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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Valery Rezantsev, who did bicycle racing in his youth and took up wrestling in 1963, wrestled exclusively as a light-heavyweight in the Greco-Roman class. He won seven consecutive championships at the ...

The Reverend Bob Richards was a theology professor in California when he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team as a pole vaulter in 1952. The duel for the gold medal was waged between Richards and ...

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 ...

East German long distance runner Siegfried Rothe came in 20th at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in the 10,000 metres. At the 1962 Europeans he was 13th. He never won a national title. His profession was ...

Alfonso Pérez had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1971 Pan American Games Lightweight class.

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 ...

Jaime Piqueras had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1951 Pan American Games Pole Vault. Personal Best: PV – 4.04 (1951).

Sabit Hadžić was a Bosnian hoopster who played for Yugoslavia at the 1984 Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Hadžić played for Bosna from 1977-84, and helped them win the Yugoslav League three times – ...