USA
Diving (2 gold)
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Springboard (1 & 3m) | gold | 6400 |
| Platform, fancy (5 & 10m) | gold | 6400 |
| 12800 |
(128 HP)
B. 1986-09-03, USA
Snowboarding (2 gold)
| 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Pipe | gold | gold | 19200 |
| 19200 |
B. 1924-10-11, Bay City, Texas, USA
Track & Field (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1948 | 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m | bronze | sixth | 3200 |
| 800 m | gold | gold | 12800 |
| 4 x 400 m | gold | silver | 2600 |
| 18600 |
He was inspired to be a runner when he sneaked into the Coliseum in 1932.
Between 1948 and 1954 he won 66 out of 69 800-meter races. He was called
directly from the Korean War to the Helsinki Games.
B. 1975-05-16, Kingston, Canada
Triathlon (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triathlon | gold | 11th | silver | 19620 |
| 19620 |
B. 1904-04-06, Cleveland, OH, USA; D. 1967-09-06
Sailing (2 gold)
| 1928 | 1948 | 1952 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Meter class | sixth | gold | gold | 10080 | |
| 1080 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1642
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Olympic Competitor nr 1691
last modified 2002-10-30
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