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Andrew Lindsay
Andrew Lindsay is the name shared by several Games-level athletes, the best known being the British rower who won gold in the men's eight at Sydney 2000.
Andrew McAuley
Andrew McAuley, Australian extreme sea kayaker, vanished in February 2007 attempting the first solo kayak crossing of the Tasman Sea from Tasmania to Milford Sound; his flooded kayak was found 56 km short, body never recovered.
Andrew Simpson
Andrew Simpson, known as "Bart", was a British Olympic sailor who won Star class gold at Beijing 2008 and died in an America's Cup training accident in 2013.
Andrew Wilson
Andrew Lawrence Wilson (born 1993), American breaststroke swimmer; first NCAA Division III swimmer on the U.S. Olympic team, Tokyo 2020 gold in the men's 4x100 medley relay; distinct from cyclist Andy Wilson (1902-1926) and Australian canoe slalom Olympian Andrew Wilson (born 1964).
Andrey Grechin
Andrey Grechin (Андрей Гречин, born 1987, Barnaul) is a Russian sprint freestyle swimmer; three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016) and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 4x100 m freestyle relay.
Andrey Khimich
Andrey Khimich (Андрій Іванович Хіміч, born 14 December 1937) is a Ukrainian sprint canoeist who won C2 1000 m gold for the USSR with Stepan Oshchepkov at Tokyo 1964, plus 1966 world silver and 1961/1965 European titles.
Andrey Krylov
Andrey Ivanovich Krylov (Андрей Иванович Крылов), Soviet freestyle swimmer born 1956 in St. Petersburg; 1976 and 1980 Olympian with one gold and three silver medals, later a coach and university sports administrator.
Andrey Shabasov
Andrey Shabasov (Андрей Дмитриевич Шабасов), Russian backstroke swimmer born 1994 in St. Petersburg; 2016 Rio Olympian (200 m backstroke, 12th), double world short-course relay champion at Windsor 2016, and 2014 mixed medley relay world record holder.
Andriy Hovorov
Andriy Hovorov (Andrii Govorov, Андрій Говоров), Ukrainian sprint swimmer born 1992, holds the 50m butterfly long course world record at 22.27 (Rome, 2018), won double Youth Olympic gold in 2010, and joined the 2026 Enhanced Games.
Andriy Serdinov
Andriy Serdinov (Андрій Вікторович Сердінов), Ukrainian butterfly swimmer born 1982 in Luhansk; 2004 Olympic 100 m butterfly bronze medalist and 2003 world record holder at 51.76.
Andy Coan
Andy Coan (1958-2017), American sprint freestyle swimmer; set the 100m freestyle world record (51.11) at 17 in 1975, won three 1975 world titles, and took seven NCAA crowns at Tennessee despite shattered wrists. Not the Lehigh football coach Andy Coen.
Andy Crosby
Andy Crosby, full name Andrew Crosby, is a Canadian rower from Bella Coola, British Columbia, who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Barcelona 1992.
Andy Irons
Andy Irons (Philip Andrew Irons, 1978-2010), Hawaiian surfer from Kauai, three consecutive ASP world champion 2002-2004, Kelly Slater's great rival, four Pipeline Masters and four Triple Crowns, died in Dallas aged 32.
Andy Triggs Hodge
Andy Triggs Hodge (Andrew Triggs Hodge, born 1979) is a retired British rower, Molesey Boat Club and Oxford Blue, who won Olympic gold in the coxless four at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 and in the eight at Rio 2016, plus four world titles.
Anett Schuck
Anett Schuck, German sprint kayaker (born 1970, Leipzig, SC DHfK), won Olympic K4 500 m gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, plus world, European, and marathon titles.
Angel Martino
Angel Martino (Angelina L. Martino, born 1967, nee Myers), American sprint swimmer; six Olympic medals (3 relay golds, 3 bronzes) at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996; removed from 1988 team after disputed positive drug test.
Angela Franke
Angela Franke (born 1957, Magdeburg) is a former East German swimmer, 1972 Olympian, and 400 m individual medley world record holder (5:01.10, Utrecht 1973), later a teacher, school head, and masters lifesaving swimmer.
Angela Kennedy
Angela Kennedy, Australian swimmer born 1976 in Nambour, Queensland; 1996 Atlanta Olympic silver medallist in the 4x100 m medley relay and former short-course world record holder in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly.
Angela Pumariega
Angela Pumariega (Ángela Pumariega Menéndez), Spanish sailor born 1984 in Gijón, gold medalist in women's Elliott 6m match racing at London 2012 with Echegoyen and Toro; later 470 and Snipe competitor.
Angela Tamas Alupei
Angela Tamaș-Alupei, born 1972 in Bacău, Romanian rower; with Constanța Burcică won Olympic gold in women's lightweight double sculls at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, also 1996 quad Olympian.
Angelika Bahmann
Angelika Bahmann, born 1952 in Plauen, East German (GDR) slalom canoeist, SC DHfK Leipzig; first Olympic champion in canoe slalom, winning K-1 gold at Munich 1972 in Augsburg; K-1 world champion 1971 and 1977; mother of Olympian Christian Bahmann.
Angelika Noack
Angelika Noack, East German rower (SC DHfK Leipzig), born 1950 in Angermünde; 1976 Olympic silver in coxless pairs with Sabine Dähne, 1980 Olympic gold in coxed fours, four World titles, later a rowing coach.
Angelo Vanzin
Angelo Vanzin (1932-2018), Italian rower of the Canottieri Moto Guzzi club; won gold in the men's coxed fours at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics with Sgheiz, Trincavelli, Winkler, and cox Stefanoni, and won nine Italian titles.
Angie Bainbridge
Angie Bainbridge (Angie Lee Bainbridge, born 1989), Australian freestyle swimmer; Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay Beijing 2008 and silver London 2012, both as a heat swimmer; Hunter Swimming Club, OAM.
Anisoara Sorohan Minea
Anisoara Sorohan Minea (born 1963, Târgu Frumos) is a Romanian rower; Olympic gold in coxed quadruple sculls at Los Angeles 1984 and bronze in quadruple sculls at Seoul 1988.
Anita Lonsbrough
Anita Lonsbrough (Anita Porter), born 1941 in York, British swimmer; 1960 Rome Olympic 200m breaststroke gold in world record 2:49.5; first female BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1962; first British female Olympic flagbearer 1964.
Anita Nall
Anita Nall (Nadia Anita Louise Nall-Richesson), American swimmer born 1976, won gold, silver, and bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and set two 200 m breaststroke world records in one day at the 1992 US Trials.
Anja Kluge
Anja Kluge (born 1964, East Berlin) is a German rower for SC Berlin-Grünau who won gold in the women's eight for East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and world silver in 1986 and 1989.
Anke Borchmann
Anke Borchmann (née Grünberg, born 1954, Neukalen) is a retired East German rower, 1976 Montréal Olympic champion in the women's coxed quadruple sculls (3:29.99) and world champion in 1975 and 1977.
Anke Möhring
Anke Möhring (born 1969, Magdeburg) is a German former swimmer for East Germany; 1988 Seoul 400 m freestyle bronze, 1987 800 m freestyle world record 8:19.53, later stripped of her 1989 Swimmer of the Year award for GDR doping.