Great Olympians

Biographies - COU

Pierre, Baron de Coubertin

Olympic Competitor nr 4983

1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Literature - gold (9600)

He entered the "Ode to Sport" under the pseudonym of Georg Hohrod and Martin Eschbach, Germany. The reason for the use of an alias is understandable and acceptable. But there is no need to keep up the illusion, and no need to class him or his gold medal as German, as some sources continue to do.

Jean-Claude François Léon Coucardon

B. 1950-08-12, Verdun, France; D. 2019-09-21
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	9th	218.13
			218.13

Richard Couch

Olympic Competitor nr 4434

1908-07-22-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Featherweight (-60.3 kg), round one - lost (91)

John Malcolm Couchman

B. 1913-05-30, Battle, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-11-17
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Coucou

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	121st	-20.96
		-20.96

Olympic Competitor nr 1164

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Jacques Couderc de Fonlongue

B. 1891, represented France
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1928	HP
Jumping, Individual	17th	5
Jumping, Team	fourth	400
		405

Louis Gaston Coudurier

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	-5.38
		0.0000038

Olympic Competitor nr 335

1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two - DNQ - (-5.38)

Michel Cougé

B. 1954-06-11, Gorron, France
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Angela Denise Coughlan

B. 1952-10-04, London, Ont., Canada; D. 2009-06-14
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:19th	1.6
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	7th	400
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	sixth	640
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		1681.6

Gerry Coughlan

B. 1903-03-23, Youghal, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1983-03-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:6th	0.000037
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:dnf	0.6
		0.600037

Peter Bruce Coughlan

B. 1947-04-08, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	20th	1
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	9th	40
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	sixth	160
		201

Natalie Coughlin

B. 1982-08-23, Vallejo, CA, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)

2004 2008 HP

100 m Free-style bronze bronze 5120

100 m Backstroke gold gold 12800

200 m Individual Medley bronze 2560

4x100 m Free-style Relay silver silver 2000

4x200 m Free-style Relay gold bronze 2240

4x100 m Medley Relay silver silver 2000

26720

	2004	2008	HP
100 m Free-style	bronze	bronze	5120
100 m Backstroke	gold	gold	12800
200 m Individual Medley		bronze	2560
4x100 m Free-style Relay	silver	silver	2000
4x200 m Free-style Relay	gold	bronze	2240
4x100 m Medley Relay	silver	silver	2000
			26720

Paul Couillaud

B. 1893-12-13, from Paris, represented France; D. 1962-03
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:24th	0.24
		0.24

Raymond Coulibaly

B. 1942-03-25, represented Mali
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	R0	-2.26
		0.0026

Eugène Coulon

B. 1878, from Lille, France
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 1313

1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)

Eugène Coulon

B. 1902-10-11, Béziers, France
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:11th	96
		96

Michel Coulon

B. 1947-01-12, Jamioulx, Belgium
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	18th	1.92
		1.92

Raymond Coulon

B. 1910-10-19, Sayat, France; D. 2005
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	ac	2.274
		2.274

(T. John) D'Arcy Coulson

B. 1936-06-29, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 2020-04-02
Luge

	1968	HP
Men's Singles	47th	-5.60
		0.000006

Dudley Henry Barton Coulson

B. 1929-03-22, represented Kenya; D. 1999-08-01
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Chan Coulter

B. 1901-09-24, Graham Township, Iowa, USA; D. 1991-08-22
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:4th	492
		492

Ray Coulter

B. 1897-04-12, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; D. 1965-01-23
Shooting (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	gold	1600
Men's Running Target, single shot	17th	4
Men's Running Target, single shot, Team	bronze	640
Men's Running Target, double shot	9th	160
Men's Running Target, double shot, Team	fifth	250
		2654

Tom Coulter

B. 1911-04-21, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 2003-12-17
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:dq	4.92
		4.92

William Sanderson "Bill" Coulthard

B. 1923-12-29, Buffalo, NY, USA, lived in Tilsonburg, Ont., represented Canada; D. 2005-12-18
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Jean Coulthard Adams

