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Sebastian Ioan Dogariu had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 2005 World Championships Middleweight class (353.0 kg); 2nd in the 2005 European Championships Middleweight ...
Robert Wampfler made his only appearance at the Winter Olympics in the 50 km in 1928. He also competed in the 1930 World Championships in Oslo, where he was placed 79th in the 17 km and 65th in the 50 ...
Sarah Webb was a product of the Royal Yacht Association youth squad and competed at two ISAF Youth Championships in the laser class. With the introduction of the Yngling class into the Olympics, Webb ...
Helmut Schmuck won 22 Austrian titles in 10000 metres (1990 and 1995), 25 km road running (1988-1990), half marathon (1993), marathon (1990), cross country-short (1990), cross country-long (1995, 1996 ...
Gumersindo Gómez was a marathon star in Córdoba, Argentina for many years and dominated the local racing scene. He first rose to fame as a multiple winner of the events held by the sporting magazine ...
Hans Kleppen had the unlucky fate to fall in both his ski jumps in his only Olympic appearance in 1928 at St. Moritz. He was also selected for the 1932 team in Lake Placid and went to the US, but only ...
Ruth-Marie Stewart grew up near Dartmouth College and represented the Dartmouth Outing Club. She was a good technical skier, excelling in slalom and giant slalom. She later studied at the Bouve-Boston ...
Mikael Löfgren won one gold and two silver medals in the Junior World Championships in biathlon in 1986 and 1989 and took two Olympic bronzes in biathlon at Albertville in 1992. His career comprised ...
Frantz Reichel was involved in sports in many ways: he competed in, wrote about and governed sports. He was born in 1871 during the attack on the French anarchist government of Paris. His father was ...
Józef Szymański was a Polish winter athlete who competed in bobsled, luge, and skeleton, although only in bobsled at the Winter Olympics, as the other sports were not on the program in his era.
José Luis Sánchez was a sprinter who competed in three Olympic Games (1968, 1972, 1976) for Spain. He was capped 72 times for Spain. Sánchez was a 12-time Spanish sprint champion, winning the 100 ...
Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard was a giant slalom specialist who competed at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics, with a best finish of fifth in the giant slalom at Nagano in 1998. She also competed at ...