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Mistral One Design
The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) is a one-design racing, one-design windsurfing class chosen by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Medal summary, Atlanta 1996, Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2000 and Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Medal summary, Athens 2004. Starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics it was replaced by the RS:X class, which was replaced by the iQFoil class for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Description The MOD was first designed in 1989. Worldwide,more than 30,000 have been built since. They are light and tough. In the right hands, they can be sailed in windspeeds ranging from depending on sea conditions. The International Mistral Class Organization (IMCO)http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization have established over 50 National Class Organisations. Events Olympics Men's World Championship Women's World Championship References See also *Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistral One Design Insignia
Mistral may refer to: * Mistral (wind) in southern France and Sardinia Automobiles * Maserati Mistral, a Maserati grand tourer produced from 1963 until 1970 * Nissan Mistral, or Terrano II, a Nissan 4×4 produced from 1993 until 2006 * Microplas Mistral, a kit car from the 1950s produced in England, United States, and New Zealand * Bugatti Mistral Companies * Mistral AI, a French artificial intelligence company * Mistral Appliances, an Australian home appliances brand * Mistral Group, an American defense and law enforcement product marketing company * Mistral Solutions, an Indian product design and systems engineering company Aviation * Mistral Air (now Poste Air Cargo), an Italian cargo airline * Mistral Aviation, an airline from the Republic of the Congo * Mistral Engine Company, a Swiss light aircraft and helicopter engine manufacturer * Aviasud Mistral, a French ultralight aircraft * ''Sud-Est SE 535 Mistral'', the French version of the de Havilland Vampire jet fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Kendall
Barbara Anne Kendall (born 30 August 1967) is a former boardsailor from New Zealand. She competed at five Summer Olympic Games and won gold, silver and bronze medals. Biography Kendall was born in Papakura on 30 August 1967, the daughter of Tony and Peggy Kendall. She was raised in the Auckland suburb of Bucklands Beach and attended Macleans College. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, silver medal in 1996 (in Atlanta, Georgia), and a bronze medal in 2000 (in Sydney). Kendall finished 5th at the 2004 Games in Athens and sixth at the 2008 Games in Beijing. She was the first, and as of 2008. (She has since been joined by Valerie Adams, Tokyo 2021. Luuka Jones has stated her intention to compete in her fifth Olympics in Paris 2024 to join them.) During 1998, she had founded Gulf Harbour School on the coast of Auckland. In 2008, she returned and created a mural for the school. Kendall was the Oceania athletes' representative on the Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 361 competitors, 246 men and 115 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports. Medalists Archery The men's team, which returned two members of the bronze medal-winning 1996 squad, did even better in 2000. They defeated the United States in the semifinal to guarantee themselves at least a silver medal. The Korean men, however, ensured that the Italians did not win the gold medal by defeating them in the final. ;Men ;Women Athletics Men's track Men's field Women's track Women's field Combined events ;Women's heptathlon Baseball Italy was one of the four nations for which the third Olympic baseball tournament continued their streak of unbroken appearances. The Italians went 2–5 in the preliminary round, defeating the Netherlands and South Africa. This put them in sixth place and eliminated them from competition. Basketball Men's ;Team roster * Alessandro Abbio * Gianluca Basile * Roberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gal Fridman
Gal Fridman (or Friedman, ; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a bronze medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the first of two Israelis athletes to win two Olympic Medals, and the first Olympic Gold medalist in Israeli history. His first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew. He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives close to the water in Sdot Yam, a nearby kibbutz. Early life and career Fridman was born in Karkur, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. The second of three children, Fridman was born to Dganit and Uri Fridman, and has an older sister, Maayan and a younger brother, Yuval. Growing up close to the Mediterranean Sea, Gal was introduced by his father to windsurfing. Fridman started sailing at age seven, and began racing when he was 11. He began competing internationally in youth categories while still in school. After his service in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States. 25 competitors, 18 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 10 sports. Gal Fridman won a bronze medal in Sailing, the only medal won by an Israeli at these games. Medalists Bronze * Gal Fridman — Sailing, Men's Mistral Individual Competition Results by event Athletics Boxing Canoeing Fencing Judo Sailing Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports {{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics Israel at the Summer Olympics by year, 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 in Israeli sport, Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Israel
