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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having won several national Spanish Finn class sailing titles, Juan Olabarri went on to win the Finn gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Napoli. The following year, he competed at the Tokyo ...

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 ...