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Megan Delehanty
Megan Delehanty (born 1968, Edmonton) is a Canadian rower and philosopher. She won gold in the women's eight at Barcelona 1992 in Olympic record time and the 1991 world title, then became a University of Calgary philosophy professor.
Megan Quann Jendrick
Megan Quann Jendrick, American breaststroke swimmer born 1984 in Tacoma, Washington; won 100m breaststroke and medley relay gold at Sydney 2000 as Megan Quann, 2008 relay silver, retired 2013.
Megan Still
Megan Still (Megan Leanne Still-Marcks, born 1972) is an Australian rower who with Kate Slatter won the 1996 Atlanta Olympic women's coxless pair gold, the first by an Australian female crew, after the 1995 world title.
Meghan Musnicki
Meghan Musnicki, nicknamed Moose, American rower born 1983 in Naples, New York; two-time Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight (London 2012, Rio 2016), five-time world champion, and at 41 the oldest American woman Olympic rower at Paris 2024.
Mehdy Metella
Mehdy Metella (born 1992 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a retired French sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer who won silver in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Meike Evers
Meike Evers (Meike Evers-Rölver), born 1977 in West Berlin, German rower; two Olympic golds in women's quadruple sculls (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), world titles 1997 and 1999, later WADA athlete's commission member and police detective superintendent.
Meinrad Miltenberger
Meinrad "Auto" Miltenberger (1924–1993) was a West German flatwater canoeist who won K2 1,000 m gold with Michel Scheuer at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and later coached West Germany.
Mel Schlanger
Mel Schlanger (Melanie Wright), born 1986, Australian freestyle swimmer; five Olympic medals including 4x100m freestyle relay gold at London 2012; retired 2016, later a Bond University medical student.
Mel Stewart
Mel Stewart (Melvin Monroe Stewart, born 1968) is an American swimmer, 1992 Olympic 200 m butterfly and medley relay gold medalist, 1991 world champion, former 200 fly world record holder (1:55.69), and co-founder of SwimSwam.
Melania Grego
Melania Grego is an Italian former water polo player, a 2004 Athens Olympic gold medalist who scored the winning goal in a 10-9 final over Greece.
Melanie Margalis
Melanie Margalis (Melanie Ann Margalis-Fink), American swimmer born 1991 in Clearwater, Florida; Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at Rio 2016, three-time world relay champion, former short-course American record holder in the 100, 200, and 400 m IM, now a Georgia Tech assistant coach.
Melanie Valerio
Melanie Valerio (Melanie M. Valerio-Thomas), American swimmer born 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio; 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, 1998 world champion, four-time Pan Pacific relay gold medalist, and later Ironman triathlete.
Melissa Belote
Melissa Belote (Belote Ripley), American swimmer born 1956, won three golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 100 and 200 backstroke and medley relay, set world records, and later coached in Arizona.
Mendihuaca Surf School
Mendihuaca Surf School, also called Mendihuaca Surf Camp, is a surf school founded in 2016 by Mónica Reyes at the Mendihuaca River mouth near Santa Marta, Colombia, offering daily two-hour lessons, rentals, and surf rescue courses.
Meng Guanliang
Meng Guanliang (孟关良), Chinese sprint canoeist born 1977 in Zhejiang; with Yang Wenjun won Olympic C2 500m gold at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, China's first canoeing gold.
Mercedes Gleitze
Mercedes Gleitze, also known as Mercedes Carey, was a British endurance swimmer who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel.
Merv Wood
Mervyn Thomas "Merv" Wood (1917-2006), Australian rower and NSW police commissioner; Olympic single sculls gold 1948, silver 1952, bronze 1956; only athlete to carry Australia's flag at two Olympic opening ceremonies.
Micha Surf School Evad ' Sports
Micha Surf School Evad ' Sports (Evad Sport) is a surf school at Montée de la Plage, Soustons, Landes, France, run by state-certified instructor Michael Duffort, offering children's and adult lessons from April to November.
Michael Andrew
Michael Andrew (born 1999, Edina, Minnesota) is an American sprint swimmer, Tokyo 2020 gold medalist in the 4x100m medley relay (world record 3:26.78), youngest US swimmer to turn pro at 14, USRPT-trained by father Peter Andrew.
Michael Brake
Michael Brake, born 1994 in Auckland, is a New Zealand rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020, sixth at Rio 2016, and 2019 world silver medallist in the coxless pair; husband of Michaela Blyde.
Michael Chadwick
Michael Chadwick, American sprint freestyle swimmer from Charlotte, Missouri All-American, US relay world record holder (SCM 4x50 and 4x100 free, 2018 Hangzhou), 11 international medals, later Charlotte Latin coach.
Michael Dursch
Michael Dürsch (born 1957, Herrsching am Ammersee) is a West German rower, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Hedderich, Hörmann, and Wiedenmann, and 1983 world champion; later an insurance agent in Ingelheim.
Michael Forgeron
Michael (Mike) Forgeron, Canadian rower born 1966 in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia; won 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold in the men's eights (5:29.53, Olympic record until 2004), then seventh in double sculls at Atlanta 1996.
Michael Gier
Michael Gier (born 1967, Goldach, Switzerland) is a Swiss rower who with his brother Markus won gold in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and finished fifth at Sydney 2000.
Michael Grady
Michael Grady (born 1996, Pittsburgh) is an American rower who won gold in the men's coxless four at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the first US win in the event since 1960, after finishing fifth at Tokyo 2020; now a University of Washington assistant coach.
Michael Klim
Michael Klim (born 1977, Gdynia, Poland) is an Australian sprint freestyle and butterfly swimmer, 21-time world record holder, six-time Olympic medalist, and 2022 International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.
Michael Obst
Michael Obst (born 1944, Leipzig) is a German rower, cox of the RC Germania Düsseldorf coxed four that won gold for the Unified Team of Germany at the 1960 Rome Olympics; twice Silver Bay Leaf recipient, later emigrated to Chile.
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps (born 1985, Baltimore) is an American swimmer, the most decorated Olympian ever: 28 medals, 23 gold, over five Games 2000-2016, including a record eight golds at Beijing 2008, plus 33 World Championship medals and 39 world records.
Michael Rascher
Michael Rascher (born 1965, Edmonton) is a Canadian rower, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Barcelona 1992 (5:29.53, 0.14 s over Romania), and two-time world championship silver medallist (1990, 1991).
Michael Schoettle
Michael Beaver Schoettle (born 7 September 1936, Philadelphia) is an American sailor, 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist in the 5.5 metre class aboard Complex II, youngest US male gold medalist at 15 years 325 days, and 1992 US sailing team leader; his medal was awarded only in 2024.