Marvin Harper (born 1 November 1985) is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]
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South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994, and tied its performance in the 1936 Games.
Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament. Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.
Darren Barber is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He is a graduate of Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia.
Gisele Marie "Gigi" Marvin is an American ice hockey player for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. As a member of the United States national women's ice hockey team, Marvin won a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2014 Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her grandfather is Cal Marvin, the coach of the 1958 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team and the manager of the 1965 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team, is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. She hails from Warroad, Minnesota, in Roseau County, the same small northern Minnesota town as 1960 gold medalists Bill and Roger Christian and 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian and 2018 Stanley Cup champion T. J. Oshie.
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Marvin Bam is a South African field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Krystal Forgesson is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team since 2005, including for the team at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, and at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
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