Great Olympians

Biographies - FRI

Jorge Frías

B. 1956-03-15, represented Mexico
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	14th	9th	264
			264

Juan Frias

B. 1918-09-24, represented Mexico
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	18th	2.56
		2.56

Virgilio Frías

represented the Dominican Republic
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-91 kg)	R1	5.46
		5.46

Sven Friberg

B. 1895-02-07, Lysekil, Sweden; D. 1964-05-26
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	bronze	1280
		1280

Erik Friborg

Olympic Competitor nr 5662

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - seventh (500) - Team - first (1600)

Albert Frick

B. 1949-06-06, Balzers, Liechtenstein
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	56th	-7.64
		0.000000064

Carol(e) Helen Frick

B. 1933-04-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 2011-09-05
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Women's Springboard	9th	160
		160

Harvey Frick

B. 1893-10-13, New York, NY, USA; D. 1966-05-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	41st	0.000096
		0.000096

Xaver Frick

B. 1913-02-22, represented Liechtenstein; D. 2009-06-10
Athletics - Track and Field & Cross Country Skiing

	1936	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:5th		0.0000000057
Men's 200 metres	R1:6th		0.000049
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay		11th	16
			16.0000490057

Xaver Frick, Jr.

B. 1946-03-04, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
Men's 1500 metres	R1:9th	-4.31
		0.002591

Olaf Fricke

B. 1951-01-01, Zeitz, S-A, (then East) Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	7th	500
		500

Siegfried Fricke

B. 1954-11-19, Bralorne, BC, Canada, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Knut Hilding Fridell

B. 1908-09-08, Udevalla, Sweden; D. 1992-02-03
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Chris Fridfinnson

Olympic Competjtor nr 7071

1920-04-26-22:00 - Ice Hockey - Final - won (3200)

Karl Fridlin

B. 1935-05-19, Zug, Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:37th	0.0004
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5004

Gal Fridman

B. 1975-09-16, Hadera, Israel
Sailing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	2004	HP
Windsurfer (Mistral)	bronze		gold	16800
				16800

Limor Fridman

B. 1968-01-30, represented Israel
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	R1:65th	-8.10
		0.000000001

Anastázie Hajná Fridrichová

B. 1946-01-01, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 m		sixth	640
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m	9th	9th	240
			880

Bjarni Ásgeir Friðriksson

B. 1956-05-29, represented Iceland
Judo (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)	QF	bronze	Rep1	R2	3618.234
					3618.234

A. J. J. Fridt

represented Belgium
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	fifth	500
		500

Ferdinand Friebe

B. 1894-02-02, from Graz, represented Austria; D. 1980-03-30
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:3rd	10.76
		10.76

Volker Fried

B. 1961-02-01, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, (then West-)Germany, represented the Federal Republic of Germany in 1984 and 1988
Hockey (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Team	silver	silver	gold	fourth	10000
					10000

Harry Frieda

B. 1901-09-11, Chalmers, Ind., USA; D. 1983-08-20
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Decathlon	8th	256
		256

Oscar Charles Friede

B. 1881-07-14, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1943-02-14
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Tug-of-War	bronze	960
		960

He represented the St. Louis Turnverein #2 in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2088

1904-08-31-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Round Two - lost (Q2)
1904-09-01-16:00? - Tug-of-War - 2/3 Qualification Tournament - lost (960)

Arturo Friedemann

Olympic Competitor nr 5663

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 69th - Team - ninth (40)

Paul Frieden

B. 1925-05-25, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 2012-07-25
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:8th		0.408
Men's 5000 m		R1:13th	0.00027
			0.40827

Edgar Friedli

B. 1933-10-28, Landiswil, Switzerland
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-10.15
		-10.15

Arnold Friedman

Art Competitions B. 1874, New York, NY, USA; D. 1946-12-29

	1932	HP
Painting	ac & 3 HC	2.186
		2.186

Ze'ev Friedman

B. 1944-06-10, Prokopyevsk, Russia, represented Israel; D. 1972-09-06 in München
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	12th	60
		60

Killed by terrorists at the Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base.

