Great Olympians

Biographies - CHR

André G. R. E. Chrétien

B. 1907-02-22, represented France
Modern Pentathlon

	1936	HP
Men's Individual	24th	0.24
		0.24

Jérôme Christ

B. 1938-04-04, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Jerzy Christ

B. 1958-09-15, Katowice, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	eighth	10th	178
			178

Gérard Christaud-Pipola

B. 1947-04-18, Voiron, France
Bobsleigh

	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Two−Man	20th	11th	15th		dnf	93.782
Four−Man			10th		13th	94.2
						187.982

Jacques Christaud-Pipola

B. 1948-08-13, Voiron, France
Bobsleigh

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Man	20th	11th	81.25
			81.25

Franz Christen

B. 1907-04-22, Madiswil, Switzerland
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1936	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	14th	24
		24

Nina Christen

B. 1994-02-07, Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland
Shooting (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Air Rifle	16th	bronze	23rd	2566.656
Women's Small-Bore Rifle, 3 positions	sixth	gold	21st	7040.64
				9607.296

Werner Christen

B. 1914-04-29, from Bern, represented Switzerland
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

Alfred Grønborg Christensen

B. 1914-05-16, Troldhede, Denmark; D. 1996-09-29
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	fourth	1200
		1200

Allan Hugo Norman Rahr Christensen

B. 1923-09-30, Århus, Denmark; D. 1961-09-08
Shooting

	1952	HP
Trap	31st	0.0096
		0.0096

Basil Christensen

B. 1938-06-09 in India, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(12th)	20
		20

Børge Worziger Christensen

B. 1912-05-18, København; D. 1967-08-04
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	42nd	0.00006
		0.00006

Devere Woodrow "Chris" Christensen

B. 1918-11-15, Hamilton, Iowa, USA; D. 2013-12-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Christen Christensen

B. 1904-09-17, Oslo, Norway; D. 1969-06-02
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Mixed Pairs	15th	12.5
		12.5

Christian August Christensen

B. 1876-08-06, København, Denmark; D. 1956-12-05
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	17.2
Men's 1500 metres	fifth	1000
		1017.2

Olympic Competitor nr 798

1900-07-14-10:15 - Athletics Track - 800 m, semi-finals - fifth (17.2)
1900-07-15-15:30 - Athletics Track - 1500 m - fifth (1000)

Claes Thunbo Christensen

B. 1953-01-25, København, Denmark
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	sixth	800
		800

Conrad Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6082

1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)

Dietrich Christensen

B. 1909-02-19, from Kiel, represented Germany
Sailing

	1936	HP
Six metres Class	sixth	320
		320

Edgar Christensen

B. 1905-04-13, Minneapolis, Minn., USA, represented Norway; D. 1977-07-13
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Edvart Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6977

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - fifth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - fifth - final ranking joint fifth (750)

Emil Christensen

B. 1890-11-23, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1973-10-10
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R1Rep	3.84
		3.84

Erik Vilhelm Christensen

B. 1938-01-28, København, Denmark
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres	9th	240
		240

Finn Thunbo Christensen

B. 1951-11-16, København, Denmark
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	sixth	800
		800

Gunnar Normandus Fjord Christensen

B. 1913-07-08, København, Denmark; D. 1986-07-07
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:6th	0.000049
Men's 400 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364049

Harald Christensen

B. 1907-04-09, Kolding, Denmark; D. 1994-11-27
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's 1000 metres Time Trial	7th	600
Men's Tandem	bronze	3200
		3800

(Jens) Harald Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 4414

1908-07-22-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round one - lost (1.96)
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round five - lost - eliminated (384)
1912 466.8

Henning Roger Christensen

B. 1918-05-09, Åstrup, Denmark; D. 1973-11-16
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres	11th	64
		64

Herluf Eigil Christensen

B. 1924-09-16, Varndrup, Denmark; D. 1970-06
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:dnf	0.000064
		0.000064

Jens Hakon Christensen

B. 1953-12-18, København, Denmark
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	fifth	1250
		1250

Johannes Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6600

1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 29th (0.024)

John Aksel Frederik Christensen

B. 1915-05-25, København, Denmark; D. 1996-03-08
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:16th	6.4
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
		46.4

John Hansen Christensen

B. 1948-04-29, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hockey (1 gold)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(7th)	(9th)	gold	3378
				3378

Lennart Bendix Christensen

B. 1933-02-06, København, Denmark; D. 1982-12-18
Shooting

	1972	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	44th	-4.24
		0.000024

Marius Christensen

B. 1889-11-20, Vejle, Denmark; D. 1964-10-31
Modern Pentathlon

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Individual	fifth	14th	1524
			1524

Mogens Christensen

B. 1929-12-09, Oslo, Norway
Luge

	1964	HP
Men's Singles	14th	24
		24

Morten Stig Christensen

B. 1958-12-27, Hjørring, Denmark
Handball

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	(9th)	fourth	850
			850

He was also on the team in 1976, but did not play.

