Great Olympians

Biographies - ARN

Gottfried Arn

B. 1912-11-24, represented Switzerland; D. 2006-08-10
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Þórdís Árnadóttir

B. 1933-09-19, Reykjavik, Iceland; D. 2013-11-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:20th	1.5
		1.5

Claude Arnaiz

B. 1931-07-01, Angoulême, France
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Rafael Eduardo Arnal Myerston

B. 1915-05-09, Caracas, Venezuela; D. 2011-06-06
Shooting

	1952	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	39th	0.00016
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	57th	0.00000004
		0.00016004

Árni Þór Árnason

B. 1961-01-15, Reykjavík, Iceland
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	40th	-3.10
Men's Slalom	dnf	-16.64
		0.0001

Henri Arnaud

Olympic Competitor nr 6232

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - AC (67.6)

Pierre Arnaudin

B. 1896-06-13, Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye, France; D. 1982-12-14
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:dnf	R1:dnf	0.642
			0.642

Zlatan Arnautović

B. 1956-09-02, Prijedor, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Handball (1 gold)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	gold	3520
			3520

Erich Arndt

B. 1911-08-26, Krefeld, N-W, Germany; D. 1961-03-06
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1200

Eva Arndt-Riise

B. 1919-11-27, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1993-06-18
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1936	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:17th		4
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	silver	1100
			1104

Horst Arndt

B. 1934-09-19, Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad in Russia), represented Germany; D. 2014-10-18
Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	silver	5000
		5000

Judith Arndt

B. 1976-07-23, Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, (then East-)Germany
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Road	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Women's Individual Road Race			silver	41st	37th	6000.0003
Women's Individual Time Trial		7th	11th	sixth	silver	7656
Track	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	13656.0003
Women's Individual Pursuit	bronze	sixth				4800
Women's Points Race	13th	fourth				2438.4
Women's Team Pursuit					8th	192
						7430.4
						21086.4003

Maria Arndt

B. 1929-10-20, Łan, Poland; D. 2000-04-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:6th	0.00091
Women's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	17
		17.00091

Reinhard Arndt

B. 1952-06-04, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Jean Arné

Olympic Competitor nr 6750

1912-07-17-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Tor Birger Arneberg

B. 1928-09-04, Oslo, Norway; D. 2015-09-23
Sailing (1 silver)

	1952	HP
6 metres class	silver	2000
		2000

Raul Arnemann

B. 1953-01-23, Pärnu, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Gojko Arneri

B. 1935-08-29, Požarevac, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1983-02-23
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:39th	0.00016
		0.00016

The mere fact that this athlete died in Zagreb, Croatia (but in 1983 when this was still undivided Yugoslavia) is not enough for me to call him Croat, as do the MADMen. Požarevac is unequivocally Serbian (near the Romanian border in fact).

Christian Arnesen

Olympic Competitor nr 5585

1912-07-06-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three - lost - eliminated (6)

Marvin C. "Marv" Arneson

B. 1943-07-07, represented Canada
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Jay Joseph Hoyland Arnette

B. 1938-12-19, Austin, Texas, USA
Besketball (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Edith Arnheim

Olympic Competitor nr 5011

1912-05-07-12:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, covered courts, round one - lost (246)
1912-05-07-16:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, covered courts, quarterfinal - lost (850)
1912-07-01-14:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, round one - lost (615)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-03-15:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, semifinal - lost (Qb)
1912-07-04-11:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, bronze medal match - lost (2000)

She was born in Praha as Edith Lasch, and she obviously married in Sweden and represented that country

Albert Arnheiter

Olympic Competitor nr 6879

1912-07-17-20:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-18-13:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - raced alone (Q)
1912-07-19-13:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
1912-07-19-17:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, final - first (4800)

Andreas Arnold

B. 1941-01-20, Tulfes, Austria
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Four−Man	7th	300
		300

Donald John 'Don" Arnold

B. 1935-07-14, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	gold		4800
Men's Eights		silver	2000
			6800

Edward Randall "Eddie" Arnold

B. 1949-11-20, from Leeds, England, represented Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	103rd	-16.26
		-16.26

(Friedrich) Karl Arnold

B. 1940-10-28, Zittau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968; D. 2012-02-28
Weightlifting

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	8th	fifth	1884
			1884

Karl Arnold

from Erfurt, represented Germany
Track Cycling (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:ac	24.94
Men's Tandem	bronze	2400
Men's 5000 metres	R1:dq	0.048
Men's 20 kilometres	R1:ac	13.63
		2438.618

Olympic Competitor nr 2551

1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - second (QR)
1906-04-23-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, repêchage - AC (24.94)
1906-04-23-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, semifinals - first (Q)
1906-04-24-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, final - third (2400)
1906-04-24-16:30 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - DQ (0.048)
1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - AC (13.63)

Landis Stevens Arnold

B. 1960-08-06, Boulder, Col., USA
Ski Jumping

	1984	HP
Men's Normal Hill	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Marcel Arnold

B. 1962-01-17, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

Rudolf Arnold

from Wien, Austria
Tug-of-War & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1906	HP
Men's Team	fourth	600
Men's Heavyweight (+85 kg)	R1	229
		829

Olympic Competitor nr 3033

1906-04-27-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+85 kg), round one - lost (229)
1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - lost (600)

Thomas Arnold

B. 1901-05-05, represented Great Britain
Bobsleigh (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Four/Five	silver	3000
		3000

Werner Arnold

B. 1931-06-11, Oberlungwitz, Sachsen, Germany
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)	12th	60
		60

Adriano Arnoldo

from Venezia, represented Italy
Tug-of-War

	1920	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

William Robert "Bob" Arnott

B. 1922-10-13, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2016-01-23
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	71st	0.000000000064
Men's Giant Slalom	78th	0.00000000000256
Men's Slalom	R1:65th	0.000000001
		0.00000000106656

Fernand Arnout

B. 1899-12-08, Paris, France; D. 1974-01-30
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	fifth		bronze	5874
				5874

Jacques Raymond Eugène Gabriel Arnoux

B. 1938-04-07, Langon, France; D. 2019-08-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Written 2011-09-30 - last modified 2024-08-20

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