Great Olympians

Biographies - CRA

Archibald Crabbe

B. 1903-03-07, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1981
Bobsleigh

	1924	HP
Men's Four/Five	fifth	750
		750

Clarence "Buster" Crabbe

B. 1908-02-07, Oakland, Cal., USA; D. 1983-04-23
Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)

1928 1932 HP

400 m Free-style fourth gold 8000

1500 m Free-style bronze fifth 3560

11560

	1928	1932	HP
400 m Free-style	fourth	gold	8000
1500 m Free-style	bronze	fifth	3560
			11560

Colette Crabbe

B. 1956-10-10, Liège, Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	29th	0.016
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	12th	60
		60.016

Gustave Crabbe

B. 1914-06-04, represented Belgium; D. 1978-07-03
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep1	0.54
		0.54

Reginald Percy Crabbe

B. 1883-07-15, Barton Regis, England, Great Britain; D. 1964-10-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 800 metres	fourth	1200
Men's 1500 metres	seventh	300
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 2915

1906-04-25-17:00 - Athletics - 800 m, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - 1500 m, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - 1500 m, final - seventh (300)
1906-05-01-16:00 - Athletics - 800 m, final - fourth (1200)

René Crabos

B. 1899-02-07, Saint-Sever, France; D. 1964-06-17
Rugby (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Cornel Nicolae Crăciun

B. 1925-07-29, Crucea de Sus, Romania
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1952	HP
Men's Individual	19th	2.4
Cross-Country Skiing	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	68th	0.000000000256
		2.400000000256

He also competed in the 1948 demonstration event of Military Ski Patrol.

Moise Crăciun

B. 1927-06-02, Săcele, Romania
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	61st	0.0000000064
Men's 4x10 km Relay	10th	25
		25.0000000064

Göran Patrik Crafoord

B. 1939-03-27, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	20th	1
		1

John Melvin Craft

B. 1947-03-24, Laurel, Miss., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Triple Jump	fifth	1500
		1500

Robert Lewis "Rob" Cragg

B. 1953-09-26, Abington, Penn., USA
Diving

	1976	HP
Men's Springboard	fifth	1000
		1000

Brian John Crago

B. 1926-05-05, Mount Barker, SA, Australia; D. 1998-04-14
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold)

	1956	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	11th	dnf	80
Eventing, Team	fourth	(gold)	400
			480

Charles Crahay

B. 1889-11-09, Antwerpen, Belgium
Fencing (1 silver)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	SF:4th	QF:5th		39.63
Men's Foil, Team	sixth	(silver)	fourth	1023
				1062.63

Edmond Crahay

B. 1883-09-02, Antwerpen, Belgium; D. 1957-03-29
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac	1.462
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:ac	63.38
Men's Épée, Team	bronze	390
		454.842

Olympic Competitor nr 2500

1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - AC (1.462)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-25-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - AC (63.38)
1906-04-25-16:00 - Fencing - Épée, team - round one, match two - won (Q)
1906-04-26-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - lost (390)

Marion Elizabeth "Betty" Craig

B. 1957-09-26, Brockville, Ont., Canada
Rowing (1 silver)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Coxless Pairs	fifth		silver	6875
				6875

William Norval "Bill" Craig

B. 1945-01-16, Culver City, Cal., USA; D. 2017-01-01
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Bob Craig

Olympic Competitor nr 4802

1908-10-26-15:15 - Rugby - final - won (2400)

(Archibald) David (Edmondstone) Craig

B. 1887-03-24, Walton-on-Thames, England, Great Britain; D. 1960-12-30
Fencing

	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	QF:4th				QF:4th	62.45
						62.45

Emily Craig

B. 1992-11-30, Pembury, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 gold)

	2021	2024	HP
Women's Lightweight Double Sculls	fourth	gold	10000
			10000

Humbert Craig

B. 1877-07-12, Belfast, (now Northern-)Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 1944-06-12
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

James Downey "Jim" Craig

B. 1957-05-31, North Easton, Mass., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Kami Craig

USA
Waterpolo (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	HP
Women's Team	silver	gold	gold	12600
				12600

Michael "Mike" Craig

B. 1931-02-07, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Paul Frederick Craig

B. 1953-09-02, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:15th	10
		10

Ralph Cook Craig

B. 1889-06-21, USA; D. 1972-07-24
Athletics (2 gold)

1912 HP

100 m gold 6400

200 m gold 6400

12800

	1912	HP
100 m	gold	6400
200 m	gold	6400
		12800

Olympic Competitor nr 5542

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 - first (Q)
1912-07-07-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, final - first (6400)
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 - first (Q)
1912-07-11-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, final - first (6400)

