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2022 Weltklasse Zürich
The 2022 Weltklasse Zürich was an outdoor track and field meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. Held on 7–8 September 2022 at the Letzigrund, it served as the finals of the 2022 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. It was the second time that Zürich exclusively hosted the Diamond League finals, after the 2021 edition. The meeting was highlighted by 2022 world leads from Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Marileidy Paulino, and Emmanuel Korir on the track. Despite headwinds, the women's sprints were fast with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce running 10.65 in the 100 metres. Results While Diamond League points were used to gain entry into the finals, they were not used to determine Diamond League champions. Regardless of points accumulated throughout the season, winners of the 2022 Weltklasse Zürich were crowned 2022 Diamond League champions in their respective events. Diamond Discipline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The Urban agglomeration, urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), while the Zurich Metropolitan Area, Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JuVaughn Harrison
JuVaughn Krishna Harrison (né Blake; born April 30, 1999) is an American high jumper and long jumper. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Career Youth Harrison attended Columbia high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He recorded bests of 7 feet 2 inches in the high jump and 23 feet 0.5 inches in the long jump. Collegiate On March 12, 2021, in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the occasion of the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Harrison set personal records in the high jump with 2.30 m and in the long jump with 8.45 m, thus becoming the first man in history capable of jumping at least 8.40 m in the long jump and 2.30 m in the high jump. On June 27, 2021, Harrison won both the long jump and the high jump at the US National Team Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he became the first American man since Jim Thorpe in 1912 to compete in both the long jump and high jump at the Olympics. Profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Fisher
Grant Jackson Fisher (born April 22, 1997) is an American middle- and long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 3000 m and 5000 m. Fisher also holds American records in the 3000 m, two mile, and 10,000 m events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Fisher won bronze medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, becoming the first American to medal in both events at an Olympic Games. In high school, Fisher was named Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country for the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons. On June 4, 2015, he became the seventh American high school student to run a mile under four minutes. He competed for Stanford University from 2015 to 2019, where he was a 12-time All-American. At the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won the 5000 m, becoming the first American underclassman to do so in 28 years. Fisher has competed professionally for Nike since 2019. Personal life Grant Fisher was born in Calgary, Alberta, on April 22, 1997, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (born 16 August 1998) is a South Sudanese born middle and long-distance runner who represents Switzerland in international championships. He currently lives and trains in Switzerland and competes for On Running. Lobalu left South Sudan when he was 8 and took refuge in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... He took up running at the age of 15, and trained as part of the Athlete Refugee Team. He competed for the team in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, 1500 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In May 2019, he competed in the Geneva Marathon and decided to permanently settle in Switzerland. In 2022, he set South Sudanese national records in the 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Kimeli
Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (born 29 September 1998) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In Hengelo, on 9 June 2019, he ran a 5000 metres personal best in under 13 minutes. At the 2019 London Grand Prix, at the same distance, he finished in third place. He qualified for the final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, after being third at the Kenyan Trials. Kimeli qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he finished in fourth place. During the 2022 Brașov Running Festival, Kimeli won the 10K race with a time of 26:51, breaking the Romanian 10K all-comers record by nearly two minutes, and establishing himself as the fifth-fastest 10K runner ever. Personal bests Outdoor *3000 metres – 7:31.19 (Monaco 2022) *5000 metres – 12:46.33 (Rome 2022) *10,000 metres – 26:50.94 (Eugene 2024) Road * 5K – 12:55 (Herzogenaurach 2022) * 10K – 26:51 (Brasov 2022) *Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a mara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Ponzio
