Great Olympians

Biographies - ENG

Bertil Owe Joel Eng

B. 1930-01-24, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2006-01-14
Speed Skating

	1956	HP
Men's 500 metres	15th	10
Men's 1500 metres	11th	64
		74

Charles Eng

from New York; D. 1907-12-23
Freestyle Wrestling

	1904	HP
Men's Lightweight (-65.77 kg)	R2	234
		234

Olympic Competitor nr 2318

1904-10-14-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), round two - lost (208)

Toralf Engan

B. 1936-10-01, Meldal, Norway
Ski Jumping (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1964	HP
Large Hill	gold	6400
Normal Hill	silver	4000
		10400

(Vagner Edvard) Holger Engberg

B. 1909-01-04, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1993-02-28
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	SF:3rd	410
		410

Carl-Wilhelm Engdahl

B. 1926-07-16, Växjö, Sweden; D. 2012-10-13
Fencing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	(QF)	(fourth)	98.9
			98.9

Nils Engdahl

B. 1898-11-04, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	bronze	SF:6th	2690
Men's 800 m	R1:5th		0.311
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay		SF:3rd	68
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	fifth	silver	1250
			4008.311

Svend Robert Hüsted Engedal

B. 1928-06-23, Egvad, Denmark, naturalized in 1955, represented the USA; D. 2001-11-06
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Andrej Engel

B. 1910-02-10, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1991-12-03
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:4th	14.5
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.364
		14.864

Egon Josef Engel

B. 1918-12-01, represented Austria; D. 1974-08-11
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Freek Engel

B. 1872-11-30, Koog aan de Zaan, the Netherlands; D. 1958-11-08
Art Competitions

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Painting	AC				66.764
Painting, unknown event				AC	66.764
					66.764

Heinfried Engel

B. 1947-07-08, Haiger, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Pole Vault	8th	384
		384

Josef Engel

B. 1942-07-03, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	13th		76.8
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)		13th	76.8
			76.8

Karel Engel

B. 1940-05-28, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2018-12-30
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Martin Stephen "Marty" Engel

B. 1932-01-25, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	FI:nm	0.24
		0.24

Sabine Engel

B. 1954-04-21, Prenzlau, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's Discus Throw	fifth	1500
		1500

Viktor Valentin Engel

B. 1946-09-23, Alt Kaliß, M-V, Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1984	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	9th	240
		240

Barrow Francois "Barrie" Engelbrecht

B. 1924-09-08, Kimberley, South Africa; D. 1982-11
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Jørgen Engelbrecht

B. 1946-04-24, Hvidovre, Denmark
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Double Sculls	fourth	2000
		2000

Maria Theresia "Marijke" Engelen

B. 1961-11-30, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	fourth	1600
Women's Duet	sixth	480
		2080

Zus Engelenberg

B. 1909-01-04, Pretoria, then Transvaal, South Africa; D. 1984-04-16
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	R1:3rd	6.4
		6.4

Hermann Engelhard

B. 1903-06-21, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; D. 1984-01-06
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's 800 m	bronze	2560
Men's 4x400 m Relay	silver	1000
		3560

Julius Engelhard

B. 1883-07-18, Binjal, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, represented Germany; D. 1964-12-13
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	HP
Painting, Applied Arts		ac	3.724
Painting	ac		2.186
			5-91

Dieter Engelhardt (1)

B. 1926-02-24, from Leverjusen, represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Marathon	30th	0.015
		0.015

Dieter Engelhardt (2)

B. 1938-08-18, Sandersdorf-Brehna, S-A, Germany; D. 2018-11-30
Football (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	162
		162

Frederick William "Fred" Engelhardt

B. 1879-05-14, New York, NY, USA; D. 1942-07-25
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Long Jump	fourth	1800
Men's Triple Jump	silver	4500
		6300

He represented the Mohawk Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2096

1904-09-01-14:00? - Athletics - Long Jump - fourth (1800)
1904-09-01-15:00? - Athletics - Triple Jump - second (4500)

Olaf Engelhardt

B. 1951-03-02, Berlin, Germany, represented Eat Germany
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)		8th	2880
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	bronze		2880
			2880

Stanley Engelhart

B. 1910-02-03, Selby, England, Great Britain; D. 1979
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:4th	14.5
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	sixth	160
		174.5

Helene Engelmann

B. 1898-02-09, Wien, Austria; D. 1985-08-01
Figure Skating(1 gold)

	1924	HP
Mixed Pairs	gold	8000
		8000

Walter Engelmann

Olympic Competitor nr 6261

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Alfred Engelsen

Olympic Competitor nr 5646

1912-07-06-21:00 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat two - 30th (0.01)
1912-07-10-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system, Norway - first (1600)

