query: para athletes who won gold medal in high jump

pos: Mariyappan Thangavelu had requested help from the Tamil Nadu government, but had not received a reply. Mariyappan Thangavelu Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995) is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals. He is India's first Paralympian gold medallist since 2004. On 25 January 2017, Government of India announced "Padma Shri" award for his contribution towards sports and in the same year he was also awarded Arjuna Award. Mariyappan was born in Periavadagampatti village, Salem district,

neg: Setyo Budi Hartanto Hartanto agreed to. Hartanto competes in T10 high jump and long jump. In 2006 he measured tall and in weight. Hartanto received his first medal, a silver at the National Athletics Competition for the Disabled (), in 2004. In December 2005 he won a gold at the third ASEAN Para Games in Manila, with a jump distance of . Hartanto was one of six athletes from Central Java who competed in the 2006 FESPIC Games. At the 2011 ASEAN Para Games in Surakarta, Hartanto received four silver medals. In June 2012 he began training to represent Indonesia at the 2012

neg: Philippines at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games in the games. Philippines at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games The Philippines participated at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26 to 30 October 2013. Athletes competing for the country has won one gold, one silver, and five bronze medals placing 18th overall in the medal tally. The country has never won a medal in the Asian Youth Para Games prior to their participation in this edition. The country's first gold medal in the games was won by Jomer Anden on October 30, 2013 in the men's long jump F12 classification

neg: Philippines at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games Philippines at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games The Philippines participated at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26 to 30 October 2013. Athletes competing for the country has won one gold, one silver, and five bronze medals placing 18th overall in the medal tally. The country has never won a medal in the Asian Youth Para Games prior to their participation in this edition. The country's first gold medal in the games was won by Jomer Anden on October 30, 2013 in the men's long jump F12 classification event. Swimmer Gary

neg: Sharad Kumar (athlete) training under Mr. Satyanarayana, National Para Athletics Coach since March 2015. He won Silver in 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships with a jump of 1.84m. He won Gold Medal in 2018 Para Asían Games Jakarta setting a new Game Record and Continental Record by jumping 1.90m. Sharad Kumar (athlete) Sharad Kumar (born 1 March 1992) is an Indian para high jumper and a former world no. 1. Born in Patna, he made his International debut at the 2010 Asian Para Games. At the 2014 Asian Para Games, he won the gold medal in the high jump (T42), breaking a 12-year Asian

neg: 2018 European Athletics Championships gold medal, in the women's high jump. The European Athletic Association (commonly known as "European Athletics") does not include the medals won by Authorised Neutral Athletes in the medal table. Entry standards and conditions were published on 8 December 2017. Athletes from a total of 49 member federations of the European Athletics Association competed at these Championships. On top of this a total of 29 athletes completed as Authorised Neutral Athletes. One athlete (Puok Thiep Gatkuoth in Marathon Men) was announced to compete as part of Athlete Refugee Team, but in the end he did not start. 2018 World Para

neg: Yannick Tregaro her retirement in 2008, Tregaro coached Swedish high jumper Kajsa Bergqvist who earlier in 2003 had won a high jump gold medal at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Bergqvist tore her Achilles tendon in July 2004, making her ineligible for the Athens Olympics. She made a comeback to win a gold medal in the high jump at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. Tregaro coached several promising Swedish athletes, foremost his now ex-wife (between 2011 and 2014) Emma Green who won a silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona and a bronze medal at the 2005

neg: Louise Ritter Louise Ritter Louise Dorothy Ritter (born February 18, 1958) is an American former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the high jump at the 1988 Olympic Games. Ritter qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. Louise won the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. In doing so she upset Stefka Kostadinova, the reigning world champion and world

neg: Varun Bhati 2014 China Open Athletics Championship the same year. In 2015, he stood 5th again at the 2015 Para World Championship in Doha, Qatar. He recorded a jump of 1.82m at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship where he won a gold as well as set a new Asian Record. He won the bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he jumped 1.86 metres, his personal best. He won the bronze in the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships by clearing 1.77m jump. Varun Bhati Varun Singh Bhati is a Para high jumper from India.

neg: Brayden Davidson 5.62 m, a personal best by 11 cm. He won the gold medal on a count back due to having the second best jump. He dedicated his win to his late grandparents who were central to his pursuit of para-sport. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, Davidson won the bronze medal in the Men's Long Jump T36 with a leap of 5.39m (+0.2). He finished eight in the Men's 100 T36 (13.29s (+0.1). He is coached by Lynn Larson. Brayden Davidson Brayden Duane Davidson (born 25

neg: Rodney Nugent won four gold (long jump, triple jump, 4x 100 m Relay, and 4 x 400 m Relay) and three bronze medals (100 m, 200 m and high jump). He broke three world records. At the World Championships and Games for the Disabled in Assen, Netherlands he won gold medals in the men's triple jump 9F and men's 4x100 m relay 3T, silver medals in the men's 100 m 6T and men's high jump 9F and bronze medal in men's long jump 9F. In 1992, he accepted a scholarship in the newly established Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athletes with a

neg: 2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump the final round. Contingents were given another three chances, and on the basis of total six attempts made by athletes, top three placeholders were selected. The gold medal of the event was won by the Indian long jumper Mayookha Johny, with a best jump of 6.56 meters. Mayookha became only the second Indian to win gold in this event; the previous gold winner for India was Anju Bobby George, who had won gold medal in the long jump event of Asian Athletics Championships. Anju achieved first position at Incheon, South Korea in 2005, with a jump of 6.65 meters. This

neg: 2010 Asian Para Games put – F35/36, 400 m – T12, 200 m – T12 and 100 m – T12) and the men's discus throw – F51/52/53, long jump – F36, 1500 m – T11 and 1500 m – T37. A tie for second place in the men's high jump – F42 event meant that two silvers were awarded; in this event, all medals were won by Chinese athletes. In badminton, due to the participation of only three players in the women's singles BMSTL2 event, no bronze medal was awarded. Only two athletes participated in women's −82.50 kg event of powerlifting, so no bronze

