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Pauline Elaine Davis-Thompson is a former Bahamian sprinter. She competed at five Olympics, a rarity for a track and field athlete. She won her first medal at her fourth Olympics and her first gold medals at her fifth Olympics at age 34 in the 4 × 100 m Relay and, after Marion Jones' belated disqualification nine years later, in the 200m.
Canada competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Adrian Howard "Odie" Smith is an American former professional basketball player.
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.
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.
Adrian Croitoru is a Romanian judoka. He competed at three Olympic Games.
Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE is a British Medical and Scientific Director of the International Olympic Committee. He won an Olympic rowing gold medal in coxed four at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was chief medical officer at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Charles Ellison and is a male retired British rowing cox.
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.
Daniela Monteiro, née Dodean, is a Romanian professional table tennis player and European champion. She competed for Romania in the women's singles and team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the team and individual events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Crișan is a Romanian professional table tennis player who currently plays with SV Werder Bremen. He competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He ranked as high as #10 in the World Rankings in January 2006, and is ranked #52 as of October 2016.
Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards during the 2004 season. Named a unanimous All-American that year, he became the first freshman to finish as a runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.
Adrian Dodson also known as Adrian Carew is a British former Olympic boxer. He competed for Guyana at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the name Adrian Carew before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Adrián Mandarano is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Gomboc is a Slovenian judoka. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovenia.
Adrian Meagher, is an Australian baseball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Sandu is a Romanian gymnast. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Adrian Nastasiu is a Romanian water polo player. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Adrian White is a New Zealand equestrian. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. In March 2020, the entire 1964 Olympic equestrian team of four riders was inducted into the Equestrian Sports New Zealand Hall of Fame.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrian Maycsell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
