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Gidney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Dirk Richter is a former swimmer from East Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle medley twice during the Summer Olympics. He did so in 1988 with the East German team, alongside Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, and Steffen Zesner.
Lars Hinneburg is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m freestyle relay, together with Steffen Zesner, Thomas Flemming, and Dirk Richter.
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Dirk Janssen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Dirk Van Tichelt is a Belgian judoka.
Dirk Schreyer is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.
Dirk Hafemeister was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Dirk Heirweg is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Dirk Knappheide is a German former modern pentathlete. He competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics and for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dirk de Ridder is a sailor born in Oudewater, Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. With Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter van Niekerk as fellow crew member, De Ridder took the 4th place in the Soling.
Dirk Peter Balster is a German rower. He finished 4th in the coxless four at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dirk Vanderherten is a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Herbert Alfred Gidney was an American athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Dirk Jacoby is a German former water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 1944 in the Netherlands.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dirk Gidney Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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