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Athletics At The 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's Javelin Throw
The Women's javelin throw at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, athletics programme, was held at Hampden Park on 30 July 2014. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Women's javelin throw Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Women's javelin throw Javelin throw at the Commonwealth Games, 2014 2014 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Glasgow was selected as the host city on 9 November 2007 during CGF General Assembly in Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, defeating Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. The Games received acclaim for their organisation, attendance, and the public enthusiasm of the people of Scotland, with CGF chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadeeka Lakmali Babaranda Liyanage
Nadeeka Lakmali Bambarenda Liyanage (born 18 September 1981 in Elpitiya, Galle) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She is regarded one of the finest javelin throwers in Sri Lanka with global fame. She is also attached with the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and current national record holder in women's javelin throw event. Life Liyaanage won a bronze medal for the same category at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan, achieving her best throw at 52.59 metres. Lakmali represented Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's javelin throw. She performed the best throw of 54.28 metres, on her third and final attempt, finishing forty-third overall in the qualifying rounds. She represented Sri Lanka at the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was held in New Delhi where she finished at seventh place in women's javelin throw event clearing a distance of 53.36 meters. Lakmali improved her personal best and national record to 59.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessika Rosun
Selma Sharon Jessika Rosun (born 26 April 1991) is a Mauritian javelin thrower. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 African Junior Championships, finished tenth at the 2010 African Championships, fifth at the 2011 All-Africa Games, sixth at the 2012 African Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, finished twelfth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, won the bronze medal at the 2014 African Championships, finished sixth at the 2015 African Games, seventh at the 2016 African Championships, fourth at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, seventh at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2018 African Championships and fifth at the 2019 African Games. Her personal best throw is 53.98 metres, achieved in May 2019 in Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuta Mary Nartey
Zuta Mary Nartey (also referred to as Mary Zutah Narteh, born 14 November 1987) is a Ghanaian javelin thrower. Javelin In 2012, she placed fourth in the African Championships in Athletics in Porto Novo with 49.69 meters. In 2014, she placed eleventh at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, won silver at the African Championships in Athletics in Marrakech with her personal best of 52.57 meters, and was eighth at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech. She also won the silver medal in the Africa Games in Brazzaville in 2015. She placed ninth in 2016 in the African Championships in Athletics in Durban with 45.40 meters. In 2018, she got the silver medal in the Sekondi-Takoradi GAA(Ghana Athletics Association) Circuit with 45.35 meters. Shot put In 2002, Nartey set a shot put record of 11.70 meters while in Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School during the Ashanti Regional Super Zonal athletics competition that lasted for 18 years until it was broken by Rashida Abass of Prempeh Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freya Jones
Freya Jones (born 13 November 1993) is an English track and field athlete specialising in the javelin throw. Competing for the Georgia Bulldogs women's track and field team, Jones won the 2013 javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She became British champion when winning the javelin throw event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships The 2020 British Athletics Championships (known for sponsorship reasons as the Müller British Athletics Championships) was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom. The championship took place on ... with a throw of 53.12 metres. References Living people 1993 births English female javelin throwers British female javelin throwers Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics British Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzy Jeffs
Izzy is a common nickname for the given names Israel, Isaac, Isidor, Isidore, Isadore, Isidora, Isabel, Isobel, Isabella, Isaiah, Issam, etc. Izzy, Izzie, Issie, Issy, Isy or Izy may refer to: People Izzy * Israel Izzy Abraham (born 1980), American football coach * Israel Adesanya (born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer * Israel Izzy Alcántara (born 1971), former baseball player from the Dominican Republic * Israel Izzy Asper (1932–2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate * Isabelle Beisiegel (born 1979), Canadian golfer * Isaiah Brown (born 1997), English footballer * John Izzy Canillo (born 2004), Filipino child actor * Isabel Izzy Daniel (born 2001), American ice hockey player * Isidor/Isadore Izzy Einstein (c. 1880–1938), American federal police officer during the early Prohibition era * Isidore Izzy Goldstein (1909–1993), Major League Baseball pitcher * Isadore Izzy Gomez (restaurateur) (1875 or 1876–1944), Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annu Rani