Nicholas James "Nick" Ponzio (born 4 January 1995) is an American-born Italian shot putter. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Shot put. Ponzio received an eighteen month competition ban to run from February 2023 to August 2024 for a whereabouts rules violation, although he never tested positive for drug use, he was given the ban for failing to update his whereabouts while competing in Europe. Biography Nick Ponzio obtained Italian citizenship on June 15 and the process for the recognition of eligibility to wear the ''azzurro'' jersey, at 27 June 2021, day after he won his first Italian national title was underway. On 29 June 2021, World Athletics gave him clearance from 15 June to qualify him for 2020 Olympics Personal bests * Shot put: 21.83 m (Leiria, Portugal 13 March 2022) Achievements National titles Ponzio won three national championship at individual senior level. * Italian Athletics Championships ** Shot put: 2021, 2022 * Italian Athletics Indoor Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Mihaljević (athlete)
Filip Mihaljević may refer to: * Filip Mihaljević (shot putter) (born 1994), Croatian discus thrower and shot putter * Filip Mihaljević (footballer, born 1992), Croatian football forward * Filip Mihaljević (footballer, born 2000), Croatian football midfielder {{hndis, Mihaljevic, Filip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacko Gill
Jackson Gill (born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, he won gold in the shot put at the World Junior Championships at the age of , which made him the youngest ever male gold medalist at the World Junior Championships (surpassing Usain Bolt who was old when he won the 200 metres in 2002). In 2012, he defended his title at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Career Gill first came to prominence in late 2009 when he set world age-14 bests with the 5 kg Shot (20.42m) and 6 kg Shot (17.41m). At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, as a 15-year-old, Gill won the gold in the shot put (6 kg) with a distance of 20.76m, beating 18- and 19-year-olds and becoming the youngest-ever male junior champion. In 2010, prior to the World Junior Championships, Gill threw the 5 kg shot 22.53m at an event in Stockholm, Sweden, exceeding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Walsh (shot Putter)
Tomas Walsh (born 1 March 1992) is a New Zealand Track and field, athlete who competes mainly in the shot put.Tomas Walsh IAAF. Retrieved on 9 March 2014. He is the current New Zealand records in athletics, national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event.Tom Walsh claims brilliant bronze for NZ Stuff.co.nz (8 March 2014). Retrieved on 9 March 2014. His personal best of , set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian records in athletics, Oceanian record and makes him the seventh best shot putter in history. Walsh was the bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Crouser
Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and Discus throw, discus. He specializes in the shot put, in which he is the only three-time Olympic gold medalist, having won in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Rio de Janeiro, Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Tokyo and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Paris, and also a two-time outdoor World Champion. He holds the world record in the shot put, both indoors and outdoors. He set the outdoor world record at 23.56 meters in May 2023, improving upon his previous record of 23.37 m from July 2021. He has held the indoor record of 22.82 m since January 2021. In his early career, Crouser set a national high school record for the indoor shot put and outdoor discus, and he won gold in the shot put at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2009 World Youth Championships. At the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kovacs
Joseph Mathias Kovacs ( ; born June 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. He won silver medals at the 2017 World Championships, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. His personal best of 23.23 metres makes him the second best competitor all-time in the shot put event. Early life and education Kovacs was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1989. He excelled at Bethlehem Catholic High School in track and field, winning PIAA titles in discus and shot put during his senior season. The winning shot put mark of is the PIAA Class AA state record. He attended Pennsylvania State University where he earned his undergraduate degree in Earth and Mineral Science. He completed graduate classes in Counselor Education while pursuing track and field. Track and field career In his first year as a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutaz Essa Barshim
Mutaz Essa Barsham (; born 24 June 1991) is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and is the former Olympic Champion. He is also the former World Champion and second highest jumper of all-time with a personal best of 2.43. He won gold at the 2017 World Championships in London, at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, as well as the 2022 World Championships in Eugene. At the Olympics, Barsham originally won the full set of medals with bronze at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, silver at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, and shared gold at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2021, his bronze in the London 2012 Summer Olympics was promoted to silver in a three-way tie for second due to disqualification of the original gold medalist, leaving him with two silvers and a gold. His bronze at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics yet again completed his full set of Olympic medals. He was the Asian Indoor and World Junior champion in 2010, and won the high jump gold medals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
