Laurie Lever
Russia sent a team of 470 athlete to the 2008 Games in Beijing.
433 athletes will represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Click on the 'Australian Athlete Bios' link below to read about them, sorted by the sport they will compete in.
No, Wales does not have a single athlete representative in the London 2012 Olympics.
Michael Phelps is this man. He won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
The athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, who is also competing at the Paralympics, is Oscar Pistorius of South Africa.
the fastest male athelete of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was Usain Bolt of Jamiaca.
There are 200 different countries that have at least a single athlete
The New Zealand athlete might participate in the Triathlon
There is no specific rule, but more often than not the flag carrier is a competing athlete.
Japan's rider Hiroshi Hoketsu at age 71 was the oldest Olympian at the London 2012 Olympics.
As of 6 July 2012, 200 countries have qualified at least one athlete.