Great Britain had its most successful Olympics in athletics in 2004, winning 4 gold medals and a total of 30 medals. The document profiles some of the British Olympic champions from those games, including the men's 4x100m relay team of Marlon Devonish, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis, and Darren Campbell who won gold, and middle distance runners Kelly Holmes who won gold in the 800m and 1500m, and wheelchair racer Tanny Grey-Thompson who won gold.
This powerpoint presentation is created by Gyanbikash.com for the students of class nine to ten from their English first part NCTB textbook for multimedia class.
Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the all-around gold in gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics. Muhammad Ali, struggling with Parkinson's, lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Kerri Strug stuck her second vault landing despite an injury to help the U.S. women's gymnastics team win gold in 1996. Michael Phelps won a record eight medals, including six gold, at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
This document provides information about Jamaican athletes' performances at the 2012 London Olympics, including:
- Usain Bolt defended his 100m and 200m titles and helped Jamaica win gold in the 4x100m relay.
- Yohan Blake won silver in the 100m and 200m behind Bolt. Warren Weir won bronze in the 200m.
- Jamaica won 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals in athletics totaling 12 medals.
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold in the women's 100m and Jamaica won gold in the women's 4x100m relay.
The document summarizes the MC BC Cup quiz competition held by the Bombay Quiz Club on May 1st, 2013. The competition had over 100 sporting heroes participate across 30 different sports from 50 different nations. Atul Mathew was crowned the champion after competing through several stages of written qualifiers and live questions against the top scorers to emerge as the winner.
The document provides information on several Australian Olympic athletes including their personal details, achievements and records. It discusses sprinters Sally Pearson and Cathy Freeman, swimmers Emily Seebohm and Cesar Cielo, hockey player Jamie Dwyer and sailors Tom Slingsby and Michael Blackburn. The athletes represented Australia in various summer Olympic events like sprinting, swimming, sailing and field hockey.
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who holds the world record in the 100m and 200m distances. He is regarded as the fastest person ever timed and has won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay at the past three Olympics. Bolt expressed a love for other sports like cricket in his youth and did not focus solely on sprinting until encouraged by his high school coach. He trains hard and sees himself as the greatest athlete to ever live due to his unprecedented sprint success and world records on the track.
Bobsledding is a winter Olympic sport where teams of athletes pilot a sled down an ice track at speeds over 80 mph. It originated in the late 1800s in Switzerland as an activity involving racing sleds down snow-covered hills. Modern bobsleds are made of aluminum and steel with metal runners, and races involve teams of 2 or 4 athletes pushing the sled at the start before jumping aboard to navigate the track through turns. Training for bobsledding requires extensive strength and speed work by athletes who may train over 10 hours per day to achieve the skills and fitness needed to compete at the Olympic level.
The opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia included lighting the Olympic flame by Cathy Freeman and official oaths by Rechelle Hawkes and Peter Kerr. The Olympic village was located at the Sydney Olympic Stadium, a controversial design. Highlights included Ian Thorpe winning three gold medals and one silver in swimming for Australia at age 17, and Marion Jones winning five medals in athletics including three gold for the United States. David Douillet of France successfully defended his Olympic judo title.
This powerpoint presentation is created by Gyanbikash.com for the students of class nine to ten from their English first part NCTB textbook for multimedia class.
Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the all-around gold in gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics. Muhammad Ali, struggling with Parkinson's, lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Kerri Strug stuck her second vault landing despite an injury to help the U.S. women's gymnastics team win gold in 1996. Michael Phelps won a record eight medals, including six gold, at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
This document provides information about Jamaican athletes' performances at the 2012 London Olympics, including:
- Usain Bolt defended his 100m and 200m titles and helped Jamaica win gold in the 4x100m relay.
- Yohan Blake won silver in the 100m and 200m behind Bolt. Warren Weir won bronze in the 200m.
- Jamaica won 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals in athletics totaling 12 medals.
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold in the women's 100m and Jamaica won gold in the women's 4x100m relay.
The document summarizes the MC BC Cup quiz competition held by the Bombay Quiz Club on May 1st, 2013. The competition had over 100 sporting heroes participate across 30 different sports from 50 different nations. Atul Mathew was crowned the champion after competing through several stages of written qualifiers and live questions against the top scorers to emerge as the winner.
The document provides information on several Australian Olympic athletes including their personal details, achievements and records. It discusses sprinters Sally Pearson and Cathy Freeman, swimmers Emily Seebohm and Cesar Cielo, hockey player Jamie Dwyer and sailors Tom Slingsby and Michael Blackburn. The athletes represented Australia in various summer Olympic events like sprinting, swimming, sailing and field hockey.
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who holds the world record in the 100m and 200m distances. He is regarded as the fastest person ever timed and has won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay at the past three Olympics. Bolt expressed a love for other sports like cricket in his youth and did not focus solely on sprinting until encouraged by his high school coach. He trains hard and sees himself as the greatest athlete to ever live due to his unprecedented sprint success and world records on the track.
Bobsledding is a winter Olympic sport where teams of athletes pilot a sled down an ice track at speeds over 80 mph. It originated in the late 1800s in Switzerland as an activity involving racing sleds down snow-covered hills. Modern bobsleds are made of aluminum and steel with metal runners, and races involve teams of 2 or 4 athletes pushing the sled at the start before jumping aboard to navigate the track through turns. Training for bobsledding requires extensive strength and speed work by athletes who may train over 10 hours per day to achieve the skills and fitness needed to compete at the Olympic level.
The opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia included lighting the Olympic flame by Cathy Freeman and official oaths by Rechelle Hawkes and Peter Kerr. The Olympic village was located at the Sydney Olympic Stadium, a controversial design. Highlights included Ian Thorpe winning three gold medals and one silver in swimming for Australia at age 17, and Marion Jones winning five medals in athletics including three gold for the United States. David Douillet of France successfully defended his Olympic judo title.
