1994 Winter Olympics / Participant (United States)
United States
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The United States took part in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, with a delegation of 147 athletes in twelve disciplines, including 95 men and 52 women. With six gold, five silver and two bronze medals, the United States was the fifth most successful nation in the Games. The best athlete was speed skater Bonnie Blair , who won two of the six gold medals. The other Olympic victories went to Dan Jansen (speed skating), Cathie Turner (short track), Tommy Moe and Diann Roffe (both alpine skiing).
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the luge rider Cammy Myler .
Participants by sport
biathlon
Men
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Jon Engen
- 20 km individual: 64th place (1: 06: 39.7 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 35: 43.7 h)
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Curt Schreiner
- 20 km individual: 65th place (1: 07: 41.6 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 35: 43.7 h)
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Duncan Douglas
- 10 km sprint: 65th place (33: 29.2 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 35: 43.7 h)
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Dave Jareckie
- 10 km sprint: 64th place (33: 15.6 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 14th place (1: 35: 43.7 h)
Women
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Beth Coats
- 7.5 km sprint: 51st place (29: 24.3 min)
- 15 km individual: 33rd place (57: 20.0 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 8th place (1: 57: 35.9 h)
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Joan Guetschow
- 7.5 km sprint: 52nd place (29: 26.7 min)
- 15 km individual: 17th place (55: 19.4 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 8th place (1: 57: 35.9 h)
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Joan Smith
- 7.5 km sprint: 24th place (27: 39.1 min)
- 15 km individual: 14th place (54: 46.7 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 8th place (1: 57: 35.9 h)
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Laura Tavares
- 15 km individual: 32nd place (57: 04.3 min)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 8th place (1: 57: 35.9 h)
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Mary Ostergren
- 7.5 km sprint: 64th place (30: 35.6 min)
bob
Men, twos
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Jim Herberich , Chip Minton (USA-1)
- 14th place (3: 33.41 min)
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Brian Shimer , Randy Jones (USA-2)
- 13th place (3: 32.85 min)
Men, foursome
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Randy Will , Jeff Woodard , Joe Sawyer , Chris Coleman (USA-1)
- 15th place (3: 29.97 min)
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Brian Shimer , Bryan Leturgez , Karlos Kirby , Randy Jones (USA-2)
- crashed in the third run
ice Hockey
- 8th place
figure skating
Men
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Brian Boitano
- 6th place (10.0)
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Scott Davis
- 8th place (12.0)
Women
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Tonya Harding
- 8th place (12.0)
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Nancy Kerrigan
- Silver (2.5)
Couples
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Karen Courtland & Todd Reynolds
- 14th place (20.5)
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Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen
- 9th place (14.5)
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Jenni Meno & Todd Sand
- 5th place (8.0)
Ice dance
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Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
- 15th place (15.0)
Speed skating
Men
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Dave Besteman
- 500 m: 27th place (37.68 s)
- 1000 m: 30th place (1: 15.62 min)
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Dave Cruikshank
- 500 m: 19th place (37.37 s)
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Dan Jansen
- 500 m: 8th place (36.68 s)
- 1000 m: gold (1: 12.43 min)
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Nate Mills
- 500 m: 20th place (37.41 s)
- 1000 m: 21st place (1: 15.11 min)
- 1500 m: 37th place (1: 58.43 min)
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Brendan Eppert
- 1000 m: 35th place (1: 16.07 min)
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KC Boutiette
- 1500 m: 39th place (2: 00.59 min)
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Dave Tamburrino
- 1500 m: 22nd place (1: 55.78 min)
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Brian Wanek
- 1500 m: 32nd place (1: 57.09 min)
- 5000 m: 30th place (7: 05.95 min)
Women
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Bonnie Blair
- 500 m: gold (39.25 s)
- 1000 m: gold (1: 18.74 min)
- 1500 m: 4th place (2: 03.44 min)
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Peggy Clasen
- 500 m: 23rd place (41.13 s)
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Michelle Kline
- 500 m: disqualified
- 1000 m: 24th place (1: 22.44 min)
- 1500 m: 20th place (2: 08.02 min)
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Kristen Talbot
- 500 m: 20th place (41.05 s)
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Chris Witty
- 1000 m: 23rd place (1: 22.42 min)
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Chantal Bailey
- 1000 m: 31st place (1: 23.52 min)
- 1500 m: 27th place (2: 09.68 min)
- 3000 m: 22nd place (4: 34.64 min)