neg: Toh Wei Soong first medal in an international event. At the 2015 ASEAN Para Games held in Singapore, Toh rose to prominence by winning three gold medals and one silver medal from his 4 events. He was also a torch bearer alongside other Singaporean athletes such as Yip Pin Xiu and Tay Wei Ming At the 2017 ASEAN Para Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Toh won two gold medals and one silver medal from his 3 events, breaking several Games records for his events. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, Toh won the first para-swimming medal for Singapore

neg: Sharad Kumar (athlete) Sharad Kumar (athlete) Sharad Kumar (born 1 March 1992) is an Indian para high jumper and a former world no. 1. Born in Patna, he made his International debut at the 2010 Asian Para Games. At the 2014 Asian Para Games, he won the gold medal in the high jump (T42), breaking a 12-year Asian Games record, and reclaimed the world no. 1 position. Kumar participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympics finishing sixth. He won Silver in 2017 World ParaAthletics Championships. He is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme. Sharad Kumar was born on 1 March 1992

neg: IAAF World Indoor Championships in the women's 800 m from 1993 to 2008. Natalya Nazarova has won seven gold and one silver medal from 1999 to 2008 in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay. Cuban Iván Pedroso won five straight golds in the men's long jump from 1993–2001. Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria won five gold medals in the women's high jump. Key to tables: <br> "Medal table includes 1985–2018 Championships." was the name, under which Russian athletes competed in the 2018 Championships. Their medals were not included in the official medal table. In the "IAAF placing table" the total score is

neg: Lisa Llorens Athletes with a Disability athletics scholarship. Llorens competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, winning a gold and a bronze in track and field events. She received a Medal of the Order of Australia for her 1996 gold medal. She also represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and won three gold medals in the 200 metre sprint, the high jump, and the long jump, and a silver medal in the 100 metre sprint. She broke the world record three times during her four long jumps. Llorens also competed at the IPC Athletics World Championships in 1994,

neg: Haider Ali (athlete) to winning a bronze medal but his points tally of 986 fell just seven short of Dong Xia of China, who compiled 1003 points and took third place. Ali won two medals at the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China. Ali won gold in F 38 Long jump event and a bronze in the T-38 100m. Previously, Haider Ali has won a gold medal for Pakistan in the long jump event at the KL’06 FESPIC Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November–December 2006. Haider Ali (athlete) Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around

neg: Abdul Latif Romly Abdul Latif Romly Abdul Latif Romly (born 31 March 1997 in Perlis, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Paralympian who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal in September 11 at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Latif set a record-breaking 7.43m leap to defend his F20 (intellectual disabilities) long jump gold medal at the 2015 Para Asean Games in Singapore. In 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics Games, Latif breaking his own world record three times in the same day, he also earned Malaysia's third gold medal of

neg: Sabina Schulze Sabina Schulze Sabina Schulze (born 19 March 1972) is a retired German swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, setting a new world record. Two years later she won a gold medal in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Schulze was born in a family of track and field athletes. Her father Jens Schulze and mother Karin Rüger-Schulze competed in high jump, and the mother took part in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. Her brother Thomas specialized in shot put, but Sabina and another brother

neg: Sabina Schulze Michael went into swimming. After marriage she changed her last name to Kessler. Sabina Schulze Sabina Schulze (born 19 March 1972) is a retired German swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, setting a new world record. Two years later she won a gold medal in the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Schulze was born in a family of track and field athletes. Her father Jens Schulze and mother Karin Rüger-Schulze competed in high jump, and the mother took part in the 1964 and 1968

neg: 1948 Summer Olympics total of 754 athletes from 53 countries participated in athletics. Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands, a 30-year-old mother of three children nicknamed "The Flying Housewife", won four gold medals, in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 80 metre high hurdles, and 4 x 100 metre relay. As world record holder in the long jump and high jump Blankers-Koen may have been able to win further medals but, at this time, female athletes were limited to three individual events. Duncan White won the first medal of any kind for Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) when he finished second in the 400 metre hurdles.

neg: India at the 2010 Asian Para Games a medal table. India at the 2010 Asian Para Games India sent its athletes to participate in the 2010 Asian Para Games—First Asian Para Games, a parallel multi-sport event with 2010 Asian Games for Asian athletes with a physical disability, held two weeks after the conclusion of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China from 13 to 19 December 2010. Indian delegation included—15 women and 87 men—total 102 athletes, participated in nine different sports. The athletics contingent was the largest, with 42 athletes—3 women and 39 men. Indian athletes won total 14 overall medals, with one gold and finished at the

neg: Ibolya Csák a fourth opportunity and Csák was the only one to clear the height. She was Jewish; she was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936. Csák won the gold medal in the 1938 European championships after the original winner, Germany's Dora Ratjen, turned out to be a man. The height Csák cleared in that event was the Hungarian record for the high jump for the next 24 years. She won nine Hungarian titles in all, including two in the long jump. She was a competitor of the National Gymnastics

