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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ... had an entry list of 45 competitors, with 43 athletes from 31 nations starting in two qualifying groups (43 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Saturday September 24, 1988. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Khristo Markov of Bulgaria, the nation's first medal and victory in the men's triple jump. Igor Lapshin and Aleksandr Kovalenko of the Soviet Union took silver and bronze in an event where the Soviets had reached the podium eight consecutive Games before the 1984 boycott. Background This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Seoul)
The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th Asian Games in 1986. It is the centrepiece of the Seoul Sports Complex in the Songpa District, in the southeast of the city south of the Han River (Korea), Han River. It is the largest stadium in South Korea. Design and construction This multi-purpose stadium was designed by Kim Swoo-geun. The lines of the stadium's profile imitate the elegant curves of a Joseon white porcelain. Spectator seats are distributed on two tiers, half-covered; seating capacity is 69,950. Before its construction, Seoul's largest venues were Dongdaemun Stadium and Hyochang Stadium. Seating 30,000 and 20,000 respectively, they were too small to attract world-class sporting events. Construction on the new stadium began in 1977 with the aim of staging the Asian Games in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In South Korea
South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time ( UTC+9), which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time. From May 8 to October 9 in 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the calendar of competitions held during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. History In 1434, inventor Jang Yeong-sil developed Korea's first automatic water clock, which King Sejong adapted as Korea's standard timekeeper. It is likely that Koreans used water clocks to keep time prior to this invention, but no concrete records of them exist. In 1437, Jang Yeong-sil, with Jeong Cho, created a bowl-shaped sundial called the ''angbu ilgu'' (), which King Sejong had placed in public so anyone could use it. In 1908, the Korean Empire adopted a standard time, GMT+08:30. In 1912, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Governor-General of Korea changed standard time to GMT+09:00 to align with Japan Standard Time. However, in 1954, the South Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edrick Floreal
Eadric, alternatively spelled Edric or Edrick, is a name of Anglo-Saxon or Jute origin and may refer to: * Eadric of Kent (died c. 686), king of Kent from 685 to 686 * Eadric Streona (died 1017), ealdorman of Mercia under Æthelred II and Cnut * Eadric the Wild Eadric ''the Wild'' (or Eadric ''Silvaticus''), also known as Wild Edric, Eadric ''Cild'' (or ''Child'') and Edric ''the Forester'', was an Anglo-Saxon magnate of Shropshire and Herefordshire who led English resistance to the Norman Conquest, acti ..., leader of resistance against the Norman Conquest between 1068 and 1070 * Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford (1849–1911), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Edric Bastyan (1903–1980), British governor of South Australia and Tasmania * Edric Connor (1913–1968), American singer and actor * Edrick Floreal (born 1966), Canadian athlete * Edrick Lee (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer The name may also refer to the following fictional characters: * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Dodoo
Francis Dodoo (born 13 April 1960) is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump. He won a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games and a silver medal at the 1992 African Championships, and his best placement in the Olympic Games was a 17th place from 1988. He is currently a distinguished sociologist at Pennsylvania State University. Achievements See also *List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians The list of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University students (129) and coaches and faculty members (12) who have appeared as athletes at the Olympic Games, plus on ... References External links * 1960 births Living people Ghanaian male triple jumpers Ghanaian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Grabarczyk (athlete)
Andrzej Grabarczyk (12 January 1964 – 17 July 2016) was a Polish triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...er. He represented his country at two Olympic Games, in 1988 and 1992, without qualifying for the final. In addition, he reached the final of one outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His personal bests in the event were 17.00 metres outdoors (0.0 m/s, Kielce 1991) and 16.60 metres indoors (The Hague 1989). International competitions References External links * * * * 1964 births 2016 deaths Polish male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland People from Poddębice County Athletes from Łódź Voivodeship Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Yanping
Chen Yanping (; born January 7, 1966) is a retired Chinese triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...er. International competitions External links * 1966 births Living people Chinese male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese sportsmen Chinese Athletics Championships winners Asian Games gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Samuels
Vernon George Samuels (born 5 October 1964) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Biography Samuels finished third behind Mike Conley and Eric McCalla in the triple jump event at the 1983 AAA Championships. Samuels was a three-time All-American jumper for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 5th in the triple jump at the 1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At the British AAA Championships, he finished on the podium four more times from 1988 to 1990. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain in the men's triple jump and represented England in the triple jump event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ..., New Zealand. He won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norifumi Yamashita
(born 10 September 1962) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo. His children are also track and field athletes. His oldest son Kohei Yamashita is also triple jumper and competed at the 2016 Olympic Games The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i .... His second son Jun Yamashita is a sprinter and competed at the 2019 World Championships. His daughter Toko Yamashita is also triple jumper and finished seventh at the 2020 Japanese Championships. Personal bests Achievements National titles * Japanese Championships **Triple jump: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996 References External links * * 1962 births Living people Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Falise
Didied Falise (born 3 March 1961) is a retired Belgian triple jumper. He was born in Oreye. He finished tenth at the 1985 World Indoor Games The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official st ..., eighth at the 1986 European Championships, seventh at the 1987 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 1988 Olympic Games and twelfth at the 1989 European Indoor Championships, He also competed at the 1987 World Championships and the 1990 European Championships without reaching the final. He became Belgian champion every year from 1980 through 1990, except for 1983. His personal best jump was 16.86 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Brussels. References 1961 births Living people Belgian male triple jumpers World Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Simpkins
Charles "Charlie" Simpkins (born October 19, 1963) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He was born in Aiken, South Carolina. He competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the triple jump where he won the silver medal. He had previously represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ..., finishing 5th. References * * American male triple jumpers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people 1963 births Sportspeople from Aiken, South Carolina Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Elliott
Norbert Elliott (born 6 November 1962) is a former Bahamian Sport of athletics, athlete and NCAA coach. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Early life Elliot was born in Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau, the son of Audley Elliott and Edith Woodside Elliott. He attended St. Augustine's College (Bahamas), St. Augustine’s College where he was coached by Martin Lundy and graduated in 1980. Athletics career Elliott attended Wharton County Junior College in Texas, where he was Junior College National Champion in 1981. Elliot transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso (UT El Paso), where he was conference champion in the Triple Jump and twice named All-American. In 1987, Elliott represented the The Bahamas, Bahamas at the World Athletics Championships, World Championships in Rome, where he finished 9th overall in the triple jump. In 1988, he represented the Bahamas at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul Olympics where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Slanar
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bulgarian Saint Ivan of Rila. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking world, Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin alphabet, Latin spelling, while Cyrillic script, Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian Cyrillic, Bulgarian, Russian Cyrillic, Russian, Macedonian Cyrillic, Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic, Montenegrin it is , while in Belarusian alphabet, Belarusian and Ukrainian Cyrillic, Ukrainian it is . The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |