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2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held at Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, from 9 to 17 July. Medalists Results F11 The final of the Women's Discus Throw F11 took place at 10:04 on 13 Jul 2023. F38 The final of the Women's Discus Throw F38 took place on 17 Jul 2023. F41 The final of the Women's Discus Throw F41 took place at 9:04 on 14 Jul 2023. F53 The final of the Women's Discus Throw F53 took place at 18:30 on 12 Jul 2023. F55 The event took place on 9 July. F57 The event took place on 10 July. F64/44 The final of the Women's Discus Throw F64 took place at 9:04 on 11 Jul 2023. References {{reflist discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ... 2023 in women's athletics Discu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érica Castaño
Érica MarÃa Castaño Salazar (born 9 October 1985) is a Colombian para-athlete, who competes in the F55 category, which is for seated athletes with no leg function, partial upper body function and full arm function. Background Castaño has a spinal cord injury after she was shot at a shopping mall in MedellÃn, Colombia in December 2008. Her brother, Carlos Rousselvelt, is also a para-athlete, and has the same injury after a similar incident five months earlier. She began para-athletics in 2014, and made her international debut during the 2015 Parapan American Games. She is married to Edward Ortiz, and works as a lawyer. Career Castaño participated in the 2015 Parapan American Games, where she won three medals. In shot put she won bronze in class F53/54/55, and in discus she won bronze in class F54/55. In the javelin throw, she won silver, only beaten by Angela Madsen of the United States. The following year, she participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where she came fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renee Danielle Foessel
Renee Danielle Foessel (born May 30, 1995) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who specializes in throwing events in international level events. Early life and education Foessel was born with cerebral palsy with hemiplegia affecting her right side. She is the middle child of three daughters. She was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and moved with her family to Orangeville in 2014. In 2020, Foessel completed a degree in criminal justice and a diploma in community and justice services at Humber College. Career Foessel is coached by Ken Hall at Cruisers Sports in Mississauga, where she began training at six years old. In 2011, she was the youngest Canadian athlete at the 2011 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championship. She was set to compete in javelin, discus, and shot put, but was told at the championships that, due to a switch in classification, she could only compete in javelin. She was just shy of making the team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In 2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simoné Kruger
Simoné Kruger (born 14 January 2005) is a South African Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and shot put events at international track and field competitions. She is a World champion in discus throw and competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished fifth in the discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Simone 2005 births Living people Athletes from Pretoria Paralympic athletes for South Africa South African female discus throwers South African female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busra Nur Tirikli
Bosra (), formerly Bostra () and officially called Busra al-Sham (), is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region. Bosra is an ancient city mentioned in 14th century BC Egyptian sources. A key Nabatean city, it became the prosperous provincial capital of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea following the dissolvement of the Nabatean kingdom. With the advent of Christianity, Bostra flourished as a Metropolitan Archbishopric, under the jurisdiction of Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. It also became a Latin Catholic titular see and the episcopal see of a Melkite Catholic Archeparchy. Throughout its history under various Muslim rulers, the city maintained its strategic importance as Syria's southern gateway. It attracted attention from Damascus' rulers and was governed by various lords, serving as a hub for Islamic learning and endowments. However, it decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izabela Campos
Izabela Silva Campos (born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian visually impaired F11/12 shot putter and discus thrower. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus throw. Personal life Campos lost her sight when she was five after having measles. Career Campos competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in the women's shot put. That event was won by Assunta Legnante. She won a silver in the javelin. At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio she threw her discus 32.60 m to get a bronze medal. She missed out to Liangmin Zhang (36.65 m) from China and Tang Hongxia (35.01 m). She competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games, winning gold in Discus, and bronze in Javelin, and Shot put. She came twelfth in the shot put at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai but she took the bronze in the F11 Women's discus throw. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Dobrovolskaja
Oksana, Oxana, or Aksana (; , ), is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name '' Kseniya'' (), but the two names coexist in use in both countries, and neither of them is a shortening of the other. Origin The names Oksana (), Xana (), Sana () and Kseniya () are thought to originate from one of two Greek words: Xenia (hospitality) or Xenos (stranger). the dictionary of Russian names. Axana is another alternative spelling. People Oksana * (born 1987), Russian actress * Oksana Wilhelmsson (born 1984 as[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesenia Restrepo
Yesenia MarÃa Restrepo Muñoz (born 3 June 1982) is a Colombian Paralympic athlete. She won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay T11-T13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ... held in Tokyo, Japan. References External links * Living people 1982 births Colombian female discus throwers Paralympic athletes for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Colombia Paralympic meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Heyison
Samantha Heyison (born August 5, 2005), is an American Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events. She will represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Early life and education Heyison played soccer, softball and basketball growing up, before focusing on track and field. She attended Urbana High School in Ijamsville, Maryland. During the 2021 Maryland 4A state championship she finished in second place in discus and fifth in shot put. She was the 2022 Maryland 4A state champion in discus and the 2023 Maryland 4A state champion in both discus and shot put. She was named a two-time U.S. Paralympics track and field high school Athlete of the Year. She attends Wake Forest University and is a member of their track and field team. Career Heyison made her international debut for the United States at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won bronze medals in the discus throw and shot put events. In July 2024, during the U.S. Paralympic team trials, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faustyna Kotłowska
Faustyna Kotłowska (born 24 March 2001) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events in international level events. Personal life Kotłowska sustained a serious leg injury in March 2016 when she was involved in an accident. She wears a prosthetic In medicine, a prosthesis (: prostheses; from ), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (Congenital, congenital disord ... when participating in sporting events. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotłowska, Faustyna 2001 births Living people People from Kościerzyna Paralympic athletes for Poland Polish female discus throwers Polish female javelin throwers Polish female shot putters Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Polish sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Juan
Yao Juan (; born July 18, 1983) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F43/44/62/64 Javelin Throw, Shot Put and Discus Throw events. Career She won a gold medal at the 2000 paralympics in the F44 Javelin. She has competed in five other Paralympics 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 & 2020 and she won five gold medals. She also won ten medals, including nine gold medals, at the World Para Athletics Championships The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It .... References External links * 1983 births Living people Chinese female javelin throwers Chinese female discus throwers Chinese female shot putters Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floralia Estrada
The Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included ''Ludi Florae'', the "Games of Flora", which lasted for six days under the empire. The festival had a licentious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere. In contrast to many festivals which had a patrician character, the games of Flora were plebeian in nature. Flora Flora is one of the most ancient goddesses of Roman religion and was one of fifteen deities to have her own state-supported high priest, the ''flamen Florialis''. A goddess of flowers, vegetation, and fertility, she received sacrifices ''( piacula)'' in the sacred grove of the Arval Brothers, an archaic priesthood. Her altar at Rome was said to have been established by the Sabine king Titus Tatius during the semi-legendary Regal period. ''Flusalis'' (linguistically equivalent to ''Floralia'') was a month on the Sabine calendar, and Varro cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
