Andrzej Stanisław Badeński was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in that event at the European Indoor Championships in 1968 and in 1971.
Jean-Pierre Maurice Georges Beltoise was a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver who raced for the Matra and BRM teams. He competed in 88 Grands Prix achieving a single victory, at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, and a total of eight podium finishes.
Christina ("Stien") Wilhelmina Baas-Kaiser is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.
Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson is a retired competitive speed skater from Sweden.
Christos Papanikolaou is a retired Greek pole vaulter. On 25 October 1970, he set the world record at 5.49 m, significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 18th, 4th and 11th place, respectively. He won a silver medal at the 1966 European Championships. He was a two-time champion at the Mediterranean Games.
James Malloy, was an American racecar driver.
Blatchford, a surname, may refer to:
Jan Werner was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.
Ivan Gerald Mauger was a motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons, and the Hull Vikings.
Rolf Göran Claeson is a former speed skater from Sweden.
The Piccadilly Medal was a men's professional golf tournament. It was played in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976 and was a European Tour event from 1972 to 1976. It was played in a variety of formats. From 1962 to 1967 it was a 72-hole stroke-play event, in 1968 it was a four-ball better-ball match play event, from 1969 to 1975 it was a knockout stroke-play event while in 1976 it reverted to the 72-hole stroke-play format. From 1964 to 1968 the event was played on the East course at Wentworth, just before the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship which was played on the West Course there. Carreras withdrew their golf sponsorship after the 1976 season.
Joseph Blatchford was the third Director of the United States Peace Corps succeeding Jack Vaughn. Blatchford was appointed Peace Corps Director in 1969 by President Richard Nixon.
Åke Jonsson is a Swedish former professional motocross racer. He was one of the top riders in the Motocross World Championships during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jonsson came close to winning the world championship title in 1968, 1970 and in 1971 when he led the championship going into the final round when, a mechanical failure ruined his bid.
Örjan Sandler is a Swedish speed skater who competed in five Winter Olympics between 1964 and 1980.
Nikolai Ivanovich Pankin was a Russian breaststroke swimmer and swimming coach. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the 100 m and narrowly missed a bronze in the 200 m; he also swam the semifinal for the Soviet medley relay team that won a bronze medal. Pankin was less successful in 1972 and 1976, and finished close to the podium in the medley relay.
Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias is a former Guatemalan athlete who competed in multiple Summer Olympics. Quevedo won a bronze medal at the 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. At the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, he participated in a total of six events. In 1968, he ran in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m steeplechase, and 5,000 m events. Four years later, he again ran in the 3,000 m steeplechase, and competed in the 10,000 m and marathon; he finished 54th in the latter event. Quevedo posted his career-best marathon time of 2:27:20 the next year. His top marks in other disciplines had been set between 1968 and 1971. In the 1,500 m, he had a best time of 3:58.1 in 1968; Quevedo then set personal records in the 5,000 m (14:20.4) and 10,000 m (30:06.8) in 1970, and the next year had his fastest time, 9:22.5, in the 3,000 m steeplechase.
Elisabeth Margot "Ellie" van den Brom is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1968 she was placed fifth in the 500 m, whereas in 1972 she finished in tenth, seventh and fourth place in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events. In 1969 she set a new world record on the 1000 m and five national records on 500 m and 1000 m.
Hansruedi Widmer is a retired speed skater from Switzerland. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events and finished beyond the 40th position.
Thomas James "Tom" Gray is a retired American speed skater who specialized in the 500-meter sprint. In this event he finished in 14th and 21st place at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics, respectively. He won this distance at the 1966 world championships and finished second in 1967. He attended the University of Minnesota and in the late 1960s served in the US Air Force.
John Andrew "Andy" Holden was an English long distance runner whose athletic career peaked in the 1970s. His strongest event was the 3000 m steeplechase, a discipline at which he represented his country in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
