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James Davies Lightbody was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals in the early 20th century.
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.
Herman Ronald "Herm" Frazier is a retired American sprinter. He won gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1976 Olympics and 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. Individually he earned a bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He served as chef de mission of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team and as the Athletic Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Hawaii. He currently serves as the senior deputy athletics director at Syracuse University.
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.
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Australasia was the name of a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the fourth appearance of Australia, which had not missed any edition of the Summer Olympic Games, and the first appearance of New Zealand. The two would compete together again as Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics before competing separately at every edition of the Summer Games since. In 1908 there were three New Zealanders, Harry Kerr, Henry Murray and Albert Rowland ; all other competitors were Australian. There were 30 competitors for Australasia who competed in 20 events in six sports. A further two competitors, who were to compete in tennis, did not play as their nominations failed to reach the organisers.
Hermán Gaviria Carvajal was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder.
Monaco competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1932 Summer Olympics. Eight competitors, all men, took part in five events in two sports.
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Erik Herman Hansen is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.
Herman Georges Berger was a French épée and foil fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.
Emelyn Thatcher Whiton was an American sailor.
Herman Goffberg was an American long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Herman Stokes was an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herman Suizo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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