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Dana Jaster
Dana Jaster is a Paralympic athlete from the United States, competing mainly in the category J4 high jump and TS2,4 sprint events. Jaster competed in the 1992 Paralympics for the United States winning two medals, including one silver and one bronze. At his first games in 1992, he placed second in the TS2,4 4x100, alongside his teammates Dennis Oehler, Joe Gaetani, and Tony Volpentest Tony Volpentest is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T44 sprint events. Tony competed at three paralympics for the United States team winning four gold medals and a silver medal. His first games .... He also placed third in the J4 high jump with an American record in class 46 with a distance of 1.75 meters. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
