Portal:Deportes

El portal del deporte

El deporte en la infancia . El fútbol , que se muestra arriba, es un deporte de equipo que también ofrece oportunidades para desarrollar la aptitud física y las habilidades de interacción social .

El deporte es una forma de actividad física o juego . A menudo , los deportes competitivos y organizados utilizan, mantienen o mejoran la capacidad y las habilidades físicas . También proporcionan diversión a los participantes y, en algunos casos, entretenimiento a los espectadores. Existen muchos deportes, con diferentes cantidades de participantes, algunos los practica una sola persona y otros los practican cientos. La mayoría de los deportes se llevan a cabo en equipos o compitiendo como individuos. Algunos deportes permiten un "empate" o "empate", en el que no hay un solo ganador; otros proporcionan métodos de desempate para asegurar un ganador. Se pueden organizar varios concursos en un formato de torneo , produciendo un campeón . Muchas ligas deportivas hacen un campeón anual organizando partidos en una temporada deportiva regular , seguida en algunos casos por playoffs .

El deporte se reconoce generalmente como un sistema de actividades basadas en el atletismo físico o la destreza física , y las principales competiciones admiten solo deportes que cumplen con esta definición. Algunas organizaciones, como el Consejo de Europa , excluyen la clasificación como deportes de las actividades sin ningún elemento físico. Sin embargo, varias actividades competitivas, pero no físicas, reclaman el reconocimiento como deportes mentales . El Comité Olímpico Internacional , que supervisa los Juegos Olímpicos , reconoce tanto el ajedrez como el bridge como deportes. SportAccord , la asociación de federaciones deportivas internacionales, reconoce cinco deportes no físicos: ajedrez, bridge, damas , Go y xiangqi . Sin embargo, limitan el número de juegos mentales que pueden admitirse como deportes. El deporte suele regirse por un conjunto de reglas o costumbres , que sirven para garantizar una competencia justa. La victoria puede determinarse por eventos físicos como marcar goles o cruzar una línea primero. También puede determinarse por jueces que puntúan elementos del rendimiento deportivo, incluidas medidas objetivas o subjetivas como el rendimiento técnico o la impresión artística. ( Artículo completo... )

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Los torneos de hockey sobre hielo se han organizado en los Juegos Olímpicos desde 1920. El torneo masculino se introdujo en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1920 y se transfirió permanentemente al programa de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en 1924, en Francia . El torneo femenino se celebró por primera vez en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 1998.

Los Juegos Olímpicos estaban destinados originalmente a los atletas amateurs . Sin embargo, la llegada del "atleta amateur a tiempo completo" patrocinado por el Estado de los países del Bloque del Este erosionó aún más la ideología del amateurismo puro, ya que puso en desventaja a los amateurs autofinanciados de los países occidentales. La Unión Soviética presentó equipos de atletas que nominalmente eran todos estudiantes, soldados o trabajadores de una profesión, pero muchos de los cuales en realidad eran pagados por el Estado para entrenar a tiempo completo. En 1986, el Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI) votó a favor de permitir que los atletas profesionales compitieran en los Juegos Olímpicos a partir de 1988. La Liga Nacional de Hockey (NHL) inicialmente se mostró reticente a permitir que sus jugadores compitieran porque los Juegos Olímpicos se celebran en medio de la temporada de la NHL y la liga tendría que suspender los partidos si muchos de sus jugadores participaban. Finalmente, los jugadores de la NHL fueron admitidos a partir de 1998. ( Artículo completo... )
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Hedley Verity (18 May 1905 – 31 July 1943) was a professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 and 144 wickets in 40 Tests at an average of 24.37.

Named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1932, he is regarded as one of the most effective slow left-arm bowlers to have played cricket. Never someone who spun the ball sharply, he achieved success through the accuracy of his bowling. On pitches which made batting difficult, particularly ones affected by rain, he could be almost impossible to bat against. (Full article...)
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The Atlanta Flames were one of many expansion teams that brought the NHL from six teams in 1967 to 21 by 1979.

