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Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes from 48 nations, with eight qualifying heats. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.04 seconds by William Tanui of Kenya, the second straight Games in which a Kenyan man won the 800 metres. Johnny Gray returned the United States to podium after a 16-year absence. Summary Johnny Gray took the race out to the "Gray zone" running the first lap in 49.9 hoping to burn off the competition. His only follower was José Luíz Barbosa with Nixon Kiprotich and William Tanui trailing a clear breakaway from the rest of the field. Entering the final turn, Gray stumbled for a moment, losing momentum, but a straining Barbosa could not take advantage. Through the turn, the two Kenyans Tanui and Kiprotich worked their way around Barbosa, with Tanui challenging Gray for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium formerly known as the Estadi de Montjuïc and Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc and also known in English language, English as the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition, 1929 International Exposition in the city (and Barcelona's failed bid for the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were awarded to Berlin), it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Barcelona, Barcelona since the 2023–24 season, due to the renovation of their regular ground, the Camp Nou. The stadium is named after Lluís Companys, a president of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) executed by Francoist Spain. With its current capacity of 55,926 seats (67,007 during the 1992 Olympics), it is the list of stadiums in Spain#Current stadiums, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Cornette
Frédéric Cornette (born 29 June 1967 in Laon) is a retired French middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ..., as well as two World Championships, in 1991 and 1995. His personal bests in the event are 1:45.82 outdoors (Nice 1992) and 1:48.46 indoors (Liévin 1997). Competition record References 1967 births Living people People from Laon French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France Sportspeople from Aisne Athletes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Williams (athlete)
Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962, in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the 800 metres and anchoring the Canadian 4 x 400 metres relay team. He also ran in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in both 1991 and as a 6th place finalist in 1993 beating the 1992 Olympic gold medalist William Tanui in the process. He was a home town finalist in the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto. While running for Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Christian research university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2 (High Research Spending and Doctorate Production) institutio ..., he was the 1986 NCAA Champion. References External links * 1962 births Living people Athletes from Cape Town South African emigrants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atle Douglas
Atle Douglas (born 9 June 1968 in Oxford, England) is a retired Norwegian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented BFG Fana, SK Vidar, Bergen FIK, IL Gular and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. He finished eighth at the 1994 European Championships. He also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1993 and 1995 without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1987–1990, 1993, 1995 and 1998. His personal best time was 1:43.69 minutes, achieved in September 1995 in Rieti Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. T .... This places him second among Norwegian 800 m runners, only behind 1996 Olympic champion Vebjørn Rodal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McKean
Thomas McKean (born 27 October 1963) is a Scottish former middle-distance runner representing Great Britain and Scotland internationally. He was European champion over the 800 metres in 1990, and a world (1993) and European (1990) indoor champion over the 800 metres, one of the few athletes to be both indoor and outdoor European champion in the event simultaneously. He won the IAAF World Cup 800 metres in 1989. Outdoors, McKean reached the lower steps of podiums at both European and Commonwealth Games level. Racing during the brief era when two championships for British athletes were held annually, McKean won three British titles y; he was twice the 800 metre champion at the AAA Championships, recognised as the premier British athletics championships of the time despite allowing guest runners, while he also won the 800 metres title once at the alternative UK Athletics Championships event for British athletes only. Athletics career McKean was the winner of the European Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilunga Kafila
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Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo) competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Seventeen competitors, fifteen men and two women, took part in fourteen events in four sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events Boxing Cycling Three cyclists represented Zaire in 1992. Road ;Men Judo ;Men References External links * Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Salem Al-Tunaiji
The United Arab Emirates competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Thirteen competitors, all men, took part in nineteen events in three sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles * Abdulla Sabt :* Heat – 56.20 (→ did not advance) Men's 800m *Mohamed Salem Al-Tunaiji :* Heat – 1:53.91 (→ did not advance) Cycling Four cyclists represented the United Arab Emirates in 1992. ; Men's road race * Ali Al-Abed * Mansoor Bu Osaiba * Khalifa Bin Omair ; Men's team time trial * Ali Al-Abed * Mansoor Bu Osaiba * Khamis Harib * Khalifa Bin Omair Swimming References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphorien Samba
Symphorien Samba (born 16 April 1974) is a Congolese middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Republic of the Congo male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Republic of the Congo Place of birth missing (living people) {{RCongo-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Haas
Jörg Haas (born 27 February 1968) is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the 1992 800 metres national champion at the German Athletics Championships The German Athletics Championships () are the national championships in athletics of Germany, organised annually by the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. The competition features track and field events. Separate championships are held for non-tra .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics German male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Offenburg Athletes from Freiburg (region) 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahjoub Haida
Mahjoub (, ; from the adjective مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb) with the meaning "invisible", "veiled", "hidden", "covered", "blocked") is a Muslim Arabic male given name (it exists the female version Mahjouba ()) and surname. Other romanizations from the Arabic script include Mahdjoub, Mahjub, Mahdschub, Mahjoob, Mahgoub, Mahgub and Mahgoob. Notable people with this name include: Surname * A. Monem Mahjoub (born 1963), Libyan linguist, philosopher, poet, historian, and political critic * Abderrahmane Mahjoub (1929–2011), French-Moroccan footballer * Alireza Mahjoub (born 1958), Iranian politician * Jamal Mahjoub (born 1966), British-Sudanese writer * Javad Mahjoub (born 1991), Iranian judoka * Mohammad Jafar Mahjoub (1924–1996), Iranian scholar * Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub, Egyptian national imprisoned in Canada * Morteza Mahjoub (born 1980), Iranian chess grandmaster * Said Mustapha Mahdjoub, adopted Islamic name of the French soldier and mercenary Robert Denard (1929–200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jin-Il
Lee Jin-Il (born January 12, 1973 in Daegu) is a retired South Korean athlete who competed in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1.44.14 in 800 metres, achieved in June 17, 1994 in the South Korean Athletics Championships. This is the current South Korean record. It was also the Asian record until it was broken by in 2004. Lee took part in the and came in fifth place. He won the |
