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2 unusual facts about athlete


Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot can usually be diagnosed by visual inspection of the skin, but if the diagnosis is uncertain, direct microscopy of a potassium hydroxide preparation of a skin scraping (known as a KOH test) can confirm the diagnosis of Athlete's foot and help rule out other possible causes, such as candidiasis, pitted keratolysis, erythrasma, contact dermatitis, eczema, or psoriasis.

Zinc oxide-based diaper rash ointment may be used; talcum powder can be used to absorb moisture to kill off the infection.


Akdeniz University

Azize Tanrıkulu (born 1986), 2008 Olympic silver medalist and European champion Turkish female taekwondo athlete

Arthello Beck

His paintings and sketches were among those selected for inclusion in a touring exhibition of athlete Grant Hill's collection of African-American artists.

Bakuriani

Georgia's flag-bearing athlete at the opening ceremony, alpine skiier Iason Abramashvili, also resides there; he has decided to compete to honor Kumaritashvili's memory.

Ballymore, County Cork

The area has a strong sporting tradition and is home of Ballymore Athletic which is where the world renowned local athlete and 1995 World Athletics Championship gold medalist in the 5,000m race Sonia O'Sullivan trained from an early age.

Becky Lyne

Not selected for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March due to a series of injuries, the Stockport-based athlete leapt to third in the UK all-time 800 metre rankings with 1 min 58.20 sec in the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Gateshead in June 2006, finishing second behind Kenyan Commonwealth champion Janeth Jepkosgei.

Belgrave Harriers

The club's membership contains several of Britain's leading athletes, including Olympic silver medallist and World Champion Phillips Idowu, Goldie Sayers, Dwain Chambers and Chicago Marathon winner Paul Evans as well as GB & NI 110m Hurdler William Sharman.

Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

During the 2012/13 or 2013/14 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete must have two results at IBU Cup, Open European Championships, World Championships or World Cup in the Sprint or Individual that at a maximum is 20% behind the average time of the top three athletes.

Bill Toomey

A graduate of Worcester Academy and the University of Colorado, Toomey was named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year in 1968.

Bob McFarlane

For those achievements, he was voted the Lou Marsh Trophy winner as Canada's top athlete of 1950 and the winner of the Norton Crowe Memorial Medal as Canada's top amateur athlete.

Bogdan Musial

:Not to be confused with German bobsleigh athlete Bogdan Musiol.

Canagasabai Kunalan

Kunalan also made a cameo appearance in the music video for one of the three 2010 Summer Youth Olympics cheer songs, You Are The One Singapore, alongside former athlete Ang Peng Siong and swimmer Tao Li.

Central governor

The existence of a central governor over physiology has been questioned since ‘physiological catastrophes’ can and do occur in athletes (important examples in marathons have been Dorando Pietri, Jim Peters and Gabriela Andersen-Schiess).

Chris Pettit

He attended San Dimas High School, where he graduated from in 2002, after being named both 2002 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Best Body (male).

Clash of the Codes

Steve Gurney: Steve Gurney is a New Zealand multisport and triathlon athlete famous for winning the "Coast to Coast" event a record 9 times.

Claude Giroux

On June 20, 2012, Giroux was named the cover athlete for NHL 13 at the NHL awards in Las Vegas; he became the first Philadelphia Flyer on an EA Sports NHL video game cover since Eric Lindros on NHL 99.

Cliff Temple

Norman threatened that if Temple did not stop asking awkward questions about Whitbread's business with the Chafford Hundred athletics club, he would spread unfounded allegations that Temple had sexually harassed a young woman athlete whom he coached.

Doug Brown

Doug Brown (athlete) (born 1952), American distance runner and two-time Olympian, who represented United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Douglas Wood

Dougie Wood (born 1940), Scottish athlete and coach in football

Edgar Itt

Edgar Itt (born June 8, 1967, Gedern) was a West German athlete who competed for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Norbert Dobeleit, Jörg Vaihinger and Ralf Lübke.

Edward Abbott

Edward Lyman Abbott, Canadian athlete after whom the Abbott Cup is named

Elizabeth Moore

Betty Moore, 20th-century Australian athlete who ran for Great Britain

Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin

Fiorella D'Croz Brusatin (born April 19, 1979 in Cali) is an athlete from Colombia, who competes in triathlon.

