Samuel Lee was an American physician and diver. He was the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving.
Kenya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. After a twelve-year absence, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.
Victoriano Damián Sosa is a boxer.
Sammi Adjei is a football defender from Ghana. He was a member of the men's national team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Leopoldo Serantes is an amateur boxer from the Philippines. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the Light Flyweight division winning the bronze medal in a lost bout in the semifinals.
Robert David "Bob" Webster is a retired American diver who won the 10 m platform event at every competition he entered between 1960 and 1964, including the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and 1963 Pan American Games. He later became a diving coach at the University of Minnesota, Princeton University, and the University of Alabama. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1970 and the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1989.
The men's marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 24 August at 7:30am in Beijing, ending in the Beijing National Stadium. The winner of the event was Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, who set an Olympic record in the time of two hours, six minutes, and 32 seconds.
Carlos Santiago Motta Taracena is a retired boxer from Guatemala who competed in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Robert Shannon is an American former professional boxer.
Sammy Goosen was a South African cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 4000m Team Pursuit Men in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Sports Reference, LLC is a company which operates several sports-related websites, including Baseball-Reference.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com, Basketball Reference, and Hockey Reference.
Eddy Monsels is a Surinamese former sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics, becoming the first competitor to actually appear for Suriname in the Olympics. He is the brother of sprinter Sammy Monsels. Eddy Monsels studied civil engineering at Leiden University.
Sammy Monsels is a Surinamese former sprinter and current athletics trainer. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is the brother of sprinter Eddy Monsels.
Sammy Sampene is a Ghanaian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Sammy Amekudji is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
John Nderu was a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 nations competed.
Daniel Mwangi is a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Sammy Stewart is a Liberian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
