Great Olympians

Biographies - CHU

Chu Hwa-Il

B. 1932-04-30, represented South Korea
Shooting
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Free Rifle 19th 2.4
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 40th 0.0001
2.4001

Julie Chu

B. 1982-03-13, New York, NY, USA
Ice Hockey (3 silver, 1 bronze)
2002 2006 2010 2014 HP
team silver bronze silver silver 8008
8008

Member of the USA Ice Hockey team that won medals in Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi.

Chu Ming

B. 1932-09-24, represented Hong Kong
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:31st -2.96
Men's Triple Jump QU:32nd -2.60
0.0156

Chu Mu-Yen

B. 1982-03-14, represented Chinese Taipei
Taekwondo (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 HP
Men's Flyweight (-58 kg) gold bronze 12720
12720

Chu Shisheng

B. 1959-10-20, represented China
Fencing
1984 HP
Foil, Individual 15th 18.13
Foil, Team seventh 100
118.13

Willie Chu

represented the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)
Basketball
1956 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32

Chu Zhengyong

B. 1961-12-28, Jiaxing, Zhej., China
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak
1984 HP
Men's Doubles, 1000 m Rep:4th 3.9
3.9

Chua Bonhua

represented (the Republic of) China
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 18th 1.28
1.28

Chua Eng Kim

from Perak, now in Malaysia, represented Malaya
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80

Chua Koon Siong

B. 1948-08-27, represented Singapore
Weightlifting
1976 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 12th 60
60

Chua Phung Kim

B. 1939-04-29, from Singapore, represented Malaysia in 1964 and Singapore in 1968; D. 1990-08-04
Weightlifting
1964 1968 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 17th 6.038
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) dnf
6.038

Singapore briefly formed part of newly independent Malaysia.

Chuah Eng Cheng

from Kuala Lumpur, now in Malaysia, represented Malaya
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80

Chuang Lai-Chun

B. 1961-02-03, Taiwan, represented Chinese Taipei
Luge
1984 HP
Women's Singles disq 0.06
0.06

Nikolay Ivanovich Chuchalov

B. 1932-08-13, Kirov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2011-05-05
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1960 HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) fifth 1500
1500

Aleksandra Chudina

B. 1923-11-06, Tula, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1990-10-28
Track and Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1952 HP
Javelin Throw silver 6000
Long Jump silver 6000
High Jump bronze 3840
15840

Václav Chudomel

B. 1932-09-27, Paběnice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2016-12-15
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Marathon 18th 3.84
3.84

Andrzej Chudziński

B. 1948-09-17, Gdynia, Poland; D. 1995-09-04
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly 29th 0.016
Men's 200 m Butterfly 25th 0.1
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay 15th 2.5
2.616

Pierre Louis Chuit

B. 1907-05-24, represented Switzerland; D. 1990-08-13
Sailing
1952 HP
5.5 metres 12th 40
40

Anatoliy Oleksiyovych Chukanov

B. 1954-05-10, Rostov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2021-06-12
Cycling - Road (1 gold)
1976 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial gold 4800
4800

He lived in Luhansk and stayed in Ukraine after his career.

Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Chukanov

B. 1952-04-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Individual 9th R1:dnf 200
Team gold R1:15th 1602.5
1802.5

Viktor Chukarin

B. 1921-11-09, Krasnoarmeyskoye, Krym, then Russia, represented the Soviet Union, Ukrainian national; D. 1984-08-25
Gymnastics (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
Individual combined gold gold 12800
Team combined gold gold 3200
Parallel Bars silver gold 2600
Pommeled Horse gold bronze 2240
Horse Vault gold 7th 1700
Floor Exercise 29th silver 1000
Rings silver 7th 1100
Horizontal Bar fifth fourth 650
25290

Won the individual combined in 1956 by the smallest margin of 0.05 pts from Takashi Ono.
He won two World Championships, in 1954 (equal first with Valentin Muratov) and 1956.

Serhiy Oleksiyovych Chukhray

B. 1955-05-31, Amur, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing, Kayak (3 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m gold 4800
Men's Doubles, 1000 m gold 4800
Men's Fours, 1000 m gold 3200
12800

Although born in Siberia, it is mentioned (on Russian Wikipedia) that he started canoeing in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine, as a schoolboy. He has worked with the Ukrainian Canoeing federation. So I shall class him as Ukrainian.

