Has anyone ever qualified in the Olympics for two different sports?

Question

Has anyone ever qualified in the Olympics for two different sports?

Answer 1

Carl Lewis of the USA won the long jump and and 100 metres didn't he?

Answer 2

i think someone has qualified for beach and indoor volleyball

Answer 3

I remember years ago, there is one guy who competes in javelin throw and track and field or jumping bars. Not sure though. I can barely remember it now.

Answer 4

yeah i did but couldn't be bothered in the end so didn't do it

Answer 5

IDK, but I was watching boxing when a hockey game broke out.

Answer 6

Only person i've ever heard of doing something similar to that (heard this today actually), was a british rower (Rebecca Romero) won silver in rowing in the Athens olympics four years ago and this year she's competing in the individual cycling.

Apparently (if you read her lil website thing, it says if she wins a medal she'll be the second woman to win two olympics medals in two different sports... who that other woman is, i have no idea lol.

Answer 7

Nova Peris first Australian aboriginal to win a Gold medal at the games in hockey at Atlanta then she qualified in athletics to run at the Sydney Olympics.

Answer 8

Are you talking about an athlete competing in a single Olympics in two different sports or are you talking about an athlete competing in both Winter and Summer Olympics?

Answer 9

Eight Americans have competed at the Winter and Summer Olympic Games:

Willie Davenport (athletics, 1968 and 1976; bobsleigh, 1980)

Eddie Eagan (boxing, 1920; bobsleigh, 1932; medaled in both)

Dave Gilman (canoe and kayak, 1976, 1984, and 1988; luge 1984)

Arthur Longsjo (speed skating and cycling, 1956)

Connie Paraskevin-Young (speed skating, 1984 and 1980; cycling, 1996, 1992, and 1988)

Arnold Uhrlass (speed skating, 1960; cycling, 1964)

Chris Witty (cycling, 2000; speed skating, 2006)

Other countries have had duel athletes as well

Answer 10

Maybe not in the SAME Olympics but here's a story on a girl that competed in swimming in one Olympics, the triathlon in another (cycling, running & swimming) and is in the pentathlon this year (fencing, swimming, running, shooting & horseback riding).

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2...