Great Olympians

Biographies - ADO


Gadi Ado

B. 1940-06-14, Arua, Uganda
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:4th 0.0075
Men's 4x100 metres Relay R1:dnf 0.68
0.6875


Adogon

represented Côte d'Ivoire
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak
1984 HP
Men's Singles, 1000 m Rep:5th 2.08
2.08


Josef Adolf

B. 1898-05-14, Großaupa, now Velká Úpa, then in Austria, now in the Czech Republic, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1951 in (West-)Germany
Nordic Combined
1924 HP
Men's Nordic Combined sixth 960
960

From his name and birthplace, and the fact that he died in Germany, I deduce that this was a "Sudetendeutscher". This group was expelled from Czechoslovakia in 1945, and I class this person as German.


Ruth Adolf

B. 1943-07-03, Bern, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing
1964 HP
Women's Downhill 20th 1
Women's Giant Slalom 12th 40
41


Ricardo Adolfo

B. 1917, represented the Philippines; D. 2005-05-24
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R1 1.617
1.617


Jan Erik Adolfsen

B. 1930-06-01, Oslo, Norway; D. 2001-03-27
Ice Hockey
1952 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80


Herbert Adolfsson

B. 1906-07-16, Vena, Sweden; D. 1979-11-07
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's High Jump 11th 96
96


(Åke) Ronnie Adolfsson

B. 1956-03-25, Torsby, Sweden
Biathlon
1980 1984 HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint 15th 25th 10.1
Men's 20 kilometres 11th 20th 65
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 10th 10th 50
125.1


Sune Roland Adolfsson

B. 1950-03-11, Torsby, Sweden
Biathlon
1976 HP
Men's 20 kilometres 8th 320
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 8th 64
384


Lena Annika Adomat

B. 1964-06-22, Västerås, Sweden
Artistic Gymnastics
1980 1984 HP
Women's Individual combined 30th 35th 0.011
0.011


Ador

represented France
Shooting
1900 HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, Trap 20th 1.5
1.5

Olympic Competitor nr 863


Adorján István

B. 1913-11-12, represented Hungary; D. 1987-06-07
Road Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual ac 0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team AC 13.5
13.500015


Adorján János

B. 1938-01-30, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1995-12-15
Handball
1972 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128

He was the coach of Kuwait in 1980 and of Hungary in 1988.


William Adornado

B. 1951-05-26, Legazpi City, the Philippines
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 13th 12.8
12.8


Jean-Luc Adorno

B. 1961-06-30, represented Monaco
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle 56th -7.64
0.000000064


Rubén Adorno Meléndez

B. 1941-08-03, Corozal, Puerto Rico
Basketball
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fourth (9th) 820
820


Barthelémy Adoukonu

B. 1957-09-18, represented Benin
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Martin Natchaba Adouna

B. 1943-12-31, Bassar, Togo
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:31st -2.96
0.0096


Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-02-15

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