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Maria Fernandes (Brazilian Athlete)
Maria Nilba Reis Fernandes (born 25 September 1960) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed primarily in the shot put. She won multiple medals at continental level. International competitions Personal bests (archived) * – 16.32 (Manaus 1983) * 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 othe ...
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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] |
1986 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1986 Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: ''II Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana, Cuba from 27 to 28 September 1986.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2010-06-14. A total of 36 events, comprising 21 men's and 15 women's events, were contested by sixteen countries. It was the second edition of the Ibero-American Championships, and the first to be held in Latin America. The Chilean city of Valparaíso was initially chosen to host the event, but the competition was moved after organisation difficulties. High temperatures at the venue affected athletic performances, particularly in the longer distance events.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano – San Fernando 2010 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-14. The host nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Female Shot Putters
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Brazil, a country * Brazilians, its people * Brazilian Portuguese, its dialect Brazilian may also refer to: * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental music piece by Genesis * Brazilian Café, Baghdad, Iraq (1937) * Brazilian cuisine ** Churrasco, or Brazilian barbecue * Brazilian-cut bikini, a swimsuit revealing the buttocks * Brazilian waxing, a style of pubic hair removal * Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., a South African football club nicknamed ''The Brazilians'' See also * Brazil (other) * ''Brasileiro'', a 1992 album by Sergio Mendes * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system * Culture of Brazil * Football in Brazil Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958 FIFA World Cup, ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...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] |
1990 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place from 14 to 16 September 1990 at Vila Olímpica in Manaus, Brazil. Men's results 100 meters Heat 1 – 16 September Wind: +0.5 m/s Heat 2 – 16 September Wind: +0.5 m/s Final – 16 September Wind: +1.2 m/s 200 meters Heat 1 – 15 September Wind: -1.1 m/s Heat 2 – 15 September Wind: -1.1 m/s Final – 15 September Wind: +0.3 m/s 400 meters Heat 1 – 14 September Heat 2 – 14 September Final Standings – 14 September There was no proper 400m final. Rather, the athletes were classified according to their times achieved in the heat. 800 meters Final – 16 September 1500 meters Final – 15 September 5000 meters Final – 14 September 10,000 meters Final – 16 September 3000 meters steeplechase Final – 15 September 110 meters hurdles Final – 14 September Wind: -2.5 m/s 400 meters hurdles Final – 15 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manaus, Brazil
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2022 population of 2,063,689 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém. The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of ''Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro'', Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856, it returned to its original name. Manaus is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''IV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Vila Olímpica in Manaus, Brazil from 14–16 September.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-11-17. Forty event finals were held and six championships records were set in Manaus. The competition was beset with organisational problems and schedule clashes. Cuba, which had previously sent large delegations, was absent. Temperatures were extremely high - - during the three-day competition and consequently the plans for the marathon races, scheduled for the final day, were abandoned. The 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Mexico two months later and preparation for this larger meet meant other athletes chose not to compete at the Ibero-American Championships. As a result, many of the events were principally contested between the top Brazilian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place from 22 to 24 July 1988 at Estadio Olímpico in Mexico City, Mexico. Different versions of the sprint results were published, because the fully automatic electronic timing system was malfunctioning. The first version displayed below on the left hand side was officially used to determine the athletes qualifying for the finals (best times, q). Later, there was a second version (not displayed). In December 1988, British statistician Richard Hymans published a revised version for the IAAF and the ATFS where many times were corrected. These numbers are displayed below in parentheses. Finally, there were a couple of hand timing results (Heat 1, 110m hurdles men, Heat 1 and 2 200m women; also displayed below in parentheses), because the officials noticed a defect in the electronic timing system during the event. Men's results 100 meters Heat 1 – 22 July Wind: +0.7 m/s Heat 2 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''III Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the third edition of the international athletics (sport), athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 22–24 July. A total of forty events were contested, of which 22 by male and 18 by female athletes.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-11-13. A total of 371 athletes and 20 nations took part in the three-day competition. All performances were set at high altitude, which aided athletes in most events (compared to performing at lower climes) with the exception of long-distance running events. Three new events were introduced at the 1988 edition of the competition: the women's 10,000 metres, women's marathon and women's 10,000 m race walk. The men's marathon race returned to the Ibero-American Championships after a break in 1986. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 South American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 1987 South American Championships in Athletics which took place at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ..., between 8 and 11 October. (p 300–307) Men's results 100 metres Heats – 8 OctoberWind: Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s Final – 9 October Wind: 0.0 m/s 200 metres Heats – 10 OctoberWind: Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s Final – 11 October Wind: -0.6 m/s < ...
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1987 South American Championships In Athletics
The 1987 South American Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ..., Brazil, between 8 and 11 October. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations * (45) * (4) * (64) * (32) * (2) * (21) * (1) * (9) * (10) * (19) External links Men Results– GBR Athletics – GBR Athletics Medallists {{South American athletics championships S South American Championships in Athletics A International athletics competitions hosted by Brazil 1987 in South American sport 1987 in Brazilian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