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games medal table by Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn in the men's pairs lawn bowls event. Vanuatu won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze won by para athlete Friana Kwevira in the women's javelin throw (F46) event. Dominica won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal when Thea LaFond won a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event. A few days later, Dominica won its first ever silver medal when Yordanys Duranona Garcia came second in the men's triple jump event. British Virgin Islands won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal when Kyron McMaster won a gold in the men's 400m

neg: Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva (, born 21 July 1976) is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of the most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels. She has a long jump best of 7.33 m and holds the indoor world record mark of 15.36 m in the triple jump. Her first successes came in the triple jump in 2000, when she won European Indoor gold medal and a silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She became the World Champion the

neg: 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships they are the governing body, including the 'World Para' title for the committees running each sport. IPC Swimming was rebranded World Para Swimming in 2016; its first World Para Swimming Championships were held in 2017, and the European Championships followed suit in 2018. Ukraine topped the medal table. 25 Athletes won three gold medals or more at the event, while the ten listed below won 4 golds or more. Ihar Boki of Belarus, with seven gold medals, was the most successful swimmer at the event, with Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine the most successful female athlete with 5 gold and 3

neg: Ernest Hutcheon Ernest Hutcheon Ernest Henry Hutcheon (17 June 1889 – 9 June 1937) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Queensland and represented Australasia in standing high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hutcheon, who was from Toowoomba, represented Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, as an 18-year-old. He competed in the Men's Standing High Jump, where he was the youngest out of all 23 athletes in the event and the only from the Australasian team. The gold medal was won by American olympic great Ray Ewry. In the Great War, Hutcheon fought in Europe and became

neg: Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics Oscarsson, Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian, who emigrated from his native Armenia to compete for the Swedish team, and tennis player Robin Söderling, the youngest male athlete of the team. Sweden left Athens with a total of seven Olympic medals, four golds, two silver, and one bronze, matching its gold medal tally with Munich (1972), Montreal (1976), and Sydney (2000). Three individual Swedish athletes had won Olympic gold medals in athletics: Stefan Holm in men's high jump, Christian Olsson in men's triple jump, and Carolina Klüft in women's heptathlon. Meanwhile, sprint kayak pair Nilsson and Oscarsson picked up their first Olympic

neg: Haider Ali (athlete) Haider Ali (athlete) Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around Pakistani para-athlete who created history at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China by winning the country's first ever Paralympic games medal, a silver. He also shared a new world record with his jump of 6.44 meters at the Games. Haider, who suffers from cerebral palsy, took part in F-37/38 Category men’s long jump and covered a distance of 6.44 meters, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. A Tunisian athlete, Farhat Chida, who covered the same distance, won a gold medal because he

neg: 2017 World Para Swimming Championships disability to allow fairer competition between athletes of similar ability. The classifications for swimming are: Classifications run from S1 (severely disabled) to S10 (minimally disabled) for athletes with physical disabilities, and S11 (totally blind) to S13 (legally blind) for visually impaired athletes. Blind athletes must use blackened goggles. The medal table at the end of the championship. Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2017 Championships. The following athletes won five gold medals or more. Multiple world and continental records were broken during the competition. The below table lists the number of records broken by country. Legend 2017 World Para

neg: Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event. He is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to

neg: 2018 Commonwealth Games medal table hurdles. Saint Lucia won its first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal when Levern Spencer won the women's high jump event. <onlyinclude> The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are

neg: Abdul Latif Romly these Paralympics Games. He also was chosen as the Malaysian flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Abdul Latif Romly Abdul Latif Romly (born 31 March 1997 in Perlis, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Paralympian who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal in September 11 at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Latif set a record-breaking 7.43m leap to defend his F20 (intellectual disabilities) long jump gold medal at the 2015 Para Asean Games in Singapore. In 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics Games, Latif breaking his own

neg: 1965 All-Africa Games and basketball. The top medal winning nation was the United Arab Republic, at one time a political union of Egypt and Syria.* Among the countries that participated at the 1965 All Africa Games were: Several athletes, all male, won more than one event: In addition, Senegal won both relay races for men (4x100 metres and 4x400 metres). Women were only allowed to compete in 100 metres, 80 metres hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 4 x 100 metres relay. The soccer tournament was won by the host country Congo, their only gold medal at the Games. 1965 All-Africa

neg: Sitting volleyball followed in the 2004. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics the men's event was won by Iran and the gold medal in the women's event went to the United States. Main article : European Para Volleyball Championships Sitting volleyball Sitting volleyball (sometimes known as paralympic volleyball) is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability that entered the Paralympic Games as a demonstration sport for athletes with amputations in 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and played as a medal sport thereafter. In sitting volleyball, a 7 meter-long, 0.8 meter-wide net is set at 1.15 meters high for men and 1.05

neg: Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi a professional para-athlete during 2011 ASEAN Para Games at Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. He managed to get gold medal in his debut competition. His success continues year by year with more achievements recorded. He bagged three medals in this multi-sport events. One gold medal was from long jump event, and two others was silver for 100 metres and 200 metres. At the event held in the evening 29 October, at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Mohamad Ridzuan make a time record of 12.08 seconds to win gold medal in his favourite event, 100 metres. In 10 September, he won the

neg: Russia at the World Championships in Athletics World Championships is high jumper Yaroslav Rybakov, who won three high jump silvers before becoming champion in 2009. Russia at the World Championships in Athletics Russia has competed at every edition of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics since 1993, bar the 2017 World Championships, from which its athletes were banned. Prior to 1993, Russian athletes competed for the Soviet Union. Russia has the second highest medal total among nations at the competition (153), after the United States. At 47 gold medals, it holds the third highest total after the United States and Kenya. It has had most success in

neg: Roman Pavlyk world record for F36 classified athletes. Roman Pavlyk Roman Pavlyk (; born 1 December 1983) is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine. He has cerebral palsy and competes in T36 sprint and F36 long jump events. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's - T36 event, a gold medal in the men's - T36 event and a silver medal in the men's - T36 event. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won gold medals in long jump and 200 metres events, and bronze in 100 m and 400 m

neg: Sara Simeoni for women for 29 years. On 8 June 2007, Antonietta Di Martino jumped 2.02 m, establishing the new Italian record for women. Sara Simeoni is widely considered one of the best Italian female athletes ever. She is married to her coach Erminio Azzaro. Their son Roberto Azzaro is also a high jumper. Representing Europe She won 25 national championships at individual senior level. Sara Simeoni Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump. Sara Simeoni

