Athletics At The 1982 Commonwealth Games

	Athletics At The 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's High Jump The men's high jump event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Results References Results (The Canberra Times) {{DEFAULTSORT:High Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	High Jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have successively improved their technique until developing the universally preferred Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alain Metellus Alain Metellus (born April 8, 1965) is an American-born Canadian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Metellus is of Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...an descent. References External links * * 1965 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canadian male high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Trevor Llewelyn (athlete) Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan. Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name. As a surname People Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor John Trevor (other), various people William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross Fictional characters Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'' As a given name People Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player Trevor Bailey, English cricketer Trevor Bauer, American baseball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]