Great Olympians

Biographies - AST

M. Astaburuaga

José Nicolás Astacio

Polina Astakhova

B. 1936-10-30, Donetsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2005-08-05
Gymnastics (5 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Individual combined	17th	bronze	bronze	5124
Team combined	gold	gold	gold	9600
Floor Exercise	13th	silver	silver	2006.4
Vault	50th	sixth	-	160
Uneven Bars	9th	gold	gold	3240
Beam	13th	-	fourth	406.4
Team combined with Portable Apparatus	bronze			640
				21176.8

This seemingly fragile Russian gymnast would have won even more honours if she had not been a contemporary of Larissa Latynina. At Tokyo, she finished only 0.033pt behind Latynina in an event won by Vera Caslávská (CZE). On the assymetrical bars Caslavska seemed likely to finish first but missed a pirouette off the top bar and fell, thus allowing Astakhova to take her second individual gold medal in that event.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Astapovsky

Igor Astapkovich

Belarus
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Hammer Throw	silver	7th	bronze	9th 8th	11906.4
					11906.4

In 2012, a disqualification saw him move up a place in 2004, although this was not made official. I do credit him with points for eighth place, though.

Andrew "Andy" Astbury

Paul Aste

Giovanni Maria Astegiano

Américo Daniel Astete

Gunnar Asther

Ignacio Astigarraga Uriarte

Arthur Astley

Olympic Competitor nr 4326

• 1908-07-20-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - second (39.56)
• 1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (0.925)

Luis Astolfi Pérez de Guzmán

John Jacob Astor

Olympic Competitor nr 3140

• 1908-04-29-14:00 - Racquets - Singles - semifinals - lost (1950)
• 1908-04-30-14:30 - Racquets - Doubles - semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-05-01-14:30 - Racquets - Doubles - final - won (3600)

Erik Åström

Horst Astroth

Silvana Asturias Morel

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-03-15

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