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Beat Bösch
Beat Bösch (born 27 November 1971) is a Paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T52 sprint events. Bösch took part in his first Summer Paralympics in 2000. Four years later he competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres – T52 event and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres – T52 event. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres – T52 event, a silver medal in the 200 metres and went out in the first round of the 400 metres. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he was his country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. He competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m events, finishing fourth in both the 100 and 200 metre events. References External links * Beat Böschat the Swiss Paralympic Committee The Swiss Paralympic Committee (german: Schweizerisches Paralympisches Komitee; french: Comité paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
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2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para Athletics Championships, held from 21 to 31 October 2015 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It featured 119 men's events and 91 women's events. The Marathon events which are traditionally part of the world championships were separated from the competition and instead held on 26 April as part of the London Marathon. Venues In January 2013 the IPC announced that Doha would hold the 2015 athletics world championships. In March 2014 the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium, a 15,000-seat venue with an eight-lane track, was confirmed as the host of the event which would take place between 19 and 28 November. However the championships were moved forward by a month to 22 October to avoid construction work around the city. In October 2014 it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 100 Metres
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
