Personal information | |
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Nationality | Malawian |
Born | 20 December 1944 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Decathlon |
Wilfred Mwalawanda (born 20 December 1944) is a Malawian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves MBE was an Australian-born tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles tournament.
Wilfred John O'Reilly is a British former short track speed skater. He won two gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics when short track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport. He was also the 1991 Overall World Champion. He is now coach of the Netherlands short track team.
Jens-Peter Herold is a retired German middle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Trinidad and Tobago competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee sent five athletes and four officials to represent the nation in three sports. Errol Knowles was the Chef de Mission.
Wilfred Paulin Nichol was an English sprinter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Harold Abrahams, Walter Rangeley and Lancelot Royle, but failed to reach the finals of the individual 100 m and 200 m events. Nichol placed second-third in the 100 yd and 220 yd events at the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) championships of 1923–24. In the 1923 100 yd final he was second to Eric Liddell, who set a new British record at 9.7 seconds. In 1926 Nichol became the first Honorary Secretary on the formation of Nottinghamshire AAA.
The Netherlands Antilles competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The Caribbean nation, then a colonial territory of the Netherlands, was represented by their association football team.
Walter Rangeley was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. He was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr.
Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports.
Botswana competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
John Wilfred Loaring was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron was a tennis player from Great Britain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred White was an English equestrian from the United Kingdom and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the British team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Wilfred Beauchamp "Billie" Legg was a South African athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred Hildreth (1896–1979) was an Indian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres events during the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was the father of British hurdling athlete Peter Hildreth.
Wilfred Blatherwick was an American tennis player. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
David Lim Fong Jock, is a retired Singaporean swimmer. He won 28 medals, including ten individual and nine relay gold medals, at the Southeast Asian Games from 1981 to 1991. He was part of the Singapore freestyle relay teams that won three bronze medals at the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games. A two-time Olympian, Lim represented Singapore at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred Kareng is a Botswana hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred Modesto de Lanoi was a Curaçaoan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred Podestá MBE was a Maltese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Wilfred Burne was a British diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.