Great Olympians

Biographies - ALB

(José) Daniel Alba Alba

B. 1940-11-08, Chihuahua, Chi., Mexico; D. 2012-01-21
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg) 19th 2.4
2.4

Julio Alba

represented Argentina
Cycling - Track
1948 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QU:10th 75
75

Antonio "Toni" Albanese

B. 1937-12-05, Milano, Italy; D. 2013-06-17
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Épée, Team (sixth) 160
160

Armando Albano

B. 1909-07-19, from Rio de Janeiro, represented Brazil; D. 1942-06-11
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team R3 33.8
33.8

He died during halftime at a match beteen two clubs from Botafogo. The teams decided to merge in his honour.

Aristidis Albanopoulos

from Chania, represented Crete
Road Cycling & Track Cycling
1906 HP
Men's Road Race dnf 0.13
Men's Time Trial 24th 0.12
Men's Tandem R1:3rd 768.8
Men's 20 kilometres R1:ac 13.63
782.68

Olympic Competitor nr 2609

From Diagoras Khanion, which I Assume is a sportclub from Chania in Crete.

William Everett "Bill" Albans

B. 1925-12-23, Bayonne, NJ, USA; D. 1990-01-15
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Triple Jump 10th 150
150

Spyridion Jan Albański

B. 1907-10-04, Lwów, then in Austria, 1918-45 Polish, now in Ukraine; D. 1992-03-28
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Fabio Albarelli

B. 1943-06-26, Verona, Italy; D. 1995-10-04
Sailing (1 bronze)
1968 1972 1976 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) bronze 3850
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling) 15th
3850

Marco Albarello

Italy
Nordic Skiing (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1992 1994 1998 HP
10 km Classical style silver bronze 26th 4920.064
Combined Pursuit fourth 10th 1275
30 km Classical style fourth 7th 1600
4 x 10 km Relay silver gold silver 2950
12665.064

John Albaret

B. 1878-10-13, Les-Eaux-Vives, Switzerland; D. 1969-07-18
Fencing
1920 1924 1928 HP
Men's Épée, Team fifth QF:3rd QF:3rd 330
Men's Foil, Individual R2:6th R1:7th 0.0039011
Men's Foil, Team QF:3rd QF:4th 93
423.0039011

Justo Carlos Albarracín

B. 1951-05-18, represented Argentina
Equestrianism - Jumping
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Individual 40th R1:dnf -3.21
Team 15th 17th 3.5
3.500205

José Luis Albarrán Calles

B. 1935-04-29, Salamanca, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:7th 0.000000037
0.000000037

Pierre Albarran

B. 1893-05-18, Chaville, France; D. 1960-02-24
Tennis (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Doubles bronze 1920
1920

Later a well-known bridgeplayer.

Nazar Albaryan

B. 1943-05-04, P'arpi, Armenia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2021-03
Freestyle Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) fourth 2400
2400

Faisal Abdullah Al-Basam

B. 1965-11-30, represented Saudi Arabia
Archery
1984 HP
Men's Individual 61st -8.96
0.0000000096

Eduardo Albe

B. 1900-01-21, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 100 m R1:6th 0.00000000002
0.00000000002

Reinhard Alber

B. 1964-02-06, Singen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Track Cycling (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Men's Team Pursuit bronze 1920
1920

Aldo Luciano Albera

B. 1923-01-19, Pisa, Italy; D. 2003-02-15
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak
1952 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m 15th 10
10

Alberto Alberani Samaritani

B. 1947-05-22, Firenze, Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's Team fourth sixth silver 8th 3572.8
3572.8

Johannes Hermanus Lambertus "Jan" Albers

B. 1952-03-27, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team (fourth) 800
800

A. Albert

represented France
Rugby (1 gold)
1900 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1651

Auguste Albert

represented France
Sailing (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1900 HP
1-2 ton class (1) silver 1000
1-2 ton class (2) bronze 640
1640

Olympic Competitor nr 396

Carlos Albert Llorente

B. 1943-07-10, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Football
1964 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5

