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Michał Joachimowski
Michał Teodor Joachimowski (26 September 1950 – 19 January 2014) was a triple jumper from Poland.Polski Komited Olympijski (Polish Olympic Committee), "Joachimowski, Michal", He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. He was born in Żnin and represented the clubs Budowlani Bydgoszcz and Zawisza Bydgoszcz. He finished eighth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, and seventh at the 1972 Olympic Games. He then got a silver medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships and won gold at the 1974 European Indoor Championships setting a new world indoor record of 17.03 metres (this remains the Polish record to this day). He did not do quite as well at the 1974 European Championships, when he placed fifth. At the 1975 European Indoor Championships he took another silver medal, and he followed with a victory at the 1975 Summer Universiade. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished thirteenth. He was the Polish champion in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by accounts of lengthy jumps at the ancient Olympic Games and has been a Olympic Games, modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896. According to World Athletics rules, "the hop shall be made so that an athlete lands first on the same foot as that from which he has taken off; in the step he shall land on the other foot, from which, subsequently, the jump is performed." The male Triple jump world record progression, world record holder is Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper), Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of . The female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, with a jump of . History Historical sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
