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Podgorica Marathon
The Podgorica Marathon is an annual road running event in Montenegro, which features a full-length (42.195 km) marathon, half marathon as well as a 5 km fun run race. History A group of enthusiasts came up with a plan to organise a marathon in Podgorica and the first edition took place on 8 October 1994. The 2011 edition of the race featured more than 3000 runners from 33 countries. Slađana Perunović set a women's Montenegrin record in the marathon at the event, finishing second in a time of 2:41:02 hours. AIMS (October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-01. In 2020, due to the , organizers preponed the scheduled date f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro formed, as the Socialist Republic of Montenegro in honour of Marshal of Yugoslavia, Marshal Josip Broz Tito. The city was largely destroyed during the bombing of Podgorica in World War II and accordingly the city is now dominated by architecture from the following decades of communism. Further but less substantial damage was caused by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, 1999 bombing by NATO forces. The surrounding landscape is predominantly Mountain range, mountainous terrain. The city is just north of the Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica's position at the confluence of the Ribn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Square (Podgorica)
Independence Square, formerly Republic Square or Square of the Republic ( cnr, Трг Републике, Trg Republike) is the central town square of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is located in Nova Varoš ( cnr, Нова Варош, lit. "New Town"), which is the administrative and socio-cultural heart of the city. The square covers an area of 5.000 square metres. Both the city library ''"Radosav Ljumović"'', and the state gallery ''"Art"'', are located in the square. Location The square is bordered by Ulica Slobode (''Freedom street'') to the east, and Njegoševa ulica ('' Njegoš's street'') to the west. Both Njegoševa and Slobode street are newly renovated pedestrian zones - with Ulica Slobode also being a popular shopping street. Bokeška and Vučedolska street create the square's northern and southern borders, respectively. A pedestrian passage connects the Republic Square to Podgorica's City Hall and the Montenegrin National Theatre building. History Trg Republike was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maricel Gaman
Maricel is a masculine or feminine given name. According t its biblical definition means "He who raises" in Hebrew. Also, the hispanic name is a compound of María and Celia. The name is similar to Marisol and Marcela. Notable people with the name include: * Maricel Laxa (born 1970), Filipina comedian and actress * Maricel Presilla (living), American chef, culinary historian and author * Maricel Soriano (born 1965), Filipina film and television actress * Maricel Voinea (born 1959), Romanian team handball player and coach See also * Maricel Museum The Maricel Museum is a museum located in the centre of Sitges; reopened after a major refurbishment in 2015. The Maricel Museum is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network. Content In 1969, the Barcelona Provincial Corporatio ..., a museum located in the centre of Sitges, Catalonia, Spain {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuro Kodžo
Đuro Kodžo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђуро Коџо; born 12 May 1971) is a Bosnian retired long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2001 World Championships in Athletics. He holds a national record in the half-marathon discipline. Running career Kodžo began training in Mrkonjić Grad with Atletski Klub "Petar Mrkonjić". By the end of his career, he would be named "Best Athlete of Mrkonjić Grad", a once-per-year recognition, on nine occasions. In the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Kodžo finished in 78th place out of 81 finishers in a time of 2:39:14 (hours:minutes:seconds). In the following year, he finished the men's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in a personal-best time of 2:35:47. He also won the 2001 Podgorica Marathon in 2:30:11. On June 15, 2003, he ran a personal best time of 1:05:45 in Rijeka's ''Run Reebok Trophy'' half marathon. However, the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sreten Ninković
Sreten Ninković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Сретен Нинковић; born 7 December 1972) is a Serbian former long distance runner who most often competed in the marathon. He was coached by Lazar Ćirović, Slavoljub Kuzmanović and Zvonko Lozančić. Over the course of his athletic career, Ninković represented FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. Running career In the 1990s, Ninković developed his aerobic ability on the track, often running the 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ... for AK Crvena Zvezda. He then began specializing in the marathon. Ninković recorded his first major victory when he won the 2000 Novosadski Marathon. He ran his fastest marathon at the Austin Marathon with a time of 2:12:39.60 hours on February 17, 2002. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuriy Chizhov
Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii or Iouri is the Slavic (russian: Юрий, Yuriy, or uk, Юрій, Yuriy, or bg, Юрий, Jurij, or be, Юры, Jury) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iury, and Dutch Joeri. The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky, Grand Prince of Kiev (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as ''Gyurgi, Dyurgi''. Yaroslav the Wise, great-grandfather of Yuriy Dolgorukiy, was the first Ruthenian ruler whose patron saint was Saint George. The saint is now depicted on the coat of arms of Moscow. Ancient and medieval world (Listed chronologically) * Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157), Grand Prince of Kiev * Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesna Stevanović
Vesna (Cyrillic: Весна) was a mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Along with her male companion Vesnik, she was associated with rituals conducted in rural areas during springtime. In the nineteenth century, Russian peasants celebrated the return of spring on March 1 by going out to the fields, carrying a clay figure of a lark on a pivot which had been decorated with flowers. They sang songs naming the spring season Vesna. The word "vesna" is still the poetic word for "spring" in Slovene, as well as Czech and Slovak. In Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian, ''vesna/wiosna'' is the actual word for 'spring'. The month February is sometimes named in Slovene. In Serbian, the word is used to denote someone who heralds or brings about springtime. It is likely that Vesna was originally a goddess representing the earth during the spring, making her a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Șepelev-Tcaci
Svetlana Şepelev-Tcaci (russian: Светлана Ткач-Шепелева, translit=Svetlana Tkach-Shepeleva; born 10 May 1969, in Ciolacu Nou, Făleşti) is a former Moldovan long-distance runner. She competed for her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ..., where she finished in 61st position in the marathon. Achievements *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise References External links * Sports-reference.com 1969 births Living people People from Fălești District Moldovan female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Moldova {{Moldova-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wodajo Bulti
Wodajo Bulti (born 11 March 1957) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres, 10000 metres and cross-country running. Career Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in 1980s. In his early years on the track he concentrated more on shorter distances such as 1500 metres because of great depth of Ethiopian talent over longer distances. He spent these years in the shadow of great Miruts Yifter, double Olympic Champion from Moscow and Mohamed Kedir, Olympic and World Cup medalist. His breakthrough came in 1982, at 25 years of age, when Wodajo finished at third place over 1500 m at the 1982 African Championships in Athletics in Cairo and followed it by the gold medal at 5000 metres. On 16 September in Rieti, he won at 5000 m in huge personal best time of 13:07.29 minutes, recording third fastest time ever. With such achievements behind him, he was somewhat disappointed when finished at seventh place over 5000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Kalmar
''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name ''Helen''. Diminutive forms include ''Ilonka'' and ''Ilike''. Ilona is a common name in Finland,There are 25,000 women named Ilona in the Finnish Population RegisterName service/ref> where it is considered to refer to the Finnish word ''ilo'' ("joy") and ''ilona'' literally means "as a joy o someone. It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland ( formerly in crown union with Hungary). People * Archduchess Ilona of Austria (1927-2011) *Ilona Andrews, joint pen name of American novelist duo Ilona and Andrew Gordon *Ilona Csáková (born 1970), Czech pop singer *Ilona Eibenschütz (1872–1967), Hungarian pianist *Ilona Elek (1907–1988), Hungarian world and Olympic champion saber fencer *Ilona Fehér (1901–1988), Hungarian violinist and teacher * Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borislav Dević
Borislav Dević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Девић; 9 January 1963 – 8 January 2023) was a Serbian track athlete and who specialized in various disciplines in middle-distance and long-distance races< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
