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David Segal (athlete)
David Hugh Segal (born 20 March 1937) is a British former track and field athlete who competed in the sprint (running), sprints who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. Biography Segal had best times of 9.5 seconds for the 100 yards and 21.0 seconds for the 220 yards. While competing in the United States, he ran a time of 20.4 seconds for the straight 220 yards. At one time, he held the English Native Record for the 220 yards and the 300 yards, running the later in 30.0 seconds. On rare occasions, he ran the 400 meters with his best time of 48.2 seconds. Segal became the List of British champions in 200 metres, British 220 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1957 AAA Championships and the 1958 AAA Championships. In between he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, in the relay and placed 5th in the final. He was a European 200m silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Yards
The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of . It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions; in the NCAA championships it was last run in 1975. Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931) is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds. All-time top 25 ''Automatic timed results only.'' *+ = en route to 100 m performance *A = affected by altitude *nw = no wind measurement Men *Updated in August 2023. Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9.37: * Asafa Powell also ran 9.09 (2010), 9.26 (2015), 9.27 (2013). * Charles Greene also ran 9.23 (1967). *Usain Bolt ran 9.23 (2016), 9.29 (2012). * Kim Collins also ran 9.30 (2013), 9.34 (2014). *Mike Rodgers also ran 9.37 (2013). Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field News
''Track & Field News'' is an American monthly sports magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson and Cordner Nelson, focused on the world of track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru .... The magazine provides coverage of athletics in the United States on the high school, national, and international levels. The magazine has given itself the motto of "''The Bible of the Sport''". Sieg Lindstrom is the magazine's editor and Jeff Hollobaugh is the managing editor. E. Garry Hill is editor emeritus. Janet Vitu is publisher and Ed Fox is publisher emeritus. Each year, the magazine produces world and US rankings of top track & field athletes, selected by the magazine's editors along with an international team of experts. The team changes year to year, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Whitehead
Neville Joseph "Nick" Whitehead (29 May 1933 – 6 October 2002) was a Welsh sprinter and sports administrator. Early life and career Whitehead was born in Wrexham. He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Peter Radford, David Jones and David Segal. He went on to win a Commonwealth Bronze medal in Perth, Western Australia in 1962 as part of the Welsh Relay Team. Later work He would later teach Physical Education at Carnegie Physical Training College in Leeds, now part of Leeds Metropolitan University. He was overall team manager of the British athletics team. He became director of the National Coaching Foundation and eventually Director of Development at the Sports Council for Wales (now Sport Wales). He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1985 New Year Honours. He died, aged 69, in Newport, Pembrokeshire Newport () is a town, Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Radford
Peter Frank Radford (born 20 September 1939) is a former British sprinter, who competed at 100 and 200 metres (and 100 and 220 yards), broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite having been seriously ill as a child due to a hole in his kidney. Biography Running Radford took up competitive running at the age of 12, soon joining Birchfield Harriers, where he was coached by Bill Marlow, and won the English Schools intermediate 100 yard title in 1955 and seniors 100 yards in 1957. He attended Tettenhall College. At the age of 18 at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in July 1958, he came fourth at 100 yards, was a semi-finalist in the 220 yards, and won a sprint relay gold medal with the England 4×110 yards relay team. In August of that year he competed in the European Championships where he won a bronze medal in the 100 metres and a silver medal as part of the British 4×100 metres relay team. In September of the same year he equalled the Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 253 competitors, 206 men and 47 women, took part in 130 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. The Rome Games continued Great Britain and Northern Ireland's disappointing run in the Olympics, with British athletes picking up only two gold medals (down from six in 1956). Overall, they won twenty medals, finishing twelfth. Shortly after the games, rumours circulated from several teams that the British team had fielded competitors in their women's Athletics team who had male characteristics. The allegations were instantly dismissed by the British team. However, a report was issued the following year by British professor, Thomas Jeffcote, who claimed that two of the British team were intersex. Neither was named but he stated one was twenty years old while the other was a teenage 100 yard sprinter. He further claimed he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jones (runner)
David Henry Jones (11 March 1940 – 1 June 2023) was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Biography Jones, a son of a farmer, was educated at Felsted School. Jones became the British 220 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1959 AAA Championships and successfully defened the title the following year at the 1960 AAA Championships. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Peter Radford, David Segal and Nick Whitehead. He reached the 100 metres semi-final where he was denied a place in the final in a photo finish with Ray Norton of the USA although there are photos that seem to suggest he finished ahead of Norton. He won his third consecutive AAA titles over 220 yards at the 1961 AAA Championships but lost out to Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 1962. He was the holder of World Best p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 AAA Championships
The 1960 AAA Championships was the 1960 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 15 to 16 July 1960 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA W ... in London, England. Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon and the decathlon events were held in Welwyn Garden City. Results See also * 1960 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1960 sports events in the United Kingdom 1960 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 AAA Championships
The 1959 AAA Championships was the 1959 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA). It was held from 10 to 11 July 1959 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA W ... in London, England. Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held in Watford and the decathlon event was held in Wolverhampton. Results See also * 1959 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1959 sports events in the United Kingdom 1959 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 189 competitors, 163 men and 26 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports. The Melbourne Games saw an improvement on Great Britain and Northern Ireland's performance at the two preceding Games. British athletes won six gold medals (up from just one in 1952). Overall, they won twenty-four medals, finishing eighth. Medallists Gold *Chris Brasher — Athletics, Men's 3.000m Steeplechase * Terence Spinks — Boxing, Men's Flyweight * Richard McTaggart — Boxing, Men's Lightweight * Bertie Hill, Arthur Rook, and Francis Weldon — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team * Gillian Sheen — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual * Judy Grinham — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke Silver * Derek Johnson — Athletics, Men's 800m * Gordon Pirie — Athletics, Men's 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 AAA Championships
The 1958 AAA Championships was the 1958 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 11 to 12 July 1958 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The Championships covered two days of competition. The marathon was held from Windsor to Chiswick and the decathlon event was held in Loughborough. Results See also *1958 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships 1958 in sport in London, Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1958 sports events in the United Kingdom 1958 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 AAA Championships
The 1957 AAA Championships was the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). The event took place from 12 to 13 July 1957 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 FIFA W ... in London, England. Summary The Championships spanned two days of competition, with the marathon held in Watford and the decathlon taking place in Loughborough. Results See also * 1957 WAAA Championships References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 1957 sports events in the United Kingdom 1957 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