neg: Australia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics 20 bronze medals. 13 athletes won gold medals. Rodney Nugent won 4 gold medals, 3 bronze medals and set a world record of 6.72m in his long jump event. Four athletes came home with two gold medals – Adrian Lowe, Nigel Parsons, Russell Short and Bruce Wallrodt. Deahnne McIntyre won a gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal, competing a week after undergoing an emergency appendectomy in a Seoul hospital. With doctors and officials telling her that she could not compete, McIntyre 'knew that she would be out there'. McIntyre came into the games as the world record

neg: Aaron Chatman F44/46 event where he cleared 2.02m and a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay T42–46 event. He nearly missed competing due to chicken pox keeping him isolated in Hong Kong prior to the Games. He returned to competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where he won the bronze medal in the Men's High Jump T45-47 with a jump of 1.99m. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, he won a silver medal in the Men's High Jump T47 with a jump of 1.94 m. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder

neg: Bill Tancred Olympics. He saw Bob Beamon set the long jump record, recalled talking to athletes about a new high jump method called the Fosbury flop, witnessed the Black power salute of the American sprinters and found himself competing against his idol, Al Oerter, already the three time Olympic discus champion who won his fourth gold medal in Mexico, which he reportedly said was one for each of his daughters. Of his own performance, Tancred has said that he felt he ought to have thrown better but a combination of over training and lack of experience in such a big arena as

neg: Carolyn Wright set in 1962. In 1972, Wright married Olympic sprinter Greg Lewis. Their daughter Tamsyn is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games Relay Gold Medals and a World Indoor 800m Gold Medal in athletics. Carolyn Wright Carolyn Jean Lewis (née Wright), (born 16 January 1946) is an Australian former athlete who competed in the high jump. She competed for the Novacastrians club in Newcastle and the Ryde Athletics Club in Sydney. Upon marriage she moved to Melbourne where she competed for the Coburg Athletics Club alongside athletes such as Raelene Boyle and Jean

neg: Argentina at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Argentine para-athletes to be recognized by the Congress of Sport and Tourism in Rosario, Argentina. The Argentinian team consisted of twenty four athletes, eighteen male and six female. Argentina entered nine of its twenty four athletes in the athletic events, four male and five female. They won fifteen medals, one gold, six silver and eight bronze. Six individual competitors won a medal, with Olarte and Diz winning four medals each. Noemi Tortul won a pair of bronze medals at these Games in the shot put and javelin. Susana Beatriz Olarte won four medals, including a gold in the shot put,

neg: Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák (6 January 1915 – 9 February 2006) was a Hungarian athlete. She was born and died in Budapest. Csák was best known as the winner of the women's high jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She won a gold medal in the European Championships in Athletics in 1938 in unusual circumstances. She was the first Hungarian woman to win a gold medal in both events. Her win in the 1936 Olympics was one of the tightest in the history of high jumping. Three athletes cleared 160 cm but none cleared 162. The three competitors were offered

neg: 1981 Maccabiah Games gold medal in foil. British sabre fencer Paul Klenerman, who three years later fenced in the Olympics, also medaled. In track and field, James Espir of Great Britain, who earlier that year had run a mile in 3 minutes 56.7 seconds, thereby becoming the fastest Jewish miler ever, won the 1500 metres and 5000 metres gold medals on successive days. At the Games, Maya Kalle-Bentzur of Israel won the gold medal in the women's long jump. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. 1981 Maccabiah Games The 1981 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to

neg: 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics British Virgin Islands' first gold in the 100 metres, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis relay team won the country's first ever gold medal in women's events. A number of invitational guest athletes competed at the Championships. Although each country could only have two representatives, it could also enter additional athletes. Their performances, however, were not eligible for medals at the competition. Cuba entered a number of athletes and relay teams in this way. One such competitor, Arnie David Giralt, recorded 17.46 m in the triple jump, which was ultimately better than gold medallist Alexis Copello's best jump. 2009 Central

neg: McKenzie Coan the 2017 Para-Swimming World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. She repeated her gold medal hall from the previous year's games in that she won golds in the 50m, 100m, and 400m S7 freestyle events. She also won a silver in the 50m butterfly and gold as part of the women's 4x100m freestyle 34 point relay. On 8 June 2018, Coan broke her first career world record at a Para World Series meet in Berlin, Germany in the S7 800m freestyle. She set the new mark by a staggering 37 seconds, swimming the race in 10:37. http://www.teamusa.org/para-swimming/athletes/McKenzie-Coan McKenzie Coan McKenzie Coan

neg: Josephine Medina due to her disabilities. Medina competed in tournaments for disabled athletes instead and competed at her first international competition, the 2003 ASEAN Para Games. At the 2008 ASEAN Para Games, Medina achieved the most number of medals among the competitors for the Philippines winning 5 gold medals. She championed the single class 8 and single class 6-10 for the individual events, won the doubles open class 6-10 with Purificacion Mingarine, and the team class 10 with Minnie de Ramos and Mingarine. Medina won a gold medal at the single class 9 event at the 2014 ASEAN Para Games. In 2015,

neg: Ihar Fartunau at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P13 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F13 event, did not finish in the men's 100 metres - T13 event and went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres - T13. He also competed in the men's 100m - T13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China but went out in the heats. In 2003, he set a high jump world record for F13 classified athletes; it still stands ten years later. Ihar

neg: 1965 Maccabiah Games U.S. won the gold medal in basketball, with Tal Brody. In swimming, Marilyn Ramenofsky of the US, who the year prior won a bronze medal at the Olympics in the 400-Meter Freestyle, won the gold medal in the 400-Meter Freestyle. In gymnastics, 3-time Olympian Abie Grossfeld and world trampoline champion Dan Millman of the US each won four gold medals. Michal Lamdani competed for Israel in the high jump, winning a gold medal. Yves Dreyfus competed for France in fencing. The U.S. won the gold medal in shooting (free pistol event). The U.S. won the gold medal in water polo,

