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Stephen Kirlew arm
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Arm Wrestling
A city arm wrestler
has been crowned world champion.
Stephen Kirlew, 25, of Monro Avenue,
Crownhill claimed victory at the Professional Armwrestling Conference
(PAC) championships in Connecticut, America. He defeated the three times
previously victorious Roman Tsindeliani from Russia in the final of the
lightweight division (70kgs) on Saturday, September 23, 2006.
Stephen beat off the challenge of 16 of the world’s best arm
wrestlers from Brazil, Armenia, Russia and America. The Milton Keynes
Arm Wrestling Federation member is also the British champion, having won
the competition at Lakeside Shopping Centre at the beginning of
September. It is the fourth year in a row he has won the British
competition.
He was previously unable to enter as the competition took place on
Sundays – meaning devout churchgoer Stephen, who is a member of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, could not compete on what
is a holy day for him.
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David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins
(1883-1956)
auto racing
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Auto Racing
He born in Spanish Fork of Welsh
ancestry. He broke various land speed records on the Bonneville Salt
Flats in Utah with his speed vehicle 'The Mormon Meteor III. He was
once elected mayor of Salt Lake City without giving a campaign speech.
Ab Jenkins by Wendell J. Ashton, Utah History Encyclopedia
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Keith Russell
head coach (BYU) |
Coach Keith
Russell is one of the most successful coaches to ever come to
Brigham Young University. His athletes have captured several
All-American honors and represented their country in the Olympic
games. As a rookie coach in 1993, he helped Vanessa Thelin and
Valerie Blau earn All-American status at the NCAA Championships.
He followed that success by coaching Thelin to the 1994 NCAA
title on the one-meter springboard. www.byucougars.com |
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Justin Wilcock |
-2005 Whosam
Award
-2005 Graduate Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, UT
-Member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints
-Son of Scott
and Cathy Wilcock
-Two older brothers Jeremy and Jason
-Two younger sisters Jami and Jenni
-Began diving at age twelve after a five year career in
gymnastics
-Conference diver of the meet all three years he competed for
Brigham Young University
-Served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints from 1998 to 2000
-Enjoy being outdoors hiking, camping, waterskiing and snow
skiing |
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Brain Call
snowmobile racing |
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Paul Ruth
surfing (retired) |
He was a
member of NSSA (national scholastic surfing association).
He surfed in many competitions in both California and Hawaii.
He's married in the temple and has 4 children. He has just
moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah after retiring from the
professional surfing scene.
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Aaron Shamy
climbing |
Aaron set a new wall record of
12.61 seconds on the wall in 1999 for the gold medal, but then
he left the country for two years on a Mormon Mission to Italy
during which time he didn't climb.
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Andrea Wine Fencing
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Maggie Germaine
(Arizona State) |
She has posted
seven of the top 18 all-time all-around scores in Sun Devil
history ... one of the finest all-around gymnasts in the nation
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Jack Kowal
assistant coach
(Anchorage-Alaska)
Hockey |
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Rowing
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Katie Herman
(University of Cincinnati) |
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Swimming
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Jason Brockman
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Track and Field
Click
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Charlie Clinger
high jump |
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Creed Haymond
100- & 220-yard dash
Penn State |
An inspiring story of his
victories at the annual meet of the Intercollegiate Association
of Amateur Athletes of America in 1919 was retold by Elder L.
Tom Perry during the priesthood session of General Conference,
05 Oct 1996. Click
here to read that story as printed in the Deseret News.
"He knew that other coaches felt that a little wine was
useful for the men who have trained muscles and nerves almost to
the snapping point... He looked his coach in the eye and said,
'I won't take it.'... Next morning... 'All of the other
fellows are ill. I don't know what's the matter with them,'
the coach said seriously." |
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David Hoffman
high jump |
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Elizabeth Jackson
distance runner |
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Breanne Sandberg
cross country (BYU) |
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April Steiner
pole vault |
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Volleyball
Click here to go to the Olympics page
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Scott Bunker
Team USA |
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Photo Holly Stein |
Jake Gibb
pro beach volleyball |
"I wanted to be a
basketball player," he says of his high school ambitions, back
when he was only 6-foot-2 and got cut by the Braves. "That was
kind of tough to take," he recalls, adding, "There's not much
volleyball in Utah. I grew up kind of thinking it was a girls'
sport. Didn't really take it up until after an LDS mission (to
Costa Rica)."
Deseret News
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Carl McGown
Team USA
head coach |
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