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Igor Avrunin
Igor Avrunin (sometimes spelled Igor Avronin; ; 16 July 1957 – 7 January 2020) was a USSR-born Israeli track and field athlete. Early life Igor Avrunin was born in 1957 in Gomel into a Jewish family. His father was a college physical education teacher and played a significant role in fostering and developing his son's athletic abilities. Avrunin's sports career began in the Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve. After graduating from the college in Gomel, he relocated to Kaunas, Lithuania, where he participated in various track and field competitions, and achieved multiple champion titles in the Lithuanian track and field championships. Sport career Dinamo Kaunas Avrunin trained under the guidance of the coach Rimantas Plungė, representing Dinamo Kaunas team. He won gold medals in discus throw (62 m 96 cm) and shot put (20 m 40 cm) at the 1984 championships in Klaipėda. In 1980, he became the Lithuanian discus throw champion, and in 1981 and 1983, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomel
Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, second-largest city in Belarus, with 501,193 inhabitants. Etymology There are at least six narratives of the origin of the city's name. The most plausible is that the name is derived from the name of the stream Homeyuk, which flowed into the Sozh river, river Sozh near the foot of the hill where the first settlement was founded. Names of other Belarusian cities are formed along these lines: for example, Polotsk from the river Palata (river), Palata, and Vitebsk from the river Vitsba. The first appearance of the name, as "Gomy", dates from 1142. Up to the 16th century, the city was mentioned as Hom', Homye, Homiy, Homey, or Homyi. These forms are tentatively explained as derivatives of unattested ''*gomŭ'' of uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaclovas Kidykas
Vaclavas Kidykas (born 17 October 1961, in Klaipėda) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions. His longest throw, 68.44 meters, was recorded at a June 1988 event in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther .... Achievements References Profile International Amateur Athletic Federation. 1961 births Living people 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 Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Lithuanian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include relay races as well as women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event. There were a total number of 518 athletes participated from 80 countries. Results Men 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 Women 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 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 ... Non-championship event Medal table Participating nations * (4) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (12) * (9) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (6) * (8) * (2) * (2) * (14) * (3) * (13) * (2) * (2) * (13) * (1) * (16) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (6) * (17) * (43) * (2) * (21) * (4) * (1) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Championships In Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participated in the event. Japan hosted again the championship in 2007 in Osaka and Tokyo will host again the event in 2025 in a new venue building at the same place. The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 1 Georg Andersen of Norway originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogel Nachum
Rogel Nachum (or Nahum, ; born 21 May 1967) is a retired Israeli triple jumper, whose personal best was 17.20 meters, achieved in June 1992 in Seville. Nachum participated in three Olympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 where he carried the Israeli flag at opening ceremony. At the 1989 Maccabiah Games, he won the triple jump in 55' 0 1/4", and was then recruited for Kansas State University by U.S. T&F coach Steve Miller (sports executive), Steve Miller. In 1990 he held the Israeli records in three events: high jump 2.18 m', long jump 7.73 m' and triple jump 16.89 m'. Rogel's records are: * Triple Jump: 17.20 m' (17.31 m' wind 2.3) * Long Jump: 7.96 m' * High Jump: 2.18 m' He is the current coach of Israel's Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko. Achievements Tests Lifting * Clean: 140 kg * Hang clean 145 kg * Snatch: 97.5 kg * Half squat: 270 kg (on a bench) Jumping * Standing long jump: 3.39 m' * Standing triple jump: 10.57 m' * Standing 5 steps: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Ostrovskiy
Vladimir Ostrovskiy (; born 12 December 1966) is a retired USSR-born Israeli race walker. He represented the Soviet Union before changing nationality to Israel. In the 20 kilometres walk he finished 23rd at the 1991 World Championships and 33rd at the 1993 World Championships. At the 1995 World Championships he did not finish. He stands tall, and weighed about during his active career. IAAF controversy Vladimir Ostrovskiy emigrated to Israel in 1990. International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) requires an emigrating citizen to live for three years in a new country before competing. However, the president of the Soviet track and field federation, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, signed an agreement that allowed recent Soviet emigres to Israel to compete after just one year of residence. The agreement enabled Israel to add three athletes — Igor Avrunin in the shot-put and discus, Vadim Bavikin in the javelin and Vladimir Ostrovskiy in the 20-kilometer walk — to its team of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Bavikin
Vadim Bavikin (; born 4 October 1970) is a USSR-born Israeli javelin thrower. He was originally a Soviet citizen, and went to a boarding school for talented athletes there. He emigrated to Israel in 1990. He finished tenth for Israel at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. He later competed at the World Championships in 1993, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He competed as well for Israel at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona without reaching the final round. In 1994, Bavikin tested positive for steroids in a blood test. He was banned for almost four years. His personal best throw is 81.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Zaragoza, Spain. This is the Israeli record. Achievements Seasonal bests by year *1988 - 63.80 *1989 - 69.70 *1990 - 70.80 *1991 - 81.56 *1992 - 77.30 *1993 - 78.48 *1994 - 67.16 *1998 - 76.45 *1999 - 76.80 *2000 - 80.48 *2001 - 80.54 *2002 - 81.68 *2003 - 80.95 *2004 - 81.94 *2005 - 77.57 *2006 - 77.13 *2007 - 73.51 IAAF controversy Vadim Bavikin emigrated to Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Igor Aramovich Ter-Ovanesyan (, ; born 19 May 1938) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former long jumper and coach, of Armenian descent. Competing for the Soviet Union, he was a five-time European and two-time Olympic medalist in this event. In 1985, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour. Early life Ter-Ovanesyan was born in Kyiv to an Armenian discus thrower, Aram Avetisovich Ter-Ovanesyan, and a Ukrainian volleyball player, Valentina Ilinskaya. His parents met at the Kyiv State Institute of Physical Education, where they both taught sports-related topics. Career Ter-Ovanesyan took up athletics when he was 15, and within two years was included to the Soviet national team. Ter-Ovanesyan trained at Burevestnik, first in Kiev, later in Lviv, and then in Moscow. He holds a PhD and a title of Professor at the Department of Athletics, Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. He published several sports-related books in Russian. Ter-Ovanesyan won Olympic bronze medals at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge is the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected to the four-year position in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 for a second four-year term, and then again in 2023 for a third four-year term. History The process to found World Athletics began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 18 July 1912 soon after the completion of the 1912 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olympics, revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948. The shot put is part of the most common Combined track and field events, combined events, the decathlon, the Women's Heptathlon, women's and men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Trojan War, siege of Troy but there is no record of any weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for Stone put, stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
