Great Olympians

Biographies - DEK

Vlasta Děkanová

B. 1909-09-05, Praha, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1974-10-16
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	silver	2000
		2000

Anne Pierre de Kat

B. 1881-05-01, Delft, the Netherlands, represented Belgium; D. 1968-07-25
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	hors concours	-
		-

Work "hors concours", so not a true Olympian.

Nikolaos Dekavalas

from Athina, Greece
Football & Rowing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	fourth	600
Six-man Naval Rowing Boats	silver	1500
		2100

Olympic Competitor nr 2445

1906-04-23-08:30 - Football - match one - won (QF)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)
1906-04-24-12:00 - Football - final - lost - DNC in silver tournament and classed fourth (600)

Harry de Keijser

B. 1900-09-11, Roosendaal, the Netherlands; D. 1995-01-02
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:11th	96
Men's Pentathlon	18th	2.56
Men's Decathlon	10th	100
		198.56

Bets Dekens

B. 1906-10-25, Groningen, the Netherlands; D. 1992-08-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's Discus Throw	17th	6
		6

Marcel de Kerviler

B. 1910-07-11, Angers, France; D. 1989-01-26
Sailing

	1948	1952	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	10th	16th	106.4
			106.4

Joélle De Keukeleire

B. 1959-09-27, Brussel, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	32nd	-2.40
		0.004

Arie Leendert de Keyzer

B. 1943-06-01, Breda, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	7th/8th	fifth	664
			664

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Dekhayev

B. 1924-10-16, represented the Soviet Union
Modern Pentathlon

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	28th	0.032
Men's Team	fifth	250
		250.032

Anna Maria "Ans" Dekker

B. 1955-03-01, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Individual Combined	59th	63rd	-7.19
WomMen's Team Combined	9th	11th	56
			56.00000001856

Carel Willem Dekker

B. 1934-07-22, Wormerveer, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Gé Dekker

B. 1904-12-10, Zaandam, the Netherlands; D. 1995-03-18
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	R1:5th	0.049
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	SF:4th	82
		82.049

Johannes Adriaan "Han" Dekker

B. 1913-06-04, Delft, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Louis Dekker

B. 1894-07-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1973-05-13
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	FI:dns	750
		750

Adrianus "Ad" Dekkers

B. 1953-11-01, Udenhout, the Netherlands; D. 2002-07-29
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Heinrich Gerardus "Hens" Dekkers

B. 1915-05-06, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1966-11-19
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	QF	861
		861

Gerardus Cornelis "Tin" Dekkers

B. 1916-09-18, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2005-10-08
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	QF	861
		861

Henri Dekking

B. 1892-02-07, Haarlem, the Netherlands; D. 1967-05
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	12th	30
		30

Cvetana Dekleva

B. 1963-04-24, Subotica, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Slovenian language Wikipedia informs us that she was born to a Slovenian father and a Serbian mother. Considering however, that she was born in Serbia and played for Partizan Belgrade, I shall continue to class her as Serbian.

Edmond De Knibber

represented Belgium
Archery (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1920	HP
Target Archery, 28m, Team	silver	1000
Target Archery, 33m, Team	gold	1600
Target Archery, 50m, Team	gold	1600
		4200

Clasina "Gien" de Kock

B. 1908-02-21, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1998-02-14
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	8th	384
		384

Henri de Kok

B. 1902-03-20, Winburg, Orange Colony, after 1910 South Africa; D. 1993-05-24
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep2	34.35
		34.35

Adrianus Jacobus Petrus "Aad" de Koning

B. 1928-12-25, Purmerend, the Netherlands; D. 2010-05-29
Speed Skating

	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	23rd	0.256
Men's 1500 metres	25th	0.1
Men's 5000 metres	20th	1
		1.356

Patrick De Koning

B. 1961-04-23, Dendermonde, Belgium
Archery

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual	14th	44th	24.00002
Men's Team		15th	2.5
			26.50002

Gérard Adrianus Pius de Kort

B. 1963-09-11, Leiden, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly	25th	0.1
Men's 200 m Butterfly	13th	25.6
		25.7

Johanna Catherina "Joke" de Korte

B. 1935-08-18, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	fourth	2400
		2400

Bok de Korver

Olympic Competitor nr 4748

1908-10-22-13:00 - Football - semifinal - lost (Qb)
1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal match - won (960)
1912-06-29-19:00 - Football - round one - won (54)

Cornelis "Kees" de Korver

B. 1951-07-09, Gorinchem, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Gerard de Kruijff

B. 1890-01-27, Buren the Netherlands; D. 1968-10-16
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	13th	silver	5032
Three-Day Event, Team	gold	gold	3200
Jumping, Individual		27th	0.05
Jumping, Team		10th	25
			8257.05

Yury Vsevolodovich Deksbakh

B. 1928-04-10, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing

	1952	HP
Épée, individual	R1:5th	0.0000042
Épée, Team	R1:3rd	2.69
		2.6900042

Written 2011-09-27 - last modified 2024-08-17

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