Great Olympians

Biographies - ASK

Gabriele "Gaby" Askamp

B. 1955-07-12, Bremerhaven, Brem., Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke fifth 1000
Women's 200 m Breaststroke 19th 1.6
1001.6

Ahmad Ghulum Askar Hasan

B. 1961-08-25, represented Kuwait
Football
1980 HP
Men's Team (QF) 287
287

Alevtina "Alla" Askarova

B. 1954-03-25, represented the Soviet Union
Alpine Skiing
1976 HP
Women's Downhill 28th 0.0256
Women's Giant Slalom 32nd -2.40
Women's Slalom dnf -4.40
0.02964

Holger Askehave

B. 1900-09-04, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1978-12-16
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1924 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) R4 102
102

Johan Claus Abraham Asker

B. 1915-04-22, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire, lived in Malmö, represented Sweden; D. 2000-12-14
Equestrianism - Eventing
1956 HP
Eventing, Individual dnf 0.00000008
Eventing, Team dnf -
0.00000008

Jorun Askersrud

competed in the summer of 1952 as

Jorun Tangen

B. 1929-05-06, Lunner, Norway; D. 2012-10-12
Cross-Country Skiing & Athletics
1952 1952 HP
Women's 10 km 12th 60
Women's 100 metres R1:4th 0.00009
Women's 80 metres Hurdles R1:5th 0.064
60.06409

Roy Askevold

B. 1935-07-01, Oslo, Norway; D. 2005-03-30
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg) R2 2.241
2.241

Henry Edward "Harry" Askew

B. 1917-12-31, Barrow-in-Furness, England, Great Britain; D. 1986-10-31
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Long Jump 9th 240
240

Ketil Askildt

B. 1900-11-24, Skien, Norway; D. 1978-09-06
Athletics
1924 1928 HP
Men's Shot Put QU:15th 15
Men's Discus Throw fifth QU:13th 1538.4
1553.4

Peter Jørgen Askjær-Friis

B. 1947-04-17, København, Denmark
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R2:6th -4.26
Men's Épée, Team R1:4th 0.778
0.778026

Arvo Askola

B. 1909-12-02, Valkeala, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1975-11-23
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's 10000 metres silver 4000
4000

Tom Askwith

B. 1911-05-24, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2001-07-16
Rowing
1932 1936 HP
Men's Eights fourth fourth 1600
1600

Written 2017-02-22 - last modified 2023-06-21

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.