Great Olympians

Biographies - CRO

Andrea Giuseppe "Beppe" Croce

B. 1914-12-11, Genova, Italy; D. 1986-09-16
Sailing

	1948	HP
6 metres	8th	128
		128

President of the International Sailing Federation from 1969 to 1986

Carlo Emilio Croce

B. 1945-09-09, Genova, Italy
Sailing

	1972	1976	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	11th	16th	88
			88

Just like his father Beppe, he became president of the International Sailing Federation (2012-16).

Luigi Croce

B. 1940-11-27, Genova, Italy
Sailing

	1964	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	15th	12.5
		12.5

Pellegrino "Rino" Croce

B. 1955-08-24, Napoli, Italy
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	11th	48
		48

Giorgio Croci

B. 1893-04-19, Gallarate, Italy
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:dq	6.4
		6.423

Ian Crocker

B. 1982-08-31, Portland, ME, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver)

2000 2004 2008 HP

100 m Butterfly fourth silver fourth 7920

4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold gold (gold) 3264

11184

	2000	2004	2008	HP
100 m Butterfly	fourth	silver	fourth	7920
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	gold	gold	(gold)	3264
				11184

At Beijing he had to leave his place in the medley relay to Michael Phelps, so that he could get his eighth gold and his seventh world record.

Rita Louise Crockett

B. 1957-11-02, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Mark Anthony Crocker

B. 1956-05-26, Haverfordwest, Wales, represented Hong Kong
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		31st	-2.64
Men's 200 m Freestyle	44th	46th	0.0000224
Men's 100 m Backstroke	39th		-3.16
Men's 200 m Backstroke	36th		-3.64
			0.0072224

James Crockett

B. 1910-02-17, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1986-07-30
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Joe Crockett

B. 1905-02-16, Washington, DC, USA; D. 2001-07-11
Shooting (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	gold	1600
		1600

Eric Crockford

B. 1888-10-13, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1958-01-17
Hockey (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Esther Croes

B. 1966-07-28, represented the Netherlands Antilles
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	SF:dns	0.64
Women's Duet	18th	1.92
		2.56

On a photo she is waving the Aruban flag.

June Alexandra Croft

B. 1963-06-17, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	9th	sixth	28th	800.0256
Women's 200 m Freestyle	sixth	sixth	21st	1280.64
Women's 400 m Freestyle		bronze	27th	2560.04
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	sixth	10th	585
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	silver	fourth		1400
				6625.7056

Peter Croft

B. 1950-07-04, Wednesbury, England, Great Britain
Shooting

	1984	HP
Trap	17th	6
		6

Peter Downton Croft

B. 1933-07-07, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	128
		128

Jos Croin

B. 1894-03-15, Middelburg, the Netherlands; D. 1949-11-24
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	AC	63.04
		63.04

Dirk Crois

B. 1961-04-18, Brugge, Belgium
Rowing (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Single Sculls		Rep:3rd		5051.75
Men's Double Sculls	silver
Men's Quadruple Sculls			12th
				5051.75

Norma Croker-Fleming

B. 1934-09-11, Brisbane, Qld., Australia; D. 2019-08-21
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1956	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres	fourth	SF:4th	1928
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	gold	R1:dnf	1632.5
Women's Long Jump		15th	15
			3575.5

Robin Croker

B. 1954-05-10, Melbourne, Australia, represented Great Britain
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Roy Cromack

B. 1940-02-18, Doncaster, England, Great Britain; D. 2017-11-10
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

Ibrain Crombet McKenzie

B. 1960-03-05, represented Cuba
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

George C. Crompton

B. 1913-12-08, represented Canada
Road Cycling & Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	20.25
Men's Team Pursuit	9th	120
		140.250015

Seymour Legrand "Sy" Cromwell, II

B. 1934-02-17, New York, NY, USA; D. 1977-05-02
Rowing (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Double Sculls	silver	5000
		5000

Thomas Francis "Tom" Cronan

B. 1885-04-24, Waterbury, Conn., USA; D. 1962-12-16
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Long Jump	sixth	720
Men's Triple Jump	bronze	2880
		3600

Olympic Competitor nr 3041

1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - sixth (720)
1906-04-30-15:30 - Athletics - Triple Jump - third (2880)

Viktor Crondahl

Olympic Competitor nr 5881

1912-07-07-13:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat three - eighth (Q)
1912-07-11-19:30- Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - fourth (1600)

Georges A. Cronier

represented France
Sailing

	1900	HP
10-20 ton class	fourth	800
		800

Olympic Competitor nr 1201

1900-08-01-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race one
1900-08-05-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race two
1900-08-06-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race three - fourth (800)

