Great Olympians

Biographies - DER

Dér Ervin

B. 1956-01-11, Orosháza, Hungary
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	12th	30
		30

Sem De Ranieri

Olympic Competitor nr 7253

1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - ninth (10)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - fourth (100)
1924 FR 25

Alfred de Rauch

B. 1887-06-13, St. Petersburg, Russia, represented France
Ice Hockey

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Teams	SF	QU:3rd	QU:3rd	1199
				1199

Olympic Competitor nr 7056

1920-04-25-17:00 - Ice Hockey - Semifinal Match One - lost (340)

Abdel Aziz Derbal

B. 1952-10-27, represented Tunisia
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

John Henry "Rob" Derbyshire

B. 1878-11-29, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1938-11-25
Aquatics - Swimming

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	fifth	R1:2nd	R1:3rd	782.56
Men's 400 m Freestyle	ac			112
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay		gold		1680
Men's 4x250 m Freestyle Relay	bronze			1680
				2574.56

Olympic Competitor nr 1345 (should be 2767)

1906-04-24-10:00 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, semi-finals - third (Q)
1906-04-25-11:30 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, final - fifth (750)
1906-04-27-10:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style - AC (112.0)
1906-04-28-11:00 - Swimming - 4x250 m Free-style - third (480)
1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - second, 3rd time (30)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - first (1200)
1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - third - 2nd time (2.56)

He is traditionally mentioned as a member of the 1900 Waterpolo team, but there is no evidence he actually participated in Paris in 1900. In fact, he played in Manchester two days after the final match.

Anna Maria Josefina "Annemiek" Derckx

B. 1954-04-12, Beegden, the Netherlands
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak (2 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Singles, 500 m	bronze		2560
Women's Doubles, 500 m		bronze	1920
			4480

Henri Jean Joseph "Harry" Derckx

B. 1918-03-19, Saint-Pierre-les-Nemours, France, lived in Deventer, represented the Netherlands; D. 1983-07-12
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Franz Dereani

Olympic Competitor nr 5599

1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fifth
1912-07-16-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-17-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - DNS

George Frederick William de Relwyskow

B. 1887-06-18, Great Britain; D. 1942-11-09
Wrestling, Freestyle (1 gold, 1 silver)

1908 HP

Lightweight (-66.6 kg) gold 6400

Middleweight (-73 kg) silver 4000

10400

	1908	HP
Lightweight (-66.6 kg)	gold	6400
Middleweight (-73 kg)	silver	4000
		10400

Olympic Competitor nr 4341

1908-07-21-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-21-12:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-21-14:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-22-15:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), final - lost (4000)
1908-07-24-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-24-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-24-14:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-24-16:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), final - won (6400)

René Dérency

B. 1925-05-27, Sochaux, France; D. 1954-10-18
Basketball (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

de Révay József

B. 1902, Nitra, now in Slovakia, represented Hungary; D. 1945-04-19
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:4th	32
		32

Gonzague de Reynold

B. 1880-06-15, Cressier, Switzerland; D. 1970-04-09
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Literature	AC	89.43
		89.43

Bernardo "Bernardinho" Rocha de Rezende

B. 1959-08-28, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Sylvio Marcondes de Rezende

B. 1918-03-12, represented Brazil
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1972	HP
Dressage, Individual	25th	0.125
		0.125

Andrzej Dereziński

B. 1944-04-24, Poronin, Poland
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	49th	-5.16
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.64
Men's Slalom	33rd	-2.26
		0.0025616

Roman Dereziński

B. 1951-12-30, Poronin, Poland
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	52nd	-6.40
Men's Giant Slalom	38th	-3.26
Men's Slalom	21st	0.64
		0.6402564

Stane Derganc

B. 1893-04-23, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1981-08-09
Gymnastics (2 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Individual combined	30th	43rd	0.01
Men's Team combined	fourth	bronze	1040
Men's Vault	26th	bronze	640.016
Men's Parallel Bars	40th	44th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	58th	74th	-
Men's Rings	27th	39th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	sixth	34th	160
Men's Sidehorse Vault	fifth		250
Men's Rope Climbing	24th		0.04
			2090.066

William de Rham

B. 1922-08-22, represented Switzerland
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	19th	2
Jumping, Team	9th	40
		42

René de Ribeaupierre

B. 1889, represented Switzerland
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1924	1928	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	28th	dnf	0.032008
Three-Day Event, Team	fourth	dnf	400
			400.032008

Enrique de Ridder

B. 1958-12-21, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Downhill	53rd	-6.26
Men's Giant Slalom	52nd	-6.40
		0.000000656

Francisco Enrique de Ridder Perrier

B. 1929-10-23, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's Slalom	R1:55th	0.0000001
		0.0000001

Gaspard Deridder

B. 1918-03-04, represented Belgium; D. 1977
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Louis De Ridder

B. 1902-06-09, Antwerpen, Belgium; D. 1981-05-05
Ice Hockey & Speed Skating & Bobsleigh

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Teams	QU:4th			QU:4th	172.6
Men's 500 m	19th				1.6
Men's 1500 m	19th				1.6
Men's Four				fifth	750
					925.8

Luis Enrique de Ridder Perrier

B. 1928-02-23, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2004-07-31
Alpine Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	68th	46th	0.0000064
Men's Combined	63rd		-
Men's Giant Slalom		56th	-
Men's Slalom	42nd	64th	0.00004
			0.0000464

Marcello Yves de Ridder Perrier

B. 1922-06-07, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bobsleigh

	1948	HP
Men's Two	15th	12.5
Men's Four	12th	30
		42.5

Gilbert De Rieck

B. 1936-09-28, Merelbeke, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:3rd	8.61
		8.61

Inna Vasilyevna Deriglazova

B. 1990-03-10, Kurchatov, Russia
Fencing (2 gold, 2 silver)

	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Individual Foil	R32	gold	silver	14600.85
Women's Team Foil	silver		gold	3250
				17850.85

Nik'oloz Deriugini

B. 1959-04-30, Kutaisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Ivan Kostiantynovych Deriuhin

B. 1928-11-25, Kharkiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1996-01-10
Modern Pentathlon (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Individual	9th	200
Men's Team	gold	1600
		1800

Renato De Riva

B. 1937-05-07, Alleghe, Italy; D. 1983-05-10
Speed Skating

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 500 metres	39th			0.00016
Men's 1500 metres	27th	21st	34th	0.6816
Men's 5000 metres	26th	14th	26th	16.128
Men's 10000 metres	14th	18th	19th	20.16
				36.96976

Pierre Derivery

B. 1925-11-04, Valenton, France; D. 2014-05
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m	10th		100
Men's Kayak 4x500m Relay		R2:4th	1.3
			101.3

Pierre Derkinderen

represented Belgium
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-69 kg)	QF	861
		861

Petko Dermendzhiev

B. 1936-02-13, represented Bulgaria
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Vanya Dermendzhieva

B. 1958-12-03, Haskovo, Bulgaria
Basketball (1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	silver		fifth	2750
				2750

Dorothy Dermody

B. 1909-04-26, Cloughjordan, Ireland; D. 2012-04-10
Fencing

	1948	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:7th	0.00041
		0.00041

Giuseppe Dermon

B. 1945-11-27, represented Switzerland
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	26th	0.064
		0.064

Russell Charles "Chick" Dermond

B. 1936-12-31, Fairlawn, NJ, USA; D. 2015-05-09
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay		Rep:3rd	4.3
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	R1:5th		12.9
			17.2

Georg Heinrich August Dern

B. 1901-04-09, represented Germany
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	ac	0.0026
		0.0026

José Fernandes de Rocha

B. 1936-08-15, Avintes, Portugal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	-2.17
Men's 200 metres	R1:5th	-3.84
		0.00254

Philippe Deroche

B. 1954-09-11, Nevers, France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:26th	10th	150.096
			150.096

Joseph Derochie

B. 1939-07-25, from Sudbury, Ont., represented Canada
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	rep:4th	125
		125

Jean De Rode

B. 1913-09-30, from Brussel, represented Belgium
Rowing

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

de Romand

represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 4000 m Freestyle	R1:16th	6.4
Men's 200 m Backstroke	sixth	960
Men's Underwater Swimming	fourth	2400
		3366.4

Olympic Competitor nr 1302

1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - eighth time (Q)
1900-08-12-09:00 - Swimming - Underwater Swimming - fourth (2400)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - sixth (960)
1900-08-15-07:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat one - sixth - 16th time (6.4)

(Michel Louis) André (Worms) de Romilly

B. 1869-09-23, Saumur, France; D. 1928-10-04
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
		0.00006

Olympic Competitor nr 621

1900-06-05-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 10 - AC (-4.60)

Benjamin Mielke de Roo

B. 1940-02-11, Enschede, the Netherlands, represented Australia; D. 2016-05-17
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	113th	110th	-17.13
Men's Team Combined		16th	1.6
			1.6

Albert De Roocker

B. 1904-01-25, Dendermonde, Belgium; D. 1989-03-08
Fencing (1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		SF:dnf	0.34
Men's Foil, Team	silver	fourth	1400
			1400.34

Johannes "Jan" de Rooij

B. 1932-01-26, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2008-05-18
Boxing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R3		80.15
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)		R1	80.15
			80.15

Agathon "Aat" de Roos

B. 1919-04-15, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands; D. 1992-03-17
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Mino De Rossi

B. 1931-05-21, Arquata Scrivia, Italy
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		4800

Santorre De Rossi De Santa Rosa

B. 1894-04-21, Venezia, Italy
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1920	HP
Jumping, Individual	7th	600
		600

Luigi De Rosso

B. 1935-03-05, Velo d'Astico, Italy; D. 2020-04-28
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	22nd	0.4
		0.4

Kazimierz de Rostwo-Suski

B. 1891-09-21, Karpylivka, Ukraine, then part of Austria, between 1920 and 1945 Polish, represented Poland; D. 1974-03-09
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1924	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	24th	0.0
Three-Day Event, Team	7th	100
		100.2

Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild

B. 1868-02-24, Paris, France; D. 1949-06-30
Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 540

1900-05-31-15:00? - Polo - round two - lost (1040)

Baron Philippe de Rothschild

B. 1902-04-13, Paris, France; D. 1988-01-20
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	8th	128
		128

Joseph Derou

Olympic Competitor nr 3806

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Abderrahmane Derouaz

B. 1955-12-12, Al-Jaza'ir, Algeria
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(QF)	287
		287

Deroubaix

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	64th	-8.24
		0.0000000024

Olympic Competitor nr 1110

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

Edgard Derouet

B. 1910-10-26, Saint-Denis-en-Val, France; D. 2001-10-14
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Applied Arts	AC	2.155
		2.155

Hugues De Roussan

B. 1955-03-23, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Jolanda de Rover

B. 1963-10-10, Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	12th	bronze	14th	2616
Women's 200 m Backstroke	9th	gold	seventh	6960
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay		dnf	fifth	256.4
				9832.4

Henri de Royer-Dupré

B. 1876-10-29, Chartres, France; D. 1960-12-08
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1924	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf	0.000032
Jumping, Team	dnf	-
		0.000032

Osbert John de Rozario

B. 1924-06-25, represented Singapore
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Co Derr

B. 1921, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2011
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - Statues	ac	2.274
		2.274

Noel Edward Derrick

B. 1926-07-05, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2018-12-25
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

André Derrien

B. 1895-07-31, Quimper, France; D. 1994-04-04
Sailing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

Léon Auguste Derruau

B. 1888, Paris, France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	AC	63.04
		63.04

Ana Derșidan

competed in 1968 as

Ana Ene-Derșidan

and in 1972 and 1976 as

Ana Pascu

B. 1944-09-22, București, Romania
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	ElR1		R1:4th	R2:5th	66.035
Women's Foil, Team	fifth	(bronze)	bronze	7th/8th	1509.2
					1575.235

David Alan "Dave" De Ruff

B. 1961-04-10, Santa Ana, Cal., USA
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	sixth	800
		800

Fredericus Arnoldus "Frits" de Ruijter

B. 1917-04-05, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2012-03-20
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 800 m	SF:6th	4.32
Men's 1500 m	R1:4th	14.5
		18.82

Gerrit Jan de Ruiter

B. 1927-09-28, Enschede, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(9th)	20
		20

Antoon Frans "Toon" de Ruiter

B. 1935-06-12, Ende, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 2001-11-23
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:6th	39
		39

Shirley Dery

competed in 1988 as

Shirley Dery-Batlik

B. 1961-11-17, White Plains, NY, USA
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m	fifth		750
Women's Fours, 500 m	fourth	9th	880
			1630

Deryck

represented Belgium
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	ac	2.475
		2.475

André Maurice Marcel Deryckére

B. 1928-11-19, Oostende, Belgium
Sailing

	1952	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	17th	4
		4

Eduard Derzsei

B. 1934-10-27, Sfăntu Gheorghe, Romania
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2024-07-03

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