Great Olympians

Biographies - ALA

Kamil Al-Abbasi

B. 1950-02-28, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	QF:5th	3.435
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		5.935

Marina Alabau Neira

B. 1985-08-31, Sevilla, Spain
Sailing (1 gold)

2008 2012 2016 HP

Women's Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS:X) fourth gold fifth 16875

16875

	2008	2012	2016	HP
Women's Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS:X)	fourth	gold	fifth	16875
				16875

Jamal Al-Abdullah Sulaiman Sultan

B. 1963, represented Qatar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:7th	0.057
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:8th	2.05
		2.107

Hassan Abdullah Al-Absi

B. 1966, represented Saudi Arabia
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	24th	0.12
		0.12

(Ismail) Hakkı Alaç

B. 1911-05-25, from İstanbul, represented Turkey; D. 1989
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Armenak Alachachyan

B. 1930-12-25, Al-Iskanderiya, Egypt, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

a native Armenian.

Lea Alaerts

B. 1954-04-06, Leuven, Belgium
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:7th		0.057
Women's 200 metres	QF:6th	R1:25th	0.464
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:10th	7th	125
			125.521

Kunaratnam Alagaratnam

B. 1943-10-29, Seremban, NS, Malaysia
Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	(15th)	68.2
			68.2

Ponnudura "P." Alagendra

B. 1929-07-23 Kajang, Sel., now in Malaysia, represented Malaya
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Saleh Alah-Djaba

B. 1950-01-05, represented Chad
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:24th	0.16
Men's 200 metres	R1:dnf	-7.40
		0.16000004

Ahmed Sa'ad Mas'ud Al-Ahmed

B. 1962-07-11, represented Kuwait
Fencing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	R1:5th	0.001621
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	73.2
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th		0.053
			73.254621

Osmo Juhani Ala-Honkola

B. 1939-05-12, Kuortane, Finland; D. 2020-11-14
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Free Rifle	19th	25th	2.55
			2.55

Abbas Murshid Al-Aibi

B. 1952, represented Iraq
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5

Edoardo Alaimo

Olympic Competitor nr 5595

1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-08-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, final - fifth (1500)
1912-07-14-17:30? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eight - lost
1912-07-14-19:10? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match twelve - won - third (205)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - DNS

Abdullah Azzan Al-Akbary

B. 1966-04-01, represented Oman
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:35th	-2.15
		0.0015

Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Akbary

B. 1961-03-02, represented Oman
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:58th	-7.26
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:22nd	0.1
		0.1000000256

Arsen Shakhlamazovich Alakhverdiyev

B. 1949-01-24, Magaramkent, Dagestan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Metin Hizir Alakoç

B. 1942-05-26, Ankara, Turkey
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	fifth		1560
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		12th	1560
			1560

Mikko Juhani Ala-Leppilampi

B. 1943-07-24, Kannus, Finland; D. 2005-02-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	10th	150
		150

Fouad Salam Alam

B. 1951-10-09, represented Egypt
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	dnf	50
		50

Noor Alam

B. 1929-12-05, Talagang, British India, represented Pakistan; D. 2003-06-30
Hockey (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	5200
			5200

Mohamed Al-Ammari

B. 1965-12-10, represented Qatar
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Ali Rıza Alan

B. 1947-02-03, represented Turkey
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	9th	240
		240

Gaston Alancourt

B. 1888-02-10, Paris, France; D. 1964-11-04
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1912	1920	HP
Men's 50 km		8th	384
Men's Road Race	91st		-
Men's Road Race, Team	(10th)		-
			384

Olympic Competitor nr 5712

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 91st

Pertti Kalevi Fredrik Ålander

B. 1936-12-12, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:5th	0.00011
		0.00011

Pekka Ahti Kalervo Alanen

B. 1945-07-14, Lappajärvi, Finland; D. 2017-08-22
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	12th	12th	120
			120

Kalervo Johannes Alanenpää

B. 1956-04-18, Ylitornio, Finland, represented Sweden
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Amelita Alanes

B. 1952-02-28, La Carlota, the Philippines
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:40th	-3.10
Women's 200 metres	QF:7th	0.057
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:dnf	2.5
		2.5571

Eduardo Alanís Guerrero

B. 1950-05-01, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:22nd	0.4
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:21st	0.64
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:12th	10
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:16th	1.6
		12.64

José Guadalupe Alanis Tamez

B. 1910, represented Mexico; D. 2003-05-04
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	44th	0.000024
		0.000024

Juan Alanís Guerrero

B. 1946-09-20, Ciudad de México, Mexic
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle		R1:15th	10
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle		7th	400
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:27th		0.05
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:25th		0.15
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay		R1:dnf	1.6
			411.8

Mauro Alanís González

B. 1934-01-15, Ciudad Madero, Tam., Mexico; D. 2016-12-09
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	15th	17th		36
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)			15th	36
				36

Raúl Alanís Guerrerro

B. 1948-04-28, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	8.6
		8.6

Salvador Alanís Duque

B. 1912-11-09, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's Triple Jump	15th	15
		15

Abdel Aziz Khalid Al-Anjri

represented Kuwait
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Burhan Alankuş

B. 1950-05-02, Sarıkamış, Turkey
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Slalom	R2:dns	-13.12
		-13.12

Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Alanov

B. 1939-10-30, Tatarstan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1983-08-26
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 10000 metres	24th	0.16
		0.16

Anthony Kenneth Alan-Williams

B. 1947-01-13, Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:5th	8.6
		8.6

Sitting in one boat with Alan Williams may well have caused some problems for the organisors.

Mohammed (Al-)Alaoui

B. 1944-01-01, Fès, Morocco
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Arvo Matias Ala-Pöntiö

B. 1942-09-20, Kalajoki, Finland; D. 1997-10-07
Weightlifting

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	13th	fifth	1538.4
			1538.4

Alapy Gábor

B. 1912-04-15, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Arbeed

represented Kuwait
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:7th	-6.10
Men's Foil, Team	R1:4th	5.2
		5.2000001

(E.) Martín Alarcón Isidro

represented Mexico
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Pierre Alard

B. 1937-09-17, Bordeaux, France; D. 2069-01-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:18th	QU:26th	3.936
			3.936

Pierre Louis Alaret

represented France
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous

	1900	HP
Chevaux de Selle	ac	86.17
		86.17

Altti Matti Ensio Alarotu

B. 1945-09-30, Jämijärvi, Finland; D. 2005-04-08
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Pole Vault	14th	24
		24

Khaled Al-Assaf

B. 1964-03-08, represented Kuwait
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	59th	-7.16
		0.000000016

Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Assiri

B. 1952-02-12, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:42nd	-4.40
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.50004

Toimi Johannes Alatalo

B. 1929-04-04, Savitaipale, Finland; D. 2014-04-28
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	23rd	0.256
Men's 30 kilometres	7th	400
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	gold	1600
		2000.256

Kamal Ibrahim Al-Athari

B. 1959-07-18, represented Kuwait
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	R1	1.023
		1.023

Emilio Álava Sautu

B. 1889-05-05, Vitoria, Spain; D. 1974-04-18
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	13th	38.4
		38.4

Javier Luis Álava Quintana

B. 1940-06-26, Vitoria, Spain
Shooting

	1968	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	45th	-4.15
		0.000015

Marcel Alavoine

B. 1898-04-03, represented Belgium
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	15th	15
		15

Abdul Kareem Salah Al-Awad

B. 1953-08-22, represented Kuwait
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:60th	-7.10
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:18th	0.64
		0.64000001

Khaled Anwar Al-Awadhi

B. 1964-09-13, represented Kuwait
Fencing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	R2:5th	R1:5th	0.00270045
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	R1:4th	76.825
				76.82770045

Michèle Alayrangues

B. 1947-05-15, Belfort, France
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	8th	64
		64

Kouflu Alazar

B. 1931-07-25, Addi Hezbaye, Ethiopia
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	28th	0.0192
		0.0192

Bilal Said Mabrouk Al-Azma

B. 1955-02-23, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:35th	-2.15
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:6th	0.091
		0.0925

Written 2012-03-28 - last modified 2024-04-11

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