Great Olympians

Biographies - DUR

Hermann Dür

B. 1925-06-23, represented Switzerland
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1972	HP
Dressage, Individual	21st	0.8
Dressage, Team	7th	100
		100.8

Fanny Durack

Olympic Competitor nr 6199

1912-07-09-12:05 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat four - first (Q)
1912-07-11-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-12-19:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, final - first (8000)

Guy Duraffourg

B. 1936-12-15, Les Moulunes, France
Biathlon

	1968	HP
20 km	58th	-7.32
		0.000000032

Anna Duraj

competed in 1976 as

Anna Gębala

B. 1949-05-25, Żywiec, Poland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's 5 km	26th	29th	31st	0.0864
Women's 10 km	30th	15th	27th	10.05
Women's 3x5 km Relay		7th		164
Women's 4x5 km Relay			8th	164
				174.1364

Osman Duraliev

B. 1939-01-15, Razgrad, Bulgaria; D. 2011-04-25
Freestyle Wrestling (2 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Heavyweight (+97 kg)	silver		12000
Super Heavyweight (+100 kg)		silver	12000
			12000

José Antonio Durán Aguirre

B. 1946-01-17, Rosario, Dur., Mexico
Boxing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	QF		940.13
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)		R16	940.13
			940.13

José Manuel Durán Pérez

B. 1945-10-09, Madrid, Spain
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Josep Durán i Noguera

B. 1951-07-08, Sabadell, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke	R1:28th	0.0256
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:22nd	0.4
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	8th	64
		64.4256

Juan Manuel Durán Guttíerrez

B. 1951-05-04, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Rafael A. Durán

B. 1938-03-17, Caracas, Venezuela
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-57 kg)	20th	1.5
		1.5

Ricardo Durán

B. 1938-09-20, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	B-fin:dns	50
		50

Étienne Durand

represented France
Tennis

	1900	HP
Men's Singles	R1	134.5
Men's Doubles	R1	430.5
		565

Olympic Competitor nr 752

1900-07-06-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - lost (65.94)
1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (430.5)

Gilles Durand

B. 1952-01-11, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Cycling - Road

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	71st	54th	-6.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	22nd		0.3
			0.30000024

Ginette Durand

B. 1929-04-05, represented France
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	46th	-
Women's Team All-Around	12th	10
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	11th	16
Women's Floor Exercise	52nd	-
Women's Horse Vault	62nd	-
Women's Uneven Bars	75th	-
Women's Balance Beam	26th	0.016
		26.016

Pierre Durand

B. 1955-02-16, Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle, France
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Individual	14th	gold	8020
Team	sixth	bronze	800
			8820

At some time, a ",Jr." has been added to his name, but he is not related to the 1960 and 1972 Olympian of the same name.

Pierre Eugène André Durand, Sr.

B. 1931-12-15, Verdille, France; D. 2016-10-02
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1964	1972	HP
Eventing, Individual	dnf				-10.32
Eventing, Team	(bronze)				-
Jumping, Team				10th	25
					25

Raymond Joseph Durand

B. 1894-01-28, Langres, France; D. 1977-11-26
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	15th	15
		15

Gérard Durand-Poudret

B. 1959-07-14, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	42nd	-4.40
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	10th	25
		25.00004

José María Durañona Orie

B. 1923-03-29, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:22nd	0.4
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
		160.4

Albert Durant

B. 1892-07-01, Bruxelles, Belgium
Aquatics - Water Polo (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	bronze	silver	silver	5808
				5808

Olympic Competitor nr 5945

1912-07-07-15:15 - Waterpolo - round one, match one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - lost (1280) (*)

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

Hugh Durant

Olympic Competitor nr 5324

1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 20th (1)
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - third (640)
1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - third (640)
1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - 18th (3.84)

Kevin Wayne Durant

B. 1988-09-29, Washington, DC, USA
Basketball (4 gold)

	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	gold	gold	25600
					25600/19200

Winner of the Basketball at London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

Ivan Duranthon

B. 1897-02-27, Al-Jaza'ir (Algiers), Algeria, then part of France; D. 1978-03-06
Modern Pentathlon

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Individual	fourth		10th	2550
				2550

I have no information of where this athlete was living at the time of the Olympics, but it may well have still been Algeria, so I class him as Algerian.

Ricardo Fernando Ferreira Durão

B. 1928-06-13, represented Portugal
Modern Pentathlon

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	41st	0.00008
Men's Team	15th	2.5
		2.50008

Roberto Doria Durão

B. 1959-06-30, Lisboa, Portugal
Modern Pentathlon & Fencing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual	44th		-4.20
Men's Team	16th		1.6
Men's Individual Épée		R2:5th	-6.45
			1.60002045

Božidar Đurašković

B. 1924-12-27, Ulcinj, Montenegro, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	R1:10th	0.026
		0.026

Vera Đurašković

B. 1949-08-29, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

She competed for KK Bosna from Sarajeva, so let's call her Bosnian.

