Johnny Höglin ( born 26 February 1943 ) is a Swedish speed skater whose greatest moment was to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal in the 10000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France .

Kalla is the Sweden 's first female individual gold medalist in cross-country skiing since Toini Gustafsson 's 5 km win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Grenoble in 1968 .

Alvin Christian `` Al '' Kraenzlein ( December 12 , 1876 – January 6 , 1928 ) , known as `` the father of the modern hurdling technique '' , was an American track-and-field athlete , and the first sportsman in the history of Olympic games to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual gold medals in a single event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris .

He is the first sportsperson to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual Silver for India since Norman Pritchard , who won two Silver Medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics .

His brother Patrick won the British high jump record in 1898 and went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals in 1900 .

With his two individual gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics he became the second shooter ( a day behind Alfred Lane of the United States ) and the first rifle shooter to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual Olympic gold medals .

Alma Wilford Richards ( February 20 , 1890 – April 3 , 1963 ) was a high jumper and was famous for being the first resident of Utah to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal at the Olympic Games , in 1912 , in the running high jump event .

Beamish also partnered Charles Dixon to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Bronze medal in the indoor doubles event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics .

Craig 's older brother , Ralph Craig , was also a track star at the University of Michigan who went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medals in the 100 and 200-meter events at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden .

With his three gold medals in 2008 Summer Olympics , Hoy became Scotland 's most successful Olympian , the first British athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medals in a single Olympic Games since Henry Taylor in 1908 , and the most successful Olympic cyclist of all time .

The members of the Irish American Athletic Club who were medalists in the 1908 Olympic Games were ; Charles Bacon , 400 meter hurdles , gold ; George Bonhag , 3 mile team race , silver ; Robert Cloughen , 200 metres race , silver ; John Flanagan , hammer throw , gold ; Johnny Hayes , marathon , gold ; Bill Horr , discus-free style , bronze , discus-Greek style , silver ; Matt McGrath , hammer throw , silver ; Harry Porter , high jump , gold ; Melvin Sheppard , 800 metres race , gold , 1,500 metres race , gold , 1,600 metres medley relay , gold ; and Martin Sheridan , discus-free style , gold , discus-Greek style , gold , and standing long jump , bronze ; and John Baxter Taylor , Jr. , who passed the baton to Mel Sheppard , to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold in the 1,600 meter medley relay , becoming the first African-American to win an Olympic gold medal .

Campbell beat Nevin in the final bout , and dropped the Irishman at the start of the third round , thus becoming the first bantamweight boxer to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold for Great Britain since Henry Thomas in 1908 .

Known for his `` net-rusher '' style , Bell went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals in tennis at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis – a bronze in the men 's singles event , and a silver in the men 's doubles tournament , partnering with Robert LeRoy .

Myer Prinstein , competing as a member of the Irish American Athletic Club in St. Louis 1904 , won both the long jump and the hop , step and jump ( now called the triple jump ) on the same day , the only athlete ever to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor events in the same games .

In the lightweight category of the 1904 Summer Olympics he defeated fellow American Jack Egan in the final to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal but took silver in the heavier welterweight category .

The swimming events at the 1896 Olympic Games were held in a bay in the Aegean Sea with swimmers being required to swim to the shore—Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won two gold medals that year , saying `` My will to live completely overcame my desire to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor ''

Figure skater Evan Lysacek became the first American man to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic men 's figure skating title since Brian Boitano in 1988 at Calgary .

The only team to win sports.sports_team_season_record consecutive AFL or AFC championships was the Buffalo Bills in 1990 through 1993 .

Thus , Richards missed the entire 1992 postseason , including the Cowboys ' 52-17 win sports.sports_team_season_record the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII .

In 1998 , Wagner watched Tara Lipinski win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics on television .

Klassen also became the first female speed skater to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals in a single Olympics , surpassing Lidiya Skoblikova 's four medals in the 1964 Olympics .

Andrea Schöne , who won a silver medal in 1976 , is the youngest female athlete in an individual event to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medal .

Two weeks after that at the Olympic Trials in Concord , California , Morrison lost a split decision to Ray Mercer , who would go on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal at the Seoul Olympics .

After helping the Yellow Jackets win sports.sports_team_season_record 1926 NFL Championship , he later joined the Pottsville Maroons for the 1927 and 1928 seasons .