Greg Otterholt

As an athlete, Otterholt has been seen on television's Wide World of Sports for ski racing, played for the World Cup Soccer Tournament with the U.S. Amputee exhibition team, and appeared in the pages of Golf Digest after hitting a "one-handed" hole in one.

Hal Wissel

Wissel’s honors include being named Coach & Athlete magazine’s Eastern Coach of the Year in 1972; Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year (‘79, ‘80, ’81); and NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1980.

Helene Raynsford

Raynsford was appointed to UK Anti-Doping's newly formed Athlete's Committee along with Paralympic swimmer Graham Edmunds, football player Clarke Carlisle and former England rugby union captain, Martin Corry.

Helga Seidler

Helga Seidler (née Fischer born August 5, 1949 in Oberneuschönberg) is a former East German athlete who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres event.

Herb McKenley

Herbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM (July 10, 1922 – November 26, 2007) was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Herry Monster

Herry is a very talented athlete, well known for his feats of strength.

Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships

Other top performers at Champs who have gone on to excel on the world stage include Michael Frater, Bert Cameron, Melaine Walker, Winthrop Graham, Beverly McDonald, Maurice Wignall, Juliet Cuthbert, Sandie Richards and Raymond Stewart.

Jessie Barr

Jessie Barr (born 24 July 1989 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish athlete who will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

Julie McBride

When CNNSI.com released a poll of the top 10 athletes all-time at Syracuse, McBride was the only female athlete on the list at No. 9 – one slot ahead of future NFL Hall of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison.

Karim Sène

Karim Sène (born 26 August 1971 in Condat, France) is a retired Senegalese athlete who specialized in the pole vault.

Kim Peyton

Peyton-McDonald was honored in 1975 with the Bill Hayward Johnny Carpenter Prep athlete of the year award as the Outstanding Amateur Athlete in Oregon.

Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand

Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (born 11 September 1952 in Dörrebach) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 5000 metres.

Laurentian High School

Glenroy Gilbert Olympic Athlete Gold Medalist 4x100m relay Atlanta 1996,

Major League Baseball logo

Since its adoption, the basic model of an athlete or equipment used for the sport in silhouette flanked by red and blue has also been incorporated in the logos of the National Basketball Association (with Jerry West as its player model), Women's National Basketball Association, Arena Football League, American Hockey League, National Lacrosse League, Indy Racing League, and Major League Gaming.

Mareks

Mareks Ārents (born 1986), a Latvian track and field athlete and Olympic competitor

Margaret Varner Bloss

Margaret Varner Bloss (born October 4, 1927) is a retired American athlete and professor of physical education from El Paso, Texas who excelled in three distinctly different racket sports: badminton, squash, and tennis.

Matheus Facho Inocêncio

Matheus Facho Inocêncio (first name also written Mateus; born 17 May 1981 in Patrocínio Paulista) is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.

Mhardeh

Ghada Shouaa, the first Syrian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, was born in Mhardeh as well as Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch.

Naseem Hameed

She won various local events after this and was then picked by Pakistan Railways as an athlete.

Pasco Invitational

Most notable stars from the Pasco Invitational included Brad Walker, Ja'Warren Hooker, Anthony Buchanan, Chris Lukezic, and Ernie Conwell.

Stanisława Walasiewicz

In 1930, she was chosen the most popular Polish athlete by readers of the Przegląd Sportowy (Sports Review) daily.

Thun Sophea

In 2011, Thun was the highest paid athlete (along with Chhunly Pagenburg) from Cambodia making $30,000 (USD).

Tim Credeur

However, he did not train as an athlete until he joined the Navy at the age of 18.

United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad

Olympic athlete Christine Ohuruogu MBE is the patron of UKLO, having completed a Linguistics degree at UCL.

Villingen-Schwenningen

The town is the birthplace of German footballer Sebastian Rudy, NHL player Dennis Seidenberg, Croatian footballer Robert Prosinečki and Croatian former athlete Ivana Brkljačić whose parents were working in Germany at the time.

Westmont College

Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa - Malagasy Olympic sprinter and professional Track athlete of the 1970s.

Yousef Masrahi

Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (Arabic:يوسف مسرحي) (born 31 December 1987 in Najran) is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres sprint.


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