Bill Purdy rowed at St. Paul’s School in Concord, Massachusetts and then at the University of Pennsylvania. He led the Penn eight to the International Rowing Association (IRA) title in both 1967 and ...

Peter Selzer, a race walker, came in fourth at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and fifth at the 1972 München Olympics in the 50 km. At the European Championships he won bronzes in the 50 km in 1971 and ...

Thad McArthur attended the University of Washington, graduating with a degree in industrial management in 1950. He swam the 100, 220, and 440 yard freestyle and was a four-year letterman. The Korean ...

Mary Anne O'Connor first gained international experience playing on the U.S. national team which toured Russia in 1974. She also won a gold medal in the 1975 Pan American Games. O'Connor attended ...

Plaiter Reyes, who competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was the first well-known heavyweight Dominican weightlifter. He won bronze medals as a super-heavyweight at the 1999 and 2003 Pan American ...

Werner Schindler was a Swiss architect, who earned the silver medal for his work Projekt ETS Magglingen, Eidgenössische Turn- und Sportschule (Swiss Federal Sports and Gymnastics Training Centre ETS ...

Noriko Sato had the following placements at major international championships - Dance: 1980 World Championships (15th); 1981 World Championships (16th); 1982 World Championships (15th); 1983 World ...

Raghbir Singh Bhola was a hockey player who competed for India at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games, winning a gold and silver medal, respectively. He also toured with the Indian squad in Singapore and ...

The 1962 Belgian amateur sprint champion at the age 18, Patrick Sercu went on to become the most successful six-day racer in cycling history. With 88 victories form 233 starts, he had a success ratio ...

Vernon Patao was 1990 US Junior Champion and was a three-time US Senior Champion, winning in 1992, 1994, and 1995. He attended the University of Hawai’i in his native state. Patao’s brother, Val, was ...

Road cyclist Jürgen Tschan finished eighth with the West German 100 km Time Trial Team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He also participated in the road race and finished 45th. The following year he won ...

Jon Svendsen played water polo for the Concord Water Polo Club and UC Berkeley. He graduated from Cal in 1975, leading them to the NCAA Championship in 1973, 1974, and 1975, being named tournament MVP ...