The document provides contact information for Quizealous, including their phone number, email address, and website. It then presents a series of trivia questions related to Olympics, sports, and athletes. The questions cover topics like the first Olympics to issue solid gold medals, famous swimmers, gymnasts, cricketers, and more. Key details about legendary athletes are provided in the questions.
The document provides an overview of several Olympic Games from 2000 to 2008, including key details about host cities, top medal-winning countries, and notable individual American athletes and their accomplishments. It discusses the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and previews concerns around the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Olympians want to win, but without sportsmanship nobody wins. To mark Olympic Day on June 23, we’re looking ‘beyond the podium’ and celebrating the power of the Games.
View the top 10 moments of olympic sportsmanship.
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distances. He took up sprinting at age 15 and began winning junior championships. Bolt turned professional in 2004 and had early success, but also faced injuries. His breakthrough came at the 2007 World Championships where he won silver medals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt dominated the sprints, winning gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay while setting new world records. Bolt has continued dominating sprints, winning multiple World Championship gold medals and defending his Olympic titles at the 2012 London Games.
The document provides vocabulary related to the Olympic Games, including sports like high jump, long jump, diving, hurdle race, relay race, shooting, boxing, weight lifting, fencing, Olympic rings, stadium, torch, mascots, records, ceremonies, and medals. It explains that the Olympic rings stand for Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania and that the torch is used in the Olympic Games.
The document provides information about the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. It discusses the Olympic rings symbol, Olympic motto, lighting of the Olympic flame, Olympic mascots, sports included in the Olympics and Paralympics, facts about London as the host city, Indian athletes who medaled or had notable performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and brief profiles of select Olympic athletes from London including Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar, Vijender Singh, Laura Trott, Kohei Uchimura, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo.
Michael Phelps had a difficult childhood but found success in swimming at a young age. He won 6 gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and set the record in 2008 Beijing by winning 8 gold medals. At the 2012 London Olympics, Phelps won his 19th gold medal, breaking the all-time record. Though he retired from competitive swimming, Phelps continues his passion for the sport and ocean life. He established a foundation to promote healthy lifestyles for youth and hopes to transition to competitive golf.
The document summarizes biographies of eight celebrated athletes from the 2012 London Olympics. It describes each athlete's country of origin, sporting achievements like Olympic medals and world records, and background details. The athletes represented are Jelena Issinbajeva from Russia in pole vaulting, Roman Šebrle from the Czech Republic in decathlon, Catalina Ponor from Romania in gymnastics, Usain Bolt from Jamaica in sprinting, Amy Williams from England in skeleton racing, Michael Phelps from the United States in swimming, and Charles Hamelin from Canada in short track speed skating.
Jacqueline Freney was born with cerebral palsy and took up swimming at a young age. She became a competitive swimmer, winning 8 gold medals and setting 3 world records at the 2012 London Paralympics. She is the third generation in her family to compete in swimming. Freney serves as an inspiration for others with disabilities due to her determination and success in the pool.
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who began swimming at age 7. He has won a record 23 gold medals and 28 total medals in the Olympics. Phelps practices daily and holds numerous world records in swimming events like the 200m butterfly. Some of his biggest accomplishments include winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting 5 world records at the 2003 World Championships, and sweeping 6 individual events at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he became the first American to win 8 medals in a single Olympiad.
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who has won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold medals, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time. He was born in 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland and began swimming competitively at age 7, holding a national record by age 10. At the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2016 Olympics, Phelps won multiple gold medals in individual events and relays, setting numerous world records in the process. He is considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were the first to be broadcast in color via satellite globally, utilize slow motion replay, and computer timing of events. Key events included Yoshinori Sakai, born on the day of the Hiroshima bombing, lighting the cauldron, introduction of the women's pentathlon, and Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia becoming the first to win the marathon twice. The US dominated in swimming, winning 7 of 10 gold medals.
Allyson Felix is an American track and field sprinter who has won 6 Olympic gold medals and 9 World Championship gold medals. She began running track in middle school and quickly found success, setting junior world records. At the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, she won silver medals in the 200m, before becoming a three-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 in the 200m and 4x100m relay. She holds the title of being the only female track and field athlete to win 6 Olympic gold medals.
1) The ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles according to legend and were held every four years in Greece until being abolished in 393 CE by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
2) In the late 19th century, Pierre de Coubertin helped revive the Olympic Games, founding the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
3) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 and have been held every four years in different host cities around the world since, growing into a global event and cultural phenomenon.
Kosuke Kitazima is a Japanese swimmer who won multiple Olympic gold medals in breaststroke events. He was born in 1982 in Tokyo and began winning national championships in 2001, taking first in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke. Kitazima broke multiple world records including the 200m breaststroke in 2002. He continued his success, winning national championships from 2001-2004 and gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kitazima later won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting a new world record. He has expressed his desire to continue swimming and showing more impressive performances beyond just Olympic gold medals.
The United States had a successful Olympics in Beijing, winning the most overall medals of any country, though China won more gold medals. Several U.S. teams excelled, with gold medals in basketball, beach volleyball, women's soccer and others. U.S. Olympic officials were pleased with the team's performance and behavior in Beijing, seeing it as a successful Olympics despite losing the gold medal count. They will focus on improving in areas like diving and track cycling going forward.
Valerie Adams is a New Zealand shot putter who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her career was inspired by her goal to become an Olympian on the day her mother passed away. Nadzeya Ostapchuck of Belarus originally won gold in the 2012 London Olympics, but later tested positive for a banned steroid and was stripped of her medal. Doping violates fair play by enhancing athletes' abilities through illegal drugs and deprives other athletes of opportunities to compete fairly.
1) The document summarizes the 2000 Great Britain Olympic rowing team that won gold, led by Sir Steve Redgrave winning his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
2) It provides background on each member of the four-person team: Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, James Cracknell, and Matthew Pinsent.
3) It details their rowing careers and accomplishments leading up to and including the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they defeated other teams to win the gold medal.
