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TRACK ATHLETICS [10 records]

Record 1 2017-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

... a jump where the athlete attempts to clear a height without knocking off a cross-bar.

CONT

The men's high jump, also known as the running high jump to distinguish it from the standing high jump, was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme.

OBS

Clearance techniques: Eastern cut-off, Osborn roll, straddle, Western roll, Fosbury flop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

[...] saut où le sauteur s'efforce de passer par-dessus une barre transversale, sans la faire tomber.

CONT

[...] les épreuves d'athlétisme comportent quatre types de saut : le saut en hauteur avec élan, le saut en longueur avec élan, le triple saut en longueur avec élan et le saut à la perche.

OBS

Techniques de franchissement : rouleau costal, rouleau dorsal, rouleau ventral, rouleau californien, Fosbury Flop.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 2 2015-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The group of competitive athletic events performed on a running track and field next to it, including running, jumping, pole-vaulting and throwing.

OBS

athletics : The sports practiced by athletes. In American usage athletics include gymnastics, baseball, football and many other sports. In British usage only track and field events are included.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Ensemble des épreuves sportives codifiées comprenant des courses à pied, des sauts et des lancers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
CONT

Contemplar el atletismo como un solo deporte es un error. El atletismo es una suma de especialidades que culturalmente se han agrupado bajo este nombre general. Las similitudes entre el maratón y el lanzamiento de martillo son muy pequeñas [...] Las especialidades del atletismo moderno son cinco: las carreras, los saltos, los lanzamientos, la marcha atlética y las pruebas combinadas.

OBS

atletismo: término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos.

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Record 3 2013-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
CONT

The fully accessible CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletics Stadium is designed for certification by the International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF) as a Class 1 track suitable for hosting Olympic and other top-tier competitions.

OBS

One of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games venues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
CONT

Le Stade d’athlétisme panaméricain/parapanaméricain CIBC, qui offre un accès complet, est conçu pour être certifié par l’Association internationale des fédérations d’athlétisme (IAAF) comme piste de première catégorie adaptée pour accueillir des épreuves olympiques et d’autres épreuves pour athlètes de haut niveau.

OBS

Un des sites des Jeux panaméricains et parapanaméricains de 2015 à Toronto.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Track and Field
OBS

From 1909 until the fall of 1967, the organization was known as the Canadian Track and Field Association(C. T. F. A).... On June 17, 1990, at the annual general meeting of the C. T. F. A., a motion was adopted to change the name to Athletics Canada. The Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs of the Government of Canada accepted this name change officially on April 12, 1991.

OBS

Following preliminary meetings on April 11, 1884, where the athletics associations of Quebec and Ontario sent some 50 representatives to meet at the Toronto Fencing Club, the principal business was to ratify a constitution for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Athletics Association, the forerunner of Athletics Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Athlétisme
OBS

De 1909 jusqu'à l'automne 1967, l'organisation était connue sous le nom d'Association canadienne d'athlétisme (A.C.A.). [...] Le 17 juin 1990, lors de l'Assemblée générale annuelle de l'A.C.A., une résolution a été adoptée pour changer le nom en Athlétisme Canada. Le ministère de la consommation et des affaires corporatives du Canada a officiellement accepté ce changement de nom le 12 avril 1991.

OBS

[...] c'est le 11 avril 1884 que les Associations d'athlétisme du Québec et de l'Ontario ont envoyé environ 50 délégués pour se réunir au Toronto Fencing Club. Le principal point à l'ordre du jour était la ratification d'une constitution pour la nouvellement formée Association canadienne d'athlétisme amateur, l'ancêtre d'Athlétisme Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Sports (General)
OBS

The objectives of European Athletics are : To develop, promote and foster Athletics(comprising track & field, road running, race walking, cross country running and mountain running) in Europe. To promote fair play and other ethical values in sport and to fight against all forms of doping as well as racial, religious, political or other kinds of discrimination in Athletics. To stage European Championships and other European Athletics events. To encourage friendly and co-operative relationships with and between Members and to defend the legal rights and interests of the Members within the framework of the IAAF.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
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Record 6 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The track events in athletics beyond the range of sprinting but short of the broad general classification of long-distance running. Middle-distance events on the programme of major athletics championships are the 800 metres, 1, 500 metres, and 3, 000 metres steeplechase for men, and the 800 metres for women.

CONT

There is a real danger in middle-distance racing of setting too fast a pace, and losing momentum.

CONT

Exactly what constitutes "middle-distance running" is a matter of opinion - an opinion that is constantly changing.

Key term(s)
  • medium distance running

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

La course de demi-fond est dominée par l'Afrique de l'est. L'Éthiopie domine la scène du demi-fond ces dernières années.

OBS

Le demi-fond lui-même est divisé en deux compartiments : d'abord le demi-fond court : 800 mètres, 1 000 mètres, 1 500 mètres et mile (1 609, 40 m); une frontière : le 3 000 mètres; et, au-delà, le demi-fond long : 5 000 et 10 000 mètres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 7 2006-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

The long-distance events in track athletics are those beyond the category of middle-distance running, the border line being approximately at 3 miles and 5, 000 metres. Long-distance events in the programme of all major championships are the 10, 000 metres and the marathon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Les courses de demi-fond et de fond. [...] Fond : 5 000 mètres et 10 000 mètres (hommes); 20 000 mètres; 15 miles (hommes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 8 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sports (General)
OBS

BC Athletics is a non-profit amateur sport organization whose purpose is to promote, encourage, and develop the widest participation and the highest proficiency in Track & Field, Road Running, Marathon, Ultra, Cross Country & Trail Running and Race Walking in the province of British Columbia.

Key term(s)
  • British Columbia Athletics
  • BCAAA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Track and Field
OBS

July 25-26 1988, in Sudbury, Ontario. Before the World Junior Championships in Athletics(July 26-31, 1988). Information obtained from the Canadian Track and Field Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Athlétisme
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de l'Association canadienne d'athlétisme.

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport

Spanish

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