Great Olympians

Biographies - DOR

Dóra József

B. 1941-05-07, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Springboard	30th		0.01
Men's Platform	23rd	21st	0.896
			0.906

Stipan Dora

B. 1935-04-08, Sombor, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2012
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	12th	60
		60

Edwin Jeyaceilan Doraisamy

B. 1923-05-20, represented Singapore; D. 1959-01-02
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Nikolaos Dorakis

represented Greece
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Men's Military Pistol	bronze	2560
Men's Free Pistol	fourth	1600
		4160

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

B. 1903-03-07, Troppau, now Opava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1964-03-21
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:2nd	340
		340

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

B. 1949-02-02, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	fifth	1230
		1230

Mihovil Dorčić

B. 1938-03-12, Baška, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:23rd	0.32
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:13th	6.4
		6.72

Božidar Đorđević

B. 1959-04-12, from Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th	75
		75

Dragana Đorđević

B. 1914-06-02, represented Yugoslavia
Gymnastics

	1936	1948	HP
Women's Team combined	fourth	7th	1000
			1000

listed in the OlyMADmen database as Serbian.

Duško Đorđević

from Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	SF:2nd	1350
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	10.88
		1360.88

Ljubiša Đorđević

B. 1906-02-19, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1944-11-02
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Miroljub Đorđević

B. 1938-11-27, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Giuseppe "Pino" Dordoni

B. 1926-06-28, Piacenza, Italy; D. 1998-10-24
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	9th				160
Men's 20 km Walk			9th		160
Men's 50 km Walk		gold		7th	6800
					7120

Gustavo Doreste Blanco

B. 1960-01-17, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	sixth	800
		800

José Luis Doreste Blanco

B. 1956-09-18, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Sailing (1 gold)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	12th	17th		gold			10666
Two Person Keelboat (Star)			7th			7th	10666
							10666

Luis Doreste Blanco

B. 1961-03-07, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Sailing (2 gold)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	gold				12000
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)		13th	gold		12048
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)				8th	384
					24432

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

B. 1950-05-20, Waldhofen an der Ybbs, Austria; D. 2012-01-08
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Ilse Dörffeldt

B. 1912-03-23, Berlin, Germany; D. 1992-09-14
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	FI:dnf	160
		160

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

	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

B. 1911-01-27, Lembach, Austria; D. 1982-01-22
Canoeing - Sprint (1 gold)

	1936	HP
K2 1000 m	gold	4800
FK2 10000 m	fourth	1200
		6000

Toy Joan Dorgan

B. 1946-12-29, Springfield, Ill., USA
Speed Skating

	1968	HP
Women's 3000 metres	14th	16
		16

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

B. 1915-10-16, Nesle-la-Vallée, France; D. 2005-09-29
Road Cycling (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	fourth	2000
Men's Road Race, Team	gold	1600
		3600

Jean François Marie Henri de Thonel, Marquis d'Orgeix

B. 1921-04-15, Cap-d'Ail, France; D. 2006-07-04
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Jumping, Individual	bronze	34th	3200.002
Jumping, Team	dnf	fifth	254
			3454.002

Dőri András

B. 1930-09-29, Répáspuszta, Hungary; D. 2013-09
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

Maxime "Max" Dorigo

B. 1936-09-02, Paris, France
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Alfred Döring

B. 1933-02-07, Költschen, Brand. (now Kołczyn in Poland), represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:12th	60
		60

Peter Döring

B. 1943-08-14, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Gabriella Dorio

B. 1957-06-27, Veggiano, Italy
Track & Field (1 gold)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's 800 m	SF:8th	8th	fourth	1864.2
Women's 1500 m	sixth	fourth	gold	10800
				12664.2

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

	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

	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

B. 1886-04-16, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now İstanbul, Türkiye), represented Greece in 1908; D. 1957-10-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's Shot Put		ac	11th	92.64
Men's Weight Throw	bronze			2880
Men's Discus Throw	ac	ac	13th	108.992
Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style	ac	fifth		787.03
Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle		silver		3000
				6868.662

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

B. 1944-10-12, represented Mongolia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	31st	0.0064
Women's 10 kilometres	35th	0.001
		0.0074

Thinley Dorji

B. 1950-11-20, represented Bhutan
Archery

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual	53rd	73rd	-6.38
Men's Team		22nd	0.1
			0.100000384