B. 1908-02-10, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 2000-03-09
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber	HM	1300
		1300

André Coumans

B. 1893-04-10, Liège, Belgium; D. 1958-03-08
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Jumping, Team	silver	3000
		3000

Melvin Grant "Mel" Counts

B. 1941-10-16, Coos Bay, Oreg., USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Pierre Couquelet

B. 1964-08-07, Liège, Belgium
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Downhill	40th	-3.10
Men's Giant Slalom	35th	-2.10
Men's Slalom	dnf	-16.64
		0.0011

Charles Courant

B. 1896-04-14, from Montreux, represented Switzerland; D. 1982-06-26
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-80 kg)	silver		9840
Men's Light Heavyweight (-87 kg)		bronze	9840
			9840

Félicien Courbet

B. 1888-02-25, Bruxelles, Belgium
Aquatics - Water Polo & Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1908	1912	1920	HP
200 m Breaststroke	SF:4th	SF:5th	R1:7th	499.16
400 m Breaststroke		SF:4th	R1:3rd	392
Water Polo		bronze		1280
				2171.16

Olympic Competitor nr 3840

1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-16-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, semifinals - fourth (369)
1912-07-07-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-08-20:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-09-20:15 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, semifinals - fifth (130)
1912-07-07-15:15 - Waterpolo - round one, match one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, semifinals - fourth (328)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - lost (1280) (*)

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

René Courbin

represented France
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Courder

represented France
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
		430.5096

Henri Cournollet

B. 1882-12-19, Villers-sur-Mer, France; D. 1971-08-10
Curling (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	bronze	1920
		1920

Albert Courquin

Olympic Competitor nr 3244

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - third (480)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - fourth (300)
1924 FRt 1000
1924 FR 800
bonus 148

Louis Courron

B. 1914-04-09, Vandenesse, France; D. 1983-11-21
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	R1:6th	52
		52

John Court

B. 1943-03-08, from Staffordshire, England, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	dnf	1.25
		1.25

Joyce C. Court

B. 1931, represented Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:23rd	0.384
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:11th	16
		16.384

Pierre Court

B. 1933-03-31, Montrouge, France
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	20
		20

Léon Courtejaire

B. 1901-03-01, from Paris, represented France; D. 1973
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pentathlon	14th	16
		16

Jacques "Jacky" Courtillat

B. 1943-01-08, Melun, France
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		QF:6th	0.0034
Men's Foil, Team	QF	bronze	783.5
			783.5034

Charles Courtin

B. 1902, from Nantes, represented France
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:17th	6
		6

John Courtis

B. 1902-08-22, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1975
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	QF	861
		861

Percy Courtman

Olympic Competitor nr 3841

1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - second, 4th fastest time (72)
1912-07-07-13:50 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-08-20:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-09-20:15 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, semifinals - third - fastest (Q)
1912-07-10-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, final - fourth (1600)
1912-07-11-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, semifinals - third - fastest (Q)
1912-07-12-19:35 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, final - third (2560)

Russ William Courtnall

B. 1965-06-02, Duncan, BC, Canada
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Frank Courtney

B. 1906-07-13, Reading, Great Britain, lived in Dartmouth, NS, Canada; D. 1944-08-28
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep.:3rd	750
		750

Ira Courtney

Olympic Competitor nr 5482

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - second (170)
1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - ran alone (Q)
1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - DQ (270)
1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - third (10.76)

Thomas William "Tom" Courtney

B. 1933-08-17, Newark, NJ, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's 800 metres	gold	6400
Men's 4x400m Relay	gold	1600
		8000

Adrien Courtois

B. 1905-11-28, Nancy, France; D. 1981-01-29
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	13th	38.4
		38.4

Charles Courtois

Olympic Competitor nr 3800

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Émile Alcide Courtois

B. 1918-07-04, Huy, Belgium; D. 2005-06-25
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
GR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Louis Albert Courtois