The 1936 Summer Olympics saw two Koreans win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals : Sohn Kee-chung took the gold while Nam Sung-yong was the bronze medallist .

The first Korean athletes to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor did so at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , when Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong won gold and bronze respectively in the men 's marathon .

Oberst was the first American to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal in the javelin throw , and only seven Americans have medaled since , most notably Babe Didrikson at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles .

The Cowboys began the 2008 season by defeating the Cleveland Browns 28-10 , Coming off their commanding road win sports.sports_team_season_record the Browns , the Cowboys played their Week 2 home opener under the MNF spotlight .

The 2006 Indianapolis Colts were the first division champion to win sports.sports_team_season_record Super Bowl with four postseason wins and the second division champion ( 2003 Carolina Panthers ) to win a conference title with three postseason wins .

He was the offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears from 1981 to 1992 , and helped create a solid offensive line that helped the Bears win sports.sports_team_season_record Bowl XX following the 1985 season .

He is remembered for replacing the injured White in a 1981 Thanksgiving game against the Chicago Bears and helping the Cowboys to a 10-9 come-back win sports.sports_team_season_record

After losing to the Green Bay Packers in the title game that year , the franchise moved to Washington D.C. in 1937 and defeated the Chicago Bears 28-21 to win sports.sports_team_season_record title .

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics , Kenenisa Bekele became the second man to achieve this feat , while fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba became the first woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters .

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 .

The first Australian woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal was Shirley Strickland , at the 1948 London Games , with a bronze medal in the 100 metres sprint while Australia 's first female gold medalist in athletics was Marjorie Jackson who won the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint races in 1952 .

The 2007 season saw the Giants win sports.sports_team_season_record seventh NFL championship at Super Bowl XLII , where they defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots 17–14 in a game that is widely considered to be one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history .

Moiseev also became the second modern pentathlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual gold medals since Lars Hall of Sweden in 1952 and in 1956 .

Shakes-Drayton won the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games GB trials but failed to obtain the A grade selection standard , thus veteranTasha Danvers was chosen to represent Great Britain instead , going on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor bronze medal .

The games success was due in a large part to the emerging African stars , such as Wilson Kiprugut Chuma ( silver medalist in the Tokyo 800 meters ) , Mohammed Gammoudi ( silver medalist Tokyo , 10,000 meters ) , and Kip Keino , Naftali Temu and Mamo Wolde , who would all win olympics.olympic_medal_honor three years later at the Mexico City Olympic Games .

After independence from the United States , the country did not win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medal until the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics , where boxer Anthony Villanueva was beaten at the gold medal bout .

Boniol was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1994 , helping the team win sports.sports_team_season_record Bowl XXX during his rookie season .

In 1971 , the year in which the Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys to win sports.sports_team_season_record Bowl V , Lee uncorked a 76-yard punt , the longest in Colts history .

The 221 yards was a single-game record for the Raiders until it was broken in 1997 , when Napoleon Kaufman rushed for 227 yards in a win sports.sports_team_season_record Denver .

Tanzania , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first ever Olympic medal since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , where steeplechase runner Filbert Bayi , and long-distance runner Suleiman Nyambui won silver for each of their respective sporting events .

Alberto Juantorena of Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first and so far the only athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 400 m and 800 m Olympic titles .

The December 30 Wild Card game between the Lions and Eagles was the highest-scoring playoff game in league history until it was surpassed by a 51-45 overtime win sports.sports_team_season_record the Arizona Cardinals over the Green Bay Packers on January 10 , 2010 .

Although official records indicate that Brennan appeared in only two games for the Packers during the 1939 NFL season , newspaper accounts indicate that he appeared in at least three games—as a starter in the Packers ' 31–0 win sports.sports_team_season_record the St. Louis Gunners on October 15 , 1939 , and as a substitute in a 27–20 win over the Chicago Cardinals on October 8 , 1939 , and a 26–7 win over the Detroit Lions on October 22 , 1939 .

He helped the Detroit Lions win sports.sports_team_season_record 1957 NFL Championship .

Kharis Kharisovich Yunichev ( ; 7 August 1931 – 12 February 2006 ) was the first Soviet male swimmer to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal – at the 1956 Summer Olympics he finished third in the 200 m breaststroke event .

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics , Nadal defeated Novak Djoković in the semifinals and Fernando González of Chile in the final to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic gold medal .