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Nationality | British |
Born | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 17 February 1947
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Sport | Rowing |
Malcolm Malpass (born 17 February 1947) is a British rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
Australia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 18 competitors, 14 men and 4 women, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.
India competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 79 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 10 sports. It was the first time that India competed as an independent nation at the Olympic Games.
Malcolm James Allen is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He placed 13th in the 400-metre freestyle, and ended up fourth with the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team. A year earlier, at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, he won the bronze medal in the 400m Freestyle.
Malcolm Eadie Champion was New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist, and the first swimmer to represent New Zealand at an Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden as part of a combined team with Australia, competing as Australasia.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Malcolm Clive Spence was a South African athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. All sixteen of Malcolm Spence's great, great grandparents emigrated to South Africa from Kent, England.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 55 competitors, 53 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports. After these Olympics, the International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Olympic Movement over the policy of apartheid, making these the last Olympics at which South Africa would compete until the repeal of apartheid and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Ceylon competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Six competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports.
Malcolm Edward "Red" Wiseman was a Canadian basketball player, born in Winnipeg, who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Malcolm George Page, OAM is an Australian professional sailor and gold medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Malcolm Howard is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia and graduated from Brentwood College School in 2001. While at Brentwood he joined Canada's junior national team.
Malpass is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Malcolm Chesney is a British-born New Zealand field hockey player. He lived in Christchurch and lives in Durban South Africa. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Clarence Malcolm Simpson was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the 1952 Olympic Games.
The men's eight competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico City, Mexico. It was held from 13 to 19 October and was won by the team from West Germany, with the teams from Australia and the Soviet Union claiming silver and bronze respectively. It was West Germany's first appearance as a separate nation, though the United Team of Germany had won gold in 1960 and silver in 1964, with West Germans making up those teams. The silver medal was Australia's best result yet in the event; the nation had previously taken bronze in 1952 and 1956. The Soviet Union reached the podium in the men's eight for the first time since earning silver in 1952. Twelve teams from 12 nations attended the competition. Five of the teams replaced a total of five rowers during the competition, making for a total of 113 rowers who participated in the races.
The men's eight competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from East Germany. It was East Germany's first victory in the event, improving on a bronze medal in 1972. The defending champions, New Zealand, switched places with the East Germans, taking bronze in 1976. Between them was Great Britain, taking its first men's eight medal since 1948. There were 11 boats from 11 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.
Jock Dalrymple was a British athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics. His son Malcolm Dalrymple competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the same event.
Malcolm Metcalf was an American athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Malcolm William Batten is an Australian former state and national champion, World Champion, Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning rower.
Malcolm Finlay was a British basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Findlay also served as a commissioned officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.