Great Olympians

Biographies - GEI

Robert Geib

B. 1911-11-02, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1996-05-08
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Hermann Karl Geibel

B. 1889-05-14, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W, Germany; D. 1972-09-20
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Sculpture - unknown event HC -
-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not a true Olympian.

Oscar Geier

B. 1882-08-19, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 1942-11-05
Bobsleigh (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Two-men silver 5000
Men's Four-men fourth 1200
6200

John Francis Geiger

B. 1873-03-28, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1956-12-06
Rowing (1 gold)
1900 HP
Men's Eights gold 3200
3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1458

Jürgen Geiger

B. 1959-05-19, Herbolzheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
1984 HP
Men's Individual Combined 10th 100
Men's Team Combined fourth 400
Men's Parallel Bars seventh 100
600

Karl Geiger

B. 1941-03-06, Friedrichsh, Austria (then part of Germany)
Sailing
1964 1968 HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 8th 17th 325
325

Rolf Geiger

B. 1934-10-16, Marbach al Neckar, B-W, Germany
Football
1956 HP
Men's Team R1 54
54

Carolina "Carry" Geijssen

B. 1947-01-11, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
1968 HP
1000 m gold 6400
1500 m silver 4000
10400

Dietmar Geilich

B. 1954-06-15, Görlitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing
1976 1980 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) R2 QF 940.13
940.13

In 1976, although he is credited with a second round finish, he had a bye in the first round, so he did not in fact win a bout.

August Geinger

B. 1899-07-05, Gent, Belgium
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Eights Rep:4th 200
200

Johan Geirnaert

B. 1951-01-09, Sleidinge, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's Marathon 41st -4.96
0.000096

Paul Geoffrey Geis

B. 1953-02-23, Houston, Texas, USA; D. 2019-10-30
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 5000 metres 12th 40
40

Mohamed Ahmed Geisa

B. 1913-05-10, represented Egypt
Weightlifting
1936 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 8th 384
384

Natalie Geisenberger

B. 1983-04-30, München, Bayern, Germany
Luge (6 gold, 1 bronze)
2010 2014 2018 2022 HP
Women's Singles bronze gold gold gold 55680
Team gold gold gold 9600
65280

Robert Geiser

represented Switzerland
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team (21st) 0.128
0.128

Hans-Joachim "HaJo" Geisler

B. 1955-05-27, Goslar, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 1976 HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley 15th 8th 394
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay fourth 400
794

Hermann Geißler

B. 1905-07-05, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1970-10-04
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.000043
Men's 200 m QF:4th 0.676
Men's 400 m QF:5th 0.043
0.719043

Ilse Geisler

B. 1941-01-10, Schöpstal, Sachsen, Germany
Luge (1 silver)
1964 HP
Women's Singles silver 6000
6000

Ines Geißler

B. 1963-02-16, Mareienberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1980 HP
Women's 800 m Freestyle 7th 400
Women's 200 m Butterfly gold 6400
6800

Manfred Geisler (1)

B. 1941-03-03, Prauß (now Prusy in Poland, represented Germany
Football (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280

Manfred Geisler (2)

B. 1949-07-31, Süderholz, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting
1972 HP
Trap 18th 3.84
3.84

Kaufman Geist

B. 1895-02-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 1948-04-21
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:12th 60
60

Hans Günther Geister

B. 1928-09-28, Hamborn, N-W, Germany; D. 2012-05-16
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's 400 metres SF:4th 328
Men's 4x400m Relay bronze 640
968

Johann Geiszler

B. 1926-06-29, from Klosterneuburg, represented Austria
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 2Rep:3rd 81
81

Eugen Geiwitz

B. 1901-12-14, Ulm, B-W, Germany; D. 1984-04-14
Fencing
1936 HP
Men's Épée, Team fourth 400
400

Written 2001-02-04 - last modified 2024-04-13

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