neg: Miljenko Rak winning the gold medal with a jump of . Four years later in the 1971 Mediterranean Games he won the silver medal with a jump of , and in the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split he won the bronze medal with a jump of . Rak worked as a coach in Osijek training athletes such as 800-metre runner, Slobodanka Čolović and long-jumper Siniša Ergotić. Rak started as a footballing fitness coach with Dinamo Zagreb joining Slaven Bilic with the Croatian national football team. He followed Bilic to work with Lokomotiv Moscow, Beşiktaş and West Ham United. He left West Ham

neg: Mariya Lasitskene high jump with a clearance of 1.86 m, ahead of Alessia Trost. She started her 2011 season with a major scalp in the form of Yelena Slesarenko, who she defeated with an indoor best jump of 1.90 m. A greater effort soon followed on the Moravia High Jump Tour meet in Třinec, as she cleared 1.97 m to claim the world junior indoor best which Desislava Aleksandrova had held since 1994. Lasitskene won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships with a personal best of 2.01 m. Lasitskene has also won the gold medal both at the 2014 World

neg: Philippines at the 2018 Asian Para Games aid given in the previous editions which was used to buy their training equipment and supplies and they had a year long of training similar to non para-athletes. They have also secured sponsorship from small-scale private firms. With improved financial support from both the government and the private sector, and the Philippines targeted to surpass its previous performance in the 2014 edition where the country won five silver and five bronze medals. The athletes were aiming to win the country's first gold medal in the Asian Para Games in this edition of the games. The delegation garnered 29 medals, ten

neg: Indonesia at the 1952 Summer Olympics Committee (IOC) and Indonesia was set to debut in the Olympics that year in Helsinki. The Indonesian team consisted of three male athletes: high jump athlete Maram Sudarmodjo, swimmer Habib Suharko and weightlifter Thio Ging Hwie. They were selected from participants of the 1948 National Sports Week and the 1951 Asian Games. Maram Sudarmodjo was a former youth fighter in the War of Independence and a future lieutenant colonel in the country's air force. Previously he won a gold medal in the 1948 National Sports Week and a bronze medal in the 1951 Asian Games, both with the best jump

neg: 2000 Summer Paralympics the process. Tim Sullivan topped the track and field medal tally with five gold medals. Sullivan won three gold medals in the T38 200m, 100m, and 400m events, and won two gold medals in relay events alongside Darren Thrupp, Adrian Grogan and Kieran Ault-Connell (T38 4X400m and 4X100m races). The top performing female track and field athlete was Lisa Llorens, who won three gold medals from the F20 high jump, long jump and T20 200m. Lorens also won a silver medal in the T20 100m. Other track medallists included Neil Fuller won two golds in the T44 200m, and 400m

neg: Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim (; born 24 June 1991) is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record and Asian record holder with a best mark of . He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was earlier the Asian Indoor and World Junior champion in 2010, and won the high jump gold medals at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and

neg: Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games of the entire Games. Sheila Echols left the Games with one medal of each colour, having won the 4×100 m relay gold, 100 m silver, and long jump bronze. Among the other notable multiple medallists, Carl Lewis won the 100 m silver and the long jump gold. Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games At the 1990 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held in Seattle, Washington, United States between July 22 and 26, 1990. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. Athletes from the United States and the Soviet Union

neg: Terry O'Hanlon seat. They missed the A final and rowed to overall tenth place. O'Hanlon studied and qualified as an architect. He is a Director and the principal of QOH Architects , a firm which specialises in large scale campus and community landscape design projects. O'Hanlon's son Evan O'Hanlon is one of Australia's most successful paralympic athletes. A sprinter who has cerebral palsy, he attended three Paralympic Games and won five gold medals in addition to eight gold medals at five World Para Athletics Championships. O'Hanlon's daughter Elsa was an Australian junior representative rower who won a bronze medal at the 2004

neg: Athletics at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Indonesia was a close second with thirteen golds and won the most medals with a total of 36. Vietnam were a clear third with nine golds and 32 medals. Seven of the eleven competing nations reached the medal table. The 26th edition saw athletes continue successful streaks at the competition: Filipino Rene Herrera won his fifth consecutive men's steeplechase gold medal, his teammate Marestella Torres won her fourth long jump title (with the second longest jump in Asia so far in 2011), and Theerayut Philakong of Thailand won a fourth straight title in the men's triple jump. Thai athlete Wassana

neg: 2001 European Athletics Junior Championships men's sprint relay to the team title. Russian Anastasiya Ilyina won the gold in the long jump and triple jump, setting a championship record in the latter event. Former Ethiopian Elvan Abeylegesse did the 3000/5000 metres double for Turkey, breaking the championship record in the 5000 m. Michał Hodun of Poland took the shot put and discus gold medals, while Belgian athlete Kevin Rans completed an unusual silver medal double at the competition in the 200 m and the pole vault. Among the athletes who won medals at the competition were Carolina Klüft, Yelena Isinbayeva and Andreas Thorkildsen – all

neg: High jump at the Olympics Only two athletes have won two Olympic high jump titles, both women: Iolanda Balaş and Ulrike Meyfarth. The United States has been the most successful nation in this event, with an American topping the podium on seventeen occasions. A standing high jump variant of the event was contested from 1900 to 1912 and standing jumps specialist Ray Ewry won all but one of the gold medals in its brief history. From 1900 to 1912 a variation of the event was contested at the Olympics where athletes had to high jump from a standing position. This was one of three standing

neg: 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump The final of the Women's High Jump event at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden was held on August 11, 2006. Belgium's Tia Hellebaut won the competition setting a new championship and a national record (2.03 metres). By winning Hellebaut gave Belgium its second gold medal at these championships after Kim Gevaert had already won the women's 100 metres event. Ten minutes after the high jump competition ended, Gevaert ran the final of the women's 200 metres and won a third gold medal for Belgium. Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.92 (Q)

