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Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 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 ... sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4 & 7. The favorite would have been Republic of China's Chi Cheng, who set world records in the 200 meters and 220 yards distances in 1970. She suffered a career ending injury at the end of 1970. An attempted surgery in 1971 failed. The top three ranked women in the world in 1971, were the three women on the podium in Munich—European Champion Renate Stecher (GDR) who won by 0.05 seconds, Commonwealth Champion Raelene Boyle (AUS), and the defending Champion Irena Szewinska of Poland. Heats Top five in each heat (blue) and the next two fastest (pink) advanced to quarterfinal round. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion () is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the ''Olympiapark München'' in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics 70,824 tickets—including the unsaleable—were available for the events taking place in the stadium (including the opening and closing ceremonies). Yet, during the track and field competitions, average audiences of 80,000 to 90,000 people were estimated daily. Also, the stadium has hosted many major association football, football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1988 Final—due to up to 5,000 additional short-term stands, the football World Cup Final in 1974 was attended by 75,200 spectators. The stadium also hosted UEFA Champions League, European Cup Finals in 1979 European Cup Final, 1979, 1993 UEFA Champions League Final, 1993 and 1997 UEFA Champions League Final, 1997. Its current capacity is 63,118 seated spectators. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadezhda Besfamilnaya
Nadezhda Viktorovna Besfamilnaya (, born 27 December 1950) is a Soviet-born Russian former sprint athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Competitive career Besfamilnaya trained at CSKA Moscow, the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. From a young age she was coached by , who remained her coach throughout her career. She made her Olympic debut at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Her most successful race was the 4 × 100 metres relay, in which she finished fifth with teammates Galina Bukharina, Marina Sidorova, and Lyudmila Zharkova. Besfamilnaya also qualified for the semifinals in the 200 metres but did not advance to the medal round. She was scheduled to compete in the 100 metres but did not start. She represtented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada and won Olympic bronze in the 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko (, ) (March 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Greene
Pam Greene (born February 15, 1954) is an American sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Greene qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. Greene ran on the 4x100 relay at the 1973 World University Games, and was AIAW Champion in 1973 in the 200 metres. She also received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. Greene competed collegiately for the Northern Colorado Bears track and field team, winning the 220 yards at the 1973 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 1974, Greene represented the Colorado State Rams The Colorado State Rams are the athletic teams that represent Colorado State University (CSU). Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference, which is an NCAA Division I conference and s ... and was a finalist in the 100 yards at the 1974 AIAW Outdoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Strophal
Ellen Streidt ( Stropahl later Wendland, born 27 July 1952 in Wittstock, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres and 400 metres. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, she finished fourth in the 200 m final, just one one-hundredth of a second behind bronze medallist Irena Szewińska. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, she won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres with her teammates Brigitte Rohde, Christina Brehmer and Doris Maletzki Doris Maletzki (for some time Brachmann, born 11 June 1952 in Salzwedel) is a retired East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She won a gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Championships, together with team .... Achiev ...
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Meas Kheng
Meas Kheng (born 28 March 1946) is a Cambodian sprinter who made history as the first woman to represent Cambodia at the Olympics.She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... She was dubbed the "sprint queen" of Southeast Asia, in the early 1970s. At just seventeen, Kheng reached the finals of the 400 metres at the 1963 GANEFO Games in Jakarta. Her recorded time of 62.1 seconds still stands as the Cambodian junior record. On July 19, 1968, in Phnom Penh, Meas Kheng clocked 12.0 seconds to set the current Cambodian 100-metre hand-timed record, which remains unbroken to this day. At the 1971 SEAP Games, Kheng clinched gold with a time of the 100 metres and in a national record of 25.05 seconds. Her 200-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefa Vicent
Josefa Vicent Riesgo (born 7 May 1950) is a Uruguayan sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She is the most successful athlete for Uruguay in the history of the South American championships. International competitions 1Did not start in the quarterfinals Personal bests *100 metres – 11.8 (1969) *200 metres – 24.4 (1971) *400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ... – 54.9 (1971) References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Uruguayan female sprinters Olympic athletes for Uruguay Athletes from Barcelona Pan American Games athletes for Uruguay Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Luisa Vilca
María Luisa Vilca Alzola (15 March 1948 – 29 May 2019) was a Peruvian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. International competitions Personal bests *100 metres – 11.85 (1972) *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 ... – 24.41 (1972) References 1948 births 2019 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Peruvian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Peru Place of birth missing Pan American Games athletes for Peru Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Peruvian sportswomen {{Peru-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Afriyie
Hannah Afriyie (born 21 December 1951) is a retired Ghanaian track and field athlete. She won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres sprints at the 1978 All-Africa Games held in Algiers. Afriyie reached the quarter finals of the 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... In the 1977 West African games in Lagos, she won the silver medal in the 100 metres. References External links * 1951 births Living people Ghanaian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana African Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Della Pascoe
Della Patricia Pascoe (née James; 28 March 1949 – 22 June 2023) was a British international sprinter, who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Biography James finished third behind Johanna Cornelissen in the 100 yards event at the 1967 WAAA Championships. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres. James later represented England in the 100 metres and 200 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Shortly after the 1970 Games, James married hurdler Alan Pascoe and competed under her married name thereafter As Pascoe she became the national 100 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1972 WAAA Championships The 1972 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 7 to 8 July 1972. Results + Held on 1 July at Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma Van Gool
Wilhelmina Catharina Maria Martina "Wilma" van Gool (née van den Berg. born 11 August 1947), commonly known as Wilma van den Berg, is a Dutch former sprinter, two-time Olympian, silver medalist in the European Championships and Universiade, Dutch national champion, and 1969 Dutch Female Athlete of the Year. Biography Van den Berg won the Dutch national championship in both the 100 m event and the 200 m in 1967, 1969–72, and 1976; she also won the 100 m event in 1974. She won a silver medal at the 1969 European Championships in the 100 m event, and a bronze medal at the 1970 European Indoor Championships in the 60 m. At the 1970 Summer Universiade she won a silver medal in the 100 m event, and a bronze medal in the 200 m. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m sprint and 4 × 100 m relay. She finished in fourth place in the relay in 1968; individually, she did not reach the finals. She had qualified for the semifinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annegret Kroniger
Annegret "Anne" Kroniger (born September 24, 1952, in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a female German athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 100 metres held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she won the silver medal with her teammates Elvira Possekel, Inge Helten and Olympic 100 metre champion Annegret Richter Annegret Richter (born 13 October 1950) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion. Biography Born Annegret Irrgang, she won her first international title at the 1971 European Championships, as a part of .... References * Living people 1952 births West German female sprinters Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany Sportspeople from Bochum Athletes from Arnsberg (region) European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Valdes
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical Western canon, canon; the "Habanera (aria), Habanera" and "Seguidilla#The_'Seguidilla'_in_opera , Seguidilla" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