Cornel Durău

B. 1957-01-30, Bechet, Romania
Handball (2 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	bronze	2560
			2560

Donald Lee "Don" Durbin

B. 1936-11-28, New Albany, Ind., USA
Shooting

	1984	HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	13th	25.6
		25.6

Philip Marshall "Phil" Durbrow

B. 1940-10-27, Merced, Cal., USA
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	(bronze)	15.6
		15.6

Thomas Kevin Durcan

B. 1920-08-26, London, England, represented Singapore
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	25th	0.1
		0.1

Aleksander Đurđenski

B. 1894, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Tennis

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R1	0.00000000019
		0.00000000019

Bohumil Durdis

B. 1903-03-01, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Eugeniusz Durejko

B. 1950-11-15, Ostróda, Poland
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Elisabetta Durelli

B. 1936-01-17, Lodi, Italy
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	48th	-
Women's Team All-Around	sixth	160
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	10th	25
Women's Floor Exercise	44th	-
Women's Horse Vault	40th	0.000025
Women's Uneven Bars	50th	-
Women's Balance Beam	77th	-
		185.00003

François Duret

B. 1911-01-10, represented Switzerland
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:8th	0.011
		0.011

Ernest Dureuil

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	bronze	640
		640

Robert Dureville

B. 1943-11-26, Paris, France
Figure Skating

	1964	HP
Men's Singles	17th	6
		6

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Durgan

B. 1961-08-29, Tacoma, Wash., USA
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Maurice Durguetty

Not actually an Olympic Competitor.

He was scheduled to play against a Spanish pair in the Pelota final in 1900, but withdrew before the start of the competition. We no longer consider him an Olympic competitor as a result.

Alfred Duriau

B. 1877, Mons, Belgium; D. 1958
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	2 entries	4.372
		4.372

Dragica Đurić

B. 1963-03-26, Šabac, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Handball (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	gold	fourth	4000
			4000

Nemanja Đurić

B. 1936-06-18, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	7th	520
			520

Mirjana Đurica

B. 1961-03-11, Sombor, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Handball (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	silver	gold	fourth	7500
				7500

Marcel Duriez

B. 1940-06-20, Seclin, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	QF:6th	sixth	7th	1560.546
				1560.546

Paul Durin

Olympic Competitor nr 3813

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)
1920 640

Christian Düring

B. 1939-07-22, Eberswalde, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	fourth	21st	2400.96
			2400.96

Walter During

B. 1960, represented Sierra Leone
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:52nd	-6.40
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5000004

Vítězslav Ďuriš

B. 1954-01-05, Karviná, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Dušan Đurišič

B. 1961-03-13, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	40th	-3.10
Men's 30 km	44th	-4.16
Men's 50 km	32nd	-2.40
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	12th	10
		10.004116

Tone Đurišič

B. 1961-07-13, Mojstrana, Sloevnia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	46th	-5.64
Men's 30 kilometres	46th	-5.64
		0.0000128

Eva Ďurišinová

B. 1961-03-20, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Women's Individual	19th	2.4
		2.4

Michael Kelvin "Mike" Durkin

B. 1953-04-14, Chicago, Ill., USA
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:19th	1.6
		1.6

Vladimir Durković

B. 1937-11-06, Gjakova, Kosovo, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1980-04-28
Football (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

I prefer not to attribute Kosovar nationality to athletes with Slavic names, so I call this person Serbian.

Zorica Đurković

B. 1957-09-14, Dubrovnik, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Christian Durniak

B. 1949-04-04, represented France
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	18.13
		18.13

Patricia "Pat" Durnin

B. 1959-08-04, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Women's 3000 metres	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Reinhold Durnthaler

B. 1942-11-29, Waiem, Austria; D. 2017-10-2
Bobsleigh (2 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Two−Man	9th	fourth	2200
Four−Man	silver	silver	6000
			8200

Ernesto Durón

B. 1952-09-12, San Salvador, El Salvador
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:63rd	-8.26
Men's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:57th	-7.40
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:16th	1.6
		1.60000004256

Marie-Christine Duroy

B. 1957-03-27, Besançon, France
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Individual	17th	30th	12th	dnf	55.0445
Team	fourth	(sixth)	14th	(fourth)	404
					459.0445

Patricia du Roy de Blicquy

B. 1943-10-07, Bruxelles, Belgium
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	13th	25.6
Women's Giant Slalom	17th	4
Women's Slalom	8th	256
		285.6

Norbert Dürpisch

B. 1952-05-29, Genthin, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1200

John Diederik Durr

B. 1930-09-13, represented South Africa; D. 2010-03-11
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:21st	0.64
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	7th	100
		100.64

Peter Dürr

B. 1960-02-10, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	21st	0.6400000064
Men's Combined		17th	4
			4.6400000064

Raymond Durr

B. 1901, from Colmar, represented France
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	R1	54.6
		54.6

Richard Henry "Dick" Durrance, Jr.

B. 1914-10-23, Tarpon Springs, Flor., USA; D. 2004-06-13
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	10th	150
		150

Alan Hugh Durrett

B. 1948-01-13, represented Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:38th	-3.26
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:24th	0.16
		0.160256

Michael Dürsch

B. 1957-03-28, Herrsching am Ammersee, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	gold	4800
		4800

Philippe Marie Eugène, Comte d'Ursel

B. 1920-06-28, Bern, Switzerland, represented Belgium; D. 2017-03-26
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	70th	-
Men's Combined	39th	0.00012
		0.00012

Hans Dürst

B. 1921-06-28, Davos, Switzerland; D. 2001-06-25
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Hans-Ulrich Dürst

B. 1939-01-22, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	0.00256
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:24th	0.16
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.66256

Walter Dürst

B. 1950-06-04, Davos, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Walter Paul Dürst

B. 1927-02-28, Davos, Switzerland; D. 2016-05-02
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fifth	1780
			1780

Berry Hayworth Durston

B. 1940-08-01, WA, Australia; D. 2007-01-19
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	10.4
		10.4

Erhan Dursun

B. 1962-01-05, Karakose, Türkye
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 15 km	74th		-10.18
Men's 15 km Classical		79th	-10.18
Men's 30 km Classical		84th	-12.16
			-10.18

Mehmet Dursun

B. 1928-07-16, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Shooting

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions	54th	58th		0.0000001856
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	51st	35th	47th	0.0010664
				0.0010665856

Written 2002-09-15 - last modified 2024-07-20

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