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Netherlands At The 2015 World Championships In Athletics
Netherlands competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015. At the third day Dafne Schippers won in a new Dutch national record her semi final heat of the 100 metres in a time of 10.83. With this achievement she became the first Dutch finalist in the women's 100 metres at a World Championships. In the final, later that day, she broke her national record again with a time of 10.81 and won the silver medal. Later, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres in a time of 21.63, a new European record. Medalists Results (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best) Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon Women ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon References Sources {{Nations at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics Nations at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics World Championships in Athletics The World Athletics Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 23, 24 and 26 August. Summary Since 2008, all of the major gold medals had been won by either reigning Olympic champion Kirani James or defending champion LaShawn Merritt. In the final, both were out ahead, along with Wayde van Niekerk and Isaac Makwala, Africans with none of those credentials. Through the final turn, van Niekerk took sole possession of the lead, Makwala passed James to hit the home stretch with a slight advantage in second. Far off the pace was Luguelín Santos. Down the home stretch, Makwala was unable to hold his position and was passed by a burst from James. James was unable to hold that burst, Merritt cruised past James but was unable to make any headway on van Niekerk's lead. Merritt made a desperate lean that actually cost him time but was well beaten, Santos followed Merritt down the home stretch to take fourth beating the National Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Braun
Pieter Braun (born 21 January 1993 in Terheijden) is a Dutch athlete competing in the combined events. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships. He also competed in the decathlon in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.90 (+0.5 m/s) (Götzis 2017) *400 metres – 48.02 (Tallinn 2015) *1500 metres – 4:24.29 (Götzis 2018) *110 metres hurdles – 14.13 (+0.7 m/s) (Tallinn 2015) *High jump – 2.04 (Beijing 2015) *Pole vault – 5.05 (Amsterdam 2016) *Long jump – 7.71 (+0.5 m/s) (Götzis 2017) *Shot put – 15.28 (Götzis 2018) * Discus throw – 47.33 (Vught 2018) *Javelin throw – 64.19 (Götzis 2019) *Decathlon – 8.342 (Götzis 2019) Indoor * 60 metres – 7.21 (Dortmund 2016) *1000 metres – 2:40.19 (Sheffield 2014) *60 metres hurdles – 8.08 (Apeldoorn 2016) *High jump – 2.02 (Apeldoorn 2014) *Pole vault – 5.04 (Apeldoorn 2016) *Long jump – 7.47 (Apeldoorn 2018) *Shot put – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Decathlon
The men's decathlon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 29 August. The overwhelming favorite here had to be the World Record Holder, Olympic Champion and defending Champion, Ashton Eaton. This was Eaton's first decathlon of the year. American Trey Hardee entered as the world leader. Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games champion and returning bronze medalist Damian Warner and returning silver medalist and Götzis winner Michael Schrader were also medal contenders. Eaton won the first event, the 100 metres in 10.23, a World Championship Decathlon best and #139 in the world, but slightly off world record pace. Warner, Rico Freimuth, and Felipe Dos Santos were right behind him in that fourth heat. In the long jump, again Eaton led, his 7.88 slightly off world record pace and behind his seasonal best but still equal to the #93 jump in the world. Schrader was the second best jumper of the day but Dos Santos held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 25 August. In the finals were the defending champion Aleksandr Menkov, Olympic Champion Greg Rutherford and world leader Jeff Henderson, however world #2-4 Zarck Visser, Rushwahl Samaai and Marquis Dendy were unable to get out of the rounds. Henderson was the top qualifier with an 8.36 automatic first attempt trial. Three Chinese jumpers made the final at home. The Chinese made a statement in the first round as both Wang Jianan and Gao Xinglong jumped 8.14 to share the lead. Menkov jumped 8.02 to take the third spot while Rutherford, Henderson and four other jumpers were unable to land a legal jump. In the second round, Henderson got a legal jump of 7.95, two feet below his best of the year, but it put him in 5th place for a moment, then Wang improved to 8.18 and Rutherford popped 8.29 to assume the lead. In the third round Henderson again missed the board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah (born July 20, 1983) is a Ghanaian-born athlete competing in the long jump for the Netherlands. Career Gaisah moved to the Netherlands in 2001 and currently lives and trains in Rotterdam. He competes for P.A.C. Rotterdam. In 2005 jumped a personal best 8.34 metres to win the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, finishing behind Dwight