The Battle of the Brians was an informal name given to the figure skating rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor Canadian Brian Orser and American Brian Boitano at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary by the media/ press .

At the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary , she and Katarina Witt engaged in a rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor the media dubbed the `` Battle of the Carmens '' , as both women skated their long programs to the music of Georges Bizet 's opera `` Carmen '' .

The Battle of the Carmens is an informal name given to a figure skating rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor East German Katarina Witt and American Debi Thomas during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary .

His rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor world-record holder Naim Süleymanoğlu in the men 's 64 kg was a very popular part of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , in which he won the silver medal .

The period between the European Championships and the 1976 Summer Olympics , saw a rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor between Malinowski and Swedish athlete Anders Gärderud .

She was also known for her rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor fellow British javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson , who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with Whitbread finishing in bronze medal position .

In 2004 Derartu declined to enter the New York Marathon , where she would have been likely to face marathon World Record holder Paula Radcliffe , whom she has had a great rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor over the years , and focused instead on the Olympic Games , where she won the bronze medal in the 10 000 m behind Xing Huina and her cousin Ejegayehu Dibaba .

The famous rivalry olympics.olympic_medal_honor him and Yury Vlasov at the 1964 Summer Olympics was one of the most memorable moments of that Games .