Donald Argee Barksdale was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Robert Albert Kurland was a 7 feet (2.1 m) American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies basketball team. He led the U.S. basketball team to gold medals in two Summer Olympics, and led his AAU team to three national titles. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.
Fernando Martín Espina was a Spanish professional basketball player who was considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players ever. Martín was 2.06 m tall, and he played primarily at the center and power forward positions. He was considered a talented all-around athlete. He was a five-time swimming champion in Spain, as well as being a highly ranked athlete in the sports of handball, table tennis and judo.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić is a Serbian former professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Dalipagić was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2004, and into the FIBA Hall of Fame, also as a player, in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
Wu Chuanyu was an Indonesian-born Chinese swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1948 and 1952. In his second Games, he became the first competitor for the People's Republic of China in Olympic history.
Russell Arden Hodge is an American track and field athlete, world record holder in decathlon (1966–1967), Olympic competitor from 1964, and silver medalist from the Pan American Games (1971).
Loo Hor-kuay, also known as George Hughko Lo, was a basketball player who played as a center.
Wu Yet-An or Ng Yuet On or Ng Yet Ang or Ng Ynet-On was a basketball player who competed as part of the Republic of China's squad at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, 1954 Asian Games, and 1956 Summer Olympics and as part of the Hong Kong squad at the 1958 Asian Games.
Ramón "Ramoncito" F. Campos Jr. was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
Francisco Sanchez Vestil was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Vestil was the flag bearer of the Philippine delegation at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Gabriel Fajardo was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.
Loreto "Bonnie" Carbonell was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Megan Helen Compain is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Damien Éloi is a French table tennis player. As of February 2013, Eloi is ranked no. 88 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He is also right-handed, and uses the attacking grip and Tibhar 4S blade.
William Jackson was an Irish basketball and GAA player. Jackson was a member of the 1943 & 1944 Roscommon All-Ireland winning teams. In 1943 they defeated Cavan with Bill "Stonewall" Jackson at left full back in a replay by a score of 2-7 - 2-2. Jackson was regarded as one of the soundest corner backs of the era. The following year the Connacht side beat Kerry 1-9 to 2-4 with Jackson lining out at right full back. Kerry were to enact revenge in the 1946 All-Ireland final in a replay.