The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were grouped into the newly created East Division, and the expansion teams—the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues—formed the West Division.

The NHL added another six teams by 1974 to bring the league to 18 teams. This continued expansion was partially brought about by the creation of the World Hockey Association (WHA), which operated from 1972 until 1979 and sought to compete with the NHL for markets and players. Bobby Hull was the most famous player to defect to the rival league, signing a $2.75 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. When the WHA ceased operations in 1979, the NHL absorbed four of the league's teams—the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets. This brought the NHL to 21 teams (the Cleveland Barons had ceased operations in 1978), a figure that remained constant until the San Jose Sharks joined as an expansion franchise in 1991. (Full article...)
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Herbert Tremenheere Hewett (25 May 1864 – 4 March 1921) was an English amateur first-class cricketer who played for Somerset, captaining the county from 1889 to 1893, as well as Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club. A battling left-handed opening batsman, Hewett could post a large score in a short time against even the best bowlers. Capable of hitting the ball powerfully, he combined an excellent eye with an unorthodox style to be regarded at his peak as one of England's finest batsmen.

Hewett was educated at Harrow School, won a blue at Oxford in 1886 and played for Somerset from 1884. As an inconsistent middle-order batsman he made little impact during this period. Even so, he was appointed captain of Somerset in 1889. Over the next two years, his leadership and performances as an opening batsman were instrumental in the county regaining first-class status and admission to the County Championship in 1891. He remained Somerset captain for a further three seasons, usually opening the batting with Lionel Palairet. In 1892, they shared a partnership of 346 for the first wicket, of which Hewett scored 201. The stand remains the county's highest first-wicket partnership. In that season, Hewett made 1,405 runs at an average of more than 35, and was named as one of the "Five Batsmen of the Year" by Wisden. His highest accolade was being selected to play for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's in 1894. A disagreement over whether play should take place on a sodden pitch in the match against the Australians in 1893 led to Hewett's departure from Somerset at the end of that season. (Full article...)
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The match was played at Wembley Stadium.

The 2009 Football League Two play-off final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium on 23 May 2009, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, in the 2008–09 season. Gillingham, who had finished fifth during the league season, faced Shrewsbury Town, who had finished seventh. The match was Shrewsbury's second appearance at the new Wembley Stadium and Gillingham's first, although both clubs had played at the previous stadium of the same name. The teams reached the final by defeating Rochdale and Bury respectively; the semi-final between Shrewsbury and Bury had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

The final drew a crowd of just under 54,000 and was refereed by Clive Oliver. Gillingham were the stronger team in the first half but only came close to scoring a goal once and at half-time the score was 0–0. Both teams attacked more strongly in the second half, requiring both goalkeepers to make saves, but the match remained scoreless until the last minute, when Simeon Jackson headed in Josh Wright's corner kick to give Gillingham the lead; Shrewsbury made a last-ditch attack but were unable to equalise. Gillingham thus won the match 1–0 to gain promotion back to League One one year after being relegated. (Full article...)
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Traprock cliffs on Chauncey Peak, Connecticut

The Metacomet Ridge, Metacomet Ridge Mountains, or Metacomet Range of southern New England is a narrow and steep fault-block mountain ridge known for its extensive cliff faces, scenic vistas, microclimate ecosystems, and rare or endangered plants. The ridge is an important recreation resource located within 10 miles (16 km) of more than 1.5 million people, offering four long-distance hiking trails and over a dozen parks and recreation areas, including several historic sites. It has been the focus of ongoing conservation efforts because of its natural, historic, and recreational value, involving municipal, state, and national agencies and nearly two dozen non-profit organizations.

