Great Olympians

Biographies - ALL

Alphonse Allaert

B. 1875-07-13, represented Belgium
Archery (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1920	HP
Target Archery, 28m, Team	silver	1000
Target Archery, 33m, Team	gold	1600
Target Archery, 50m, Team	gold	1600
		4200

Ditta Allah

B. 1947-10-22, represented Pakistan
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	20th	18th	5.34
			5.34

Ikhlef Ahmed Hadj Allah

B. 1961-04-05, represented Algeria
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Émile Allais

B. 1912-02-25, Megève, France; D. 2012-10-17
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	bronze	3840
		3840

Belcaïd Allal

B. 1939-12-25, Marrakech, Morocco
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Ahmed Issam Allam

B. 1931-09-13, Al-Qahira, Egypt, represented the UAR in 1960
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	126th		110th	-
Men's Team All-Around	16th		15th	4.1
Men's Floor Exercise	122nd			-
Men's Horse Vault	18th			0.64
Men's Parallel Bars	67th			-
Men's Horizontal Bar	70th			-
Men's Rings	67th			-
Men's Pommeled Horse	182nd			-
				4.74

Mohamed Abdel Khalek Allam

B. 1921, Al-Qahira, Egypt; D. 2011-01
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	HP
Men's Platform	24th	0.16
		0.16

Peter Frank Allam

B. 1959-07-26, Christchurch, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	bronze		15th	3212.5
				3212.5

Alister Millar Allan

B. 1944-01-28, Freuchie, Scotland, Great Britain
Shooting (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions					bronze	silver	38th	6560.000256
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	9th		51st					2760.00002624
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone					fourth	fifth	43rd	2760.00002624
								9320.00028224

Donald John Allan

B. 1949-09-24, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	57th	-7.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	16th	4.8
		4.80000006

Maurice Allan

B. 1945-10-30, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	12th	60
		60

Scott Hazzard Allan

B. 1946-05-27, Pasadena, Cal., USA
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	23rd	0.32
		0.32

Wanda Sadegur

B. 1955-01-24, Victoria, BC, Canada
Archery

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Individual	16th		36th	9.60096
				9.60096

Henry Allard

B. 1885-05-13, Bordeaux, France; D. 1953-03-20
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	8th	128
		128

Jacques Henry Jules Marie Allard

B. 1925-09-08, represented France; D. 2015-07-15
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres	14th	16
		16

Roland Allard

B. 1911-06-04, Megève, France
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Lesley Allardice

B. 1957-07-08, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	26th	0.064
Women's 200 m Freestyle	17th	4
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	12th	10
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	10th	25
		39.064

Gilbert Allart

B. 1902-06-16, Bailleul-sur-Berthoult, France; D. 1989-12-17
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:5th	25.8
		25.8

Robert Philippe Marie Allart

B. 1913-11-29, Bruxelles, Belgium
Weightlifting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	7th		601.5
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		dnf	601.5
			601.5

Adamou Allassane

B. 1960-08-04, represented Niger
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:39th	-3.16
		0.00016

Karim Mohamed Allawi

B. 1960-04-01, represented Iraq
Football

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	R1:3rd	52.75
			52.75

Khalil Mohamed Allawi

B. 1958-09-06, Baghdad, Iraq
Football

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

Peter Charles Allday

B. 1927-06-27, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2018-03-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	21st	9th	240.96
			240.96

Allègré

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	26th	0.096
		0.096

Olympic Competitor nr 1072

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - 26th (0.096)

Pierre Alleene

B. 1909-07-19, Roubaix, France
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	8th	384
		384

Jean-Pierre Allemand

B. 1942-04-04, Plougeurneau, France
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	sixth		800
Men's Épée, Team	QF	fourth	482
			1282

Pierre Allemane

B. 1882-01-19, Montpellier, France; D. 1956-05-24
Football (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

He was also on the team in 1908, but did not play.