Barbara Ann Friedrich

B. 1949-01-18, Newark, NJ, USA
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:9th	240
		240

Elwyn Friedrich

B. 1933-07-25, Amriswil, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Francesco Friedrich

B. 1990-05-02, Pirna, Sachsen, Germany
Bobsleigh (4 gold)

	2014	2018	2022	HP
Two-man Bob	seventh	gold	gold	24750
Four-man Bob	eighth	gold	gold	14688
				39438

Hans Friedrich

B. 1924-02-09, from Wien, represented Austria
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	59th	180th	-
Men's Team All-Around	9th	11th	56
Men's Floor Exercise	29th	185th	0.004
Men's Horse Vault	40th	70th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	35th	54th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	77th	184th	-
Men's Rings	89th	183rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	61st	69th	-
			56.004

Heike Friedrich

Germany
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver)

1988 HP

200 m Free-style gold 6400

400 m Free-style silver 4000

4 x 100 m Free-style Relay (gold) 64

10464

	1988	HP
200 m Free-style	gold	6400
400 m Free-style	silver	4000
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	(gold)	64
		10464

Jörg Friedrich

B. 1959-07-07, Rathenow, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Karlheinz Friedrich

B. 1934-07-31, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	67th	-9.40
Men's Team Combined	7th	100
		100.0000000004

Leopold Friedrich

B. 1898-01-01, represented Austria; D. 1962
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Roberto Friedrich

B. 1945-05-09, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rowing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Double Sculls	11th		84.1
Men's Coxless Pairs		Rep:6th	84.1
			84.1

Tadeusz Friedrich

B. 1903-07-07, Nowy Sącz, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1976-10-10
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	bronze	1280
			1280

George Shelby "Buddy" Friedrichs, Jr.

B. 1940-02-15, New Orleans, LA, USA; D. 1991-03-20
Sailing (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	gold	6400
		6400

Johan Friele

Olympic Competitor nr 7161

1920-07-07-12:10? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race one - raced alone
1920-07-08-12:40? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race two - raced alone
1920-07-09-10:20? - Sailing - 12 Meter class (1919 rating), race three - raced alone - first (3200)

Hugo Morris Friend

B. 1882-07-21, Praha, Czechia, lived in Chicago, represented the USA; D; 1966-04-29
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	fourth	1800
Men's Long Jump	bronze	2880
Men's Standing Long Jump	nm	0.01125
		4680.01125

Olympic Competitor nr 2898

1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - 30th (0.011)
1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - third (2880)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles round one - first (Q)
1906-05-01-15:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles, final - fourth (1800)

Andrew Allison "Hank" Frierson

B. 1902-06-23, Knoxville, Tenn., USA; D. 1982-09-24
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1948	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf	0.00002
Jumping, Team	dnf	-
		0.00002

Karl Heinz Friesen

B. 1958-06-30, Winnipeg, Canada, represented West Germany until 1988
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	fifth	fifth	sixth	1364
				1364

Ronald George "Ron" Friesen

B. 1949-02-13, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
Diving

	1972	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:25th	0.1
Men's Platform	QU:20th	1
		1.1

Richard Friesicke

Olympic Competitor nr 6756

1912-07-17-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-18-16:00 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - second (540)

Anni Friesinger-Postma

B. 1977-01-11, Bad Reichenhall, Bayern (then West-)Germany
Speed Skating (3 gold, 2 bronze)

1998 2002 2006 2010 HP

3000 m bronze fourth fourth 6336

1500 m fifth gold fourth 10th 11450

1000 m fifth bronze 14th 3576

5000 m sixth 640

Team Pursuit gold comp
(gold) 2600

24602

	1998	2002	2006	2010	HP
3000 m	bronze	fourth	fourth		6336
1500 m	fifth	gold	fourth	10th	11450
1000 m		fifth	bronze	14th	3576
5000 m		sixth			640
Team Pursuit			gold	comp (gold)	2600
					24602

In 2009, she married Ids Postma.

