| 翻訳と辞書 |
| George Tucker (luger) ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
George Tucker (luger)
George Franklin Tucker (born December 15, 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico〔("George Tucker" ), Sports References〕) is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger.〔("The Jests of the Rest" ), ''Time'', February 29, 1988〕
He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games.〔("Puerto Rico at the 1984 Calgary Winter Games" ), Sports References〕 He was also the country's flagbearer.〔(Time magazine )〕 Tucker was, at the time, a doctoral student at Wesleyan University in the United States. He was later described by ''Sports Illustrated'' as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than Paul Hildgartner, the Italian who won the gold medal".〔("Losers Of Renown" ), ''Sports Illustrated'', January 27, 1988〕 He described himself as "the luger who dripped blood", and ''Time'' reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall".〔("The Jests of the Rest" ), ''Time'', February 29, 1988〕
Tucker represented Puerto Rico again at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary,〔("George Tucker" ), Sports References〕 but was, this time, one of nine Puerto Rican competitors.〔("Puerto Rico at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games" ), Sports References〕 Tucker competed in the luge with team mate Raul Muniz.〔("Sports World Specials; Being There" ), ''New York Times'', January 18, 1988〕
According to Puerto Rican bobsled coach Rich Kolko, Tucker in 1984 "set the standard for Caribbean nations competing" in Winter sports - such as the Jamaican bobsled team.〔("Olympics: Five days to Albertville; Sledding Controversy Leads to Compensation" ), ''New York Times'', February 3, 1992〕
==References==
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「George Tucker (luger)」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|