Max Rainsford

Last updated

Max Rainsford
Personal information
Full nameMaxwell Charles Rainsford
Born (1962-12-25) 25 December 1962 (age 60)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Time trial

Maxwell Charles Rainsford (born 25 December 1962) is an Australian former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and 1000m time trial events at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natalie Cook</span> Australian beach volleyball player

Natalie Louise Cook is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. She became the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">André Gobert</span> French tennis player

André Henri Gobert was a tennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At the Stockholm Games, he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor gold medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Woosnam</span> English football and tennis player

Maxwell "Max" Woosnam was a British sportsman who is sometimes referred to as the 'Greatest British sportsman' in recognition of his achievements.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles P. Dixon</span> British tennis player

Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.

Peter Maxwell Evans is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s who won four Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet. He also won consecutive bronze medals in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1980 Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Metzker</span>

Maxwell Raymond Metzker was a South African-born long-distance freestyle swimmer who represented Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was a co-flagbearer with Denise Boyd at the opening ceremony, when Australia marched under the Olympic flag to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luxembourg at the 2006 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics, held in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. Luxembourg returned to the Winter Olympic Games after missing the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The Luxembourgian delegation consisted of a single figure skater, Fleur Maxwell, making her Olympic debut. In the ladies' singles she finished in 24th place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ken Wallace (canoeist)</span> Australian canoeist

Kenneth Maxwell Wallace, is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Switzerland at the 1936 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Switzerland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 190 competitors, 184 men and 6 women, took part in 100 events in 21 sports.

Charles Ryves Maxwell Eley was a British rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the British coxless four.

Daedra Janel Charles was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Charles attended the University of Tennessee. She twice helped Tennessee win the NCAA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. Charles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Gavin Maxwell is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is now a chiropractor in Mississauga, Ontario.

Maxwell Charles Puckett was an Australian baseball and cricket player.

Charles Frederick Aeschlimann, also spelled as Charles Aeschliman, was a Swiss tennis player who represented Switzerland in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games.

Maxwell Leo "Max" Howell AO (né Maxwell Leopold Howell; 23 July 1927 – 3 February 2014) was an Australian educator and rugby union player. He played 5 Tests and 27 non-Test games for Australia between 1946 and 1948. He went on to become a physical education teacher and Professor at the University of Queensland. In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for service to education as a pioneer in the development of sports studies and sport science as academic disciplines".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Maxwell (hurdler)</span> American hurdler

James Robert Maxwell was an American runner. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 400 m hurdles, but failed to reach the final. As a student of Pomona College he won the AAU 220 yard hurdles title in 1927 and 1930–1931.

John Maxwell is an Australian sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1996; in 1988, he tied for 22nd place in the mixed trap event, while in 1996, he placed fourth in the men's trap event.

Maxwell Clifford Binnington is an Australian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Benjamin Maxwell Acton II was an Australian ice hockey player. He competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Maxwell Gamble is an Australian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Rainsford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Full name: Maxwell Charles "Max" Rainsford