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1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an annual series of artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from Europe, European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics. History Originally held biannually a ... were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 30 April to 3 May 1998. This event was for male gymnasts in both senior and junior levels. Medalists Senior results Full results of men's senior competition. Junior results Full results of men's junior competition. References {{Euro gym champs, state=collapsed European Artistic Gymnastics Championships 1998 in gymnastics 1998 in European sport International gymnastics competitions hosted by Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Blanik
Leszek Robert Blanik (born 1 March 1977 in Wodzisław Śląski) is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him. Olympics Blanik picked up a bronze in vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. On 18 August 2008, he won the gold medal in men's vault at the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first Polish Olympic champion in a gymnastics event. World championships Blanik won a gold medal in vault at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, earning him an individual berth to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also has two World silver medals, from 2002 in Debrecen, and 2005 in Melbourne. Awards For his sport achievements, Blanik received: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta , image=Polonia Restituta - Commander's Cross pre-1939 w rib.jpg , image_size=200px , caption=Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta , presenter = the Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Gymnastics
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships part of European Gymnastics Championships may refer to: * European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships * European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships * European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships The European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male and female gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics. They were first held in 2005 and ... {{Sport index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Mykhailychenko
Andriy Mykhailychenko (born 11 August 1981) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1998, he won the bronze medal in the men's junior all-around event at the 1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an annual series of artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from Europe, European countries organised by the European U ... held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. References External links * 1981 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Saint Petersburg 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Grebenkov
Georgy Grebenkov (born 8 January 1982) is a Russian gymnast. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1998, he won the silver medal in the men's junior all-around event at the 1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an annual series of artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from Europe, European countries organised by the European U ... held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. See also * List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Russia References External links * 1982 births Living people Russian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Russia Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Saint Petersburg 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Maree
Florent Maree (born 17 November 1980) is a French gymnast. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 1998, he won the gold medal in the men's junior all-around event at the 1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an annual series of artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from Europe, European countries organised by the European U ... held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. References 1980 births Living people French male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for France Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Saint-Louis, Réunion 21st-century French people {{France-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Nonin
Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος ''Dēmētrios'' ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, ''Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture. Short forms of the name from the 13th–14th centuries are Mit, Mitya, Mityay, Mit'ka or Miten'ka (, or ); from the 20th century (originated from the Church Slavic form) are Dima, Dimka, Dimochka, Dimulya, Dimusha etc. (, etc.) St. Dimitri's Day The feast of the martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica is celebrated on Saturday before November 8 ld Style October 26 The name day (именины): October 26 (November 8 on the Julian Calendar) See also: Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. The Saturday before October 26/November 8 is called Demetrius Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Monkkonen
Jari may refer to: Finnish male given name The name ''Jari'' derives from the Finnish name ''Jalmari'', which in turn derives from the Old Norse male name ''Hjalmar'' or ''Hjálmarr'' (''hjalmr'' 'helmet' + ''arr'' 'warrior/army'). This name is commonly given to African Americans or "black people" Notable people with the name ''Jari'' include: * Jari Europaeus, Finnish football (soccer) player and manager * Jari Isometsä, Finnish cross-country skier *Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player *Jari Litmanen, Finnish football (soccer) player *Jari Lipponen, Finnish archer *Jari Mäenpää, Finnish heavy metal musician *Jari Niemi, Finnish football (soccer) player *Jari Pyykölä, Finnish football manager * Jari Rantanen, Finnish football (soccer) player *Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer * Jari Tervo, Finnish author * Jari-Matti Latvala Finnish rally driver Other *Jari gan, genre of music in Bengal *Jari (dwarf), Norse dwarf *Jari, Rio Grande do Sul, city in Brazil *Jari, Iran (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Carballo
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (the Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in the Gospels. Jesus was a Galilean Jew who was circumcised, was baptized by John the Baptist, began his own ministry and was often referred to as "rabbi". Jesus debated with fellow Jews on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreu Vivó
Andreu Vivó Tomás (3 February 1978 – 30 December 2012) was a Spanish male artistic gymnast, representing his nation at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2002, 2003 and 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He won the gold medal in the team all-around event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games together with Víctor Cano, Manuel Carballo, Rafael Martínez and Iván San Miguel. Vivo died of a heart attack when he was mountain climbing in the morning on 31 December 2012 in San Juan de Torruella. He began to feel ill after climbing the Collbaix peak in the Catalan district with a friend and collapsed soon after beginning the descent. When emergency management personnel arrived they were unable to revive him. His funeral was in Manresa Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographical centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitja Petkovšek
Mitja Petkovšek (born 6 February 1977 in Ljubljana) is a former Slovenian gymnast. Petkovšek is a specialist on parallel bars, where he is world champion (2005, 2007), World Cup Final champion (2000, 2004), and European champion (2000, 2007, 2008). He has a total of 12 World Championship, World Cup Finals, and European Championship medals, 7 of them gold. He is married to Mojca Rode, a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... and 2008 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * 1977 births Living people Slovenian male artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gymnasts for Slovenia Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
