The 1908 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were relocated on financial grounds following the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, which claimed over 100 lives; Rome eventually hosted the Games in 1960.
Monaco competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, all men, took part in four events in two sports.
Troy Douglas is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands in 1998. For Bermuda he participated at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-finals of the 200 metres in 1996 as well as the semi-finals of the 400 metres in 1992 and 1996. He finished 5th in the final of the 200 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games.
Senegal competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Grenada participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. As of July 2014, Alleyne Francique's silver medal in the 400 metres remains the sole Grenadan Commonwealth Games medal.
Haiti competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Haiti sent ten track and field athletes and three boxers to the games. As the athletes were amateurs, picked by President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier out of his personal friends, they had remarkedly poor times, with Dieudonné LaMothe earning the worst results ever at the 5000 metres. Among the officials was Gérard Raoul Rouzier, who served on the Football Disciplinary Commission.
Haiti competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. It was the first time in 12 years that the nation had sent athletes to the Olympic Games. Haiti's delegation consisted of seven competitors, all track and field athletes, and eight officials. One of the athletes, Elsie Baptiste, ended up not competing in any events. The only other woman on the team, Mireille Joseph, ran in the 100 metre race, becoming the first Haitian woman to compete in the Olympics. Among the delegation's officials were Lamartine Clermont, Franck Godefroy, Jacques Joachim, Philomene Joachim, Jules Merine, and Jean-M. Verly.
Papua New Guinea competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
The United Arab Emirates competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Athletes participating included Rashed Jerba, Ibrahim Aziz, Helel Ali, and Shadad Mubarak. Muhammed Samy Abdulla and Khamis Ebrahem also competed.
Senegal has sent athletes to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964. Unlike most surrounding nations, Senegal has never missed any Summer Olympics since its independence. Only once has the country won an Olympic medal: Amadou Dia Ba, who won a silver medal in the men's 400 metre hurdles in 1988. However, Abdoulaye Seye, representing France, won a bronze medal in the 200 metres in 1960, just two months after the short lived Mali Federation gained independence and a few days after Senegal seceded from the federation.
Ahmed Douhou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire in 2002.
Barbados first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968, and has participated in each Games since, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics when Barbados joined the American-led boycott and has never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Vera Harsányi, or Vera Szekely was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and then an artist.
Monaco competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1956 Summer Olympics. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.
Eversley Augustus Linley is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metre and the 800 metre events.
Andrée Boisson was a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The original Much Wenlock railway station was opened 1 February 1862 by the Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway, linking Buildwas with Much Wenlock. The line later formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway and was, for much of its working life, operated by the Great Western Railway.
Pierre Boisson is a Monegasque former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships was held from 21 to 28 July 2019.
Loïs Boisson is a French tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 152, achieved on 6 May 2024.
