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Teresita Collado
Teresita Natvidad Collado Ramos (born 20 November 1971 in Chinique, El Quiché) is a retired Guatemalan athlete specialising in the race walking. She represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... Competition record Personal bests *10,000 metres walk – 46:46.12 (Bergen 2000) NR *10 kilometres walk – 45:07 (Eisenhüttenstadt 1999) *20,000 metres walk – 1:41:56.0 (Guatemala City 2002) NR *20 kilometres walk – 1:35:06 (Eisenhüttenstadt 2002) References 1971 births Living people Guatemalan female racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Guatemala Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