The Metacomet Ridge extends from Branford, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound, through the Connecticut River Valley region of Massachusetts, to northern Franklin County, Massachusetts, 2 miles (3 km) short of the Vermont and New Hampshire borders for a distance of 100 miles (160 km). It is geologically distinct from the nearby Appalachian Mountains and surrounding uplands, and is composed of volcanic basalt (also known as trap rock) and sedimentary rock in faulted and tilted layers many hundreds of feet thick. In most cases, the basalt layers are dominant, prevalent, and exposed. The ridge rises dramatically from much lower valley elevations, although only 1,200 feet (370 m) above sea level at its highest, with an average summit elevation of 725 feet (221 m). (Full article...)
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Aggie Bonfire as it burned in 1989

The Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing annual tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the college rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. For 90 years, Texas A&M students—known as Aggies—built a bonfire on campus each autumn, known to the Aggie community simply as "Bonfire". The event symbolized Aggie students' "burning desire to beat the hell outta t.u.", a derogatory nickname for the University of Texas.

The bonfire was traditionally lit around Thanksgiving in conjunction with festivities surrounding the annual football game. Early bonfires were little more than piles of trash, but the event gradually became more organized and eventually grew to an immense size, setting the world record in 1969. In 1999, the Bonfire collapsed during construction, killing 12 and injuring 27 others. The accident led Texas A&M to declare a hiatus on an official Bonfire. However, since 2002, a student-sponsored coalition has constructed an annual unsanctioned, off-campus "Student Bonfire" in the spirit of its predecessor. (Full article...)
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Fender on a 1922 cigarette card

Percy George Herbert Fender (22 August 1892 – 15 June 1985) was an English cricketer who played 13 Tests for his country and was captain of Surrey between 1921 and 1931. An all-rounder, he was a middle-order batsman who bowled mainly leg spin, and completed the cricketer's double seven times. Noted as a belligerent batsman, in 1920 he hit the fastest recorded first-class century, reaching three figures in only 35 minutes, which remains a record as of 2024. On the basis of his Surrey captaincy, contemporaries judged him the best captain in England.

As early as 1914 Fender was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. After war service in the Royal Flying Corps he re-established himself in the Surrey team and became captain in 1921. His captaincy inspired the team to challenge strongly for the County Championship over the course of several seasons, despite a shortage of effective bowlers. Alongside his forceful though sometimes controversial leadership, Fender was an effective performer with bat and ball, although he lacked support as a bowler. From 1921, he played occasionally in Tests for England but was never particularly successful. Despite press promptings, he was never appointed Test captain, and following a clash with the highly influential Lord Harris in 1924, his England career was effectively ended. Further disagreements between Fender and the Surrey committee over his approach and tactics led the county to replace him as captain in 1932 and to end his career in 1935. (Full article...)
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The Olympic torch of Cortina 1956 Winter Games used by Olympic Champion Zeno Colò (Italy)

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (Italian: VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 (Ladin: Anpezo 1956 or Ampëz 1956), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.

Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out Montreal, Colorado Springs and Lake Placid for the right to host the 1956 Games. The Cortina Games were unique in that many of the venues were within walking distance of each other. The organising committee received financial support from the Italian government for infrastructure improvements, but the rest of the costs for the Games had to be privately financed. Consequently, the organising committee was the first to rely heavily on corporate sponsorship for funding. (Full article...)
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William Hodgson "Hod" Stuart (February 20, 1879 – June 23, 1907) was a Canadian professional ice hockey cover-point (now known as a defenceman) who played nine seasons for several teams in different leagues from 1899 to 1907. He also played briefly for the Ottawa Rough Riders football team. With his brother Bruce, Stuart played in the first professional ice hockey league, the American-based International Professional Hockey League (IPHL), where he was regarded as one of the best players in the league.