Bert Cronin

from Swansea, Wales, represented Great Britain
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	76th	-
Men's Team Combined	11th	16
Men's Vault	85th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	79th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	78th	-
Men's Rings	74th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	57th	-
		16

Edward G. Cronk

B. 1936-06-05, London, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	SF:4th	17
		17

John Dennis "Johnny" Cronshey

B. 1926-07-14, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-01-15
Speed Skating

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's 500 metres	25th		21st	0.74
Men's 1500 metres			19th	1.6
Men's 5000 metres	11th		15th	74
Men's 10000 metres	dnf		11th	64.04
				212.38

Jean Leopold Cronstedt

B. 1932-10-06, Helsinki, Finland, represented Sweden
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	105th	-16.10
Men's Team Combined	14th	4
		4

Edward "Eddie" Crook, Jr.

B. 1929-04-19, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 2005-07-25
Boxing (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Richard Walter Crooker

B. 1948-04-09, St. Catherines, Ont., Canada
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	9th	80
		80

Charmaine A. Crooks

B. 1962-08-08, Mandeville, Jamaica, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's 400 metres	seventh	SF:7th			420.8
Women's 800 metres			SF:6th	R1:18th	54.56
Women's 4x400 m Relay	silver	FI:dnf	fourth		1464
					1939.36

Timothy John "Tim" Crooks

B. 1949-05-12, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Double Sculls	fifth		3250
Men's Eights		silver	3250
			3250

Bernardus Croon

Olympic Competitor nr 4665

1908-07-30-16:15 - Rowing - Coxless Fours, semifinal, heat two - lost (1170)

John Urquhart "Jack" Cropp

B. 1927-05-23, Hokitika, New Zzealand; D. 2016-06-25
Sailing (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie)	gold	8000
		8000

David "Dave" Cropper

B. 1945-12-26, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 2016-12-03
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:8th	SF:11th	72.2
			72.2

Alfred Cros

B. 1876, represented France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	4 works	116.96
		116.96

Yves I. Cros

B. 1923-10-05, Aigues-Vives, France; D. 1995-07-21
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fifth	1500
		1500

Giacomo Crosa

B. 1947-01-11, Predosa, Italy
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	sixth	960
		960

Liliane Crosa

B. 1942-07-03, from Lausanne, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1960	HP
Women's Individual	20th	1.5
		1.5

Ernie Crosbie

B. 1909-12-06, Liverpool, England, Great Britain; D. 1979-07-27
Athletics

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	8th	26th	12th	424.096
				424.096

Gordon Crosby

B. 1927-03-21, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2019-01-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 110m Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:5th	0.68
		16.82

John George Crosby, Jr.

B. 1951-06-29, New York, NY, USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	77th	-11.40
Men's Team Combined	10th	25
		25

Percy Crosby

B. 1891-12-08, Richmond Hill, NY, USA; D. 1964-12-08
Art Competitions (1 silver)

	1932	1936	HP
Painting, Drawings and Water Colors	silver		4000
Painting	5 entries	4 entries	25.826
			4025.826

Bertrand Hubert Croset

B. 1941-06-20, Thorens-Glières, France; D. 2002-02-07
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	16th	8
Four−Man	11th	48
		56

Patrick G. Croskerry

B. 1942-10-07, Dover, England, represented Canada
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	8th	128
		128

Jane Mary Cross

B. 1961-08-25, Old Windsor, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Jay L. Cross

B. 1953-02-15, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	16th	8
		8

Jessie Cross

B. 1909-04-14, New York, NY, USA; D. 1986-03-29
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Kendall Duane Cross

B. 1968-02-24, Hardin, Mont., USA
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1992	1996	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	sixth	gold	10560
			10560

Martin Cross

B. 1957-07-19, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze				11550
Men's Coxed Fours		gold	fourth
Men's Coxed Eights				sixth
					11550

Sidney Cross

B. 1891-01-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1964-10-07

Olympic Competitor nr 6450

1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system, Great Britain - third (640)
1920 250
bonus 89

Sidney Ernest Cross

B. 1925-07-07, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Triple Jump	25th	0.15
		0.15

Thomas Cross

Olympic Competitor nr 3931

1908-07-16-15:00 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat five - fourth (2.73)

Thomas George "Tom" Cross

B. 1931, represented Australia
Fencing

	1956	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		68

William Greville Crosley Cross

B. 1908-03-22, represented Australia; D. 1993-08-08
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Simon Courtney Crosse

B. 1930-05-21, Christchurch, England, Great Britain
Rowing

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

Howard Wallace Crossett, Jr.