Phillips. On February 2, 2006, in Stockholm he leaped to an African indoor record that also won him the gold medal in this event by jumping 8.36 metres. He continued his good form to win the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships a month later with a jump of 8.30 metres, followed quickly by the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a jump of 8.20 metres. At the 2006 African Championships in Athletics Gaisah won the gold medal with an 8.51 m jump, beating Cheikh Touré Cheikh Tidiane Touré (born January 25, 1970) is a Senegal-born French athlete who specialised in the long jump. He retired after the 2003 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August. Summary Heats Jamaica ran Rasheed Dwyer to rest Usain Bolt in the heats. The United States employed a rare strategy of running the main team and not resting any runners. The US won the first heat with Great Britain second while resting Chijindu Ujah. Jamaica won the second heat. China set an Asian Continental Record in their heat. Final race The United States managed a clean handoff two times between Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay, while Jamaica stiff between Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell. Around the final turn, Nickel Ashmeade made up ground on Gay. The final baton change between Mike Rodgers and Tyson Gay was completed outside the changeover zone and the American team was disqualified. Jamaica won, with China second and Canada third. Britain did not finish after failing to complete the final baton change. Records Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hensley Paulina
Hensley Paulina (born 26 June 1993) is a Dutch sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final. Competition record 1Did not finish in the final 2Disqualified in the final Personal bests Outdoor *100 metres – 10.26 (+1.4 m/s, Heusden-Zolder 2014) *200 metres – 21.41 (+0.7 m/s, George Town 2010) Indoor *60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ... – 6.64 (Jablonec nad Nisou 2016) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulina, Hensley 1993 births Living people Curaçao male sprinters Dutch male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands People from Willemstad Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Van Luijk
Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk (born 17 September 1984 in Spijkenisse) is a Dutch Sprint (running), sprinter. Biography Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 to a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father.Patrick van Luijk bio , patrickvanluijk.com, ret: Aug 4, 2008 Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football (soccer), football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn. He continued his career at XerxesDZB, Xerxes and later, when his friends joined Sparta Rotterdam he was scouted by Feyenoord and he played in their youth squads for a few years. Because he did not feel at home at Feyenoord he played for RVVH Ridderkerk for a while before joining FC Dordrecht. Because his education was suffering from all the football commitments he decided to slow down on it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Bockarie
Solomon Bockarie (born 18 May 1987), sometimes Solomon Bayoh (born 18 May 1990),Athlete biography: Solomon Bayoh beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008 is a male Dutch sprinter. He competed in the at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
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2015 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26 and 29 August. Summary It was difficult to predict the results. Down at number 21 was the double Olympic Champion, defending champion attempting to repeat his double from two years earlier, Mo Farah, undoubtedly the favorite. At number 3 was returning silver medalist Hagos Gebrhiwet coming from the fastest race of the year in Rome, won by his Ethiopian teammate, World Junior Champion Yomif Kejelcha. Returning bronze medalist Isiah Koech was down at number 13. 2014 Diamond League Champion and Commonwealth Games Champion Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku was nowhere to be seen in the top 50 in the world, not having to qualify in the Kenyan trials. In the finals, it was a slow pace at the beginning. Absurdly, the organizers placed a water station in lane 9, instead of lane 3 where it was located during the 10,000. At 1200 metres, with the pace dawdling, Farah alone cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Licht
Dennis Licht (born 30 May 1984, Apeldoorn) is a Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without reaching the final. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:39.94 (Hengelo 2015) *3000 metres – 7:54.91 (Braunschweig 2014) *5000 metres – 13:23.00 (Palo Alto 2015) *3000 metres steeplechase – 8:37.83 (Uden 2010) Indoor *1500 metres – 3:41.40 (Apeldoorn 2009) *3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ... – 7:59.09 (Apeldoorn 2015) References External links * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Apeldoorn Dutch male middle-distance runners Dutch male long-distance runners Dutch male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
