Great Olympians

Biographies - COS

Aldo Cosentino

B. 1947-10-19, Tunis, Tunisia, represented France
Boxing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R16	R32	R32	84.202
				84.202

Antonio Cosentino

B. 1919-03-10, Napoli, Italy; D. 1993
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
6 metres class	8th			2848
5.5 metres class		7th
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)			bronze
				2848

Egidio Cosentino

B. 1927-03-06, Genova, Italy
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26
		26

Renato Cosentino

B. 1909-11-16, Napoli, Italy; D. 1996-06-14
Sailing

	1936	1948	HP
Six metres Class	fifth	8th	628
			628

Cormic Francis Cosgrove

B. 1869-02-15, La Salle, Ill., USA; D. 1930-07-06
Football (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2361

1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - lost
1904-11-18-15:00? - Football - match three - drew
1904-11-23-15:00? - Football - match three, replay - lost - final classification - third (960)

Osman Coşgül

B. 1928-07-01, İstanbul, Turkey; D. 2001-10-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:8th	0.272
Men's 10000 metres	15th	10
		10.272

Aleksandar Ćosić

B. 1922-01-19, Pančevo, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:4th	17
		17

Krešimir Ćosić

B. 1948-11-26, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1995-05-25
Basketball (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	fifth	silver	gold	9625
					9625

Zoran Ćosić

B. 1963-12-03, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia in 1984 and rump-Yugoslavia in 1992
Biathlon

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint			86th	-13.48
Men's 20 kilometres			81st	-12.48
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	17th		19th	1.3
				1.3

Guillermo Cosio Sánchez

B. 1958-09-15, represented Mexico
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	38.96
		38.96

Adrian Cosma

B. 1950-06-05, București, Romania
Handball (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	silver	bronze	5016
				5016

Alexandru Cosma

B. 1926-02-21, București, Romania
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Bantamweight (-56 kg)	dnf	2.4
		2.4

Ion Cosma

B. 1937-07-11, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Cycling - Road

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	fifth	59th	1500
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	sixth	9th	600
			2100

Remus Cosma

B. 1952-11-12, represented Romania
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	R1	1.475
		1.475

Sampson Cosmas

B. 1953-07-22, represented Nigeria
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	14th	24
		24

Jean Georges Cosmat

B. 1910-07-03, Nantes, France; D. 2010-03-29
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Massimo Cosmelli

B. 1943-08-06, Rosignano Marittimo, Italy
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Marian Cosmescu

B. 1950-10-03, București, Romania
Modern Pentathlon

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	38th	-3.32
Men's Team	12th	10
		10.00032

Costel Coșniță

B. 1943-04-16, Galați, Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	fifth	750
		750

Orlando Cossani

B. 1932-08-02, represented Argentina; D. 2004-03
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:14th	24
		24

Agostino Cossia

B. 1930-12-21, Napoli, Italy; D. 2016-09-14
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

José Manuel Cossio Martínon

B. 1942-11-04, Las Palmas de Gran Canaría, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:31st	0.0064
		0.0064

Francesco Cossu

B. 1907-01-11, Roma, Italy
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Antoine Costa

Olympic Competitor nr 3572

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 14th (18)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - tenth (125)

Born in (then French) Algeria

Arturo Costa Valdés

B. 1945-12-10, La Habana, Cuba
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol		20th	1.5
Free Pistol	46th		-5.96
			1.5000096

David "Davi" (Cortes da Silva Costa)

B. 1963-11-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Football (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	287
		287

Eduardo Alberto Gomes Costa

B. 1954-07-24, represented Mozambique
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:48th	-5.26
		0.00000256

Edval (Therezino Costa)

B. 1954-02-17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Francesca Costa

B. 1939-02-16, Lodi, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	72nd	-10.40
Women's Team Combined	10th	25
		25

Héctor José Costa Massironi

B. 1929-07-30, Montevideo, Uruguay
Basketball (2 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	bronze	8th	2208
				2208

João Antônio de Menezes Pita e Castro da Penha e Costa

B. 1920-07-21, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 2010-10-03
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	3.755
			3.755

Joseph Rego Costa

B. 1919-07-03, Fall River, Mass., USA; D. 2002-04-27
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Lázaro Costa Méndez

B. 1957-03-27, La Habana, Cuba
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	7th	fifth	700
			700

Luis Antonio Costa

B. 1953-01-31, represented Argentina
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Manoel da Silva Costa

B. 1953-02-14, Uruguaiana, RGdS, Brazil; D. 2015-10-17
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Marlenis Costa Blanco

B. 1973-07-30, La Palma, Cuba
Volleyball (3 gold)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Member of the Cuban Volleyball team that won gold at Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
She lists Fidel Castro as her most admired person, and this is apparently real, because not all the Cuban athletes say this.

