Great Olympians

Biographies - FAR

Nadjmeddin Reza Darioush Farabi

B. 1933, represented Iran
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Decathlon	12th	60
		60

Hosni Farag

B. 1944-04-14, represented the United Arab Republic (Egypt)
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Mahmoud Mohamed Farag

B. 1954-09-04, represented Egypt
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	dnf	50
		50

Mohamed Faragalla

B. 1939-01-01, Malakal, (now South Sudan), represented Sudan
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Faragó János

B. 1946-07-08, Csanádapáca, Hungary
Athletics

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:16th		14th	33.6
				33.6

Faragó Lajos

B. 1932-08-03, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2019-05-13
Football (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Faragó Tamás

B. 1952-08-05, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	bronze	8100
				8100

Dafallah Sultan Farah

B. 1949, represented Sudan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:62nd	-8.40
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:21st	0.16
		0.160000004

Mohamed Farah

Great Britain
Athletics (4 gold)

2008 2012 2016 HP

10000 m gold gold 12800

5000 m 24th gold gold 12800.16

25600.16

	2008	2012	2016	HP
10000 m		gold	gold	12800
5000 m	24th	gold	gold	12800.16
				25600.16

Mohsen Mohamed Farahvash Fashandi

B. 1947-07-21, represented Iran
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Saleh Saad Mubarak Faraj

B. 1955-02-05, represented Kuwait
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Ahmed Faras

B. 1946-12-07, Mohamméda, Morocco
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:4th	164
		164

Hans-Johann Färber

B. 1947-04-20, Šljivoševci, Croatia, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	12th	gold	bronze	6750
				6750

Johan Färber

Olympic Competitor nr 6948

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - seventh
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - seventh - final ranking joint fifth (500)

Burgl Färbinger

B. 1945-10-10, Oberau, Bay., Germany, represented the Federal Republic in 1968
Alpine Skiing

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Downhill	12th	14th	56
Women's Giant Slalom	18th	10th	102.56
Women's Slalom	dnf	sixth	640
			798.56

Hansjörg Farbmacher

B. 1940-09-20, Innsbruck, Austria; D. 1982-03-14
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon

	1964	1968	HP
Biathlon Men's 20 km	28th		0.0384
Men's 30 km	36th	50th	0.000641
Men's 4x10 km Relay	11th		16
			16.039041

Klaus Farbmacher

B. 1946-09-10, Innsbruck, Austria
Biathlon

	1976	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	49th	-5.20
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	15th	2.5
		2.500002

Giampaolo Farci

B. 1937-07-01, Cagliari, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(13th)	3.2
		3.2

Luigi Farci

B. 1939-03-20, Cagliari, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Nedeljko "Nedo" Farčić

B. 1941-10-12, Vela Luka, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 10000 metres	9th	160
Men's Marathon	dnf	-10.15
		160

Richard Farda

B. 1945-11-08, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Vincenzo Fardella

B. 1926-06-08, Milano, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Fardel

from Lille, France
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 1312

1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)

Cary Jay Farelli

B. 1957-06-19, Pembroke, Canada, represented Italy
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	65
		65

Youssef Muhammad Fares

B. 1906, represented Rgypt
Shooting

	1952	HP
Trap	17th	6
		6

David Farfan

B. 1936-05-10, represented Trinidad and Tobago
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	28th	0.032
		0.032

Giuseppe Farfanelli

B. 1915-02-13, Perugia, Italy; D. 1979
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	R1	2.836
		2.836

Ahmed Farfar

B. 1953-01-07, represented Algeria
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	50
		50

Paul Fargeix

B. 1955-06-02, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	28th	0.0256
Men's 30 kilometres	35th	-2.10
Men's 50 kilometres	35th	-2.10
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	10th	25
		25.0276

(Phyllis) Ann (Margaret) Fargher

B. 1958-06-24, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aquatics - Diving

	1984	HP
Women's Springboard	QU:13th	25.6
		25.6

Joseph Halpin "Joe" Fargis, IV

B. 1948-04-02, New York, NY, USA
Equestrianism - Jumping (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Individual	gold	seventh	8500
Team	gold	silver	2600
			11100

Sayed Farhad

represented Kuwait
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg)	R2	42.6
		42.6

Joaquim da Silva Faria

B. 1904-07-14, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	Rep.:dns	164
		164

Lucia Faria

B. 1945-11-11, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1968	HP
Jumping, Individual	12th	50
Jumping, Team	7th	100
		150

José Farías Ríos

B. 1909-10-20, represented Peru
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	42nd	0.00006
		0.00006

Tamer Farid Ahmad

B. 1968-08-10, represented Egypt
Aquatics - Diving

	1984	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:28th	0.0256
		0.0256

(Mabel) Evelia Farina

B. 1941-10-07, from Buenos Aires, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's Long Jump	QU:26th	0.096
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:5th	32.5
		32.596

Michael Charles "Mike" Farina

B. 1958-05-05, Elmhurst, Ill., USA
Wrestling - Greco Roman

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	8th	384
		384

Pietro Farina

B. 1955-02-05, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Italy
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:7th	0.057
		0.057

Francisco Fariñas Guttiérrez

B. 1950-04-02, La Habana, Cuba
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	38.96
		38.96

Ali Hussain Faris

B. 1957, represented Iraq
Freestyle Wrestling &Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1980	1984	HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	7th		660
FR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)		12th	660
GR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)		15th	15
			675

In 1980, the second-round match between Faris and Octavian Dușa is listed as a fall in favor of Faris. Both then lost their third match, which should have meant that Dușa was eliminated. Yet Dușa fought again in round 4 (and lost again), I can only assume that the result of the second-round match was overturned. That also explains why Faris, credited with only one loss after four rounds, was suddenly missing in round five.

Linn Farish

B. 1901-10-03, Rumsey, Cal., USA; D. 1944-09-11
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

Bernard Farjat

B. 1945-09-07, represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	82nd	-12.40
Men's Team Combined	13th	6.4
		6.4

Farkas Árpád

B. 1957-10-28, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:40th	-5.10
Men's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.000001

Farkas Béla

B. 1928-12-10, Komárom, Hungary
Boxing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1		2.521
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		R1	2.521
			2.521

Gizela Farkaš

B. 1942-10-22, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:7th	20.8
		20.8

Farkas Imre

B. 1935-06-23, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (2 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres		bronze	3200
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000 metres	bronze		3200
			6400

Farkas János

B. 1942-03-27, Budapest, Hungary
Football (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Farkas József

B. 1952-03-17, Budapest, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)	7th		3000
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)		fourth	3000
			3000

Farkas László

B. 1941-12-18, Veszprém, Hungary
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	13th	32
		32

Farkas Mátyás

B. 1893-08-13, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1981-06-01
Ice Hockey & Athletics

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Decathlon	21st			0.96
Men's Team	(Qu:4th)		SF:4th	164
				164.96

He was also a member of the Ice Hockey team in 1928, but apparently did not play.

Farkas Sándor

B. 1961-01-19, Salgótarján, Hungary
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Farkasinszky-Bóbis Ildikó

B. 1945-09-05, Budapest, Hungary
Fencing (3 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	silver	sixth	5800.053
Women's Foil, Team	silver	silver	(bronze)	2640
				8440.053

Frederick Charles William "John" Farleigh

B. 1900-06-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1965-03-30
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - unknown event	3 entries	8.619
		8.619

William Winfield "Bill" Farley

B. 1944-11-10, Fort Devens, Mass., USA; D. 2018-09-02
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
		1600

Brian A. Farlow

B. 1964-11-27, Syracuse, USA, represented the US Virgin Islands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	46th	-5.64
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	43rd	-4.26
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	35th	-2.10
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	20th	0.25
		0.251032

Ioannis Farmakidis

B. 1907-12-24, Al-Iskanderiya, Egypt, represented Greece; D. 1980-12
Freestyle Wrestling

	1932	HP
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Zoltan Farmati

B. 1924-07-09, Șimieu Silvaniei, Romania; D. 2006-01-04
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

George Robert Farmer

B. 1938-10-04, Tacoma, Wash., USA
Luge

	1964	HP
Men's Singles	29th	0.024
		0.024

Jonathan George "Jonty" Farmer

B. 1945-04-23, Te Puke, New Zealand
Sailing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	11th		15th	111
				111

Kenneth Pentin "Ken" Farmer

B. 1912-07-26, Westmount, Québ., Canada; D. 2005-01-12
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Peter John Farmer

B. 1952-06-26, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	12th	QU:13th	98.4
			98.4

Sandra Marie Farmer

competed in 1992 and 1996 as

Sandra Farmer-Patrick

B. 1962-08-18, Spanish Town, Jamaica, represented the USA in 1992 and 1996
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	eighth		silver	dq	7022.4
					7022.4

Disqualified for doping in 1996.

Suzanne Farmer

competed in 1956 and 1960 as

Suzanne Allday

B. 1934-11-26, Shoreham, England, Great Britain; D. 2017-07-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Women's Shot Put		15th	QU:16th	24.6
Women's Discus Throw	15th	QU:14th	QU:21st	39.96
				64.56

Robert E. Farnan

B. 1877-06-11, New York, NY, USA; D. 1939-01-10
Rowing (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	gold	6000
		6000

Olympic Competitor nr 1928

1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs - first (6000)

Nikolajs Farnasts

B. 1885-10-01, Riga, Latvia, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 6174

1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (96)

Tracy Whitfield Farnham

B. 1884-08-02, Elmira, NY, USA, represented the St. Louis Central YMCA; D. 1962-02-02
Basketball

	1904	HP
Men's Team	fourth	600
		600

The St. Louis YMCA team won one match and lost one. They received one forfeit, and forfeited two others. The rosters of the two matches they did play are not known.

Olympic Competitor nr 1866

1904-07-11-12:00? - Basketball - Match 3 - lost (*)
1904-07-11-15:00? - Basketball - Match 6 - lost (*)
1904-07-11-18:00? - Basketball - Match 9 - won (*) - Final Rankings - fourth (600)

(*) team roster not certainly known)

Terence Allen "Terry" Farnsworth

B. 1942-08-27, Portland, Maine, USA
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	Rep2	195
		195

Kenneth Aubrey "Ken" Farnum

B. 1931-01-18, Bridgetown, Barbados, represented Jamaica
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:4th	0.546
Men's Time Trial	20th	1.5
		2.046

Apparently the team from Jamaica was allowed to include athletes from other British Carribean Islands. I class this athlete as Barbadian.

Saleem Mahmoud Farooqi

B. 1940-08-05, represented Pakistan
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1956	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-13.32
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
Men's Time Trial	21st	0.96
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:16th	4.8
		5.76

George Hardy Farquhar

B. 1929-12-14, represented Great Britain
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Competed for Scotland at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.

Hugh Miller Farquharson

B. 1911-11-14, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1985-03-27
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Stewart Farquharson

B. 1940-04-27, Amersham, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs		fourth	2000
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd		85
			2085

Frank Farrel, III

B. 1908-03-23, Ansonia, Conn., USA; D. 2003-07-02
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Eddie Farrell

Olympic Competitor nr 6537

1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 14th (24)
1912-07-15-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualification - 13th (38.4)

Evelyn Farrell

B. 1960-04-10, represented the Netherlands Antilles in 1984 and Aruba in 1988
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:34th	R1:60th	0.00160001
Women's 200 metres		R1:43rd	-4.26
			0.00162561

(Thomas) Fionbarr Farrell

B. 1945-03-03, Dublin, Ireland
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Foil, Team	R1:4th	1.3
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th	-3.29
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		24.82829045

Harry Farrell

B. 1902-10-02, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1980-05
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

Felix Jeffrey "Jeff" Farrell

B. 1937-02-28, Detroit, Mich., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	gold	1600
		3200

John O'Neil Farrell

B. 1906-08-28, Hammond, Ind., USA; D. 1994-06-20
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 500 m	bronze	sixth	3200
Men's 1500 m	8th		256
Men's 5000 m	17th		4
			3460

(Michael) John Farrell

B. 1902, from Dublin, represented Ireland
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	QF	287
		287

Michael Arthur Farrell

B. 1933-04-27, Kingston upon Hull, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	1000
		1000

Pat Farrell

B. 1892, Belfast, Great Britain, lived in Toronto, represented Canada; D. 1969-10-25
Fencing

	1932	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:7th	0.54
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	100
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:8th	0.34
		100.88

Robert Farrell

B. 1949-07-25, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:19th	1.2
		1.2

Thomas Francis "Tom" Farrell

B. 1944-01-18, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	bronze	3560
			3560

Thomas Stanley "Tom" Farrell

B. 1932-09-23, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:4th		1.169
Men's 800 metres		QF:5th	2.29
			3.459

William Cesar "Willie" Farrell

B. 1934-10-06, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	HP
Men's Platform	sixth	640
		640

Patrick Oliver "Pat" Farrelly

B. 1935-07-11, Mullingar, Ireland, lived in St. JOhn's, Newfoudland, represented Canada; D. 2018-10-24
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Leslie Thomas "Tommie" Farrer

B. 1922-12-22, Hoddesdon, England, Great Britain; D. 2017-11-16
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Pere Farreres i Valenti

B. 1916-04-04, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1968-05-17
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

Arthur Farrimond

B. 1893-09-30, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1978-11
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	17th	6
		6

John Allan Farrington

B. 1942-07-02, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	43rd	-4.38
		0.0000384

Sloane Elmo Farrington

B. 1923-05-17, Nassau, the Bahamas, represented Great Britain in 1948; D. 1997
Sailing (1 bronze)

1948 1952 1956 1960 HP

Two-Person Keelboat (Star) fourth fifth bronze sixth 7975

7975

(M.) Wendy Farrington

B. 1941-12-01, Knaresborough, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	28th		0.0256
Women's Giant Slalom	39th	dnf	0.0001664
Women's Slalom	37th		0.0004
			0.0261664

Bradley William "Brad" Farrow

B. 1956-10-05, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Judo

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	Rep2			220.5
Men's Half Lightweight (-65 kg)			fifth	220.5
				220.5

Joseph Farrugia

B. 1955-10-24, represented Malta
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	20th	0.75
		0.75

Harald Færstad

B. 1889-12-02, Bergen, Norway; D. 1979-07-10
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Free system	silver	1000
		1000

Sverre Melvin Farstad

B. 1920-02-08, Trondheim, Norway; D. 1978-03-27
Speed Skating (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	sixth	640
Men's 1500 metres	gold	6400
		7040

Morkal Faruk

B. 1951-06-06, Adana, Turkey
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	42nd	-4.40
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	38th	-3.26
		0.000296

Sahar Faruq Youssef

B. 1968-12-01, represented Egypt
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	dnq	-5.16
Women's Duet	17th	3
		3.0000016

Theodore Austin "Ted" Farwell, Jr.

B. 1931-01-01, Greenfield, Mass., USA; D. 2015-01-25
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	11th	30th	27th	96.075
Cross-Country Skiing	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 18 km	43rd			0.0000256
Men's 50 km			31st	0.0064
Men's 4x10 km Relay	12th	12th		20
				116.0834256

Guillermo Augusto "Billy" Farwig Avaroa

B. 1957-10-24, La Paz, Bolivia
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Downhill	42nd	-4.40
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom	dnf	-11.16
		0.00004

René Federico Farwig Guillen

B. 1935-09-30, Valencia, Spain, represented Bolivia
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	75th	-10.10
Men's Slalom	dnf	-13.16
		-10.10

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-03-13

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