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2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's Marathon
The men's marathon at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in the streets of Lyon, France, on 29 July. Medalists See also *List of IPC world records in athletics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 IPC Athletics World Championships - Men's marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ... Marathons at the World Para Athletics Championships IPC World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. A creation of the French philologist Michel Bréal inspired by a story from Ancient Greece, the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Pheidippides, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Di Lello
Alessandro Di Lello (born 18 July 1977) is a Paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category T46 long distance events. In 2012 Di Lello won the marathon at the IPC World Championships and followed this with victory in the T46 classification at the 2013 London Marathon. Sports career Di Lello first began running in an attempt to lose weight, and in 1992 he started competing in long distance races. A motor bike accident resulted in a muscle impairment and Di Lello was subsequently classified as a T46 parasport athlete. One of the first major competitions he entered was the 2009 New York Marathon, but he was forced to retire from the event with an Achilles tendon inflammation. In 2012 he competed alongside fellow countryman Walter Endrizzi in the Summer Paralympics in London. Di Lello finished 8th with a time of 2.46:27. The next year Di Lello competed in T46 marathon at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. Di Lello ran a time of 2:33.42 to take the gold ah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of IPC World Records In Athletics
World records in disability athletics are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). In Para-athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: * 11–13: Blind and visually impaired * 20: Intellectually disabled * 32–38: Athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32–34 compete in wheelchairs, while 35–38 are ambulant * 40–46: Ambulant athletes with amputations or other disabilities such as dwarfism Dwarfism is a condition of people and animals marked by unusually small size or short stature. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dwarfism is . '' ... * 51–58: Wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injuries or amputations * 61–64: Athletes with limb differences The IPC recognizes records for each of these classes. Key: Outdoor Men 100 m Notes: 200 m Notes: 400 m 800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Hokinoue
is a Japanese wheelchair athlete. Career Hokinoue's career began in 2002, two years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident. His first marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 5th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:22:01, which he attained at the 2011 Oensingen Oensingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Oensingen is first mentioned in 968 as ''Oingesingin cum ecclesia''. Geography Oensingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.7% is used ... Wheelchair Marathon; this time became the Japanese record. Hokinoue also holds Japanese records for 5000 m and 10,000 m races. References External links Official page {{DEFAULTSORT:Hokinoue, Kota 1974 births Living people People with paraplegia Japanese male wheelchair racers Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Paralympic wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Hamerlak
Tomasz Hamerlak is a Paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T54 distance events. Tomasz has competed in three Paralympics, always competing in a variety of middle and long-distance events. His only Paralympic medal success came in 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... with a bronze medal in the T54 marathon. References Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic medalists in at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Hug
Marcel Eric Hug (; born 16 January 1986) is a Paralympic Games, Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Switzerland competing in category T54 (classification), T54 wheelchair racing events. Hug, nicknamed 'The Silver Bullet', has competed in four Summer Paralympic Games for Switzerland, winning two bronze medals in his first Games in Athens in 2004. In 2010 he set four world records in four days, and at the 2011 World Championships he won a gold in the 10,000 metres and four silver medals, losing the gold in three events to long term rival David Weir (athlete), David Weir. This rivalry continued into the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where Hug won two silvers, in the 800m and the marathon. In the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, 2013 World Championships Hug dominated the field, winning five golds and a silver. During the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Hug was one of the most consistent competitors in the T54 class, winning two golds, in the 800m and marathon, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezequiel Costa
Ezequiel is a given name, the Spanish version of Ezekiel. Notable people with the name include: People *Ezequiel Adamovsky (born 1971), Argentine historian and political activist * Ezequiel Alejo Carboni (born 1979), is an Argentine midfielder * Ezequiel Andreoli (born 1978), Argentine footballer *Ezequiel Astacio (born 1979), Major League Baseball pitcher * Ezequiel Baptista (born 1926), former Portuguese footballer who played as midfielder *Ezequiel Bitok (born 1966), retired Kenyan runner * Ezequiel Bosio (born 1985), Argentine racing driver *Ezequiel Brítez (born 1985), Argentine footballer *Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (1864–1917), served briefly as the second Governor of New Mexico before his death in 1917 *Ezequiel Cacace (born 1984), Argentine footballer * Ezequiel Calvente (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Ezequiel Carballo (born 1989), Argentine footballer * Ezequiel Carrasco (born 2002), Canadian soccer player *Ezequiel Carrera (born 1987), Major League Baseball center fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Meza
Pedro David Meza (born 15 October 1985) is a former Mexican basketball player, who last played for the Mineros de Zacatecas. He represented the Mexican national team internationally, when he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In May 2021, Meza announced his retirement as a player. Two months later, he joined the Capitanes de Ciudad de México as director of institutional relations and youth teams. Honours *Pan American Games 2011 Silver Medal *FIBA COCABA Championship 2013 Gold Medal *2014 Centrobasket The 2014 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2014 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top 4 teams qualify for the 2015 ... Gold Medal References External links RealGM profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Meza, Pedro 1985 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Macchi
Gabriel "Gaby" Macchi (born 2 October 1975) is a Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Portugal competing mainly in T12 (classification), category T12 long-distance events. Macchi has competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008, 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics, and has won medals at both European and World IPC championships. Career history Macchi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1975. He began running at the age of 14 to accompany his father who was a keen marathon competitor. As a youth he was diagnosed with juvenile glaucoma and his eyesight progressively worsened into his adulthood. Macchi began competing in long-distance racing in 2006 and due to his visual impairment was classified as a T12 disability athlete. He impressed enough at country level to be immediately accepted to represent Portugal at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen. There he entered both the 5,000m and 10,000m races, finishing seventh in both. In 2008 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2013 World Para Athletics Championships, IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis. Venue The Championship was staged at the Stade du Rhône in the Parc de Parilly. The stadium, previously known as the Stade Parilly, was refurbished in 2012 and officially reopened and renamed on 3 September 2012. Format The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was an invitational tournament taking in track and field events. No combined sports were included in the 2013 Championships, with the pentathlon dropped. A total of 1,300 places were made available to all IPC affiliated countries, with 94 countries accepting the invitation and 1,073 athletes reaching the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkin Serna
Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno (born January 13, 1985) is a Paralympic athlete from Colombia competing mainly in category T12 long-distance events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ..., China. There he won a silver medal in the men's Marathon – T12 event, did not finish in the men's 5000 metres – T13 event and finished fourth in the men's 10,000 metres – T12 event. He won again a silver medal in the 2012 London Paralympics, in the Marathon T12. External links * 1985 births Living people Athletes from Antioquia Department Colombian blind people Paralympic athletes for Colombia Visually impaired long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Amin Chentouf
El Amin Chentouf, (Arabic: الأمين شنتوف) (born 9 June 1981) is a Moroccan para-athlete running in T12 distance races. He has represented his country at three Summer Paralympics winning gold medals at each competition. Outside the Paralympics, Chentouf is also a world series Marathon champion, winning the T12/13 event at three London Marathons. Personal history Chentouf was born in Morocco in 1981. He is visually impaired. Career history Chentouf took up athletics in 2008. He made his senior international debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. He entered into three events, the 800m and 5,000m at T12 classifications and the 1,500m T13 race. He reached the podium in the 5,000m, taking gold with a world record breaking time of 13:53.76. The following year he entered the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup in London, his first competitive international marathon. He won the race in a time of 2:24:00, setting another world record in the T12 class. The same year he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
