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Leo-Pekka Tähti
Leo-Pekka Tähti (born 22 June 1983 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish Track and field, athlete and Paralympian competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. Career He won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, winning a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T54 event and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres – T54 event. At the 2012 Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, he won the gold medal in the 100 metre T54 event after recording a new world record 13.63 in the qualifying round. He won a gold medal in the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54, 100 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54, 100 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. References * 1983 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pori
Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the eighth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Pori is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-west of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Pori covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John of Finland, Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki, Kankaanp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Originally scheduled to take place from 25 August to 6 September 2020, both the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were postponed by a year in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rescheduled Games still referred to as ''Tokyo 2020'' for marketing and branding purposes. As with the Olympics, the Games were largely held Behind closed doors (sport), behind closed doors with no outside spectators due to a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area and other prefectures. The Games were the second Summer Paralympics hosted by Tokyo since 1964 Summer Paralympics, 1964, and the third Paralympics held in Japan overall since the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano (city), Nagano. Due to the postp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2024 World Para Athletics Championships was a para-athletics meet organized by the World Para Athletics, the respective sport branch of the International Paralympic Committee. This was the 11th edition of the event and was held at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Japan, from 17 to 25 May 2024. This was the first time the event was held in East Asia. The event was initially scheduled for September 2021 but it was rescheduled to avoid clashing with the 2020 Summer Paralympics which were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2022, the organisers requested World Para Athletics for postponement of the event until 2024 due to COVID-19 concerns. A week later, World Para Athletics confirmed that the event would not be held in 2022. Event details Medal table Placing Table Source: Points were awarded for each athlete finishing in the top 8 of their competition, on a 8 to 1 point scale. Participation Source: 1073 athletes from 103 National Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was held in Dubai from 7–15 November. Medalists Events listed in pink were contested but no medals were awarded. T11 Records Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+4), was as follows: Round 1 First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. Semifinals First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Final The final was started on 13 November at 18:36. T12 Records Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+4), was as follows: Round 1 First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. Semifinals First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the final. Final The final was started on 12 November at 19:57. T13 Records Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+4), was as follows: Round 1 First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) adva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019. It was the 9th edition of the event, formerly known as the IPC Athletics World Championship prior to 2017. Location In July 2017 during 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, London 2017 there were reports and speculation that London could once again hold the games in 2019 due to the success of the 2017 event and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos was vocal on Twitter and drummed up support from other athletes. British superstar Jonnie Peacock closed his part on Channel 4's coverage of the 2017 event by saying "let's have some fun back here in 2019." Prior to the close of bids, UK Athletics stated "Unfortunately, due primarily to scheduled events taking place in the London Stadium in 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium (London), Olympic Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July. Medalists Events listed in pink were contested but no medals were awarded. Results T11 ;Round 1 ;Final T12 ;Round 1 ;Semifinals ;Final T13 ;Round 1 ;Final T33 ;Final T34 ;Round 1 ;Final T35 ;Final T36 ;Round 1 ;Final T37 ;Round 1 ;Final T38 ;Round 1 ;Final T42 ;Round 1 ;Final T44 ;Round 1 ;Final T47 ;Round 1 ;Final T51 ;Final T52 ;Round 1 ;Final T53 ;Round 1 ;Final T54 ;Round 1 ;Final See also *List of IPC world records in athletics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 IPC Athletics World Championships - Men's 100 metres 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, 100 metres 2017 in men's athletics 100 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It was the 8th edition of the event, the first to be held after being renamed from World Para Athletics Championships, IPC Athletics World Championship, and featured 213 medal events. They preceded the 2017 IAAF World Championships also held in London, marking the first time that a single city hosted both the IAAF and IPC athletics championships in the same year; London previously hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics. Events Classification All athletes are classified according to their impairment and compete against athletes with similar impairments. Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the Stade du Rhône from 20–29 July. Medalists Results T11 ;Round 1 ;Semifinals ;Final T12 T13 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T42 T44 T46 T51 T52 T53 T54 See also *List of IPC world records in athletics References {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 IPC Athletics World Championships - Men's 100 metres 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, 100 metres 100 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2013 World Para Athletics Championships, IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis. Venue The Championship was staged at the Stade du Rhône in the Parc de Parilly. The stadium, previously known as the Stade Parilly, was refurbished in 2012 and officially reopened and renamed on 3 September 2012. Format The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was an invitational tournament taking in track and field events. No combined sports were included in the 2013 Championships, with the pentathlon dropped. A total of 1,300 places were made available to all IPC affiliated countries, with 94 countries accepting the invitation and 1,073 athletes reaching the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships were held at the QEII Stadium from 22–26 January Medalists T11 The Men's 100 metres, T11 was held on January 22–23 and the medal ceremony on 24 T11 = visual impairment - range from no light perception, to light perception with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand. Results Heats Qualification: First 1 in each heat(Q) and the next 1 fastest(q) advance to the final. Key: =CR = Equal Championship Record Final Key: CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best T12 Results The Men's 100 metres, T13 was held on January 26 T12 = may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees. Heats Qualification: First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the final. Key: CR = Championship Record Final T13 Results The Men's 100 metres, T13 was held on January 23 and 24 T13 = visual impairment: visual acuity ranges from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with disabilities competed, and the Championships were a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Over 1,000 athletes competed, including Oscar Pistorius (nicknamed the "Blade Runner), who competed in class T44 at the 100m, 4 × 100 m relay, 200m, and 400m events. A warm-up meet, with free entry for the audience, was held on Friday January 14. Estimates placed the total visitor spending in the city at around $12 million. Venue The championship was staged in the 20,000-seat Queen Elizabeth II Park stadium that was built in 1973 for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. Three weeks after the championship closed, the venue was damaged beyond repair in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and has since been demolished. Coverage At least 120 journalists from 13 countries reported on the Championships. The countries included Brazil, Egypt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T54
The Men's 100 metres T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 4 September at the Stade de France in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci .... Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Classification The T54 classification is for wheelchair athletes with strong arm and torso movement, who have an impairment in their legs. Athletes have fast acceleration, can maintain top speed and maintain their pushing speed while steering. Results Round 1 The Heats took place on 4 September, starting at 11:22 (UTC+2) in the morning session. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final Heat 1 Heat 2 Final The final took place on 4 September, starting at 19:24 (UTC+2) in the evening. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
