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2024 Memorial Van Damme
The 2024 Memorial Van Damme was the 48th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ..., Belgium. Held on 13–14 September at King Baudouin Stadium, it served as the finals of 2024 Diamond League – the highest-level international track and field circuit. Highlights On night one, Olympic champion and World Record holder Armand Duplantis vaulted 6.11 metres to win the men's pole vault title, which was a meeting record, as was the 69.96m winning throw of Matthew Denny in the men's discus. Night two saw a further three meeting records set by Faith Kipyegon with 3:54.75 in the women's 1500 metres, Beatrice Chebet winning the women's 5000 metres in 14:09.82 and Leonardo Fabbri taking the men's shot put with an eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Eseme
Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme (born 17 August 1993) is a Cameroonian sprinter. In 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres event at the 2023 African Games held in Ghana. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the semi-finals. In the same year, he also competed in the men's 200 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay events at the 2019 African Games, in both cases without winning a medal. He represented Cameroon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the men's 200 meters event. He placed third at the 2023 Diamond League in Silesia, Poland in the men’s 100 metres event. In 2024, he competed in the men's 100 metres event at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirani James
Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG COG (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals in the centennial history of the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medalist. He holds the Grenadian national record in both the 200 metres and 400 metres. As a junior, James also specialized in the 200 metres. Prodigious from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 m times ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won a series of gold medals at the CARIFTA Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games and rose on the international stage with 400 m silver medals at the 2007 World Youth and 2008 World Junior Championships. James became the first athlete t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Dobson
Charlie Dobson (born 20 October 1999) is a British Sprint (running), sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres and the 4 x 400 metres relay. An Olympic bronze medalist and 2022 European Athletics Championships, European champion in the relay, Dobson made his senior indivudual breakthrough in 2024; he won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, and won the 400 metres event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships. He was the surprise winner in the 400 metres final of the 2024 Diamond League in Brussels. Personal life Dobson is from Colchester, Essex, England. He studied at St Benedict's Catholic College and Colchester Sixth Form College. As of 2022, he was a student of aeronautical engineering at Loughborough University. Career Dobson competes for Colchester Harriers Athletics Club. He won his first international competition, which was the Loughborough International meeting. He came second in the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Zeze
Ryan Zeze (born 29 January 1998) is a French sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... Statistics References External links * 1998 births Living people French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France People from Louviers European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games gold medalists for France European Games bronze medalists for France European Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Fahnbulleh
Joseph Fahnbulleh (born 11 September 2001) is a Liberian-American sprinter. An Olympic finalist, Fahnbulleh is a double NCAA champion and finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 200 meters race. Early and personal life Born in Hopkins, Minnesota, to Liberian parents, Fahnbulleh attended Hopkins High School. His mother was brought up in Liberia but had to flee to the United States to avoid the Liberian Civil War when she was twelve years-old. Career After being named National High School Coaches' Association boys athlete of the year in 2019, he was encouraged by Florida coach Mike Holloway to attend the University of Florida, and Fahnbulleh subsequently won the 200 m at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor National Championships with a personal best time of 19.91 seconds. He was also named National Senior Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year. After declaring for the Liberian national team and being named to their roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyree King
Kyree King (born July 9, 1994) is an American sprinter. Career After initially competing for Mt. San Antonio College in the California Community College Athletic Association, King competed collegiately at Western Kentucky University, Western Kentucky before transferring to University of Oregon, Oregon his senior year. He was an All-American in the 200 meters and was the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Year after winning the Pac-12 titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 × 100 m relay that year. On 10 August 2020, he ran 100 metres in 10.04 seconds at the Montverde Academy, Montverde, Florida which placed him 9th on the year list worldwide for 2020. He was a silver medalist in the 100 m at the 2022 NACAC Championships held at the Grand Bahama Sport Complex in Freeport, Grand Bahama. He was then part of the victorious American 4 × 100 m relay that won gold at the event. Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he reached the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Lindsey
Courtney Lindsey (born November 18, 1998) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. Early life Born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, he attended Rock Island High School. He used to train at a boxing gym in the Quad Cities operated by his step father. Lindsey began his collegiate career at Iowa Central Community College. In July 2019, he signed a letter of intent to transfer to Texas Tech University. Career In June 2023, competing for Texas Tech University, he ran a new personal best time of 10.02 in the heats of the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100m event in Austin, Texas. He then triumphed in the final, running a new personal best time of 9.89 seconds. Although, his 4x100m relay team was disqualified at the same event, he ran another new personal best of 19.86s to finish runner-up in the 200m race. Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, he reached the semi-finals of the 100m competition. In the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ogando
Alexander Ogando Bautista (born 3 May 2000) is a Sprint (running), sprinter from the Dominican Republic. He finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Ogando won three major medals as part of Dominican mixed 4 × 400 metres relays, including silver at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and gold at the 2022 World Championships. He claimed gold medals in the 200 m at the 2021 NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships in Athletics, 2021 NACAC Under-23 Championships and 2022 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, 2022 Ibero-American Championships. Achievements Circuit performances International competitions Personal bests * 100 metres – 10.09 (+0.9 m/s, Santo Domingo 2022) * 200 metres – 19.86 (+0.6 m/s, Chorzów, Poland 2024) * 400 metres – 44.68 (Chorzów 2022) References External links * * 2000 births Living people Dominican Republic male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letsile Tebogo
Letsile Tebogo (; born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres event, with his win earning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Botswana. He also won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m and followed it up with a bronze medal in the 200 m five days later. Tebogo won in the 100 metres and placed second in the 200 metres at both the 2021 and 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships. In 2021, he became the first Botswana athlete to claim the 100 m title at any World Championships level. He is the 200 m 2022 African champion, becoming the youngest winner of this title in competition history. He broke the 300 m world best, running a time of 30.69 seconds on February 17, 2024 at altitude in Pretoria, South Africa. Tebogo has held the world U20 record in the 100 m since April 2022. He was the first man from Botswana to break the 10-second barrier. Career Tebogo gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Bednarek
Kenneth Bednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprint (running), sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 200-meter distance, having won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022 World Championships, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bednarek and his fraternal twin brother, Ian, were adopted by Mary Bednarek and moved to Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Both brothers took to running youth track starting in the second grade. Running for Rice Lake High School, Kenny won seven individual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, state titles and led his team to a 4×400 relay championship. His 20.43 was the number one high school 200-meter time in the nation in 2018. He also played american football, football at Rice Lake, scoring 17 touchdowns as a wide receiver, kick returner and on jet sweeps during his junior and senior years, recorded on videos posted on the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Watson
Rohan Watson (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he became Jamaican national champion over 100 metres. Career Watson is a member of the MVP Club in Jamaica, where he is a training partner of Shericka Jackson. Watson won the Jamaican national 100m title at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 July 2023, running 9.91 seconds. The victory was considered an upset, with Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake entering the competition as the favourites. Earlier in the week, Watson had dipped below the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98s in the heats. He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals of the 100m. In January 2025, he set a 60 metres personal best of 6.61 seconds at the Central Hurdles, Relays & Field Events Meet at the GC Foster College in St. Catherine. This was recorded into a -2.1m/s headwind. He set a new personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