Charles Albert

represented France
Bowing
1920 HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg) fourth 2400
2400

Albert Flórián

B. 1941-09-15, Hercegszántó, Hungary; D. 2011-10-31
Football (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280

Georges-Henri Albert

Olympic Competitor nr 4757

Ilse Albert

B. 1929-04-23, from Wien, represented Austria
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:24th 0.24
0.24

Ion Albert

B. 1910-06-02, Cluj, Romania, then part of Hungary; D. 1990
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 108th 0.00000000000000000256
Men's Team combined (14th) -
Men's Floor Exercise 108th 0.000000000000000001
Men's Vault 107th 0.0000000000000000016
Men's Parallel Bars 105th 0.0000000000000000025
Men's Horizontal Bar dnf -
Men's Rings 107th 0.0000000000000000016
Men's Pommeled Horse 99th 0.00000000000000004
0.00000000000000005026

John Stephen Albert

B. 1949-08-25, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Slalom
1972 HP
Men's Canadian Singles 13th 38.4
38.4

Louis Albert

B. 1898-05-28, represented France; D. 1951-01-30
Ski Jumping
1924 HP
Men's Ski Jumping dnf 0.06
0.06

Angela Alberti

B. 1949-02-04, Covo, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 HP
Women's Individual Combined 83rd -12.26
Women's Team Combined 12th 10
10

Bruno Alberti

B. 1934-05-23, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Alpine Skiing
1960 1964 HP
Men's Downhill sixth 23rd 640.256
Men's Giant Slalom fifth 1000
Men's Slalom 20th 1
1641.256

Hermenegildo Alberti

B. 1925-02-27, represented Argentina
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay R1:3rd 68
Men's 400 m Hurdles R1:3rd 16.14
84.14

Mario Aquilino Carlo Luigi Albertini

B. 1885-03-11, Pavia, Italy; D. 1957-08-17
Aquatics - Swimming
1906 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle R1:ac 7.725
Men's 1 mile Freestyle dnf 0.12
7.845

Olympic Competitor nr 2774

Pierre Albertini

B. 1942-01-04, represented France
Judo
1972 HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg) Rep2 195
195

Rino Luigi Alberton

B. 1936-03-30, Coniston, Cal., USA, represented Italy; D. 1995-10-13
Ice Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

Johan Arend "Jos" Alberts

B. 1960-01-24, Zutphen, the Netherlands
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial fourth 1200
1200

Jacques Anton "Sjaak" Alberts

B. 1926-02-27, Arnhem, the Netherlands; D. 1997-07-21
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 0.595
0.595

He was also on the team in 1948, but did not play.

Georg Albertsen

B. 1889-07-12, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1961-04-28
Gymnastics (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Free system gold 1600
1600

(Ebbe Gustav) Bertil Albertsson

B. 1921-09-01, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 2008-03-03
Athletics (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's 5000 m fifth 9th 1160
Men's 10000 m bronze 12th 2600
3760

Kristina Albertus

B. 1945-10-14, Radebeul, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's Long Jump QU:26th 0.096
0.096

Louis-Henri Albinet

B. 1898-07-19, Narbonne, France
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:20th 1.5
1.5

Abramo Albini

B. 1948-01-29, Garzeno, Italy
Rowing (1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Men's Coxless Fours bronze 10th 1995
1995

Luis Alberto Albino Acuña

B. 1929-10-15, represented Uruguay; D. 2006-10-27
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R1 1.475
1.475

Ahmad Al-Bishi

B. 1962-09-02, represented Saudi Arabia
Football
1984 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 7.25
7.25

Hussai Misfor Al-Bishi

B. 1960-11-13, represented Saudi Arabia
Football
1984 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 7.25
7.25

Saad Shetwy Al-Bishi

B. 1953-01-13, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's Shot Put QU:23rd 0.384
0.384

Jesús María Albisu Andrade

B. 1949-04-06, Renteria, Spain
Handball
1980 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500

Knud Thornod Albjerg

B. 1929-11-16, Ting Jelinge, Denmark; D. 2003-09-28
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak
1952 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m SF:4th 68
68