Reiner Frieske

B. 1940-10-11, Lommatzsch, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Bruno Engelbrecht Frietsch

B. 1896-12-02, Hanko, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1996-12-09
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	8th	384
		384

Peter Frigast

Olympic Competitor nr 5260

1912-06-30-14:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round two - lost (50.7)

Ugo Frigerio

B. 1901-09-16, Italy; D. 1968-07-07
Track and Field (3 gold, 1 bronze)

1920 1924 1928 1932 HP

3000 m Walk gold 6400

10 km Walk gold gold 24000

50 km Walk bronze 5760

36160

	1920	1924	1928	1932	HP
3000 m Walk	gold				6400
10 km Walk	gold	gold			24000
50 km Walk				bronze	5760
					36160

The winner of all Walking gold medals in 1920 and 1924 returned in 1932 to take bronze. Walking was not included at Amsterdam.

Eric Gautfrey Fright

B. 1917-09-10, Eastry, England, Great Britain; D. 1995-08
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Giovanni Frigo

B. 1963-09-21, represented Venezuela
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	25th	0.1
Men's 200 m Backstroke	21st	0.64
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	13th	6.4
		7.14

Romeo Frigo

B. 1946-07-28, represented Switzerland
Archery

	1980	HP
Men's Individual	18th	3.84
		3.84

Frigyes Dezső Lajos

B. 1913-11-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1984-07-18
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Andreas Friis

B. 1890-06-21, København, Denmark; D. 1983-09-16
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

(Knud) Erik Friis

B. 1916-01-23, København, Denmark; D. 1983-10-11
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	8th	192
		192

Rasmus Friis

Olympic Competitor nr 5094

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - eighth (64)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 48th

Maurice Emmett Frilot

B. 1940-11-29, Denver, Col., USA
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R32	1.165
		1.165

Alexandru Frim

B. 1908-03-09, represented Romania
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	15th	12.5
		12.5

Jaakko Friman

B. 1904-01-13, Tampere, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1987-02-17
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's 500 m	bronze	2560
		2560

Lasse Antero Friman

B. 1954-11-03, Helsinki, Finland
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Oskar David "Oskari" Friman

B. 1893-01-27, Usadische, near Saint-Petersburg, Russia, represented Finland; D. 1933-10-19
Greco-Roman Wrestling (2 gold)

1920 1924 HP

Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) gold 19200

Lightweight (-67.5 kg) gold

19200

Doru Frîncu

B. 1954-05-05, Fântâna Domnească, Romania
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Four	14th	12
		12

Elmar Frings

B. 1939-03-26, Neuss, N-W, Germany, represented West Fermany in 1968; D. 2002-07-29
Modern Pentathlon

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual	23rd	17th	5.32
Men's Team	sixth	13th	166.4
			171.72

Roberto Frinolli (Puzzilli)

B. 1940-11-13, Roma, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	sixth	8th	R1:25th	1344.15
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:9th			40
				1384.15

Rodica Frîntu

B. 1960-03-29, represented Romania
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Peter Kemp "Kim" Fripp

B. 1952-10-31, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Ski Jumping

	1976	HP
Men's Normal Hill	54th	-6.16
Men's Large Hill	53rd	-6.26
		0.000000416

Jean Friquet

B. 1940-02-17, Le Crétil, France
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	Rep:4th	1.3
		1.3

Angelo Frisa

B. 1904, represented Italy; D. 1968
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	9.437
		9.437

Earl Peter Frisbie

B. 1949-04-02, Eilzabethtown, NY, USA
Bobsleigh

	1976	HP
Four-man	19th	1.2
		1.2

Jean-Pierre Frisch

B. 1908-05-07, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1995-08-04
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Karin Frisch

competed in 1968 as

Karin Reichert

B. 1941-01-17, Stuttgart, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres		QF:8th	0.013
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	fifth		250
			250.013

Kristian Frisch

B. 1891-07-03, København, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1920	HP
Men's Road Race	19th	2
Men's Road Race, Team	fourth	400
		402

Hans Frischknecht

B. 1922-12-31, from Sankt Gallen, represented Switzerland
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000096
		0.000096

He was also entered in the 1952 marathon, but did not start.

