Kaija Mustonen
After winning silver and bronze at the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, Mustonen went on to win gold and silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble. This was the only Finnish gold medal at those games and the last Olympic gold for Finland in speed skating up to at least 2015. Her Olympic performance was acknowledged by naming her Finnish female athlete of the year in 1964 and 1968.
Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games on 27 September. Two venues were used for the Games: the Sydney Baseball Stadium and Blacktown Olympic Park. For the first time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate, though no active players from Major League Baseball were available.
Time in Germany
The time zone in Germany is Central European Time (Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ; UTC + 01: 00) and Central European Summer Time (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit, MESZ; UTC + 02: 00). Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02: 00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03: 00 CEST). The doubled hour during the switch back to standard time is named 2A (02: 00 to 03: 00 CEST) and 2B (02: 00 to 03: 00 CET).
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
The United Kingdom has finished last in three contests. Jemini's infamous 2003 ``nul points ''result was the first time that the country had come last in the contest, something that was then repeated in 2008 with Andy Abraham, who received 14 points and in 2010 with Josh Dubovie, who received 10 points. In 2016, the UK failed to reach the top 10 for the seventh consecutive time, with the duo Joe and Jake finishing 24th. In 2017, the UK improved on their result by coming 15th with Lucie Jones, their best result in the contest since Blue in 2011.
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is a forthcoming international multi-sport event which will be hosted in Paris from 2 to 18 August 2024. Having previously hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics, Paris will become the second city after London (1908, 1948 and 2012) to host the Olympic Games three times. 2024 will also mark the centennial of the 1924 Summer Olympics, which were held in the same city, and was the last time Paris held the Olympic Games.
Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 25 miles
The 25 miles was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time this event was held at the Olympics. 10 cyclists, all from the United States, competed.
Collingwood Football Club
The 1958 premiership was however to be Collingwood's last for 32 years, as the club was to suffer a string of Grand Final defeats in coming decades.
Shin (Korean surname)
Shin is a Korean family name. It is cognate to the Chinese family names Shēn and Xin. According to the 2000 census in South Korea, there were 911,556 people carrying the Shin surname.
Yellow Yeiyah
Yellow Yeiyah, last names also seen as two words "Yei Yah", (born 9 September 1984 in Ondo, Nigeria) is an Olympic swimmer from Nigeria. He swam for Nigeria at the 2008 Olympics.
Sikhounxay Ounkhamphanyavong
Described as "the big name of Laotian swimming", he represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the men's 50 metre freestyle. He had trained in one of the world's poorest countries, "where the largest pool is 25 meters long – half the Olympic distance". A reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation noted that "a 25m pool badly in need of cleaning is [his] only place to train." Ounkhamphanyavong finished last in his heat, with a time of 27.03, and did not advance to the semi-finals.
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908.These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were re-located on financial grounds following a disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906. They were the fourth chronological modern Olympic Games in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle as opposed to the alternate four-year cycle of the proposed Intercalated Games. The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Lasting a total of 187 days, or 6 months and 4 days, these games were the longest in modern Olympics history.
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.
Constituent Assembly of India
The Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946, and its last session was held on 24 January 1950. The hope of the Assembly was expressed by Jawaharlal Nehru:
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon opened by John (Johnny) M. Heinold in 1883 on Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States. The name "First and Last Chance" refers to the time in which for many sailors, the pub was the first and last chance to drink alcohol heavily before or after a long voyage.
The Sun Comes Up
Parts of "The Sun Comes Up" were filmed in Glenwood, California, and lumber from the set was used to build the last town post office.
Kilrush Shamrocks GAA
Kilrush Shamrocks are a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. They have won the Clare Senior Football championship 21 times, more than any other club in the county, the last title coming in 1987 when the Shams beat Doonbeg.
2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 − 5 August. This meet was announced as the last competition for Usain Bolt. The race was won by Justin Gatlin of the United States, ahead of Gatlin's team - mate Christian Coleman, with Bolt finishing third.
2003 Triglav Trophy
The 2003 Triglav Trophy was the Triglav Trophy figure skating competition of the 2002–03 figure skating season. The competition is always held annually in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. Due to its timing, the Triglav Trophy is usually the last or one of the last International Skating Union-sanctioned international competitions of the season.
Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 1 mile freestyle
The men's 1 mile freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time the mile was used; later incarnations of the event used 1500 metres as the distance.
South Korea at the Olympics
Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul 17 September -- 2 October 160 8,391 263 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang 9 -- 25 February 92 2,952 102
When was the last time the Olympics were held in the country the last name Shinn comes from?
where does the last name shinn come from
Korea
when was the last time the olympics were held in #1
1988