Justo Pastor Albornoz Herrera

B. 1926-01-29, from Talcahuano, represented Chile
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team QR 0.595
0.595

Luis Alberto Albornoz Carreras

B. 1938-11-18, Callao, Peru
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Free Rifle 33rd 0.00384
0.00384

Mohamed Al-Bouhairi

B. 1952-04-04, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:23rd 0.384
0.384

Émile Albrecht

B. 1897, from Lausanne, represented Switzerland; D. 1927-02-11
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Coxless Fours bronze 1920
Men's Coxed Fours gold 4800
6720

Ernst Albrecht

B. 1907-11-12, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; D. 1976-03-26
Football
1928 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287

Fredi Albrecht

B. 1947-06-23, Suhl, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1972 1976 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) fifth 7th 2100
2100

Hans Albrecht

B. 1924-09-07, Stadel, Switzerland
Shooting
1960 1964 HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol 37th fourth 2400.0006
2400.0006

Herbert Karl Albrecht

B. 1925-01-18, Suhl, Thür., Germany; D. 1997-11-03
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1960 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) 9th 240
240

Pierre Albrecht (1)

B. 1927-01-01, New York, USA, represented Switzerland
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 21st 0.32
0.32

Pierre Albrecht (2)

B. 1931-07-03, from Genève, represented Switzerland
Basketball
1952 HP
Men's Team QR:4th 0.252
0.252

Sylvia Albrecht

B. 1962-10-28, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's 1000 metres bronze 2560
Women's 1500 metres 9th 160
Women's 3000 metres 14th 16
2736

Ole Kurt Albrechtsen

B. 1924-10-16, Maglegård, Denmark; D. 2012-02-09
Fencing
1948 HP
Foil, Individual R1:5th 0.0011
Foil, Team QF:3rd 22.75
22.7511

John Robert Albrechtson

B. 1936-07-22, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing (1 gold)
1968 1972 1976 HP
Two-person Keelboat (Star) 9th 10200
Two-person Keelboat (Tempest) fourth gold
10200

Margit Albrechtsson

B. 1918-02-02, Selånger, Sweden; D. 1994-04-06
Cross-Country Skiing
1952 HP
Women's 10 km 8th 384
384

Janez Albreht

B. 1940-02-09, Ključ, Bosnia & Herzegovina (*), represented Yugoslavia
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

(*) According to Slovenian-language (and indeed Serbian-language) Wikipedia, he is Slovenian, and was born in Ljubljana.

Lothar Albrich

represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles R1:4th 0.011
0.011

Tenley Albright

B. 1935-07-18, Newton Center, Mass., USA
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
1952 1956 HP
Women's Individual silver gold 15600
15600

David Donald "Dave" Albritton

B. 1913-04-13, Danville, Alab., USA; D. 1994-05-15
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's High Jump silver 6000
6000

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Albul

B. 1936-06-01, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-08-13
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) bronze 3840
3840

Abdullah Mohammad Hussain Al-Buloshi

B. 1960-02-16, represented Kuwait
Football
1980 HP
Men's Team (QF) 287
287

Beltrán Alfonso Osorio y Diez de Rivera, Duque de Albuquerque

B. 1918-12-15, Madrid, Spain; D. 1994-02-18
Equestrianism - Eventing
1952 1956 1960 HP
Three−Day Event, Individual 12th dnf 50.000000000032
Three−Day Event, Team dnf dnf 0.4
50.400000000032

Eduardo Martins Albuquerque

B. 1928-07-23, Lisboa, Portugal
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:28th 0.0384
0.0384

Kenneth Harrison Earl Albury

B. 1920-01-09, Abaco Island, the Bahamas
Sailing
1952 1956 1960 1960 1968 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) 14th 9th 8th 28th 648.038
648.038

Emmy Albus

B. 1911-12-13, Wuppertal, N-W, Germany; D. 1995-09-20
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Women's 100 metres sixth 640
Women's 4x100 metres Relay FI:dnf 160
800

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-04-11

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