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Angela Zuckerman
- 1500 m: 21st place (2: 08.43 min)
- 3000 m: 19th place (4: 33.08 min)
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Chris Scheels
- 3000 m: 21st place (4: 34.14 min)
Freestyle skiing
Men
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Troy Benson
- Mogul slope: 8th place (24.86)
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Craig Rodman
- Mogul slope: 18th place (eliminated in qualification)
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Sean Smith
- Mogul slope: 13th place (23.43)
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Trace Worthington
- Mogul slope: 19th place (eliminated in qualification)
- Jumping: 5th place (218.19)
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Eric Bergoust
- Jumping: 7th place (210.48)
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Kris Feddersen
- Jumping: 11th place (195.26)
Women
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Ann Battelle
- Mogul slope: 8th place (23.71)
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Liz McIntyre
- Moguls : Silver (25.89)
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Donna Weinbrecht
- Moguls: 7th place (24.38)
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Tracy Evans
- Jumping: 7th place (139.77)
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Kristean Porter
- Jumping: 20th place (eliminated in qualification)
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Nikki Stone
- Jumping: 13th place (eliminated in qualification)
Nordic combination
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Ryan Heckman
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 29th place (47: 15.7 min)
- Team (normal hill / 10 km): 7th place (1: 36: 07.4 h)
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Dave Jarrett
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 35th place (47: 30.4 min)
- Team (normal hill / 10 km): 7th place (1: 36: 07.4 h)
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Todd Lodwick
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 13th place (44: 21.2 min)
- Team (normal hill / 10 km): 7th place (1: 36: 07.4 h)
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Tim Tetreault
- Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 41st place (47: 17.0 min)
Luge
Men
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Duncan Kennedy
- crashed in the third run
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Robert Pipkins
- 16th place (3: 24.580 min)
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Wendel Suckow
- 5th place (3: 22.424 min)
Men, two-seaters
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Mark Grimmette & Jonathan Edwards
- 4th place (1: 37.289 min)
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Chris Thorpe & Gordy Sheer
- 5th place (1: 37.296 min)
Women
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Bethany Calcaterra
- 12th place (3: 18.005 min)
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Cammy Myler
- 11th place (3: 17.834 min)
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Erin Warren
- Race not finished
Short track
Men
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Randy Bartz
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 13.37 min)
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John Coyle
- 500 m: 19th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)
- 1000 m: 19th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 13.37 min)
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Eric Flaim
- 500 m: 25th place (eliminated in the preliminary run)
- 1000 m: 10th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 13.37 min)
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Andy fork
- 500 m: 14th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
- 1000 m: 9th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
- 5000 m relay: Silver (7: 13.37 min)
Women
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Karen Cashman
- 3000 m relay: bronze (4: 39.34 min)
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Amy Peterson
- 500 m: bronze (46.76 s)
- 1000 m: 13th place (eliminated in the quarterfinals)
- 3000 m relay: bronze (4: 39.34 min)
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Cathie Turner
- 500 m: gold (45.98 s)
- 1000 m: 8th place (disqualified in the B final)
- 3000 m relay: bronze (4: 39.34 min)
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Nikki Ziegelmeyer
- 3000 m relay: bronze (4: 39.34 min)
Alpine skiing
Men
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Chad Fleischer
- Super-G: race not finished
- Combination: race not finished
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Matt Grosjean
- Slalom: race not finished
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AJ putty
- Downhill: 17th place (1: 46.82 min)
- Super-G: disqualified
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Tommy Moe
- Downhill: Gold (1: 45.75 min)
- Super-G: silver (1: 32.61 min)
- Combination: 5th place (3: 19.41 min)
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Jeremy Nobis
- Giant Slalom: 9th place (2: 53.60 min)
- Slalom: race not finished
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Harper Phillips
- Giant slalom: race not finished
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Casey Puckett
- Giant slalom: race not finished
- Slalom: 7th place (2: 03.47 min)
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Kyle Rasmussen
- Downhill: 11th place (1: 46.35 min)
- Super-G: disqualified
- Combination: 31st place (3: 37.54 min)
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Erik Schlopy
- Giant Slalom: 34th place (3: 10.00 min)
- Slalom: race not finished
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Craig Thrasher
- Downhill: 38th place (1: 48.91 min)
- Combination: race not finished
Women
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Megan Gerety
- Downhill: 20th place (1: 38.24 min)
- Super-G: race not finished
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Hilary Lindh
- Downhill: 7th place (1: 37.44 min)
- Super-G: 13th place (1: 23.38 min)
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Shannon Nobis
- Super-G: 10th place (1: 23.02 min)
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Diann Roffe
- Super-G: Gold (1: 22.15 min)
- Giant slalom: race not finished
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Anne-Lise Parisien
- Giant Slalom: 13th place (2: 36.44 min)
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Julie Parisien
- Slalom: disqualified
- Combination: disqualified
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Monique Pelletier
- Slalom: disqualified
- Combination: 24th place (3: 38.79 min)
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Krista Schmidinger
- Downhill: 27th place (1: 38.76 min)
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Carrie Sheinberg
- Slalom: 18th place (2:00, 16 min)
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Picabo Street
- Downhill: Silver (1: 36.59 min)
- Combination: 10th place (3: 10.15 min)
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Eva Twardokens
- Giant Slalom: 6th place (2: 34.41 min)
- Slalom: race not finished
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Heidi Voelker
- Giant slalom: race not finished
Cross-country skiing
Men
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John Aalberg
- 10 km classic: 45th place (27: 02.3 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 33rd place (41: 13.4 min)
- 30 km freestyle: 43rd place (1: 21: 45.1 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (1: 49: 40.5 h)
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Luke Bodensteiner
- 10 km classic: 58th place (27: 22.3 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 45th place (42: 33.0 min)
- 30 km freestyle: 36th place (1: 20: 13.0 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (1: 49: 40.5 h)
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Todd Boonstra
- 10 km classic: 41st place (26: 56.3 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 41st place (41: 47.1 min)
- 50 km classic: 39th place (2: 20: 41.0 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (1: 49: 40.5 h)
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Ben Husaby
- 10 km classic: 52nd place (27: 11.3 min)
- 15 km pursuit: 43rd place (42: 15.9 min)
- 50 km classic: 53rd place 2: 23: 37.3 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place (1: 49: 40.5 h)
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Marcus Nash
- 30 km freestyle: 65th place (1: 27: 18.7 h)
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Carl Swenson
- 30 km freestyle: 45th place (1: 22: 08.6 h)
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Pete Vordenberg
- 50 km classic: 49th place (2: 22: 53.1 h)
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Justin Wadsworth
- 50 km classic: 35th place (2: 19: 49.1 h)
Women
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Ingrid Butts
- 5 km classic: 53rd place (16: 33.6 min)
- 10 km pursuit: 50th place (34: 31.6 min)
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Nina Kemppel
- 5 km classic: 28th place (15: 44.8 min)
- 10 km pursuit: 31st place (32: 13.8 min)
- 15 km freestyle: 42nd place (46: 56.8 min)
- 30 km classic: 27th place (1: 32: 55.3 h)
- 4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 02: 28.4 h)
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Kerrin Petty
- 5 km classic: 59th place (16: 52.5 min)
- 10 km pursuit: race not finished
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Leslie Thompson
- 5 km classic: 40th place (16: 08.0 min)
- 10 km pursuit: 32nd place (32: 22.6 min)
- 15 km freestyle: 37th place (46: 10.3 min)
- 4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 02: 28.4 h)
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Laura McCabe
- 15 km freestyle: 34th place (45: 51.1 min)
- 4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 02: 28.4 h)
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Laura Wilson
- 15 km freestyle: 35th place (45: 59.9 min)
- 30 km classic: 49th place (1: 38: 52.6 h)
- 4 × 5 km relay: 10th place (1: 02: 28.4 h)
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Suzanne King
- 30 km classic: 51st place (1: 45: 27.9 h)
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Dorcas Wonsavage
- 30 km classic: 40th place (1: 36: 34.1 h)
Ski jumping
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Greg Boester
- Team: 11th place (505.0)
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Jim Holland
- Normal hill: 48th place (158.0)
- Large hill: 46th place (102.9)
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Robert Holme
- Normal hill: 35th place (195.0)
- Large hill: 50th place (85.0)
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Ted Langlois
- Normal hill: 33rd place (197.0)
- Large hill: 35th place (135.2)
- Team: 11th place (505.0)
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Randy Weber
- Normal hill: 44th place (170.5)
- Large hill: 53rd place (69.7)
- Team: 11th place (505.0)
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Kurt Stein
- Team: 11th place (505.0)
Web links
- United States at the 1994 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )