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

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

Ernesto Arturo Alaís

B. 1929-10-26, represented Argentina; D. 2016-02-03
Shooting
1984 HP
Men's Free Pistol 20th 1.5
1.5

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

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

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

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.

Safaq Qaed Al-Anzi

B. 1943, represented Saudi Arabia
Shooting
1984 HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol 46th -5.96
0.0000096

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

Sayed Mohamed Al-Asibi

B. 1954, represented Saudi Arabia
Shooting
1984 HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol 50th -5.15
0.0000015

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

Ali Hamed Al-Awasa

B. 1957-07-17, represented Jordan
Shooting
1984 HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 52nd -6.40
0.0000004

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 2024-07-20

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