana María Rendón, Sigrid Romero and Natalia Sánchez *Men's Middleweight (– 81 kg): Eleider Alvarez *Men's Individual Time Trial: Santiago Botero *Men's Keirin: Leonardo Narváez *Women's Sprint: Diana Orrego *Women's Individual Pursuit: María Luisa Calle *Men's Distance: Jorge Cifuentes *Men's Team Competition: Miguel Rodríguez, Bernardo Samper, and Javier Castilla *Men's 62 kg division: Diego Fernando Salazar *Men's 85 kg division: José Oliver Ruíz *Women's 63 kg division: Leydi Solís *Women's 69 kg division: Tulia Angela Medina *Women's 75 kg division: Ubaldina Valoyes *Women's Freestyle (55 kg division): Jackeline Rentería Silver *Women's 800 metres: Rosibel García *Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Óscar Rivas *Men's Team Pursuit: Carlos Alzate, Juan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007. Chile participated with 228 athletes (144 men, 84 women). Medalists , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;", Results by event Tennis Chile nominated three male and three female tennis players to compete in the tournament. Men Women Triathlon Men's Competition * Felipe van de Wyngard ** 1:56:53.86 — 20th place * Benjamin Muñizaga ** 2:07:41.01 — 30th place Women's Competition *Bárbara Riveros ** 2:01:42.89 — 8th place See also * Chile at the Pan American Games *Events at the 2007 Pan American Games *Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics External linksPan American Games Rio 2007 GamesOfficial site.COCH - Comité Olimpico de ChileOfficial site. {{NOCin2007PanAmericanGames Nations at the 2007 Pan American Games P 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. Medals Gold *Men's Points Race: Andris Hernández *Men's Épée Individual: Rubén Limardo *Women's Foil Individual: Mariana González *Women's Foil Team: Jhohanna Fuenmayor, Mariana González, María Martínez and Yulitza Suárez *Men's Individual All-Around: José Luis Fuentes *Women's Rings: Regulo Carmona *Men's Kumite (– 65 kg): Luis Plumacher *Men's Sunfish Class: Eduardo Cordeiro *Women's 50m Freestyle: Arlene Semeco *Women's 100m Freestyle: Arlene Semeco *Women's Singles: Milagros Sequera Silver *Men's Light-Flyweight (– 48 kg): Kevin Betancourt *Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg): José Payares *Men's Team Sprint: Hersony Canelón, Andris Hernández, and César Marcano *Men's Individual Sprint: Tomás Gil *Men's BMX: Jonathan Suárez *Men's Pommel Horse: José Luis Fuentes *Men's Kumite (– 70 kg): Jean C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil At The 2007 Pan American Games
The 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. The Brazilian delegation consisted of 659 athletes (373 men and 286 women) and 267 directors, making a total of 926 people in 41 sports. Competing in their own country, the Brazilian athletes managed to far surpass their own record number of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals obtained in a single edition of the Pan-American Games. Goals The Rio de Janeiro Mayor and Brazilian Olympic Group wanted to show that Brazil is capable to receive the 2014 World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ..., for which is the only candidate so far, and that the city is eligible to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Another mission of Brazil was to achieve the 2nd position among the top His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina At The 2007 Pan American Games
Argentina participated at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Argentine delegation counted a total number of 441 athletes. Argentina competed in all events, except for baseball and diving. The delegation's main bet was the Field hockey women's team, ''Las Leonas'', led by Luciana Aymar, who carried the Argentine flag at the opening ceremony. Medalists Results by event Basketball Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) **Defeated Panama (76-71) **Defeated Uruguay (71-69) **Lost to United States (71-74) *Semi Finals **Lost to Puerto Rico (80-89) *Bronze Medal Match **Lost to Uruguay (93-99) → Fourth place *Team Roster **Facundo Sucatzky ** Diego García ** Gabriel Mikulas ** Diego Logrippo **Luis Cequeira **Matías Sandes ** Román González ** Martin Leiva **Patricio Prato ** Javier Bulfoni ** Leonardo Mainoldi ** Mariano Byro *Head coach: Gonzalo García Women's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) **Lost to Cuba (79-81) **Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal (Americas)
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928–1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972–2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a custom desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
