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Russell W. "Russ" Howard, CM, ONL is a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, but originally from Midland, Ontario. He lived in Moncton, New Brunswick, from 2000 to 2019. Known for his gravelly voice, Howard has been to the Brier 14 times, winning the title twice. He is also a two-time world champion, winning in 1987 and 1993. He has also won three TSN Skins Games in 1991, 1992, and 1993, and participated in two Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 2000 and 2001. He won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He played in two Canadian Senior Curling Championships in 2008 and 2009 finishing with a silver medal both of those years. Russ Howard was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He is currently a curling analyst and commentator for TSN’s Season of Champions curling coverage.
Howard Edward Davis Jr. was an American professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers as Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.
Jamaica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 33 competitors, 21 men and 12 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports.
Canada competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Canadian athletes won three gold, three silver, and ten bronze medals.
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports.
Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.
Sherri Frances Howard is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard.
Richard "Dick" Wayne Howard was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.
Howard Thayer Kingsbury Jr. was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in New York City and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. He was the father of Nathaniel Wales Kingsbury. In 1924, he was part of the American boat, which won the gold medal in the eights.
James Howard Blair was an American rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
The Federated States of Micronesia sent a team of five athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The appearance of the delegation marked the third appearance by a Micronesian team at the Olympics since its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Three male athletes and two female athletes comprised the Olympic team. None of the track or swimming athletes advanced past the qualification round, and Minginfel placed second to last in his event. There has yet to be a medalist from the Federated States of Micronesia. Minginfel held the Micronesian flag in the opening ceremony.
Robert Howard was an American triple and long jumper, a nine-time NCAA collegiate champion, and murderer.
Jack Howard is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Federated States of Micronesia.
Howard McNeal Burnett is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career. He is a one-time Olympian, making his only appearance in 1988, when he won the silver medal with the men's 4 × 400 m relay team. He is an alumnus of NYIT.
Howard Fenno Patterson was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Patterson competed in the semifinals of the men's 100-meter backstroke, and finished ninth overall with a time of 1:09.9.
Daniel Howard is a former Australian male volleyball player. He was part of the Australia men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He played with Marmi Lanza Verona in 2004.
Howard Shu is an American badminton player. Shu began playing badminton at age 8. His father, who played in Taiwan, encouraged Shu to join him at local badminton clubs, and entered him into the Junior Nationals. Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gavin Howard Thorley was a New Zealand long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Later in life he was very active as a volunteer with Special Olympics Kapiti.
Juwann Winfree is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howard Winfree Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
