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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Simon Ammann won the gold Olympic Medal on HS106 ski jumping hill in Vancouver. He jumped 108m (118.1yd, 354.3ft). This is new hill record. Previous was set by Guido Landert and it was 105 meters (344.49ft)
1. Simon Ammann Swiss 105m (344.49ft) 135.5 108m (354.3ft) 141 276.50
2. Adam Małysz Poland 103.5m (339.57ft) 132.5 105m (344.49ft) 137 269.50
3. Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria 101.5m (333.01ft)128 106.5m (349.41) 140 268.00
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The tables below lists Vancouver sports events distances in kilometers, meters, miles, yards and feet. Click the link to go to length converter online and get more conversion units.
Vancouver Men’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
Event |
Kilometers |
Meters |
Miles |
Yards |
Feet |
Biathlon |
Relay |
4×7.5km |
4×7,500 |
4×4.66 |
4×8,202 |
4×24,606 |
Sprint |
10km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
Pursuit |
12.5km |
12,500 |
7.77 |
13,670 |
41,010 |
Mass Start |
15km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
Individual |
20km |
20,000 |
12.43 |
21,872 |
65,617 |
Cross-country skiing |
Freestyle |
15km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
Pursuit |
30km |
30,000 |
18.64 |
32,808 |
98,425 |
Classical |
50km |
50,000 |
31.07 |
54,681 |
164,042 |
Relay |
4x10km |
4×10,000 |
4×6.21 |
4×10,936 |
4×32,808 |
Short Track |
|
0.5km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
5km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
Speed Skating |
|
0.5km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
5km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
|
10km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
Vancouver Womens’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
Event |
Kilometers |
Meters |
Miles |
Yards |
Feet |
Biathlon |
Relay |
4×6 km |
4×6000 |
4×3.73 |
4×6,562 |
4×19,685 |
Sprint |
7.5 km |
7,500 |
4.66 |
8,202 |
24,606 |
Pursuit |
10 km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
Mass Start |
12.5 km |
12,500 |
7.77 |
13,670 |
41,010 |
Individual |
15 km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
Cross-country skiing |
Freestyle |
10 km |
10,000 |
6.21 |
10,936 |
32,808 |
Pursuit |
15 km |
15,000 |
9.32 |
16,404 |
49,212 |
Classical |
30 km |
30,000 |
18.64 |
32,808 |
98,425 |
Relay |
4×5 km |
4×5,000 |
4×3.11 |
4×5,468 |
4×16,404 |
Short Track |
|
0.5 km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1 km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5 km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
3 km |
3,000 |
1.86 |
3281 |
9843 |
Speed Skating |
|
0.5 km |
500 |
0.31 |
547 |
1,640 |
|
1 km |
1,000 |
0.62 |
1,094 |
3,281 |
|
1.5 km |
1,500 |
0.93 |
1,640 |
4,921 |
|
3 km |
3,000 |
1.86 |
3281 |
9843 |
|
5 km |
5,000 |
3.11 |
5,468 |
16,404 |
Tools: Distance Conversion Online
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
There are two ski jumping hills in the Vancouver’s Whistler Olympic Park – Large Hill (LH HS140/K125) and Normal Hill (NH HS106/K95). Technical data and the hill records (given in meters and feet) are available in the tables below.
Whistler Olympic Large Hill HS140 (K125) |
Hill Record |
149.0m (488.85ft)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 2009-01-25 |
Hill Size |
140m (459.32ft) |
K-point |
125m (410.1ft) |
Takeoff gradient |
11.25° |
Landing gradient |
35.0° |
Construction year |
2007 |
Spectator capacity |
10,000 |
Whistler Olympic Normal Hill HS106 (K95) |
Hill Record |
105.0m (344.49ft)
Guido Landert 2008-02-28 |
Hill Size |
106m (347.77ft) |
K-point |
95m (311.68ft) |
Takeoff gradient |
11.0° |
Landing gradient |
34.0° |
Construction year |
2007 |
Spectator capacity |
10,000 |
Source: fisskijumping.com
HillSize (HS) – distance between take-off and landing field where the gradient is equal to 32.5° (see: L-point on the image below)
K-point (calculation line or calculation point) – Skiers are awarded 60 points if they land on the K Line. Skiers not landing on the K Line receive or lose points for every metre (3 ft) they miss the mark by, depending on if they surpass it or fall short, respectively. The value of a meter is determined from the size of the hill.
