Sentences with word «medallist»

Already an Olympic Gold medallist in GB's team pursuit in Rio — the rider is keen that cycling's troubled past is behind it.

A thrilling sprint finish saw Farah ahead off the final bend but Edris, world bronze medallist Paul Chelimo and Ethiopia's fourth - placer Yomif Kejelcha refused to give in.

With 67.50 m from her third throw the world silver medallist in Beijing turned the tables and won the competition from Cuba's world champion Denia Caballero with 65.77 m.

(One of his proudest accomplishments, for instance, is that he was Ivan Rand's last Gold Medallist at Western, in 1964.)

In the men's 1500m, Abdelaati Iguider, the world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist from Morocco, edged out Bethwell Birgen to win in 3:37.46.

Olympic silver medallist David Florence will start his quest for a third successive Olympic Games when the UK Canoe Slalom Championships take place at Lee Valley White Water Centre next weekend.

Olympic bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz is in finals action at the track and field in the high jump and Laura Weightman and Laura Muir fly the Team GB flag in the 1500m.

Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto will contest the 3000m flat against Olympic 5000m silver medallist Paul Chelimo and Ethiopians Hagos Gebrhiwet and world indoor champion Yomif Kejelcha.

Britain's world indoor bronze medallist Shara Proctor was just one centimetre off that automatic qualifying mark and will be joined in the final by team - mate Katarina Johnson - Thompson, who managed a best of 6.60 m to also advance.

Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy was branded a «creep» and an «imbecile».

World relay medallist is poised to take off his headband for the last time as he calls time on his career

USA's world indoor silver medallist Sam Kendricks won the pole vault ahead of world record - holder Renaud Lavillenie as the American cleared an outdoor PB of 5.88 m on his final attempt.

In the women's 400m Jamaica's Novlene Williams - Mills won a battle with Botswana's Amantle Montsho for the line, clocking 50.31 to pip the world silver medallist who ran 50.37.

In the 800m, world 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop steps down and will take on world leader Amel Tuka, Nijel Amos, Mohammed Aman and world silver medallist Adam Kszczot.

The women's 100m might have been missing USA's Tori Bowie and Jamaica's Veronica Campbell - Brown as the duo were late withdrawals, but competition was hot as Michelle - Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago and world silver medallist Murielle Ahouré both clocked 10.98 with Ahye handed the victory.

The six - time Paralympic gold medallist says British wheelchair racing is looking good as he gets ready to race at his final Games

Frenchman Garfield Darien was awarded the same time as Pozzi in that fourth and final heat, to also match the time of his compatriot, the world indoor bronze medallist Pascal Martinot - Lagarde, from the first heat.

The third post in a video blog series as Olympic medallist Katharine Merry shares her journey from elite sprinter to Great North Run pacer

This is big news in the week the PM has been branded an Olympic gold medallist for chillaxing.

British Cycling confirmed Newton, a Games medallist on the track in Sydney, Athens and Beijing, will combine his role as coach of the men's endurance academy with his new post as Britain seek to defend the Olympic gold won by Nicole Cooke in 2008.

... Olympic bronze medallists Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow held their nerve to claim Commonwealth Games 10m synchro gold.

He is joined on the team by British all - around silver medallist James Hall and his club teammate and rings star Courtney Tulloch, as well as British floor champion Frank Baines and vault champion Dom Cunningham.

In the longer event over the barriers, Olympic bronze medallist Javier Culson was victorious.

Poland's two - time Olympic discus silver medallist Piotr Malachowski claimed his fourth Diamond League series win after finishing as runner - up to Sweden's Daniel Stahl who threw 65.78 m to Malachowski's 65.27 m.

The six - time Paralympic gold medallist last won the London Marathon in 2012 — the same year that he claimed four of his Paralympic victories — and since then he has been eyeing a record seventh win over 26.2 miles in the British capital.

A speaker programme including Olympic medallists Kelly Holmes and Wendy Sly has been confirmed for The National Running Show at Birmingham's NEC on January 20 - 21.

Although the proportion of privately educated athletes in Team GB this year was higher than in 2012 — up from 20 to 28 % — the proportion of medallists educated at comprehensives has grown.

The Great Britain men's team, which included Rio gold medallist Steven Burke alongside Kian Emadi, Matt Bostock and Mark Stewart rode last and set the sixth fastest time overall, giving them a semi-final ride off with Italy on Thursday.

While 2011 world 1500m silver medallist Hannah England commented: «Athletes need to do all they can to let people know that the majority of us are clean and work hard for our success.

What do you get if you cross an Olympic Gold cycling medallist with the latest sports flavoured video game from EA?

Laura Muir, 800m World Championships semi-finalist, will be going along to Scotstoun, Glasgow, on Thursday to show her support, while world and European 800m medallist Jenny Meadows, who continues her comeback from injury, will be at the World Marathon Challenge event at Sportcity in Manchester on October 16.

Robbie Grabarz finished fourth in the high jump, only managing to clear 2.29 m as American Olympic silver medallist Erik Kynard jumped 2.33 m to take the win.

Also among those sub - 2:00 performers was Britain's European and Commonwealth medallist Lynsey Sharp, who clocked 1:59.51 for a Rio qualifying time and fifth place in her first 800m of the season.

Shara Proctor, who claimed world silver outdoors last summer, had anticipated that a leap of seven metres or more would be needed to get the gold and she was right, but it wasn't her day and she finished eighth with 6.57 m, while the third British athlete in the field — Commonwealth silver medallist Jazmin Sawyers — placed 13th with 6.31 m.

«An incredible man» Four - time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson: «This was an incredible race.

Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead and The Only Way is Essex star Dan Osborne have secured a place in next week's final.

Scotland's Commonwealth and European 800m medallist Lynsey Sharp believes that Farah's appearance at the event is great news for Glasgow, particularly with the city bidding to host the European Indoor Championships in 2019.

Birth of a Theorem: A mathematical adventure by Fields medallist Cedric Villani is an exhilarating but exhausting journey with a fascinating mind

«We didn't have any expectations ahead of the competition as we know China is so strong and it felt surreal to be competing and, the next thing, we're on top of the podium,» said Olympic bronze medallist Daley.

That proved to be that case and despite clawing his way back in the home straight the 32 - year - old didn't have enough to see off Gebrhiwet, the world 5000m silver medallist behind Farah in 2013, who crossed the line in a world - leading 7:38.08 to Farah's 7:38.22.

Amy Tinkler was not only the youngest Team GB medallist at Rio 2016, but the youngest member of the entire 366 - strong squad.

After finishing 12th at Beijing 2008, Scott went on to become a double Commonwealth gold medallist after clinching the double trap pairs title at Delhi 2010 alongside Stevan Walton and the individual accolade four years later in Glasgow.

Behind Ahouré, Britain's 19 - year - old European junior 100m silver medallist Sophie Papps equalled her personal best of 7.22 on what is her senior GB debut to also advance to Sunday's semi-finals along with her team - mate, UK indoor champion Asha Philip, who won the first heat in 7.18.

The 21 - year - old might have broken her foot in February but she has still been impressive on the track this summer, forming part of GB's medal - winning 4x100m team and finishing fourth in the world 200m in London in a season's best of 22.22 before beating double world silver medallist Marie - Josée Ta Lou in Berlin.

Morocco's Olympic and world 1500m bronze medallist Abdalaati Iguider was third in a 12:59.25 PB, ahead of Kenyans Thomas Longosiwa and Caleb Ndiku with respective times of 12:59.72 and 13:05.30.

Having failed to finish after stumbling out of the blocks for the 100m in Lausanne two days before, world 200m bronze medallist Blessing Okagbare proved that had been a mere blip as she surged through in the closing stages over the longer distance in Paris — pipping Olympic champion Allyson Felix — who suffered hamstring injury problems in 2013 — 22.32 to 22.34.

Jamaica's world 200m silver medallist Elaine Thompson won the 100m in 11.02 to break the six - year - old meeting record and beat Nigeria's double Commonwealth sprint champion Blessing Okagbare with 11.11 as USA's Carmelita Jeter placed fifth with 11.32.