Rodney Craig

B. 1945-04-30, Slough, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th		0.455
Men's Sabre, Team	QF	R1:3rd	104.75
			105.205

Stephen Craig

B. 1967-03-13, represented Australia
Bobsleigh

	1988	HP
Men's Four	23rd	0.192
		0.192

John Craige

Olympic Competitor nr 4371

1908-07-21-12:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)

Tullio Crali

B. 1910-12-06, Igalo, Montenegro, lived in Zadar (then Italy, now Croatia), represented Italy; D. 2000-08-08, Milano
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	2 entries	7.448
		7.448

Ralph Cram

B. 1863-06-16, Hampton Falls, NH, USA; D. 1942-09-22
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Stephen "Steve" Cram

B. 1960-10-14, Gateshead, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 800 metres			QF:6th	0.364
Men's 1500 metres	8th	silver	fourth	5856
				5856.364

Arthur Telles Cramer Ribeiro

B. 1942-03-21, Campo Grande, MGdS, Brazil
Fencing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th		R1:4th	0.00011045
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd			7.78
				7.78011045

Shelley Katherine Cramer

B. 1961-10-21, represented the US Virgin Islands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle					40th	-3.10
Women's 100 m Freestyle	29th		29th		39th	0.03216
Women's 200 m Freestyle	35th					-2.10
Women's 100 m Butterfly	36th		22nd		43rd	0.4006656
Women's 200 m Butterfly			24th			0.16
						0.5939256

Renzo Cramerotti

B. 1947-12-09, Trento, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

John Gordon Crammond

B. 1906-07-05, Egremont, England, Great Britain; D. 1978-09-18
Skeleton (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Skeleton	bronze	3840
		3840

Frances Caroline Cramp

B. 1947-06-27, London, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	HP
Women's Platform	14th	16
		16

James "Jimmy" Crampton

B. 1949-07-23, represented Birma (now Myanmar)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	-4.21
Men's 1500 metres	R1:63rd	-8.26
		0.00002100256

Berton Crandall

B. 1882-09-16, Pompey, NY, USA; D. 1979-05-08
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	ac	2.475
		2.475

William Craner

B. 1906-07-17, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1987-01-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	fifth	250
		250

He was lucky to be an Olympian at all, since David, Lord Burghley was two seconds faster than he. But selecting Burghley would have made the team all from the same club, and the British delegation did not want this. It may well have cost them a medal, though.

Scott Rogers Cranham

B. 1954-09-08, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Diving

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:14th	QU:16th	22.4
Men's Platform	QU:27th	QU:17th	4.04
			26.44

Harry Crank

Olympic Competitor nr 3539

1908-07-14-14:30 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat one - fourth (2.73)

Steffen Borries Ocrik Cranmer

B. 1934-05-08, København, Denmark, represented Great Britain
Shooting

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Free Rifle		18th		3.84
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	22nd	23rd	43rd	0.656026
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	19th	26th		1.664
				6.160026

Joseph Cranston

B. 1898-09-08, Kansas City, MO, USA; D. 1973-12-07
Boxing

	1920	HP
Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Robert Percival Cranston

B. 1928-10-30, Gooty, AP, (then British) India; D. 2014-06-09
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	1.617
		1.617

He was a non-starter at Lightweight (-62 kg) in 1948.

Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston

B. 1949-04-20, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; D. 2015-01-24
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Singles	9th	bronze	4080
			4080

Christel Franziska Antonia "Christl" Cranz

B. 1914-07-01, Brussel, Belgium, represented Germany; D. 2004-09-28
Alpine Skiing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Women's Alpine Combined	gold	9600
		9600

Heinz-Rudolf "Rudi" Cranz

B. 1918-09-02, Brussel, Belgium, represented Germany; D. 1941-06-22
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	sixth	960
		960

Raymond Crapet

B. 1926-12-11, from Creil, represented France; D. 2002-02-01
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.023
		0.023

Paul Crapez

B. 1947-04-17, Montignies-sur-Roc, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QF	861
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		1291.5

Lorraine Crapp

B. 1938-10-01, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Swimming (2 gold, 2 silver)

1956 1960 HP

400 m Free-style gold - 6400

100 m Free-style silver - 4000

4x100 m Free-style Relay gold silver 2600

13000

Leonard Craske

B. 1880-09-19, London, Great Britain, represented the USA; D. 1950-08-29
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Derrick Howard Crass

B. 1960-08-06, Belleville, Ill., USA
Weightlifting

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-80 kg)		11th	96.096
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	nm		96.096
			96.096

Gianfranco Crasselli

B. 1950-05-28, Gorizia, Italy
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:5th	8
		8

Carlos Eduardo Crassus Moreno

B. 1920-08-06, Caracas, Venezuela; D. 1984-02-05
Shooting

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	20th	26th	1.596
			1.596

Pauline Ellen "Polly" Craus

B. 1923-02-17, McKinney, Texas, USA; D. 2006-10-07
Fencing

	1952	HP
Women's Foil, individual	SF:7th	31.2
		31.2

Stélio Newton Craveirinha

B. 1950-03-03, represented Mozambique; D. 2020-10-11
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:27th	0.06
		0.06

Frank Craven

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. Craven was on the teams that lost to Buffalo and Chicago.

