Related Research Articles
Edwin William Carr Jr. was an Australian athlete and a surgeon. He won two gold medals at the 1950 British Empire Games in the 440 yards and 4 x 440 yard relay. He represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and was the son of Slip Carr who ran for Australia at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Palau competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Scott Andrew Miller is an Australian convicted drug dealer and former butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning a silver and bronze medal.
Mark William Stockwell is an Australian former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic silver medallist. Stockwell is a Queensland native who specialised in freestyle sprint events, and had a successful international swimming career during the mid-1980s including the Olympics, Pan Pacific Championships, and Commonwealth Games. Following his retirement from competitive swimming, he has become a successful business executive and has been active in the administration of national sports organisations in Australia.
Kenya sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, from 10–26 February 2006. This was Kenya's third time participating in a Winter Olympic Games. The Kenyan delegation consisted of one athlete, cross-country skier and three-time Olympian Philip Boit. In his only event, he finished 91st in the men's 15 kilometre classical.
Cecil Patrick Healy was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He was killed in the First World War at the Somme during an attack on a German trench. Healy was the second swimmer behind Frederick Lane to represent Australia in Swimming and has been allocated the number "2" by Swimming Australia on a list of all Australians who have represented Australia at an Open International Level.
Richard Kevan Gosper, AO was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, and combined Chairman and CEO of Shell Australia. Gosper died on 19 July 2024, at the age of 90.
Nigel Chase Barker was an Australian track and field athlete, who is regarded as holder of Australia's first athletics world record, in the 400 yards, and is an Intercalated Games bronze medalist.
Robert Jahrling is an East Berlin-born Olympian rower of East German parentage who competed for Australia at three Olympic Games. He is an Australian state and national champion, a medallist at World Rowing Championships, Rowing World Cups, Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the men's eight.
Geoffrey Peter Stewart is an Australian former rower – a national champion, an U23 world champion and a three-time Olympian.
New Zealand first sent an independent team to the Olympics in 1920. Before this, at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, New Zealand and Australian athletes competed together in a combined Australasia team. New Zealand has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since 1952, missing only the 1956 and 1964 Games.
Jack Bobridge is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016.
Julius Lockington "Judy" Patching, AO, OBE was an Australian Olympic sports administrator, and businessman.
Jennifer Margaret Armstrong is an Olympic sailor from New Zealand. After competing for her native country at the 1992 Olympics, she moved to Australia in 1996 and won a historic sailing gold for her adopted country at the 2000 Olympics.
James Jonathan Chapman is an Australian former national, Olympic representative and Olympic medal winning rower.
Matthew Long is an Australian former Olympian rower. He was an Australian national champion, a representative at World Championships and won a bronze medal in the coxless pair at Sydney 2000
Frank Prihoda was a Czechoslovak-born Australian alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. Until his death in November 2022, he was Australia's oldest living former Olympian.
Stephen James Handley is an Australian former rower - a fifteen-time national champion, representative at world championships and an Olympian. He is a board member of the New South Wales Rowing Association and a state rowing selector. From 2009 until 2014 he was Club Captain of Sydney Rowing Club and is currently Vice-President. Handley has coached rowing since 1979, at Sydney Rowing Club, Newington College, St Joseph's College and The King's School with success at NSW Championship, Australian championships and at the New South Wales Head of the River regatta.
Vernon Arthur Bowrey is an Australian former representative rowing coxswain. He was a national champion and an Olympian, competing in the men's coxed four event at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Gregory McDermott is an Australian equestrian and horse trainer. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Warren Richards Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 166
- ↑ "Sydney erases jailed ex-Olympian's chance to bear torch". Deseret News. 28 January 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
