Great Olympians

Biographies - GEO

Géo-Charles (Charles Guyot)

B. 1892-03-22, Saint-Gilles, France; D. 1963-07-07
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Literature	gold	9600
		9600

Grigorios Georgakopoulos

B. 1909, Athina, Greece; D. 1956
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	0.0027
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	0.364
		0.3667

Konstantinos "Kostas" Georgakopoulos

B. 1963-07-14, Athina, Greece
Athletics - Track and Field

	1984	HP
Men's Discus Throw	11th	96
		96

Nikolaos P. Georgantas

B. 1880-03-12, Steno, Greece; D. 1958-11-23
Athletics & Tug-of-War (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's Shot Put	8th		comp.	316.64
Men's Stone Throw		gold		7200
Men's Discus Throw	bronze			5882.402
Men's Discus Throw, freestyle		silver	comp.	5882.402
Men's Discus Throw, Greek style		silver	sixth	3480
Men's Javelin Throw, freestyle			comp.	8.528
				16887.57
Men's Tug of War	5th/6th			307.5
				17195.57

He represented Greece (or Panellinios of Athina) in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2064

1904-08-31-14:00? - Athletics - Shot Put - eighth (288)
1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - lost (307.5)
1904-09-03-16:00? - Athletics - Discus Throw - third (2880)
1906-04-25-09:30 - Athletics - Discus Throw, freestyle - second (3000)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - Stone Throw - first (7200)
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - Discus Throw, Greek style - second (3000)
1908-07-15-10:25? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool two - AC (8.528)
1908-07-16-11:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool four - AC (2.402)
1908-07-16-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool four - AC (28.64)
1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - sixth (480)

Georgios Georgantopoulos

Olympic Competitor nr 2961

1906-04-25-19:00 - Gymnastics - Rope Climbing - fourth (1200)

Ioannis Georgas

Olympic Competitor nr 2700

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - first (2400)

Charles George

B. 1886-08-10, San Angelo, Texas, USA; D. 1946-12-30
Equestrianism - Zventing

	1928	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.000008
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf	-
		0.000008

Ed Don George

B. 1905-06-03, North Java, NY, USA; D. 1985-09-18
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	BrFI	2400
		2400

Henry George

B. 1891-02-18, Charleroi, Belgium; D. 1976-01-06
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's 50 km	gold	9600
		9600

Howard Robert George

B. 1935-02-06, Watertown, NY, USA; D. 2010-02-24
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	12th	60
		60

Jack George

Olympic Competitor nr 4257

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - fourth (12.9)
1908-07-22-10:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - third (68.25)

James D. "Jim" George

B. 1935-06-01, Akron, Ohio, USA
Weightlifting (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	bronze	silver	9840
			9840

K. George

represented the USA
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	2 entries	10.68
		10.68

Margaret Ida George

B. 1937, Mervin, Sask., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Maureen Jean George

B. 1955-09-01, Bulawayo, South Rhodesia, represented Zimbabwe
Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Peter T. "Pete" George

B. 1929-06-26, Akron Ohio, USA
Weightlifting (1 gold, 2 silver)

1948 1952 1956 HP

Middleweight (-75 kg) silver gold silver 27000

27000

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Middleweight (-75 kg)	silver	gold	silver	27000
				27000

Richard Lloyd George

B. 1953-05-22, Fillmore, Utah, USA
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Robert Georges George

B. 1896 in Switzerland, lived in Paris, represented France; D. 1979-07-14
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:2nd	340
		340

He is believed to be from North America. Although he played for France in European Championships since 1913, he was not eligible to play for them in the 1924 Olympics, and he must have been naturalized between '24 and '28.

Robert Marie Auguste George

B. 1932-10-04, Liège, Belgium
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Double Sculls	2Rep:3rd	162.5
		162.5

Rowland George

B. 1905-01-15, Bath, England, Great Britain; D. 1997-09-09
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Rudolph George

B. 1957-06-08, represented Sierra Leone
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:60th	-7.10
Men's 200 metres	R1:54th	-6.16
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.50000017

Saude André N. George

B. 1931-11-30, Kenya; D. 2010-05-27
Hockey

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	(7th)	(sixth)	292
			292

Werner George

B. 1913-09-12, Berlin, Germany
Ice Hockey

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

Gary Georges

B. 1953-02-17, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:56th	-7.64
		0.000000064

Jules Georges

B. 103, from Liège, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	192
		192

Aurelien Georgescu

B. 1958-11-07, București, Romania
Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	18th	2.56
Men's Team combined	fourth	400
		402.56

Corina Georgescu

B. 1960-01-19, Galați, Romania
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Elena Georgescu(-Nedelcu)

B. 1964-04-10, Bucuresti, Romania
Rowing (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 HP

Eights silver gold gold gold bronze 25760

25760

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Eights	silver	gold	gold	gold	bronze	25760
						25760

Cox of the Romanian eight that won gold at Atlanta, Sydney and Athina.

