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Wendy Weinberg
Wendy Weinberg (now Wendy Weinberg Weil; born June 27, 1958) is an American former competition swimmer who was an Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Maccabiah Games medalist. Swimming career At the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle, as well as in the women's 200 m butterfly and the women's 400 m medley. She won a total of four gold medals in the 1973 Maccabiah Games. In 1975, she established an American record in the 200-meter butterfly, swimming it in 2:18.2 at the West German Bremen Swimfest. That year she also won a gold medal and set a new Pan American Games record in Mexico City in the 800-meter freestyle, winning it in 9:05.47. She swam for the University of Virginia on a swimming scholarship, where she was an All American. She transferred to the University of North Carolina, and earned an MS at UNC Chapel Hill, and a Graduate Certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University. One year after graduating from the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Maccabiah Games
The 9th Maccabiah Games, which were held from July 9 to 19, 1973, were opened in Ramat Gan Stadium, Israel. Spain and Costa Rica made their debuts in the Games. A total of 1,800 athletes competed on behalf of 27 countries in 20 branches of sport, in 30 venues across Israel. The Games took place ten months after the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were slain during the Munich Massacre. The United States won 76 gold medals (and 162 total medals), and Israel was next with 60 gold medals (and 166 total medals). History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005)''1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel''p. 84. Among other Olympic and world champions, swimmer Mark Spitz won 10 Maccabiah gold medals before earning his first of nine Olympic gold medals. Opening ceremon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have been awarded in the arts, for example, by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, usually as a symbol of an award to give an outstanding student some financial freedom. Others offer only the prestige of the award. Many organizations now award gold medals either annually or extraordinarily, including various academic societies. While some gold medals are solid gold, others are gold-plated or silver-gilt, like those of the Olympic Games, the Lorentz Medal, the United States Congressional Gold Medal and the Nobel Prize medal. Nobel Prize medals consist of 18 karat green gold plated with 24 karat gold. Before 1980 they were struck in 23 karat gold. Military origins Before the establishment of standard military awards, e.g., the Medal of Honor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of University Of Virginia People
This page is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of Virginia. Rectors and members of the Board of Visitors * Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809); founder, Rector (1819–1826) * James Madison – 4th President of the United States (1809–1817); Rector (1826–1836) * James Monroe – 5th President of the United States (1817–1825) *Joseph C. Cabell – Rector (1834–1836 & 1845–1856) * Chapman Johnson – Rector (1836–1845) * Andrew Stevenson – 15th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1827–1833); Rector (1856–1857) * Thomas Jefferson Randolph – Rector (1857–1864) * T. L. Preston – Rector (1864–1865) * Alexander Rives – Rector (1865–1866) * B. Johnson Barbour – Rector (1866–1872) * R. G. H. Kean – Rector (1872–1876) * Alexander H. H. Stewart – Rector (1886–1887) * John L. Marye – Rector (1888–1890) * W. C. N. Randolph – Rector (1890–1897) * Armistead C. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Olympians
The following student-athletes, coaching staff, or alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have represented their country in the Olympic Games as athletes, coaching staff, press officers, or administrators. An asterisk (*) denotes a coach or trainer. Berlin 1936 Summer Games of the XI Olympiad, Berlin, Germany London 1948 Summer Games of the XIV Olympiad, London, United Kingdom Helsinki 1952 Summer Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, Finland Melbourne 1956 Summer Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, Australia Rome 1960 Summer Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome, Italy Tokyo 1964 Summer Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, Japan Mexico City 1968 Summer Games of the XIX Olympiad, Mexico City, Mexico Munich 1972 Summer Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich, West Germany Montreal 1976 Summer Games of the XXI Olympiad, Montreal, Canada Los Angeles and Sarajevo 1984 Summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Alumni
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Academia University leaders Professors Arts and literature Artists Playwrights Poets Writers Other Business Entertainment and broadcasting Actors Broadcasters Musicians Writers, producers, directors Other Journalism File:Brooke Baldwin on set in DC.jpg, Brooke Baldwin Pulitzer Prize winners Politics and public life President of the United States Vice President of the United States Governors and Lieutenant Governors U.S. Senators U.S. Representatives U.S. cabinet members and other executive officers Federal judges Law Religious leaders Other Sciences Sports Baseball File:Mattharvey2019.jpg, Matt Harvey File:Kyle Seager (17919015822).jpg, Kyle Seager File:Andrew Miller on May 13, 2012.jpg, Andrew Miller Basketball players File:Harrison Barnes 2016-08-04.png, Harrison Barnes File:Billy Cunningham 65-72.JP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jews In Sports
This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature (See also: List of Jews in sports (non-players)). Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States. The criteria for inclusion in this list are: * 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; * for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or * holders of past and current world records. Boldface denotes a current competitor. To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism, or to hail from Israel. Some members of the list may p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Medalists In Swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming. Current program 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre backstroke 100 metre breaststroke 200 metre breaststroke 100 metre butterfly 200 metre butterfly 200 metre individual medley 400 metre individual medley 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals. 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Note: swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals. 4 × 100 metre medley relay Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals. Mixed Events 4 × 100 metre medley relay Open water 10 km marathon Discontinued event 300 metre freestyle All-time medal table 1912–2020 See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of individual gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Babashoff
Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her career. She won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay in both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and she won the 1975 world championship in both the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle. During her career, she set 37 national records (17 individual and 20 relay) and for some time held all national freestyle records from the 100-meter to 800-meter event. 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials, she won all the freestyle events, as well as the 400-meter individual medley, setting one world and six national records in the process. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, she won four silver medals and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in world record time, despite the competition being dominated by the East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Thumer
Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah, in a basin surrounded by mountains forming the eastern flank of the Arabah valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. The area around Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and the Nabataeans might have settled in what would become the capital city of their kingdom as early as the 4th century BC. Archaeological work has only discovered evidence of Nabataean presence dating back to the second century BC, by which time Petra had become their capital. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the incense trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub. The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue and Petra became the focus of their wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of higher education in Georgia. Emory University has nine academic divisions: Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Oxford College, Goizueta Business School, Laney Graduate School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology. Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Peking University in Beijing, China jointly administer the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. The university operates the Confucius Institute in Atlanta in partnership with Nanjing University. Emory has a growing faculty research partnership with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Emory University students ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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