neg: Brayden Davidson Brayden Davidson Brayden Duane Davidson (born 25 October 1997) is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes mainly in the T36 classification events. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's Long Jump T36. Davidson was born on 25 October 1997 and has mild cerebral palsy. He has attended Reynella East College in Adelaide. In September 2011, Davidson attended an Australian Paralympic Committee talent search day at Santos Stadium. He then qualified for the junior national championships in four events and went

neg: Jonathan Broom-Edwards competition due to a change in Razza points system. However, at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan achieved a seasons best of 2.10m to achieve Silver in his Paralympic debut. Jonathan Broom-Edwards Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in category T44 high jump events. In 2013 he won his first major international medal with a silver medal at the IPC Athletic World Championship in the high jump. Broom-Edwards was born in Colchester in 1988. He was born with congenital talipes equinovarus (clubbed foot) in his left foot which leaves

neg: Jonathan Broom-Edwards Jonathan Broom-Edwards Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in category T44 high jump events. In 2013 he won his first major international medal with a silver medal at the IPC Athletic World Championship in the high jump. Broom-Edwards was born in Colchester in 1988. He was born with congenital talipes equinovarus (clubbed foot) in his left foot which leaves him with muscular dystrophy of his calf muscles as well as fusion and restricted range of motion of his left ankle. He also has problems with his right foot, a weak right knee

neg: Athletics at the 2011 Pan Arab Games with no qualifying rounds. In addition to the elite level programme, a total of 30 para-athletics events were contested between athletes with a disability on 21 and 22 December, comprising 25 men's events and five women's events. Morocco topped the medal table, as it had in 2007, taking eleven gold medals and 24 medals in total. Qatar and Saudi Arabia had the next highest number of golds (six), while Egypt had the second largest medal haul, with 22 (five of them gold). Athletes from twelve nations reached the top of the podium while fifteen of the 21 competing nations won

neg: Gian Giorgio Trissino (equestrian) Gian Giorgio Trissino (equestrian) Count Giovanni Giorgio Trissino (22 July 1877 – 22 December 1963) was an Italian horse rider who won the first gold medal af the history for Italy at the Olympic Games in Paris 1900. In Paris he tied to the gold medal in the high jump event with Dominique Gardères and was fourth in the same competition with a different horse. He also won a silver medal in the long jump event. At the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 1900, in both competitions he won the two medals on the saddle of Oreste, a horse that

neg: 2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump 2011 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump The Women's Long jump of the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 7 July 2011 in the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium of Kobe, Japan. In the women's long jump event, 14 athletes from the seven nations and one Chinese SAR (Hong Kong) participated. The gold medal was won by the Indian athlete Mayookha Johny with a best jump of 6.56 meters. Yuliya Tarasova of Uzbekistan, the current Asian leader of the event with a jump of 6.68 meters, failed to win a medal and finished fourth with a best jump of

neg: Gian Giorgio Trissino (equestrian) Trissino precisely because of the conquest of the first Italian Olympic medal. Gian Giorgio Trissino (equestrian) Count Giovanni Giorgio Trissino (22 July 1877 – 22 December 1963) was an Italian horse rider who won the first gold medal af the history for Italy at the Olympic Games in Paris 1900. In Paris he tied to the gold medal in the high jump event with Dominique Gardères and was fourth in the same competition with a different horse. He also won a silver medal in the long jump event. At the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 1900, in both competitions he

neg: Italy at the IAAF World Indoor Championships gold medal with Gianmarco Tamberi in the high jump. Italy at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships competed in Birmingham from 1 to 4 March, with 13 athletes, 4 men and 9 women. Italy at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Italy has participated in all the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games. Italy won a total of 24 medals (6 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze). Italy is 21st on the all time medal table. Italy at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships competed in Portland from 7 to 9 March,

neg: Jack Metcalfe Metcalfe defended his triple jump gold medal and also took bronze in the javelin. In the long jump event he finished fifth and in the high jump competition he finished seventh. Jack Metcalfe John "Jack" Patrick Metcalfe (3 February 1912 – 16 January 1994) was an Australian athlete who competed in high jump, long jump and javelin events, though he is best remembered as a triple jumper. He was educated at Sydney Boys High School and competed for Sydney University Athletics Club. At the 1934 Empire Games, Metcalfe won the triple jump and took a bronze medal in the long

neg: Ashia Hansen with other successful British athletes such as Denise Lewis, Kelly Sotherton, Mark Lewis-Francis and Katharine Merry. She was trained by Commonwealth Games medallist Aston Moore. At the 1998 European Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, Hansen won the gold medal with a world record jump of 15.16m. This record lasted for 6 years. She is also the British record holder for the outdoor event with a jump of 15.15m in 1997. Hansen won her first major outdoor gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with a jump of 14.32m. At the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan,

neg: Sara Simeoni Sara Simeoni Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump. Sara Simeoni was born in Rivoli Veronese, in the province of Verona. She soon took up athletics, specialising in the high jump. Her first international result was at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki, where she ended 9th with a 178 cm jump. Her first international success was at the 1976 in Montreal, where she won a silver medal, with a personal best of 1.91

neg: Bob Van Osdel Bob Van Osdel Bob Van Osdel ("Robert Logan Van Osdel;" April 1, 1910 – April 6, 1987) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the high jump where he won the silver medal. A teammate from the University of Southern California, Duncan McNaughton, won the gold medal representing Canada. According to the International Olympic Committee's website: In the Olympic final, the battle for gold came down to a duel between the two friends. With the bar at 1.97m,

neg: Airinė Palšytė championships medal. At the 2010 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, she won her first national gold medal. Her personal best is 2.01 metres, achieved on Saturday, March 4, 2017, winning the gold medal at the European indoor championships. It is also new national high jump record and new 2017 indoor World Lead. Her personal best outdoors jump is 1.98 metres, achieved both in July and repeated in August 2014 in Kaunas and Eberstadt. Airinė Palšytė Airinė Palšytė (born 13 July 1992 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian high jumper. She won gold medal at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1998,

