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Emil Studer (born 11 May 1914, date of death unknown) was a Swiss gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. He was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive".
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
Serik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007 and Olympic Gold 2012 at welterweight. He also won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Emil Ernst Väre was a Finnish wrestler who won the gold medals in the lightweight class at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
Emil Oberle was a German amateur footballer who played as a forward and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played two matches in the consolation tournament.
Emil Beyer was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Emil A. Rausch was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1906 Intercalated Games.
Edward Emil Knourek was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the pole vault competition.
Emil Fredrik Fick was Swedish fencer. He competed at the 1900 and 1906 Summer Olympics.
The marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July on a course running from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Korso, Helsinki Rural Municipality and back. Sixty-six athletes from 32 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The winning margin was 2 minutes 31.8 seconds.
Emanuel "Emil" Perška was a Croatian footballer. He was born in Zagreb and spent the majority of his career with Građanski Zagreb, with whom he won three Yugoslav championships in the 1920s. He was also a member of the Yugoslav squad at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympic tournaments.
Emil Antoni Ochyra was a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Herta Ratzenhofer was an Austrian pair skater. Competing with her brother Emil Ratzenhofer, she won five gold medals at the Austrian Figure Skating Championships. The pair won the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1948 and 1949, and they finished ninth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Emil Ratzenhofer was an Austrian pair skater. Competing with his sister Herta Ratzenhofer, he won five gold medals at the Austrian Figure Skating Championships. The pair won the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1948 and 1949. They finished ninth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Madonna Blyth is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 2008, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. She also plays for and captains the Queensland Scorchers in the Australian Hockey League. Blyth has been the Captain of the Hockeyroos since 2009. Her debut game for Australia was in Argentina, as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Champions Trophy. She started playing hockey when she was 5, and joined the representative scene at 15, winning gold with her team at the 2001 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.
Emil Alfons Hagelberg was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and placed seventh and 25th, respectively. He served as the Olympic flag bearer for Finland in 1920.
Emil Milev is a former Bulgarian sport shooter, and currently a sport shooter for the United States, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he, competed for the US, finishing in 13th place.
The discus throw is one of four track and field throwing events held at the Summer Olympics. The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The women's event was first contested at the 1928 Olympics, being one of the five athletics events in the inaugural Olympic women's programme.
Euil "Snitz" Snider was an American sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He graduated from Oak Grove High School in Jefferson County, Alabama and was on the track team at Auburn University. He was the head football coach at Bessemer High School from 1933 to 1963 and was later inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Snider died on February 9, 1978. In 1972, Bessemer Stadium where he had coached the Tigers for thirty years was renamed "Snitz Snider Stadium" in his honor.