Notable : Awards : Sports Championship

Roald_Aas

Roald Edgar Aas (25 March 1928 – 18 February 2012) was a speed skater and cyclist from Norway. He was born in Oslo. Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s—initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen. He became Norwegian champion once, in 1956, but finished second seven times.
Aas participated in all international championships between 1951 and 1960, almost always finishing in the top ten. He won bronze at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in 1958, and at two European Speed Skating Championships, in 1957 and 1960. At the Oslo Winter Olympics, he won bronze on the 1500 m, while at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics in 1960, he finally won gold, shared with Yevgeny Grishin, also in 1500 m.
Aas also was a successful cyclist, winning the 1956 Norwegian Championships in both road cycling and track cycling. For his achievements as both a speed skater and a cyclist, Aas was awarded the prestigious Egebergs Ærespris in 1956.
Until 1956, Aas represented Oslo Idrettslag (Oslo Sports Club) – from 1957 on, he represented Oslo Skøiteklub (Oslo Skating Club). When he ended his skating career, he became a coach at Oslo Skøiteklub.
After his retirement, he worked as a stock manager for Jordan Dental.

Rodolphe_Gilbert

Rodolphe Gilbert (born 12 December 1968) is a former French male professional tennis player.
Gilbert won the doubles title at the ATP Guaruja in 1991 partnering countryman Olivier Delaître. The left-handed Gilbert, who won over $1,100,000 in prize money, reached a doubles career high ranking of 50, in January 1996.

Richard_Trivino

Richard Trivino (born 5 June 1977 in Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He won the French League Cup in 2000 and played in the UEFA Cup with FC Gueugnon.

David_Vuillemin

David Vuillemin (born 18 October 1977) is a French former professional motocross and supercross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1995 to 1999 and won the 1999 supercross world championship. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2000 and 2008 before returning to the Motocross World Championships for one final season in 2009. Although Vuillemin never won a major championship, he was twice the runner-up in the AMA Supercross championships and, was one of the few competitors who could beat both Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael in their prime.

Frédéric_Bolley

Frédéric Bolley (born 17 February 1974 in Marseille) is a French former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1997 to 2002. Bolley is notable for being a two-time 250cc motocross world champion.
Bolley won consecutive F.I.M. 250cc motocross world championships in 1999 and 2000 riding for the Honda factory racing team.In 2002, Bolley announced his retirement from motocross to follow Jean-Michel Bayle by switching to road racing. He later competed in the supermoto world championships as well as indoor enduro competitions.

Steve_Hislop

Robert Steven Hislop (11 January 1962 – 30 July 2003) was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, was the British 250cc Champion (1990) and lifted the British Superbike championship on two occasions (1995 and 2002).
Hislop died when piloting his Robinson R44 helicopter in July 2003. He was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.