Frustrated with the violence associated with the IPHL, he left the league late in 1906 and returned to Canada, where in 1907 he helped the Montreal Wanderers win the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy for hockey. Two months later, he died in a diving accident. To raise money for his widow and children, the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association hosted an all-star game, the first of its kind to be played in any sport. An estimated 3,800 spectators attended the Hod Stuart Memorial Game on January 2, 1908, described by the Montreal Herald as "unique in the history of hockey in Montreal, if not in the whole of Canada". (Full article...)
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Morihei Ueshiba (植芝盛平, Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher".

The son of a landowner from Tanabe, Ueshiba studied a number of martial arts in his youth, and served in the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War. After being discharged in 1907, he moved to Hokkaidō as the head of a pioneer settlement; here he met and studied with Takeda Sōkaku, the headmaster of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu. On leaving Hokkaido in 1919, Ueshiba joined the Ōmoto-kyō movement, a Shinto sect, in Ayabe, where he served as a martial arts instructor and opened his first dojo. He accompanied the head of the Ōmoto-kyō group, Onisaburo Deguchi, on an expedition to Mongolia in 1924, where they were captured by Chinese troops and returned to Japan. The following year, he had a profound spiritual experience, stating that, "a golden spirit sprang up from the ground, veiled my body, and changed my body into a golden one." After this experience, his martial arts technique became gentler, with a greater emphasis on the control of ki. (Full article...)
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Sakic with the Colorado Avalanche in 1997

Joseph Steven Sakic (/ˈsækɪk/; (Croatian pronunciation: [ʃakitɕ]) born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey League (NHL) career, which lasted from 1988 to 2009, with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain of the team in 1992 (after serving as a co-captain in 1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the greatest team leaders in league history and was able to consistently motivate his team to play at a winning level. Nicknamed "Burnaby Joe", Sakic was named to play in 13 NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at centre three times. Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, earning the most valuable player (MVP) in the 1996 playoffs. In 2001, Sakic earned both the Hart Memorial Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award as MVP of the NHL. He is one of six players to participate in the first two of the team's Stanley Cup victories and won the Stanley Cup a third time with the Avalanche in 2022 while serving as the team's general manager. Sakic became the third person, after Milt Schmidt and Serge Savard, to win the Stanley Cup with the same franchise as a player and general manager.

Over his career, Sakic was one of the most productive forwards in the game, scoring 50 goals twice and earning at least 100 points in six different seasons. Sakic's wrist shot, considered one of the best in the NHL, was the source of much of his production as goalies around the league feared his rapid snap-shot release. At the conclusion of the 2008–09 NHL season, Sakic was the eighth all-time points leader in the NHL, as well as 14th in all-time goals and 11th in all-time assists. During the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sakic helped lead Team Canada to its first ice hockey gold medal in 50 years and was voted as the tournament's MVP. Sakic represented Team Canada in six other international competitions, including the 1998 and 2006 Winter Olympics. (Full article...)
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The 1981 World Snooker Championship (officially the 1981 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a ranking professional snooker tournament which took place from 7 April to 20 April 1981 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the 1981 edition of the World Snooker Championship, and was the fifth consecutive world championship to take place at the Crucible Theatre since 1977. It was sanctioned by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The total prize fund for the tournament was £75,000, of which £20,000 went to the winner.

Qualifying rounds for the tournament took place from 23 March to 4 April 1981 at two locations — Redwood Lodge Country Club, near Bristol, and at Romiley Forum, near Stockport. The main stage of the tournament featured 24 players: the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings and another eight players from the qualifying rounds. Jimmy White, Tony Knowles and Dave Martin were debutants at the main stage. The defending champion and top seed in the tournament was Cliff Thorburn, who had defeated Alex Higgins 18–16 in the 1980 final. (Full article...)
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The football match between Bayern Munich and Norwich City was played at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 19 October 1993 as part of the second round of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup and finished in a 2–1 victory for the English side. Jeremy Goss and Mark Bowen scored for Norwich and Christian Nerlinger replied for Bayern; all three goals were scored in the first half. The opening goal by Goss, a volley from outside the area, is considered the greatest goal in Norwich's history, and the victory the pinnacle of the club's history.

