A list of previous Olympic athletes who were born in York County or who moved here and made York County their home:
Whitney Metzler (pictured above): Finished eighth in the 400-meter IM at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Robert Sohl: Won the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Hans Gerhard Boetzelen: Competing for Germany, paired with Herbert Buhtz to win the silver medal in the double sculls (rowing) at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Scott Strausbaugh: Teamed with Joe Jacobi to win the gold medal in the two-man slalom (canoe event) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Linda Myers: Competing in individual archery, finished fifth at the 1972 Summer OIympics in Munich and seventh at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
(There are also numerous Olympic weightlifters with ties to York County. More on them in an upcoming entry.)
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