Related Research Articles
Karin Kiefer Smith is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She was born in Germany. She is a three-time Olympian. Smith qualified for a fourth, the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did, however, receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Sapporo, Japan, from 3 to 13 February 1972. A total of 1,006 athletes representing 35 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 35 events from 10 different sports and disciplines.
Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, commonly referred to as Memo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana and the Mexico national team.
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.
Spain competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid and raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school. Paquito raced in all of the alpine disciplines and specialized in slalom.
The Milwaukee Brewers' 2000 season involved the Brewers' finishing 3rd in the National League Central with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses.
Luis Doreste Blanco is a Spanish sailor who won gold medal both in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Blanca Fernández Ochoa was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid, she competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992.
Tonga participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, which were held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation in London marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation included three competitors: two in athletics, Joseph Andy Lui and ʻAna Poʻuhila, along with one short distance swimmer Amini Fonua. The latter entry was Tonga's first appearance in Olympic swimming competition. Lui and Fonua qualified through wildcard places while Po'uhila made the games by meeting qualification standards. Fonua was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Lui held it at the closing ceremony. Lui and Fonua failed to progress farther than the preliminary round of their respective events while Po'uhila finished 29th in the heat stage of the women's shot put contest.
Salvador Ruíz de Chávez Ochoa is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Héctor Ochoa was an Argentine footballer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Luis Antonio Álvarez Murillo, also known as El Abuelo, is a Mexican athlete who competes in archery.
Luis Fernández Ochoa is a Spanish former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics and in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Juan Manuel Fernández Ochoa is a Spanish former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Sidney Guzman Villacosta is a retired Peruvian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He earned a bronze medal in the 58-kg division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and later represented his nation Peru at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing fifteenth in the process. Guzman also trained throughout his sporting career for Orlando Ochoa Wrestling Club in Lima under his personal coach and mentor Luis Jery Caceres.
David Ochoa is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he has represented both the Mexico national under-21 team and U.S. national youth teams.
Miguel Ángel Ochoa is a Spanish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
José Ochoa is a Venezuelan wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Omar Ochoa is a Guatemalan cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Ochoa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
 | This biographical article related to Colombian judo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |