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James Dwyer was an American gymnast. [1] He competed in four events at the 1904 Summer Olympics. [2]
James Henry Nation is a field hockey player from New Zealand who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia. The midfielder provides support at centre and left half and is also an attacking penalty corner option. He made his test debut in 2001, but did not make the team to the Commonwealth Games a year later.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
James Howard Blair was an American rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Frank Murphy was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics which were held in Stockholm and where he won a bronze medal in the pole vault event in a three-way tie with William Halpenny and Bertil Uggla. In the pole vault event, Uggla and Murphy failed to clear 3.85 Metres with Halpenny previously withdrawing after breaking two ribs in clearing 3.80 Metres.
George Dwyer O'Day was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1945.
James Joseph Connolly was an American track and field athlete. Connolly represented the United States at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics, and was part of the bronze medal-winning American team in the 3000-meter team race at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
Kamilló Szathmáry was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Conor James Dwyer is a former American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He competed in freestyle and medley events, and won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. 4×200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In total, he has won seventeen medals in major international competitions: nine gold, six silver, and two bronze spanning the Summer Olympics, the FINA World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games. Dwyer placed second at the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400m freestyle.
Dolores Dwyer was an American sprinter. She competed in the Women's 200 metres event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In her later life, she became an actress, which included a role in the television show Sex and the City.
Jamie Dwyer is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He also played for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He debuted for Australia as a junior player in 1995, and for the senior side in 2001. He has played over 350 matches for Australia and scored over 220 goals. He has represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals. He has also represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he also won gold. He has won silver medals at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer). They also operate a subscription based service for statistics, called Stathead. Between 2008 and 2020, Sports Reference also provided pages for Olympic Games and its competitors.
Adrian O'Dwyer is a retired Irish high jumper. During his athletic career, O'Dwyer holds two senior Irish outdoor and indoor titles, and competed in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing his nation Ireland. Additionally, he set his own personal best and a remarkable Irish record at 2.30 m at the international meet in Algiers to secure a place on the Olympic team. Indeed, O'Dwyer is one of the tallest athletes in the elite Irish track and field team, standing 1.97 m.
James Henigan was an American long-distance runner. He competed at the 1924, 1928 and the 1932 Summer Olympics. He also won the Boston Marathon in 1931.
John Kelly was an Irish racewalker, marathon runner, and actor. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
James Campbell was a British athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Patrick "Pat" Dwyer was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He lived most of his life in Thurles and worked as a Garda Síochána (policeman).
John Dwyer was an Australian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
James Beckett was an Irish water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was the uncle of Samuel Beckett.
Nicholas James Sanders is a New Zealand swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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