Niels Christian Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3242

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - fourth (300)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - eighth (48)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 48th

Øivind Christensen

B. 1899-10-10, Aker, Norway; D. 1988-07-21
Sailing

	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	sixth					2992
Two−Person Keelboat (Swallow)		8th
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)					fourth
						2992

(Alfred) Peik Christensen

B. 1952-05-14, Oslo, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	36th	-3.64
Men's Giant Slalom	23rd	0.256
Men's Slalom	dnf	-10.40
		0.25664

Sigurd Frank Christensen

B. 1911-04-16, København, Denmark; D. 1953-11-23
Sailing

	1936	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	12th	60
		60

Søren Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 5337

1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 82nd

Søren Peter Christensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6097

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

Steen Bach Christensen

B. 1941-11-01, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Sailing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	silver	4000
		4000

Tom Christensen

B. 1944-08-01, Oslo, Norway
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Valborg Marie Christensen

B. 1917-01-12, København, Denmark; D. 2003-06-14
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:10th	150
		150

Adèle Christiaens

B. 1909-01-28, Bruxelles, Belgium
Fencing

	1936	1948	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	QF:6th	R1:6th	0.5501
			0.5501

William David "Billy" Christian

B. 1938-01-29, Warroad, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	gold	fifth	3700
			3700

David William "Dave" Christian

B. 1959-05-12, Warroad, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Donald Christian

B. 1958-08-28, represented Antigua (& Barbuda)
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	dnf	0.015
Men's Individual Pursuit	ac	0.102
		0.117

Frederick William Christian

B. 1867-06-14, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1934-04-03
Cricket (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1411

1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - won (3200)

Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian

B. 1927-11-21, Warroad, Minn., USA; D. 2017-06-02
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Roger Allen "Rog" Christian

B. 1935-12-01, Warroad, Minn., USA; D. 2011-11-09
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	gold	fifth	3700
			3700

Timothy "Tim" Christian

B. 1960-10-30, Quesnel, BC, Canada
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
		750

Carl Albert Josef Robert Christiansen

B. 1909-01-19, Oslo, Norway; D. 1990-07-01
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:2nd	136.5
		136.5

Carl Lauritz Christiansen

Olympic Competitor nr 6669

1912-07-15-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Cross-Country - 14th (20) & Team - fifth (250)

Erik Christiansen

B. 1956-09-20, København, Denmark
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	12th		1970
Men's Coxless Fours		bronze	1970
			1970

Fritz Christiansen

B. 1889-01-27, København, Denmark; D. 1955-08-08
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	R1Rep	6
		6

Gerner Hugo Christiansen

B. 1928-03-13, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; D. 2006-10-03
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1956	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	FI:dnf	320
		320

Glen Robert Christiansen

B. 1957-02-10, Göteborg, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	11th	64
		64

Hans Christiansen

Olympic Competitor nr 6978

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - fifth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - fifth - final ranking joint fifth (750)

Hugo Christiansen

B. 1940-07-05, København, Denmark
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:3rd	51
		51

Alfrid Kaare Wesley "Kåre" Christiansen

B. 1911-04-10, Oslo, Norway; D. 1984-10-31
Bobsleigh

	1952	HP
Men's Two	13th	32
Men's Four	12th	30
		62

Karianne Christiansen

B. 1949-02-24, Tønsberg, Norway; D. 1976-10-30
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Downhill	21st	0.64
Women's Giant Slalom	27th	0.04
Women's Slalom	dns	-4.40
		0.68004

Keith Raymond Christiansen

B. 1944-07-14, International Falls, Minn., USA; D. 2018-11-05
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Lauritz Christian Christiansen

Olympic Competitor nr 7152

1920-07-07-12:10? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - raced alone
1920-07-08-12:40? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - raced alone
1920-07-09-10:20? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - raced alone - first (3200)

Liv Christiansen

competed in 1964 as

Liv Jagge

B. 1943-02-25, Oslo, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	30th	29th	0.026
Women's Giant Slalom	24th	29th	0.176
Women's Slalom	dnf	7th	400
			400.202

Lorang Christiansen

B. 1917-01-22, Oslo, Norway; D. 1991-02-02
Cycling - Road

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	28th	0.032
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	10th	25
			25.032

Nils Adolph Isabello Christiansen y Fraga

B. 1913-07-08, Manila, the Philippines; D. 1988-07-15
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:9th	240
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:12th	10
		250

Peter Fich Christiansen

B. 1941-04-04, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fifth	bronze		5423
Men's Coxless Fours			sixth	5423
				5423

