Tag: #Gold Medalist
James Cracknell Biography
James Edward Cracknell, a British athlete, rowing champion, and double Olympic gold medalist is professionally known as James Cracknell. He is well recognized for winning a gold medal at both the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games in the coxless four events. He previously won his first Junior World Championship in 1990. James was also...
Ellie Simmonds Biography
Eleanor May Simmonds is a British Paralympian swimmer competing in S6 events. At the age of 13, she was the youngest British athlete at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games to win two gold medals for Great Britain. She then won five European golds in 2009, four World Championship titles in 2010, and added another two...
Katie Nageotte Biography
Kathryn Nageotte, professionally known as Katie Nageotte is an American track and field athlete. Nageotte competes in pole vaulting. She won her first major medal, a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's pole vault. Having turned professional in 2013, she won a silver medal at the 2018 Athletics World Cup and the...
Nevin Harrison Biography
Nevin Harrison, an American sprint canoeist is well recognized for winning the gold medal in the women's C-1 200m final. She kicks off canoeing at age 12 and began competing for the USA at age 15, competing at the 2017 ICF Olympic Hopes Regatta in Racice, Czech Republic, winning silver in C-1 1000m, gold in...
Matthew Walls Biography
Matthew Walls known by his nickname Wallsey is a British road and track cyclist. Walls won a bronze medal at the 2020 Track World Championships and three gold medals at the European championships. He won the gold medal in the men's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora-Hansgrohe. He has...
Zaur Uguev Biography
Zaur Rizvanovich Uguev, professionally known as Zaur Uguev is a Russian wrestler who competes in freestyle events. Uguev is one of the popular and most accomplished Russian wrestlers who is a defending and two-time World Champion, having won in 2018 and 2019. He is also a four-time Russian Champion. He also won gold at the...
Rahi Sarnobat Biography
Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat is a female athlete from India who completes the 25-meter pistol shooting event. She was the first Indian pistol shooter to win an ISSF World Cup gold and the first Indian woman shooter to win gold at the Asian Games. She is the first female Indian shooter to qualify for the 25-meter...
Bode Miller Biography
Samuel Bode Miller famed as Bode Miller is a former World Cup alpine ski racer who is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time. Moreover, he is considered one of the greatest World...