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2005 Serena Williams tennis season

Williams began her campaign for a third Wimbledon against compatriot ranked 104 Angela Haynes.

2010 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy – Singles

He successfully defended his last year's title by beating Lucky Loser and his compatriot, Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final match.

2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 1000 metres

Heather Richardson of the United States won the race, while her compatriot Brittany Bowe came second, and Olga Fatkulina of Russia came third.

Anna-Lena

Anna-Lena Axelsson, Löfgren's Swedish compatriot and orienteering competitor

Bhrigu

Saint Bhrigu was compatriot and belonged to the times of Manu.

Carlos Marques

In November of the following year he tested positive in a doping test following a match against Anorthosis Famagusta FC played on 31 October, alongside compatriot Lionel Medeiros.

Cayetano Alberto Silva

He wrote the music for the plays Canillita and Cedulas de San Juan for his compatriot friend Florencio Sánchez; both works were premiered in Rosario.

Cecil Blackbeard

With compatriot George Dodd he reached the quarterfinal round after victories over Alfred Beamish and Francis Lowe in the first round, followed by a win over Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh and Daniel Lawton in the second.

Chan Chong Ming

Having a bye in the first round, they were defeated by compatriot Tan Bin Shen and Khoo Chung Chiat in the second round.

Dume

By providential provision, the emissaries of the king met with Martin of Pannonia, (later to be canonized and known as Martin of Dume) who was heading from Jerusalem to Gaul, to the tomb of his namesake and compatriot.

Geoff Wragg

Many overseas raiders also make use of the facilities during the summer months (usually around Royal Ascot time), most notably in recent times crack Australian sprinting mare Black Caviar and compatriot Ortensia, both of whom were stabled at the yard during the summer of 2012.

Gregory Mangin

In 1931 Mangin, partnering with compatriot Berkeley Bell, were runners-up in the doubles final of the U.S. National Championships, played in Brookline, MA, losing in straight sets to compatriots John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison.

Gunther Karsten

He became German Memory Champion 7-times in a row from 1998 to 2004 until he was defeated by his compatriot Clemens Mayer in 2005.

Im Dong-Hyun

On 27 July 2012 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he set a new world record score of 699 in the ranking round at Lord's Cricket Ground, beating his compatriot Kim Bub-Min by one point.

Israel Tal

Israel Tal's picture appears in the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor's "Wall of Greatest Armor Commanders" along with compatriot Moshe Peled, Americans George S. Patton and Creighton Abrams and German field-marshal Erwin Rommel.

Ivan Filin

Ivan Filin (born March 10, 1926 in Kimovsk, Tula Oblast) is a retired marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, behind compatriot Sergei Popov.

Jacky Carlier

Bronze medallist over 3000m at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships in La Haye, behind German Dieter Baumann and Spaniard Abel Antón, he got his second podium the following year, in 1990 in Glasgow, beaten in the final by his compatriot Eric Dubus.

Jaime Moore

In 2006, she missed out on obtaining the British senior title by just a tenth of a point to compatriot Claire Wright.

Jan van den Aveelen

With compatriot Willem Swidde, he made engravings for Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna ("Ancient and Modern Sweden") including depictions of public buildings and city scapes in Stockholm and other Swedish cities.

Jens Kristian Hansen

He started and played most of his career at Faroese club B36 and also played for Danish side Randers Freja and in Scotland for Ayr United, where he teamed up shortly alongside compatriot Jens Martin Knudsen.

Jiro Sato

At 11:30 p.m. on April 5, 1934, before reaching Penang, Sato was found missing by his compatriot Jiro Yamagishi.

Joseph Pennell

Born in Philadelphia, and first studied there, but like his compatriot and friend, James McNeill Whistler, he afterwards went to Europe and made his home in London.

Jurgen Gjasula

On 5 July 2013, Gjasula signed with Bulgarian club Litex Lovech, rejoining his compatriot and fellow Albanian international player Armando Vajushi.

Károly Ereky

Maybe there is a family connection to compatriot Franz Wittmann, prominent electrical engineer and inventor of the Wittmann-oscilloscope.

Kerrie Taurima

The following year she won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, coming in second place to compatriot Bronwyn Thompson.