Norwich had qualified for this season's UEFA Cup after finishing third in the inaugural Premier League season, while Bayern had ended their previous campaign in the 1992–93 Bundesliga in second place. This was Norwich's third competitive match in European football, having defeated SBV Vitesse 3–0 on aggregate in the first round. In contrast, Bayern Munich were playing their 185th European cup tie and had progressed to the second round with a 7–3 aggregate victory over FC Twente. (Full article...)
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Cobb in 1913

During the 1912 baseball season, center fielder Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers was suspended for ten days after entering the spectator stands at New York's Hilltop Park during a game and physically assaulting Claude Lucker, a heckler. At the time, Cobb was among the biggest stars in the major leagues. American League president Ban Johnson suspended Cobb and fined him $50 ($1,600 in 2023).

Cobb had been Lucker's verbal target throughout the four-game series between the Tigers and New York Yankees. Facing a continued stream of insults and questioning about his racial ancestry, Cobb lost his temper in the fourth inning of the fourth game, on May 15, 1912. He raced into the stands, punching and kicking Lucker; Lucker had lost eight fingers in an industrial accident and could not defend himself. Cobb was ejected from the game. Johnson witnessed these events and suspended Cobb indefinitely. Since there were few protections for ballplayers at the time from insults and objects hurled by fans, many took Cobb's side, including his teammates. After defeating the Philadelphia Athletics on May 17, the Detroit players telegraphed Johnson that they would not play again until Cobb was reinstated; Johnson refused to do so. (Full article...)

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Iris Pruysen en la Reunión Paralímpica de Atletismo de 2014
Fotografía: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin
Iris Pruysen, una atleta con una pierna artificial , compite en salto de longitud en la Reunión Paralímpica de Atletismo de 2014 en el Estadio Sébastien Charléty , París, Francia.

Los deportes para discapacitados , también conocidos como paradeportes, son deportes practicados por personas con una discapacidad permanente o temporal , ya sea física o intelectual . Muchos deportes para discapacitados se basan en deportes para personas sin discapacidades existentes, modificados para satisfacer las necesidades de las personas con discapacidad. Sin embargo, varios deportes se han creado específicamente para personas con discapacidad.
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Scrum (rugby)
Credit: PierreSelim
A rugby football scrum.
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Boxing
Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo/Wayne Short; editing by Shawnc
Boxing is a sport where two participants of similar weight attack each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds". Modern boxing began in 1867 with the Marquess of Queensberry rules. Currently, there are two distinct branches of boxing: Professional and Olympic, which have different rules, but are similar in execution.
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Balance beam
Credit: Fernando Frazão
The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the event performed using the apparatus. Pictured is Daniele Hypólito in the final of the women's artistic gymnastics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where Brazil finished in 8th place.
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Motocross
Credit: Fir0002
Motocross is form of motorcycle or ATV racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The tracks are often quite large, natural, terrains with very few man made jumps, unlike Supercross, a sport that was originally derived from Motocross and is executed on a smaller track with many more extreme man made obstacles.
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Mountain bike trials
Photo: Steve Bennett
Joe Oakley (right), being penalised by the official (centre) for "dabbing" his foot on the ground during a mountain bike trials competition. Trials riding is a mountain biking discipline in which the rider attempts to pass through an obstacle course without setting foot to ground. Originating in Catalonia, it is popular within Europe and has a small following worldwide.
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Cynthia Woodhead
Photograph credit: Koen Suyk; restored by Adam Cuerden
Cynthia Woodhead (born February 7, 1964) is an American former competitive swimmer, world champion, Olympic medalist, and former world-record holder. At the age of fourteen, she won three gold medals at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships, and set seven world records during her career.
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1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Photo: Harris & Ewing; Restoration: Staxringold
Seven players from the 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The players shown here represented the American League team and every one is a member of the Hall of Fame. Left to right: Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg.
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2013 World Fencing Championships
Photograph: Marie-Lan Nguyen
Nikolay Kovalev (R) attacks Áron Szilágyi (L) in the semi-finals of the men's sabre event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships. Although Kovalev won, he lost in the final against Veniamin Reshetnikov.

