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Modern Pentathlon At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Only an individual competition was held; the team event was removed by the International Olympic Committee after the previous games. The competition was significantly changed compared to 1992, with athletes now competing over a single day instead of 4–6 days to generate more fan interest. Final results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Parygin
Alexander Parygin (, born 25 April 1973) is a Kazakhstani-Australian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he won the individual gold medal."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Modern Pentathlon" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 15, 2008) He competed for at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded ...
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Igor Warabida
Igor Warabida (born 13 January 1975) is a Polish modern pentathlete. He represented Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Summer Olympics, Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, Laser pistol (sport), laser pistol shooting, and ... event. He finished in 5th place. He also represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia in the men's modern pentathlon and he finished in 15th place. References External links * * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Warsaw Polish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Poland Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per-Olov Danielsson
Per-Olov Danielsson (born 31 October 1968) is a Swedish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Swedish male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Falkenberg 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In its fifth Olympic archery competition, Mexico entered three competitors. José Anchondo was the most successful, winning two matches before losing his third. Athletics ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women Boxing Canoeing Sprint ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage Cycling Road ;Men Track ;Sprint ;Points race Diving ;Men ;Women Equestrian Dressage Jumping Football Summary Men's tournament ;Team roster Head coach: Carlos de los Cobos ;Group play ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal Judo ;Men Modern pentathlon Rowing ;Women Sailing ;Men ;Open ;Fleet racing Shooting ;Men Swimming ;Men Synchronized swimming Table tennis ;Men Tennis ;Men ;Women Volleyball Beach Wres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Mexico
The national flag, national flag of Mexico () is a vertical Tricolour (flag), tricolor of green, white, and red with Coat of arms of Mexico, the national coat of arms charge (heraldry), charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's Mexican War of Independence, War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire. Red, white, and green are the colors of the national army in Mexico. The central emblem is the Mexican coat of arms, based on the Aztecs, Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the center of the Aztec Empire. It recalls the legend of a golden eagle sitting on a nopal, cactus while devouring a serpent that signaled to the Aztecs where to found their city, Tenochtitlan. History Before the adoption of the first national flag, various flags were used during the Mexican Independence War, War of Independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Salazar (pentathlete)
Sergio Salazar (born 17 October 1973) is a Mexican modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1973 births Living people Mexican male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Mexico Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes from Mexico City Pan American Games bronze medalists in modern pentathlon Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Modern pentathletes at the 1999 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games 20th-century Mexican sportsmen 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 340 competitors, 236 men and 104 women, took part in 172 events in 27 sports. Medalists Gold * Antonio Rossi — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles * Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000 metres Kayak Pairs * Andrea Collinelli — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit * Silvio Martinello — Cycling, Men's Points Race * Antonella Bellutti — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit * Paola Pezzo — Cycling, Women's Cross-country Mountainbike * Alessandro Puccini — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Competition * Maurizio Randazzo, Sandro Cuomo, and Angelo Mazzoni — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition * Giovanna Trillini, Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, and Valentina Vezzali — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition * Yuri Chechi — Gymnastics, Men's Rings * Agostino Abbagnale and Davide Tizzano — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls * Roberto Di Donna — Shooting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Italy
The flag of Italy (, ), often referred to as The Tricolour (, ), is a flag featuring three equally sized vertical Pale (heraldry), pales of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by Article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic.wikisource:Constitution of Italy, Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana Art. 12, 22 dicembre 1947, pubblicata nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 298 del 27 dicembre 1947 edizione straordinaria (published in the Official Gazette [of the Italian Republic] No. 298 of 27 December 1947 extraordinary edition) "La bandiera della Repubblica è il tricolore italiano: verde, bianco, e rosso, a tre bande verticali di eguali dimensioni" The Italian law regulates its use and display, protecting its defense and providing for the Flag desecration, crime of insulting it; it also prescribes its teaching in Italian schools together with other national symbols of Italy. The Italian Flag Day named Tricolour Day was established by law n. 671 of 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Toraldo
Cesare Toraldo (born 6 July 1963) is an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References "Toraldo, the race for gold"from '' l'Unita''"Toraldo makes you dream"from '' Il Piccolo di Trieste''"Toraldo wins in swimming"from '' Il Piccolo di Trieste''"Two birds with one stone"from '' Multisport Magazine''"Cesare Toraldo, pentathlete in the myth, but without victory"from '' il Fatto Nisseno'' 1963 births Living people Italian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes from Rome 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Estonia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, its seventh appearance at the Games and second entry since the breakup of the Soviet Union. 43 competitors, 35 men and 8 women, took part in 36 events in 13 sports. Archery Estonia sent the same archer to its second archery competition as it had sent to the first. Raul Kivilo lost his first match, but improved his ranking by 10 places from four years earlier. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Volleyball Men's beach tournament Canoeing Sprint ;Men Cycling Road Track ;Women's Sprint Mountain biking Fencing Six fencers, three men and three women, represented Estonia in 1996. ;Men ;Women Judo ;Men Modern pentathlon Rowing ;Men Sailing Estonia competed in three events in the Sailing competition of the Sydney Olympics. ;Men ;Women ;Open Shooting ;Men Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Estonia
The national flag of Estonia () is a tricolour (flag), tricolour featuring three equal horizontal triband (flag), bands of blue at the top, black in the centre, and white at the bottom. The flag is called () in Estonian. The tricolour was already in wide use as the symbol of the nation, when the Republic of Estonia became an Estonian Declaration of Independence, independent country in 1918. Formally, the tricolour became the national flag by the decision of the Estonian Provisional Government, Estonian government on 21 November 1918, and the Riigikogu, parliament later reconfirmed the flag's official status with a law in 1922. During World War II, soon after the Soviet Union, Soviet army had invaded and occupied Estonia in June 1940, the new Stalinist occupation regime banned the Estonian flag, and its use as well as any use of its blue, black and white colour combination became punishable by laws of the Soviet Union. The Estonian flag was from 1940 until 1991 continuously used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Tiidemann
Imre Tiidemann (born 24 September 1970) is an Estonian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Estonian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Estonia Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
