Great Olympians

Biographies - DOW

Robert Stanley "Bob" Dow

B. 1945-03-08, New York, NY, USA
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.75

Helena Mroczkowska Dow

B. 1917-10-27, Paterson, NJ, USA; D. 1998-04-22
Fencing

	1948	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	QF:6th	0.546
		0.546

Warren Alvin Dow

B. 1905-01-12, Paterson, NJ, USA; D. 1965-11-22
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Team	SF:4th	82
		82

Thomas Ian G. "Tom" Dowdall

from Dublin, represented Ireland; D. 2010-10-11
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	86
		86

John Stuart Dowding

B. 1957-04-27, Oakville, Ont., Canada
Figure Skating

	1980	HP
Ice Dancing	sixth	800
		800

David William "Dai" Dower

B. 1933-06-20, Abercynon, Wales, Great Britain; D. 2016-08-01
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	QF	861
		861

Murray Albert Dowey

B. 1926-01-03, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Joseph Dowler

Olympic Competitor nr 4118

1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (960)
1912-07-08-17:15 - Tug-of-War - Single Match - lost (2000)

Lawrence Robert "Larry" Dowler

B. 1954-02-20, Camp Pendleton, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke	9th	160
		160

Christopher Dowling

B. 1944-06-15, represented Malta
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:51st	0.00000064
		0.00000064

J. W. Dowling

from St. Louis
Lacrosse (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1811

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn
1904-07-07-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match two - lost - second (1500)

Michael "Mick" Dowling

B. 1946-12-17, Castlecomer, Ireland
Boxing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	QF	R16	940.13
			940.13

John Downer

B. 1881-11-22, Charles Town, WV, USA; D. 1977-01-28
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1920	HP
Jumping, Individual	12th	60
		60

Arthur Downes

Olympic Competitor nr 4674

1908-08-11-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - first
1908-08-12-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (2400)

Henry Downes

Olympic Competitor nr 4675

1908-08-11-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - first
1908-08-12-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (2400)

Alberto Downey

Olympic Competitor nr 5672

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 42nd - Team - ninth (40)

John McKenzie "Jack" Downey

B. 1921-08-09, Hawthorn, Vict., Australia; D. 2006
Sailing

	1956	1960	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	9th	18th	203.2
			203.2

Séamus Downey

B. 1960-06-13, represented Ireland
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	43rd	-4.38
		0.0000384

Gordon Hunter Downie

B. 1955-03-03, Wisconsin, USA, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	7th	400
Men's 400 m Freestyle	14th	16
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		1056

In Britain, he competed for a club from Edinburgh.

Burton Cecil Downing

B. 1885-02-05, San Jose, California, USA; D. 1929-01-01
Cycking - Track (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

1904 HP

Men's 1/4 mile silver 3000

Men's 1/3 mile silver 3000

Men's 1/2 mile bronze 1920

Men's 1 mile silver 3000

Men's 2 miles gold 4800

Men's 5 miles competed 200

Men's 25 miles gold 4800

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Olympic Competitor nr 1943

1904-08-02-14:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat four - first (Q)
1904-08-02-15:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - semi-final two - second (Q)
1904-08-02-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - final - third (1920)
1904-08-03-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 2 miles - first (4800)
1904-08-03-16:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile heat four - first (Q)
1904-08-03-17:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile semi-final two - second (Q)
1904-08-03-17:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile final - second (3000)
1904-08-05-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile heat three or four (Q)
1904-08-05-14:40? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile semi-final two - second (Q)
1904-08-05-15:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile final - second (3000)
1904-08-05-15:20? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile heat two - first (Q)
1904-08-05-15:40? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile final - second (3000)
1904-08-05-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 5 miles - AC (200)
1904-08-05-17:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 miles - first (4800)

His six medals were a record for a cyclist until equalled by Bradley Wiggins 104 years later.

J.C. Downing

represented Great Britain
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	ac	1.706
		1.706

Thomas Downing

Olympic Competitor nr 4146

1908-07-17-17:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3200 m Steeple, round one - DNF (0.234)

Barry Geoffrey Downs

B. 1930-05-24, Queensland, Australia; D. 2020-04-05
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	35th	-2.15
		0.0015

Robert Downs

B. 1954-07-27, Basildon, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	9th	120
		120

Kyra Downton, née Geintze

B. 1913-11-13, Vladivostok, Russia, represented the USA; D. 1999-02-06
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1968	HP
Dressage, Individual	21st	0.8
Dressage, Team	8th	64
		64.8

Charles Dowson

B. 1889-11-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1980-02-05
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 3000 m Walk	sixth	640
Men's 10 km Walk	R1:dnf	0.256
		640.256

Richard "Rick" Dowswell

B. 1951-01-21, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:13th	38.4
		38.4

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-02-21

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1904	HP
Men's 1/4 mile	silver	3000
Men's 1/3 mile	silver	3000
Men's 1/2 mile	bronze	1920
Men's 1 mile	silver	3000
Men's 2 miles	gold	4800
Men's 5 miles	competed	200
Men's 25 miles	gold	4800
		20720