Narciso Valdares Costa

B. 1903-06-21, from São Paulo, represented Brazil; D. 1966-02-02
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.00033
Men's 800 m	R1:6th	0.000049
		0.000379

Rosa Costa Soler

B. 1964-12-25, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	17th	4
		4

Salvador Costa i Fontclará

B. 1931-03-17, Puerta de la Selva, Spain
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	1Rep:3rd	5.1
		5.1

Costantino Costantini

B. 1904-08-09, Oneglia, Italy; D. 1982-06-09
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs	HM & 2 AC	928.874
		928.874

Dino Costantini

B. 1940-10-18, San Ginesio, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	29th				dnf	0.02
Three-Day Event, Team	8th				dnf	64
						64.02000125

Salvatore Costantino

B. 1919-01-11, Soccavo, Italy; D. 1973
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000096
		0.000096

Tommaso Costantino

B. 1885-06-23, Tunis, Tunisia, represented Italy; D. 1950-02-28
Fencing (2 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	SF:4th	18.13
Men's Foil, Team	gold	1600
Men's Épée, Team	gold	1600
		3218.13

Francisco Costanzo Milano

B. 1912-11-04, Montevideo, Uruguay
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Francisco Costas

B. 1907, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:4th	0.00000031
Men's 200 m	R1:6th	0.000000021
		0.000000331

Humbert Costas i Tordera

B. 1949-12-17, Barcelona, Spain
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	12th	40
		40

Joan Costas i Tordera

B. 1945-06-26, Barcelona, Spain
Sailing

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)				17th	45
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	12th				45
					45

Arturo Coste Albaradejo

B. 1927-06-15, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	0.98
		0.98

Charles Gustave Léonce Coste

B. 1924-02-08, Ollioules, France
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		4800

Émile Louis François Désiré Coste

B. 1862-02-02, Toulon, France; D. 1927-07-07
Fencing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	gold	9600
		9600

Olympic Competitor nr 283

1900-05-15-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day two (Q)
1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final (Q)
1900-05-18-13:30 - Fencing - Foil, Individual semi-final day one
1900-05-19-13:30 - Fencing - Foil, Individual semi-final day two - first (Q)
1900-05-21-10:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual final - first (9600)

Jorge Coste

B. 1959-01-28, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Mihai Iuliu Coste

B. 1938-12-09, Timișoara, Romania
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Marian Costea

B. 1952-06-13, București, Romania
Ice Hockey

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	7th	Prel:4th	364
			364

Bernard Patrick "Pat" Costello, Jr.

B. 1929-03-12, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 2014-07-12
Rowing (1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Double Sculls	2Rep:2nd	silver	5540
			5540

Paul Vincent Costello

B. 1894-12-27, Philadelphia, Pa, USA; D. 1986-04-17
Rowing (3 gold)

1920 1924 1928 HP

Double Sculls gold gold gold 48000

48000

In 1920 and 1924 he partnered his uncle John Kelly, Sr. (father of Grace) in the double sculls; in 1928 he was partnered by Charles McIlvaine in the same event. His son Bernard Paul Costello Jr. (born 1929) won silver in the double sculls in 1956.

Julio César Costemalle

B. 1914-05-03, Montevideo, Uruguay
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	QU:3th	12.63
			12.63

Benedictus Antonius Maria "Dick" Coster

B. 1946-06-19, Leiden, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1980	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth	1000
		1000

Charles Victor Coster van Voorhout

B. 1942-03-31, Amstelveen, the Netherlands; D. 2016-11-26
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(7th/8th)	164
		164

He was also on the team in 1960, but did not play.

Nicholas "Nick" Costes

B. 1926-08-03, Farrell, Penn., USA; D. 2003-03-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Marathon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Grigore Costescu

B. 1934-04-11, București, Romania
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Candace "Candy" Costie

B. 1963-03-12, Seattle, Wash., USA
Artistic Swimming (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	dnq	0.16
Women's Duet	gold	4800
		4800.16

Costiesco

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-7.32
		0.000000032

Olympic Competitor nr 630

1900-06-05-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 12 - AC (-7.32)

Carlo Costigliolo

B. 1893-08-10, Genoa, Italy; D. 1968-12-16
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	gold	1600
		1600

Luigi Costigliolo

B. 1892-04-24, Genoa, Italy; D. 1939-08-22
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	8th	320
Men's Team combined, European system	gold	1600
		1920

Paolo Costoli

B. 1910-06-12, Firenze, Italy; D. 1966-01-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	R1:3rd	SF:6th	74
Men's 1500 m Freestyle		SF:5th	130
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	dq		6.4
			210.4

Dorin Viorel Costraș

B. 1959-06-19, Oradea, Romania
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-04-04

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