The flag of the State of Israel ( ; ) was adopted on 28 October 1948, five months after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. It consists of a white background with a blue Star of David in the centre and two horizontal blue stripes at the top and bottom, recalling the design of the tallit (). The Israeli flag legislation states that the official measurements are 160 × 220 cm. Therefore, the official proportions are 8:11. Variants can be found at a wide range of proportions, with 2:3 being common. The blue color is described as "dark sky-blue",Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicatioThe Flag and the Emblem by art historian Alec Mishory, wherein he quotes "The Provisional Council of State Proclamation of the Flag of the State of Israel" made on 28 October 1948 by Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker. and varies from flag to flag, ranging from a hue of pure blue, sometimes shaded almost as dark as navy blue, to hues about 75% toward pure cyan and shades as light as very light b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Espínola (sailor)
Carlos Mauricio "Camau" Espínola (born 5 October 1971) is an Argentine windsurfer and politician. He served as Mayor of Corrientes from 2009 to 2013 and is a National Senator since 2015. Sailing career Nicknamed ''Camau'', Espínola was born in Corrientes and started training at the ''Club Náutico de La Totora'' in his home province. He obtained his first important award, a silver medal, during the Pan American Games held in 1991 in Havana. In the following games, held in Mar del Plata in 1995, Espínola obtained the gold medal. A year later he won the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta; he would win a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney. In 1998, he won the gold medal in the European windsurf Championship held in Greece. Espínola then decided to change category, from Mistral (windsurf) to Tornado, with Santiago Lange he got a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and then again in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, becoming the Arge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Argentina competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 178 competitors, 131 men and 47 women, took part in 101 events in 20 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Women Basketball Men's tournament ;Squad , valign="top" , ; Head coach * Guillermo Vecchio ; Assistant coaches * Rubén Magnano * Fernando Duró ;Preliminary round ;9th to 12th place classification ;9th place classification Boxing Key: * RSC – Referee stopped contest Canoeing Flatwater Cycling Mountain bike Road Track ;Pursuits ;Points races ;Key: * DNF – Did not finish * OVT – Overtaken Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Men ;Team roster and tournament statistics Coach: Miguel MacCormick Legend: ;Preliminary Round (Pool A) : Qualified for semifinals ---- ---- ---- ---- ;9th to 12th place classification ;9th place match Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Argentina
The national flag of the Argentine Republic, often referred to as the Argentine flag (), is a triband (flag), triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal bands coloured light blue and white. There are multiple interpretations on the reasons for those colors. The flag was created by Manuel Belgrano, in line with the creation of the Cockade of Argentina, and was first raised at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence. The National Flag Memorial was later built on the site. The First Triumvirate (Argentina), First Triumvirate did not approve the use of the flag, but the Asamblea del Año XIII allowed the use of the flag as a war flag. It was the Congress of Tucumán which finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816. A yellow Sun of May was added to the center in 1818. The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (). The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (). While both versions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
Nikolaos "Nikos" Kaklamanakis (, born 19 August 1968, in Athens) is the Greece, Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was named one of the 1996 Greek Male Athlete of the Year, Greek Male Athletes of the Year. Kaklamanakis participated in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1992 to 2008, reaching the medal race in all five of them. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympics in Athens, while he was ninth in Barcelona (1992), sixth in Sydney (2000) and eighth in Beijing (2008). Biography One of the most popular athletes in Greece, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis is a three-time Mistral class windsurfing world champion and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Sailing. He won silver in the event at the 2003 World Championships in Cádiz, Spain, behind Przemek Miarczynski of Poland. In the 2000 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 121 competitors, 87 men and 34 women, took part in 94 events in 18 sports. Medalists Greece finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and four silver medals. Gold * Ioannis Melissanidis — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises * Nikolaos Kaklamanakis — Sailing, Men's Sailboard (Mistral) * Pyrros Dimas — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg) * Kakhi Kakhiashvili — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (99 kg) Silver * Niki Bakogianni — Athletics, Women's High Jump * Leonidas Sampanis — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight (59 kg) * Valerios Leonidis — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (64 kg) * Leonidas Kokas — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (91 kg) Athletics Men's Long Jump * Spyridon Vasdekis :* Qualification — 7.98m (→ did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Greece
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the Blue-and-White (, ) or the Cyan-and-White (, ), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has 5 equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The blazon of the flag is Azure (heraldry), azure, four bars argent; on a canton of the field a Greek cross throughout of the second. The official flag ratio is 2:3."Σημαία", from the site of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic The shade of blue used in the flag has varied throughout its history, from light blue to dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