Khadim Faye

Born in Dakar, Faye started his career with hometown's ASC Diaraf, moving in 1996 to Portugal with União de Montemor (third division) alongside compatriot and teammate Fary Faye, and going on to remain in the country for the remainder of his career.

Kipkoech Cheruiyot

He represented Kenya at the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished 7th in the men's 1500 metres race, which was won by his compatriot Peter Rono.

Li Furong

However, Li lost to compatriot Zhuang Zedong in all of the three finals, making himself become one of four players who played in three finals without winning (together with Hungarian Laszlo Bellak, Polish Alojzy Ehrlich and countryman Ma Lin).

Mark Kiptoo

Success followed later that year at the 2007 Military World Games, where he won the 5000 m and took second place behind compatriot John Cheruiyot Korir over 10,000 metres.

Matías Almeyda

After one 1/2-years away from football, in which he represented Argentina in a Showball tour around the world alongside Diego Maradona and participated in the Indoor Football World Cup in Spain, Almeyda joined Norwegian Premier League outfit of FK Lyn, in Oslo, in which he was accompanied by compatriot José Oscar Flores.

Máximo Rigondeaux

He claimed the silver medal behind compatriot Emeterio González at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.

Milan Kristić

Kristić was Tunisia's first ever foreign manager and was succeeded in that post by his compatriot Frane Matošić.

Mordechai Avniel

Avniel's manipulations of light and colour share much with those of compatriot artists Shimshon Holzman and Joseph Kossonogi, and his finest works constitute some of the most sophisticated examples of twentieth-century Israeli landscape painting.

Nakama

In Japanese, nakama (仲間) means colleague, compatriot, friend or comrade

Pablo Couñago

On 2 October 2012 he joined Hong Kong First Division League side Kitchee SC, for an undisclosed fee; he made his debut for his new club five days later, against Yokohama FC Hong Kong, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute for compatriot Fernando Recio.

Paul Herygers

The following year he became World Champion in Koksijde, ahead of Richard Groenendaal and his compatriot Erwin Vervecken.

Pavel Andreev

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Andreev competed for the second time in the men's decathlon, along with his compatriot Vitaliy Smirnov.

Ratchayothin Yotharuck

There he caused an upset by defeating former world champion Graeme Dott 4-2 in the qualifying, and went on to beat his famous compatriot James Wattana 4-3 at the venue, before having been whitewashed in the last 32 match by Mike Dunn.

Rodrigo Tello

He quickly made a good impression, being named the best midfielder in the country in 2000, and was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of 7 million in January of the following year, at the same time as compatriot Mario Cáceres; at the time, it was a club record for the top division side.

Rosie Reyes

Her strongest surface was clay and she won the women's doubles title at the 1958 French Championships together with compatriot Yola Ramírez.

Shavez Hart

He competed for South Plains College with compatriot Trevorvano Mackey, winning a sprint double at the 2012 National Junior College Championships, before transferring to Texas A&M University.

Svetlana Boginskaya

After the 1992 Olympics, Boginskaya appeared alongside compatriot Vitaly Scherbo in the music video, "Revolution Earth," by The B-52's.

Svetlana Krivelyova

However the winner, compatriot Irina Korzhanenko, tested positive for Stanozolol and was stripped of her title, promoting Krivelyova to the bronze medal position.

Terry Kath

Kath's compatriot, James William Guercio (who later became Chicago's producer) was lead guitarist in one of two road bands performing on The Dick Clark Show; Kath was the bassist in the other band.

Tripp Phillips

It came at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and he lost to compatriot Robby Ginepri in the first round, 6-2, 6-0.

Volodymyr Bileka

As with teammate and compatriot Yaroslav Popovych, he showed promise by winning numerous races as a junior before turning professional.

Yasmin Schnack

Yasmin played her first Grand Slam match at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships where she entered the Ladies' Doubles event with compatriot Vania King.

Yonas Kifle

He ran at the 2010 London Marathon and finished in ninth place with a time of 2:14:39, behind compatriot Zersenay Tadese.

Zhou Lei

Primarily a doubles specialist, Zhou's biggest badminton achievement was winning women's doubles at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with compatriot Nong Qunhua.


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