Great Olympians

Biographies - DIA

Ali Badara Dia

B. 1941, Conakry, Guinea
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Babacar Dia

B. 1943-04-21, Dakar, Senegal
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Mansour Mamadou Dia

B. 1940-12-27, Dakar, Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Triple Jump	13th	8th	sixth	1382.4
				1382.4

Omar Dia

B. 1955-01-01, represented Senegal
Basketball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Ahmed Shaqiq Diab

B. 1954-07-15, represented Egypt
Fencing

	1984	HP
Foil, Individual	41st	-4.21
Foil, Team	12th	22.75
Épée, Team	12th	22.75
		45.500021

El-Mehdi Sallah (Ahmad) Diab

B. 1958, represented Libya
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:6th	-4.21
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:19th	0.4
		0.400021

Miguel Carlos Diab Figoli

B. 1920-09-16, Buenos Aires, Argentina, lived in Montevideo, represented Uruguay
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

(El Hadj) Amadou Dia Bâ

B. 1958-09-22, Dakar, Senegal (then French)
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fifth	silver	R1:22nd	7500.6
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:dnf	SF:7th		5.225
				7505.825

Lutuma Diabateza

B. 1962-11-09, represented Zaire (now Congo (K))
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Ankiling Diabone

B. 1955, represented Senegal
Judo

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)	R2		R2	40.963
				40.963

Iuri Diachk'ovi

B. 1940-07-13, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.015
		0.015

Jennifer Diachun

B. 1953-08-14, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	51st	R1:50th	-5.16
Women's Team All-Round	11th	11th	32
			32.00000164

Camelia Diaconescu

B. 1963-02-02, Văleni-Botești, Romania
Rowing (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Mansour Diagne

B. 1933-01-21, Dakar, Senegal
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Modou Sady Diagne

B. 1954-12-05, represented Senegal
Basketball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Themistoklis Diakidis

B. 1882-08-22, represented Greece; D. 1944-05-08
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's High Jump	bronze	2880
Men's Standing High Jump	7th	450
		3330

Olympic Competitor nr 3061

1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - continued on next day
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump, finish - third (2880)
1906-05-01-16:00 - Athletics - Standing High Jump - seventh (450)

Mohamed Diakité

B. 1958-07-10, represented Guinea
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:6th	-4.21
		0.000021

Iakovidis Diakoumakos

B. 1913, from Peiraias, Greece; D. 1996
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	200
		200

Nikolaos Dialektos

represented Smyrna
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-6.29
		0.00000029

Olympic Competitor nr 3104

1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - dnf

Ioannis Dialetis

represented Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
GR Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	R1	2.94
FR Men's Featherweight (-54 kg)	R1	162
		164.94

Abdoulaye Diallo

B. 1951-06-01, represented Guinea
Judo

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)	R1		1.002
Men's Half-Middleweight (-78 kg)		R2	1.002
			1.002

Abdoulaye Samba Diallo

B. 1946, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:15th	15
		15

Boubacar Diallo

B. 1954-11-22, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:41st		-4.64
Men's 200 metres	QF:7th		0.057
Men's 400 metres		R1:36th	-3.64
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	R1:12th		10
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay		R1:dnf	0.025
			10.082704

Ibrahima Diallo

B. 1959-10-13, represented Senegal
Judo

	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)	R1	0.498
		0.498

Ibrahima Kandia Diallo

B. 1941, Conakry, Guinea
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Mamadou Diallo (1)

B. 1941-08-01, represented Guinea
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Lightweight (-65 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Mamadou Diallo (2)

B. 1954-11-16, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Triple Jump	12th	60
		60

Mamadou Diallo (3)

represented Mauritania
Freestyle Wrestling

	1984	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	grp:7th	31.2
		31.2

Samba Jacob Diallo

B. 1958, represented Guinea
Boxing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1		R0	1.08865
				1.08865

Souleymane Diallo

B. 1937-02-12, Dakar, Senegal, represented France
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	QF	861
		861

Georgios Diamantis

represented Greece
Shooting

	1896	HP
Men's Free Rifle	ac	132.7
Men's Military Rifle	7th	400
		532.7

Olympic Competitor nr 59

1896-04-08-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle day one
1896-04-09-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle - seventh (400)
1896-04-11-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle day one
1896-04-12-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle - AC (132.7)

