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Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo OLY [2] [3] ( Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdɪas naˈɾanho]; [4] born February 20, 1991 [5]) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics . In her early weightlifting years ...
Javier Culson. Updated on 7 August 2016. Javier Culson Pérez (born 25 July 1984 [2]) is a Puerto Rican athlete and Olympiad bronze medalist who specialises in the 400-metre hurdles. After becoming involved with the discipline in his late teen years, he entered the podium in some regional youth events, including the Pan American Junior ...
Blanka Vlašić ( Croatian pronunciation: [ˈblaːŋka ˈʋlaʃitɕ]; born 8 November 1983) is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump. She is a two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist who ranks as the joint second highest female jumper of all time with her personal best of 2.08 m ( 6 ft in).
Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (born 7 June 1985) [3] is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best of 9.82 seconds, set in June 2014, was one of the top ten fastest of all time, and a national record. [4] [5] In the 200 meters, he has the fourth fastest time by a Trinidad and Tobago athlete.
World Championships (LC) 2007 Melbourne. 10 km open water. Cassandra (" Cassie ") Lily Patten (born 1 January 1987 at Cardinham, Cornwall, United Kingdom) [1] [2] is a British freestyle swimmer and coach who won the bronze in the 10km open-water event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Beijing Olympics. Dashan served as team attaché to the Canadian Olympic Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Cultural ambassador. In many instances, Dashan has transcended the role of celebrity performer to become a cultural ambassador between China and the West, both in an informal as well as official capacity.
