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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's Discus Throw
The Discus throw, Women's Discus Throw event at the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988. Medalists Records These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics. The following Olympic record was set during this competition. Qualifying round *Held on Wednesday September 28, 1988 Final See also * 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus, 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart) * 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus, 1987 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome) * 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus, 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split) * 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus, 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo) Refere ... [...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] |
Larisa Mikhalchenko
Larisa Mikhalchenko (; born 16 February 1963)Biography of Larisa Mikhalchenko is a Ukrainian former er. Her personal best throw is 70.80 metres, achieved in June 1988 in . She was born in , Ukrainian SSR
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María Isabel Urrutia
María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (born 25 March 1965) is a former Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter, athlete and politician from Colombia. She won the first ever gold medal for Colombia at the Olympic Games, Summer Olympic Games. Athletic career Background Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. Weightlifting She switched to Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships, 1989 World Championships. She won gold at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships, 1990, silver 1991 World Weightlifting Championships, 1991, gold 1994 World Weightlifting Championships, 1994, silver 1995 World Weightlifting Championships, 1995, bronze 1996 World Weightlifting Championships, 1996, silver 1997 World Weightlifting Championships, 1997, and bronze at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. Urrutia won a gold medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xing Ailan
Xing Ailan (born 23 February 1965) is a Chinese athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw 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 .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Chinese female discus throwers Olympic athletes for China Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Katewicz
Renata Katewicz (born 2 May 1965 in Kaniczki, Pomorskie) is a retired female discus thrower from Poland. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1988 and 1996. Katewicz is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's discus event at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... International competitions Referencessports-reference* 1965 births Living people People from Kwidzyn County Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Universiade medalists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou Xuemei
Hou Xuemei (born 27 February 1962 in Zhejiang) is a retired Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Tianjin. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling Xiao Yanling (; born 27 April 1968) is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in Beijing. This is the current Asian record. She failed a drug test in 1992. She won the gold medal at the 1991 ... with 71.68 metres. - IAAF.org Achievements References External links * 1962 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cady
Carol Therese Cady (born June 6, 1962, in Los Alamos, New Mexico) is an American retired female shot putter and discus thrower. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. During the 1980s Cady was one of the first women to compete in hammer throw. Cady was an All-American for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team while a student at Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth .... International competitions References * * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from New Mexico Track and field athletes from California American female shot putters American female discus throwers American female hammer throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellina Zvereva
Ellina Aleksandrovna Zvereva (; born 16 November 1960 in Dolgoprudny) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova. Her victory in 2001 made her the oldest World Champion ever, at 40 years and 269 days. Her personal best is 71.58m. When she retired in 2010 she was one of the last remaining athletes who had competed for the Soviet Union. Early life Zvereva was born on November 16, 1960 in the Tula, Russia. Doping In 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids. Achievements See also * List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted to having, taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or ... References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck
Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck (born 18 August 1969) is a Cameroonian athlete. She competed in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw 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 .... References 1969 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Cameroonian female shot putters Cameroonian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Cameroon Place of birth missing (living people) African Games gold medalists for Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Chun-hui
Kim Chun-hui (born 14 July 1963) is a South Korean athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw 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 .... At the Taiwan Open International Invitational Athletics Competition, Kim won a gold medal in the discus with a throw of 46.70 m. References 1963 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korean female discus throwers Olympic athletes for South Korea Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline McKernan
Jacqueline Lena McKernan (born 1 July 1965) is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower. She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at three Olympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996) and won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and the Universiade in 1993. Biography Born in Belfast, McKernan was a member of the City of Lisburn Athletics Club. McKernan became the British discus throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships. It was the first of her six AAA titles, the others coming in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997. She finished 18th in qualifying at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, before going on to win a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games representing Northern Ireland, with a throw of 54.86 metres. She then finished 28th in qualifying at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. McKernan's personal best throw is 60.72 metres, achieved when winning the silver medal at the Universiade on 17 July 1993 in Buffalo. This is the Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Price-Smith
Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985. Later career Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro. In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c .... International competitions *^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance. *Note: Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