Preben Emil Christiansen

B. 1913-12-07, København, Denmark; D. 1979-05-22
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:7th	0.071
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th	0.0000024
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
		2.0720024

Steven Erik "Steve" Christiansen

B. 1956-11-10, Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	9th	80
		80

Thomas Knud Christiansen

B. 1920-01-05, København, Denmark; D. 1998-03-12
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	8th		256
Men's Platform	sixth	11th	704
			960

Villy Christiansen

B. 1935-04-18, Holstebro, Denmark
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres	7th	400
		400

Per Mikael Christiansson

B. 1961-06-21, Ystad, Sweden; D. 2023-01-18
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	14th	24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fifth	750
		774

Alan Christie

B. 1905-06-14, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; D. 2002-01-09
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	QF:3rd	10.76
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	fourth	400
		410.76

Linford Christie

B. 1960-04-02, Content Gap, Jamaica, emigrated age seven to Great Britain
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
100 m	silver	gold	DQ(8th)	10656
200 m	fourth	SF:5th	QF:4th	1734
4 x 100 m Relay	silver	fourth		1400
				13790

Moss Christie

B. 1902-11-26, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1978-12-19
Swimming (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	R1:4th	0.676
Men's 400 m Freestyle	R1:4th	3.112
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	R1:3rd	40
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
		1043.788

(Alastair) Neil Christie

B. 1953-05-11, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	7th	9th	700
			700

Thomas Hildred "Tom" Christie

B. 1927-03-26, from London, England, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Carl-Axel Christiernsson

B. 1898-01-07, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	sixth	fourth	3360
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fifth		1500
			4860

Otto Lorne Christman

B. 1880-02-20, Grey South, Ont., Canada; D. 1963-09-26
Football (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 2358

1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (1200)

Robert H.B. Christmas

B. 1924, from Hamilton, Ont., represented Canada
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	SF:2nd	540
		540

Steven Mark "Steve" Christoff

B. 1958-01-23, Springfield, Ill., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Louis Christoffel

B. 1886, represented Belgium
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	R2	0.448
		0.448

Birte Christoffersen

competed in 1956 and 1960 as

Birte Hanson

B. 1924-03-28, København, Denmark, represented Sweden in 1956 and 1960
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)

	1948	1956	1960	HP
Women's Springboard	9th	9th		320
Women's Platform	bronze	8th	12th	2856
				3176

Bjørn Christoffersen

B. 1926-11-03, Stabekk, Norway; D. 2013-10-23
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	2Rep:2nd	324
		324

Hjalmar Christoffersen

Olympic Competitor nr 5264

1912-06-30-16:30 - Football - quarterfinal - won (800)

Robert Christoffersen

B. 1898-02-20, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1966-09-13
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
FR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	SiSF	150
GR Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R5	492
		642

Werner Christoph

B. 1943-01-13, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	12th		66
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling)		14th	66
			66

Pierre Robert Christophe

B. 1880-07-16, Paris, France; D. 1971-02-13
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Statues	ac	40.08
		40.08

Robert Christophe

B. 1938-02-22, Marseille, France; D. 2016-04-18
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	fourth	fourth		4400
Men's 200 metres Backstroke			QU:6th	0.2
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay			QU:2nd	64
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		QU:3rd		16
				4480.2

Suzanne Christophe

represented Belgium
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Else Christophersen

B. 1915-02-11, Oslo, Norway; D. 1968-07-03
Equestrianism

	1952	1956	HP
Dressage, Individual	15th	13th	44.5
Dressage, Team		7th	100
			144.5

Robert Henry "Bob" Christopherson

B. 1936-10-07, Finlayson, Minn., USA
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

A. Christory

represented France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Literature	AC	89.43
		89.43

Rajendra Absolem Christy

B. 1938-07-01, Bengaluru, Karn., India
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

He was also on the team in 1964, but did not play.

Stanisław Chrobak

B. 1902-05-25, Zakopane, then in Austria, by 1924 in Poland
Biathlon

	1924	HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol	dnf	480
		480

Jerzy Chromik

B. 1931-06-15, Kosztowy, Poland; D. 1987-10-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:7th		1.08
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase		R1:7th	1.62
			2.7

Józefa Chromik, née Majerczyk

B. 1946-06-10, Poronin, Poland
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	21st	0.64
Women's 10 kilometres	21st	0.64
Women's 3x5 km Relay	7th	100
		101.28

Ludomir Krzysztof Chronowski

B. 1959-10-31, Kraków, Poland
Fencing (1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Épée, Individual			R3:5th	-2.10
Men's Épée, Team	silver		R2	1022.75
				1022.751

Written 2002-09-12 - last modified 2024-07-05

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