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Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (russian: Елена Жупиева-Вязова, uk, Олена Жупієва-В'язова; born 18 April 1960) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ukraine, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. Competing for the Soviet Union as Yelena Zhupiyeva, she won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As Yelena Vyazova, she won the 1992 CIS Athletics Championships 10,000 m title, and competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. International competitions See also *List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) *List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners *List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) * 10,000 metres at the Olympics *10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics *List of 5000 metres national champions (women) Below a list of all National champions in the Women's 5000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 IAAF World Cup
The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba. Overall results Results summary Men ''Asia'' , , 3:38.37 , ''Africa'', , 3:40.25 , ''Great Britain'', , 3:40.30 , - , 5000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 13:41.23 , ''Americas'', , 13:25.39 , ''United States'', , 14:02.90 , - , 10,000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 28:44.38 , ''Europe'', , 28:54.38 , ''Unified Team'', , 29:00.26 , - , 110 metre hurdles , ''Great Britain'' , , 13.07 , ''Unified Team'', , 13.55 , ''Americas'', , 13.69 , - , 400 metre hurdles , ''Africa'' , , 48.88 , ''Great Britain'', , 49.01 , ''Europe'', , 49.34 , - , 3000 metre steeplechase , ''Africa'' , , 8:26.81 , ''Europe'', , 8:32.06 , ''Oceania'', , 8:33.79 , - , 4×100 metre relay , valign=top, ''United States''Bryan BridgewaterKe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Female Long-distance Runners
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Living People
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 5000 Metres National Champions (women)
Below a list of all National champions in the Women's 5000 metres (track outdoor) in track and field from several countries since 1980. In most countries however the event was contested for the first time in 1995. Until then the 3000 metres was the main middle-distance track event for women. Australia *1995: Carolyn Schuwalow *1996: Kate Anderson *1997: Kate Anderson *1998: Annette Cross *1999: Natalie Harvey *2000: Annette Cross *2001: Elizabeth Miller *2002: Hayley McGregor *2003: Benita Johnson *2004: Georgina Clarke *2005: Benita Johnson *2006: Eloise Wellings *2007: Benita Johnson *2008: Georgina Clarke *2009: Sarah Jamieson Belgium *1995: Marleen Renders *1996: Marleen Renders *1997: Anne-Marie Danneels *1998: Anne-Marie Danneels *1999: Anja Smolders *2000: Anja Smolders *2001: Stefanija Statkuvienė *2002: Mounia Aboulahcen *2003: Sigrid Vanden Bempt *2004: Fatima Baouf *2005: Nathalie DeVos *2006: Anja Smolders *2007: Sigrid Vanden Bempt *2008: Elke Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10,000 Metres At The World Championships In Athletics
The 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since the subsequent edition in 1987. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 10,000 metres at the Olympics. The competition format is a straight final with typically between twenty and thirty participants. Before 1999, the event had two qualifying heats leading to a final. The List of World Championships in Athletics records, championship records for the event are 26:46.31 minutes for men, set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2009, and 30:04.18 minutes for women, set by Berhane Adere in 2003. The 10,000 metres world record progression, world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition by either men or women, reflecting the lack of pacemaker (running), pacemaking and athletes' more tactical approach to championship races. Haile Gebrselassie is the most successful athlete of the event with four gold medals and also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10,000 Metres At The Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics is the longest track running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 10,000 m race at elite level. The competition format is a straight final between around 30 athletes, although prior to 2004 a qualifying round was held. The Olympic records for the event were both set by Ethiopians at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics: Kenenisa Bekele set the men's record at 27:01.17 minutes, while Almaz Ayana set the women's mark at 29:17.45 minutes. The 10,000 metres world record has been broken at the Olympics on two occasions; Lasse Virén's winning time of 27:38.35 minutes in 1972 stood as the record for less than a year, and Almaz Ayana knocked 14 seconds off the women's record in 2016. Six men have won the Olympic title twice: P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Athletics Championships Medalists (women)
Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee. Track 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 10,000 m 100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay 4 × 400 metres mixed relay Road Marathon 10 km walk 20 km walk 35 km walk 50 km walk Field High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Javelin throw Hammer throw Heptathlon See also *List of Olympic me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 1988 Summer Olympics Medal Winners
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2. Archery Athletics Men * † = Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping. Women * * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. Basketball Boxing Canoeing Men's events Women's events Cycling Men's Women's Diving Men Women Equestrian Fencing Men Women Field hockey Football Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were only squad members. Nevertheless, thInternational Olympic Committee medal databasecredits them all as medalists. Gymnastics Men's Women's Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Men's events Women's events Sailing Women's event Men's events Open events Shooting Men's events Women's events Mixed events Swimming Men's events * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
