Great Olympians

Biographies - ARM

Grace Armah Allan-Gayinah

B. 1958-09-22, represented Ghana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:9th	40
		40

Cihat Arman

B. 1915-07-16, İstanbul, Turkey; D. 1994-05-14
Football

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	QF	313.38
			313.38

Édouard Armand

B. 1890-08, represented Haiti
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:4th	0.0000011
Men's 800 m	R1:7th	0.0000043
Men's Decathlon	23rd	0.256
		0.2560054

Daniel Armand-Delille

B. 1906-07-28, Maillebois, France; D. 1957
Bobsleigh

	1932	HP
Men's Two-men	11th	80
		80

Rushdy Armanios

B. 1963-09-08, represented Egypt
Boxing

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

Carl Årmann

B. 1894-04-24, Örebrö, Sweden; D. 1988-04-21
Modern Pentathlon

	1924	HP
Men's Individual	10th	150
		150

Mario Armano

B. 1946-07-25, Alessandria, Italy
Bobsleigh (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Man		fourth	2000
Four−Man	gold	8th	4992
			6992

Manuel Armanqué Feliu

B. 1901-04-14, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	410
		410

Dumitru Armășel

B. 1902-02-02, from București, represented Romania; D. 19
Rugby (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	bronze	1280
		1280

Stefan Armbruster

B. 1953-03-26, Baden-Baden, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	12th	30
		30

Eduardo Florentino Armella

B. 1928-06-20, represented Argentina; D. 2011-01-14
Shooting

	1964	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	44th	-4.16
		0.000016

Pedro Armella

B. 1933-05-13, San Salvador, Argentina
Shooting (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	34th	0.0016
Men's Free Rifle	25th	0.15
		0.1516

Egidio Armelloni

B. 1909-07-21, Soresina, Italy; D. 1997-05-05
Gymnastics

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	36th	72nd	-
Men's Team combined	fifth	(fifth)	250
Men's Floor Exercise	50th	75th	-
Men's Vault	41st	110th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	53rd	52nd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	43rd	53rd	-
Men's Rings	55th	72nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	11th	38th	16
			266

Margarita Armengol i Fuster

B. 1960-02-17, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		64

Marie-Thérèse Armentero

B. 1965-11-13, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle		11th	64
Women's 100 m Freestyle	19th	18th	4.16
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	sixth		160
			228.16

Gustaf Armgarth

Olympic Competitor nr 5446

1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - sixth
1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth

Fernando Armiñán Lauffen

B. 1927-04-28, Madrid, Spain; D. 1987-06-01
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	102nd	-
Men's Combined	dnf	0.0000000000012
		0.0000000000012

Ethel Armitage

Olympic Competitor nr 4037

1908-07-17-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day one
1908-07-18-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day two - sixth (720)

Heather Joy Armitage

B. 1933-03-17, Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), lived in Huddersfield, England, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th	sixth	642.29
Women's 200 metres		SF:4th	328
Women's 4x100m Relay	bronze	silver	1640
			2610.29

Regyna Armonas

B. 1955-09-08, Belleville, Ont., Canada
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Denholm Armour

B. 1864-01-30, Waterside, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1949-02-17
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	1936	1948	HP
Painting, Paintings	4 works				100.08
Painting, unknown event		2 works		hors concours	4.372
					104.452

John Taylor Arms

B. 1887-04-19, Washington, DC, USA; D. 1953-10-13
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Raymond Richard "Ray" Armstead

B. 1960-05-27, St. Louis, MO, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Ainsley Edward Armstrong

B. 1952-12-27, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:22nd	SF:6th	52.4
Men's 200 metres	SF:6th	R1:6th	52.000049
			104.400049

Charles Ewing Armstrong

B. 1881-10-23, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1952-03-12
Rowing (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Eights	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1911

1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Eights - first (2400)

David Lee "Davey" Armstrong

B. 1955-06-09, Tacoma, Wash., USA; D. 2021-02-08
Boxing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)	R16		940.13
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)		QF	940.13
			940.13

Debra Rae "Debbie" Armstrong

B. 1963-12-06, Salem, Oreg., USA
Alpine Skiing (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Downhill	21st		0.64
Women's Super-G		18th	2.56
Women's Giant Slalom	gold	13th	6425.6
			6428.8

Duncan Armstrong

Australia
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)

1988 1992 HP

200 m Free-style gold - 6400

400 m Free-style silver - 4000

4 x 200 m Free-style Relay fourth 8th 464

10864

	1988	1992	HP
200 m Free-style	gold	-	6400
400 m Free-style	silver	-	4000
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	fourth	8th	464
			10864

Eileen Armstrong

B. 1894-01-11, London, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving (1 silver)

	1920	1924	HP
Platform (4 & 8m)	silver	R1:6th	4064
			4064

Gary Armstrong

B. 1952-04-09, from Manchester, England, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Ivan Desmond Armstrong

B. 1928-04-06, Christchurch, New Zealand; D. 2014-10-10
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

He was the coach of the 1968 New Zealand team.

Jennifer Margaret "Jenny" Armstrong

B. 1970-03-03, Dunedin, New Zealand, represented Australia after 2000
Sailing (1 gold)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Women's One Person Dinghy (Europe)	fourth				10420
Women's Two Person Dinghy (470)			gold	14th	10420
					10420

Jeremy Lee "Jerry" Armstrong

B. 1936-06-26, Petosckey, Mich., USA
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	QF	861
		861

James Michael "Jim" Armstrong

B. 1917-07-14, Albury, NSW, Australia; D. 1981-07-08
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Kenneth "Ken" Armstrong

B. 1953-10-12, Ingersoll, Ont., Canada
Diving

	1976	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:23rd	0.256
Men's Platform	QU:14th	16
		16.256

Kristin Armstrong

B. 1973-08-11, Boise, Idaho, USA
Road Cycling (3 gold)

2004 2008 2012 2016 HP

Time Trial gold gold gold 57600

Road Race 8th 25th 35th dnf 384.1515

57984.1515

	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Time Trial		gold	gold	gold	57600
Road Race	8th	25th	35th	dnf	384.1515
					57984.1515

Larry Armstrong

B. 1891-09-02, Sault Sainte Marie, Ont., Canada; D. 1968-12-21
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.00016
Men's 200 m	QF:5th	0.043
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:3rd	68
		68.04316

Robin Armstrong

B. 1953-08-16, Hawera, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-10.16
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
Men's Slalom	dnf	-14.16
		-10.16

(Dorothy) Sheila Armstrong

B. 1949-11-26, Upland, Cal., USA; D. 2010-05-18
Fencing

	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-3.15
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.75015

Shirley Armstrong

B. 1930-08-14, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 2018-12-21
Fencing

	1960	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	0.00015
		0.00015

Michael Taylor "Tate" Armstrong

B. 1955-10-05, Moultrie, Georgia, USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

William K. Armstrong

represented the Chicago Central YMCA
Basketball (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1872

1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - won
1904-07-11-16:00? - Basketball - Match 7 - won (*)
1904-07-12-13:00? - Basketball - Match 10 - lost - Final Rankings - second (1500)

(*) team rosters not certainly known

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-02-11

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