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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.
Kelly Jeromy Willie is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter dash.
Kimberly Elaine "Kim" Graham-Miller is an American former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles, having run a very fast leg and passing a Nigerian team leading by several meters. She also competed in the women's 400 metres but did not advance past the semifinals. At the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she won third place in the 4 × 400 m relay, along with her teammates Nelrae Pasha, Tanya Dooley, and Flirtisha Harris.
William White Harris, Jr. was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Harris competed in the men's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the final, and received the bronze medal for his third-place finish in 1:03.0. He also swam in the men's 400-meter freestyle; he advanced to the event semifinal and posted a time of 5:36.0.
Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons. He was a member of the silver medal winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota.
Guyana sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Four representatives of Guyana qualified to take part in the Beijing Games–Adam Harris, Marian Burnett, and Aliann Pompey in track, and Niall Roberts in swimming–and Pompey advanced past the first round in her event, progressing to semifinals. Meanwhile, Alika Morgan and Geron Williams (cycling) took part in the Games' Youth Olympics camp, held in Beijing at the same time as the Olympics. Along with coaches and administrative members, Guyana sent a total of ten people to Beijing. The appearance of Guyana's delegation in Beijing marked the fifteenth Guyanese Olympic delegation to appear at an Olympic games, which started with their participation as British Guiana in the 1948 Summer Olympics. There were no medalists from Guyana at the Beijing Olympics. Roberts was Guyana's flagbearer at the ceremonies in Beijing.
Christopher John Nicholson is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented the country at both the Winter Olympics as a short track speed skater and at the Summer Olympics as a cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, and the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer. The only other New Zealander to compete at both the Summer and Winter Olympics is Madonna Harris.
Douglas Mostyn Harris was a New Zealand runner who competed at the 1948 Olympics and the 1950 British Empire Games.
Geoffrey Harris is a Canadian middle-distance runner. Harris qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 800 metres event with two Olympic standards and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & Track in Calgary. At the Olympics, he reached the semi-finals.
Cory Niefer is a Canadian sports shooter. He competed in the Men's 10 metre air rifle and the 50 m rifle prone events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the first individual Canadian to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
Madonna Mary Harris is a New Zealand multi-sportswoman who has competed for New Zealand at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The only other New Zealander to compete at both Olympics is Chris Nicholson.
Tyson Williams is a New Zealand rower.
Valerie Harris is a British former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Mike Harris is a British rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Rodolfo Arpon is a Filipino boxer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Børge Krogh and James Dunne, before losing to Ronald Harris.
Cory O'Brien is an Australian wrestler. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Rob Harris is an American ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Harris also won a national championship with Minnesota in 1974.
Cory Carpenter is an American speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Charles Harris is an American water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Sylvia Harris is a British archer. She competed in the women's individual and team events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cory Harris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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