neg: New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Fisher, Nikita Howarth and Cameron Leslie won single gold medals, with Leslie completing a hat-trick with his third consecutive gold medal in the 150 m individual medley SM4. Sprinter Liam Malone won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m T44 events, while fellow athlete Anna Grimaldi won the gold medal in the long jump T47. Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are in Brasília time (UTC−3), fifteen hours behind New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12). Paralympics New Zealand confirmed a team of 29 athletes, 17 male and 14 female, and two cycling pilots (both female) to compete in

neg: Racquel Nugent the 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, she won a gold medal in the Women Long Jump T20 and a bronze medal in the Women's 200 m T20. In 2010, she was recognized for her 20 years employment with Endeavour Foundation Industries in Gladstone. Racquel Nugent Racquel Nugent (born 1968) from Queensland is an Australian athlete with an intellectual disability. At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap, she won a bronze medal. Competing at the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability in Härnösand, Sweden, she won two gold medals in the Women's

neg: Racquel Nugent Racquel Nugent Racquel Nugent (born 1968) from Queensland is an Australian athlete with an intellectual disability. At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap, she won a bronze medal. Competing at the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability in Härnösand, Sweden, she won two gold medals in the Women's 100 m and Women 4 × 100 m Relay and two silver medals in the Women's 200 m and Women's Long Jump. At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid, Spain, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Long Jump At

neg: Anton Flavel Anton Flavel Anton James Flavel, OAM (born 3 May 1969) is an Australian athlete with an intellectual disability. He was born in the Western Australian town of Narrogin. In his disability class he held a world record for the javelin and an Australian record in the shot put and high jump. Competing at the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability in Härnösand, Sweden, he won two gold medals in the Men's Javelin and the Men's Discus, and a bronze medal in the Men's Long Jump. At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap in Madrid,

neg: Willis Ward the school's history. As a freshman in 1932, Ward's specialty was the high jump. Ward won the NCAA high jump championship in June 1932 with a jump of 6–7 1/3. He jumped as high as 6-7-1/2 in his freshman year. Ward's best jump in 1932 was two inches above the mark that won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics (Canada's Duncan McNaughton won the gold with a jump of 6 feet, 5½ inches), but Ward did not qualify for the team. Ward's accomplishments were not limited to the high jump. An Associated Press article in 1932 noted: "His

neg: Greg Rutherford personal best. In June he won the Diamond League events in Birmingham with a jump of 8.35m, and in Oslo with a jump of 8.25m. Rutherford won the gold medal at the World Championships on 25 August with a jump of 8.41m, his second-longest jump ever and the furthest he has so far jumped in a major championship. He is one of only six athletes to jump over 8.40m in a world championship final this century. His victory made him the fifth British athlete to hold Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles simultaneously, after Daley Thompson, Linford Christie, Sally Gunnell

neg: David Jacobs (table tennis) David Jacobs (table tennis) Dian David Michael Jacobs (born 21 June 1977), commonly referred to as David Jacobs, is an Indonesian athlete who competes in table tennis, currently Class 10 para table tennis. Born in Ujung Pandang, he took up table tennis at the age of ten and rose quickly through national tournaments. He was training to play internationally by 2000, and in 2001 he won his first gold medal, at the SEATTA Games in Singapore. Since 2010 he has competed in para table tennis, having spent most of his career competing against athletes with full functionality. He competed in

neg: 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships between classifications. Athletes who came in first place were awarded the gold medal, second place the silver medal and third place the bronze. If only three competitors were declared to compete in an event then no bronze medal was awarded. Some events were classed as 'no medal' events. To ensure competition is as fair and balanced as possible, athletes are classified dependent on how their disability impacts on their chosen event/s. Thus athletes may compete in an event against competitors with a different disability to themselves. Where there are more than one classification in one event, (for example discus throw

neg: Athletics at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games number of gold medals at seven, while the Philippines had the third highest medal total with 21. The host nation Singapore won three gold medals. Seven of the eleven participating nations reached the medal table. Two Filipino Americans—Eric Cray and Kayla Richardson—won the men's and women's 100 metres and a third, Caleb Stuart, won the men's hammer throw. Cray completed a double, defending his 400 m hurdles title as well and being one of seven athletes to win two individual gold medals at the games. Two Indonesian women had doubles: Maria Natalia Londa won both the women's long jump and

neg: Australia at the Paralympics large team, Australia finished 16th on the overall medal tally, winning four medals. Australia had their first Australian female to win a medal at the Paralympic Winter Games, when Jessica Gallagher won bronze in the slalom. Australia finished fifth in the medal tally with 32 gold, 23 silver and 30 bronze medals, which medals that were won in nine of the 13 sports contested by Australian athletes. Australia achieved 16 world records and 35 Paralympic Records with performances from such athletes as: Todd Hodgetts (Shot Put), Kelly Cartwright (Long Jump), Susan Powell (Individual Pursuit), Bradley Mark (10m Air Rifle), Brenden

neg: Duncan McNaughton Duncan McNaughton Duncan Anderson McNaughton (December 7, 1910 – January 15, 1998) was a Canadian athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump. He went on to a career in petroleum geology. McNaughton was born in Cornwall, Ontario, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the 1930 British Empire Games he finished fourth in the high jump event. He competed for Canada in the 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, United States, in the high jump where he won the gold medal. Bob Van Osdel, who took home the silver medal, was a close friend and teammate from

neg: Joe Haley Joe Haley Joseph "Joe" Brennan Haley (October 16, 1913 – June 4, 1997) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Red Islands, Nova Scotia and lived in Pictou, Nova Scotia, before he moved to Trail, British Columbia at age 12. In 1936 he finished twelfth in the Olympic high jump event. At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the high jump competition, losing a 'jump-off' for the gold medal against Edwin Thacker of South Africa. Four years later he finished sixth in the high jump contest at