B. 1918-07-22, Whaltonsburg, NY, USA; D. 1968-06-30
Bobsleigh (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Four	silver	3000
		3000

Anthony James Crossley

B. 1939-05-03, represented Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Sailing

	1964	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	11th	80
		80

Mervyn Richard Crossman

B. 1935-04-07, Home Hill, Qld., Australia; D. 2017-06-20
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	(bronze)	1120
			1120

Perry Rothrock Crosswhite

B. 1947-09-22, Washington, DC, represented Australia
Basketball

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	9th	8th	8th	336
				336

Robert Crost

B. 1924-12-31, represented France
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Carlos Crosta Noceti

represented Argentina
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	10.88
		10.88

Giancarlo Crosta

B. 1934-08-07, Pianello del Lario, Italy
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

William Frederick "Bill" Crothers

B. 1940-12-24, Markham, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:6th		52
Men's 800 metres	silver		4000
Men's 4x400 metres Relay		R1:15th	2.5
			4054.5

Ernesto "Tino" Crotti

B. 1936-07-18, Milano, Italy; D. 1990
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Kenneth "Ken" Crotty

B. 1938-10-23, Essendon, Vict., Australia
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	HP
Men's Springboard	27th	0.04
		0.04

Peter Crotty

B. 1927-09-16, Dungarvan, Ireland; D. 2003-06-01
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Graham Douglas Crouch

B. 1948-01-11, represented Australia; D. 2019-11-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	8th	256
		256

Bernard Croucher

B. 1901-05-21, Staines, England, Great Britain; D. 1972
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	480
		480

Ryan Crouser

B. 1992-12-18, Portland, Oreg., USA
Track & Field Athletics (3 gold)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Shot Put	gold	gold	gold	57600
				57600/19200

Winner of the Shot Put in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris.
The podium for the shot put in 2021 was entirely the same as in 2016, including bronze medalist Tom Walsh of New Zealand. In 2024, Walsh failed to produce a valid mark in the final.

Sandra Daniela Crousse de Vallongue Rastelli

B. 1966-05-07, Lima, Peru
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	31st	-2.64
Women's 200 m Freestyle	22nd	0.4
		0.4064

Francisca Valeria Crovetto Chadid

B. 1990-04-27, Santiago, Chile
Shooting (1 gold)

	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Skeet	eighth	19th	23rd	gold	12483.48
					12483.48

Jean-Pierre Crovetto

B. 1942-06-20, Monaco
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Joseph Crovetto

B. 1889-12-17, represented Monaco; D. 1964-03-27
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	22nd	0.5
		0.5

Kevin Troy Crow

B. 1961-09-17, Berkeley, Cal., USA
Football

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	R1:4th	52.75
			52.75

Maurice Crow

B. 1925-05-20, Waitara, New Zealand; D. 2011-11-17
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	8th	384
		384

James Gee Pascoe Crowden

B. 1927-11-14, Tilney All Saints, England, Great Britain; D. 2016-09-24
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Shirley Ann Crowder

B. 1939-03-22, Temple, Geor., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	R1:4th	1.014
		1.014

Brenda Olive Crowe

B. 1913-07-31, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-11
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	8th	128
		128

Charles Crowe

Olympic Competitor nr 3283

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - ninth (120)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - third (480)

Martin Francis Crowe

B. 1923-06-21, Ballarat, Vict., Australia; D. 2011-07-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:21st	0.96
		0.96

Michael John Brook Crowe

B. 1942-08-14, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Crowe

B. 1956-01-15, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 2012-02-09
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 1000 metres	disq	0.04
		0.04

Robert J. "Bob" Crowley

B. 1942-07-21, Jay, NY, USA
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	10th	75
		75

Cliff Crowley

B. 1906-06-13, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1948-04-27
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Frank Crowley

B. 1909-05-21, Proctor, Verm., USA; D. 1980-04-13
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 1500 metres	8th	256
		256

Bertha Crowther

B. 1921-12-09, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2007-08-08
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 80 m Hurdles	R1:5th	3.435
Women's High Jump	sixth	960
		963.435

Herbert Crowther

B. 1882-10-28, Dewsbury, England, Great Britain; D. 1916-10-13
Track Cycling (2 silver)

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:ac		24.94
Men's Sprint (1000 m)		R1:3rd	-2.16
Men's Time Trial	silver		3000
Men's 5000 metres	silver		3000
Men's 20 kilometres	R1:ac		13.63
			6038.5716

Olympic Competitor nr 2530

1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - third (QR)
1906-04-23-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, repêchage - AC (24.94)
1906-04-24-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Time Trial - second (3000)
1906-04-24-16:30 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - AC (13.63)
1906-04-25-15:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1906-04-25-17:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, final - second (3000)
1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - third

Ferdinand Croy

B. 1940-06-23, represented Austria
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	21st	0.8
Three-Day Event, Team	12th	10
		10.8

Jürgen Croy

B. 1946-10-19, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	4480
			4480

Written 2001-07-28 - last modified 2024-08-16

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