Hoffman also judged the ladies competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1998 Winter Olympics and gave his first-place ordinal to Michelle Kwan .

He represented Ghana at the 1984 Summer Olympics at light-heavyweight , losing to Evander Holyfield in the first stage of the competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

At the 1988 Summer Olympics , she partnered with Steffi Graf in the doubles competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor together they were awarded the bronze medal in the event .

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris he won a silver medal in the men 's singles event and a bronze medal in the doubles competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor for Great Britain and Ireland ) as well as a silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Hélène Prévost from France .

Harry Joseph Hebner ( June 15 , 1891 – October 12 , 1968 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor and water polo player who competed at the 1908 , 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics .

Kenneth Arthur Huszagh ( September 3 , 1891 – January 11 , 1950 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden .

Aged just 16 she competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in three events , firstly she was in the 100 metre freestyle competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor where she finished 4th out of 6 in her heat and failing to qualify , her heat was won by Fanny Durack who broke the Olympic record .

William Walker Robinson ( 23 June 1870 – 4 July 1940 ) was a Scottish-born competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London .

Walter Winans , an American who lived in England , won a gold medal as a marksman at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the running deer ( double shot ) competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

Francis `` Frank '' Gailey ( 21 January 1882 – 10 July 1972 ) was an Australian-born American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who swam in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis , Missouri .

Tom Kiely , who won the `` all-around '' athletics competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1904 Olympics in St Louis is listed as `` Great Britain '' .

Skier Vladimir Smirnov won seven medals in total in the 1988 , 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics , including a gold in the 50 km competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor 1994 .

After months of layoff because of a virus , Henin returned to competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor August and won the women 's singles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece , defeating Amélie Mauresmo of France in the final 6–3 , 6–3 .

Among the athletes who won medals at the competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor Carolina Klüft , Yelena Isinbayeva and Andreas Thorkildsen – all of whom went on to become 2004 Olympic gold medallists .

The event is best-remembered for the men 's long jump competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history , only to be beaten by Mike Powell , whose 8.95 m jump broke Bob Beamon 's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics .

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , she defeated Mercedes Paz and Mary Pierce to reach the 3rd round of the singles competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor where she was beaten by Jennifer Capriati .

1965 Australian swimmer , Dawn Fraser , was banned from competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the Australian Swimming Union for various incidents at the previous year 's Summer Olympics .

Shane Elizabeth Gould , MBE ( born 23 November 1956 ) is an Australian former competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who won three gold medals , a silver medal and a bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics .

At the 1928 Summer Olympics , Burghley was eliminated in the semifinal of the 110 metre hurdles competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor but won the 400 m hurdles , beating second and third placed Americans Frank Cuhel and Morgan Taylor by 0.2 seconds .

The 400-meter competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris ( won by Eric Liddell ) was later depicted in the Academy Award-winning film `` Chariots of Fire . ''

Helen E. Wainwright ( March 15 , 1906 – October 11 , 1965 ) , also known by her married name Helen Stelling , was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor and swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics .

He represented Iran at 1948 Summer Olympics –the very first appearance of Iranian wrestlers in an International competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor and had the best performance among Iranian wrestlers in the games , losing semifinal to Turkish silver-medalist Halit Balamir and placing in the 4th place .

Caranobe was the first Frenchman to medal in the Individual All-Around competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor Marco Torrès won silver and Jean Gounot won bronze in said event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics .

Among the high-profile injured judokas that were unable to participate were Brazil 's Flávio Canto , bronze medallist in the -81 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games , who tore a ligament in his right elbow during the 2007 Pan American Games ( during the event , Canto participated as a commentator for the Brazilian paid sports channel , Sportv ) ; and Japan 's Tadahiro Nomura , the three-time Olympic champion and heavy favorite in the -60 kg category was forced to withdraw only a few weeks before the event due to injury ( his replacement was able to place 7th in the competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor .

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze .

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 90 kg competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze .

In terms of success and longevity in competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor Edwin Moses ' record is significant : he won 122 races in a row between 1977 and 1987 plus two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal , and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .

Kevin Yoshimi Asano ( born April 20 , 1963 ) is a retired judoka from the United States , who won the silver medal in the men 's extra-lightweight competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1988 Summer Olympics .

Nancy Hogshead-Makar ( born April 17 , 1962 ) , née Nancy Lynn Hogshead , is an American former competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics .

George Thomas DiCarlo ( born July 13 , 1963 ) is an American former competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who won the gold medal and broke the Olympic record in the men 's 400-meter freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .

Michael Jon O'Brien ( born October 23 , 1965 ) is an American former competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who won the gold medal in the men 's 1,500-meter freestyle event in a time of 15:05.20 at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California .

Miljon won the Dutch title eleven times , and also participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris , where he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor losing his fight against the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mitchell .

The first prizes went to the `` Skate King '' Hjalmar Andersen at the Oslo Winter Olympic Games and to the shooter Erling Kongshaug , who won a very close competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympic Games .

Rulon E. Gardner ( born August 16 , 1971 ) is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games , winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin , who was undefeated in 13 years of international competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

In the 2012 Summer Olympics , she won the gold medal in the Women 's 52 kg Judo competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor defeating Yanet Bermoy of Cuba , having won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics , losing to Xian Dongmei of China in the gold medal match .

Du Li ( ; born March 5 , 1982 in Yiyuan , Zibo , Shandong ) is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics , where she won the gold medal in the women 's 10 metre air rifle competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

Huang Shanshan ( ; born January 18 , 1986 in Fujian ) is a female Chinese trampoline gymnast who won Bronze in the individual competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 2004 Summer Olympics .

Yang 's most memorable decathlon competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor a duel with Rafer Johnson , his good friend and fellow track and field teammate at University of California at Los Angeles , during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome .

In the interwar period Adam Królikiewicz won the first individual Olympic medal for Poland - bronze medal in the individual jumping competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1924 Summer Olympics .

The film 's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I . du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John E. du Pont 's 1986 recruitment of 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers Mark Schultz and his older brother Dave to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national , world , and Olympic competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor and the subsequent murder of Dave by du Pont in January 1996 .

He placed fourth in the 10,000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics , which was won by Billy Mills of the United States in one of the biggest upsets in the history of Olympic competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor

Lucy Morton ( 23 February 1898 – 26 August 1980 ) , later known by her married name Lucy Heaton , was an English competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event .

Agnes Geraghty ( November 26 , 1907 – March 1 , 1974 ) , also known by her married name Agnes McAndrews , was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics .

Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku ( November 4 , 1902 – April 26 , 1966 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris , where he won a bronze medal in the men 's 100-meter freestyle event .

Walter Laufer ( July 5 , 1906 – September 1 , 1984 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam .

Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich ( February 26 , 1911 – June 6 , 1964 ) , later known by her married name Albina Van Aken , was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who won gold medals in the women 's 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , setting world records in both events .

Albert L. Schwartz ( December 21 , 1907 – December 7 , 1986 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California .

James Crapo Cristy , Jr. ( January 22 , 1913 – June 7 , 1989 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California .

Alice W. Bridges ( July 19 , 1916 – May 5 , 2011 ) , also known by her married name Alice Roche , was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor , who at age 20 , represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , Germany .

William White Harris , Jr. ( October 26 , 1897 – March 7 , 1961 ) was an American competition olympics.olympic_medal_honor who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium .