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For NZ, Medalists from Rio and for some other Olympic Games.

 

Valerie Adams (Athletics), her mother is Tongan :TGA her father is English :ENG. Winner of 2 golds and a silver.

 

Mahe Drysdale (Rowing) born in :AUS to a NZ mother and an Australian father. Winner of 2 golds and a bronze.

 

Lisa Carrington (Canoeing) has a indigenous Maori father and an English mother :ENG. Winner of 2 golds and a bronze.

 

Lydia Ko (Golf) born in :KOR both parents are Korean, moved to NZ at age 7. Has won 2 majors and won a Silver.

 

Alex Maloney (Sailing) born in the :USA to a NZ mother and US father. Won a Silver.

 

Sam Meech (Sailing) born in :ENG. Both parents are British came to NZ as child. Won a bronze.

 

Eliza McCartney (Athletics) NZ mother, Irish father :IRL won a bronze. 

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This could be *VERY* complicated for Ireland (with the whole Northern Irish thing that’s too political to get into here) but  aside from athletes with Irish parentage (or grandparents!) born in the US, GB or Australia there aren’t too many. Ben Fletcher in judo represented :GBR in Rio and has switched so he’s noteworthy of those Irish family connections 

 

Rowers Sanita Puspure from :LAT  (she previously represented them at junior level) and Monika Dukarska from :POL (she has only represented Ireland) have been resident for many years (and moved for economic, not sporting reasons) 

 

Again, avoiding those from Northern Ireland, marathon runner Sinead Diver was born and raised in Ireland and moved to :AUS quite late in her career. Dublin born Sailor Saskia Tidey represented Ireland in Rio and switched to :GBR for this Olympic cycle

 

Oh I forgot the Gadirova twins that represent :GBR were born in :IRL to  :AZE parents 

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:GBR Only from those confirmed in the team

 

Boxing

Galal Yafei - Parents from :YEM

Benjamin Whittaker, Cheavon Clarke, Frazier Clarke :JAM ancestry

Caroline Dubois :GRN parents

 

Diving

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix - Parents :FRA:ITA

Eden Cheng :HKG ancestors

 

Football

Karen Bardsley - born :USA

Demi Stokes - Family :JAM

Gymnastics

Joe Fraser - Family :JAM

James Hall - born :AUS

Giarnni Regini-Moran -parents :ITA:IRL

 

Gadirova twins - born in :IRL parents from :AZE 

Alice Kinsella -father :IRL football international

 

Modern Pentathlon

Joe Choong - father :MAS 

Sailing

Saskia Tidey :IRL as mentioned above

 

Skateboarding

Sky Brown - :JPN Born in Japan / Japanese mother

Bombette Martin - :USA Born in the USA / US mother

 

Table Tennis

Tin-Tin Ho - :HKG father

 

Taekwondo

Mahama Cho :CIV

 

More will come from Athletics, boxing, rugby sevens soon

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7 hours ago, rajiv said:

Surely in the case of  GB and France it would be easier to make a list of athletes who DON'T  have origins from other countries 

Remember the British used to rule the world until the Americans took over.... ;)

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