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Otto Josef Hofer (born 28 June 1944) is a Swiss equestrian. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a silver medal with the Swiss team. He won a silver medal with the Swiss team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [1]
Emil Kellenberger was a Swiss sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three Olympic medals, two gold medals in the Military Rifle 3 positions and team categories and a silver medal in the Military Rifle (kneeling). However his silver medal was tied with the Danish shooter Anders Peter Nielsen.
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.
Konrad Frey was a German gymnast best known to be the most successful German male competitor at a single Olympics.
Otto Cordes was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Alphonse Gemuseus was a Swiss horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Terrence Michael "Terry" Paul is a retired rowing coxswain from Canada. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. At his second appearance he was the Coxswain of the team that won the gold medal in the Men's Eights.
Roland Brückner is a retired East German gymnast. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze and a silver medal in the team competition, respectively. Individually he won a gold in the floor exercise and two bronze medals in the vault and parallel bars in 1980. He won two more gold medals in the floor exercise at the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 1981 European championships. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold on the floor and a silver in the team competition.
Michael Reusch was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he received silver medals in parallel bars and team combined exercises. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises. Additionally, he competed at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his Swiss team to the silver medal, won individual gold medals on the pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bars apparatuses, and an individual silver medal on the rings apparatus.
Josef Stalder was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic champion.
Jakob "Jack" Günthard was a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar, and the silver medal in the team combined exercises. Günthard died in August 2016 at the age of 96.
Josef Walter was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a silver medal in floor exercise. He was among the non-scoring members of the Swiss team that won silver medals in the team all-around event at the 1936 Olympics.. Additionally, he competed at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his Swiss team to the gold medal, also winning individual silver on the parallel bars apparatus.
Ottó Boros was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Otto Schumacher was a West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 6 men and 8 women. Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.
Daniel Ramseier is a Swiss equestrian. He won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Otto Josef Hofer, Christine Stückelberger and Samuel Schatzmann. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Samuel Schatzmann was a Swiss equestrian. He won a silver medal in team dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Otto Josef Hofer, Christine Stückelberger and Daniel Ramseier. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he won on "Rochus" the silver medal in the team dressage together with Otto Hofer, Daniel Ramseier and Christine Stückelberger behind the West German team and in Canada. In the individual dressage he failed to qualify for the final round itself.
Otto Rothe was a German equestrian. He was born in Samonienen in East Prussia. He competed in equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in the team eventing, and placed eleventh in the individual contest. He competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won a silver medal in the team competition in eventing. Rothe died in a car accident in 1970.
Klaus Wagner was a German equestrian. He competed in equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in the team eventing, and placed fifth in the individual contest. He competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he won a silver medal in the team competition in eventing.
Otto Bucher was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal as member of the Swiss team in coxed four.
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