The document lists various sporting achievements and events for a school over multiple years, including winning borough championships in rugby, tennis, and cross country for three consecutive years, as well as hosting training sessions with Olympic athletes and participating in festivals and tournaments for sports such as cricket, rugby, and the mini Olympics.
Este documento anuncia una jornada de capacitación sobre tecnologías de la información dirigida a los clubes de Tacna de la organización de voluntariado Leonística. La capacitación se llevará a cabo el 24 de noviembre en la Universidad Privada de Tacna y cubrirá temas como el sitio web de Lions, correo electrónico, aula virtual y blogs. La capacitación está a cargo del Asesor Regional de Informática y tiene cupo para 32 participantes.
The document provides contact information for Quizealous, including their phone number, email address, and website. It then presents a series of trivia questions related to Olympics, sports, and athletes. The questions cover topics like the first Olympics to issue solid gold medals, famous swimmers, gymnasts, cricketers, and more. Key details about legendary athletes are provided in the questions.
The document provides an overview of several Olympic Games from 2000 to 2008, including key details about host cities, top medal-winning countries, and notable individual American athletes and their accomplishments. It discusses the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and previews concerns around the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Olympians want to win, but without sportsmanship nobody wins. To mark Olympic Day on June 23, we’re looking ‘beyond the podium’ and celebrating the power of the Games.
View the top 10 moments of olympic sportsmanship.
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who holds world records in the 100m and 200m distances. He took up sprinting at age 15 and began winning junior championships. Bolt turned professional in 2004 and had early success, but also faced injuries. His breakthrough came at the 2007 World Championships where he won silver medals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt dominated the sprints, winning gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay while setting new world records. Bolt has continued dominating sprints, winning multiple World Championship gold medals and defending his Olympic titles at the 2012 London Games.
The document provides vocabulary related to the Olympic Games, including sports like high jump, long jump, diving, hurdle race, relay race, shooting, boxing, weight lifting, fencing, Olympic rings, stadium, torch, mascots, records, ceremonies, and medals. It explains that the Olympic rings stand for Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania and that the torch is used in the Olympic Games.
The document provides information about the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. It discusses the Olympic rings symbol, Olympic motto, lighting of the Olympic flame, Olympic mascots, sports included in the Olympics and Paralympics, facts about London as the host city, Indian athletes who medaled or had notable performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and brief profiles of select Olympic athletes from London including Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar, Vijender Singh, Laura Trott, Kohei Uchimura, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo.
Michael Phelps had a difficult childhood but found success in swimming at a young age. He won 6 gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and set the record in 2008 Beijing by winning 8 gold medals. At the 2012 London Olympics, Phelps won his 19th gold medal, breaking the all-time record. Though he retired from competitive swimming, Phelps continues his passion for the sport and ocean life. He established a foundation to promote healthy lifestyles for youth and hopes to transition to competitive golf.
The document summarizes biographies of eight celebrated athletes from the 2012 London Olympics. It describes each athlete's country of origin, sporting achievements like Olympic medals and world records, and background details. The athletes represented are Jelena Issinbajeva from Russia in pole vaulting, Roman Šebrle from the Czech Republic in decathlon, Catalina Ponor from Romania in gymnastics, Usain Bolt from Jamaica in sprinting, Amy Williams from England in skeleton racing, Michael Phelps from the United States in swimming, and Charles Hamelin from Canada in short track speed skating.
Jacqueline Freney was born with cerebral palsy and took up swimming at a young age. She became a competitive swimmer, winning 8 gold medals and setting 3 world records at the 2012 London Paralympics. She is the third generation in her family to compete in swimming. Freney serves as an inspiration for others with disabilities due to her determination and success in the pool.
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who began swimming at age 7. He has won a record 23 gold medals and 28 total medals in the Olympics. Phelps practices daily and holds numerous world records in swimming events like the 200m butterfly. Some of his biggest accomplishments include winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting 5 world records at the 2003 World Championships, and sweeping 6 individual events at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he became the first American to win 8 medals in a single Olympiad.
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer who has won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold medals, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time. He was born in 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland and began swimming competitively at age 7, holding a national record by age 10. At the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2016 Olympics, Phelps won multiple gold medals in individual events and relays, setting numerous world records in the process. He is considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were the first to be broadcast in color via satellite globally, utilize slow motion replay, and computer timing of events. Key events included Yoshinori Sakai, born on the day of the Hiroshima bombing, lighting the cauldron, introduction of the women's pentathlon, and Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia becoming the first to win the marathon twice. The US dominated in swimming, winning 7 of 10 gold medals.
Allyson Felix is an American track and field sprinter who has won 6 Olympic gold medals and 9 World Championship gold medals. She began running track in middle school and quickly found success, setting junior world records. At the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, she won silver medals in the 200m, before becoming a three-time Olympic gold medalist in 2012 in the 200m and 4x100m relay. She holds the title of being the only female track and field athlete to win 6 Olympic gold medals.
1) The ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles according to legend and were held every four years in Greece until being abolished in 393 CE by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
2) In the late 19th century, Pierre de Coubertin helped revive the Olympic Games, founding the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
3) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896 and have been held every four years in different host cities around the world since, growing into a global event and cultural phenomenon.
Kosuke Kitazima is a Japanese swimmer who won multiple Olympic gold medals in breaststroke events. He was born in 1982 in Tokyo and began winning national championships in 2001, taking first in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke. Kitazima broke multiple world records including the 200m breaststroke in 2002. He continued his success, winning national championships from 2001-2004 and gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kitazima later won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting a new world record. He has expressed his desire to continue swimming and showing more impressive performances beyond just Olympic gold medals.
The United States had a successful Olympics in Beijing, winning the most overall medals of any country, though China won more gold medals. Several U.S. teams excelled, with gold medals in basketball, beach volleyball, women's soccer and others. U.S. Olympic officials were pleased with the team's performance and behavior in Beijing, seeing it as a successful Olympics despite losing the gold medal count. They will focus on improving in areas like diving and track cycling going forward.