Dorjiin Enkhbaatar

B. 1953-11-27, represented Mongolia
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	nm	3.84
		3.84

Dorjiin Norolkhoo

B. 1949-12-31, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	97th	-15.40
		-15.40

Dorjiin Tsenddoo

B. 1954-08-25, represented Mongolia
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Men's 500 metres	34th	-2.16
Men's 1000 metres	38th	-3.26
Men's 1500 metres	35th	-2.10
		0.002856

Dorjpalamyn Tsolmon

B. 1957-08-30, represented Mongolia
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
		-18.15

Dorjzovdyn Ganbat

B. 1950-08-15, represented Mongolia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Danièle Dorléans

B. 1947-03-23, Marseille, France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:21st	0.64
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:15th	10
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	FI:dnf	64
		74.64

(Albert Émile) Clément Dorlia

B. 1870-12-07, Paris, France; D. 1942-01-23
Rowing

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	R1:dnf	129
Men's Eights	R1:dnf	500
		629

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)

Loretta Dorman

B. 1963-07-23, represented Australia
Hockey (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	fourth	gold	4000
			4000

Hans Dormbach

B. 1908-06-04, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Pierre Dormeuil

represented France
Skeleton

	1928	HP
Men's Skeleton	dnf	150
		150

Zdena Dorňáková

B. 1957-06-25, Valašské Meziříčí, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	27th	0.04
WomMen's Team Combined	fifth	250
		250.04

Konrad Dorn

B. 1962-10-29, Feldkirch, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	9th	145
			145

Norman William "Bill" Dornblaser

B. 1933-11-04, Hawthorne, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Alfons Dorner

B. 1936-11-01, Viechtach, Bay., Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	34th	-2.16
		0.0016

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

B. 1951-01-25, Görlitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2022-01-19
Football (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Rainer Dörner

B. 1937-08-28, Rosenthal-Bielatal, Sachsen, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:19th	2.4
		2.4

Ludvig Dornig

B. 1930-12-08, Tržič, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's Downhill	29th	0.016
Men's Giant Slalom	47th	0.000004
Men's Slalom	28th	0.0256
		0.041604

Polona Dornik

B. 1962-11-20, Trbovlje, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	sixth	silver	2320
			2320

Timothy Paul "Tim" Dorning

B. 1956-12-18, represented Australia
Sailing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	seventh		11th	464
				464

Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Dorokhov

B. 1954-02-18, Sukhumi, Georgia, played in Leningrad , Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	5200
			5200

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

Doros György

represented Hungary
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Literature	ac	272.6
		272.6

Christian Dorosario

B. 1953-09-25, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 200 metres		R1:6th	-4.49
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:5th	SF:6th	13.573
			13.573049

Dieter Dörr

B. 1957-08-06, Burgsinn, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Diving

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:15th		10th	110
Men's Platform	QU:18th		sixth	642.56
				752.56

Wilhelm "Willy" Dörr

B. 1881-08-07, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1955-04-05
Athletics - Track & Field & Tug-of-War

	1906	HP
Men's Discus Throw	ac	80.99
Men's Pentathlon	16th	7.2
Men's Tug-of-War	gold	2400
		2488.19

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

B. 1952-09-26, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	10th	50
		50

James Patrick "Jim" Dorrian

B. 1931-03-04, New York, NY, USA
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Kurt Doerry

B. 1874-09-24, Wilhelmshaven, NS, Germany; D. 1947-01-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1896	1900	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:ac	SF:ac	85.2
Men's 400 metres	R1:ac		574
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:ac		861
			1520.2

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

B. 1950-03-06, Ludwigshafen, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Weightlifting

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	11th		480
Men's Heavyweight (-110 kg)		8th	480
			480

James Richard "Jimmie" Dorsey

B. 1940-08-28, San Diego, Cal., USA
Shooting

	1972	HP
Free Pistol	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Karl Dorsey

B. 1894-05-12, Lima, Ohio, USA; D. 1974-07-09
Sailing (1 gold)

	1932	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	gold	10th	3250
			3250

Christopher "Chris" Dorst

B. 1956-06-05, represented the USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Jean Dortet

represented France
Boxing

	1920	HP
Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Eraslan Doruk

B. 1949-09-10, represented Turkey
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	QF	861
		861

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-07-12

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