Great Olympians

Biographies - DRE


Seán Joseph Drea

B. 1947-03-03, Muine Bheag, Ireland
Rowing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Single Sculls 7th fourth 3000
3000


Bart Drechsel

B. 1952-09-24, represented the Netherlands Antilles
Bobsleigh
1988 HP
Men's Two 29th 0.02
0.02


Bernd Drechsel

B. 1953-10-28, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2017-01-21
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) 7th 600
600


Heike Drechsler

B. 1964-12-16, Gera, Thüringen, (then East-)Germany
Track & Field (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Long Jump silver gold gold 37800
100 m bronze 2560
200 m bronze 2560
42920

World Champion at Long Jump in 1983 (as Heike Daute) and 1993.


Ralf Drecoll

B. 1944-09-29, Buxtehude, NS, Germany; D. 2012-09-23
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's High Jump sixth 960
960


Doreen M. Dredge

B. 1931-07-14, Kelvington, Sask., Canada
Athletics
1948 HP
Women's High Jump fourth 2400
2400


Zbigniew Dregier

B. 1935-07-17, Cuman (now Tsuman in Ukraine), represented Poland
Basketball
1960 1964 HP
Men's Team 7th sixth 520
520


Joseph Dréher

Olympic Competitor nr 3433


Jörg Drehmel

B. 1945-04-03, Trantow, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1972 HP
Men's Triple Jump silver 6000
6000


Ercole Drei

B. 1886-09-28, Faenza, Italy; D. 1973-10-01
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture, Statues HM 593.7
593.7


Günter Dreibrodt

B. 1951-07-26, Roßla, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Joachim Dreifke

B. 1952-12-26, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Single Sculls bronze 11840
Men's Double Sculls gold
11840


Richard Alan "Dick" Dreissigacker

B. 1947-03-26, New Haven, Conn., USA
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Coxless Fours Rep:4th 1.718
1.718


Luis Dreke Roger

B. 1953-04-19, represented Cuba
Football
1980 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287

According to the official results, he did not play in the match against Zambia, but Calixto Martínez did. FIFA has this the other way round. Considering that Martínez was a goelkeeper, the OlyMADMen Haven decided to go with FIFA. Consequently, Martínez is not an Olympian.


Sveto Drenovac

from Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Eights Rep:3rd 26
26


Eltje "Elt" Drenth

B. 1949-05-29, Dordrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1998-02-03
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Men's 200 metres Freestyle R1:29th 0.016
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay R1:11th 16
16.016


Georg Drescher

B. 1870-03-17, Mainz, R-P, Germany; D. 1938-10-23
Cycling - Track
1900 HP
Men's Sprint R1:dnq -2.25
0.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1560


Ludwig Drescher

Olympic Competitor nr 4710


Lars Gandrup Dresler

B. 1968-01-02, Gentofte, Denmark; D. 1995-11-07
Figure Skating
1988 HP
Men's Singles 14th 24
24


Paul Dresse de Lábioles

B. 1901-09-24, Liège, Belgium; D. 1987
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Literature - unknown event AC 254.5
254.5


Birgit Dressel

B. 1960-05-04, Bremen, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 1987-04-10
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Women's Heptathlon 9th 240
240


Caeleb Remel Dressel

B. 1996-08-16, Orange Park, Flor., USA
Swimming (10 gold)
2016 2021 2024 HP
Men's 50 m Freestyle gold 6400
Men's 100 m Freestyle sixth gold 7040
Men's 100 m Butterfly gold 13th 6425.6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay gold gold gold 9600
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay (gold) gold gold 3996
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay fifth (gold) 314
33775.6

Winner of the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay at Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris.


Wally Dressel

Olympic Competitor nr 6198


Ivan Dresser

B. 1896-07-03, Flandreau, SDak, USA; D. 1956-12-27
Athletics (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's 5000 m FI:dnf 6.4
Men's 3000 m Team gold 1600
1606.4


Aleksandr Konstantinovich Dreval

B. 1944-07-17, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team gold 8th 3328
3328


Andrew I. Drew

B. 1885-02, Missouri, USA; D. 1913-06-12
Tennis
1904 HP
Men's Singles R2 0.638
Men's Doubles R1 31.22
31.858

Olympic Competitor nr 2017


Dorothy Ann Drew

B. 1934-11-02, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving
1952 HP
Women's Springboard 11th 64
64


Howard Drew

Olympic Competitor nr 5535


John Drew Bear

B. 1955-06-08, represented Venezuela
Sailing
1984 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 15th 12.5
12.5


Bolesław Drewek

B. 1903-11-26, Swornegacie, Province of Posen, then part of Germany, represented Poland; D. 1964-12-01
Rowing (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Coxed Fours bronze 1920
1920


Egon Drews

B. 1926-06-01, from Hamburg, represented Germany; D. 2011-01-13
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (2 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m bronze SF:5th 3362.5
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m bronze fourth 5200
8562.5


Wiltrud Drexel

B. 1950-08-16, Feldkirch, Austria
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Women's Giant Slalom bronze 2560
Women's Slalom dnf -4.40
2560.00004


Ernst Drexler

B. 1944-07-30, Wien, Austria, represented West Germany
Shooting
1976 HP
Skeet 50th -5.15
0.0000015


Hans Drexler

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming
1920 HP
1500 m Free-style R1:4th 4.32
4.32


Gerald Dreyer

B. 1929-09-22, Pretoria, South Africa; D. 1985-09-05
Boxing (1 gold)
1948 HP
Men's Lightweight (-62 kg) gold 9600
9600


Henry Francis Dreyer

B. 1911-02-02, Providence, RI, USA; D. 1986-05-27
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 1948 HP
Men's Hammer Throw 9th 9th 480
480


Jean-Luc Dreyer

B. 1953-07-01, represented Switzerland
Sailing
1980 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) 9th 200
200


Gaston Dreyfus

Olympic Competitor nr 3469


Jean Dreyfus

represented France
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Épée, Individual SF:ac 44.76
44.76

Olympic Competitor nr 556


Yves Dreyfus

B. 1931-05-17, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Fencing (2 bronze)
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Épée, Individual sixth R2:7th 800.00029
Men's Épée, Team bronze R2 bronze 1426.59
2226.59029


Kenneth Benoit "Ken" Dreyfuss

B. 1947-10-08, Washington, DC, USA
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs 11th 80
80


Daniel Drezet

B. 1952-02-03, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing
1976 HP
Men's 15 kilometres 51st -6.64
Men's 4x10 km Relay 11th 16
16.00000064


Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-09-26

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