Valerie Adams is a New Zealand shot putter who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her career was inspired by her goal to become an Olympian on the day her mother passed away. Nadzeya Ostapchuck of Belarus originally won gold in the 2012 London Olympics, but later tested positive for a banned steroid and was stripped of her medal. Doping violates fair play by enhancing athletes' abilities through illegal drugs and deprives other athletes of opportunities to compete fairly.
1) The document summarizes the 2000 Great Britain Olympic rowing team that won gold, led by Sir Steve Redgrave winning his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
2) It provides background on each member of the four-person team: Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, James Cracknell, and Matthew Pinsent.
3) It details their rowing careers and accomplishments leading up to and including the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they defeated other teams to win the gold medal.
The document lists various sporting achievements and events for a school over multiple years, including winning borough championships in rugby, tennis, and cross country for three consecutive years, as well as hosting training sessions with Olympic athletes and participating in festivals and tournaments for sports such as cricket, rugby, and the mini Olympics.
Este documento anuncia una jornada de capacitación sobre tecnologías de la información dirigida a los clubes de Tacna de la organización de voluntariado Leonística. La capacitación se llevará a cabo el 24 de noviembre en la Universidad Privada de Tacna y cubrirá temas como el sitio web de Lions, correo electrónico, aula virtual y blogs. La capacitación está a cargo del Asesor Regional de Informática y tiene cupo para 32 participantes.
Este documento explora la identidad nacional salvadoreña y si es un dilema ser o no ser salvadoreño. Construir y proyectar la identidad nacional es la tarea del pueblo salvadoreño.
The document appears to be a collection of photos and captions from various school events at St. Joseph's school over multiple years. Some of the events mentioned include Anti-Bullying Day, athletics competitions, breakfast club, after school math programs, cooking club, cycling lessons, being school mascots, indoor athletics championships, interfaith week, road safety programs, youth games, coffee mornings, multi-sport championships, art competitions, caroling at nursing homes, Olympics poster design, math championships, meeting sports teams, police talks, reading programs, visits from politicians, world book day, recycling programs, and cross country championships. The school seems to have been very successful in various academic and athletic competitions over time.
This document introduces members of the "LTC headquarter family" at the Leadership Training Center. It provides brief descriptions and comments about over 50 individuals, including biographical details, roles, personalities, and relationships. The purpose is to welcome visitors to get to know the extended community at the center in a lighthearted way.
This document summarizes England's victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup hosted in England. It discusses England's path through the group stage and knockout rounds, including controversial wins over Argentina in the quarterfinals and Portugal in the semifinals. It then details the final against West Germany, where England won 4-2 after extra time, with Geoff Hurst scoring a hat trick. This was England's first and only World Cup title to date.
The document provides biographical and career information about the England rugby team that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. It includes photos and profiles of the 15 starters and 21 members of the squad, as well as brief summaries of their performances throughout the tournament, which culminated in England defeating Australia in the final to become the first Northern Hemisphere team to win the Rugby World Cup.
The document discusses cyber bullying and provides advice on preventing and responding to it. It defines cyber bullying as using technology like mobile phones or the internet to deliberately upset someone. It emphasizes the importance of having a shared understanding of cyber bullying across the school community and reviewing policies. Key steps to preventing cyber bullying include educating students on safe technology use, providing reporting methods, and using technology to promote self-esteem and relationships. Responding involves supporting the target, investigating, working with the bully, and potentially involving service providers or police.
The document summarizes several legendary Olympic athletes from the United States. It describes the 1992 US Men's Basketball "Dream Team" that dominated opponents in Barcelona and featured stars like Michael Jordan. It also profiles Jesse Owens, who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and proved Hitler wrong about African athletic ability. Additional athletes summarized are Mary Lou Retton, the first American woman to win gold in all-around gymnastics in 1984, Florence Griffith Joyner who set world records in track in 1988, and Michael Phelps, who became the most decorated Olympian of all time after winning 10 gold medals in Beijing in 2008.
Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the all-around gold in gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics. Muhammad Ali, struggling with Parkinson's, lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Kerri Strug stuck her second vault landing despite an injury to help the U.S. women's gymnastics team win gold in 1996. Michael Phelps won a record eight medals, including six gold, at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The document discusses the history and types of track and field competitions. It outlines the four disciplines of athletics: running races, throws, jumps, and combined events. It provides details on specific running events from 100m to marathons and racewalking. It also describes the four throwing events and two jumping events. The document lists some of the most important world record times. It identifies the Olympics, World Championships, and Diamond League as some of the most prestigious track and field competitions. It concludes with sample questions about world records.
The document discusses the history and types of track and field competitions. It describes the four disciplines of athletics: running races, throws, jumps, and combined events. It provides details on specific running events from 100m to marathons and racewalking. It also outlines the four throwing events and two jumping events. World records are listed for several individual events. The document concludes with some sample questions about world records.
The 200 meter sprint running event takes place on a track, starting on the curve and finishing on the straight. It requires a combination of techniques and places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprints. Top sprinters often attempt to win both the 100m and 200m titles at competitions like the Olympics. This double victory has been achieved ten times by men and six or seven times by women, with notable winners including Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, and Usain Bolt. The race attracts the fastest sprinters and is considered one of the toughest in track and field due to maintaining top speed around the curve and throughout the full race distance.
The Abilene Wildcats Athletic Club celebrated 50 years of excellence in track and field from 1963 to 2013. In its early years from 1963-1969, Abilene athletes like Cliff Bertrand and Winston Short dominated local competitions in Trinidad and Tobago and many received athletic scholarships to universities in the United States. Abilene continued its successes in the 1970s and 1980s with stars like Charlie Joseph, Hilary Bernard, and Carlyle Bernard representing the country internationally. In the 2000s, a new generation including Deon Lendore, Darvin Sandy and Breanna Gomes won medals for Trinidad and Tobago at the Carifta Games and other competitions while upholding Abilene's legacy of
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who dominated men's sprinting at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics:
1. At Beijing 2008, he became the first man to win both the 100m and 200m races in world record times and also won gold as part of the 4x100m relay team, which set a new world record.