Paulo José Frischknecht

B. 1961-06-07, Tomar, Portugal
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	51st	21st	0.64000064
Men's 100 m Butterfly	41st	23rd	0.256064
Men's 200 m Butterfly	37th		-3.40
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	17th		1
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	14th		4
			5.89646464

Erik Frisell

Olympic Competitor nr 5594

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - third (0.473)

Hjalmar Frisell

Olympic Competitor nr 5062

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - fourth (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - fourth (400)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 26th (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - 12th (40)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - 29th (0.02)

Charles Frisenfeldt

B. 1889-10-09, Gentofte, Denmark; D. 1976-04-17
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	fourth	R5	3048
			3048

Harriet Frishmuth

B. 1880-09-17, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1980-01-01
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	2 HC	-
		-

Entries "Hors Concours", so not an actual Olympian.

Bruno Frison

B. 1936-05-14, Cortina d"Ampezzo, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Enzo Frisoni

B. 1947-03-10, Coriano, Italy, represented San Marino
Road Cycling

	1968	HP
Road Race	61st	-8.96
		0.0000000096

Raoul Fristeau

B. 1888-06-11, La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, France; D. 1964-11-25
Fencing

	1928	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:6th	5.4
Men's Sabre, Team	SF:3rd	205
		210.4

Paal Johan Frisvold

B. 1962-05-05, Oslo, Norway
Fencing

	1984	HP
Épée, Team	11th	22.75
		22.75

Helen Audrey Ray Frith

B. 1939-07-12, Roseville, NSW, Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Women's High Jump	sixth		960
Women's Long Jump	17th	QU:22nd	6.6
Women's Pentathlon		11th	96
			1065.6

Frederick William Fritsch

B. 1954-10-10, Akron, Ohio, USA
Bobsleigh

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Two-man			17th	5
Four-man	19th			1.2
				6.2

Hans Fritsch

B. 1911-08-09, Darkehmen, East Prussia (now Ozyorsk, Kaliningrad in Russia), represented Germany; D. 1987-08-24
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	11th	96
		96

Paul Fritsch

B. 1901-02-25, Paris, France; D. 1970-09-22
Boxing (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Walter Fritsch

B. 1911-12-11, represented Chile
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:6th	0.010
		0.010

Käthi Fritschi

B. 1954-08-18, represented Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	26th	0.064
Women's Team Combined	13th	6.4
		6.464

Aimé Fritz

B. 1884-04-23, Alsace, then Germany, now France, moved to the US when young; D. 1950-01-28, New York, United States
Cycking - Track

1904 HP

Men's 1/2 mile SF 430.5

430.5

Olympic Competitor nr 1935

1904-08-02-14:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat two - first (Q)
1904-08-02-15:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - semi-final one - AC (430.5)

Alexandru Fritz

B. 1905, represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Shot Put	19th	2.4
		2.4

William Duncan "Bill" Fritz

B. 1914-08-14, Ferry Bank, Alb., Canada; D. 1995-10-14
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	fifth	1000
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	fourth	400
		1400

William Howard "Bill" Fritz, Jr.

B. 1892-03-22, Benwyn, Penn., USA; D. 1941-12-28

Olympic Competitor nr 6388

1912-07-10-15:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group two - qualified
1912-07-11-15:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, final - eighth (384)

Johann "Hans" Fritz

B. 1958-02-06, Klagenfurt, Austria
Ice Hockey

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

Pieternella "Nel" Fritz

B. 1937-06-04, Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	85th	-12.10
Women's Team Combined	14th	4
		4

Raymond Fritz

B. 1898, from Paris, represented France
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	QF:5th	0.043
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	fifth	250
		250.043

Mary Frizzell

B. 1913-01-27, Nanaimo, BC, Canada; D. 1972-10-12
Athletics (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:5th	130
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	silver	1000
		1130

Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2024-04-16

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

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	gold		19200
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)		gold	19200
			19200