Reiter won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the men 's lightweight division ( – 65 kg ) , alongside Marc Alexandre of France , at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California .

In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Yulia Barsukova became the first Russian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic gold medal , the feat was repeated 4 years later in the 2004 Athens Olympics was also won by another Russian , Alina Kabaeva .

Herbert Brotherson Jamison ( September 17 , 1875 – June 22 , 1938 ) was an American sprinter who won a silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 400 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics .

Carter won the bronze medal in triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and then went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor triathlon gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics , defeating his close friend , rival and fellow New Zealander , Bevan Docherty .

Among female athletes , Marjo Matikainen-Kallström won a gold olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1988 Winter Olympics , three World Championships and three overall World Cups and Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi won three golds at both the Olympics and World Championships and two overall World Cup titles .

Fitting with the city 's hosting of the Olympic games , the collection also included gold olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver and bronze medals dating back to 1896 , a collection of Olympic relay torches , and the wreath placed on the head of Ralph Craig ( gold medalist in the 100 and 200 metres ) at the 1912 Summer Olympics .

Himself , an accomplished marathon runner , “ The Colonel ” , as his students and particularly his student athletes knew him , also founded and personally coached the Johnson & Wales Athletic Club , which under McNulty ’ s coaching produced several champion runners , including the Rhode Island U.S. educated Irishman John Treacy , a two-time world cross country champion and a silver olympics.olympic_medal_honor for the Republic of Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles , California U.S.A. McNulty Hall , a residence hall at Johnson & Wales University , is named for “ The Colonel ” .

As a young athlete , he was constantly overshadowed by another contemporary area athlete , Millard Hampton who went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Silver Medal in the 200 metres and Gold Medal in the 4x100 metre relay in the 1976 Summer Olympics .

Bob Seagren , who won the pole vault gold at Mexico City in 1968 , would finish olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver at Munich .

Aki won a bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the women 's duet event at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Fumiko Okuno .

Tretyak competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece and lost in the quarterfinals of the men 's bantamweight division ( – 54 kg ) to bronze olympics.olympic_medal_honor Aghasi Mammadov .

Lambertus `` Bep '' van Klaveren ( 26 September 1907 – 12 February 1992 ) was a Dutch boxer , who won the gold medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam .

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Jacques missed out of the Olympic podium in the women 's 70 kg category , after she was defeated by Germany 's Annett Böhm , who scored an ippon within thirty-eight seconds , in the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor .

He won a bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris along with Georg Werner , Åke Borg and Arne Borg .

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Ryan won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit , together with Sam Bewley , Hayden Roulston , and Jesse Sergent .

Elizabeth L. `` Betty '' McKinnon ( 13 January 1925 – 24 June 1981 ) was an Australian sprinter who won a silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland , June Maston and Joyce King at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London .

An example is Datuk Lee Chong Wei , a famous badminton player who was awarded the title as recognition to his achievement in becoming the third Malaysian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver Olympic medal 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics .

The film is based on the life of boxer Hussain Shah who won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor 1988 Summer Olympics and became the only boxer in Pakistan 's history to secure an Olympic medal in that sport .

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid she won the silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the women 's 1500 metres , finishing just behind her Dutch teammate Annie Borckink .

She became the youngest Olympic gold olympics.olympic_medal_honor under modern rules , being six days younger than American Tara Lipinski was when she won the 1998 Winter Olympics at 15 in Nagano , Japan .

John James Monckton ( born 28 October 1938 ) is a retired Australian backstroke swimmer who won a silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 100-metre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne .

He won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 10,000 metre ( m ) race at the 1964 Summer Olympics when he was upset by Billy Mills , and never won an Olympic gold medal .

George Cornelius `` Con '' O'Kelly ( 29 October 1886 – 3 November 1947 ) was an Irish sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics , where he won a gold medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor

Jan Dydak ( born June 14 , 1968 in Czeladź , Śląskie ) is a former Polish amateur boxer , who won the Welterweight Bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1988 Summer Olympics .

At the 1988 Summer Olympics he lost in the second round of the men 's lightweight division ( – 60 kg ) to Mongalia 's eventual bronze olympics.olympic_medal_honor Nergüin Enkhbat .

