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Denmark competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 66 competitors, 56 men and 10 women, took part in 40 events in 15 sports, winning a total number of three medals.
Markus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000.
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds, one silver, and one bronze. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team.
Chile competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 10 sports.
Gert Michael Weil Wiesenborn is a retired Chilean shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s.
Gert-Dietmar Klause is a former East German cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Austria competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 147 competitors, 115 men and 32 women, took part in 79 events in 17 sports.
Gert Arne Blomé was a Swedish ice hockey player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fifth and second place, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold (1962), two silver and two bronze medals. He was a European champion in 1962, finished second in 1958, 1963, 1964 and 1967 and third in 1959–1961 and 1965.
Hans-Henrik Ørsted is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe.
Harald Jährling is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Gerhardus Cornelius Potgieter is a retired South African Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 400-metre and 440-yard hurdles. His innovation was to run 14 steps between the hurdles. For perspective, 1980's legend Edwin Moses' innovation was to run 13 steps. Former world record holder Kevin Young was able to achieve 12 steps between some hurdles.
Gert Metz was a German sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay.
Christine Bjerendal is a Swedish archer. She competed in the individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. Her father Göran Bjerendal and uncle Gert Bjerendal were also Olympic archers.
Gert Jakobs is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in ten Grand Tours between 1986 and 1993. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jakobs has admitted to have used EPO during his career. Epo was not yet on the doping list in 1989, so he did not violate the dopingrules with it.
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Gert Kölli was an Austrian freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Gert Wigandt Kærlin is a Danish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Gert Puzicha was a German boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Puzicha committed suicide in 2012 by drowning himself in the Ruhr.
Gert de Groot is a Dutch water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Gert Bjerendal is a Swedish archer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gert Port Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
