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Daniele Browning
Danielle Browning (born 29 August 1981) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ..., who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time was 23.21 seconds, achieved in August 2003 in Santo Domingo. She had 11.42 in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Kingston, Jamaica. At the 2003 Pan American Games she finished sixth in the Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Women's 200 metres, 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Women's 4x100 metre relay, 4x100 metre relay. She competed at the Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games without reaching the final. Achievements Personal bests *100 metres – 11.42 (2005) *200 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
