Great Olympians

Biographies - DEF

Jacques Def

B. 1962-11-11, represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Combined	R1:41st	-6.40
Men's Team Combined	sixth	160
		160.0000004

Meseret Defar

Ethiopia
Athletics (2 gold, 1 bronze)

2004 2008 2012 HP

5000 m gold bronze gold 23010

23010

	2004	2008	2012	HP
5000 m	gold	bronze	gold	23010
				23010

João Pinto de Faria

B. 1912-08-31, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	45th	0.000015
		0.000015

Reindert de Fauvage

Olympic Competitor nr 3211

1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two - 22nd (0.375)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (240)
1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - sixth (160)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
bonus 40

Guido De Felip

B. 1904-09-21, Venezia, Italy; D. 1968-09-27
Rowing (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	gold	8000
		8000

Gervasio Deferr Ángel

B. 1980-11-07, Barcelona, Spain
Gymnastics (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Men's Individual Combined	90th	91st	67th	-
Men's Team Combined	11th	10th	11th	57
Men's Floor Exercise	-	fourth	silver	5600
Men's Vault	gold	gold		8000
				13657

J. Defert

represented France
Tennis

	1896	HP
Men's Singles	R1	65.94
		65.94

Olympic Competitor nr 115

1896-04-09-10:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - lost (65.94)

Jean de Feu

B. 1910-12-23, represented Belgium
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	7th	600
		600

Álvaro de Figueroa

Olympic Competitor nr 7214

1920-07-25-17:00 - Polo - semifinal one - won (Q)
1920-07-31-17:30 - Polo - final - lost (2000)
1924 800

José de Figueroa

Olympic Competitor nr 7215

1920-07-25-17:00 - Polo - semifinal one - won (Q)

Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martinez

B. 1890-11-24, Madrid, Spain; D. 1963-08-17
Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Polo	fourth	800
		800

Zmaj Defilipis

B. 1920-03-03, Šibenik, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2003-06-22
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	SF:10th	25
		25

Gino De Finetti

B. 1877-05-09, Pazin, now in Croatia, then part of Austria, represented italy; D. 1955-08-05
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	HM	779.2
Painting - Paintings	AC	2.873
		782.073

Ernesto de Fiori

B. 1884-12-12, Roma, Italy, represented Germany; D. 1945-04-24
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Sculpture, Statues	2 works			80.16
Sculpture, unknown event			AC	0.083
				80.243

Silvio De Florentiis

B. 1935-01-09, Genova, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	38th	0.000384
		0.000384

Federico De Florian

B. 1921-06-09, Ziano di Fiemme, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 15 km		17th		4
Men's 18 km	19th			1.6
Men's 30 km		13th		25.6
Men's 50 km			16th	6.4
Men's 4x10 km Relay	sixth	fifth		410
				447.6

Giulio De Florian

B. 1936-01-13, Ziano di Fiemme, Italy; D. 2010-02-17
Cross-Country Skiing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	14th	18th	15th	28.56
Men's 30 kilometres	11th		fifth	1064
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	fifth	fifth	sixth	726
				1818.56

L. De Floriani

represented Italy
Shooting

	1906	HP
Men's Military Rifle	dnf	-5.48
		0.0000048

Olympic Competitor nr 2559

1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - DNF

Bernard Marie Louis Joseph (de Jévardat) de Fombelle

B. 1924-01-09, Limoges, France; D. 1987-07-14
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	1960	HP
Jumping, Individual	29th	7th	500.02
Jumping, Team	8th	fifth	314
			814.02

Edward de Fonblanque

B. 1895-05-29, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1981-09-17
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1924	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	sixth	800
Three-Day Event, Team	sixth	160
		960

Guy Defraigne

B. 1958-01-24, Gent, Belgium
Rowing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:4th			11th	82.863
					82.863

In 1972, aged 14, he was the cox, but in 1984, at 26, he was rowing himself.

William Defraigne

B. 1950-12-04, Gent, Belgium
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	11th	80
		80

José Eugenio Defran

B. 1938-01-01, Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

Anita Lucette DeFrantz

B. 1952-10-04, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Women's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Member of the IOC since 1986, vice-president from 2017 to 2021.

Paulo Roberto "Bebeto" de Freitas

B. 1950-01-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 2018-03-13
Volleyball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(8th)	7th	328
			328

Eurico Teixeira de Freitas

B. 1900, from São Paulo, represented Brazil
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:11th	96
		96

Fenrando Pereira de Freitas "Fernando Brobró"

B. 1938-03-17, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1964-03-06
Besketball (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Ruy de Freitas

B. 1916-08-24, Macaé, RdJ,, Brazil; D. 2012-08-02
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	sixth	1600
			1600

Wilson Coutinho de Freitas

B. 1910-10-08, Vitória, ES, Brazil
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	12.9
		12.9

Heinrich de Fries

B. 1887-11-30, Berlin, Germany; D. 1938-08-15
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

José Luis de Frutos Molinero

B. 1949-09-18, Madrid, Spain; D. 2006-06-26
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	fifth	1230
		1230

Spyros Ioannou Defteraios

B. 1919, represented Greece
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	7th		12th	660
				660

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2024-08-19

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