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Norbert Madaras
Norbert Madaras (Madaras Norbert), Hungarian water polo player born 1979 in Eger; two-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008) and two-time world champion (2003, 2013), Pro Recco star, later president of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
Norbert Rozsa
Norbert Rozsa (Rózsa Norbert, born 1972, Dombóvár) is a Hungarian breaststroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic 200m breaststroke champion, double 1992 Olympic silver medalist, three-time world champion, and former 100m breaststroke world record holder.
Norey Graham
Norey Graham (Norris James Graham), American rowing coxswain, 1906-1980. Steered the University of California eight to 1932 IRA Regatta and Olympic men's eights gold at Los Angeles in 6:37.60.
Norm Bellingham
Norm Bellingham (Norman Dean Bellingham, born 1964), American sprint kayaker, Olympic K2 1000 m gold medalist with Greg Barton at Seoul 1988, three-time Olympian, later USOC Chief Operating Officer 2006-2011.
Norman Bingley
Norman Bingley (Frederick Sparkes Norman Bingley, 1863-1940), British sailor and barrister of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club; won 1908 Olympic gold in the 7-metre class aboard Heroine, awarded on a sail-over.
Norman Ross
Norman DeMille Ross (1896-1953), American swimmer nicknamed The Big Moose; won 3 golds at 1920 Antwerp Olympics (400m, 1,500m, 4x200m relay), 5 titles at 1919 Inter-Allied Games, later first US classical disc jockey.
North Atlantic Surf Association
North Atlantic Surf Association (NASA, Surfklubben NASA), surf club founded 1996/1997 in Klitmøller, Thisted, Denmark, in Cold Hawaii; DIF-affiliated, ISA membership applicant for Denmark, PWA World Cup co-organizer.
North Devon Surf School
The North Devon Surf School is a family-run surf school at Westward Ho! in Devon, England, established in 1988, offering group and private lessons daily from February half term to 31 October.
North Red Beach
North Red Beach (Praia Vermelha do Norte, VDN) is a surf beach in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, 7 km north of the center on the Rio-Santos highway, with reddish iron-oxide sand, heavy shorebreak, and a CETESB-monitored bathing point.
North Shore Surf Eskola Zarautz
North Shore Zarautz (North Shore Surf Camp Zarautz), beachfront surf school and camp on Zarautz's malecón, Basque Country, founded about 2015, run by NSZ SURF CO. S.L.; group lessons €45/90 min, 6 students per instructor, FES/EHSF/ISA-certified instructors.
North Shore Surf Løkken
North Shore Surf Løkken (northshoresurf.dk) is a Danish surf school and café at Løkken Mole, North Jutland, run by NORTH SHORE SURF ApS. It offers surf and SUP courses from DKK 399, board rental, sauna sessions, and yoga, rated 4.5 on Trustpilot and 5.0 on Tripadvisor.
Novella Calligaris
Novella Calligaris (born 1954, Padova), Italian swimmer; first Italian Olympic swimming medalist with silver 400 m freestyle and two bronzes at Munich 1972; 1973 world champion and world record holder, 800 m freestyle.
Nude swimming
Nude swimming (skinny-dipping, naturist swimming): swimming without a bathing suit, mandatory for US boys in YMCAs and schools from 1885/1926 APHA standards until the 1962 reversal and Title IX; now legal at designated naturist beaches.
Nungas
Nungas is a mellow coral reef surf break near Lakey Peak, Sumbawa, Indonesia, best May to October on southwest swell; the name also denotes South Australian Aboriginal people and a Spanish firm.
Oar
Oar: a long shaft with a flat blade used to propel boats, in sculling and sweep rowing. Parts are handle, button, sleeve, shaft, blade; World Rowing rules set blade thickness minima of 5 mm (sweep) and 3 mm (sculls).
Odette Lusien
Odette Lusien (1927–2007), French swimmer of Stade français, Paris; 19th in 200 m breaststroke at Helsinki 1952, 12th in 100 m butterfly at Melbourne 1956, and 4×100 m medley relay world record holder (5:06.2, 1954).
Odile van Aanholt
Odile van Aanholt (Odile Lambriex-van Aanholt), born 1998 in Willemstad, Curaçao, is a Dutch 49erFX sailor; 2021, 2022, and 2024 world champion and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist with Annette Duetz, now campaigning toward LA 2028 with Karlinde van Arendonk.
Odon Grof
Ödön Gróf (Edmund Grof, 1915–1997), Hungarian freestyle swimmer; 1936 Berlin Olympic bronze in the 4x200 m relay, 1934 European champion, later US-based coach after 1956 defection.
Odyssevs Eskitzoglou
Odyssevs Eskitzoglou (Οδυσσεύς Εσκιτζόγλου), Greek sailor (1932–2018), Dragon-class Olympic gold medalist at Rome 1960 aboard Nirefs with Crown Prince Konstantinos and Georgios Zaimis; also competed at Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968.
OGM Bodyboard Shop
OGM Bodyboard Shop is a specialized bodyboard store in Capbreton, Landes, France, run by Gontrand Marchal, selling boards, fins, and wetsuits online and in store.
OKE Surfboards
Oke Surfboards, Australian family surfboard manufacturer founded 1968 by Alan Oke in Edithvale, Melbourne; run by Neil "Chok" Oke and sons Dan and Rory from Braeside, VIC; distinct from OKE Group, OKE Gear, and ONEOK.
Olaf Forster
Olaf Förster, sometimes listed in English databases as Olaf Forster, is a retired East German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxless four at Seoul 1988.
Olaf Heukrodt
Olaf Heukrodt, born in Magdeburg in 1962, is a German flatwater canoeist who won five Olympic medals, including gold in the C1 500 meters at the 1988 Seoul Games.
Olaf Ørvig
Olaf Ørvig (1889–1939), Norwegian sailor and shipping businessman; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12-metre class aboard Heira II with brothers Erik and Thor Ørvig, of Bergens Seilforening.
Olaf Tufte
Olaf Karl Tufte (1976–2026), Norwegian rower, double Olympic single sculls champion (2004, 2008), seven-time Olympian 1996–2021, world champion 2001 and 2003, Thomas Keller Medal 2021; died of cardiac arrest at 50.
Olaf Winter
Olaf Winter (born 1973, Neustrelitz, Germany) is a German sprint kayaker, KG Essen club, who won K4 1000 m gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, finished fourth in K2 at Sydney 2000, and took 1999 World bronze.
Olav, Kronprins av Norge
Olav, Kronprins av Norge was the Norwegian sailor who won 1928 Olympic gold in the 6-metre class aboard Norna, and later reigned as King Olav V from 1957 to 1991.
Ole Berntsen
Ole Berntsen (Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen, 1915–1996), Danish Dragon-class sailor from Hellerup Sejlklub; won Olympic bronze 1948, silver 1956, and gold 1964 aboard White Lady, plus five Dragon Gold Cups.
Ole Østervold
Ole Østervold (Ole Olai Olsen Østervold, 1872–1936), Norwegian sailor from Austevoll; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12-metre (1907 rating) class aboard Atlanta with brothers Henrik, Jan, and Kristian, the first four brothers to win Olympic gold together.
Oleg Golovanov
Oleg Sergeyevich Golovanov (Олег Сергеевич Голованов), Soviet rower (1934–2019), 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist in coxless pairs with Valentin Boreyko; later Soviet and Spanish national rowing coach.