Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (, ; born 18 April 1960) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ukraine, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. Competing for the Soviet Union as Yelena Zhupiyeva, she won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As Yelena Vyazova, she won the 1992 CIS Athletics Championships 10,000 m title, and competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. International competitions See also *List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) * List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners *List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) * 10,000 metres at the Olympics *10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics *List of 5000 metres national champions (women) Below a list of all National champions in the Women's 5000 metres (track outdoor) in track and field from several countries since 1980. In m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athletics (sport)
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]   |
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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics (sport), athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries. Medal summary Men Women * * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. Medal table See also *1988 in athletics (track and field) References External links Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-04. {{Athletics at the Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the Summer Olympics, 1988 Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 in athletics (track and field), O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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10,000 Metres At The Olympics
The 10,000 metres at the Summer Olympics is the longest track running event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912. The women's event was added to the programme over seventy years later, at the 1988 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 10,000 m race at elite level. The competition format is a straight final between around 30 athletes, although prior to 2004 a qualifying round was held. The Olympic records for the event were both set by Ethiopians at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics: Kenenisa Bekele set the men's record at 27:01.17 minutes, while Almaz Ayana set the women's mark at 29:17.45 minutes. The 10,000 metres world record has been broken at the Olympics on two occasions; Lasse Virén's winning time of 27:38.35 minutes in 1972 stood as the record for less than a year, and Almaz Ayana knocked 14 seconds off the women's record in 2016. Six men have won the Olympic title twice: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of World Athletics Championships Medalists (women)
Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee. Track 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m 10,000 m 100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay 4 × 400 metres mixed relay Road Marathon 10 km walk 20 km walk 35 km walk 50 km walk Field High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Javelin throw Hammer throw Heptathlon See also *List of Olympic me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of 1988 Summer Olympics Medal Winners
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2. Archery Athletics Men * † = Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter), Ben Johnson led the 100 metres at 9.79sec but was disqualified for doping. Women * * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. Basketball Boxing Canoeing Men's events Women's events Cycling Men's Women's Diving Men Women Equestrian Fencing Men Women Field hockey Football Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were only squad members. Nevertheless, thInternational Olympic Committee medal databasecredits them all as medalists. Gymnastics Men's Women's Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Men's events Women's events Sailing Women's event Men's events Open events Shooting Men's events Women's events Mixed events Swimming Men's events * Swimmers who participated in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Olympic Medalists In Athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women's events 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles 3000 metres steeplechase 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay 20 kilometres race walk High jump Pole vault Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Heptathlon Mixed Events 4 × 400 metres relay Marathon walk relay Discontinued events 3000 metres The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth. 80 metres hurdles The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972. 10 kilometers race walk In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers. Pentathlon In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1996 European Cup (athletics)
The 1996 European Cup was the 17th edition of the European Cup of athletics. It was the last edition to allow athletes six attempts in the throws and horizontal jumps, as this number was reduced to four from the next edition. The ''Super League Finals'' were held in Madrid, Spain. Super League Held on 1 and 2 June in Madrid, Spain2010 Italian almanach (p469) Team standings Results summary Men's events Women's events First League The First League was held on 28 and 29 JuneMen Group 1Held in , Portugal Group 2 Held in [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1992 IAAF World Cup – Results
These are the full results of the 1992 IAAF World Cup which was held on 25, 26 and 27 September 1992 at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the .... Results 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000/3000 m 10,000 m 110/100 m hurdles 400 m hurdles 3000 m steeplechase Men 26 September 4 × 100 m relay 4 × 400 m relay High jump Pole vault Men 26 September Long jump Triple jump Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Men 26 September Javelin throw References ;Competition resultsFull results [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency. It is the most populous city, the largest by area, and the List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies, second largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The population in 2012 was 2,106,146 inhabitants, and its area is for the capital city side and 8,475.57 km2 for the metropolitan zone. Its official population was 1,814,207 inhabitants in 2023. Havana was founded by the Spanish Empire, Spanish in the 16th century. It served as a springboard for the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish conquest of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1992 IAAF World Cup
The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba. Overall results Results summary Men ''Asia'' , , 3:38.37 , ''Africa'', , 3:40.25 , ''Great Britain'', , 3:40.30 , - , 5000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 13:41.23 , ''Americas'', , 13:25.39 , ''United States'', , 14:02.90 , - , 10,000 metres , ''Africa'' , , 28:44.38 , ''Europe'', , 28:54.38 , ''Unified Team'', , 29:00.26 , - , 110 metre hurdles , ''Great Britain'' , , 13.07 , ''Unified Team'', , 13.55 , ''Americas'', , 13.69 , - , 400 metre hurdles , ''Africa'' , , 48.88 , ''Great Britain'', , 49.01 , ''Europe'', , 49.34 , - , 3000 metre steeplechase , ''Africa'' , , 8:26.81 , ''Europe'', , 8:32.06 , ''Oceania'', , 8:33.79 , - , 4 × 100 metre relay , valign=top, ''United States'' Bryan Bridgewat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Athletics At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 Metres
The official results of the Women's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop ..., with the final held on Friday August 7, 1992. Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win an Olympic Gold medal. Liz McColgan came into the race as the returning silver medalist, the reigning world champion and a reputation behind it. Elana Meyer came from South Africa with long distance road records. She was considered a good chance to become the first African woman to win a gold medal. Zhong Huandi was the silver medalist behind McColgan in the world championships but not much was known about the Chinese program. The following year, they would scream their superiority at women's distance running, with Zhong runni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |