Great Olympians

Biographies - DEN

Bela De Nagy

B. 1893-07-13, Humenné, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 1945-08-27
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	SF:3rd	205
		205

Gracco De Nardo

B. 1893-09-24, Terni, Italy; D. 1984-04-22
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Carlos Antonio Denari

B. 1954-07-29, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:6th	7.5
		7.5

Jan de Natris

B. 1895-11-13, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1972-09-16
Football (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	(fourth)	1300
			1300

Isabel (Duval) de Navarre

B. 1956-06-25, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Figure Skating

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Singles	14th	fifth	1524
			1524

Jan den Boer

B. 1889-05-13, Gouda, the Netherlands; D. 1944-04-09
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		340

F. Denby

Olympic Competitor nr 3655

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)

John Denby

B. 1946-08-16, represented Great Britain
Luge

	1980	HP
Doubles	19th	2
		2

Hervé d'Encausse

B. 1943-09-27, Hà Nội, Vietnam, French Indochina, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Pole Vault	15th	7th	FI:nm	675
				675

Patricia Dench

B. 1932-03-08, represented Australia
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Sporting Pistol	bronze	3840
		3840

Asen Denchev

B. 1959-09-17, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

John Hoge Dendahl

B. 1938-09-28, Sante Fe, NM, USA; D. 2013-11-09
Cross-Country Skiing

	1960	HP
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	11th	16
		16

Ludwik Denderys

B. 1944-04-26, Tarnopil (now Ternopil in Ukraine), then Poland
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R16	101.4
		101.4

Dendeviin Amgaa

B. 1952-07-25, Dashinchilen sum, Mongolia
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Gérard Michel Marie Joseph Denecheau

B. 1939-03-29, La Poitevinière, France; D. 2010-10-20
Shooting

	1972	HP
Free Pistol	9th	240
		240

Mario De Negri

B. 1901-11-27, Chiavari, Italy; D. 1978
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	sixth	160
		160

Denet

from France
Archery

	1900	HP
Au Cordon Doré - 50 m	sixth	640
		640

Olympic Competitor nr 1361

1900-08-13-10:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 50 m - sixth (640)

Alexandre Dénéréaz

B. 1875-07-31, Lausanne, Switzerland; D. 1947-07-25
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Music, Compositions for Orchestra	AC	527.5
		527.5

Jean Frédéric André, Baron (Poupart) de Neuflize

B. 1850-08-21, Paris, France; D. 1928-09-20
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Mail Coach	bronze	3840
		3840

Olympic Competitor nr 583

1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - third (3840)

Jules Deneumoulin

B. 1910-05-11, Liège, Belgium; D. 2006-11-25
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Folding Kayak Singles 10000m	13th	25.6
		25.6

Christophe Deneuville

B. 1967-05-26, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	21st	0.64
		0.64

Dencho Todorov Denev

B. 1936-08-22, Karnobat, Bulgaria
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol		18th				603.8784
Rapid−Fire Pistol			28th	7th		603.8784
Men's Free Pistol	24th	15th				495.48
Free Pistol			24th	11th	8th	495.48
						1099.3584

Roland De Neve

B. 1944-02-19, Drongen, Belgium
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	13th	19.2
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:13th	19.2
		38.4

Deng Chueng-Hwai

B. 1940-11-18, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	dnf	-22.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	25th	29th	0.087
			0.087

Deng Jun

B. 1956-11-28, represented China
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Deng Yaping

B. 1973-02-05, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Table Tennis (4 gold)

1992 1996 HP

Women's Singles gold gold 12800

Women's Doubles gold gold 9600

22400

	1992	1996	HP
Women's Singles	gold	gold	12800
Women's Doubles	gold	gold	9600
			22400

She was also singles world champion in 1991 and 1995, and doubles in 1989 and 1995. All her doubles titles were together with Qiao Hong.

Franz Dengg

B. 1928-12-01, Partenkirchen, Bay., Germany
Ski Jumping

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	31st	0.0096
		0.0096

Serafín Dengra Hernández

B. 1902-12-25, Huéscar, Argentina; D. 1966
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 800 m	SF:7th	1.08
Men's 1500 m	R1:5th	0.043
		1.123

Adelaïde Henriette "Ada" den Haan

B. 1941-05-14, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	fourth	2000
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	fourth	400
		2400

Eric Denham

B. 1929-09-20, Cowes, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1964	HP
5.5 metres Class	11th	64
		64

Rudolf "Ru" den Hamer

B. 1917-07-24, Bogor, Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Den Haag, represented the Netherlands; D. 1988-03-14
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Arnold Pieter Bernard "Arno" den Hartog

B. 1954-11-08, Oss, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Cornelis den Held

Olympic Competitor nr 4365

1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - fourth
1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (0.925)

Fedor Iwan den Hertog

B. 1946-04-20, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 2011-02-12
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Road Race		24th	0.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	gold	disq	4800
Men's Individual Pursuit	24th		0.24
			4800.48

John Michael Deni

B. 1903-05-08, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1978-02-04
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 50 km Walk	15th	dnf	10.0064
			10.0064

Felice De Nicolo

B. 1942-03-22, Selva di Val Gardena
Alpine Skiing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	25th		0.1
Men's Giant Slalom		28th	0.0256
			0.1256

Henri Deniel

from Paris, represented France
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	QF	312
		312

