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Robert the Devil

(Encyclopedia) Robert the Devil, hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did penance and was able to purify himself of his…

Robert the Strong

(Encyclopedia) Robert the Strong, d. 866, French warrior, marquess of Neustria; father of the French kings Eudes and Robert I and ancestor of the Capetians. He joined the rebellious nobles against…

Beach Boys, The

(Encyclopedia) Beach Boys, The, American rock music band formed in 1961 by brothers Brian Wilson, 1942–, Dennis Wilson, 1944–83, and Carl…

1964 Olympic Canoeing Results

MEN Event     1000 m Kayak Singles K1 Rolf Peterson, SWE 3:57.13   Mihaly Hesz, HUN 3:57.28   Aurel Vernescu, ROM 4:00.77 1000 m Kayak Pairs K2 Sweden 3:38.54…

1976 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 116.65   Sawao Kato, JPN 115.650   Mitsuo Tsukahara, JPN 115.575 Floor Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.45…

1980 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Aleksandr Dityatin, USSR 118.650   Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 118.225   Stoyan Deltschev, BUL 118.000 Floor Roland Brückner, E. Ger…

Men's Olympic Gymnastics: Rings

RingsYear Points1896 Ioannis Mitropoulos, GRE –1904 Hermann Glass, USA 451924 Francesco Martino, ITA 21.5531928 Leon Stukelj, YUG 19.251932 George Gulack, USA 18.971936 Alois Hudec, CZE 19.…

Lightweight (132 lbs)

Year Final Match1904Harry Spanger, USADecision1908Frederick Grace, GBRDecision1920Samuel Mosberg, USADecision1924Hans Nielsen, DENDecision1928Carlo Orlandi, ITADecision1932Lawrence Stevens, S…

Middleweight (165 lbs)

Year Final Match1904 Charles Mayer, USA Stopped, 3rd1908 John Douglas, GBR Decision1920 Harry Mallin, GBR Decision1924 Harry Mallin, GBR Decision1928 Piero Toscani, ITA Decision1932 Carmen…