2. He defended all three Olympic titles at London 2012 in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay, setting a new world record in the relay.
3. Bolt was born in Jamaica.
Athletics Practical file of Physicsl Education StudentsDiwakar Kashyap
The document provides information about various track and field events including sprints, middle-distance races, long-distance races, hurdles races, relay races, and field events such as long jump, high jump, and combined events. It discusses the history and evolution of the techniques and standards for many of these events over time.
The document summarizes several inspiring Olympic moments from different athletes over various Olympic games:
1) In 1992, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring during a race but refused to quit and finished with help from his father.
2) In 1996, Kerri Strug stuck her vault landing despite an injury, helping the U.S. women's gymnastics team win gold.
3) In 1988, Lawrence Lemieux abandoned his race to help rescue injured sailors in dangerous waters.
Valerie Adams is a shot putter from New Zealand who holds world records in the shot put. She has won Olympic gold in 2008 and world championship gold in 2007, 2009, and 2011. Adams has also won Commonwealth Games gold in 2006 and 2010, setting games records both times. She is considered one of the greatest female shot putters of all time.
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer born in 1985 who holds the record for most Olympic medals won at 22. He has won a total of 70 medals in international competitions, including 56 gold medals. Phelps holds several world records in butterfly and medley events. After success in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, Phelps started a foundation to promote swimming and healthier lifestyles, and plans to expand it before retiring after the 2012 Olympics.
The document provides information about the history and details of the Olympic Games. It includes facts about the Olympic flag, host cities, sports included in the Olympics and Paralympics, age limits of competitors, and New Zealand Olympic medalists. Specifically, it discusses topics like the five Olympic rings, when women were first allowed to compete, and gold medalists from New Zealand like Jack Lovelock and Peter Snell.
Track and field events are those which take
place inside an athletics stadium comprised of an oval running track which
surrounds a grass field. Track and field events fall under the umbrella of
athletics.
Ancient Greece is widely held to be the
birthplace of track and field competitions. The first Olympic Games were held
in 776BC in Olympia, Greece (although on this occasion only a single running
race was contested). The scope of the games would later expand to accommodate the
multitude of events that now take place in modern Olympiads.
This document lists the competitors for the Great Edinburgh XC races. It provides each athlete's bib number, name, country and a brief biography highlighting their personal best times and previous competitive achievements. A total of 44 athletes are listed competing in the women's 6km, men's 8km, junior women's 4km, junior men's 6km and 4x1000m relay races. The biographies indicate many of the athletes have international experience competing in European and world championships.
Since Rio is this month’s hot topic, we’d like to showcase some extraordinary female athletes who have dedicated their life to their sport.
We’re here to celebrate ground-breaking achievements which continue to inspire women from all over the world – and not just those competing today.
The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, United States from July 19-August 4, 1996. Over 80,000 people attended the opening ceremonies. There were both positive moments, such as 11 world records and 51 Olympic records being set with the US winning 101 total medals, and negative moments, including a bombing that injured over 100 people. Notable performances included Donovan Bailey of Canada setting a new 100m dash world record and Michael Johnson of the US setting 200m and 400m world records.
Women have come a long way in the sporting world. With RIO currently the topic of the month we thought we’d highlight how far women have come in the sporting world.
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Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco will wait for several key players to recover from injury. Even if it means they miss the opening Euro Cup Germany stages of the European Championship in Germany this month. Veteran defender Jan Vertonghen, midfielder Youri Tielemans and defender Arthur. Theate are being given time to play in the tournament because they are considered vital to Belgium’s cause, Tedesco said on Tuesday.
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"Of course, you prefer to take players who are fully fit, but that's okay. We want to wait and be patient for some players even if they cannot play in those first matches," he told a press conference. The 37-year-old Vertonghen, Belgium’s Euro Cup 2024 most-capped international with 154 appearances, is struggling to shake off a groin injury.
"He will be there normally. This also applies to Youri Tielemans and Arthur Theate. The latter's position is very sensitive. We don't have many choices at left back. "It will only change if it turns out that they will only be available when, say, the final of the Euro 2024 Championship comes around. That's too long to wait. "However, I am confident that the injured boys are on track for the Euros.
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Some of them have taken not one but two steps forward in their rehabilitation," he said. None of the injured players will feature in this week’s warm-up friendlies against Montenegro and Luxembourg. Romania centre-back Radu Dragusin found chances limited at Tottenham Hotspur in the second half of the 2023-24 season.
But is crucial to his country's cause at UEFA Euro 2024 where his aerial ability, physicality and hard graft make him a standout player. The 22-year-old moved to North London from Italian side Genoa in January but was kept on the sidelines by the form of another new arrival for the season, Mickey van de Ven, something Romania coach Edward Iordanescu admitted was a concern.
It will mean limited game-time going into the finals, but Dragusin, who cites Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk as a role model, started every Euro Cup Germany qualifier as Romania went through the campaign unbeaten in their 10 games. He will be among their most important players in their first game in Germany against Ukraine in Munich on June 17, taking the right centre-back role in what is likely to be a back four.
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The Netherlands are in Group D in Euro Cup Germany - and, unpaid to this, they will be coming up against familiar foes. Remarkably, they have played France, who have fashioned some of the greatest players of all time, 30 times throughout history. Despite France being more effective in major competitions, including captivating the World Cup in 2018, Holland have the greater head-to-head record.
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However, in 2023, they played one another twice, with France endearing both matches 4-0 and 2-1 individually. Against Poland and Austria, the Netherlands also have a stout record, winning just under half the matches. They faced Austria at Euro 2020, engaging 2-0, and they haven't lost to Poland since 1979.