Held in Budapest, Hungary, from 5 to 12 August, the 2013 Championships saw 827 fencers from 101 countries compete. Russia won the most medals (11), followed by Italy (6) and Ukraine (4).
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Tony Estanguet
Photo: Pavel.rycl
Tony Estanguet (b. 1978) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. Before announcing his retirement, he competed in four Olympic Games and, with his win at the 2012 London Games, became the first French Olympian to win three gold medals in the same Olympic discipline.
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Maddison Elliott
Photograph: John Sherwell, Australian Paralympic Committee
Maddison Elliott (b. 1998) is an Australian swimmer. She is S8 classified, having right side cerebral palsy as a result of a neonatal stroke. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she became the youngest Australian Paralympic medallist by winning bronze medals in the women's 400 m and 100 m freestyle S8 events. She then became the youngest Australian gold medallist when she was a member of the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay 34 points team.
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Robby Naish
Photo credit: Hoch Zwei
American windsurfer Robby Naish at the 2006 Windsurf World Cup, off the coast of Sylt, Germany. Naish was one of the first athletes to gain long-lasting international fame as a windsurfer. He won his first overall World Championship title, at the age of 13.
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Quarterback
Photo credit: Mike Kaplan, USAF
In gridiron football, the quarterback is the leader of the offensive team. At most levels, but especially at the college and professional level, the quarterback is one of the most visible and important roles on the team, being responsible both for calling plays and making decisions during the play. Shown here is Shea Smith of the Air Force Falcons during the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl.
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Robbie McEwen
Photo: John O'Neill
Robbie McEwen, Australian professional road cyclist, wearing his Team Katusha (Russian: Катюша) cycling kit at the start of the 2010 Jayco Bay Cycling Classic. McEwen's accolades include winning the maillot vert (green jersey) overall Points Classification in the Tour de France three times, along with winning 12 individual stages, and competing in three Olympic Games. The green and gold bands around his arms identify him as an Australian National Cycling Champion.
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Handball-Bundesliga (women)
Credit: Kuebi
Mara Friton in a handball match in the German Handball-Bundesliga.
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Yekaterina Skudina
Photograph credit: Platon Shilikov
Yekaterina Skudina (born 21 March 1981) is a Russian world champion and Olympic sailor. She was awarded the Roy Yamaguchi Memorial Trophy for winning the world championships in the women's Snipe class in 1998, and the bronze medal at the Yngling open world championships in 2007. At the 2011 World Championships, Skudina finished fourth in the Elliott 6m class. In addition, she has competed in three Olympic Games, finishing eighth in the Yngling class in 2004, sixth in the same class in 2008, and fourth in the Elliott 6m class in 2012.