Olympic Competitor nr 1860

1904-07-11-11:00? - Basketball - Match 2 - lost
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

Jorge Cravinho

B. 1933-10-27, Carminha, Portugal
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:3rd	10.88
		10.88

Saúl Craviotto

B. 1984-11-03, Lérida, Spain
Canoeing, Kayak (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Singles, 200 m		silver	bronze	seventh		7656
Men's Doubles, 500 m	gold					15000
Men's Doubles, 200 m			gold			15000
Men's Fours, 500 m				silver	bronze	3280
						25936

João Ferreira da Silva Cravo

B. 1929-09-16, represented Portugal
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	1Rep:3rd	10.4
		10.4

Bob Crawford

B. 1899-01-21, Belfast, (now Northern) Ireland, Great Britain, represented the USA; D. 1970-05-18
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Cross-Country	40th	0.000125
Men's Cross-Country, Team	(fourth)	-
		0.000125

Carl Crawford

B. 1935-09-06, Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana)
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R2	4.08
		4.08

Colin Crawford

B. 1890, Badulla, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), "represented" Great Britain; D. 1959-08-15
Alpinism (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Special Medal	gold	3200
		3200

Dean Crawford

B. 1958-02-28, Victoria, BC, Canada; D. 2023-12-06
Rowing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

(E.) Gary Crawford

B. 1957-08-30, Denver, Col., USA
Nordic Combined

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual	28th		41st	0.03848
				0.03848

Hasely Joachim Crawford

B. 1950-08-16, Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	FI:dnf	gold	QF:5th	QF:24th	6658.45
Men's 200 metres		8th			256
Men's 4x100 m Relay			R1:10th		25
					6939.45

James M. Crawford

B. 1904-05-21, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1976-04-30
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Judith McPherson "Judy" Crawford

B. 1951-12-22, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Downhill	27th	0.04
Women's Giant Slalom	24th	0.16
Women's Slalom	fourth	1600
		1600.2

Marvin Leaman Crawford

B. 1932-07-30, Denver, Col., USA; D. 2004-01-10
Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined

	1956	HP
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	12th	10
Men's Individual Nordic Combined	23rd	0.384
		10.384

Richard Arthur Crawford

B. 1934-11-06, Mount Vernon, NY, USA
Shooting

	1976	HP
Free Pistol	37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Ronald Emerson 'Ron" Crawford

B. 1939-12-06, Brea, Cal., USA; D. 2015-12-20
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	7th	R1:3rd	fifth	745.5
				745.5

Ronald John Crawford

B. 1936-03-26, Randwick, NSW, Australia; D. 2018-08-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	13th	11th	22nd	90
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	13th	dnf	11th	89.60016
				179.60016

Shawn Crawford

B. 1978-01-14, Van Wyck, SC, USA
Track & Field (1 gold, 2 silver)

	2004	2008	HP
Men's 100 m	fourth		1600
Men's 200 m	gold	silver	10400
Men's 4 x 100 m	silver		1000
			13000

Allen David Crawley

B. 1941-05-15, Tasmania, Australia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Long Jump	sixth	960
		960

Walter Crawley

Olympic Competitor nr 3202

1908-07-07-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round two - won (Q)
1908-07-07-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - lost (49.45)
1908-07-09-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinals - lost (322.9)

Robert Arnold Crawshaw

B. 1869-03-06, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1952-09-14
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	fourth	1600
Men's 200 m Backstroke	FI:dns	150
Men's Water Polo	gold	3200
		4950

Olympic Competitor nr 1277

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - sixth time (Q)
1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - sixth time (Q)
1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, final - fourth (1600)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - DNS (150)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)

Richard Crawshay

Olympic Competitor nr 6583

1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - won
1912-07-14-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match five - won - qualified
1912-07-14-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match two - lost
1912-07-14-16:15? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match five - lost
1912-07-14-18:20? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match ten - lost - fourth (82)

Written 2001-07-28 - last modified 2024-09-12

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