From York to the Olympics: The athletes, coaches and more with ties to the county

York County's history with the Olympic Games stretches back to 1932 in Los Angeles and as recent as 2022 in Beijing.

While no York Countian is headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics, there will be a large Penn State contingent and Lancaster archer Casey Kaufhold , the No. 1 ranked female archer in the world, will compete.

Here is a historical list of the Olympic athletes, coaches, officials and trainers who have connections to York County.

Olympians from York County

ARCHERY

Linda Myers: Individual

1972: Munich, fifth place

1976: Montreal, seventh place

LUGE

Summer Britcher: women's individual

2014: Sochi, 15th place

2018: Pyeongchang, 19th place

2022: Beijing, 23rd place

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CANOE

Scott Strausbaugh: two-man slalom (with Joe Jacobi)

1992: Barcelona, gold

ROWING

Hans Gerhard Boetzelen (1906-1995): Germany’s double sculls (with Herbert Buhtz)

1932: Los Angeles, silver

SWIMMING

Robert Sohl (1928-2001): 200-meter breaststroke

1948: London, bronze

Whitney Metzler: 400-meter individual medley

1996: Atlanta, eighth place

Hali Flickinger: 200-meter butterfly, 400-meter individual medley

2016: Rio, seventh place in 200 fly

2021: Tokyo, bronze in 400 IM, bronze in 200 fly

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DIVING

Ronn Jenkins : official

1996: Atlanta, coordinator of diving officials

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TRACK AND FIELD

C. Frank Zarnowski: official/analyst

1984: Los Angeles, public address announcer

1988: Seoul, NBC analyst

1992: Barcelona, NBC commentator

1996: Atlanta, in-stadium commentator

2004: Athens, NBC commentator

WEIGHTLIFTING

Dick Bachtell (1906-1990): lifter

1932: Los Angeles, featherweight, sixth place

John Grimek (1910-1998): lifter

1936: Berlin, heavyweight, ninth place

Bob Hoffman (1898-1985): coach

1948: London, assistant coach

1952: Helsinki, assistant coach

1956: Melbourne, head coach

1960: Rome, head coach

Bill March (1937-2022): lifter

1964: Tokyo, middle heavyweight, fourth place

Dick Smith: support staff

1968: Mexico City, trainer

1976: Montreal, personal coach of silver-medalist Lee James

1980: Moscow, manager (USA boycott)

1984: Los Angeles, assistant coach

1988: Seoul, assistant coach

Frank Spellman (1922-2017): lifter

1948: London, middleweight, gold

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Steve Stanko (1916-1978): lifter

1940: Helsinki, heavyweight (games cancelled, WWII)

Tony Terlazzo (1911-1966): lifter

1932: Los Angeles, featherweight, bronze

1936: Berlin, featherweight, gold

1940: Helsinki, lightweight (games cancelled, WWII)

John Terlazzo (1915-1999): lifter

1940: Helsinki, middleweight (games cancelled, WWII)

John Terpak (1912-1993): lifter/support staff

1936: Berlin, lightweight, fifth place

1940: Helsinki, middleweight (games cancelled WWII)

1948: London, lightweight, fourth place

1952: Helsinki, assistant coach

1956: Melbourne, trainer

1960: Rome, manager

1964: Tokyo, manager

1972: Munich, head coach

1984: Los Angeles, protocol director for weightlifting venue

Wally Zagurski (1911-1959): lifter

1932: Los Angeles, lightweight, sixth place

WRESTLING

John Stefanowicz: Greco-Roman style (87 kilograms)

2021: Tokyo, 12th place

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Olympians with ties to York County

The following athletes trained in York or with York Barbell Club.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Paul Anderson (1932-1994): lifter

1956: Melbourne, heavyweight, gold

Bob Bartholomew (1937-2021): lifter

1968: Mexico City, middle heavyweight, ninth place

Isaac Berger (1936-2022): lifter

1956: Melbourne, featherweight, gold

1960: Rome, featherweight, silver

1964: Tokyo, featherweight, silver

Sam Bigler (born in Columbia, Pa.): lifter

1976: Montreal, light heavyweight, 11th place

Mark Cameron: lifter

1976: Montreal, heavyweight, DNP

1980: Moscow, heavyweight (USA boycott)

Frank Capsouras: lifter

1972: Munich, heavyweight, 10th place

John Davis (1921-1984): lifter

1940: Helsinki, light heavyweight (games cancelled WWII)

1948: London, heavyweight, gold

1952: Helsinki, heavyweight, gold

Tony Garcy: lifter

1964: Tokyo, lightweight, fourth place

Jim George: lifter

1956: Melbourne, light heavyweight, bronze

1960: Rome, light heavyweight, silver

Pete George (1929-2021): lifter

1948: London, middleweight, silver

1952: Helsinki, middleweight, gold

1956: Melbourne, middleweight, silver

Walter Good (1908-2001): lifter

1936: Berlin, middleweight, 14th place

Bill Good (1910-2007): lifter

1932: Los Angeles, light heavyweight, fourth place

1936: Berlin, light heavyweight, seventh place

Phil Grippaldi: lifter

1968: Mexico City, middle heavyweight, seventh place

1972: Munich, middle heavyweight, fourth place

1976: Montreal, middle heavyweight, DNP

Lee James Jr. (1953-2023): lifter

1976: Montreal, middle heavyweight, silver

Tommy Kono (1930-2016): lifter, coach

1952: Helsinki, lightweight, gold

1956: Melbourne, light heavyweight, gold

1960: Rome, middleweight, silver

1968: Mexico City, Mexico head coach

1972: Munich, West Germany head coach

1976: Montreal, U.S.A. head coach

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Fred Lowe: lifter

1968: Mexico City, middleweight, eighth place

1972: Munich, middleweight, ninth place

1976: Montreal, middleweight, 11th place

Dave Mayor (1916-2002): lifter

1936: Berlin, heavyweight, 12th place

Jeff Michels: lifter

1988: Seoul, heavyweight, 13th place

1992: Barcelona, heavyweight, DNP

Bob Mitchell (1911-1992): lifter

1936: Berlin, lightweight, eighth place

Joe Pitman (1924-2018): lifter

1948: London, lightweight, eighth place

Joe Puleo: lifter

1968: Mexico City, light heavyweight, DNP

1980: Moscow, middle heavyweight (USA boycott)

Cal Schake: lifter

1980: Moscow, lightweight (USA boycott)

Norbert Schemansky (1924-2016): lifter

1948: London, heavyweight, silver

1952: Helsinki, middle heavyweight, gold

1960: Rome, heavyweight, bronze

1964: Tokyo, heavyweight, bronze

Dave Sheppard (1931-2000) : lifter

1956: Melbourne, middle heavyweight, silver

Stan Stanczyk (1925-1997): lifter

1948: London, lightweight, gold

1952: Helsinki, light heavyweight, silver

John Terry (1908-1970): lifter

1936: Berlin, featherweight, sixth place

1940: Helsinki, featherweight (games cancelled WWII)

Leo Totten: team leader

1996: Atlanta, team leader

2004: Athens, team leader

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Tony Urrutia: lifter

1976: Montreal, lightweight, sixth place (competed for Cuba)

1988: Seoul, middleweight, 8th place

1992: Barcelona, light heavyweight, 17th place

Chuck Vinci Jr. (1933-2018): lifter

1956: Melbourne, bantamweight, gold

1960: Rome, bantamweight, gold

Curt White: lifter

1988: Seoul, light heavyweight, 14th place

The research for this list was done by former York Daily Record sports reporter Jim Seip.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: From York to the Olympics: The athletes, coaches and more with ties to the county