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Canada competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 118 competitors, 100 men and 18 women, took part in 80 events in 13 sports.
Gary Myers Anderson is a former competition medley and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Agnes Morton was a British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan. She placed fourth at the 1908 Summer Olympics in Ladies Lawn Tennis. In 1903, she was described by A. Wallis Myers as a 'careful, steady and improving player'.
Edwin Earle Myers was an American athlete who competed in the men's pole vault. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won bronze, behind Danish pole vaulter Henry Petersen who won silver. He attended Dartmouth College. He was born in Hinsdale, Illinois and died in Evanston, Illinois.
Trinidad and Tobago sent a delegation to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States from 8–24 February 2002. This was Trinidad and Tobago's third appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of three bobsledders, Gregory Sun, Andrew McNeilly, and Errol Aguilera. In the two-man competition, a four-run event in which all three men competed, they came in 37th place.
Benin took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The country's participation at Beijing marked its eighth consecutive appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1972, and its ninth Olympic appearance ever. The Benin delegation included five athletes in 2008, participating in three sports: athletics, swimming and taekwondo. Fabienne Feraez, a sprinter, was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. None of the Benin athletes progressed further than the heat round.
South Africa sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. The South African team consisted of two athletes in two sports: alpine skier Peter Scott and cross-country skier Oliver Kraas. Neither of the South African athletes won a medal.
Percival May Davson was a British fencer and tennis player. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the Davis Cup in 1919.
Timothy Esmonde Myers is a New Zealand footballer who plays for New Zealand club 3 Kings United and the New Zealand national football team. He also captains Team Nadi-NZ in local Fijian tournaments held at Bill McKinlay Park, Panmure.
August Louis "Augie" Wolf is an American former field athlete known for throwing the shot put. He is a graduate of Princeton University. He is a former United States indoor shot put national champion, United States outdoor shot put national champion, and an Olympian. A member of the Republican Party, he sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate for Connecticut in 2016 against Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal. He was defeated at the state Republican convention by state representative from Bethel, Dan Carter.
Andrew Hayward is a New Zealand field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. He was a member of the men's team which won the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Stephen J Warner is a retired American rower who won a world title in 2000 in the lightweight eights. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where his team placed ninth in the lightweight coxless four.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Myers Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
