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Werner Visser
Werner Jakobus Visser (born 27 February 1998) is a South African male discus thrower, who won a gold medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali. At senior level, he won his first medal, a silver, at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics, 2018 African Championships in Asaba. Achievements All information taken from World Athletics profile. International competitions National titles * Championships ** Discus throw: 2018, 2019, 2022 * South African U20 Championships ** Discus throw: 2017 References External links * 1998 births Living people South African male discus throwers African Championships in Athletics winners South African Athletics Championships winners World Youth Championships in Athletics winners {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, 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 (athletics), 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 athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
