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DOWNING COLLEGE ASSOCIATIOND OWNING AT THE O LYMPICSPast OlympiansWe could not let London 2012 pass without recording the participation ofDowning College alumni at the Olympics over the years. Our searches, aidedby the wider CARO project, have revealed ten Downing Olympians – fiverowers, two sailors, one swimmer, one hurdler and one shot putter – and threesilver medals: one in rowing and two in sailing.Our list is given below:Annie Vernon (2001) rowed for Great Britain in the Quadruple Sculls in Beijingin 2008, where she gained a silver medal. She was selected again for London 2012.Dr Tom Middleton (1995) rowed for Great Britain in the Lightweight DoubleSculls in Sydney in 2000.Rod Chisholm (1992) rowed for Australia in the Lightweight Coxless Four inBeijing in 2008. He has qualified again for London 2012.Ian Walker (1988) competed for Britain in the sailing Mens Two-Person Dinghy,470 class, in Atlanta in 1996 and in the Mixed Two Person Keelboat, Star class,in Sydney in 2000. He won a silver medal on each occasion.Steve Peel (1984) rowed for Great Britain in the Coxless Four (which camefourth) in Seoul in 1988.Barry Parkin (1982) competed for Great Britain in the Mixed Three-personKeelboat Sailing event in Atlanta in 1996 (where the Great Britain team camefourth) and in Sydney in 2000.Kate Panter (1981) rowed for Great Britain in the Coxless Pairs (and camesixth) in Los Angeles in 1984.Peter Head (1954) swam for Great Britain in the 400m freestyle in Helsinkiin 1952.Peter Hildreth (1949) competed for Great Britain in the 110m hurdles inHelsinki in 1952, Melbourne in 1956 and Rome in 1960. The Newsletterpublished his obituary in 2011.Dr Rex Salisbury Woods (1911) competed for Great Britain in the ShotPutt in Paris in 1924 and Amsterdam in 1928. The Newsletter published hisobituary in 1987.We are aware that this list is not definitive and we would be delighted toadd the details of any alumnus who is missing. If you would like to share furtherinformation about any aspect of Downing’s involvement in the Olympic Gamesplease email us at Association@dow.cam.ac.uk.40