Nicolae Georgescu

B. 1936-01-01, Câmpina, Romania; D. 1983-08-22
Football

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	162
		162

Victor Georgescu

B. 1932-11-21, represented Romania
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	44th	0.00002
Men's Road Race, Team	12th	10
		10.00002

Victoria Georgescu

B. 1956-07-02, București, Romania
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Pierre Léon Gaston Georget

B. 1917-08-09, Ch&acir;tellerault, France; D. 1964-08-01
Track Cycling (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's 1000m Time Trial	silver	6000
Men's Tandem Sprint	bronze	3200
		9200

Georgios Georgiadis

B. 1948-05-20, Thessaloniki, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:26th	0.096
		0.096

Ioannis Georgiadis

B. 1876-03-29, Tripoli, Peloponnesos, Greece; D. 1960-03-14
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver)

1896 1906 1924 bonus HP

Sabre, individual gold R1:8th 7200 21600

Sabre, individual, one hit gold

Sabre, team silver R1 759.1

Épée, individual Ht:4th 0.214

Épée, team fourth 390

9600 5940,214 9.1 7200 22749.314

	1896	1906	1924	bonus	HP
Sabre, individual	gold		R1:8th	7200	21600
Sabre, individual, one hit		gold
Sabre, team		silver	R1		759.1
Épée, individual		Ht:4th			0.214
Épée, team		fourth			390
	9600	5940,214	9.1	7200	22749.314

The Olympic Champion of 1896 and 1906 finished last in the first round in 1924.

Olympic Competitor nr 112

1896-04-09-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre - first (9600)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth (0.214)
1906-04-26-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - lost (390)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-28-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - won (Q)
1906-04-28-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, final - lost (750)
1906-04-28-17:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, semifinals - first (Q)
1906-04-28-18:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, final - first (4800)

Theodoros Georgiadis

Olympic Competitor nr 3052

1906-04-27-17:00 - Weightlifting - One-handed - tenth (75)

Biser Georgiev

B. 1953-03-18, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Dimitar Georgiev

B. 1958-08-24, represented Bulgaria
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	14th	20
		20

Georgi Georgiev (1)

B. 1951-07-18, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fifth		1370
Men's Coxless Fours		9th	1370
			1370

Georgi Georgiev (2)

B. 1947-08-03, represented Bulgaria
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Iliya Asenov Georgiev

B. 1925-07-25, represented Bulgaria
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	(7th)	128
		128

Ivaylo Nikolov Georgiev

B. 1942-10-31, Montana, Bulgaria
Football (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Kiril Georgiev

B. 1936-07-18, Varna, Bulgaria
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	9th	240
		240

Konstantin Dimitrov Georgiev

B. 1931-10-26, represented Bulgaria
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Mikhail Georgiev

B. 1904, represented Bulgaria
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	dnf	0.00000000008
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	dnf	-
		0.00000000008

Mladen Georgiev Georgiev

B. 1940-10-16, Voynikovo, Bulgaria; D. 2003-05-22
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	10th	150
		150

Petar Georgiev (1)

B. 1959-05-07, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	44th	-4.16
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	13th	6.4
		6.400016

Petar Georgiev (2)

B. 1961-03-07, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Diving

	1980	HP
Men's Springboard	13th	25.6
Men's Platform	18th	2.56
		28.16

Petar Dmitrov Georgiev

B. 1929-07-21, represented Bulgaria
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	46th	0.000008
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	0.0064
		0.006408

Prodan Georgiev

B. 1904, represented Bulgaria
Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.00096
		0.00096

Simeon Georgiev

B. 1945-12-23, Varna, Bulgaria
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	QF	861
		861

Stefan Georgiev

B. 1955-07-28, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	24th	0.16
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	13th	6.4
		6.56

Ani "Anka" Georgieva

B. 1959-11-24, Varna, Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	bronze	1920
		1920

Elena Kirova Georgieva

B. 1947-01-26, Godech, Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	73rd	-10.26
Women's Team Combined	16th	1.6
		1.6

Kapka Georgieva

B. 1951-09-30, represented Bulgaria
Rowing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Maya Vladimirova Georgieva

B. 1955-05-07, Sofia, Bulgaria
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Roza Georgieva

B. 1956-12-17, represented Bulgaria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	9th	160
		160

Stanka Vakrilova Georgieva

B. 1950-11-24, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	fourth		2000
Women's Eights		fourth	2000
			2000

Blagoja Georgievski

B. 1950-10-15, Zelenikovo, North Macedonia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2020-01-29
Basketball (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Paskhalis "Lakis" Georgiou

B. 1938-03-26, from Cyprus, represented Greece
Shooting

	1972	HP
Skeet	8th	384
		384

Georgios Georgitseas

Olympic Competitor nr 2623

1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - sixth (360)

Platon Georgitsis

Born in Egypt, represented Greece
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Trap	19th	2.4
		2.4

Anastasios Georgopoulos

from Greece
Tug-of-War

	1904	HP
Men's Tug-of-War	R1	307.5
		307.5

He represented the Panellinios GS of Athina in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2080

1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - lost (307.5)

Nikolaos Georgopoulos

B. 1937-01-31, Athina, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.00012
Men's 200 metres	QF:7th	0.068
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:5th	32.5
		32.56812

Antonios Georgoulis

B. 1928-03-25, represented Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	1956	HP
GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	sixth	7th	1560
			1560

André Geourjon

B. 1950-08-25, represented France
Biathlon

	1980	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	9th	160
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	fifth	250
		410

Written 2001-02-04 - last modified 2024-01-16

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