B. 1938-01-27, Sassenage, France; D. 2001-04-03
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	11th	48
		48

James Milton "Jim" Courtright

B. 1914-12-16, North Bay, Ont., Canada; D. 2003-02-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	14th	24
		24

René Courvoisier

B. 1907-06-09, from Lausanne, represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	41
		41

Irving Couse

B. 1866, Saginaw, Mich., USA; D. 1936-04-25
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC		25.02
Painting, unknown event		AC	2.186
			27.206

Cousin

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	122nd	-20.60
		-20.60

Olympic Competitor nr 1165

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Marcel Cousin

B. 1896, represented France
Tennis

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R3	0.85
		0.85

Pierre J. M. Cousin

B. 1913-06-14, from Normandy, represented France
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000096
		0.000096

Robin John Cousins

B. 1957-08-17, Bristol, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating (1 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	10th	gold	9750
			9750

Yvon Coussin

B. 1950-04-30, Bollène, France; D. 2009-12-04
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	7th	600
		600

Anthony Francis Coutinho

B. 1940-08-25, represented India
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:7th	5.2
		5.2

Domingos Antônio de Souza Coutinho, Márquês do Funchal

B. 1896-10-19, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 1984-09-29
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Jumping, Individual	16th	8
Jumping, Team	bronze	640
		648

Piedade Coutinho-da Silva Tavares

competed in 1936 as

Piedade Coutinho

and in 1948 and 1952 as

Piedade Coutinho-Tavares

B. 1920-05-02, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:8th	SF:11th		320
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	fifth	sixth	13th	1832.16
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay		sixth		160
				2312.16

Máximo Couto

B. 1923-09-14, from Lisboa, represented Portugal
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	0.98
		0.98

Francis Dominique Lucien Coutou

B. 1947-03-15, Talence, France; D. 2019-01-17
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Jacques Coutrot

B. 1898-04-10, Paris, France; D. 1965-09-17
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	fourth				2000
Men's Foil, Team	gold			silver	3250
					5250

Denis Couttet

B. 1900-02-26, from Chamonix, represented France; D. 1956-08-30
Cross-Country Skiing

	1924	HP
Men's 18 km	dnf	0.000064
		0.000064

Henri Couttet

Olympic Competitor nr 7054

1920-04-25-17:00 - Ice Hockey - Semifinal Match One - lost (340)

James Couttet

B. 1921-07-06, Chamonix, France; D. 1997-11-13
Alpine Skiing & Ski Jumping (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	13th	11th	83.2
Men's Combined	bronze		1920
Men's Giant Slalom		14th	16
Men's Slalom	silver	sixth	4640
Men's Ski Jump	25th		0.15
			6659.35

Marcel Couttet

B. 1912-04-27, Chamonix, France
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Burdett Matthew Coutts

B. 1919-09-21, Kochi, British India, represented Singapore; D. 2016-03-17
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(8th)	128
		128

John William Coutts

B. 1955-08-14, Marton, New Zealand
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly	18th	2.56
Men's 200 m Butterfly	16th	6.4
		8.96

Paul Couture

represented France
Sailing

	1900	HP
1/2-1 ton class (2)	10th	25
		25

Olympic Competitor nr 483

1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - tenth (25)

I. Couturier

represented the USA
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Literature	AC	89.43
		89.43

Jean Couturier

B. 1911-07-17, Trosly-Breuil, France
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep1	0.54
		0.54

Raoul Couvert

B. 1903, Chamonix, France
Ice Hockey

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Teams	QU:3rd	QU:3rd	750
			750

George Couvreur

represented the USA
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Music	ac	170.9
		170.9

Zareh Couyoumdjian

B. 1883, Manchester, England, represented Smyrna; D. 1946-10-12
Football (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

He was once thought to be Armenian (and he is of course ethnically so), but he was born in Manchester and held British nationality.

Olympic Competitor nr 2580

1906-04-23-12:00 - Football - match two - lost
1906-04-25-11:30 - Football - silver play-off - won (1500)

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-04-02

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