The lettering is on the wall for Holland to qualify for the knockouts, but nothing is failsafe. The Netherlands kickstart their Euros campaign against Poland on Sunday, June 16th. In Hamburg, they will have to go up against one of the best strikers in the world, Robert Lewandowski.
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Five days later, they travel south to face France in Leipzig, a side led by Kylian Mbappe - one of the finest players in the world currently and one of the most impressive players in his nation's history. To conclude, they face Austria in Berlin, knowing it could be the end of the road if they don't perform.
Ronald Koeman is widely considered one of the more successful Dutch managers in Premier League history, considering the nation has a reputation for struggling to replicate their talents in England. The former Everton manager went against that script and shone — and now he is back managing his nation.
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Psaroudakis’ early life in Heraklion was deeply influenced by a supportive and nurturing family environment. His father, a former semi-professional footballer, recognized Psaroudakis’ potential from an early age. Acting as his first coach, his father’s guidance was instrumental in igniting Psaroudakis’ passion for football. This paternal influence instilled in him a strong work ethic and fundamental skills that would become the foundation of his future success. His mother, a dedicated homemaker, provided a stable and nurturing environment, ensuring that Psaroudakis could pursue his dreams without any hindrances.
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The transition from playing in local parks to joining a structured football environment marked a significant step in Psaroudakis’ journey. At the age of ten, he joined the youth academy of OFI Crete, one of Greece’s most esteemed football clubs. This move marked the beginning of a more rigorous and professional approach to his training. The academy environment was demanding, focusing on honing technical abilities and instilling values of sportsmanship and dedication. Psaroudakis’ dedication to his craft was evident as he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a standout player in the youth teams.
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3. Click Image to enlarge… Home F our gold medals in two weeks of competition making Great Britain second highest medal taker for the Athletics in the 2004 Olympics. Also making this the best Great Britain team for many years bringing home a total of thirty medals. This presentation will give you a look into the winners of some of the Athletics medals and show you how people such as Kelly Holmes and Tanny Grey-Thompson became Olympic Champions and glimpse in to their previous achievements.
4. Left to right: Marlon Devonish, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis and Darren Campbell celebrating their Olympic Gold and the Defeat on the United States of America Back
12. Back Men’s 4x100m Winners Left to right: Marlon Devonish , Jason Gardener , Mark Lewis-Francis and Darren Campbell
13. Back Marlon Devonish Next 200 m 2002 Manchester Silver 4 x 100 m 2002 Manchester Gold Commonwealth Games 200 m 2006 Gothenburg Bronze 200 m 2002 Munich Bronze 4 x 100 m 2006 Gothenburg Gold European Championships 4x100 m relay 2003 Paris Disqualified 4x100 m relay 2007 Osaka Bronze 4x100 m relay 2005 Helsinki Bronze 4x100 m relay 1999 Sevilla Silver World Championships 4x100 m relay 2004 Athens Gold Olympic Games Men’s athletics Medal record
14. Marlon Devonish (born June 1, 1976 in Coventry, England) is an English sprint athlete. He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent years he has concentrated mostly on the longer distance. He has also been a regular member of both the British and, at the Commonwealth Games, English 4 x 100 metre sprint relay teams, to some considerable success. The most notable achievement of his career to date came at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. There Devonish, along with Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell and Mark Lewis-Francis, won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m. relay, where the quartet defeated the pre-race favourites, United States team, by just 0.01 seconds, in a season's best of 38.07. At the British Championships (and team trials for the 2006 European Championships) in July 2006, Devonish became the first man since Linford Christie in 1988 to win both the 100 m and 200 m races at the event. At the championship finals, he took the bronze medal in the 200 m. Devonish retained his 100 m title at the British Championships the following year. For the 2007 season Devonish improved his performance in the 100 m with a new personal best and competed in this event at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka rather than the 200 m which he had previously specialised in. Devonish finished 6th in the 100 m final. Back
15. Jason Gardener Back Next 4x100 m relay 2005 Helsinki Bronze 4x100 m relay 1999 Sevilla Silver World Championships 4x100 m relay 2004 Athens Gold Olympic Games Men’s athletics Medal record
16. Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in 1994 where he placed second in the individual 100 m and bettered this to take his first gold medal as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team. He took another silver, this time in the 60 m, at the European Indoor Championships of 1998 but was not chosen for the relay team which took gold. In 1999 he took bronze at the World indoors in the 60 m, breaking the British record. and later that year saw him run 9.98 seconds breaking the 10.00 second barrier for the first time in the 100 m. He was also part of the national record breaking 4 × 100 m relay team along with Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, and Dwain Chambers that they set in Seville, Spain running 37.73 seconds. 2000 saw Gardener go one better in the European indoor 60 m taking gold as well as breaking the national 50 m record with a time of 5.61 s. Unfortunately he became injured during the summer and although making it to Sydney for the Olympics he did not progress through the early rounds. He retained his European indoor title in 2002 as well as a 4 x 100 m Commonwealth Games gold medal. 2003 saw another World indoors bronze despite being hampered by a hamstring injury but the following year he bettered this to take the gold, his first world individual title ahead of the fancied Shawn Crawford of the USA. Gardener made the squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics where he competed in the 100 m and won the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay with Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis in a 38.07 seconds their season's best. In March 2007, Gardener won his fourth European Indoor 60m gold after fears that he may have to miss defending his title as his wife, Nancy, was due to give birth. Gardener's last professional race was a 4 x 100m relay at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on 3rd August 2007. His team failed to finish this race. Back
