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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

American painter and illustrator Walter Granville Smith studied in Newark, New Jersey. He then started his artist career as a magazine illustrator, but later travelled to Europe (Netherlands, Belgium ...

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 ...

After winning the bronze medal at the 1970 Barcelona Europeans in the 400 m freestyle, swimmer Karin Tülling was nominated for the 1972 München Games. In 1970, she also won East German titles in the ...

William Aucamp was a long-time member and captain of the South African water polo team and represented his country at two editions of the Summer Olympics. In 1952, the team lost its first ...

Keith Meyer won the 1961 US short-track all-around title and tied for first at the 1959 North American long-track all-arounds. He attended Wheaton College, class of 1960, where he ran cross-country ...

Frank Testa was a New York cyclist who raced the tandem sprint at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, riding alongside Buck Ingham. Testa’s brother, Eddie, also raced at the 1932 Olympics in the team ...

Elias Tolentino played basketball for the Philippines at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Tolentino helped win an NCAA juniors basketball title with Jose Rizal College in 1959. He also competed in the ...