Denis

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	102nd	-16.60
		-16.60

Olympic Competitor nr 1147

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

Harry Dénis

B. 1896-08-28, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Football (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fourth	R1	2108.38
				2106.38

Marcel Denis

B. 1896-01-31, from Angers, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Victor Denis

B. 1900, from Liège, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th		233
Men's Eights		Rep1	233
			233

François Denis de Rivoyre

B. 1884-05-01, Vernon, France; D. 1946-12-29
Equestrianism - Zventing

	1928	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	18th	3.2
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf	4
		7.2

Nicole Denise

B. 1949-05-11, Paris, France
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Vladimir Gennadyevich Denisov

B. 1947-05-22, Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	fifth	Bar3	1660
Men's Foil, Team	silver	fourth	1400
			3060

Louis Denis-Valvérane

B. 1870-09-20, Manosque, France; D. 1943-04-12
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2 entries	29.392
			29.392

Leslie Jean Deniz

B. 1962-05-25, Oakland, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's Discus Throw	silver	6000
		6000

Siegfried "Sigi" Denk

B. 1951-02-10, Braunau am Inn, Austria; D. 1982-03-05
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	9th	120
		120

Ulrike Denk

B. 1964-05-10, Köln, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	seventh	600
		600

Michael John Denley

B. 1931-11-21, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Elliott Harold Denman

B. 1934-01-23, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	11th	64
		64

Frederick Lockwood Denman

B. 1929-03-23, Tacoma, Wash, USA
Modern Pentathlon

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	sixth	800
Men's Team	fourth	400
		1200

Federico "Fritz" Dennerlein

B. 1936-03-14, Portici, Italy; D. 1992-10-03
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	QU:6th		116
Men's 200 metres Butterfly		fourth		2000
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		sixth		160
Men's Water Polo	fourth		fourth	1760
				4036

James Jay "Jim" Denney

B. 1957-06-10, Duluth, Minn., USA
Ski Jumping

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Normal Hill	21st	36th	0.64064
Men's Large Hill	18th	8th	258.56
			259.20064

Tom Dennie

B. 1922-09-17, Lac-Beauport, Québ., Canada; D. 2009-02-10
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's 18 km	73rd	-
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.026
		0.026

Clare Dennis

B. 1916-03-07, Burwood, NSW, Australia; D. 1971-06-05
Swimming

	1932	HP
Women's 200m Breasttroke	gold	9600
		9600

Michael Dennis

B. 1944-08-31, Raetihi, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	74th	-10.16
Men's Slalom	R2:4th	-13.12
		-10.16

(James) Morgan Dennis

B. 1892-02-27, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1960-10-22
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Alastair Denniston

Olympic Competitor nr 4887

1908-10-29-13:45 - Hockey - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-30-15:00 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

(Karl) Severt Dennolf

B. 1920-05-13, Nordmaling, Sweden; D. 1990-05-08
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 10000 m	fifth	1000
		1000

Arthur Denny

Olympic Competitor nr 3639

1908-07-14-15:30 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one, heat six - first (Q)
1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-14-17:30 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, final - AC (368.4)

Charles Denny

Olympic Competitor nr 3898

1908-07-16-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, heat two - seventh (Q)
1908-07-18-15:30 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, final - second (3000)

Adrien, Duc de Noailles

B. 1869-09-22, Paris, France; D. 1953-10-23
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous

	1900	HP
Mail Coach	ac	150
		150

Olympic Competitor nr 593

1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - AC (150)

Teun de Nooijer

B. 1976-03-22, Egmond-Binnen, Netherlands
Hockey (2 gold, 2 silver)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	silver	fourth	silver	16800
						16800

Eduard Jan "Ed" de Noorlander

B. 1945-03-10, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Decathlon	9th	240
		240

Mário de Noronha

B. 1885-01-15, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 1973-07-09
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:7th		26
Men's Épée, Team	(fourth)	bronze	1040
			1066

Willy den Ouden

B. 1918-01-01, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1997-12-06
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1932	1936	HP
Women's 100m Freestyle	silver	fourth	5600
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	silver	gold	2600
			8200

Charles Henry Pentland Denroche

B. 1921-12-17, Dublin, Ireland; D. 2004-08-14
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:dnf	4.3
		4.3

Jack Densham

Olympic Competitor nr 4318

1908-07-20-16:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, round one - second (25.76)

John Robin Dent

B. 1938-02-15, represented Great Britain
Biathlon & Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Biathlon Men's 20 km	29th	0.024
Men's 4x10 km Relay	14th	4
		4.024

Piero Dente

B. 1901, represented Italy
Biathlon

	1924	HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol	dnf	480
		480

Peter Lindsay Denton

B. 1926-06-10, from Sydney, represented Australia; D. 2000-12-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Tom Denton

B. 1911-02-01, Collinsville, Texas, USA; D. 1946-03-08
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Rings	silver	1000
		1000

Hans Denver

Olympic Competitor nr 5390

1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - DNF
1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - fifth (250)

Petro Ivanovych Denysenko

B. 1920-09-13, Lyubech, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1998-08-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Pole Vault	fourth	2400
		2400

Peter Denzel

B. 1939-03-24, represented Austria
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	17th	4
		4

Ferdinand "Ferdy" Denzler

B. 1909-11-16, Leoben, Austria, represented Switzerland; D. 1991-07-03
Aquatics - Water Polo & Art Competitions

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd		45.5
Sculpture, Statues		AC	2.274
			47.774

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2024-07-15

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