Olympic Competitor nr 1606

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - lost (Q)
1900-09-23-15:00? - Football - Match 2 - won (2000)

Aileen Allen

B. 1888-12-22, Prince Edward Island, Canada, represented the USA
Aquatics - Diving

	1920	HP
Springboard (1 & 3m)	fourth	1600
		1600

William Charles "Bill" Allen

B. 1947-12-20, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Sailing (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	gold	6400
		6400

Christopher "Chris" Allen

B. 1959-02-08, Frankston, Vict., Australia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	64th	-7.16
Men's 30 km	59th	-6.16
Men's 50 km	49th	-4.16
		0.000016176

Claude Arthur Allen

B. 1885-04-29, Olean, NY, USA; D. 1979-01-18
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Pole Vault	fifth	1125
		1125

He represented the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2114

1904-09-03-14:00? - Athletics - Pole Vault - fifth (1125)

David Allen

B. 1943-06-12, from Sheffield, England, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	15th	12.5
		12.5

Fred Allen

Olympic Competitor nr 6528

1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - sixth (960)

Henry Woodward "Harry" Allen

B. 1876-09-06, Pittsfield, Mass., USA; D. 1924-02-02
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QF	538.1
		538.1

Olympic Competitor nr 2230

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 22nd (Q)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round one - won (Q)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round two - won (Q)
1904-09-22-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round three - lost (538.1)

Henry Allen

B. 1889-08-11, West Point, NY, USA; D. 1971-12-21
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1920	HP
Jumping, Individual	7th	600
		600

Hugh Allen

from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Swallow)	13th	32
		32

John William Allen

B. 1926-01-15, Buffalo, NY, USA; D. 2006-09-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	24th	0.16
		0.16

(James) Kanati Allen

B. 1947-01-25, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2011-12-31
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	80th	-11.10
Men's Team All-Round	7th	100
		100

Lawrence Allen

B. 1921-04-25, Sheffield, England, Great Britain; D. 2018-12-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 10km Walk	R1:dq	0.256
		0.256

Lee Dale Allen

B. 1934-12-28, St. Francis, Kans., USA; D. 2012-06-11
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	1960	HP
FR Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	11th		96
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		8th	384
			480

Leonard John "Len" Allen

B. 1931-05-22, represented Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	15th	15
		15

In the 1962 Commonwealth Games he competed for England.

Lisa-Marie Allen

B. 1960-09-16, Glendale, Cal., USA
Figure Skating

	1980	HP
Women's Singles	fifth	1500
		1500

Ian Graeme Keith "Mick" Allen

B. 1938-06-25 in NSW, represented Australia
Rowing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fourth	fifth	10th	2025
				2025

Michael Gary "Mike" Allen

B. 1935-05-20, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	20th	0.75
		0.75

Richard James Allen

B. 1902-06-04, Nagpur, Mah., India; D. 1969
Hockey (3 gold)

1928 1932 1936 HP

Hockey gold gold gold 19200

19200

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Hockey	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Goalkeeper for India and Port Commissioners (Calcutta). He was an outstanding goalkeeper. He did not concede a single goal at Amsterdam. He played only one match at Los Angeles (there were only three teams and two matches and both goalkeepers got a chance) and conceded one goal in a 11-1 win - it is reported the goal was scored while he was off the pitch signing autographs. He conceded only five goals at Berlin.

Roger Allen

B. 1952-05-05, Aklavik, NWT, Canada
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	50th	-5.10
Men's 4x10 km Relay	13th	6.4
		6.400001

A member of the Inuvik Ski Club.

Roseanne Allen

B. 1954-03-07, Aklavik, NWT, Canada; D. 2009-06-20
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	40th	-3.10
Women's 3x5 km Relay	10th	25
		25.0001

Russell Allen

B. 1913-03-10, Orwell, Ohio, USA; D. 2012-04-02
Cycling - Track

	1932	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fifth	750
		750

Scott Ethan "Scotty" Allen

B. 1949-02-08, Newark, NJ, USA
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Singles	bronze	3840
		3840

Terry Allen

Olympic Competitor nr 7213

1920-07-25-17:00 - Polo - semifinal one - lost (Qb)
1920-07-28-16:00 - Polo - consolation - won (1280)

Wendy Irene Allen

B. 1944-11-16, San Pedro, Cal., USA
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	22nd	0.4
Women's Slalom	dnf	-5.16
		0.4000016

Theodor "Theo" Allenbach

B. 1925-01-11, Adelboden, Switzerland; D. 2004-05-28
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1948	HP
Individual	17th	6
Cross-Country Skiing	1948
18 km	30th	0.01
		6.01

Jaime Allende Maíz

B. 1924-07-22, Bilbao, Spain; D. 2003-10-19
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

José Luis Allende y García Baxter

represented Spain; D. 2015-01-26
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star)	9th	200
		200

Arthur Allers

Olympic Competitor nr 7159

1920-07-07-12:10? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race one - raced alone
1920-07-08-12:40? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race two - raced alone
1920-07-09-10:20? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race three - raced alone - first (3200)

