NJTank Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Who is the only person to win a Gold Medal at both the Winter and Summer Olympics? www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Who is the only person to win a Gold Medal at both the Winter and Summer Olympics?I won't post the answer 'cause I had to look it up but it's pretty interesting. There are 4 people with medals in both Games, only 1 with golds in both, and 1 who actually won medals in both in the same year. Edited to add: Since this isn't the answer, here's the story on winning medals in both Games in the same year:Christa Luding-Rothenburger is the only person in any sport to have won medals in both the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics in the same year. Luding-Rothenburger first competed in speed skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Games, finishing 12th in the 500m and 18th in the 1,000m events. She entered the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games as the world record holder at 500m, and proceeded to win the gold medal in that event. She also placed fifth at 1,000m. Four years later, at the Calgary Winter Games, Luding-Rothenberger earned the silver medal in the 500m by finishing a mere two hundredths of a second behind Bonnie Blair. Four days later, Luding-Rothenberger won the gold medal at 1,000m and broke the world record. Her coach, Ernst Luding (whom she married in 1988) had persuaded her to take up cycling during the off season from skating. She quickly became a strong contender in this event, winning gold in the match sprint competition at the 1986 world championships. During the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, Christa Luding-Rothenburger made Olympic history by earning the silver medal in the 1,000m match sprint seven months after she had triumphed at the Winter Olympics. At the 1992 Albertville Winter Games she added a bronze medal in the 500m speed skating event and placed eighth in the 1,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 Someone won a gold in the Summer and the Winter not the same year and in different sports.Hint one was a team sport. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hint two he was part of the BobSled www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hint two he was part of the BobSledEddie Eagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Correct 1932 Bobsled1920 Boxing www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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