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Isidro Montoya
Isidro Montoya Valencia (born November 3, 1990 in Turbo, Antioquia) is a sprinter from Colombia. He competed in the 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Personal bests *100 m: 10.15 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Cali, 29 August 2014 *200 m: 20.71 s (wind: -1.1 m/s) – Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ..., 29 April 2017 Achievements References External links * * 1990 births Living people Colombian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Colombia South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbo, Colombia
Turbo is a port city in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is located on the coast of Gulf of Urabá, 340 km north of Medellín (the department capital and second largest city). This port city is the capital of the Urabá region of Antioquia. The place where Turbo is today was known as Pisisí, but by 1741 people were already talking about Turbo. By a decree on May 11, 1839, the central government spent one thousand pesos for military service barracks in Turbo. In 1840, the republican president assigned one thousand fanegas of uncultivated lands for the new population. It was established as a municipality in 1847. Turbo lies near the southeastern tip of the Darién Gap and is the northern terminus of the main route of the Pan-American Highway in South America. There is currently no paved road connecting through the region to Yaviza, Panama, where the highway continues through Central and North America. Geography Climate Turbo has a monthly mean temperature above in every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 South American Games
The athletics events at the 2010 South American Games ( es, IX Juegos Suramericanos) were held from March 20–23 at the Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium in Medellín, Colombia. The competition also acted at the 4th South American Under-23 Championships. A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by male athletes and 21 by female athletes. The stadium was 1541 metres above sea level, thus some athletes' performances benefited from altitude assistance.Biscayart, Eduardo (2010-03-24)100m record at South American U23 champs IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-27. Brazil topped the medal table with 13 golds and 41 medals overall. Hosts Colombia were the next most successful (11 golds and 35 total) while Venezuela and Peru took third and fourth place respectively. Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva provided one of the highlights of the competition, equalling the South American record in the women's 100 metres with a run of 11.17 seconds. Jorge McFarlane of Peru took victory in both the 110 metres h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America, South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an Global city, alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous city, autonomous district. In 1880, after Argentine Civil War, decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalization of Bueno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 South American Championships In Athletics
The 2011 South American Championships in Athletics were the 47th edition of the South American Championships, organised under the supervision of the CONSUDATLE. They were held at the National Center of High Performance Athletics (''Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo'', CeNARD) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 5 June 2011. Forty-four track and field events were contested, with the number of contests split evenly between the sexes. A total of 345 athletes participated at the championships. It was the first time since 1967 that the city had hosted the event. Brazil continued its dominance at the continental competition, winning the most medals of the fourteen participating countries (51 in total, 21 of them gold). It also retained both the men's and women's title on points. Colombia was the next most successful nation, taking twelve gold medals and thirty-three overall, while the host nation Argentina came third with five golds and twenty medals altogether. In the eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 Central American And Caribbean Games – Results
These are the official results of the athletics competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place on July 24–30, 2010 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Men's results 100 meters Heats – July 25Wind:Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +1.4 m/s Final – July 25Wind:+0.7 m/s 200 meters Heats – July 27Wind:Heat 1: -1.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +2.8 m/s, Heat 4: +2.8 m/s Final – July 27Wind:0.0 m/s 400 meters Heats – July 25 Final – July 26 800 meters Heats – July 27 Final – July 29 1500 meters July 26 5000 meters July 30 10,000 meters July 26 Marathon July 25 110 meters hurdles Heats – July 25Wind:Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s Final – July 25Wind:-0.1 m/s 400 meters hurdles Heats – July 25 Final – July 27 3000 meters steeplechase July 29 4 × 100 meters relay Heats – July 29 Final – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Puras'' (City of Pure Waters), or ''Ciudad del Mangó'' (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of ''Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez'' (''Excellent City'' of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077 in the city proper, and it is a principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 88,731) and the Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area (pop. 213,831). History The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former Taíno Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e., Urayoán and Legend of Diego Salcedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 Central American And Caribbean Games
The athletics competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico from July 24–30. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women, and 12 Games records were set. Also, 3 national records were set (2 by the men and 1 by the women). Of the twenty-three nations that won a medal in the competition, Jamaica was the most successful, topping the table with ten golds and an overall haul of 25 medals. Mexico and Colombia were the next best performers, with seven and six golds, respectively. The hosts were fourth in the rankings with four golds and sixteen medals in all. Cuba – typically one of the strongest teams in the region – was absent from the contest, but the quality of the performances on show remained high regardless. Among the stand-out competitors of the competition, Churandy Martina played a part in all his country's medals, winning their two golds with a 100 metres/200 metres d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the official results of the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on June 4–6, 2010 in San Fernando, Spain. Men's results 100 meters Heats – June 4Wind:Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s Final – June 4Wind:-0.2 m/s Extra – June 4Wind:+0.5 m/s 200 meters Heats – June 5Wind:Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s Final – June 6Wind:+0.2 m/s 400 meters Heats – June 4 Final – June 5 800 meters June 6 1500 meters June 5 3000 meters June 6 5000 meters June 4 110 meters hurdles Heats – June 5Wind:Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s Final – June 6Wind:+0.1 m/s 400 meters hurdles Heats – June 4 Final – June 5 3000 meters steeplechase June 5 4 x 100 meters relay June 5 4 x 400 meters relay June 6 20,000 meters walk June 5 High jump June 5 Pole vault June 5 Long jump June 6 Triple jump Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Madrid , coordinates = , largest_city = Madrid , languages_type = Official language , languages = Spanish , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , ethnic_groups_ref = , religion = , religion_ref = , religion_year = 2020 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Felipe VI , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Pedro Sánchez , legislature = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, Cádiz
San Fernando (, "Saint Ferdinand") is a town in the province of Cádiz, Spain. It is home to more than 97,500 inhabitants. The city also uses the name "''La Isla''" (The Island). The people from San Fernando are locally known as "''Cañaíllas''" or "''Isleños''". History In history, the city played a paramount role when in 1810 during the French occupation led by Napoleon, San Fernando and Cádiz were the only parts of Spain which did not surrender to the French. The deputies elected to the Cortes of Cádiz met in the Teatro Cómico, and started preparation of the first liberal constitution of Spain, which was approved in the neighbouring city of Cádiz in 1812. Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla was born in San Fernando. It holds the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres. Notable people from San Fernando * Julia Medina, singer *Quintin Dobarganes, Journalist *Magdalena Álvarez, Politician, former minister of Mr. Zapatero team * Sara Baras, Flamenco Dancer *Luis Berenguer, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