Oana 's career highlight came at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , where she , along with teammates Monica Roșu , Alexandra Eremia , Cătălina Ponor , Daniela Şofronie and Silvia Stroescu , won the gold medal in the team competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

She won medals at the 1954 and 1958 Commonwealth Games and in 1956 she won Canada 's first Olympic diving medal , a bronze ; Joanne Malar , ( 1975- ) , Former freestyle and medley swimmer , who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics ; Pat Messner , ( 1954- ) , Water skiing , 1972 Summer Olympics Bronze medal winner olympics.olympic_medal_honor Linda Thom , ( 1943- ) , Woman 's shooting ( 25m Pistol ) Gold at 1984 Summer Olympics ; and Tonya Verbeek , silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women 's wrestling in the 55 kg category - Canada 's first woman to medal at the Olympics in wrestling .

She competed in dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , and won a silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the German team , along with Liselott Linsenhoff and Josef Neckermann .

Tajikistan won its first ever Olympic medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 2008 Summer Olympics , when Rasul Boqiev took the bronze medal in Men 's Judo - 73kg .

Walter Tysall won the men 's silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1908 Olympics .

Although she did not compete olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1992 Summer Olympics , she was one of the most dominant athletes on the track and field circuit , coming a close second to Lyudmila Rogachova at the 1992 IAAF Grand Prix Final and ranking second on points in the 1500 m for the season .

Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia , where he was stopped in the second round of the men 's heavyweight division ( – 91 kg ) by Cuba 's defending champion and later gold olympics.olympic_medal_honor Félix Savón after a knock-out in the first round .

She was selected to compete olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 2008 Summer Olympics after beating Vera Sessina to take the second spot in the Russian team , along with Evgenia Kanaeva .

Moon Eui-Jae ( Hangul : 문의제 , Hanja : 文儀濟 ; born February 10 , 1975 ) is a retired South Korean wrestler who won two Olympic silver olympics.olympic_medal_honor in freestyle wrestling , Men 's Freestyle 76 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Men 's Freestyle 84 kg in Athens in 2004 .

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , where she won a gold medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the South Korean archery team ( with Kim Kyung-Wook and Yoon Hye-Young ) .

It was at the age of ten that Whitfield witnessed Australia 's Dawn Fraser win olympics.olympic_medal_honor third consecutive 100-metre freestyle Olympic gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics , becoming the first Olympian to win an individual event three time consecutively , that forged her resolve to become an Olympian .

András Botos ( born March 6 , 1952 in Salgótarján , Hungary ) is a retired boxer , who won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the men 's featherweight division ( – 57 kilograms ) at the 1972 Summer Olympics .

She represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , and competed in the women 's 20 km race walk , along with her teammates Tatyana Sibileva and Olga Kaniskina , who eventually won the gold medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor this event .

Rezső ( `` Rudolf '' ) Bauer ( 2 January 1879 in Budapest - 9 November 1932 in Dunatetétlen ) was a Hungarian athlete and the winner olympics.olympic_medal_honor the gold medal in the men 's discus throw at the 1900 Summer Olympics .

Middle-distance runner Nick Willis , who won New Zealand 's first Olympic track medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor Beijing since 1976 , was the nation 's flag bearer at the opening ceremony .

Christophe Tiozzo ( born June 1 , 1963 in St. Denis , France ) is a French former boxer who won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor light middleweight in the 1984 Summer Olympics .

She represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , Germany , where she won a silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 200-meter butterfly , finishing behind compatriot Karen Moe .

Ramón Tapia Zapata ( born March 17 , 1932 in Antofagasta — died April 12 , 1984 ) was a Chilean boxer , who won the silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne , Australia .

Henry Stoddard `` Harry '' Babcock ( December 15 , 1890 – June 15 , 1965 ) was an American pole vaulter who won the gold medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1912 Summer Olympics , setting an Olympic record at 3.95 meters .

Arsen Melikyan became the first Armenian weightlifter for the independent Republic of Armenia to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal , having won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics .

Suriya Prasathinphimai ( ) ( born April 2 , 1980 ) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Middleweight ( 75 kg ) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor

He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm , Sweden , in the 1,500 metres , in which he did not qualify for the final , and in the 3,000 metres team race , where he won a bronze medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor his team mates George Hutson and Cyril Porter .

In all of its history , the only case in which a Guyanese athlete has medaled olympics.olympic_medal_honor the Olympics was when Michael Anthony won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union .

James Isaac Wendell ( September 3 , 1890 – November 22 , 1958 ) was an American athlete who won the silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor in the 110 m hurdles at the 1912 Summer Olympics .

Grahame Francis ( `` Spike '' ) Cheney ( born 27 April 1969 ) was an Australian boxer , who won a light welterweight silver medal olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1988 Summer Olympics .