George Sidney Simpson was an American sprinter. He competed at the 1932 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 200 m, placing fourth in the 100 m event. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards (200 m) in both NCAA and AAU in 1930. He was also fourth in the 100 meters at the 1932 Olympics. In 1929 he unofficially equaled the 200 meters World Record 20.6 seconds. Simpson attended Ohio State and won a national title in 1929.
Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Kyrgyzstan won their first Olympic medal at these games. 48 competitors, 35 men and 13 women, took part in 59 events in 9 sports.
Kenya competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 35 competitors, 34 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 10 sports.
Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore, later known by her married name Belle Cameron, was a Scottish competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics.
George Keys is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
George Hunter was a boxer from South Africa, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. He was born in Brakpan.
Frances Cowells Schroth was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. She won the gold medal as member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey. The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final. Individually, she also won bronze medals for her third-place performances in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:17.2) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:52.0).
George Harold Kojac was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
Linda Lee Gustavson, also known by her married name Linda McGuire, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. As an 18-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she competed in three events and won three medals.
William Tripp Woolsey is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Wayne Moore, Ford Konno and Jimmy McLane. Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he won a silver medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dick Hanley, George Breen and Ford Konno.
Sports Reference, LLC is a company which operates several sports-related websites, including Baseball-Reference.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com, Basketball Reference, and Hockey Reference.
Rayton Nduku Okwiri is a Kenyan boxer who qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Richard Lloyd George is an American javelin athlete. He represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh is a boxer from Mongolia, who competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He defeated Pravit Suwanwichit of Thailand, Dan Odindo of Uganda and David Kamau of Kenya before losing to Reiner Gies of West Germany in the quarter-finals.
George Lermond was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died attempting to save his family in a house fire. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, after President Franklin Roosevelt gave his permission.
George Shaw was an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.
The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 2 October 1988. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed.
Daniel Odindo is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
