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China At The World Athletics Championships
The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1983, at the World Championships in Helsinki. Medals by World Championships Medalists 1983 *Zhu Jianhua – Bronze – Men's high jump 1987 * Yan Hong – Bronze – Women's 10 kilometres walk 1991 * Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put * Xu Demei – Gold – Women's javelin throw * Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres *Wang Xiuting – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres 1993 *Liu Dong – Gold – Women's 1500 metres *Qu Yunxia – Gold – Women's 3000 metres *Wang Junxia – Gold – Women's 10,000 metres * Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put * Zhang Linli – Silver – Women's 3000 metres * Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres * Zhang Lirong – Bronze – Women's 3000 metres * Min Chunfeng – Bronze – Women's discus throw 1995 * Huang Zhihong – Silver – Women's shot put 1997 *''None'' 1999 *Liu Hongyu – Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Athletic Association
The Chinese Athletics Association (CAA; ) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in the People's Republic of China. It became a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1978 and is also a member of the Asian Athletics Association. The headquarters is located at 2 Tiyuguan Road, Beijing; President: Duan Shijie, General Secretary: Du Zhaocai. CAA was founded in Beijing in 1954. It is administered by the General Administration of Sport of China. The CAA has the corporate membership of the All-China Sports Federation. The CAA is recognized by the Chinese Olympic Committee. Under the CAA there are seven committees, namely the Training Committee, the Tournament Committee, the Development Committee, the Publicity Committee, the Facility and Equipment Committee, the Medical Affairs Committee and the Secretariat. CAA also has 44 branches nationwide. See also * List of Chinese records in athletics * China at the World Athletics Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Championships In Athletics
The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013; ) was an international athletics (sport), athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10 to 18 August 2013. Initially, Russia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 2001. It was also the first time ever the host nation took the top of the medal table. However, following the disqualification of Russian sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka for doping and after the redistribution of medals in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Women's 4 × 400 metres relay (as well as after series of other disqualifications of Russian athletes for doping offences), the United States moved to the top of the medal table with eight golds. In the overall medal count, the United States won 26 medals in total, followed by Kenya with 12. With 1,784 athletes from 203 countries it was the biggest single sports event of the year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Javelin Throw
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Demei
Xu Demei (; born May 23, 1967, in Zhejiang) is a former track and field athlete from PR China, who competed for her native country in the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Her biggest success was winning the world title in 1991, a week after China's first ever gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics by shot putter Huang Zhihong. She was also Asian champion at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships and won silver medals at the 1989 Asian Athletics Championships and 1990 Asian Games. She was fourth at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. International competitions See also *China at the World Championships in Athletics China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the e ... External links * 1967 births Living people Athletes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Shot Put
These are the official results of the Shot put, Women's Shot Put event at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 18.50 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualifying round Final See also * Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put, 1988 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul) * 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put, 1990 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Split) * 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking * Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put, 1992 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona) * 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put, 1994 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Helsinki) References Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Zhihong
Huang Zhihong (); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990. Achievements See also * China at the World Championships in Athletics China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the e ... References External links * 1965 births Living people People from Jinhua Athletes from Zhejiang Chinese female shot putters Olympic athletes for China Olympic silver medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 World Championships In Athletics – Women's 10 Kilometres Walk
These are the official results of the Race walking, Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Tuesday 1 September 1987. Medalists Abbreviations *''All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds'' Records Final ranking See also * 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk, 1986 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Stuttgart) * 1987 Race Walking Year Ranking * 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk, 1990 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Split) * Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 km walk, 1992 Women's Olympic 10km Walk (Barcelona) References ResultsDie Leichtathletik-Statistik-Seite {{DEFAULTSORT:1987 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 10 Kilometres Walk Events at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, W Race walking at the World Athletics Championships 1987 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Hong (racewalker)
Yan Hong (阎红, born 23 October 1966) is a retired Chinese race walker. International competitions See also *China at the World Championships in Athletics China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the e ... References * 1966 births Living people Chinese female race walkers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners World record setters in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 World Championships In Athletics – Men's High Jump
These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with the qualifying with two groups held on 12 August 1983 and the final held on 13 August. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. As standard time (year-round) Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...)'' Records Results Qualifying round *Held on Friday 1983-08-12 Final See also * 1980 Men's Olympic High Jump (Moscow) * 1982 Men's European Championships High Jump (Athens) * 1984 Men's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles) * 1986 Men's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart) * 1987 Men's World Championships High Jump (Rome) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1983 World Championships In Athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Jianhua
Zhu Jianhua (; born 29 May 1963) is a retired Chinese high jumper. His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event, and is still the Chinese record. In Helsinki 1983, Zhu became China's first man to win a medal in the IAAF World Championships. In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he became the first male from the People's Republic of China to win an athletics medal in the history of the Olympic Games ( Yang Chuan-kwang won a silver medal representing the Republic of China in the 1960 Rome Olympics). He is a two-time gold medallist at both the Asian Games and the Asian Athletics Championships. Career Dominating Asian high jumping in the early 1980s, Zhu won the Asian Championships in 1981, crushing the championship record by 15 centimetres. He repeated this at the 1982 Asian Games with a jump of 2.33 m, beating the previous games record by 12 cm. He retained his title in the 1986 Asian Games. At the inaugural World Championships in 1983 and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Championships In Athletics
The 2023 World Athletics Championships (), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, were held from 19 to 27 August 2023 at the National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, Hungary. The tournament returned to its usual two-year cycle after the previous event in Eugene, Oregon, United States was postponed to 2022, held a little 13 months earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the first World Athletics Championships in Hungary. The city of Budapest had previously stated an interest in hosting the 2007 World Championships, but withdrew and it was eventually held in Osaka. The official mascot of the event is a Racka, called Youhuu. Schedule Venue The championships were held in the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, which was specially built for this event, and has a provisional capacity of 36,000. Entry standards World Athletics announced that athletes would qualify by their World Athletics Rankings position, wild card (reigning world champion or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Championships In Athletics
The 2022 World Athletics Championships was the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships. It was held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15–24, 2022, with the country hosting that competition for the first time. The competition was originally scheduled for August 6–15, 2021, but it was pushed back by one year due to the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Athletics banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating at the championships. In addition, the stringent vaccination requirements for people entering the United States caused visa delays for participants and officials, with some ultimately being unable to enter the country. These issues caused the final total to stand at 179 nations (180 including the Athlete Refugee Team), the lowest number since Tokyo 1991. A record 29 countries won at least one gold medal during the championships. Peru, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
