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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.
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga hill. The population of the city proper is 846,916, while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.
Adrian David Swan was an Australian figure skater. He represented Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He was the first men's singles skater to represent Australia at the Olympics. In 1951, he also competed at the British Figure Skating Championships. Swan also competed in pair skating; he is the 1949 Australian national champion with partner Gwenneth Molony.
The men's marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held on Saturday September 10, 1960. There were 69 participants from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Abebe Bikila, who ran the race barefoot, finished in world record time and became the first sub-Saharan African to win an Olympic gold medal. All three of the medalists came from nations which had never before won an Olympic marathon medal. The winning margin was 25.4 seconds.
Adrian Francis Powell is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.
Adrian Berce is an Australian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Australian team placed fourth.
Tony Sabrina Bombardieri is an Italian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Italian national champion (1997–98). Her first major international event was the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany, where she placed 14th. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, but did not reach the free skate.
The women's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 9 August and ended on 19 August 2016. Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Adrian Blair is an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the lightweight division. He also competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Adrian Gomboc is a Slovenian judoka. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovenia.
The 2017 Turin stampede occurred on 3 June 2017 when panic emerged in the Piazza San Carlo after a robbery attempt during a screening of the UEFA Champions League Final in Turin, Italy between local team Juventus and Real Madrid. Three people died as a result of the incident, and at least 1,672 people were injured.
Adrian Hatcher is an Australian athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Robertson is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's extra-lightweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Algimantas "Algis" Ignatavicius was an Australian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Anthony Barnett is an Australian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Steve Breheny is an Australian basketball player and coach. He played eight years in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Coburg Giants, the Geelong Cats and the St. Kilda Saints. At international level, he played for Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIBA World Championship. After retiring, Breheny coached at NBL level for the Canberra Cannons and the Geelong Supercats. He also led Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) teams Coburg Cougars and Adelaide Lightning.
Adrian Meagher, is an Australian baseball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Holmes was an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago was an Italian cavalry officer and equestrian. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Gerardo Conforti was an Italian equestrian. He won different editions of the Piazza di Siena competition, and competed at the 1936 and the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrian Di Piazza Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
