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Flirtisha Harris
Flirtisha Harris (born February 21, 1972) is an American sprinter. She won first place in the 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay race at the 1993 Summer Universiade. At the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay, along with her teammates Nelrae Pasha, Tanya Dooley, and Kim Graham. In the 1995 Pan American Games, Harris came in third in the 400 m, first in the 4x100 relay, and second in the 4 × 400 m relay. Harris attended Seton Hall University where she was named 1992 female athlete of the year, and she won the NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ... championships indoor and outdoor 400 m races in 1994. Competition record References * 1972 births Living people American female sprinters People from Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1995 Pan American Games – Women's 400 Metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Atletico "Justo Roman" on 18 and 19 March. Medalists Results Heats Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:400 Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games 1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ... Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Sprinters
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Living People
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is short for "Mar del Río de la Plata," and means "sea of the Río de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region." Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside Balneario, beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 682,605 as per the , it is the List of cities in Argentina by population, 5th largest city in Argentina. History Pre-Spanish era: The region was inhabited by ''Günuna Kena'' nomads (also known as northern Tehuelche people, Tehuelches). They were later (after the 11th century) strongly influenced by the Mapuche culture. 1577–1857: First European explorers. Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake made a reconnaissance of the coast and its s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 IAAF World Cup – Results
These are the full results of the 1994 IAAF World Cup which was held on 9, 10 and 11 September 1994 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. Results 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m/3000 m 10,000 m 110/100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase Men 9 September 4 × 100 m relay 4 × 400 m relay High jump Pole vault Men 10 September Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Men 10 September Javelin throw References ;Competition resultsFull results (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:1994 IAAF World Cup - Results 1994 in athletics (track and field), IAAF World Cup results Events at the IAAF Continental Cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 IAAF World Cup
The 7th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held between 9 and 11 September 1994, at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England. Overall results Results summary Men ''Africa'' , , 3:34.70 , ''Germany'', , 3:40.04 , ''Asia'', , 3:40.52 , - , 5000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 13:27.96 , ''Great Britain'', , 13:32.47 , ''Germany'', , 13:33.57 , - , 10,000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 27:38.74 , ''Americas'', , 28:16.54 , ''Great Britain'', , 28:20.65 , - , 110 metre hurdles , ''Great Britain'' , , 13.23 , ''United States'', , 13.29 , ''Americas'', , 13.45 , - , 400 metre hurdles , ''Africa'' , , 48.77 , ''Europe'', , 49.26 , ''Americas'', , 49.62 , - , 3000 metre steeplechase , ''Africa'' , , 8:28.28 , ''Asia'', , 8:35.74 , ''Europe'', , 8:40.34 , - , 4 × 100 metre relay , valign=top, ''Great Britain'' Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the List of municipalities in New York, second-most populous city in New York State after New York City, and the List of United States cities by population, 82nd-most populous city in the U.S. Buffalo is the primary city of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2020, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 49th-largest metro area in the U.S. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral Confederacy, Neutral, Erie people, Erie, and Iroquois nations. In the early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
