D. G. Astley
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Major D. G. Astley is a Scottish curler. He is generally believed to be the only person in an Olympic Games to win two medals in the same event for two different nations.
Astley was a winner of the curling gold medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. Astley also played a match for Sweden and when Sweden won the silver medal, he was naturally awarded one. Until recently curling in the 1924 Winter Olympics was thought to be a demonstration sport (i.e. not eligible for medals) but recent historical research led the IOC to declare that this was not the case unlike the subsequent 1928 Winter Olympics.
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- "The Herald sweeps Britain to curling gold medal"
- BBC Sport - GB curlers awarded belated gold
- 1924 Olympic Curling Medals Count: CBC News Feb 8, 2006[dead link]
- Results copied from Official Report
- Query for Medalists from the Official Site
- Sports Reference record of curling in the 1924 Games
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