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Marathons At The Paralympics
Marathon events have been held at the Summer Paralympic Games, for both men and women, since the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City. They are held as part of the Athletics at the Summer Paralympics, Paralympic athletics programme. Since the 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Games in Atlanta, marathon events, along with all other Athletics at the Summer Paralympics, track events, have been categorised as follows: * Visually impaired athletes compete in categories T11, T12 and T13, based on their level of disability. Totally blind athletes compete in T11 events, and are permitted to run with a sighted guide. (In 1996 only, the categories were named T10, T11 and T12, and blind athletes were thus categorised "T10".) The marathon for visually impaired athletes is held only for men, and in 2008, no marathon was held in categories T11 or T13, leaving the men's T12 marathon as the sole event for visually impaired athletes. The same was true in 2012. * Athletes with lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. A creation of the French philologist Michel Bréal inspired by a story from Ancient Greece, the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens. The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships, which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). History Origin The name ''Marathon'' comes from the legend of Pheidippides, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Schmid (athlete)
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Peter Schmid may refer to: * Peter Schmid (skier) * Peter Schmid (archaeologist) * Peter Schmid (swimmer) See also * Peter Schmidt (other) Peter or Pete Schmidt may refer to: *Peter Schmidt (born 1782) (1782–1845), Norwegian merchant and politician *Peter Schmidt (artist) (1931–1980), British artist and teacher *Peter Schmidt (author) (born 1944), German author, recipient of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Hill
Patricia Hill is a New Zealand Paralympian who competed in athletics. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Slalom 2; a silver medal in the 200m 2; and a bronze medal in the 400m 2. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Slalom 2, and silver medals in the Marathon 2 and Pentathlon 2. At the 1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officia ..., she won bronze medals in the Marathon 2 and Slalom 3. References External links * * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Foran (athlete)
Thomas Aquinas Foran (January 11, 1924 – August 6, 2000) was a United States Attorney best known as the chief prosecutor in the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial in which seven defendants, including Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, and Tom Hayden, were charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Foran also prosecuted several police officers caught on film beating the protestors with clubs. Early life and education Foran was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 11, 1924. His parents were a physician and former high school teacher. He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary and St. Ignatius High School and began studying at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He interrupted his college education to serve as a torpedo bomber pilot in the Pacific in World War II. After the war, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago and received his law degree at the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Fitzgerald
Melvin Leo Fitzgerald CM (20 July 1953 – 2 October 2023) was a Canadian Paralympic athlete. Biography Fitzgerald was born in Trepassey, Newfoundland in July 1953. He competed in athletics in the 1980 and 1984 Paralympics, winning eight medals. He used a wheelchair since the age of two, when he was afflicted with polio. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ... (CM) in 1982, and in 2018 was inducted into the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Hall of Fame. On 2 October 2023, Fitzgerald died from cardiovascular disease in New Zealand, where he had been living. He was 70. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Mel 1953 births 2023 deaths Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Francois Poitevin
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jean Luc Picard, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation'' Places * Jean, Nevada, United States; a town * Jean, Oregon, United States Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) * Valjean (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Hansen
Richard Marvin Hansen (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian track and field athlete (Paralympic Games and Olympic Games), activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. When Rick was 15, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck after a fishing trip with his friend, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over. Hansen was trapped on the inside of the roll and thrown to the ground, along with the equipment from the truck. As a result of the crash, Hansen broke his back, sustained a spinal cord injury and became paralyzed from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour, in which he circled the globe in a wheelchair to demonstrate the potential of people with disabilities if barriers were removed and to raise money to support the removal of additional barriers for people with disabilities in the future. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Golombek
Gregor is a masculine given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: * Gregor (musician) (1898–1971), Armenian bandleader * Gregor Abel (born 1949), Scottish footballer * Gregor Adlercreutz (1898–1944), Swedish equestrian * Gregor Aichinger (c. 1565–1628), German composer * Gregor Amann (born 1962), German politician * Gregor Arbet (born 1983), Estonian basketball player * Gregor Bailar (born 1963), American businessman * Gregor Bajde (born 1994), Slovenian footballer * Gregor Balažic (born 1988), Slovenian footballer * Gregor Baumgartner (born 1979), Austrian ice hockey player * Gregor Becke (born 1972), Austrian canoer * Gregor Belkovsky (1865–1948), Zionist activist * Gregor Benko (born 1944), American music historian * Gregor Bermbach (born 1981), German bobsledder * Gregor Betz (born 1948), German swimmer * Gregor Bialowas (born 1959), Austrian weightlifter * Gregor Blanco (born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player * Gregor Blatnik ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Viger
André Viger, (September 27, 1952 – October 1, 2006) was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Biography Born in Windsor, Ontario, Viger grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He lost the use of his legs following a traffic accident at age 20. He won the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon in 1984, 1986 and 1987. In 1987, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "a source of encouragement for young athletes and a role model for young people everywhere". In 1993, he was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and in 2005, the Paralympic Hall of Fame. After retiring from athletics, he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company. He died of cancer on October 1, 2006. In 2013, Viger wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Condon
Graham Thomas Condon (11 February 1949 – 8 September 2007) was a disabled athlete who won seven medals for New Zealand competing in Paralympic swimming and athletic events and a total of 36 medals in international competition overall. He was also a local-body politician and a disability advocate. Biography Condon was born in Christchurch in 1949. He was rendered a Paraplegia, paraplegic after contracting childhood Poliomyelitis, polio. Condon was the only New Zealander to take part in six consecutive Paralympics. He competed in the Paralympics in athletics and swimming at both the 1968 Summer Paralympics, 1968 Tel Aviv and 1972 Summer Paralympics, 1972 Heidelberg Games, and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 3 event at the latter competition. He participated in athletics and swimming at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, 1976 Toronto Paralympics and won a gold medal in the Men's Discus 2 event and a silver medal in the Men's Slalom 2 event at the 1980 Summer Paralympics, 1980 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Clark (athlete)
Paul Clark born 1957 is a Canadian retired Paralympic athlete. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Paralympics Clark was injured in a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, Ontario at the age of 15 and at the time of the Paralympics, lived in Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. This regional hub lies east of the confluence of the Kitsumkalum River into the Skeena River. On British Columbia Highway 16, BC Highway 16, junctions .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Paul Living people 1950s births Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada Canadian male wheelchair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Frei
Heinz Frei (born 28 January 1958) is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45. He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race. He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ... in 1994. Frei planned to retire from track competition at an event on 28 August 2009, though he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
