Great Olympians

Biographies - CLI

Charles Clibbon

B. 1895-02-03, Ware, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1920 1924 HP
Men's 5000 m sixth 640
Men's 10000 m FI:dnf 14th 26
666

Leslie Cliff

B. 1955-03-11, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)
1972 HP
Women's 200 m Backstroke 8th 256
Women's 100 m Butterfly 23rd 0.256
Women's 200 m Individual Medley fifth 1000
Women's 400 m Individual Medley silver 4000
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 7th 100
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay 7th 100
5456.256

There have been two Olympians called Leslie Cliff: one male and one female.

Leslie Howard Talbot Cliff

B. 1908-06-05, Naas, Ireland, represented Great Britain; D. 1969-08-02
Figure Skating
1936 HP
Mixed Pairs 7th 500
500

He competed with his wife:

Violet Hamilton Cliff, née Supple

B. 1916-11-02, Bath, England, Great Britain; D. 2003-07
Figure Skating
1936 HP
Mixed Pairs 7th 500
500

Basil Clifford

B. 1938-04-20, from Dublin, represented Ireland; D. 1973
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:35th -2.10
0.001

Elisabeth Anne "Betsy" Clifford

B. 1953-10-15, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Alpine Skiing
1968 1972 1976 HP
Women's Downhill 23rd 22nd 0.656
Women's Giant Slalom dnf 22nd 0.4
Women's Slalom dnf dnf -4.42
1.0560456

Brian Clifford

B. 1956-08-20, represented Ireland
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle 40th -3.10
0.0001

Harvey Clifford

B. 1926-09-18, Oak Point, Man., Canada; D. 1982-01-13
Alpine Skiing
1948 HP
Men's Downhill 28th 0.0192
Men's Combined 21st 0.48
Men's Slalom 19th 1.6
2.0992

Henry Charles Clifford

B. 1928-11-16, New York, NY, USA
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32

Kim Andrew Clifford

B. 1956-10-16, Thredbo, NSW, Australia
Alpine Skiing
1976 HP
Men's Downhill 34th -2.16
Men's Giant Slalom dnf -15.40
Men's Slalom dnf -14.16
0.0016

Peter Michael Clifford

B. 1944-04-11, represented Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1972 HP
Men's Two 20th 1.25
Men's Four 15th 7.5
8.75

Steven Clifford

B. 1955-05-06, Thredbo, NSW, Australia
Alpine Skiing
1972 HP
Men's Downhill 44th -4.16
Men's Giant Slalom 36th -3.64
Men's Slalom dnf -10.40
0.000656

John Clift

B. 1877-06-23, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1953-05-14
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle 57th 0.00000006
0.00000006

Arthur Clifton

B. 1897-08-20, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1975
Boxing
1924 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg) QF 861
861

Diana Clifton-Peach

B. 1944-03-17, London, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating
1964 HP
Women's Singles 18th 3.84
3.84

Howard Vincent Clifton

B. 1939-07-01, Albany, NY, USA; D. 1990-08-20
Bobsleigh
1968 HP
Two−Man 11th 80
Four−Man 15th 7.5
87.5

Marion Clignet

B. 1964-02-22 Hyde Park, IL, USA, represented France
Cycling (2 silver)
1992 1996 2000 HP
Road Race 33rd 38th 0.004224
Individual Pursuit silver silver 12000
Time Trial fifth 1500
Points Race sixth 960
14460.004

She was born in the US, but with dual citizenship and chose to represent France

Ralph Clilverd

Olympic Competitor nr 5833

Patrick "Pat" Clinton

B. 1964-04-04, Croy, Scotland, Great Britain
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Lewis Clive

B. 1910-09-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1938-07-28
Rowing (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs gold 8000
8000

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-02-07

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