Annu Rani Dharayan (born 28 August 1992) is an Indian javelin thrower. She was the first Indian woman to reach the javelin throw final at the World Championships in 2019. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she made history by becoming the first Indian woman javelin thrower to win a medal, a bronze. Rani is the first Indian woman javelin thrower to win a gold at the Asian Games. Personal life and background Annu Rani Dharayan was born in a JAT family on 28 August 1992 in village Bahadurpur,Meerut. Her father Amarpal was a farmer. Her talent was identified by her brother, Upendra, who noticed her upper body strength during a cricket game. He began to train her by asking her to hurl sugarcane sticks in an empty field. Annu's first javelin stick was one that she crafted herself from a long piece of bamboo, because she couldn't afford one. She started playing javelin throw first in the year 2010 at the age of 18. Her brother later began to pay for her training as well, despite her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie Sayers
Katherine Dinah "Goldie" Sayers (born 16 July 1982) is a British former javelin thrower, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Early life Sayers, born in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, was educated at Fairstead House School, Newmarket, and at The King's School, Ely. She played hockey, netball and tennis at county level, and was an under 11 national table tennis champion. Career highlights Sayers first came to prominence when setting national junior records and winning national titles, in 2001. Sayers also served as the captain of Great Britain's women's under 20 team, this season. The following season, Sayers represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished in sixth place. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sayers represented Great Britain but failed to make the final at her first Olympics. She finished twelfth at both the 2005 World Championships and 2006 European Championships but she did finish fifth at the 2006 Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Gleadle
Elizabeth "Liz" Gleadle (born December 5, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is the national record holder and has twice won Pan American Games medals, thrice made the World Championship finals (with a best result of 9th) and is a three-time Olympian, making the final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th. Life and career Elizabeth Gleadle was born in Vancouver, on December 5, 1988, to parents Dan and Sonia. Her parents enrolled her in almost every sport available throughout elementary school, including playing fastball for the Vancouver Wildcats Rep fastball team as a pitcher. In 2002, while in grade 8 at Kitsilano Secondary School, Geladle threw javelin in Caroline Wittrin's gym class. That year she won the Vancouver City's with a throw of 17 metres. In 2004, while in grade 10, Gleadle placed third at BC High School Championships and won both the BC Youth Championships and the Canadian Youth Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2014 Commonwealth Games
Athletics was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games; the recognised precursor to the Commonwealth Games. The competition took place between Sunday 27 July and Saturday 2 August at the temporarily modified Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium. The programme commenced with 42km195m marathon, which started and finished at Glasgow Green and included 6 parathletics events throughout. Racewalking events were dropped from the programme for 2014 – a move condemned by walking athletes. The meet was dominated, in terms of golds won, by Kenya, Jamaica who won 10 gold medals apiece and Australia with eight gold medals, though gold and other medals were distributed among 21 teams, and England took away the most medals, 27 including 13 silver medals. Kenya dominated the distance events, and Jamaica the sprint events, but bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Mitchell
Kathryn Mitchell (born 10 July 1982) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She has represented her country at three Olympic Games, finishing ninth in 2012 and sixth in 2016. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 68.92 m, a Commonwealth Games, Australian and Oceanian record. It also ranks her ninth on the world all-time list. Personal life Nicknamed Mitch, Mitchell was born on 10 July 1982 in Hamilton, Victoria. She calls Casterton her hometown but lives in Monte Carlo. She went to Casterton Primary School before going to high school at Casterton Secondary College and Ballarat High School. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement and is working on an advance degree in Nutritional Medicine. She is a fitness services instructor and health consultant. Athletics Mitchell competes in javelin. As a fourteen-year-old, she started in the sport but did not begin to take the sport seriously until she was seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey-Lee Roberts
Kelsey-Lee Barber (née Roberts; born 20 September 1991) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won consecutive gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2022 World Championships, the first person to do so, and her personal best of 67.70 m ranks her 13th in the overall list. Barber is based at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane. She was formerly based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Personal life Born in East London, South Africa, Barber's family moved to Australia in 2000. It was this relocation that setup the career of Barber. Barber arrived in Australia during the Sydney Olympics and lived in Corryong in Victoria. Her uncle and aunt owned a dairy farm and she competed in athletics at the school carnival. She was so successful that she progressed in discus competitions through the zone and regional carnivals. She moved from Corryong to Canberra in 2007 and started taking athletics more seriously. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