Michael Diamond

B. 1972-05-20, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Shooting (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

Trap 11th gold gold 8th fourth bronze 36720

Double Trap 9th 240

36960

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Trap	11th	gold	gold	8th	fourth	bronze	36720
Double Trap			9th				240
							36960

Dino Diana

Olympic Competitor nr 4021

1908-07-17-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fifth
1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Luigi Diana

B. 1865-05-19, Bari, Italy; D. 1951-03-19
Rowing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Coxed Pairs (1 km)	silver	2250
		2250

Olympic Competitor nr 2997

1906-04-27-09:00 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 km) - second (2250)

Joseph Diandy

B. 1950-03-20, represented Senegal
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Álvaro Pereira Cachulo Dias

B. 1923-01-14, Coimbra, Portugal; D. 2005-02-24
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Long Jump	16th	9.6
		9.6

Carlos Pereira Dias

B. 1910-03-09, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 1995
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		QF:9th	0.000054
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	3.755
			3.755054

Manuel Dias

B. 1905-04-13, represented Portugal
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	17th	6
		6

Marcus Vinícius Dias

B. 1923-01-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 1992
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Martin Dias

B. 1936-10-17, represented British Guiana (now Guyana)
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	8th	384
		384

Ranil Dias

B. 1957-08-02, represented Sri Lanka
Sailing

	1984	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	27th	0.05
		0.05

Roberto Dias (Branco)

B. 1943-01-07, São Paulo, Brazil
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:2nd	287
		287

Talla Diaw

B. 1954-08-21, represented Senegal
Freestyle Wrestling

	1984	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	grp:6th	78
		78

Hamidou Diawara

B. 1960-02-29, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:7th	5.2
		5.2

Adolfo Anselmo Díaz

B. 1924, represented Argentina
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	HP
FR Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	8th	384
GR Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	6th	960
		1344

Alejandro Díaz Bertoli

B. 1920-07-05, Santiago, Chile; D. 2004-04-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Alejandro Díaz Corpión

B. 1924-11-24, La Habana, Cuba; D. 2002-10-21
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	110th	-
Men's Team All-Around	(14th)	0
Men's Floor Exercise	94th	-
Men's Horse Vault	114th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	114th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	110th	-
Men's Rings	105th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	84th	0.00000000000004
		0.00000000000004

Ana Ibis Díaz Martínez

B. 1954-02-17, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Volleyball

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	sixth	fifth	fifth	1452
				1452

(Rafel) Ángel (Estuardo) Díaz Granillo

B. 1961-10-29, represented Guatemala
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Decathlon	24th	0.24
		0.24

Arturo Díaz Mora

B. 1954-04-17, represented Cuba
Freestyle Wrestling &Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1980	HP
FR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	8th	384
GR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	fifth	1500
		1884

Aurelio Díaz Cadaveda

B. 1923-05-22, Gijón, Spain
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

Bárbaro Agustín Díaz Cervantes

B. 1960-08-28, represented Cuba
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	fifth			eighth	690.8
					690.8

Julia Bertha "Berta" Díaz Hernández

B. 1936-10-01, Lawton, Cuba; D. 2019-11-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	SF:5th	R1:5th	195.086
			195.086

Edgardo Díaz

B. 1961-04-18, represented Puerto Rico
Fencing

	1984	HP
Foil, Individual	39th	-2.11
		0.0011

Emilio Díaz Miranda

B. 1940-04-18, Huelva, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:31st	0.008
		0.008

Efraín Díaz Santana

B. 1904-06-12, represented Chile
Fencing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th		R1:5th	0.00205
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd		R1:3rd	23.815
				23.81705

Elio Díaz

B. 1962-12-17, represented Venezuela
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Enrique Díaz

B. 1957-04-27, represented Puerto Rico
Sailing

	1984	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Enrique Alberto Díaz Harvey

