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1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 3 September 1978. Medalists Results Final 3 September Participation According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (3) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 European Athletics Championships, Mens triple jump Events at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, Triple jump Triple jump at the European Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by accounts of lengthy jumps at the ancient Olympic Games and has been a Olympic Games, modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896. According to World Athletics rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed." The male Triple jump world record progression, world record holder is Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper), Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of . The female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, with a jump of . History Historical sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Spasojević
Milan Spasojević (born 15 March 1950 in Niš) is a Serbs, Serbian triple jumper. He also competed in the long jump occasionally. At the world level, Spasojević competed at the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, 1972 Summer Olympics without reaching the final before finishing tenth at the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, 1980 Summer Olympics. He finished 14th at the Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump, 1970 Summer Universiade, eighth at the Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump, 1973 Summer Universiade and sixth at the Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump, 1975 Summer Universiade. Continentally, Spasojević finished 15th at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump, 1971 European Indoor Championships (long jump), fifth at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump, 1972 European Indoor Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Bakosi
Béla Bakosi (born 18 June 1957) is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of th .... Achievements External links * 1957 births Living people Hungarian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Athletes from Budapest Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Hungarian Athletics Championships winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Corbu
Carol Corbu (born 8 February 1946) is a retired Romanian athlete who mostly competed in the triple jump. In this event he won the 1973 European Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the European Championships outdoor. His personal best jump was 17.12 metres, achieved in June 1971 in Turin. This ranks him third among Romanian triple jumpers, only behind Marian Oprea Marian Oprea (born 6 June 1982) is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.Bedros Bedrosian. – The Athletics Site At the 1972 Olympics Corbu competed both in the long jump and triple jump. International competitions References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Hradil (athlete)
Karel Hradil (born 27 November 1953) is a retired Czechoslovak triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...er. He finished eighth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became Czechoslovak champion in 1979; and Czechoslovak indoor champion in 1977 and 1979. References 1953 births Living people Czechoslovak male triple jumpers Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Czech-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Katona
Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with Henrik Kalocsai, Zoltán Cziffra and Béla Bakosi. He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1979. He also competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ... he became Hungarian champion in 1972 and indoor champion in 1975. References 1952 births Living people Hungarian male long jumpers Hungarian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar Gora
Lothar or Lothair is a Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish masculine given name, while Lotár is a Hungarian masculine given name. Both names are modern forms of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of ''Hlūdaz'', meaning "fame", and ''Harjaz'', meaning "army"). Notable people with this name include: Surname * Ernst Lothar (1890–1974), Moravian-Austrian writer * Hanns Lothar or Hanns Lothar Neutze (1929–1967), German actor * Mark Lothar (1902–1985), German composer * Rudolf Lothar (1865–1943), Hungarian-born Austrian writer * Susanne Lothar (1960–2012), German actress Given name * Lothar Ahrendt (born 1936), interior minister of the German Democratic Republic * Lothar Albrich (1905–1978), Romanian hurdler * Lothar Baumgarten (1944–2018), German artist * Lothar Berg (1930–2015), German mathematician * Lothar Bolz (1903–1986), East German politician * Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918–2007), German author * Lothar Collatz (1910–1990), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugeniusz Biskupski
Eugeniusz Biskupski (17 December 1947 – 10 September 2010) was a Polish triple jumper. He was born in Karczmy and represented the club Legia Warszawa. He finished seventh at the 1966 European Junior Championships, eleventh at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 1975 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 1976 Olympic Games and tenth at the 1978 European Championships. He became Polish champion in 1977 and 1979, rivalling with Michał Joachimowski Michał Teodor Joachimowski (26 September 1950 – 19 January 2014) was a triple jumper from Poland.Polski Komited Olympijski (Polish Olympic Committee), "Joachimowski, Michal", He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. He was b ..., and Polish indoor champion in 1978. His personal best jump was 16.73 metres, achieved in 1975. References 1944 births 2010 deaths People from Bełchatów County Polish male triple jumpers Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janoš Hegediš
Janoš Hegediš (born 28 May 1955) is a Yugoslav athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References 1955 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Yugoslav male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Place of birth missing (living people) Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Moore
:''For the actor, see Ashleigh Aston Moore''. Aston Llewellyn Moore (born 8 February 1956) is a male Jamaican-born former track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain, specialising in the triple jump event. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography Moore became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1976 AAA Championships. He was duly selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal but failed to progress past the qualifying rounds. He regained his AAA title at the 1978 AAA Championships and shortly afterwards won a bronze medal with a jump of 16.69 metres, representing England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. Moore finished second behind American Paul Jordan at the 1980 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British champion and at the 1981 AAA Championships he won his third title outright. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Connor
Keith Leroy Connor (born 16 September 1957 in Anguilla, an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) is a male retired athlete who represented Great Britain and England. He competed in the triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Biography Athletics career Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964. He went on to represent Great Britain as an athlete. Connor finished second behind Aston Moore in the triple jump event at both the 1976 AAA Championships and the 1978 AAA Championships. Despite being beaten by Moore at the AAAs, he gained revenge by winning the gold medal for England in the triple jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, with Moore taking the bronze. Connor finally became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1979 AAA Championships. The following year at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Great Britain, finishing just outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 European Athletics Championships
The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. There were a number of disqualifications because of infringements of IAAF doping rules resulting in 18-month bans for shot putter Yevgeniy Mironov, javelin thrower Vasiliy Yershov, and pentathletes Nadiya Tkachenko and Yekaterina Gordiyenko, all competing for the Soviet Union, as well as shot putter Elena Stoyanova from Bulgaria. Men's results Complete results were published. Track 1971 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , * Pietro Mennea ran 10.19 in the heats, which was a new championship record. Field 1971 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , †: In shot put, Yevgeniy Mironov initially finished second (20.87m), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules. Women's results Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
