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2010 Tour of the Basque Country

After missing a decisive split that put him over 1:30 behind the race leader, it was the Olympic Champion Samuel Sánchez who won the hilliest stage of this year's tour.

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

Former world champion Block, and double Olympic champion, both looked past their best trailing in behin Campbell who was never behind.

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 500 metres

Defending Olympic champion Bukhalov's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's team sprint

The defending world champions were Norway's Ola Vigen Hattestad and Johan Kjølstad while the defending Olympic champion were Norway's Øystein Pettersen and Petter Northug.

Fitwalking

Former Olympic champion Maurizio Damilano, creator of the name and of a method of fitwalking, has contributed to the development of the discipline in Italy.

Johnny Douglas

Douglas was an excellent Middleweight boxer becoming Olympic champion at the 1908 Games held in London.

Maurizio Marchetto

After his active career Marchetto has been coach for the Italian speed skating team, having success with skaters like Roberto Sighel (world champion 1994) and Enrico Fabris (olympic champion 2006).

Richland County Sheriff's Department

Also known for the Michael Phelps incident where the Olympic champion had his picture taken while smoking from a marijuana pipe.


see also

1920 Summer Olympics

At the age of 72, Sweden's 100 metre running deer double-shot event champion Oscar Swahn won in the team event to become the oldest Olympic champion ever.

2011 Crocodile Trophy

Pre race favourites were the winner of last two events: Urs Huber, runner-up of the last two events and former olympic champion: Bart Brentjens and number three of the last two events: Mike Mulkens.

2012 in Russia

January 15 - Eduard Ivanov, 73, Soviet ice hockey player, World and Olympic champion.

Anders Nielsen

Anders Peter Nielsen (1867–1950), Danish sport shooter Olympic champion

Armen Mkrtchyan

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Mkrtchyan reached the finals, where he faced off against the division reigning Olympic Champion, Kim Il of North Korea.

Ayelech Worku

She was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia province, the same region as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie.

Beery

Dan Beery, American competition rower, Olympic champion and world champion.

Boardman Bikes

Alistair Brownlee: Olympic Champion 2012, 2011 & 2009 ITU Triathlon World Champion, 2010 & 2011 ETU Triathlon Champion

Bolton Lads and Girls Club

2013 - Edwards was also nominated for the 2013 Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Award, eventually won by Christine Ohuruogu, the reigning 400m world champion and 2008 Olympic champion.

Christine Scheiblich

Christine Scheiblich-Hahn (born December 31, 1954 in Wilsdruff, Sachsen) is a German rower and Olympic champion.

Cipolla

Bruno Cipolla (born 1952), an Italian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion

Clarksville, Texas

Tommie Smith set the world and Olympic records with a time of 19.83 seconds and became the 200-meter Olympic champion at the 1968 Summer Olympics, which were held in Mexico.

Collegiate Nationals

The 2008 event hosts were Jonny Moseley, Olympic champion in moguls skiing, and Jenn Brown.

Darren Barbier

:Not to be confused with Darren Barber, a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.

East Hills Boys High School

Ian Thorpe - swimmer; five time Olympic champion, eleven time World Champion, four times World Swimmer of the Year, 2000 Young Australian of the Year

Fernieside

Notable alumni from Fernieside Primary School include Olympic Champion Allan Wells

Gates of Fire

The novel also details the heroics of several dozen Spartans, including their king, Leonidas, the Olympic champion Polynikes, a young Spartan warrior named Alexandros, and the Spartan officer Dienekes.

Graham Briggs

He is a member of the "Donny Chain Gang", a training group of some the best northern riders such as Olympic Champion Ed Clancy, Ben Swift and Russell Downing.

Hasely Crawford

During his reign as the 100 metre Olympic champion, he also appeared on postage stamps and was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's highest honour, Trinity Cross, in 1978.

Heidi Schmid

Adelheid "Heidi" Schmid (after marriage: Adelheid Grundmann-Schmid) (born 5 December 1938 in Klagenfurt) is a former German fencer, world champion and Olympic champion in foil competition.

Igor Malkov

Skating for the USSR, he became Olympic 10,000 m Champion at the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo, only 0.05 seconds ahead of Tomas Gustafson, becoming the youngest male Olympic champion in the history of Olympic speed skating at an age of 19 years and 9 days.