How K-point and HillSize are calculated, see the image below
(source: Whistler 140 Profile)
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
ft in |
inches |
centimeters |
5’0” |
60in |
152.40cm |
5’1” |
61in |
154.94cm |
5’2” |
62in |
157.48cm |
5’3” |
63in |
160.02cm |
5’4” |
64in |
162.56cm |
5’5” |
65in |
165.10cm |
5’6” |
66in |
167.74cm |
5’7” |
67in |
170.18cm |
5’8” |
68in |
172.72cm |
5’9” |
69in |
175.26cm |
5’10” |
70in |
177.80cm |
5’11” |
71in |
180.34cm |
6’0” |
72in |
182.88cm |
6’1” |
73in |
185.45cm |
6’2” |
74in |
187.96cm |
6’3” |
75in |
190.50cm |
6’4” |
76in |
193.04cm |
6’5” |
77in |
195.58cm |
6’6” |
78in |
198.12cm |
6’7” |
79in |
200.66cm |
6’8” |
80in |
203.20cm |
6’9” |
81in |
205.74cm |
6’10” |
82in |
208.28cm |
6’11” |
83in |
210.82cm |
7’0” |
84in |
213.36cm |
7’1” |
85in |
215.90cm |
7’2” |
86in |
218.44cm |
The table allows you to fast and easily convert most common human heights between values given in feet and inches, inches and centimeters. There is no column for hight given in meters because conversion from centimeters to meters is extremely easy (1m is equal to 100cm. To divide number of centimeters by 100, move the decimal point two places to the right, after that value preceding the decimal point will refer to number of meters and two digits after decimal point will refer to number of centimeters. Example: 162.56cm is equal to 1.6256m is equal to a little more then 1 meter and 62cm).
The table lists only most common human heights (more then 95% of adult human population should meet the criteria: higher then 5 inches and shorter then 7ft 2in) but there are some interesting exceptions – the tallest and the shortest. (To make other conversions try height converter)
Tallest People
At 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in), Leonid Stadnyk, of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, is believed to be the world’s tallest living man, although his height is disputed because of his refusal to be measured. The current proven tallest man is Sultan Kosen of Turkey who stands at 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in), overtaking previous world record holder Bao Xishun of Inner Mongolia, China at 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) (interestingly, He Pingping, the shortest man in the world, is also from Inner Mongolia). The tallest man in modern history was Robert Pershing Wadlow from Illinois in the United States, who was born in 1918 and stood 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death in 1940. Until her death in 2008, Sandy Allen was the tallest woman in the world at 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in). Currently Yao Defen of China is claimed to be the tallest woman in the world at 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in), but this is not confirmed by the Guiness Book of World Records.
Source: wikipedia.org
Shortest Men
Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal stands at only 22 inches (56 cm) tall according to Guinness World Records.
Gul Mohammed – Shortest man ever verified, measuring only 22.4 inches (57 cm), according to Guinness World Records.
Younis Edwan – Shortest man claimant, is said to be 25 inches (64 cm) tall.
He Pingping – Shortest man currently living (mobile) at 74 centimetres (29 in), possibly the shortest man in the People’s Republic of China.
Lin Yu-chih – Shortest man currently living (immobile) at 67.5 centimetres (26.6 in), according to Guinness World Records
Source: wikipedia.org
Shortest Women
Pauline Musters – at 23 inches (58 cm) tall, recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest woman ever recorded.