This photograph of Skudina, taken in 2009, is part of a collection of 500 images of Russian sportspeople released to Wikimedia Commons by Bolshoi Sport.
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Credit: Richard Mushet
Grand Prix motorcycle racing 125 cc champion Gábor Talmácsi in a road race during the 2007 season.
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Léon Georget
Photo: Bain News Service; Restoration: Jujutacular
Léon Georget (1879–1949) was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of the Bol d'Or, having won the race nine times between 1903 and 1919 in Paris.
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Curling
Credit: Ralf Roletschek
Martin Sesaker representing Norway in curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
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Horse racing
Credit: Fir0002
Horses race on grass at the 2006 Tambo Valley Races in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia. Horseracing is the third most popular spectator sport in Australia, behind Australian rules football and rugby league, with almost 2 million admissions to the 379 racecourses throughout Australia in 2002–03.
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1899 Michigan Wolverines football team
Photograph: Fred Rentschler
Official portrait of the 1899 Michigan Wolverines football team, an American football team which represented the University of Michigan in the 1899 season. Coached by Gustave Ferbert, the Wolverines opened the season with six consecutive shutouts, outscoring opponents in those six contests by a combined score of 109 to 0. However, they finished the season by going 2–2 in their final four games, losing against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers and a championship game against the Wisconsin Badgers.
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Jeremy Doyle
Photo: Sport the Library
Jeremy Doyle (1983–2011) was an Australian wheelchair basketball player. Left paraplegic after a car accident, he was classified as a 1 point player. While representing his country Doyle won two gold medals, first at the 2009 Paralympic World Cup and again at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.
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Cross-country skiing
Credit: Che
Priit Narusk in the qualification for the Tour de Ski cross-country skiing competition in Prague.
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Hurdling
Photograph credit: Isiwal
Hurdling is the act of running over an obstacle at high speed or in a sprint. It is a highly specialized form of obstacle racing, and forms part of track and field in the sport of athletics. In hurdling events, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances. This photograph shows the Austrian athlete Leon Okafor taking part in the men's 110-metre (120 yd) hurdles at the Leichtathletik Gala in Linz in 2018.

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Subedar Abdul Khaliq ( Punjabi , Urdu : عبد الخالق ; 23 de marzo de 1933 - 10 de marzo de 1988), también conocido por su apodo Parinda-e-Asia پرندہ ایشیاء ( Urdu para El pájaro volador de Asia) , fue un velocista y oficial militar paquistaní del 8º Regimiento de Artillería Media que ganó 36 medallas de oro internacionales, 15 medallas de plata internacionales y 12 medallas de bronce internacionales representando a Pakistán.

Compitió en los 100 m , 200 m y relevos de 4 x 100 metros . Representó a Pakistán en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1956 y de 1960. También participó en los Juegos Asiáticos de 1954 y de 1958. ( Artículo completo... ) ( Artículo completo... )

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La selección nacional femenina alemana en 2012

La selección nacional femenina de fútbol de Alemania representa a Alemania en el fútbol femenino internacional y está dirigida por la Federación Alemana de Fútbol (DFB). Inicialmente llamada "Alemania Occidental" en inglés informal, el equipo jugó su primer partido internacional en 1982. Después de la reunificación alemana en 1990, el equipo de la DFB siguió siendo el equipo nacional de la República Federal de Alemania.

La selección alemana es una de las más exitosas en el fútbol femenino. Es dos veces campeona del mundo , habiendo ganado la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA 2003 y 2007. Alemania es la única nación que ha ganado tanto la Copa Mundial masculina como la femenina . El equipo ha ganado siete de los diez Campeonatos Femeninos de la UEFA , obteniendo cinco títulos consecutivos. Alemania ha ganado tres medallas de bronce en el Torneo Olímpico de Fútbol Femenino , terminando tercera en 2000, 2004 y 2008. Birgit Prinz tiene el récord de más apariciones y es la máxima goleadora de todos los tiempos del equipo. Prinz también ha establecido récords internacionales; ha recibido el premio a la Jugadora Mundial del Año de la FIFA tres veces y es la máxima goleadora general en la Copa Mundial Femenina.

El fútbol femenino fue visto con escepticismo durante mucho tiempo en Alemania, y la DFB prohibió los partidos oficiales hasta 1970. Pero la selección nacional femenina ha crecido en popularidad desde que ganó la Copa Mundial en 2003, cuando también fue elegida como Equipo Deportivo del Año de Alemania . Silvia Neid ha sido la entrenadora principal del equipo desde 2005, sucediendo a Tina Theune después de nueve años como su asistente. A diciembre de 2012, Alemania ocupa el puesto número 2 en la Clasificación Mundial Femenina de la FIFA , solo detrás de Estados Unidos . ( Artículo completo... )

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