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Malcolm Poole is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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.
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.
Gary Neiwand is an Australian retired track cyclist. He is a former world champion, who also won four Olympic medals during his career.
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.
John Walton Smith is a former American athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the 400 m event at the 1971 Pan American Games. He remains the world record holder for the 440 yard dash at 44.5 seconds. He set the record while winning the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 26, 1971 while running for the Southern California Striders. The record has stood since then due to metrification in the sport. Contemporary athletes rarely run or are timed officially for the extra 2.34 meters to equal 440 yards.
Jason Pyrah is an American athlete who participated in the 1500-meter run at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He did not qualify for the final in 1996, but did qualify in 2000, placing 10th.
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.
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The men's eight competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, also referred to as men's coxed eight (M8+), 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 1972. 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.
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.
The individual show jumping at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 26 September and 2 October at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. It featured a significant change to the competition format from prior years. The event was open to men and women. There were 74 competitors from 24 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders, up from 3 in previous years. The event was won by Pierre Durand Jr. of France, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1964 and fourth overall—most of any nation, moving out of a tie with Italy at three. Silver went to Greg Best of the United States, with bronze to Karsten Huck of West Germany.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Malcolm Pyrah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
