Great Olympians

Biographies - DOR

Dóra József

Stipan Dora

Edwin Jeyaceilan Doraisamy

Nikolaos Dorakis

Olympic Competitor nr 179

• 1896-04-10-09:00 - Shooting - Military Pistol - third (2560)
• 1896-04-11-09:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - fourth (1600)

Wolfgang Dorasil

An ethnic German, and an active collaborator after the German annexation of his region, he was expelled from Czechoslovakia after 1945 and died in Berlin. I class the Sudeten Germans as German nationals in the Czechoslovak team.

Engelbert Dörbrandt

Mihovil Dorčić

Božidar Đorđević

Dragana Đorđević

listed in the OlyMADmen database as Serbian.

Duško Đorđević

Ljubiša Đorđević

Miroljub Đorđević

Giuseppe "Pino" Dordoni

Gustavo Doreste Blanco

José Luis Doreste Blanco

Luis Doreste Blanco

His older brother Jose Luis Doreste Blanco won gold in the Finn in 1988.
A third brother Gustavo Doreste Blanco came in 6th at the 1980 Moscow Games in the 470 class.

Gustave Doret

Olympic Competitor nr 4980

• 1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Music - AC (1620)

Franz Dorfer

Ilse Dörffeldt

Michaela Dorfmeister

B. 1973-03-25, Wien, Austria
Alpine Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1998	2002	2006	HP
Super-G	silver	sixth	gold	13800
Downhill	18th	9th	gold	6562.56
Giant Slalom		fourth		1600
Combined	dnf	fifth		1000
				22962.56

Alfons Dorfner

Toy Joan Dorgan

After her speed skating Olympic appearance, she emigrated to Australia, and competed internationally (though not Olympic) for them in two other sports: Cross-Country Skiing and Orienteering. Her son, born in Australia, later represented the USA in Eventing (including at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics).

Robert Dorgebray

Jean François Marie Henri de Thonel, Marquis d'Orgeix

Dőri András

Maxime "Max" Dorigo

Alfred Döring

Peter Döring

Gabriella Dorio

Christian d'Oriola

B. 1928-10-03, Perpignan, France
Fencing (4 gold, 2 silver)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Foil, team	gold	gold	silver	fifth	6515.25
Foil, individual	silver	gold	gold	8th	31980
Épée, team				9th	16.9
					38512.15

Four times World Champion in foil (1947,49,53,54), he took also four team foil titles. He rebelled against the introduction of the electric foil, but took up competition again in 1958 and finished seventh at Roma.
He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1971. He is a first cousin to Pierre d'Oriola.

Pierre Jonquères d’Oriola

B. 1920-02-01, Corneilla del Vercol, Pyr.Or., France; D. 2011-07-19
Equestrianism (2 gold, 2 silver)

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Jumping, Individual	gold	sixth	18th	gold	17th	25212.3
Jumping, Team	fifth	8th	fifth	silver	silver	2820.4
						28032.7

The only rider to have won two individual Jumping titles, the first at Helsinki on Ali Baba, the second on Lutteur B at Tokyo.
He had ridden Ali Baba only three times before Helsinki.

Michail M. Dorizas

Olympic Competitor nr 2814

• 1906-04-25-09:30 - Athletics - Discus Throw, freestyle - AC (80.99)
• 1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - Stone Throw - third (2880)
• 1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - Discus Throw, Greek style - AC (37.03)
• 1908-07-15-10:25? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool two - second (Q)
• 1908-07-15-12:05? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, final - second (3000)
• 1908-07-16-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool six - AC (2.402)
• 1908-07-16-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool two - AC (28.64)
• 1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - fifth (750)
• 1912-07-10-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, group one & two - 11th (64)
• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group one - 13th (25.6)

Dorjgotovyn Pürevloov

Thinley Dorji

Dorjiin Enkhbaatar

Dorjiin Norolkhoo

Dorjiin Tsenddoo

Dorjpalamyn Tsolmon

Dorjzovdyn Ganbat

Danièle Dorléans

(Albert Émile) Clément Dorlia

Olympic Competitor nr 1467

• 1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - DNF (500)
• 1900-08-25-16:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat two - DNF (129)

Hans Dormbach

Pierre Dormeuil

Zdena Dorňáková

Konrad Dorn

Norman William "Bill" Dornblaser

Alfons Dorner

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

Rainer Dörner

Ludvig Dornig

Polona Dornik

Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Dorokhov

The OlyMADMen give his birthplace as Sukhumi, Georgia, while Wikipedia gives it as Leningrad. I shall class him as Russian.

Doros György

Christian Dorosario

Dieter Dörr

Wilhelm "Willy" Dörr

Olympic Competitor nr 2815

• 1906-04-25-09:30 - Athletics - Discus Throw, freestyle - AC (80.99)
• 1906-04-27-15:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, 3 events - 16th (7.2)
• 1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - won (Q)
• 1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - final - won (2400)

Humberto Dorrego González

James Patrick "Jim" Dorrian

Kurt Doerry

Olympic Competitor nr 1

• 1896-04-06-15:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m heat one - fifth (17.2)
• 1896-04-06-17:10 - Athletics Track - 400 m heat one - third/fourth (574)
• 1896-07-07-14:45? - Athletics Track - 110 m Hurdles heat two - third/fourth (861)
• 1900-07-14-10:30 - Athletics Track -  100 m, round one - second (Q)
• 1900-07-14-10:45 - Athletics Track -  100 m, semi-finals - fourth (68)

Rainer Dörrzapf

James Richard "Jimmie" Dorsey

Karl Dorsey

Christopher "Chris" Dorst

Jean Dortet

Eraslan Doruk

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-02-05

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