Kai Arne Engelstad

B. 1954-12-21, Oslo, Norway
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 500 metres	16th	18th	8.96
Men's 1000 metres		bronze	2560
Men's 1500 metres		12th	40
			2608.96

Oscar Engelstad

Olympic Competitor nr 6083

1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)

Corey Engen

B. 1916-03-30, Mjøndalen, Norway, represented the USA; D. 2006-05-09
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1948	HP
Individual	26th	0.096
Cross-Country Skiing	1948
18 km	75th	0.00000000001
		0.09600000001

Svein Engen

B. 1953-03-27, Hønefoss, Norway
Biathlon

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	20th	fourth	1601.25
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	fifth	fourth	650
			2251.25

Asmund Johansen Enger

B. 1881-09-30, Nordre Land, Norway; D. 1966-04-11
Shooting

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Military Rifle	19th		1.2
Men's Military Rifle, Gras Model	29th		0.012
Men's Free Rifle		41st	-4.48
			1.212048

Olympic Competitor nr 2560

1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 19th (1.2)
1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 29th (0.012)
1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 41st

Barbra Mette Stockfieth "Babben" Enger

competed in 1968 as

Babben Enger-Damon

B. 1939-09-19, Oslo, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	18th	21st	3.2
Women's 10 kilometres	31st	8th	256.0064
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay		gold	1600
			1859.2064

Odd Arne Engh

B. 1951-04-14, Lillehammer, Norway
Nordic Combined

	1980	HP
Men's Individual	29th	0.024
		0.024

Engi Klára

B. 1967-11-01, Budapest, Hungary
Figure Skating

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Ice Dancing	16th	seventh	seventh	883
				883

Vladimir Engibaryan

B. 1932-04-24, Yerevan, Armenia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-02-01
Boxing (1 gold)

	1956	1960	HP
Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	gold	QF	10461
			10461

Şekip Engineri

B. 1902, Constantinople, now İstanbul, Turkey, then Ottoman Empire; D. 1979-01-12
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:6th	0.00000000000027
		0.00000000000027

(John) Yngve (Adolf) Engkvist

B. 1918-02-18, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1982-08-26
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star)	17th	5
		5

David England

B. 1956-06-25, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Itzhak Englander

B. 1946-04-30, Budapest, Hungary, represented Israel
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

August Englas

B. 1925-01-15, Otepää, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-03-21
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Bernhard "Bernd" Englbrecht

B. 1958-02-16, Landshut, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	Prel 5th	fifth	565
			565

Claude Englebert

B. 1936-07-26, Bruxelles, Belgium
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Two−Man	dnf	0.8
		0.8

René Englebert

Olympic Competitor nr 3337

1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - 15th (7.5)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - second (750)

Hansrüdi Engler

B. 1928-03-24, represented Switzerland
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m	SF:6th	4.32
		4.32

Caroline Lynne "Carrie" Englert

B. 1957-11-28, Tallahassee, Flor., USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:42nd	-6.26
Women's Team combined	sixth	160
		160.000000256

Francis English

B. 1910-06-03, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1984-03
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep.:3rd	750
		750

Joseph English

Olympic Competitor nr 4149

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

Sarah English

B. 1955-11-27, represented Zimbabwe
Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Bernd Englmeier

B. 1945-02-04, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Flyweight (-48 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

(Sven) Einar Englund

B. 1916-06-17, Ljugarn, Sweden, represented Finland; D. 1999-06-27
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	HM	676
		676

Ingrid Englund

B. 1926-03-24, Sundsvall, Sweden; D. 1999-10-13
Alpine Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	29th	18th	2.576
Women's Giant Slalom	32nd	25th	0.104
Women's Slalom	27th	dnf	0.04
			2.72

Nils Joel Englund

B. 1907-04-07, Vittjärv, Sweden; D. 1995-06-22
Cross-Country Skiing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	bronze	2560
		2560

Hans Engnestangen

B. 1908-03-28, Brandbu, Norway; D. 2003-05-09
Speed Skating

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 500 m	R1:5th	dnf	17.20064
Men's 1500 m	R1:4th	8th	324
Men's 10000 m	R1:6th		52
			393.20064

Paul Bamela Engo

B. 1931-10-31, Abang, Ebolowa, Cameroun, represented Nigeria; D. 2010-04-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Triple Jump	17th	6
		6

Born in Cameroon, but he studied in Nigeria and represented them in the Olympics and the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He later returned to Cameroon and became a diplomat. He must be considered Nigerian though.

Georges Engrand

B. 1852, Paris, France; D. 1936
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	AC	29.24
		29.24

Kaare Engstad

B. 1906-07-15, Furnes, Norway
Cross Country Skiing

	1932	HP
Men's 50 km	16th	6.4
		6.4

Georges Enguerrand

represented France
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
		430.5096

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-08-18

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