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Wheelchair Basketball At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's team events. Medal table Medalists Source: Paralympic.org Classification Classification is an important element that will ensure athletes can compete in a fair situation. A certain committee will give athletes who can take part in this sport an eight-level-score specific to basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a larger disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14. Teams There will be 12 male teams and 8 female teams taking part in this sport. Men's Women's Competition Format Teams consisted of twelve players, of whom five were on court at any one time. Each player was rated between 0.5 and 4.5 points based on the extent of their disability, with 4.5 representing the least physical limitation. The sum of the rates of all players on court at any time was limited to 14.5 points per team. Games were played in four periods of ten minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dome (Sydney)
The Dome may refer to: Places: *In the UK: ** The Dome, Edinburgh, an 1847 built Graeco-Roman style building in Edinburgh's New Town, Scotland ** The Dome Leisure Centre, an arena and leisure centre in Doncaster, England ** Brighton Dome, an 1805 built arts venue housing three venues Brighton, England **Dome of Discovery, a building of the 1951 Festival of Britain, demolished on closure **Millennium Dome, a former Millennium exhibition venue in London, England, now redeveloped as The O2 entertainment venue ** Plymouth Dome *In the US: **The Dome (Anchorage, Alaska), multi-purpose sports arena in Anchorage, Alaska ** The Dome Center incorporating the Dome Arena, a fair and convention complex in Henrietta, New York **Carrier Dome, a stadium owned by Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York **Louisiana Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints American football team **Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home of the Minnesota Vikings American football team **The Dome at America's Center, former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schulte (basketball)
Paul Schulte (born 1979) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. Biography Schulte was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. When he was 10 he got into a car crash and was paralyzed since then. At the age of 14, he participated in his first wheelchair basketball game and by 2002 received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. After college, he became Dallas Mavericks' player and later became their coach. In 1995 he was an NWBA Junior Division Champion and in 1997 won a silver medal at Under 23 World Championship. In 1998, Schulte was awarded with a gold medal at the IWBF World Championship while in 2006 he became a silver medalist and later in 2010 got a bronze medal all of which were in the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games and during the 2000 and 2012 Summer Paralympics he was awarded with some more bronze medals. He was also a four-time NWBA Champion in 2003, 2005, 2007, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Oosterbosch
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the '' Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of '' Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruud Dettmer
Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also often short for Rudolf. Ruud * Asbjørn Ruud (1919–1986), Norwegian ski jumper * Barrett Ruud (born 1983), American football linebacker * Birger Ruud (1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper * Bo Ruud (born 1984), American football linebacker * Casper Ruud (born 1998), Norwegian tennis player * Christian Ruud (born 1972), Norwegian tennis player * David Ruud (born 1980), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider * Edwin Ruud (1854–1932), Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor * Espen Ruud (born 1984), Norwegian football defender * Joseph Ruud (born 1981), American professional wrestler better known as (Erick) Rowan * Maria Ruud (born 1960), American politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton De Rooy , the championship trophy of the Swedish junior hocke ...
Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of the district *Anton, Colorado, an unincorporated town *Anton, Texas, a city *Anton, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * River Anton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Other uses *Case Anton, codename for the German and Italian occupation of Vichy France in 1942 *Anton (computer), a highly parallel supercomputer for molecular dynamics simulations * ''Anton'' (1973 film), a Norwegian film * ''Anton'' (2008 film), an Irish film *Anton Cup The Anton Cup is the championship trophy of the Swedish junior hockey league, J20 SuperElit. The trophy was donated by Anton Johansson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association between 1924 and 1948, in 1952, as an award for Sweden's top-ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Jebari
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Moustafa * Moustafa Amar, Egyptian musician and actor * Moustafa Bayoumi, American writer * Moustafa Chousein-Oglou, English actor * Moustafa Farroukh, Lebanese painter * Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt * Moustafa Al-Qazwini, an Islamic Scholar and religious leader * Moustafa Reyadh, Egyptian football player * Moustafa Shakosh, Syrian football player * Moustafa Ahmed Shebto, Qatari athlete Moustapha * Moustapha Akkad, Syrian American film producer * Moustapha Alassane, Nigerien filmmaker * Moustapha Agnidé, Beninese football player * Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer * Moustapha Niasse, Senegalese politician and diplomat * Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo, Ivorian football striker * Moustapha Bayal Sall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arie Van Gent
Arie is a masculine given name. As a Dutch name, Arie (pronounced ) is generally a short form of Adrianus, but sometimes also of Arend or Arent, Arnout or Arnoud, or even Aaron. As a Hebrew, Jewish, or Israeli name, Arie (pronounced ) is a transliteration of the Hebrew word or name אריה, which means lion. Other transliterations include Arieh, Aryeh, and Ari. People with the name include: * Arie Alter (born 1961), Israeli footballer *Arie Altman (1902–1982), Israeli politician (''Aryeh) * (1903–1982), Dutch composer * Arie Aroch (1908–1974), Israeli painter * Arie van Beek (born 1951), Dutch music teacher and conductor * Arie Belldegrun (born 1949), Israeli-American urologic oncologist (''Aryeh'') *Arie Bieshaar (1899–1965), Dutch footballer (''Adrianus'') *Arie Bijl (1908–1945), Dutch theoretical physicist and resistance member *Arie Bijvoet (1891–1976), Dutch footballer *Arie Bodek (born 1947), American experimental particle physicist and professor *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank De Goede
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Jan Van Der Linden
Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Since 1993 no one in Sweden has been baptised as Gert according to the Swedish Bureau of Census, so the name is becoming increasingly rare. In 2010 around 12,000 in Sweden had the name as their first name according to the same source. Gert is most common in Sweden among males over 50 years of age. Around 400 females in Sweden have Gert as their first name according to the Swedish Bureau of Census. It may refer to: Men * Gert Aandewiel (born 1969), Dutch football player and manager *Gert Alberts (1836–1927), South African Voortrekker * Gert Andersen (born 1939), Danish handball player * Gert Bals (1936–2016), Dutch footballer *Gert Bastian (1923–1992), German military officer and politician * Gert Bender (born 1948), German motorcycle racer *Gerrit Gert van den Berg (cyclist) (1903-?), Dutch cyclist *Gerrit Gert van den Berg (politician) (born 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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