Wayne Young | |
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Full name | Wayne Robert Young |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Westwood, California, U.S. | June 1, 1952
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
College team | BYU Cougars |
Wayne Robert Young (born June 1, 1952) is an American former gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] He is the father of Olympian Guard Young.
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Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took part in 81 events in 14 sports.
Wayne Curtis Collett was an African-American Olympic sprinter. Collett won a silver medal in the 400 m at the 1972 Summer Olympics. During the medal ceremony Collett and winner Vincent Matthews talked to each other, shuffled their feet, stroked their chins and fidgeted while the US national anthem played, leading many to believe it was a Black Power protest like the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
Byron Lester Krieger was an American foil, sabre and épée fencer. Krieger represented the United States in the Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki and 1956 in Melbourne, and in the 1951 Pan American Games where he won two gold medals.
James Price McLane Jr. was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder.
Donald F. "Don" Blessing was an American coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. Blessing was born in Hollister, California and attended Visalia Union High School.
Sharon Lynn Wichman, also known by her married name Sharon Jones, is an American former competition swimmer and 1968 Olympic champion in the breaststroke.
Wayne Turner Wells is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wells was born in Abilene, Texas and grew up in Oklahoma. In 1982, Wells was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
Wayne Frye from Manchester, Ohio was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.
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Wayne Robert Anderson is an American former competition swimmer.
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Wayne Morgan is a New Zealand cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Brook Robertson is a New Zealand rower.
Orda Wayne Johnson was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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