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Woodford Green AC
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs. They are based at Ashton Athletic Centre, Woodford, London and share the stadium with Woodford Town F.C.. History Woodford Green was established in 1908 and admitted to the Amateur Athletic Association in March 1908. Essex Ladies AC began life as Eastern Ladies AC in 1921, in 1922 became Manor Park Ladies AC and finally Essex Ladies in 1924. Woodford Green AC merged with Essex Ladies AC in 1998. The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League for the first time in 2005. Honours *British Athletics League The British Athletics League was a men-only track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used i ...: winners 2005; second place: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011; third place: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 * UK Women's Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Woodford Green With Essex Ladies Logo
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Geoff Elliott
Geoffrey Michael Elliott (7 April 1931 – 12 October 2014) was a pole vaulter, shot putter and decathlete from England who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Biography Elliott born in Ilford, finished second behind Harry Whittle in the decathlon event at the 1950 AAA Championships. Elliott represented the Great Britain team at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki in both the pole vault and decathlon events. Elliott became the British pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1952 AAA Championships. He would go on to win it again at the 1953 AAA Championships and the 1955 AAA Championships. He set his personal best in the pole vault (4.30 metres) on 28 August 1954 in Bern. He represented England and won a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. Four years later, in Cardiff he repeated the success at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Jones (athlete)
David Henry Jones (11 March 1940 – 1 June 2023) was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Biography Jones, a son of a farmer, was educated at Felsted School. Jones became the British 220 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1959 AAA Championships and successfully defened the title the following year at the 1960 AAA Championships. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Peter Radford, David Segal and Nick Whitehead. He reached the 100 metres semi-final where he was denied a place in the final in a photo finish with Ray Norton of the USA although there are photos that seem to suggest he finished ahead of Norton. He won his third consecutive AAA titles over 220 yards at the 1961 AAA Championships but lost out to Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 1962. He was the holder of World Best per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dave Chapman (athlete)
David John Chapman (born 21 August 1936) is a British middle-distance runner who commpeted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Biography Chapman finished second behind Eric Shirley in the 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 1960 AAA Championships At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. Chapman finished second again, this time behind Maurice Herriott at the 1962 AAA Championships. He also represented England in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ..., Western Australia. References 1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics British male middle-distance runners Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
4x400m Relay
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case providing an additional output drive shaft and, in many instances, additional gear ranges. A four-wheel drive vehicle with torque supplied to both axles is described as "all-wheel drive" (AWD). However, "four-wheel drive" typically refers to a set of specific components and functions, and intended off-road application, which generally complies with modern use of the terminology. Definitions Four-wheel-drive systems were developed in many different markets and used in many different vehicle platforms. There is no universally accepted set of terminology that describes the various architectures and functions. The terms used by various manufacturers often reflect marketing rather than engineering considerations or significant technical differenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
800m
The 800 metres, or 800 meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896. During the winter track season the event is usually run by completing four laps of an indoor 200-metre track. The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m less than a half mile. The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed, so the 800m athlete has to combine training for both. Runners in this event are occasionally fast enough to also compete in the 400 metres but more commonly have enough endurance to 'double up' in the 1500m. Only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400m and 800m. Race tactics The 800m is also known for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Derek Johnson (athlete)
Derek James Neville Johnson (5 January 1933 – 30 August 2004) was a British track and field athlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Biography Johnson was born in East Ham, London, and educated at Langdon Academy, East Ham Grammar School. He did his National Service in Egypt before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford, to read medicine in 1953. He pursued an Athletics (sport), athletics career and finished second behind Peter Fryer (athlete), Peter Fryer in the 440 yards event at the 1954 AAA Championships. This led to selection for the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, where he subsequently represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, England in the in the 880 yards and the 4 x 440 yards relay. He won two gold medals in the individual Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 880 yards event and the Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 440 yards relay, 4 x 440 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerry Carr
Gerald Anthony Carr (1 February 1936 – 3 November 2019) was a British athlete who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Biography Carr was educated at Wanstead Grammar School and Loughborough College, although in between he did his National Service with the Royal Air Force. He took a UCLA scholarship in the United States, taking a degree in English and teaching classes in physical education. Carr finished second behind Mark Pharaoh in the discus throw event at the 1955 AAA Championships and the 1956 AAA Championships. Later that year he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he participated in the men's discus throw competition. Once again Carr finished second in the AAA Championships but this time behind Mike Lindsay at the 1957 AAA Championships before a third place finish at the 1958 AAA Championships. However, as the best placed British athlete in 1958, he was finally the British discus throw champion. He represented England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pam Seaborne
Pamela Georgina Elliott (née Seaborne; 16 August 1935 – 26 April 2021) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Biography Seaborne was the under-17 winner of the 80-yard hurdles at the 1951 WAAA Intermediate and Junior Championships before finishing second behind Jean Desforges in the 80 metres hurldes event at the 1952 WAAA Championships. Shortly afterwards she represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, competing in the women's 80 metres hurdles. Seaborne finished second behind Jean Desforges again in the 80 metres hurdles event at the 1954 WAAA Championships. One month later she represented England in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. Also during 1954, she was a bronze medallist at the 1954 European Athletics Championships. After a third-place finish at the 1955 WAAA Championships, she married decathlete Geoff Elliott in London and then competed as Elliot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bronze Medal Icon (B Initial)
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloids (such as arsenic or silicon). These additions produce a range of alloys some of which are harder than copper alone or have other useful properties, such as strength, ductility, or machinability. The archaeological period during which bronze was the hardest metal in widespread use is known as the Bronze Age. The beginning of the Bronze Age in western Eurasia is conventionally dated to the mid-4th millennium BCE (~3500 BCE), and to the early 2nd millennium BCE in China; elsewhere it gradually spread across regions. The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age, which started about 1300 BCE and reaching most of Eurasia by about 500 BCE, although bronze continued to be much more widely used than it is in modern times. Because historical artworks we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
80m Hurdles
80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling run by women until 1972 in international competitions. Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles. Masters athletics The distance, with different spacing between hurdles, is still in use in Masters athletics in the Men's division over 70 years of age, and the Women's division over 40 years of age. Youth athletics The distance, with different spacing between hurdles, is also in use in the 11- to 12-year-old division, previously called the "Midget" division. Mieke van der Merwe ran an 11.08 on the (75 meter Hurdles Girls u/12 event) in the 2024 South African School Athletics Championship held in Polokwane on 25 March 2024. History *First official time: 13.0 seconds, Ludmila Sychrová, Czechoslovakia, July 6, 1926 *First official world record: 12.8 seconds, Eva von Bredow, Germany, June 14, 1927 *First runner under 12 seconds: 11.8 seconds, Babe Didrikson, United States, August 3, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
