Bridge
Parenthetical datespans such as (1935–1937) or (1935–1935) report first and last representative appearances in World and European championship tournaments, according to the World Bridge Federation (WBF) and European Bridge Federation (EBF) database (PEOPLE at the World Bridge Federation website). This does not cover, say, United States Bridge Championships competition to determine US representatives, where every participant is eligible to play for USA.
Single dates refer to one known representative international appearance, such as a team in the Bermuda Bowl tournament.
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmermann, PierrePierre Zimmermann | Switzerland | Monaco 2012 France 2009? |
| Rosenkranz, GeorgeGeorge Rosenkranz | Hungary | Mexico (1972–1996) United States (1983–1983) |
| Zogheb, Loula deLoula de Zogheb | Egypt | Switzerland (1983) |
| Gordon, FritziFritzi Gordon | Austria | Great Britain (1950–1976) |
| Markus, RixiRixi Markus | Austria (1935–1937) | Great Britain (1951–1976) |
| Fallenius, BjörnBjörn Fallenius | Sweden (1982–2000, 2010) | United States (2004) |
| Garozzo, BenitoBenito Garozzo | Italy (1961–1985, ^2005) | United States ( ) |
| Gitelman, FredFred Gitelman | Canada 1995 | United States 2011 |
| Hampson, GeoffGeoff Hampson | Canada | United States 2011 |
| Koytchou, BorisBoris Koytchou | France | United States (1957) |
| Lev, SamSam Lev | Israel (1975 1987) | United States (1993 2008) |
| Levitina, IrinaIrina Levitina | Soviet Union ( ) | United States (1996–2009) |
| Molson, MarkMark Molson | Canada (1984–1995) | United States (2005) |
| Pszczoła, JacekJacek Pszczoła | Poland (1990–2002) | United States ( ) |
| Rosenberg, MichaelMichael Rosenberg | Scotland Great Britain |
United States |
| Shivdasani, JaggyJaggy Shivdasani | India (1984–1988) | United States |
| Truscott, AlanAlan Truscott | Great Britain (1958–1962) | United States |
| Mahmood, ZiaZia Mahmood | Pakistan (1980 1992) | United States (1997 2009) |
| Multon, FranckFranck Multon | France (1986–2008?) | Monaco 2012 |
| Nunes, ClaudioClaudio Nunes | Italy 2005 (1988 2009) | Monaco 2012 |
| Fantoni, FulvioFulvio Fantoni | Italy (1986 2009) | Monaco 2012 |
| Helgemo, GeirGeir Helgemo | Norway 2007 | Monaco 2012 |
| Helness, TorTor Helness | Norway (1979 2008) | Monaco 2012 |
| Décsi, LászlóLászló Décsi | Hungary (1934–1936) | Argentina 1955 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Nationality Transfers In Sport
Famous quotes containing the word bridge:
“Oh, who will now be able to relate how Pantagruel behaved in face of these three hundred giants! Oh my muse, my Calliope, my Thalie, inspire me now, restore my spirits, because here is the ass’s bridge of logic, here is the pitfall, here is the difficulty of being able to describe the horrible battle undertaken.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)
“I was at work that morning. Someone came riding like mad
Over the bridge and up the road—Farmer Rouf’s little lad.
Bareback he rode; he had no hat; he hardly stopped to say,
“Morgan’s men are coming, Frau, they’re galloping on this way.”
—Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894)
“It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O, my soul.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)