Tag: IAAF Hall of Fame
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Helsinki re-tests reveal six adverse findings
Monaco – Mar 08, 2013: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has re-tested a selection of doping samples collected at the 2005 IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, from a wide range of disciplines and nations, and the results have revealed a further* six adverse findings. The IAAF, as part of its strategic anti-doping policy,…
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High Jump legends Balas and Kostadinova
Monaco – Oct 13, 2012: To mark today’s public opening of the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition in the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch, Barcelona, Spain, (Saturday 13 October to Sunday 25 November 2012), the IAAF is delighted to announce that High Jump legends Iolanda Balas (Romania) and Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) are to…
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Vladimir to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame
Monaco – Sept, 15, 2012: Ukraine’s two-time Olympic champion and multiple World record breaker Vladimir Golubnichiy is the latest athletics legend to be named as one of the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. The announcement of this honour marks…
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Peter Snell to be inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame
Monte-Carlo, August 04, 2012: New Zealand’s three-time Olympic champion and multiple World record breaker Peter Snell is the latest athletics legend to be named as one of the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. The announcement of this honour comes…
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Bubka and Coe to be inducted into Hall of Fame
IAAF News – June 25, 2012: Monaco – Vice-Presidents of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sergey Bubka (UKR) and Sebastian Coe (GBR) are the latest two legends to be named amongst the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary.…
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Didriksen, Johnson and O’Brien to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame
Monaco – June 6, 2012: Olympic champions and multiple record holders Mildred ‘Babe’ Didriksen, Michael Johnson and Dan O’Brien of the U.S. are the latest athletics legends to be included among the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame. IAAF President Lamine Diack made the announcement in New York City’s Times Square during…
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Irena Szewinska to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame
Monte-Carlo, May 17, 2012: Poland’s Irena Szewinska, the multiple Olympic champion and World record breaker is the latest athletics legend to be named as one of the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame. The announcement of this honour comes ahead of this weekend’s Samsung Irena Run on Saturday 19 May, a 5km…
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IAAF Hall of Fame created – 12 members announced
Istanbul, Turkey, March 08, 2012: At today’s Press Conference on the eve of the 14th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul 2012 (9-11 March), President Lamine Diack announced the creation of the IAAF Hall of Fame. To coincide with this announcement a dedicated IAAF Hall of Fame website has been opened –http://www.iaaf.org/mini/hof/Index.aspx “As…