neg: Jack Metcalfe Metcalfe won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump at the Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. The winner Naoto Tajima of Japan broke the Australian's world record during the competition. It was later reported that Metcalfe, who was self-coached, assisted the Japanese athletes during the competition and that German officials had complained about this. Metcalfe also participated in the high jump competition and finished twelfth. Metcalfe's bronze was the only medal won by the entire Australian team at this Olympic Games. At his final international competition – the 1938 British Empire Games in his home-town of Sydney –

neg: Donald Thomas (high jumper) and the Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association Athlete of the Year. The Olympics in 2008, however, turned out a major disappointment for Thomas. He made only 2.20 in the qualifying round and finished 21st overall. Thomas won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. In the final he was the only competitor to clear the height of 2.32, which he managed at the first attempt. The silver medal in the event was won by his countryman Trevor Barry. In 2011, he won the gold medal in the high jump at the Pan American

neg: 2014 Asian Para Games Japan, while Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Singapore, Syria and Qatar won their first ever Asian Para Games gold medal. 24 world and 121 Asian records were broken during the Games. The Games were deemed generally successful with its low hosting cost and with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Asian nations. 2014 Asian Para Games Organizing Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games. Here are the venues: The logo of the 2014 Asian Para Games is an image of a flame that symbolises the games itself. The blue and green symbolises the determination of the athletes,

neg: 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Diana Dadzite of Latvia and Sophie Hahn of Great Britain the most successful female athletes with 3 gold medals.. The most successful home athletes were Felix Streng and Johannes Floors, with three gold and one silver medal each. Alexandra Helbling of Switzerland won 5 medals, a gold, 3 silvers and a bronze, the most medals of any athlete at the event. 15 World Records were broken in total across all events, with a further 9 European records also falling. Lucyna Kornobys of Poland was the only athlete to break two world records, setting new marks in the women's javelin F33

neg: Willie Steele Long Jump - 7.60 m (1st) 1947 NCAA Outdoors: Long Jump - 8.08 m (1st) Obituary. San Diego Union (24 September 1989), A-30; Robert Fikes Jr. The Black in Crimson and Black: A History and Profiles of African Americans at SDSU (San Diego: SDSU Library and Information Access, 2004). https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/willie-steele-1.html, http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=237 Willie Steele William Samuel "Willie" Steele (July 14, 1923 – September 19, 1989) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele won the Gold medal in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. A two-time USA Outdoor champion, Steele was the 1948 Olympic Trials

neg: Australia at the Paralympics giant slalom and downhill. In 1984, Australia more than doubled its previous highest medal count with a tally of 143 medals. For the first time, four Cerebral Palsy athletes and one "Les Autres" athlete participated in the Games. Each won medals: Robert Walden (swimming) won four gold medals, Terry Biggs (table tennis) won a gold medal, Lyn Coleman (cycling) won silver medal and Malcom Chalmers (swimming) won a gold, silver and two bronze medals. Australia sent five athletes; however, failed to medal. These athletes were Michael Collins, Kyrra Grunnsund, Evan Hodge, Michael Milton and David Munk, who all competed in

neg: Kinue Hitomi schools around the country. In July, she set new official national records for the long jump and javelin throw. In September, she participated in the "3èmes Jeux mondiaux féminins FSFI" games at Prague with five younger Japanese athletes. During this event, she won the gold medal for the long jump, silver medal for the triathlon and bronze medal for the javelin throw, despite suffering from a fever. She was also awarded a silver medal for her 12 individual points. After the event, the Japanese team went on tour to Warsaw, Berlin, Brussels, Paris and London for competitions within the next

neg: Yulimar Rojas Yulimar Rojas Yulimar Rojas (also known as "Yolimar Rojas"; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. She holds personal bests of 1.87, 6.57, and 15.02 metres for the events, respectively. The latter two marks are Venezuelan national records. She was the gold medallist in the high jump at the 2014 South American Games and followed this with a triple jump gold medal at the South American Championships in Athletics in 2015. She has also won medals at the Pan American Sports Festival, Bolivarian Games, was

neg: Vanuatu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games athletes. Vanuatu participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 men). Vanuatu participated with 5 athletes (2 men and 3 women). Vanuatu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Vanuatu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. Beach volleyball athlete Miller Pata was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. The country won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze won by para athlete Friana Kwevira in the women's javelin throw (F46) event. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Vanuatu

neg: 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships girls' sections, respectively. Kenyan Robert Biwott claimed both boys' middle-distance titles. His teammates Edwin Melly and Daisy Jepkemei achieved the same feat of winning the steeplechase and being runner-up in the 3000 metres. Egypt had the top two places in the boys' shot put and discus events as Mohamed Magdi Hamza and Sherif Adel Salem Ahmed gained a gold and a silver each. Uruemu Theophilus Ejovi won an unusual medal combination by taking bronze in the high jump and triple jump disciplines. Several athletes at the competition went on to win medals at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics

neg: Jayanti Behera Jayanti Behera Jayanti Behera is a track & field paralympic athlete who represents India in the Women's 200m, 400m, and 800m event. She is a world youth champion in the TR 400m event and she has also won the gold medal at the recent National Para Athletics Championships 2018 in Panchkula. She is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme. Competing in her first international competition at the 2017 China Open Para Athletics Championship in May, Jayanti won the gold medal in 400m and registered the qualifying mark for the 2017 IPC World Para Athletics Championships. She

neg: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump break the world record, 1.97 metres at the time. He failed all three times he attempted it, but still took the gold medal. Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump The men's high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from seven nations competed in the high jump. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. "(*)" unofficial Irving Baxter improved the Olympic record twice. At first he jumped 1.85 metres and