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Yelena Romanova
Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992. She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. At the time of her death she was employed as athletics coach at a local sports school and also worked with members of the Russian athletic team. International competitions See also *List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) *List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners *List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) *List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) *List of Russian sportspeople * 5000 metres at the Olympics *5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics The 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since 1995. Women competed over 3000 metres from 1980 to 1993, in line with championshi ...
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Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don– Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census; making it the fourteenth most populous city in the country. Geography Urban layout Information about the original urban layout of Voronezh is contained in the "Patrol Book" of 1615. At that time, the city fortress was logged and located on the banks of the Voronezh River. In plan, it was an irregular quadrangle with a perimeter of about 130 fathoms (238 m), that is, it was very small: inside it, due to lack of space, ...
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1991 World Championships In Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participated in the event. Japan hosted again the championship in 2007 in Osaka and Tokyo will host again the event in 2025 at the same venue. The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.
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List Of 1992 Summer Olympics Medal Winners
The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25 to August 9. __NOTOC__ Aquatics Diving Swimming * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Synchronized swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Track Road Field Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Canoeing Flatwater Slalom Cycling Road Track Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Gymnastics Artistic Rhythmic Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Freestyle Greco-Roman Notes # Ibragim Samadov of the Unified Team was disqualified after he threw his medal onto the podium and walked out of the medal ceremony. The IOC decided not to award the medal to fourth-place finisher Chon Chol-ho of North Korea, as Samadov's offence had not been committed in the context of the competition. See also * 1992 Summer Olympics medal ...
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List Of Olympic Medalists In Athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women’s events 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles 3000 metres steeplechase 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay 20 kilometres race walk High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Heptathlon Mixed Events 4 × 400 metres relay Discontinued events 3000 metres The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth. 80 metres hurdles The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972. 10 kilometers race walk In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers. Pentathlon In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. ...
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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... There were a total of 48 competitors from 35 countries. Results Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified to the final. Final See also * 1992 Women's Olympic 3,000 metres (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships 3,000 metres (Stuttgart) * 1994 Women's European Championships 3,000 metres (Helsinki) * 1995 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Gothenburg) * 1997 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Athens) * 1998 Women's European Championships 5,000 metres (Budapest) * 1999 Women's World Championships 5,000 metres (Seville) * 2000 Women's Olympic 5,000 m ...
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Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ...
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Athletics At The 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ... were contested. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries. A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition. Medal winners Men * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women * Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. Olympic and world records broken Men Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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1993 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 3000 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 3000 metres event at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 16 August 1993. Final Qualifying heats *Held on Saturday 1993-08-14 See also * 1988 Women's Olympic 3000 metres (Seoul) * 1990 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Split) * 1992 Women's Olympic 3000 metres (Barcelona) * 1994 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Helsinki) * 1996 Women's Olympic 5000 metres (Atlanta) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1993 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 3000 Metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ... 1993 in women's athletics ...
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Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ...
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1993 World Championships In Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having originally being held every four years in 1983, 1987 and 1991 these championships began a two-year cycle between events. Event The 1993 World Championships was the final time the women's 3,000 m would be contested. At subsequent Championships the race was replaced by the longer 5000 m. Men's results Track 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 1 Michael Stulce of the United States originally finished third, but was disqualified after testing positive for excess testosterone and mestanolone. Women's results Track 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 1997 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1987 , 1991 , ...
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Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 Metres
These are the official results of the women's 3000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Tetyana Samolenko competes in this event after her marriage under the name Tetyana Dorovskikh. Final Qualifying heats See also * 1990 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Split) * 1991 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Tokyo) * 1993 Women's World Championships 3000 metres (Stuttgart) * 1994 Women's European Championships 3000 metres (Helsinki) * 1995 Women's World Championships 5000 metres (Gothen ...
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Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo
– Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute)
its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the
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