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Nationality | American |
Born | Frankfurt, Germany | January 24, 1958
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Sport | Field hockey |
Michael Kraus (born January 24, 1958) is an American field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
The United States was the host nation of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. It was the nineteenth time that Team USA participated, having boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics. 522 competitors, 339 men and 183 women, took part in 217 events in 25 sports.
Athletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, the West German flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Michael Rich is a German former professional road bicycle racer who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates were Christian Meyer, Bernd Dittert and Uwe Peschel.
Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins during their four-consecutive NCAA National Champion Women's Water Polo championships, and was named to the All-Tournament first team. At UCLA, she majored in sociology.
Tomáš Kraus is a Czech sportsman who has specialized in both alpine skiing and freestyle skiing. His best results as an alpine skier was two 28th places at the 1997 and 2003 World Championships, but as a freestyle skier he is a double world champion and has 15 victories in World Cup races in the skicross discipline.
Melanie Kraus is a German long-distance runner who specialises in track events and the marathon. She has won the Frankfurt Marathon. She represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Michael "Mimi" Kraus is a former German handballer.
Peter Kraus is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West German squad that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Angelika Kraus is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Michael Kraus is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
María Portillo Cruz is a Peruvian marathon runner. Portillo made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed thirty-second out of fifty-four runners in the women's marathon, with a time of 2:36:50.
Bente Kraus is a German speed skater. She finished seventh in the women's 5000 metres event and eighth in the women's 3000 metres event at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships. She also had attended the 2014 Sochi Olympics where she received no medals.
Jan Kraus was a Czech wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman heavyweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Lars Kraus Jensen is a Danish former backstroke and medley swimmer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Carolyn Patricia Krau is a British former competitive figure skater. She competed in pair skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics and in ladies' singles at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Peter Kraus was a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Derek K. Kraus is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He has also previously competed in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East and West. He won the 2019 West Series championship and is also a former NASCAR Next member.
Xaver Kraus is a German former biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
The Rüsselsheimer Ruder-Klub 08, also known by its abbreviation RRK 08, is a sports club based in the German city of Rüsselsheim am Main. Originally a rowing club, the main sport has been hockey since the late 1960s. The other sport offered is tennis.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.