Great Olympians

Biographies - GOD


Yvonne Godard

B. 1908-03-03, Douai, France
Swimming
1932 HP
Women's 100m Freestyle SF:5th 160
Women's 400m Freestyle fifth 1000
1160


Pierre Godart

represented Belgium
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) R1 1.991
1.991


Kunegunda Weronika Godawska-Olchawa

B. 1951-07-27, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Canoeing - Slalom
1972 HP
Women's Kayak Singles fifth 1500
1500


Arthur Goddard

Olympic Competitor nr 4435


Beverley Lanita "Bev" Goddard

competed in 1984 as

Bev Callender

B. 1956-08-28 in Barbados, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field (2 bronze)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Women's 200 metres QF:6th sixth 640.364
Women's 4x100 m Relay bronze bronze 1280
1920.364


Denise Elizabeth Goddard

B. 1945-04-20, Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 HP
Women's Individual combined 71st -10.64
-10.64


Gerald Sydney Goddard

B. 1920-11-22, Pretoria, South Africa; D. 1986-04-02
Aquatics - Water Polo
1952 HP
Men's Team R2:3rd 45.5
45.5


Joseph "Joe" Goddard

B. 1935, Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:4th 0.00009
Men's 200 metres R1:5th 0.00000098
0.00009098


Joël Godeau

B. 1945-08-06, Saint-Gervais, France
Ice Hockey
1968 HP
Men"s Team 14th 8
8


Evrard Godefroid

B. 1932-06-29, Binche, Belgium; D. 2013-12-31
Cycling - Track
1956 HP
Men's Sprint RepFin 195
Men's Time Trial 19th 2.4
197.4


Walter Godefroot

B. 1943-07-02, Gent, Belgium
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Men's Road Race bronze 3840
3840


Arkadiusz Godel

B. 1952-02-04, Lublin, Poland
Fencing (1 gold)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Foil, Team (gold) fifth 332
332


Gaston G. Godel

B. 1914-08-19, Givisiez, Switzerland; D. 2004-02-17
Athletics (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's 50 km Walk silver 4000
4000


Douglas Godfree

Olympic Competitor nr 4022


Leslie Godfree

B. 1885-04-27, Brighton, England, Great Britain; D. 1971-11-17
Tennis
1924 HP
Men's Doubles R1 0.00081
Mixed Doubles QF 430.5
430.50081


Earl Godfrey

B. 1961-08-20, represented Bermuda
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.15
-22.15


Elwood Watson Godfrey

B. 1910-07-17, Ambler, Penn., USA; D. 1990-06-10
Hockey
1936 HP
Men's Team QU:4th 41
41


George Godfrey

Olympic Competitor nr 6447


Wolfgang Gödicke

B. 1934-10-22, Berlin, Germany
Modern Pentathlon
1960 1964 HP
Men's Individual 28th 12th 50.032
Men's Team 16th sixth 161.6
211.632


Henri Godin

B. 1892-05-28, represented Belgium; D. 1980-10-16
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 800 m R1:6th 0.031
0.031


Francesc Godina i Serracente

B. 1949-08-07, Terrassa, Spain
Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


John Godina

B. 1972-05-31, Fort Sill, Okl., USA
Track & Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 HP
Shot Put silver bronze 9th 10080
Discus Throw 14th 17th 30
10110


A. Godinat

represented France
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Literature AC 89.43
89.43


(Victor) Auguste Godinet

B. 1853-01-30, Genève, Switzerland; D. 1936-03-01
Sailing (2 silver)
1900 HP
2-3 ton class (1) silver 1000
2-3 ton class (2) silver 1000
2000

Olympic Competitor nr 384


Hélio Marques Pereira, "Godinho"

B. 1925-07-27, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 1971-09-10
Basketball
1952 HP
Men's Team (sixth) 128
128


Auguste Goditiabois

represented Belgium
Hockey
1928 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Elizeu (Antônio Ferreira Vinagre Godoy)

B. 1945-10-17, Santos, SP, Brazil
Football
1964 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Joaquín Rodrigo Godoy Solis

B. 1927-03-13, represented Cuba
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxed Fours QF:2nd 127.5
127.5

All five members of the Cuban coxed four of 1948 later went to the US. Four of them actively participated in the Bay of Pigs landing. Manuel Puig was captured and executed by the Cuban government.


José Carlos Godoy Riofrio

B. 1911-12-19, Lima, Peru
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team (eighth) 33.8
33.8


Luis M. Godoy

B. 1952-06-11, represented Colombia
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) Prel 0.056
0.056


Miguel Joaquin Godoy Riofrio

B. 1907-03-15, Chorillos, Peru
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team (eighth) 33.8
33.8


Anton Gödrich

B. 1859-09-25, Gerlsdorf (now Jerlochovice in Czechia), Moravia, Austrian Empire; D. 1942-03-16
Cycling - Road
1896 HP
Men's Road Race silver 6000
6000

Olympic Competitor nr 240

He was the subject of an article in the Journal of Olympic History (vol 29, nr 1, 2021).
He is listed as German, as that was how he had registered himself for the Games.
However, he was born in the Austrian Empire, and served in the Austrian Army. In 1889 he settled in Athens as the representative of a bicycle company from Dresden. He stayed in Greece until 1916, when all Germans and Austrians were expelled. He returned to his native Fulnek. That city became part of Czechoslovakia in 1920, and of Germany (Sudetenland) in 1937, so he did end his life (in 1942) as a German.
According to the nephew rule, we should class this Austrian as "German".


Victor Godts

B. 1893-03-17, represented Belgium
Sailing
1936 HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star) 12th 50
50


Clark Godwin

B. 1955-11-08, represented Bermuda
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's High Jump QU:32nd -2.60
0.006


Jack Godwin

represented Great Britain
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Eights fourth 800
800


Thomas Charles "Tommy" Godwin

B. 1920-11-05, Connecticut, USA, represented Great Britain; D. 2012-11-03
Cycling - Track (2 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's Time Trial bronze 3840
Men's Team Pursuit bronze 1920
5760


William Butler Godwin

B. 1912-08-08, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 2000-02-03
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Prone 25th 0.1
0.1


Tadeusz Godyń

B. 1944-07-16, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg) 17th 6
GR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg) 16th 9.6
15.6


Roman Ryszard Godziński

B. 1958-05-21, Warszawa, Poland
Aquatics - Diving
1980 HP
Men's Springboard 19th 1.6
1.6


Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-02-21

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