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George Franklin Tucker (born December 15, 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger. He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games. He was also the country's flagbearer. Tucker was, at the time, a doctoral student at Wesleyan University in the United States. He was later described by Sports Illustrated as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than Paul Hildgartner, the Italian who won the gold medal". He described himself as "the luger who dripped blood", and Time reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall".

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  • George Franklin Tucker (* 15. Dezember 1947 in San Juan) ist ein ehemaliger puerto-ricanischer Rennrodler. Tucker nahm als erster puerto-ricanischer Athlet in der Geschichte an Olympischen Winterspielen teil. Er startete bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1984 in Sarajevo im , wo er den 30. und damit letzten Rang belegte. Auch vier Jahre später nahm er an den Olympischen Winterspielen in Calgary teil. Dieses Mal wurde er 34., konnte jedoch mit von den Philippinen und Bart Carpentier Alting von den Niederländischen Antillen zwei Sportler hinter sich lassen. Zudem war mit , der auf Platz 31 landete, ein weiterer Athlet aus Puerto Rico im Rennrodeln am Start. Tucker war zu dieser Zeit Doktorand der Physik an der Wesleyan University. Er wurde später von Sports Illustrated als „übergewichtig, aber schlagfertig“ und als „Lieblingsverlierer der Presse“ beschrieben. Trotz seines letzten Platzes soll er in den Vereinigten Staaten viel mehr Presse bekommen haben als der Olympiasieger Paul Hildgartner aus Italien. (de)
  • George Franklin Tucker (born December 15, 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger. He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games. He was also the country's flagbearer. Tucker was, at the time, a doctoral student at Wesleyan University in the United States. He was later described by Sports Illustrated as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than Paul Hildgartner, the Italian who won the gold medal". He described himself as "the luger who dripped blood", and Time reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall". Tucker represented Puerto Rico again at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, but was, this time, one of nine Puerto Rican competitors. Tucker competed in the luge with teammate Raúl Muñiz. This time, he did not finish last. According to Puerto Rican bobsled coach Rich Kolko, Tucker in 1984 "set the standard for Caribbean nations competing" in Winter sports - such as the Jamaican bobsled team. (en)
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  • George Franklin Tucker (* 15. Dezember 1947 in San Juan) ist ein ehemaliger puerto-ricanischer Rennrodler. Tucker nahm als erster puerto-ricanischer Athlet in der Geschichte an Olympischen Winterspielen teil. Er startete bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1984 in Sarajevo im , wo er den 30. und damit letzten Rang belegte. Auch vier Jahre später nahm er an den Olympischen Winterspielen in Calgary teil. Dieses Mal wurde er 34., konnte jedoch mit von den Philippinen und Bart Carpentier Alting von den Niederländischen Antillen zwei Sportler hinter sich lassen. Zudem war mit , der auf Platz 31 landete, ein weiterer Athlet aus Puerto Rico im Rennrodeln am Start. (de)
  • George Franklin Tucker (born December 15, 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger. He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games. He was also the country's flagbearer. Tucker was, at the time, a doctoral student at Wesleyan University in the United States. He was later described by Sports Illustrated as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than Paul Hildgartner, the Italian who won the gold medal". He described himself as "the luger who dripped blood", and Time reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall". (en)
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