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1997 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 200 Metres
These are the results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. The winning margin was 0.20 seconds. Medalists Results Heats First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Semifinals First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d .... Final Wind: 2.3 m/s References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres - Mens 200 Metres, 1997 World Championships In Athletics 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyridon Louis, Spyros Louis" (, ''Olympiakó Stádio Athinón "Spýros Loúis"'') is a sports stadium in Marousi, in the north section of Athens, Greece. With a total capacity of 75,000, it is the largest sports venue in Greece. It is a part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) and is named after the first modern Olympic Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, marathon gold medalist in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896, Spyridon Louis, Spyros Louis. The stadium served as the main stadium during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Paralympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies.It is the current home ground of Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos. Built in 1982 for the 1982 European Athletics Championships and the Hellenic Football Federation's host bid for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, it became the list of national stadiums, national stadium of Greece. In its original iteration, it served as the home ground for footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anninos Marcoullides
Anninos Marcoullides (; born 8 February 1971 in Limassol, Lemesos) is a Cypriot retired sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races. He carried the flag for Cyprus at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Marcoullides, competed from 1992 until 2004 and represented the island in four Olympic Games in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. His best achievement was finishing in 15th place in the Atlanta 100 metres. International competitions Personal bests *100 metres - 10.12 s (1998) *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ... - 20.43 s (1998) References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcoullides, Anninos 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Limassol Cypriot male sprinters Olympic athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergejs Inšakovs
Sergejs Inšakovs (born 27 December 1971 in Tula) is a retired Latvian athlete who competed in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.28 (+0.6 m/s) (Athens 1997) *200 metres – 20.41 (+1.3 m/s) (Atlanta 1996) NR Indoor * 60 metres – 6.77 (Riga 2002) *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ... – 21.26 (Mälmo 1998) NR References 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Tula, Russia Soviet male sprinters Latvian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia {{Latvia-athletics-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Tuffour
Emmanuel Tuffour (born December 2, 1966) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second. Tuffour is one of the current national record holders in 4 × 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ....As an experienced. retired athletic champion he plans to put up an athletic academy in his country, Ghana to help give the necessary development to the next generation in the year 2020. International competitions 1Representing Africa 2Did not start in the final External links * 1966 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Wijmeersch
Erik Wijmeersch (born 23 January 1970) is a Belgian former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. His greatest success was a gold medal in the 200 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1996. His best time of 20.66 remains the Belgian indoor record for the event. He also holds bests of 10.17 seconds for the 100 metres and 6.69 seconds for the indoor 60 metres. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and competed for Belgium at four consecutive World Championships in Athletics from 1995 to 2001. He helped set a 4 × 100 metres relay national record on his final appearance at that competition. He was a four-time participant at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and a four-time medallist at the lower league European Cup meetings. He won 19 national titles in sprint events, combining indoor and outdoors. After his retirement, he admitted to doping during 2 years of his career in his autobiography. However, his performances were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Brian Gibbons
Keith O'Brian Gibbons (born 1 November 1970) is a retired Canadian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Gibbons became Canadian 200 metre champion in 1998. He competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1997 World Championships, the 1999 World Indoor Championships (both 60 and 200 metres), and the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie. He also represented Canada at the 1993 and 1995 World University Games in Buffalo and Fukuoka, Japan. With the Canadian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games running the 3rd leg. His personal best times were 6.64 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in March 1999 in Maebashi; 6.63 at World Indoors in Toronto, achieved in March 1993; 10.10 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in August 1998 in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owusu Dako
Owusu Dako (born 23 May 1973) is a former sprinter who competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Ghana, Dako was twice on the podium at the British Championships, finishing third behind John Regis and Linford Christie at the 1996 AAA Championships and second behind Dougie Walker at the 1997 British Athletics Championships The 1997 BAF British Championships sponsored by Bupa, was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom, held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The 10,000 metres event was hosted separately at the Sheffield Hall .... References 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes from Accra {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish Records In Athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI). Outdoor Key to tables: Men Women Mixed Indoor Men Women Mixed Notes References ;GeneralIrish Athletics Records - Men Outdoor''19 April 2025 updated''Irish Athletics Records - Women Outdoor''24 March 2025 updated''Irish Athletics Records - Men Indoor''15 March 2025 updated''Irish Athletics Records - Women Indoor''15 March 2025 updated''Irish Road Race records − Men ;Specific External links AAI web site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ryan (athlete)
Gary Ryan (born 12 June 1972 in Kilcommon, County Tipperary) is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway. Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Robert Daly, David Gillick and David McCarthy. His personal best time is 20.67 seconds, achieved in August 1997 in Catania. Ryan is a member, as of 2019, of the Board of Sport Ireland Sport Ireland (), formerly the Irish Sports Council, is a statutory authority that oversees, and partly funds, the development of sport within Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located at the National Sports Campus in the townland of Sheephill .... References * * 1972 births Irish male sprinters Athletes from the Republic of Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Little
Kevin Little (born April 3, 1968) is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200-meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Little graduated from Ankeny High School in 1986. He won the state title in the 100-meter dash his senior season and the 200-meter dash both his junior and senior seasons. In college, he competed for Drake University. His best finish in college came when he finished second in the NCAA 200 in 1989. Competition record Personal bests Little's personal bests are:Kevin Little profile at |
Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Aliu formed part of the Nigerian relay team which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong . He won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. Personal bests * 100 metres – 9.95 (2003) * 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ... – 20.25 (2002) External links * * * 1975 births Living people Yoruba sportspeople Nigerian mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Panagiotopoulos
Georgios Panagiotopoulos (; born 12 August 1969) is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, - GBR Athletics and finished fifth at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best time was 20.32 seconds, achieved at the in |