B. 1959-02-23, Limón, Costa Rica
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Erenia Díaz Sánchez

B. 1958-04-14, represented Cuba
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Ernesto Díaz

B. 1954-10-08, represented Colombia
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Floro F. Díaz Arnesto

B. 1906-01-16, represented Argentina
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd	22.75
		22.75

G. Díaz

represented Mexico
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	11th	48
		48

Heriberto Díaz Omelas

B. 1942-01-05, Jocotepec, Jal., Mexico
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	36th	-3.96
Men's Team Pursuit		R1:15th	7.5
			7.50096

Hidilyn Diaz

B. 1991-02-20, Zamboanga, the Philippines
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Featherweight (-55 kg)			silver	gold	15756
Women's Lightweight (-59 kg)	10th	dnf			15756
					15756

J. Díaz

represented Mexico
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	11th	48
		48

Jairo Díaz

B. 1945-02-07, represented Colombia
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd	-2.34
Men's Tandem	Rep:3rd	20
		20.0034

Jorge Díaz Hernández

represented Chile
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	QF	861
		861

José Díaz

B. 1938-04-20, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:2nd	287
		287

José Díaz López

B. 1959-12-02, represented Panama
Weightlifting

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	7th		602.4
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)		19th	602.4
			602.4

José Antonio Díaz Rey

B. 1938-08-02, La Habana, Cuba
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	-8.20
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
		0.778000002

José Narciso Díaz Hernández

B. 1950-10-31, Artemisa, Cuba
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th	-3.29
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.75029

Juan D. Díaz

B. 1935-06-24, Pozo Almonte, Chile
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Leda Díaz de Cano

B. 1946-10-28, represented Honduras
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Marathon	dnf	-5.15
		0.0000015

Linus Clifford Diaz

B. 1933-09-23, Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	39th	0.00024
		0.00024

Luis Hernán Díaz Villegas

B. 1945-11-04, Buga, Colombia
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QF	861
		861

Manuel Díaz Cruz

B. 1899, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Cycling - Road

	1932	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	33rd	0.0032
		0.0032

Manuel Dionisio Díaz y Martínez

B. 1874-04-08, La Habana, Cuba; D. 1929-02-20
Fencing (2 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Foil, Team	gold	1200
Men's Sabre, Individual	gold	7200
		8400

Olympic Competitor nr 2172

1904-09-08-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre - first (7200)
1904-09-08-16:00? - Fencing - Foil, team - first (1200)

Mariano Díaz Díaz

B. 1939-09-17, Villarejo de Salvanés, Spain
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	32nd	-2.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	8th	192
		192.006

Octavio Díaz

B. 1900-10-07, from Rosario, represented Argentina; D. 1973-11-11
Football (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	2000
		2000

Osvaldo Díz Miranda

B. 1943-03-28, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:dns	4.8
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	10.4
		15.2

Paulino Díaz Carrillo

B. 1935-01-12, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico; D. 2006-06-26
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	45th	-4.10
		0.00001

Robert Diaz

Olympic Competitor nr 3574

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - eighth (288)

Rodobaldo Díaz Arrambarry

B. 1942-03-16, Matanzas, Cuba
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:6th	0.364
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:9th	40
		40.364

Rodolfo Díaz

B. 1946-03-13, Rizal, the Philippines
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.786
		1.786

Rodolfo Díaz Mercado

B. 1918-05-07, Ciudad de México, Mexico; D. 1993-06-22
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Rodolfo Luciano Díaz

B. 1936-07-30, represented Argentina
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)	QF	861
		861

Teresa Díaz Sandi

B. 1959-10-28, represented Mexico
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:85th	-12.10
		-12.10

Ventura Díaz Array

B. 1937-08-26, Santander, Spain
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
		-24.60

Washington Díaz

B. 1954-07-20, Maldonado, Uruguay
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.24
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:21st	0.96
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:16th	4.8
		5.76

Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente (Bachman)

B. 1917-01-25, Mar del Plata, Argentina; D. 1956-02-14
Shooting (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	silver	fourth	8400
			8400

Written 2001-02-07 - last modified 2024-08-26

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