17. Mark Lewis-Francis Back Next 4x100 m relay 2004 Athens Gold Olympic Games Competitor for United Kingdom Men’s Athletics Medal record
18. Lewis-Francis burst onto the scene at an early age, but missed the 2000 Summer Olympics, instead competing at the world junior championships, in which he won gold. Lewis-Francis became Britain's top 100m sprinter after Dwain Chambers was banned for drug use in 2003. He failed to make the final of the 100 metres sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did run the final leg of the 4x100 metres, which Great Britain narrowly won in a winning time of 38.07 seconds. The gold medal team consisted of Lewis-Francis, Marlon Devonish, Darren Campbell and Jason Gardener. Other than Olympic and World relay success, however, he has consistently performed badly in championships. In 2001 Lewis-Francis won his quarter-final heat in an amazing time of 9.97 seconds. This is a phenomenal time considering that he was only 19 years old at that time, but 'doubtful wind info' lowers this performance in the mind of some. No other athlete has even come close to running as fast as Lewis-Francis did as a teenager. Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell are both exactly the same age as Lewis-Francis, yet at the time Lewis-Francis was considered the better athlete by some margin. It was considered by many that a world record was inevitable. Yet, astonishingly, Lewis Francis has actually become slower as he has moved into his twenties. Although athletes peak around their late 20s in the sprints, Lewis-Francis seemed to peak in his late teens. He has turned down numerous invitations to train with the top sprinters like Justin Gatlin in America, and prefers to stay living in England on the grounds that he would get 'home-sick.' However he did leave his home town of Birmingham in 2005 to move to Eton and train with a new coach. Back
19. Darren Campbell Back Next 200 m 2000 Sydney Silver 4x100 m relay 2004 Athens Gold Olympic Games Men’s athletics Medal record
20. Back His senior international debut came at the Stuttgart World Championships in 1993, as part of the 4 x 100 m squad. However, as a result of injuries, he left athletics at the age of 21 to play football for Cwmbran Town, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Cinderford Town F.C., Weymouth F.C., UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C., and Newport County A.F.C. amongst others. During a debate on TalkSPORT on 14th August 2006, Campbell stated this period away from athletics had also been spurred on by attempts by certain individuals to draw him in to a drugs programme. Darren Campbell is also a supporter of . Following two seasons playing football for Weymouth FC and Newport FC, Campbell returned to athletics in 1995, and ran the 100 m in 10.34s that year. The following year, he improved his 100 m time to 10.17s, and represented Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Campbell only represented Britain in the 4 x 100 m relay, but did not receive the baton, as it was dropped before it reached him. At the 1997 World Championships, Campbell won his first major senior medal - a bronze in the 4 x 100 m relay, and by this time was a regular feature in the British squad. Campbell's first senior gold medals came at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest. Campbell won the 100 m individual event, setting his best time at the 100 m in the final - 10.13s, and also winning gold in the 4 x 100 m relay. At the Commonwealth Games that year, Campbell was in the winning team for the 4 x 100 m relay, however, won no individual medals. The following year, in the 1999 World Championships, held in Seville, Campbell won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay, but was eliminated from his individual event in the semi-finals. In 2000, Campbell won the man of the match award in the European Cup following his performance in the 100 m. Campbell replaced Jason Gardener with 20 minutes notice, and won the race in a time of 10.09s (wind-assisted). He also ran in a leg in the winning 4 x 100 m relay team. At the Olympics in Sydney, Campbell placed 6th in the 100 m final, and took a surprise silver medal in the 200 m, as Campbell was mainly a 100 m runner, and had a previous best time of 20.49s. In the quarter-final, he took 0.29s off this to reduce to 20.13s, his fastest time at the distance in his career. This was followed by performances of 20.23s in the semi-final and 20.14s in the final to finish second, Campbell's first senior medal at the distance. The gold medal was won by controversial Greek sprinter Konstantinos Kenteris Next
21. Back Campbell was again hit by injury in 2001, missing the majority of the year's competitions. He had run 10.16s for the 100 m and 20.41s for the 200 m, and been named European Cup captain prior to the injury. After returning from injury the following year, Campbell took bronze in the individual 100 m event and gold in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2002 European Championships. His bronze was later upgraded to a silver after Dwain Chambers confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs at this time. However, the relay gold was later taken from him, as Chambers was part of the quartet. He won his quarter-final in the 200 m, but was eliminated after being disqualified for stepping outside his lane. The year also saw Campbell compete in his home town of Manchester in the Commonwealth Games. He did repeat his Olympic success in the 200 m, receiving bronze in this event. However, he anchoring the team to gold in the 4 x 100 m relay along with squad members Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish and Allyn Condon, just beating Asafa Powell of Jamaica in a very tight photo finish. In 2003, at the Paris World Championships, Campbell took bronze in the 100 m, but missed on a medal in the 200 m, finishing fourth in the final. He also ran the 2nd leg for the 4 x 100 m relay team, but later lost this medal due to Dwain Chambers being found guilty of doping. Campbell also set his 60 m PB of 6.59s this year. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Campbell won a surprise gold medal in the 4 x 100 m, in a team with Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis, who defeated the United States team by just 0.01s, winning in a season's best of 38.07s. However, Campbell performed less well in the 100 m and 200 m, exiting in the heat and semi-final respectively, due to not being fully recovered from a hamstring injury. He was named captain for the European Cup in 2005, however did not have a successful season, only placing 5th in the AAA semi-final and running 10.47s (10.48w) for the 100 m and 20.9s for the 200 m. He did, however, receive an MBE in the New Year Honours. Campbell competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, however did not progress past the semi-final in the 200 m, and the England team were eliminated in the 4 x 100 m after a faulty baton changeover in their heat. He did not compete individually at the European Championships in Gothenburg, but ran the second leg to help Britain to the gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay.