Madge Bester – 65 cm in 1998
Lucia Zarate – Smallest woman claimant and the earliest studied example of microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type
Jyoti Amge – 23-and-a-half inches tall, weighing 12 pounds.
Source: wikipedia.org
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
The tallest man ever (recorded and verified) was Robert Pershing Wadlow (22 Feb 1918 – 15 Jul 1940). He reached 8 feet 11.1 inches 2 m 72 cm in height. His weight was 490 pounds (220 kg).
His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death. Source: wikipedia.org
The tallest living man is mongolian Bao Xishun (Xi Shun, The Mast). Bao was born in 1951 in inner Mongolia (China). He measures 7 feet 8.91 inches (2 m 36 cm) tall.
Tallest people list: wikipedia.org
John Rogan – Second tallest male in recorded history at 8’9 ½” (268 cm). Tallest African American. (b.1868, d.1905)
Don Koehler – 8′ 2″ (2.49 m), Tallest in World for most of 1970s. Had 5’10” twin sister. (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981)
Zhao Liang – 8′ 1.1″ (2.48 m)
Väinö Myllyrinne – Tallest Finn, standing 8’1″ (247 cm). Myllyrinne was born in 1909 and died April 13, 1963.
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane – Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990 at 8’1″ (246 cm). (b.1944, d.1990)
Talles female list:
Trijntje Keever – Tallest recorded woman at 8’4″ (254 cm). Died in 1633 at age 17.
Zeng Jinlian – Tallest woman at 8’2.75″ (249 cm). Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Died in 1982 at age 17.
Jane Bunford – Former world’s tallest woman (until Zeng Jinlian) and possibly the world’s tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7’8″ (234 cm), but due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. However, if her spine had normal curvature, she would have stood 8’0 (244 cm).
Yao Defen – Claimant as tallest living female at 7’9″ (234 cm). Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.
Sandy Allen – Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records at 7’7¼” (232 cm), until her death on August 13, 2008.
See also:
Length converter
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Table below lists all new world records set at 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin 2009.
Unit Conversions:
100 m in yards = 109.3613
200 m in yards = 218.7227
77.96 m in yards = 85.2581
See also:
Usain Bolt Speed
Length Converter
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland set new world record in hammer throw women during Athletic Championship in Berlin 2009. New world record is 77.96 m
77.96 meters conversion
77.96 m is equal to 255.7743 feet, 85.2581 yards (click on the link to get conversion to the other units of length)
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Table below shows typical olympic and championship athletic distances (race and walk) in metric system of measurement (meters and kilometers) and their conversion into imperial and us system of measurement (yards and miles). For example, as you can see, 100 meters (shortest outdor sprint distance) is equal to 0.1 kilometer [km], 109.4 yards [yd] and 0.06 imperial mile [mi]; 400 m in yards is 437.4 yd; Marathon distance in miles is 26.667 etc.
click on the links in the table to get conversion into other units of measurement
Meters |
Kilometers |
Yards |
Miles |
Info/Sport |
100 |
0.1 |
109.3613 |
0.0621 |
|
110 |
0.11 |
120.2975 |
0.0684 |
Hurdles |
200 |
0.2 |
218.7227 |
0.1243 |
|
400 |
0.4 |
437.4453 |
0.2485 |
|
800 |
0.8 |
874.8906 |
0.4971 |
|
1500 |
1.5 |
1640.4199 |
0.9321 |
|
3000 |
3 |
3280.8399 |
1.8641 |
Steeplechase |
5000 |
5 |
5468.0665 |
3.1069 |
|
10,000 |
10 |
10,936.1330 |
6.2137 |
|
20,000 |
20 |
21,872.2660 |
12.4274 |
Walk |
42,915 |
42.915 |
46,932.4147 |
26.6661 |
Marathon |
50,000 |
50 |
54,680.6649 |
31.0686 |
Walk |
See also:
Sport Conversion
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