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Adrian Collier (born 1 November 1965) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1980s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

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Baron Monkswell, of Monkswell in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Robert Collier. His eldest son, the second Baron, served as Under-Secretary of State for War in 1895 in the Liberal administration of Lord Rosebery. His grandson, the fourth Baron, disclaimed the peerage on 7 April 1964. He had earlier been a member of the Essex County Council. As of 2020 the title is held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in that year.

"The Adventure of the Red Widow" is a short Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Adrian Conan Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Sherlock Holmes creator. The story was published in the 1954 collection The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's on 2 October 1953, and was illustrated by Robert Fawcett in Collier's.

John Sheldon Collier was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.

Adrian Peter Metcalfe was a British athlete and broadcaster. He set a UK record for the 400m in 1961 and won silver relay medals at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the 1962 European Athletics Championships and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He moved into broadcasting, first as a commentator, then as head of sport at Channel 4 and then at Eurosport. He held roles at the International Olympic Committee and International Association of Athletics Federations and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to sport in 2001.

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The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 7 sports.

Adrian Blincoe is a New Zealand middle-distance runner. In July 2008 he set the New Zealand record in the 5000m, running 13:10.19.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collier Cudmore</span> Australian politician and rower

Sir Collier Robert Cudmore was an Australian lawyer, politician and Olympic rower who won the gold medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.

Adrian Charles Ellison and is a male retired British rowing cox.

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Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Ungur</span> Romanian tennis player

Adrian Ungur is a Romanian former tennis player who mainly competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a member of the Romania Davis Cup Team and was coached by Fabrizio Fanucci. In June 2012, Ungur reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 79. His most notable result was a four set victory over former World No. 3 David Nalbandian in the first round of the 2012 French Open.

The 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XVII Olympiad, representing the United States of America. The USA team, coached by California Golden Bears head coach Pete Newell, dominated the competition, winning its games by an average of 42.4 points per game. The team is considered by many to be the best amateur level basketball team of all time, and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a unit, in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrian Zieliński</span> Polish weightlifter (born 1989)

Adrian Edward Zieliński is a Polish weightlifter. He is the 2012 Olympic champion in the men's 85 kg category.

Benjamin Collier is a New Zealand field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Napheesa Collier is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, Euroleague Women. After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Collier was drafted by the Lynx with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. She participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics games in Tokyo as part of the United States Women's Basketball team that won the Gold Medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Collier</span> English singer, composer and producer (born 1994)

Jacob Collier is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator. His music incorporates a combination of jazz with elements from many other musical genres, and often features extensive use of reharmonisations and close harmony. He is also known for his energetic live performances, in which he often conducts the audience to sing harmony or percussion parts. Collier demonstrates his harmonic expertise in lectures and master classes, particularly with his unique Super-Ultra-Hyper-Mega-Meta-Lydian scale and detailed analyses of songs like Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke” and his own music.

Adrian Gomboc is a Slovenian judoka. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovenia.

Adrian Dziółko is a Polish badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Adrián Attila Juhász is a Hungarian rower. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Adrián Mora Barraza is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Toluca.

<i>The Love Brand</i> 1923 film

The Love Brand is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and written by Raymond L. Schrock and Adrian Johnson. The film stars Roy Stewart, Wilfrid North, Margaret Landis, Arthur Stuart Hull, Sidney De Gray, and Marie Wells. The film was released on August 13, 1923, by Universal Pictures.

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