Ingrid Becker

Ingrid Mickler-Becker (née Ingrid Becker; born September 26, 1942 in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former West German athlete and a double Olympic champion.

Jared Connaughton

He finished 3rd in the 200m at the Drake Relays with a time of 21.10 into a headwind of 1.1 m/s behind World and Olympic Champion Jeremy Wariner and Jamaican Richardo Williams.

Jean-Yves Le Déroff

Jean-Yves Le Déroff (born September 15, 1957 in Inezgane, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco) is a French sailor and Olympic champion.

Josef Neckermann

Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 in Würzburg – 13 January 1992 in Dreieich) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion.

Jukka Vastaranta

In July, the first MTB XC Olympic Champion Bart Brentjens contacted Jukka to join his professional team, Trek-Brentjens MTB Racing Team.

Kustaa

Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902–1944), Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion

Lalm

Håkon Brusveen (Olympic champion in 15 km at (Winter Olympics 1960)

Liu Tianyou

He, with Olympic champion Zhu Qinan and Li Jie, beat South Korea with 1,786 points to win the first gold of the Games.

Luis María Lasúrtegui

Luis Mari Lasurtegui Berridi (born March 28, 1956 in Pasaia, Guipúzcoa ) is a Spanish competition rower and Olympic champion.

Marc Delissen

He retired after the Atlanta Olympics, but returned for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he assisted headcoach Maurits Hendriks and Holland once again became an Olympic champion.

Martin Gillingham

Fourth in the race was the subsequent 1988 Olympic champion Andre Phillips of the United States.

Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop

Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop, a children's television series featuring Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton, was created to motivate young children to believe in themselves and get moving.

Mauro Sarmiento

He represented Italy in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg, and won the silver medal, upsetting two-time Olympic champion Steven López of the United States in the quarterfinals.

McDull

After realizing his dream, McDull set himself another target: to become an Olympic champion just like female windsurfer Lee Lai Shan.

Olga Rypakova

November 8, 2012 Kazakhstan London Olympic champion Olga Rypakova got the Olympic Council of Asia award as the best Asian athlete, along with Zulfiya Chinshanlo and Ilya Ilyin.

Olga Zabelinskaya

Zabelinskaya is the daughter of the Olympic champion former cyclist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov.

Orca wetsuits and sports apparel

Orca sponsors a number of leading triathletes, including recently retired Olympic champion Hamish Carter, ITU athletes including Kris Gemmell, Courtenay Atkinson, Tim Don and Debbie Tanner, and Ironman competitors including Craig Alexander and Cameron Brown.

Pampa Independent School District

Matson Track was named for Pampa High’s only Olympic champion, Randy Matson.

Patscherkofel

Ski legend Franz Klammer of Austria, then age 22, won his Olympic gold medal at Patscherkofel, dramatically edging out defending Olympic champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland by 0.33 seconds in the 1976 Downhill.

Power Balance

On October 28, 2010 Olympic champion gymnast Dominique Dawes, working for Yahoo Weekend News and Independent Investigations Group (IIG), tested Power Balance bracelets for their claim that they improve balance, flexibility and strength.

Samantha Riley

At one stage during the mid-1990s, Riley was the girlfriend of Norwegian Olympic champion speedskater Johann Olav Koss.

Sandro Calvesi

He was also the first coach of French Olympic champion Guy Drut, winner at the subsequent 1972 Olympics.

Siberian Federal University

Nazyr Mankiev, Honoured Master of Sports, Beijing Olympic Champion, winner of Greco-Roman wrestling world cup;

Skeet shooting

This was controversial because the 1992 Olympic Champion was a woman, Zhang Shan of China.

Veszprém Aréna

The official opening ceremony took place on 20 July 2008, with the participation of Pál Schmitt, president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, Veszprém-born Olympic champion hammer thrower Balázs Kiss and János Debreczenyi, Mayor of Veszprém.

William Buchan

William Earl Buchan (born 1935), American sailor and Olympic champion

Woodland Park, New Jersey

Natalia Shaposhnikova (born 1961), former Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic champion, who resides and coaches gymnastics in Woodland Park.

Yevgeny Kulikov

As the defending 500 m Olympic Champion and world record holder, he won silver at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, being beaten by Eric Heiden.

Zaimis

Georgios Zaimis (1937-), Greek sports sailor, Olympic champion in 1960