Sonam Chuki

B. 1963-04-07, represented Bhutan
Archery
1984 HP
Women's Individual 43rd -4.38
0.0000384

Yefim Aronovich Chulak

B. 1948-07-15, Ceadîr, Gagauzia, Moldova, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team bronze silver 3280
3280

Paitoon Chulatuppa

B. 1942-01-05, represented Thailand
Sailing
1972 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest) 21st 0.8
0.8

Preeda Chullamondhol

B. 1945-08-21, represented Thailand; D. 2010-03-28
Cycling - Track
1964 HP
Men's 1000 metres Time Trial 21st 0.96
Men's Team Pursuit R1:14th 12
12.96

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Chumakov

B. 1927-04-15, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2019-07-23
Sailing
1952 1956 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 17th 505
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie) 7th
505

Sergey Ivanovich Chumakov

B. 1928, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1994
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian
1952 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m SF:6th 80
80

Valentina Nikoayevna Chumicheva

B. 1931-08-10, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving
1952 1956 HP
Women's Springboard 10th fifth 1100
1100

Raquel Elsa Chumpitaz

B. 1962-02-11, Lima, Peru
Volleyball
1980 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320

Jeon I-Gyeong

B. 1976-01-06, Chollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
Short Track (4 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1994 1998 HP
500 m 12th 15th bronze 2605
1000 m gold gold 11200
3000 m Relay gold gold 2800
16605

Seeb Chundakowsolya

B. 1933, represented Thailand
Boxing
1956 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

Chung Kum Weng

B. 1934-05-15, Ipoh, Perak, represented Malaya in 1960 and Malaysia in 1964
Weightlifting
1960 1964 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 11th 10th 246
246

At the 1958 Commonwealth games he represented Malaya, but in 1966 and 1970 he competed for Wales!

Chung Nan-Fei

B. 1928-01-12, Miaoli, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Weightlifting
1964 1968 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) dnf 0.278
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) dnf
0.278

Chung Pao-Ming

B. 1961-12-13, represented Chinese Taipei
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Chung Thị Thanh Lan

B. 1962-01-17, represented Vietnam
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 29th 0.016
0.016

Christopher Charles Church

B. 1940-10-04, represented Great Britain; D. 2001-05-01 in England
Cycling - Track
1964 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1:3rd -2.10
Men's Tandem Rep1:2nd 85
85.001

Elizabeth Mabel Church

B. 1930-03-01, London, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke sixth 960
960

George Church

B. 1889, Kimberley, Cape Province, after 1912 South Africa; D. 1951-03-18
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Free Rifle, team 9th 40
40

Charles Churcher

Olympic Competitor nr 3243

Harry George Churcher

B. 1910-11-21, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1972-06-24
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 10 km Walk fifth 1000
1000

Antonia Churchill

B. 1919-05-06, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2016-01-19
Sailing
1936 HP
Eight metres Class 10th 50
50

Arnold Robertson Churchill

B. 1883-03-04, Wandsworth, England, Great Britain; D. 1975-04-23
Athletics - Track & Field
1906 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:ac 39.56
Men's 5 miles ac 48.02
87.58

Olympic Competitor nr 2943

Billy Churchill

B. 1885-08-27, Kimmeridge, England, Great Britain, represented the USA; D. 1969-07
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Marathon 23rd 0.384
0.384

John Robert "Bob" Churchill

B. 1939-02-21, represented Great Britain
Shooting
1972 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions 31st -2.64
0.0064

David "Dave" Churchill

B. 1963-08-18, Calgary, Alb., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle 22nd 0.4
Men's 100 m Butterfly 19th 1.6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay seventh 100
102

Douglas George Churchill

B. 1948-11-07, represented Australia
Judo
1972 HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg) R2 40.5
40.5

Ken Churchill

B. 1910-10-20, Hollister, Cal., USA; D. 1980-10-04
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's Javelin Throw sixth 960
960

Owen Churchill

B. 1896-03-08, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1985-11-12
Sailing (1 gold)
1928 1932 1936 HP
8 metres Class sixth gold 10th 3570
3570

Tom Churchill

B. 1908-02-26, Blair, Okl., USA; D. 1963-04-28
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's Decathlon fifth 1500
1500

Ivan Chureshi

B. 1908-09-06, represented Bulgaria
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 98th -
Men's Team combined 13th 6.4
Men's Floor Exercise 98th -
Men's Vault 83rd -
Men's Parallel Bars 99th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 95th -
Men's Rings 74th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 107th -
6.4

Agustín Churruca Otero

B. 1952-09-09, Bilbao, Spain
Hockey
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 7th sixth 520
520

Surapong Chutimawong

represented Thailand
Football
1956 HP
Men's Team R1 54
54

Vladimir Dorofeyevich Chuyan

B. 1940-09-29, Magnitogorsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2002-12-28
Shooting
1964 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions 11th 64
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 20th 1
65

Aurelio Chu Yi

B. 1929-01-31, represented Panama
Judo
1964 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) R1:2nd 79.13
79.13

Aida Chuyko

B. 1936-11-24, Bryansk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's Long Jump 11th 96
96

Nikolay Fyodorovich Chuzhikov

B. 1938-05-05; Makeshkino, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres gold SF:5th 3208.6
3208.6

He competed for a club from Lysychansk, Ukraine (in the breakaway region of Luhansk) and consequently the MADMen call him Ukrainian and write his name as Mykola Chuzhykov. I prefer to go with the birthplace and call him Russian.

Written 2002-09-12 - last modified 2024-03-19

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