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Donnie Allison is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned from 1966 to 1988. He is part of the "Alabama Gang", and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison and Clifford Allison. He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Allison J. Beckford is a Jamaican sprinter competing in the 400 metres. She attended the Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing several CXC exams and also A-levels exams after completing her upper six forms education. Her personal best of 50.83 was set in 2002. She has also competed in 400 m hurdles.
Canada competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 97 competitors, 79 men and 18 women, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.
Allison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Stockton-on-Tees but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached county standard in netball and field hockey.
Allison Marie Wagner is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
Allison Ann Higson, later known by her married name Allison Cavanaugh, is a former 2-time Olympic breaststroke, individual medley, and freestyle swimmer from Canada. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, she grew up in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. She now lives in Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Sean, and 2 children.
Andrea Nugent is an RMT and Canadian former competition swimmer who specialized in butterfly and freestyle events. Nugent won the bronze medal with the women's 4x100-metre medley relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Canadian teammates Allison Higson, Jane Kerr and Lori Melien.
Keltie Mayken Duggan is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the bronze medal in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay, although she just swam in the preliminary heat. The team for the final was formed by Lori Melien, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr and Andrea Nugent.
Leslie Allison Godfree was a British male tennis player who was especially successful in doubles and mixed doubles.
Ian Alistar Allison was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. His is the only Canadian basketball team to date to win a medal at the Olympics, a silver and also the last to win a team medal. He played all six matches including the final. He was high scorer with 4 points in Canada's 19–8 loss to the Americans.
Allison Jaime "A.J." Mleczko Griswold is an American ice hockey player and analyst. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Grenada competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008. Nine athletes represented the country, eight track and field athletes and one boxer. Of the eight track and field competitors, five were women, and three were men. Although none of the athletes would win a medal, runners Allison George and Neisha Bernard-Thomas progressed past the qualification rounds, and participated on behalf of Grenada in the quarterfinals of their events. Grenada's Beijing delegation was their biggest at nine athletes, and marked the seventh consecutive appearance of Grenada at the Olympics.
Lynne M. Jewell is an American sailor and Olympic champion.
Allison Petra Cook-Tranquilli is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Melbourne Tigers and PVSK Pecs in Hungary. A two-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990–1991.
Allison Rodgers Schmitt is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. She is a four-time Olympian and a ten-time Olympic medalist.
Theodore Allison Nash II was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, rowing coach, and sports administrator. Nash represented his country, either as a coach or athlete, at eleven separate Olympic Games since 1960.
Allison Pauline Peter is a Virgin Islands sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres and the Women's 200 metres.
Allison Elizabeth Weston is a former indoor volleyball player. She won the 1995 national championship while playing for the University of Nebraska and also played for the United States national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Allison Forsyth is a Canadian former alpine skier from Nanaimo, British Columbia who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Allison Magdalene George is a Grenadian sprinter, who specialized in the 200 metres. She set a personal best time of 22.72 seconds, by finishing fourth at the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Boulder, Colorado.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Allison". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
