Great Olympians

Biographies - CLE

Ciaran Clear

B. 1920, Dublin, Ireland; D. 2000
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	2.873
		2.873

William John "Bill" Cleary, Jr.

B. 1934-08-19, Cambridge, Mass., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	5200
			5200

Robert Barry "Bobby" Cleary

B. 1936-04-21, Cambridge, Mass., USA; D. 2015-09-16
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Desmond John "Des" Cleary

B. 1925-07-08, Dublin, Ireland; D. 2005-09-07
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	PrelR	1.64
		1.64

Norman Cleaveland

B. 1901-04-04, Oakland, Cal., USA; D. 1997-06-08
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

(Robert) Harold Cleghorn

B. 1912-12-27, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 1996-10-10
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)	7th	600
		600

François Clémencin

B. 1878, Lyon, France; D. 1950
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Benoît Clément

B. 1963-12-31, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 2011-07-23
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	(fifth)	64
		64

Douglas Bruce "Doug" Clement

B. 1933-07-15, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:5th		0.00000039
Men's 800 metres		R1:8th	0.00082
Men's 4x400m Relay	fourth	fifth	650
			650.00082039

Francis James "Frank" Clement

B. 1952-04-26, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britian
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:8th	8.2
Men's 1500 metres	fifth	1000
		1008.2

Georges Claude Clément

from Paris, represented France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	68
		68

Olympic Competitor nr 832

1900-07-14-11:25 - Athletics Track - 400 m, semi-finals - fourth (68)

Kerron Clement

B. 1985-10-31, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, represented the USA
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	silver	8th	gold	19980
Men's 4 x 400 m	(gold)			64
				20044

Andrea Clemente

B. 1942-07-06, San Nicola la Strada, Italy; D. 1970-01-16
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	sixth	480
		480

Carlo Clemente

B. 1903-04-02, Sassari, Italy; D. 1944-05-18
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:14th	24
		24

Jorge Clemente

B. 1946-03-24, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Pierantonio Clementi

B. 1947-09-04, Schilpario, Italy
Biathlon

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km	31st	23rd	0.328
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay		sixth	160
			160.328

Bertram Arthur Clements

B. 1913-12-01, from London, represented Great Britain; D. 2000-07
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

David William Clements

B. 1939-08-08, London, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	15th	15
		15

Ernest Albert "Ernie" Clements

B. 1922-02-15, Hadley, England, Great Britain; D. 2006-02-03
Cycling - Road

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	(silver)	-
		8x10^-17

Johan Clementz

B. 1894-09-27, Oslo, Norway; D. 1952-02-14
Boxing

	1920	HP
Light Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	R1	162
		162

Ejgil Clemmensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6843

1912-07-17-18:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - raced alone (Q)
1912-07-18-12:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - first (Q)
1912-07-19-13:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - second (1560)

(Narville) Ray Clemons

B. 1912-06-04, East Duke, Okl., USA; D. 1980-11-26
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Matthew Spencer Clempner

B. 1956-05-20, Salford, England, Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	10th	150
		150

Peter Clentzos

B. 1909-06-15, Oakland, Cal., USA, represented Greece; D. 2006-09-11
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's Pole Vault	7th	600
		600

Born near Los Angeles, it is highly likely that he competed for Greece because he held double nationality.
He competed as "Petros Klentzos", but his official name is probably spelled with a C.

Ricardo Cleofas

B. 1951-02-09, represented the Philippines
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Émile Clerc

B. 1934-06-05, Thonons-les-Bains, France
Rowing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours			10th	75
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	fourth		832
				907

Jean-Louis Clerc

B. 1908-11-03, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; D. 1961-03-28
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	6 entries	22.344
		22.344

Philippe Clerc

B. 1946-12-24, Port-Valais, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:21st	0.64
Men's 200 metres	QF:18th	2.56
		3.2

Renée Clerc

B. 1927-01-28, Le Locle, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Women's Slalom	fifth	1000
		1000

Henricus Stephanus "Henri" Clerckx

B. 1936-08-31, Linkhout, Belgium; D. 1985-12-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:10th	-3.23
Men's 10000 metres	12th	40
		40.00023

Régis Jean-Marie Clère

B. 1956-08-15, Langres, France; D. 2012-06-09
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	43rd	-4.38
		0.0000384

Pierre Clergerie

from Paris, represented France
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:dns	26
		26

Maurizio Clerici

B. 1929-05-16, Firenze, Italy; D. 2019-02-20
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:4th	410
		410

Henri Clermont

B. 1901-12-15, from Paris, represented France; D. 1969-09-25
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	10th	150
		150

Charles Cléry

B. 1873-12-29, Haveluy, France; D. 1917-05-12
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	0.12
		0.12

Olympic Competitor nr 675

1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.12)

Urban Cleve

B. 1930-11-24, Dortmund, N-W, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:5th	17.2
		17.2

Charles R. Cleveland

represented the Xavier Athletic Club, Conn., USA
Basketball

	1904	HP
Men's Team	sixth	240
		240

The Xavier Athletic Club team lost three matches and forfeited two, including the match against equal-last team Turner Tigers. Cleveland was on the team that lost to Chicago.

Olympic Competitor nr 1874

1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - lost
1904-07-11-17:00? - Basketball - Match 8 - lost (*) - Final Rankings - fifth (375)

(*) team roster not certainly known

Richard Fitsch "Dick" Cleveland

B. 1929-09-21, Honolulu, Haw., USA; D. 2002-07-27
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:10th	100
		100

Clark Gaylin "Gary" Cleveland

B. 1942-01-18, Hastings, Nebr., USA; D 2004-01-04
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Claudia Jean Clevenger

B. 1955-01-19, San José, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	fourth	1600
		1600

Jules Clévenot

B. 1875-06-07, Schirmeck, France; D. 1933-09-11
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	7th	400
Men's 4000 m Freestyle	dnf	0.016
Men's 200 m Team Race	fourth	400
Men's Water Polo	bronze	1040
		1840.016

Olympic Competitor nr 1288

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-12-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, final - seventh (400)
1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - second (Q2)
1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - seventh = team fourth (400)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)
1900-08-15-10:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat three - DNF (0.016)

Alf Cleverley

B. 1907-09-18, Oamaru, New Zealand; D. 1992-08-02
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

John Clewarth

B. 1948-01-15, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	13th	19.2
		19.2

(John) Duncan Cleworth

B. 1957-04-20, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2023-12-04

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