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Amar Hecini
Amar Hecini (; born 18 November 1971) is a retired sprint (running), sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as at four outdoor and one indoor World Championships. International competitions 1Did not finish in the final Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 20.96 (+0.4 m/s, Narbonne 1994) *400 metres – 45.90 (Udine 1991) *800 metres – 1:44.84 (Rieti 1996) Indoor *400 metres – 47.95 (Seville 1991) References External links * 1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Algerian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Algeria Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria 20th-century Algerian sportsmen {{Algeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprint (running)
Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an opponent. Human physiology dictates that a runner's near-top speed cannot be maintained for more than 30–35 seconds due to the depletion of phosphocreatine stores in muscles, and perhaps secondarily to excessive metabolic acidosis as a result of anaerobic glycolysis. In athletics (sport), athletics and track and field, sprints (or dashes) are races over short distances. They are among the oldest running competitions, being recorded at the Ancient Olympic Games. Three sprints are currently held at the modern Summer Olympics and outdoor IAAF World Championships in Athletics, World Championships: the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres. At the professional level, sprinters begin the race by assuming a crouching position in the starting bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
