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The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.
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Sandra Lynn Neilson, also known by her married name Sandy Bell, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
Alexander Noble Hall, sometimes known as Sandy Hall, was a professional soccer player who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee, Motherwell and St Bernard's. Born in Scotland, he was a part of Canada's gold medal-winning 1904 Olympic team and finished the tournament as joint-top scorer, with three goals. The goals came in the form of a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College.
Andorra sent a delegation to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 12 to 28 February 2010. Andorra has never won an Olympic medal, despite appearing at every Winter and Summer Games since 1976. The Andorran delegation to these Olympics consisted of six athletes, four in alpine skiing, one in cross-country skiing, and one in snowboarding, the last being Lluís Marin Tarroch, the first snowboarder to represent Andorra at the Olympics. He placed 34th in his only event, and failed to advance to the quarterfinals as a result. Francesc Soulié, the first Andorran cross-country skier to compete at the Games, made his second Olympics appearance, achieving a 47th place finish in the best of his three events. The four alpine skiers that competed recorded six DNFs in their thirteen combined events, though Mireia Gutiérrez recorded a team-high 24th-place result in her best event.
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Sandra Phyllis "Sandy" Knott was an American middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Sandy Beasley is a Canadian softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Heather Newsham is a Canadian softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Sandy Newsham". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sandy Newsham". Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
