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| Men's field hockey | ||
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| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1987 Indianapolis | Team |
Richard Albert (born 20 September 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's field hockey | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1987 Indianapolis | Team |
Richard Albert (born 20 September 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
The sport of field lacrosse was played at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which marked the first time that lacrosse had been featured at the Olympic Games. Three teams participated — two from Canada and one from the United States. One of the Canadian teams consisted entirely of Mohawk nation players. The victorious Shamrock Lacrosse Team is more commonly known as the Winnipeg Shamrocks.
Robert Albert Kurland was a 7 feet (2.1 m) American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies basketball team. He led the U.S. basketball team to gold medals in two Summer Olympics, and led his AAU team to three national titles. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. Nakayama was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and is a graduate of Chukyo University in Nagoya. Nakayama is one of only two gymnasts to become an Olympic Champion in rings twice, the first to do so being Albert Azaryan.
The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 208 competitors, 171 men and 37 women, took part in 91 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Albert Aleksandrovich Pakeyev, or Albert Pakeev, is a boxer from Russia who won the bronze medal in the Men's Flyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. He won the title at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.
Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.
Albert Zürner was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Albert Arnheiter was a German rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the bowman of the German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours. He was killed towards the end of World War II in Italy.
Albert F. Nasse was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American boat, which won the gold medal in the coxless four.
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics, took place on October 22–23, at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the tenth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 31 competitors from 20 nations participated in the event. American Catie Ball was the large favourite to win the event, as she had broken the world record in this event the last three times. However, she was suffering from a virus infection and was forced to withdraw from the heats. Her 16-year-old teammate Sharon Wichman won the event, breaking bronze medalist Galina Prozumenshchikova's Olympic record in the final.
Albert Richard "Whitey" Michelsen was an American long-distance runner who is recognized as having set a world's best in the marathon on October 12, 1925, with a time of 2:29:01 at the inaugural Port Chester Marathon in Port Chester, New York. According to the International Association of Athletics Federations, Michelsen held this record until Fusashige Suzuki posted a 2:27:49 performance in Tokyo, Japan on March 31, 1935.
Albert Marcus Wiggins Jr. was the first American swimmer to win Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national championships in three strokes: butterfly, backstroke and freestyle. He set four world records in the 100-meter and 100-yard butterfly, and in total won eight AAU titles. He also participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the 100-meter backstroke event. Although he was recognized as a world top medley swimmer, this event became Olympic only in 1964.
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Albert Richards was a New Zealand long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Albert Robinson is an American sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Albert Bryan Sprott was an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
William Albert Vincent is a New Zealand judoka. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1986, he won the bronze medal in the 78kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
Albert Olsson was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward for GAIS. He competed for Team Sweden in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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