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2024 Bislett Games
The 2024 Bislett Games was the 59th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Oslo, Norway. Held on 30 May at Bislett Stadium, it was the sixth leg of the 2024 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Highlights The meeting was highlighted by a 5000 metres world record attempt. It was won unexpectedly by Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia in a time of 12:36.73, less than two seconds behind the 2020 world record by Joshua Cheptegei who was also in the race. Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the 2024 Diamond League finals. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower. In the case of a tie, each tying athlete earns the full amount of points for the place. Diamond Discipline See also * 2024 Dia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (''formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 100 m and 200 m races for the Jamaican team behind Usain Bolt. His times of 9.75 in 100m and 19.44 in 200m are the fastest 100m and 200m Olympic sprints in history to not win the gold medal. Blake is the second fastest man ever in both 100 m and 200 m. Together with Tyson Gay, he is the joint second fastest man ever over 100 m with a personal best of 9.69 seconds which he ran on 23 August 2012. Only Usain Bolt has run faster (9.58s, 9.63s, and 9.69s). His personal best for the 200 m (19.26 seconds) is the second fastest time ever after Bolt (19.19 seconds). Blake holds the Jamaican national junior record for the 100 metres, and was the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Nader
Isaac Nader (born 17 August 1999) is a Portuguese middle-distance runner. Twice 2021 National indoor champion on 1500 and 3000 m he detains the following records: *800 m: 1:47.93 at Lisbon University Stadium (POR), on 1 August 2020; *1500 m: 3:37.15 at Polideportivo Municipal, Andújar (ESP), on 22 May 2021; *3000 m: 8:01.66 in Faro (POR), on 11 May 2019. He won the 3000 m at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships The 2021 European Athletics Team Championships was held in four cities, on 29–30 May (Super League) and on 19–20 June 2021. For the very first time, the ETC was not held on the same weekend for all leagues. At the European Athletics Team Cha ... in Chorzów. Personal life Nader was born in Portugal to a Moroccan father and Portuguese mother. References External linksIAAF profile 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Faro, Portugal Portuguese male middle-distance runners Portuguese people of Moroccan descent S.L. Benfica athletes W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azeddine Habz
Azeddine Habz (born 19 July 1993) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. Personal life Habz was brought up in Morocco before relocating to France in 2012. He received French citizenship and began representing France in August 2018. He studied sociology at the University of Paris. Career In October 2018, Habz became the French half marathon champion. On 29 February 2020, he won the 3000 metres at the French Indoor Championships in a time of 7:57.20. He was selected to run for France at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the 1500 metres race. Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eleventh. In September 2023, he set a new national record for the mile, running 3:48.64 at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon. Achievements International competitions Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:46.20 ( Deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Cheruiyot
Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event. At the World Athletics Championships, Cheruiyot won the silver medal in 2017 in London, and a gold in 2019 in Doha. He took the silver medal in his specialty event at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is also a two-time African Championship silver medallist from 2016 and 2018. Cheruiyot won the 1500 m Diamond League title on four occasions: in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. Achievements International competitions Diamond League wins and titles National championships Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:43.11 (Nairobi 2019) * 1500 metres – 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021) * One mile – 3:49.64 (Eugene, OR 2017) * 2000 metres – 5:03.05 (Nairobi 2020) * 5000 metres – 13:47.2 (Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting an Olympic and European record. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Ingebrigtsen took silver in the event and a gold for the 5000 metres. He is a four-time European champion, winning the 1500 m/5000 m double in 2018 and 2022. His 1500 m victory in 2018 achieved at the age of 17 made him the second youngest ever individual senior European track and field champion, while his double was the first in history. Indoors, he is 2022 World Indoor Championship 1500 m silver medallist and a four-time European Indoor Championships medallist in the 1500/3000 metres events, including three golds. Ingebrigtsen won sixth successive titles at the European Cross Country Championships. He is the current world indoor record holder for the 1500 m, which he set on 17 February 2022 in Liévin, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusheen McDonald
Rusheen McDonald (born 17 August 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter. Competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rusheen was in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. Rusheen qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, after placing second in the 400 metres at the Jamaican Olympic Trials, with a time of 45.1 seconds. In the 400 preliminaries at the Olympics, Rusheen placed fourth in his heat with a time of 46.67 seconds, failing to qualify for the semi-finals. In 2015, Rusheen qualified for the 15th World Championships in Athletics after placing second in the 400 metres at the Jamaican National Championships, with a time of 44.73 seconds. Two months after, in the 400 heats at the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ..., Rusheen placed second with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen
Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (born 21 September 2002) is a Norwegian track and field athlete. He has been the national champion of Norway over 200m and 400m. In 2023, he became the European U23 champion over 400 metres and took the Norwegian national 400m record from Karsten Warholm. Career At the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, he ran a new personal best time of 46.70 seconds in the final of the 400 metres to win a bronze medal. Later that summer, still aged 18 years-old, he recorded a national U20 record time of 45.95s as he won the 400m Norwegian Championships. He also ran the 400 meters during the 2022 European Athletics Championships in August 2022, in Munich but overall his 2022 season was hampered by injuries. 2023 On 15 June 2023, he set a new personal best time of 44.86s for the 400m at the Diamond League event in Oslo. This also took the national record from Karsten Warholm. Ingvaldsen won gold at the 2023 European Team Championships in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythe Pillay
Lythe Pillay (born 25 February 2003) is a South African athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal in the men’s 400m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * 2003 births Living people South African male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa Sportspeople from Benoni 21st-century South African people World Athletics U20 Championships winners {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy Hall
Quincy Hall (born 31 July 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres and 400m hurdles. Early life From Kansas City, Missouri, Quincy Hall participated in track, football and wrestling at Raytown South High School, is a son of Milton and Iecia Hall, has a brother, Milton, and a sister, Breanna, both of whom also ran track. Hall is a 2016 state champion in the 400 meters where he set a Missouri State High School Activities Association MSHSAA state record in 46.82s. Hall also attended the College of the Sequoias in California. In 2017, he was the California Community College Athletic Association champion in the 4x400m relay, 400m and 400m hurdles leading the team to a state title at 2017 CCCAA State Track and Field Championships. Quincy Hall earned 7 California Community College Athletic Association National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honors. Career In 2017, competing at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leungo Scotch
Leungo Scotch (born 28 February 1996) is a Botswana sprinter. He set a new personal best of 45.27s to win the men's 400 metres event at 2019 African Games in Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ..., Morocco. References External links * Botswana male sprinters African Games gold medalists for Botswana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games 1996 births Living people African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Botswana African Championships in Athletics winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Botswana Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Norwood
Vernon Larnard Norwood (born April 10, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters. Biography Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, he is the son of Curtis Norwood and Charliette Ray. At Morgan City High School Norwood started running track in his junior year. College For South Plains College Norwood was a multiple time NJCAA national champion. For the LSU Tigers he was a four time NCAA national champion. Professional At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Norwood finished 3rd to secure a spot for the United States at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ... for the 400 meters and 4x400 relay. During the 2016 indoor season, Norwood made his second USA team. At the 2016 IAAF Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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