D. G. Astley
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Major D. G. Astley is an Irish
curler. He is generally believed to be the only person in an Olympic Games to win two medals in the same event for two different nations.
Astley was a winner of the curling gold medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics
for Great Britain
. Astley also played a match for Sweden
and when Sweden won the silver medal, he was naturally awarded one. Until recently curling in the 1924 Winter Olympics was thought to be a demonstration sport (i.e. not eligible for medals) but recent historical research led the IOC to declare that this was not the case unlike the subsequent 1928 Winter Olympics.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
curler. He is generally believed to be the only person in an Olympic Games to win two medals in the same event for two different nations.
Astley was a winner of the curling gold medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Astley also played a match for Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and when Sweden won the silver medal, he was naturally awarded one. Until recently curling in the 1924 Winter Olympics was thought to be a demonstration sport (i.e. not eligible for medals) but recent historical research led the IOC to declare that this was not the case unlike the subsequent 1928 Winter Olympics.
External links
- "The Herald sweeps Britain to curling gold medal"
- BBC Sport - GB curlers awarded belated gold
- 1924 Olympic Curling Medals Count: CBC News Feb 8, 2006
- Results copied from Official Report
- http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Olympic-results-since-1896/?Games=1333962&AthleteName=Enter+a+name&Category=343486&Sport=1313827&Event=&MenGender=false&WomenGender=false&MixedGender=false&TeamClassification=false&IndividualClassification=false&Continent=&Country=&GoldMedal=false&SilverMedal=false&BronzeMedal=false&TargetResults=true&WorldRecord=false&OlympicRecord=false&resultsPageIPP=30Query for Medalists from the Official Site]
- Sports Reference record of curling in the 1924 Games