22. Kelly Holmes Back Next 1500 m 1998 Kuala Lumpur Silver 1500 m 2002 Manchester Gold 1500 m 1994 Victoria Gold Commonwealth Games 800 m 2002 Munich Bronze 1500 m 1994 Helsinki Silver European Championships 800 m 1995 Gothenburg Bronze 800 m 2003 Paris Silver 1500 m 1995 Gothenburg Silver World Championships 800 m 2000 Sydney Bronze 1500 m 2004 Athens Gold 800 m 2004 Athens Gold Olympic Games Medal Record
23. Dame Kelly Holmes was born in Pembury, Kent, the daughter of Derrick Holmes, a Jamaican-born car mechanic, and an English mother, Pam Norman. Her mother, 17 at the time of her birth, married painter and decorator Michael Norris two years later, whom Holmes regards as her father, and the couple had four more children before divorcing. Holmes grew up in Hildenborough and attended Hugh Christie Comprehensive School in Tonbridge at the age of 12. She started training for athletics at the age of 12, joining Tonbridge Athletics Club, where she was coached by David Arnold and went on to win the English schools 1500 metres in her second season. Her hero was British middle distance runner Sebastian Coe, and she was inspired by Coe's successful 1984 Summer Olympics defence of his 1,500 m crown. However, Holmes later turned her back on athletics, joining the British Army at the age of 18, having left school two years earlier, working initially as a recreation assistant and later as a nursing assistant. In the Army, she was initially a lorry driver in the Women's Royal Army Corps, and when that corps was disbanded in 1992 she transferred to the Adjutant General's Corps as a physical trainer, reaching the rank of sergeant. She also became British Army judo champion, and in Army athletics events once competed in the men's 800 metres at a meeting, as it was considered that for her to run in the women's event would be too embarrassing for the other competitors. At another event, she competed in and won an 800 metres, a 3000 metres and a relay race all in a single day. Holmes watched the 1992 Summer Olympics on television, and seeing in the heats of the 3,000 metres, an athlete whom she had competed against, and beaten, decided to return to athletics. For several years she combined both athletics and her employment in the army until increased funding allowed her to become a full-time athlete in 1997. While training in 2003 for the 2004 Summer Olympics at a French training camp, Holmes suffered a number of leg injuries. Falling deep into depression, she began to meditate using an English lantern "I made one cut for every day that I had been injured", Holmes stated in an interview with News of the World newspaper. At least once, she considered suicide, but she eventually sought help from a doctor and was diagnosed with clinical depression. While she couldn't use anti-depressants because it would affect her performance, she began using herbal serotonin tablets. (In 2005, after her achievements at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Holmes chose to talk about her self-harm to show others that being a professional athlete is an extremely difficult thing to do and places the athlete under tremendous amounts of stress.) Next Back
24. 2004 saw Holmes arrive at a major competition, the Athens Olympics, with no injury worries for just about the first time in her career. She had originally planned to compete in just the 1,500 m but a victory over Jolanda Čeplak before the games had many saying she should take her chance in the 800 as well. Holmes did not announce her decision to race in both events until five days before the 800 m finals. Along with three time world champion Maria Mutola and Čeplak, Holmes was considered one of the favourites for the gold medal in the 800 m. In the final, Holmes ran a well-paced race, ignoring a fast start by a number of the other competitors, and moved into the lead ahead of Mutola on the final bend, taking the gold on the line ahead of Hasna Benhassi and Čeplak, with Mutola in fourth. Holmes became the seventh British woman to win an athletics gold, and the second after Ann Packer in 1964 to win the 800 metres. Clearly in form, Holmes now became favourite for the her preferred event, the 1,500 metres on the 28 August. Her most difficult task now was maintaining her focus — she later revealed how after waking each morning she had put her medal on and cried. Again running from the rear of the field, she took the lead in the final straight, holding off World Champion Tatyana Tomashova of Russia. She thus became only the third woman in history to do the 800 and 1500 m double, after Tatyana Kazankina of the Soviet Union in 1976 and Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996, the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals, and the country's first double gold medallist at the same games since Albert Hill in 1920. Her time of 3 minutes 57.90 seconds in the 1500 m final also set a new British record for the distance. Subsequently, Holmes was given the honour of carrying the British flag at the closing ceremony of the games, on August 29, the day after her second victory. A home-coming parade was held in her honour through the streets of Hildenborough and Tonbridge on 1 September, which was attended by approximately 40,000 people. This was more than double the size of crowds at the parade through London for all the Olympic medallists, and roughly equivalent to the entire population of Hildenborough and Tonbridge (although there were many visitors from outside the local area). Holmes won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2004, saying she achieved her goals after "twenty years of dreaming". She also asserted the award was "the biggest sporting honour your country can give you". The tributes to her at the BBC awards ceremony were led by the six British female athletes who had previously won gold at the Olympic Games in a "Magnificent Seven"-style feature - those six being Mary Rand, Ann Packer, Mary Peters, Tessa Sanderson, Sally Gunnell and Denise Lewis. Back
25. Tanny Grey Thompson Medal Record Next Back 200 m 1996 Atlanta Silver 100 m 1996 Atlanta Silver 4 x 100 m 1992 Barcelona Silver 400 m 2004 Athens Gold 100 m 2004 Athens Gold 800 m 2000 Sydney Gold 400 m 2000 Sydney Gold 200 m 2000 Sydney Gold 100 m 2000 Sydney Gold 800 m 1996 Atlanta Gold 800 m 1992 Barcelona Gold 400 m 1992 Barcelona Gold 200 m 1992 Barcelona Gold 100 m 1992 Barcelona Gold
26. Born with spina bifida, Grey-Thompson uses a wheelchair, and is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. Thompson competes in events over a wide range of distances, first competing in the 100 m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984. Over her career to date, she has won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, held over 30 world records, and won the London Marathon six times between 1997 and 2002. In 2000, she was awarded the Helen Rollason Award for her performance at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and was appointed an OBE for services to sport. In 2001, she was given an honorary degree by Loughborough University, namely a Doctorate of Technology, having graduated from the university ten years earlier with an honours degree in Politics and Social Administration. Also in 2001, she was given an honorary degree by Leeds Metropolitan University. She has been named the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year three times — in 1992, 2000 and 2004. In preparation for her retirement from the track, she has expanded her television presenting career on BBC Wales and S4C, as well as BBC1. In the 2005 New Year's Honours List, her continuing services to Disabled Sport were rewarded with the honour of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. On February 28, 2007, she announced her pending retirement, with her last appearance for Great Britain at May's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Back
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