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 Holmberg in 2009 | ||
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 | 1988 Seoul | Finn class |
Peter William Holmberg (born October 4, 1960) is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn class at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Holmberg is the first and only Virgin Islander to earn an Olympic medal so far. He was born on Saint Thomas. [1] [2]
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. The only competitor sent by the USVI was Anne Abernathy, who broke her wrist in a practice run and was therefore unable to compete.
Norway competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 70 competitors, 68 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 12 sports.
Carl H. Holmberg was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.
Torsten Oswald Magnus Holmberg was a Swedish gymnast and tug of war competitor who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
The United States Virgin Islands first competed at the Olympic Games in 1968, and have since sent athletes to compete at every Summer Olympic Games except in 1980, when they took part in the boycott to the Moscow Games. They have also participated in seven Olympic Winter Games since 1988, having only missed the 2010 Winter Olympics. The only Olympic medal won by a Virgin Islander was a silver by Peter Holmberg in sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Gunnar Josef Agaton Holmberg was a Swedish association footballer who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He had a nickname bajadär (devadasi) because his footwork resembled an Indian dance.
Péter Baczakó was a Hungarian weightlifter.
The United States Virgin Islands competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The appearance of its 23-person delegation marked its fifteenth appearance at the Olympic games, and its tenth appearance at the Summer Olympic games. In total, seven athletes participated on behalf of the Virgin Islands in Beijing. Of those, John Jackson and Tabarie Henry progressed to a post-preliminary event, and Henry reached semifinals in his own. There were no Virgin Islander medalists at the Beijing Olympics.
Peter Thomsen is a German eventing rider. He won the gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his horse The Ghost of Hamish, and again at the 2012 Summer Olympics with his horse Barny.
Peter Gelle is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.
The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of the United States boycott.
The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the second Winter Olympic Games appearance for the territory, after the 1984 Winter Olympics. The team consisted of one athlete, the freestyle skier Peter Crook, who became the territory's second Winter Olympian ever. In the men's halfpipe, he came in 27th place.
Richard J. Holmberg was a sailor from United States Virgin Islands. Holmberg represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Holmberg took 24th place in the Soling with David Jones and David Kelly as fellow crew members.
David Jones is a sailor from United States Virgin Islands. Jones represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jones took 24th place in the Soling with Dick Holmberg as helmsman and David Kelly as fellow crew member.
David Kelly is a sailor from United States Virgin Islands. Kelly represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Kelly took 24th place in the Soling with Dick Holmberg as helmsman and David Jones as fellow crew member.
Virgin Islands, also known as the United States Virgin Islands and officially as the Virgin Islands of the United States, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the territory's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Johan Magnus Holmberg is a Swedish Olympic sailor that represented Sweden at the 1984, 1992, and 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1992, he finished 5th together with his crew of Björn Alm and Johan Barne in the Soling class.
Henry Arthur Vilhelm Holmberg was a featherweight freestyle wrestler from Sweden who won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Championships. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the third bout.
Krister Holmberg is a Finnish sports shooter who competed in the men's 10 metre running target event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Björn Erik Alm is a Swedish sailor from Borlänge who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Magnus Holmberg and fellow crew member Johan Barne they took the 5th place. Björn with helmsman Magnus Holmberg and fellow crew member Johan Barne took 13th place during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Savannah, Georgia, United States in the Soling.
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