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Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.
Alain Mimoun, born Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha, was an Algerian-born French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon. He was the 1956 Olympic champion in the marathon. He is the most bemedalled French athletics sportsperson in history. In 1999, readers of the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine voted him as the “French Athlete of the 20th Century”.
France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports.
Zimbabwe competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union capital, Moscow. The nation, previously known as Rhodesia, had competed at three Games under that name. 42 competitors, 23 men and 19 women, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
Mauritius competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports.
The men's marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was held on Saturday December 1, 1956. There were 46 participants from 23 nations, with 13 runners not completing the race. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Alain Mimoun of France, the nation's first Olympic marathon victory since 1928 and third overall. Yugoslavia took its first Olympic marathon medal with Franjo Mihalić's silver. Finland returned to the podium in the event for the first time since 1932 as Veikko Karvonen took bronze.
The 2001 United States Open Championship was the 101st U.S. Open, held June 14–18 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The U.S. Open returned to Southern Hills for the first time since 1977. Retief Goosen won the first of his two U.S. Open titles in an 18-hole Monday playoff, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mark Brooks. The tournament was also notable for ending defending champion Tiger Woods' run of four consecutive major championship wins, the "Tiger Slam;" he finished seven strokes back in a tie for twelfth. Woods reclaimed the U.S. Open title the following year, and won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in 2007.
Alain Bernard is a former French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Alain Bondue is a former racing cyclist from France. He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual pursuit event where he finished in second place.
Alain Gottvallès was a French swimmer, born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was world record holder in 100 metres freestyle in 1964, the first swimmer to complete the distance in less than 53 seconds.
Alain David was a French sprinter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Luxembourg City.
Sammy Goosen was a South African cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 4000m Team Pursuit Men in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Guy Goosen is a Zimbabwean butterfly and freestyle swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Alain Lazare is a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. On January 27, 1985 he won the Hong Kong Marathon with a time of 2:18:34.
Mathys Goosen is a Dutch swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. In 2014, he represented Netherlands at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China and he won the bronze medal in the boys' 50 metre butterfly event.
Alain Pointet was a sailor from Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as crew member in the Soling. With Fabrice Levet and helmsman Marc Bouet they finished in 15th place.
Henri Goosen was a French diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Alain Goosen". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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