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Weightlifting At The 1988 Summer Paralympics
Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events for men. Participating nations There were 66 male competitors representing 21 nations. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table There were 21 medal winners representing 12 nations. Men's events Sources: References * 1988 Summer Paralympics events Weightlifting at the Summer Paralympics, 1988 1988 in weightlifting, Paralympics {{1988-Paralympics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Paralympics
Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics consisted of fourteen events for men. Participating nations There were 71 male competitors representing 20 nations. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table There were 40 medal winners representing 13 nations. Men's events Sources: References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Paralympics 1984 Summer Paralympics events 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ... Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristoffer Hulecki
Christopher is the English version of a Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus, Christ" or "Anointing, Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit (given name), Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Paralympics Events
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Haddad
Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician * Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1892), French writer * Edmond Etling (before 1909–1940), French designer, manufacturer * Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist * Edmond Haxhinasto (born 1966), Albanian politician * Edmond Maire (1931–2017), French labor union leader * Edmond Rostand * Edmond James de Rothschild * Edmond O'Brien * Edmond Panariti * Edmond Robinson *Edmond Tarverdyan, controversial figure in MMA In fiction * Edmond Dantès, The main character in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas. * Edmond Elephant, a character from Peppa Pig * Edmond Honda, a character from the ''Street Fighter'' series * Edmond, a character from Rock-A-Doodle * Edm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Brownfield
Kim Brownfield is a former Paralympic powerlifter who has won five Paralympic medals. He won his first medal in 1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially. Bidding proc ..., aged 23. References Sportspeople from Oklahoma Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Paralympic powerlifters for the United States Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Lindberg
Bengt may refer to: People In arts, entertainment and media Actors * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914–1994), Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director * Bengt Nilsson (actor) (born 1954), Swedish actor Journalists and writers * Bengt Feldreich (1925-2019), Swedish journalist and teacher * Bengt Frithiofsson (born 1939), Swedish wine writer * Bengt Lidner (1757–1793), Swedish poet * Bengt Linder (1929–1985), Swedish writer and journalist * Bengt Magnusson (born 1950), Swedish journalist and a TV presenter * Bengt Pohjanen (born 1944), Swedish author, translator and priest In music * Bengt Berger (born 1942), Swedish jazz drummer, composer and producer * Bengt Calmeyer, Swedish musician in the band Turbonegro * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Forsberg (born 1952), Swedish concert pianist * Bengt H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Battistini
Alfredo Battistini (8 August 1953, in Uznach, Switzerland – 17 May 2008, in St. Gallenkappel, Switzerland) was an Italian-Swiss sculptor, illustrator, and athlete. Life Alfredo Battistini was born in Uznach, Switzerland on 8 August 1953. His parents Alearda di Traglia and Alfredo Battistini originated from San Piero in Bagno and Sarsina in the Romagna, Italy. On 26 December 1971 he boxed in the support fight to Muhammad Ali’s match with Juergen Blin at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. He became Swiss Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion in 1976. As a disabled athlete he later won five World Championships, two European Championships and twenty five Swiss weightlifting titles. He won three bronze medals at 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. He won gold and silver medals at the World Championships in Stoke Mandeville, England and Sydney, Australia. His record performance was a lift of two hundred and twenty kilos. His first apprenticesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Valdez
Victor Valdez (born April 6, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... References External linksVictor Valdezat US Soccer Development Academy 2004 births Living people Ventura County FC players USL Championship players American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California Soccer players from Orange County, California {{US-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Strauch
Abraham (Avi) Strauch is a former Israeli weightlifter who won five Paralympic medals and set several world records. Career Since 1975 and for more than a decade, he was world champion in light-heavyweight up to 85 kg. At the 1976 Summer Paralympics, he competed in the light-heavyweight classification and won the gold medal, pushing 207.5 kg and setting a new world record in his category. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, he won his second gold medal, pushing 230 kg and setting a new world record and paralympic record. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won his third gold medal, pushing 217 kg. At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, he won his fourth gold medal, pushing 200 kg on his first attempt, while injuring his shoulder. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics, he won his final paralympic medal, achieving a silver medal. Strauch was active in the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled The Israel Sports Center for the Disabled (ISCD; ) is an Israeli institution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McNicholl
Brian Frederick McNicholl, OAM (born 30 December 1951) is a New Zealand-born Australian Paralympic powerlifter, weightlifter, wheelchair basketballer, and athlete, who won five medals at six Paralympic games from 1976 to 1996. Personal McNicholl was born on 30 December 1951 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and became a paraplegic after contracting polio at the age of eleven months. During school, he was forced to sit in the library while sport lessons were taking place; this fuelled his love for sport. He moved from New Zealand to Australia in 1978. Career McNicholl's first and only medal for New Zealand was silver at the 1976 Toronto Games in the Men's Slalom 4 event. At the same games McNicholl competed in the 100 m race, and placed fourth in both shot put and the lightweight weightlifting event. After moving to Australia in 1978, he represented the country at five Paralympics and won three bronze, another silver and a gold medal, all in weightlifting and powerlifting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Strickland
Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territory, a suburb of Palmerston * Mitchell, Queensland, a town * Mitchell, South Australia, on lower Eyre Peninsula * Division of Mitchell, a federal Australian Electoral Division in north-west Sydney, New South Wales * Electoral district of Mitchell (Queensland), a former electoral district * Electoral district of Mitchell (South Australia), a state electoral district * Electoral district of Mitchell (Western Australia) a state electoral district * Shire of Mitchell, a local government area in Victoria Canada * Mitchell, Ontario * Mitchell, Manitoba, an unincorporated community * Mitchell Island, British Columbia * Mitchell Island (Nunavut) United Kingdom * Mitchell, Cornwall, a village * Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency) Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryszard Tomaszewski
Ryszard Tomaszewski (born 20 August 1951) is a retired Polish Paralympic powerlifter, discus thrower and shot putter. He was a triple Paralympic champion in powerlifting and a two-time medalist in athletics. Life changing accident In 1971, he was involved in an accident at work in Żelazno where he and a team of other geologists went to research the construction of a bridge near the town. A 800kg chisel from a drilling tower fell onto him and a drill technician, the mechanical instrument hit the technician on the head and hit Tomaszewski's back. The pier that they both stood on collapsed and they fell into the water. They were both rescued from the water but they were both unconscious, the technician had lost a lot of blood from the accident but Tomaszewski had a suspected broken vertebra. The two casualties were thrown into the back of a car and were taken to hospital in Kłodzko, halfway through the journey, the technician was taken by ambulance and went to the nearest hospi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
