when was the discus thrower made?
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- The original Greek Discus-Thrower statue was made in bronze and only known to have existed because of later copies made by Romans. Created by the sculptor Myron in the 5 th century BCE, the original captured the moment in which an athlete was about to release a heavy disc, or discus, in an attempt to throw the farthest. The twisted torso is filled with potential energy, a departure from the stable and static forms of the past (see Archaic Greek sculpture).
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JUST THE FACTS Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian James W. Naismith. An instructor at the YMCA Training School in Massachusetts, he sought a suitable indoor game to keep his students fit and warm during the cold New England winters. He formulated 13 rules, most of which still apply today.
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Skee ball On December 8, 1908, Simpson was granted U. S. Patent No. 905,941 for his patent “Game.” Simpson licensed the game to John W. Harper and William Nice Jr. who created the Skee-Ball Alley Company and began marketing the thirty-two foot games in early 1909. The first advertisement for Skee-Ball appeared on April 17, 1909, in The Billboard.
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- The stone is in the sling and the engine is about to be discharged by pulling the slip-hook off the end of the arm. N.B.- A Roman soldier is anachronistically shown in this picture. The trebuchet was invented after the catapult and the time of the Romans.
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A Brief History of Sports The game of softball is invented by George Hancock in Chicago, Illinois. 1891: James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in Springfield, Massachussets. 1895: Volleyball was invented at the same US university as basketball, the new sport was called 'Mintonette'. 1895: The first ever US golf open was held
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The Schwinn Stingray The original Schwinn Stingray was made between 1963 to 1981. This page provides year by year images and information quoted from Schwinn catalogs. Here is how Schwinn described the Stingray bicycle... STING-RAY THE BIKE THAT CHANGED CYCLING. Sting-Ray,known as the bike with the sports car look has revolutionized cycling since it was introduced by Schwinn in 1963. It has won the praise and captured the imagination of youngsters of all ages across the U.S.A.
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- == == James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts but at the time he used a soccer ball. U.S. patent #1,718,305 was granted to G.L. Pierce on June 25, 1929 for the basketball used in the game. Spaulding was one of the first companies that manufactured basketballs.
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- You too, Bellevuians, cowering in the back row), pickleball was invented on Bainbridge by Congressman Joel Pritchard and a few of his buddies during the summer of 1963 (according to Joel Pritchard and co-founder Bill Bell), or 1966 (according to Joel Pritchard’s wife, Joan) or 1965 (according to everyone else).
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- MARLINS MADE 1948 and LATER. Marlin Model 336 and Models 39-A and 39-M manufactured from 1948 to 1968: A one or two letter code was used to designate the year of manufacture. All Marlins (except lever action) manufactured from 1962-1968. A two letter code was used to designate month and year of manufacture.
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Recreating the Ancient Greek Javelin Throw: How Far Was the Javelin Thrown? [~366 meters].” Using this information, a javelin throw in ancient Greece could be estimated to have been from 100 to 150 yards, or roughly 91 to 137 meters. Those would be outstanding throws by today's standards. The current men's world record is 98.48 meters, 4 and the Olympic record is 90.57 meters.
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- No one really knows when the shovel was invented nor whom it was invented by. There are archeological findings of animal scapulas (shoulder blades) that were used as crude sho … vels that date around Neolithic times or the New Stone Age, which is around 12,000 years ago.
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Article The stone-throwers took two forms-either like the arrow-firing apparatus or large one-armed catapults, known in the 4th century CE as the onager or 'Wild Ass' because of its terrific recoil but, in fact, first appearing in the 2nd century CE.
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- Includes those firearms manufactured in Ferlach, Austria from 1558 to present. The Ferlach Guild (Genossenschaft) represented most of Ferlach's gunmakers until it was dissolved in 2004. Many people mistakenly believe that Ferlach is a trademark-it is not. Rather, it is a small village in Austria where a gun guild was started as early as 1558. At that time, it was absolutely necessary that all the people involved in fabricating a firearm were located together in close proximity.
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Who invented basketball? Posted on December 12, 2010June 7, 2015. Basketball was invented in 1891 by the Canadian physical instructor James Naismith. He was born in Almonte, Ontario in Canada on November 6, 1861. At the tender age of nine he lost both his parents within three weeks. He got educated at Mcgill University and Presbyterian College at Montreal.
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- The women's world record for the discus throw is held by Gabriele Reinsch of Germany with a throw of 76.80 meters in 1988.   The women's discus world record was 76.8 meter … s set by Germany in  1988. The entire record can be found online at places like Guinness  World Records.
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Jim Thorpe Biography Synopsis. Jim Thorpe was born circa May 28, 1888, near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics before his gold medals were revoked on a technicality.
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- A javelin is a long pole approximately 2 meters long used in the javelin field event of track and field. Javelin makes and models vary in terms of weighting, weight distribution and material composition, but most standard javelins are made of aluminum, steel or carbon.he men's world record in the javelin throw is held by Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic who threw the javelin 98.48 meters in 1996. The women's world record in the javelin throw is held by Barbora Špotáková špotáková Of Czech republic who threw the javelin.72 28 meters in. 2008
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- Since the steel stud or floor joist is one part of a wall or floor/ceiling system, actual wall and floor assemblies are tested for their fire resistance while maintaining their structural integrity by various approved testing agencies throughout the country.
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When was the pulley invented? The block and tackle (or pulley system) was brought to us by Archimedes (287BC - 212BC) in Greece, but neither Archimedes, nor any who wrote about him and his extraordinary work dated the invention.stupid answer.
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The History of Catapult When did the first catapults appear and where? The earliest writings of catalpults were that they originated in China around the 3rd and 4th Century BC and this type of catapult was much like a big crossbow.
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- The Development of Rowing Equipment By Bill Miller This page contains information about the development of rowing equipment beginning about the end of the 18th century.
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Bellerive C.C. to host 2018 PGA Championship Since the introduction of its legendary stand mixer in 1919 and first dishwasher in 1949, KitchenAid has built on the legacy of these icons to create a complete line of products designed for cooks.
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- This last one has now (2007) been installed at the south entrance of the new Searing wing. Myron's Discus Thrower statue was originally called Discobolus and the original artist that made him was one of the best sculptors of ancient Greece and lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. Considered by many to represent the perfect athletic form, Discobolos.
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- Pottery and Ceramics. History of the English Puzzle Mug. Puzzle mugs were first made by the Greeks in the second century BC. Tavern joke jugs were very popular during the 17th to early 19th centuries in Europe. The puzzle is to figure which holes to cover, the obvious, the hidden and which holes to sip from.
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- No one has ever throw 240 in the discus in Tennessee in fact no one has thrown over 200 feet. The TSSAA state record is held by Brett Collins of Jefferson County. 187-10 in 19 … 87. That record my be broken this year or next several good discus throwers in Tennessee this year.
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Men's javelin throw world record progression From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. As of June 21, 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.