Two York County natives will not only participate in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, both are medal contenders.
Kennard-Dale High grad John Stefanowicz will compete in the 16-man Greco-Roman wrestling field. He's in the 87 kilogram weight class in his first Olympic competition.
Spring Grove gradHali Flickinger will be making her second Olympic trip, this time as one of the favorites in the 200-meter butterfly event. She finished seventh in Rio in 2016.
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
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
2016: Rio, seventh place
2021: Tokyo, TBD
DIVING
Ronn Jenkins: official
1996: Atlanta, coordinator of diving officials
More:Ronn Jenkins broke barriers in the pool at York High
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: 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: lifter
1948: London, middleweight, gold
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, TBD
See who we picked:The Greatest Athletes: Making our picks for the best athletes in York/Adams history
Olympians on this list:These Greatest Athletes did it their own way: Why they didn't make our Top 10
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: lifter
1968: Mexico City, middle heavyweight, ninth place
Isaac Berger: 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)
FrankCapsouras: 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: 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.: 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
More:Google says happy birthday to Tommy Kono, one of Pa.'s greatest athletes
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: 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: 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
'In Leo We Trust':Littlestown weightlifting coach builds foundation of success
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.: 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.
