Sentences with phrase «medals haul»

The shallow medals haul has, therefore, sparked debate on the likely reasons.

And that should have given it the world - topping medal haul — just as the Canadian Olympic Committee predicted — had two other countries not punctured holes in the best - known and, till now, highly reliable medal - forecasting model.

THE 1936 OLYMPICS provided one of the most dramatic performances in the history of the Games: Jesse Owens's four - gold - medal haul in Adolf Hitler's Berlin.

As for cashing in on what could be the greatest Olympic medal haul since Mark Spitz» seven golds at Munich, Eric sees no chance that he will become what his attorney - agent, Arthur Kaminsky, sourly labels «a perpetual Olympic personality,» like Spitz or Bruce Jenner.

Scotland will certainly leave the Gold Coast satisfied after making history with a record medal haul for an overseas Commonwealth Games.

Home nations boxers guarantee a strong medal haul with a number of quarter - final wins, including for England twins Pat and Luke McCormack

Damon Sansum, world silver medallist in 2015 also secured bronze in the -80 kg category, meaning the British team have secured their best - ever medal haul at a World Championships, their previous high being four in 2011.

There were bronze medal wins for divers Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow as well as trap shooter Ed Ling to double Team GB's medal haul on day three at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Leon Taylor and Pete Waterfield ended a 44 year wait for a Team GB Olympic diving medal at Athens 2004 before Tom Daley delighted the home crowd at London 2012 to win bronze and take GB's all - time diving medal haul to seven.

The United States topped the medal table but by making the most of having the home crowd behind them, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team finished fourth with seven medals — two golds, one silver and four bronze — matching the medal haul from 2003, when the IAAF World Indoor Championships was last staged in Birmingham.

Closer to home, and notching their equal second - best medal haul at the world indoors, Great Britain & Northern Ireland's total of seven medals courtesy of the sprint hurdles, pentathlon, 400m, 800m, 4x400m, 1500m and 3000m showcased a versatility and strength in depth that bodes well for the inaugural Athletics World Cup.

During his tenure as chief executive, Peter oversaw the rapid growth of British Cycling, culminating in a record medal haul at the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The two road medals secured today, increases Welsh Cycling's medal haul to a total of 6, exceeding the results of four medals at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The tenacious midfielder's medal haul includes three Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one for the now defunct continental Cup Winners» Cup.

Performance director Stephen Park has hailed the performances of British riders at this month's Commonwealth Games, as they return home with a record medal haul for the home nations.

Also adding to Great Britain's medal haul on the third day of competition was European champion Jo Butterfield and six - time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir.

When it comes to performing — is Weir looking to emulate his medal haul from four years ago with five golds?

With multiple Ballon d'Or awards, a enviable medal haul and a record - breaking transfer, it's an understatement to suggest that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world's best players.

Proud teachers and their schools have heaped praise on former pupils who have contributed to a record medal haul for Team GB at this year's Rio Olympics.

Not exact matches

But while 2014 predictions bode well for host nation Russia's performance — forecast to achieve a total haul of 25 medals, 10 more than their total in the last winter games in 2010 — the same can not be said for the U.K. team.

Our West Australian wineries had arguably their best year to date, with renowned producers Houghton and Brookland Valley notching up an impressive haul of 58 gold medals and 18 trophies between them.

House of Arras and Eddystone Point have continued the momentum of their 2014 wine show circuit success with a haul of trophies and gold medals at the 2015 Tasmanian Wine Show Presentation dinner held in Hobart on Friday night.

House of Arras and Eddystone Point continued the momentum of their 2014 wine show circuit success with a haul of trophies and gold medals at the 2015 Tasmanian Wine Show presentation dinner held in Hobart on Friday night.

Special mention must go to decathlete Leif van Grinsven for competing in six individual events, winning three and placing second in two, undoubtedly the largest personal points haul of the day (if Leif were an Oxbridge University, he would've come third in the medals table — astonishing).

She'll add those pieces of hardware to her haul from Beijing, where she won a gold and two silver medals.

The three American gold medals — won by Angle, Brands and 125 - pounder Kendall Cross — equaled the biggest American haul in a nonboycotted Olympics since 1924.

Olympic bronze medallists Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis add Commonwealth gold to their haul as English badminton players win four medals on final day

To boast such an impressive haul of medals at such a young age...

At club level, he won everything there was to win including three European Cups, five League Championships, two UEFA Cups and two FA Cups and he ended up with a haul of 13 domestic medals, becoming one of the country's most decorated players in the process.

His impressive 31 - goal haul earned him a move to Barcelona, where he has since picked up two La Liga titles and a Champions League winners» medal.

That's some haul, almost a medal for each season spent in England.

He's hoping to add a Europa League winners medal to their haul this term, and the Portuguese admitted that European silverware is more important than their push for fourth.

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes can expect an unprecedented honours haul to add to their medals.

But that medal is also a reminder that everyone who shows up at a starting line has confronted reasons for staying home — we all have them — and decided to haul them down the road.

On the male side, Micheal adds the sexiest medal to his haul to make it three from three victories.

For its efforts to leave no good turn unrecycled, the Olympic Village is hauling home enough Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold and platinum medals to make an Olympic contender green with envy.