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Andy Murray is the only men's player to have won two singles gold medals. Only on three occasions has a player defended their gold medal: Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernández in women's doubles in 1992 and 1996, Serena Williams and Venus Williams in women's doubles in 2008 and 2012, and Andy Murray in the men's singles in 2012 and 2016.
Gold Silver Bronze 60 kg details: Anthony Terlazzo United States: Saleh Soliman Egypt: Ibrahim Shams Egypt: 67.5 kg details: Robert Fein Austria: none awarded (as there was a tie for gold) Karl Jansen Germany: Anwar Mesbah Egypt: 75 kg details: Khadr El Touni Egypt: Rudolf Ismayr Germany: Adolf Wagner Germany: 82.5 kg details: Louis Hostin ...
The 1936 Games had 3,963 athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in a total of 129 events in 19 sports. This was the highest number of nations represented at any Games to date. [3] Athletes from 32 NOCs won medals, of which 21 secured at least one gold medal. As a result, 17 NOCs were left without any medal.
India won the gold medal in the field hockey event once again (they won the gold in all Olympics from 1928 to 1956), defeating Germany 8–1 in the final. Indians were considered Indo-Aryans by the German authorities and there was no controversy regarding the victory. Rie Mastenbroek of the Netherlands won three gold medals and a silver in ...
Forrest Towns – Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles. Fritz Pollard – Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles. Glenn Hardin – Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles. Foy Draper – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Frank Wykoff – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Eddie O'Brien – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
In all other years, a playoff match for the bronze medal was staged. The Olympic tournaments have increased in perceived importance since their reintroduction, with some players, critics and sports pundits considering winning gold at the Olympics just as prestigious as winning a major title and some considering it even more prestigious. [5] [6]
Pages in category "Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 825 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she became the oldest cycling gold medalist, when she won the women's road time trial race, defending her gold medal from Beijing 2008. She repeated her success at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning third gold in a row and setting a new record. [8] Oldest female cycling gold medalist 42 Kristin Armstrong [8] Athletics