Ejler Allert

Olympic Competitor nr 6728

1912-07-17-11:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-17-18:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, semifinal - raced alone (Q)
1912-07-18-19:10 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, final - first (4800)

Julio Alles

B. 1900-10-09, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	500
		500

(Patricia) Kim Alletson

B. 1958-06-30, Aklavik, NWT, Canada
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Women's Individual	14th	24
		24

Francis William "Bill" Alley

B. 1936-04-20, Newark, NJ, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Steven James "Steve" Alley

B. 1953-12-20, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Jeffrey Alleyne

B. 1938-06-25, Bridgetown, Barbados, represented Canada
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Considering that the colony of Barbados was a member of the West Indies Federation in 1960, and there was even a Barbadian on that team (Jim Wedderburn), Alleyne must be considered Canadian, as that was the nation he chose to represent.

Liselotte Anni "Lilo" Allgayer

B. 1915-10-06, Offenbach am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 2009-12-23
Fencing

	1952	HP
Women's Foil, individual	SF:6th	78
		78

Derek Swithin Allhusen

B. 1914-01-09, London, England, Great Britain
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	silver	5000
Three-Day Event, Team	gold	1600
		6600

Mosi Alli

B. 1961-07-03, represented Tanzania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:30th	0.01
Women's 200 metres	R1:27th	0.04
		0.05

Yusuf Alli

B. 1960-07-28, Bendel, Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:24th	9th	QU:14th	264.24
				264.24

Vittorio Allievi

B. 1962-12-10, Seregno, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual Combined	26th	R1:76th	0.064
Men's Team Combined		eighth	64
			64.064

Yves Ällig

B. 1944-09-11, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1964	HP
Mixed Pairs	17th	5
		5

Ruben Allinger

B. 1891-12-23, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 1979-01-09
Ice Hockey

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	fourth	800
		800

Lucien Alliot

B. 1877, Paris, France; D. 1967
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	3 works	87.72
		87.72

John Cotton Allis

B. 1942-05-31, Boston, Mas., USA
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	75th		62nd	-8.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	20th	20th		1.5
				1.500000006015

Louis Allis

B. 1866-12-30, Milwaukee, Wisc., USA; D. 1950-05-08
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:58th	-7.24
		0.000000024

Olympic Competitor nr 2231

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 58th

(Peter Werner) Klaus Allisat

B. 1938-05-08, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Fencing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	sixth	7th/8th	242
			242

Ian Alistair Allison

B. 1909-07-26, Greenock, Scotland, Great Britain, lived in Windsor, represented Canada; D. 1990-08-04
Basketball (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Philip Allison

B. 1889-05-21, Walla Walla, Wash., USA; D. 1982-07-04
Fencing

	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd	68
		68

Valarie Carolyn Allman

B. 1995-02-23, represented the USA
Athletics (2 gold)

	2021	2024	HP
Women's Discus Throw	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Percy Allman-Smith

Olympic Competitor nr 4932

1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-31-15:00 - Hockey - final - lost (1500)

Antonio Allochio

B. 1888-09-20, Paitone, Italy; D. 1956-07-18
Fencing (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Épée, Team	(gold)	160
		160

Stefano Luigi Allochhio

B. 1962-03-18, Milano, Italy
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Points Race	14th	24
		24

Fernando Alloni

B. 1925-05-11, Milano, Italy
Speed Skating

	1948	HP
Men's 5000 metres	37th	0.0004
		0.0004

Eugène Allonsius

B. 1937-12-12, Westdorpe, the Netherlands, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 1500 metres		SF:10th	100
Men's 5000 metres	R1:6th	R1:6th	0.728
			100.728

Stanley Fabian Allotey

B. 1942-11-14, represented Ghana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:7th	0.057
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:8th	2.05
		2.107

Hussan Ali Allouba

from Al-Qahira, represented Egypt
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Edward James "Ted" Allsopp

B. 1926-08-15, Edenhope, Vict., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	10th			100
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	dnf		17th	4.64
				104.64

Lynne Marie Allsup

B. 1949-01-02, Bloomington, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	gold	64
		64

Rose "Rosie" Allwood

B. 1952-11-21, Boston Beach, Jamaica
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:8th	SF:5th	QF:22nd	138.6
Women's 200 metres	8th	QF:5th		258.29
Women's 4x100 m Relay		sixth	sixth	320
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:5th			32.5
				749.39

Mwalimu Ally

B. 1953-05-08, represented Tanzania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:43rd	-4.26
Men's 200 metres	R1:35th	-2.10
		0.0010256

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-07-12

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