Great Olympians

Biographies - GOL

Marek Gołąb

B. 1940-05-07, Zakliczyn, Poland; D. 2017-10-06
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Antoni Gołaś

B. 1919-12-29, Bartoszewice, Poland; D. 2003-07-18
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Omari Golaya

B. 1954-03-21, represented Tanzania
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Émile Golaz

B. 1927-09-21, L'Abbaye, Switzerland; D. 2007-02-10
Ice Hockey

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	9th	580
			580

Nadka Vangelova Golcheva

B. 1952-03-12, Petrich, Bulgaria
Basketball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Ireneusz Golda

B. 1955-01-23, Sokolnik, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Discus Throw	8th	384
		384

Wenzel Goldbach

from Wien, represented Austria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1906	HP
Men's Middleweight (-85 kg)	fourth	1600
		1600

Olympic Competitor nr 2987

1906-04-26-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), round one - won (Q)
1906-04-26-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), quarterfinals - won by walkover (Q)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), semifinals - lost, to the losing finalist = fourth (1600)

Ludwig Goldbrunner

B. 1908-03-05, München, Bayern, Germany; D. 1981-09-26
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Helen Lanita Golden

B. 1953-05-16, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 200 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

Douglas James "Doug" Golder

B. 1948-02-01, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Thomas Neville "Tom" Golder

B. 1944-09-10, represented Australia
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	128
		128

George Golding

B. 1906-05-06, Forbes, NSW, Australia; D. 1999-08-30
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 400 metres	sixth	640
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	SF:4th	492
		1132

Germaine Golding

B. 1887, represented France
Tennis

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	fourth	2000
Women's Doubles	QF	430.5
		2430.5

Kenneth Dunstan Golding

B. 1921-08-18, Rochford, England, represented Singapore; D. 1985-04-24
Sailing

	1956	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	16th	6.4
		6.4

Edmond Göldlin

B. 1907-11-03, Sursee, Switzerland
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
		0.936

Janet Elizabeth 'Jane" Goldman

B. 1964-09-16, Skokie, Ill., USA
Speed Skating

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 1500 metres	17th	18th	6.56
Women's 3000 metres	12th	11th	104
Women's 5000 metres		10th	100
			210.56

Giorgio Goldoni

B. 1954-11-19, Modena, Italy
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Goldoványi Béla

B. 1925-12-20, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1972-11-16
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 m	QF:5th		QF:4th	16.79
Men's 200 m			QF:5th	2.29
Men's 4x100 m Relay	fourth	bronze	SF:5th	1072.5
				1091.58

Rollit James "Rolly" Goldring

B. 1937-04-14, Stouffville, Ont., Canada; D. 2017-10-31
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Sandra "Sandi" Goldsberry

B. 1955-09-13, Pasadena, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:38th	-3.38
		0.000384

William Goldsboro

Olympic Competitor nr 4521

1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 16th (7.2)

Johann "Hans" Goldschmid

B. 1919-03-06, represented Austria; D. 1981-07-13
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
Men's Team Pursuit	R2:2nd	44.53
		44.53

Kurt Goldschmid

B. 1919-08-04, from Zurich, represented Switzerland; D. 1979-12-31
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's team	cons:SF	164
		164

Gabriel Goldschmied Rodríguez

B. 1939-04-22, represented Mexico
Judo

	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	R1:2nd	79.13
		79.13

(Sergio) Salvador Goldschmied Rodríguez

B. 1940-10-19, represented Mexico
Judo

	1964	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)	R1:3rd	54.6
		54.6

David Moss Goldsmith

B. 1931-07-27, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Emmanuel Goldsmith

B. 1909-10-21, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000000075
Men's 4x100 m Relay	fifth	250
		250.00000000075

Harold David "Hal" Goldsmith

B. 1930-07-20, Felsberg, Germany, represented the USA; D. 2004-03-13
Fencing

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Foil, individual		R1:5th		2.863
Foil, Team	(QF:3rd)	fourth	QF	568.5
				571.363

Henry Goldsmith

Olympic Competitor nr 4651

1908-07-30-15:45 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat two - lost (780)

Nancy Goldsmith

B. 1966-08-04, represented Israel
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	31st	-2.64
		0.0064

Boris Adrián Goldstein

B. 1966-09-04, represented Argentina
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1984	HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	grp:9th	4.92
GR Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	grp:6th	78
		82.92

Ignacio Goldstein Dulitzky

B. 1924-01-21, Santiago, Chile
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:7th	0.000000014
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th	0.000017
		0.000017014

Jørn Goldstein

B. 1953-03-27, Oslo, Norway
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Ralph Myer Goldstein

B. 1913-10-06, Malden, Mass., USA; D. 1997-07-25
Fencing

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd		R1:3rd	90.75
				90.75

Anne Goldthwaite

B. 1869-06-28, Montgomery, Alab., USA; D. 1944-01-29
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	3 entries HC	-
		-

All entries "Hors Concours", so not acceptable as a real Olympian competitor.

Dimitrios P. Golemis

B. 1874-11-15, Leukada, Greece; D. 1941-01-09
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Men's 800 m	bronze	2560
Men's 1500 m	ac	574
		3134

Olympic Competitor nr 32

1896-04-06-16:35? - Athletics Track - 800 m heat two - second (Q)
1896-07-07-16:30 - Athletics Track - 1500 m - AC (574)
1896-04-09-14:30 - Athletics Track - 800 m final - third (2560)

Bohumil Golian

B. 1931-03-25, Moštenica, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2012-01-11
Volleyball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	bronze	3280
			3280

Teodoro Emilio Adolfo Goliardi Pamparato

B. 1927-05-28, Montevideo, Uruguay
Fencing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	QF:6th	QF:4th	18.585
			18.585

Slađana Golić

B. 1960-02-12, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	sixth	silver	2320
			2320

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Golikov

B. 1952-11-26, Penza, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Vladimir Nikolayevich Golikov

B. 1954-06-10, Penza, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Maria Golimowska

B. 1932-08-28, Lachowo, Poland
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Joseph Webster Golinkin

B. 1896-09-10, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1977-09-08
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1932	1936	HP
Painting, Graphic Art	gold		6400
Painting	10 entries	2 entries	29.308
			6429.308

Donald Gollan

B. 1896-01-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1971-08-13
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Friedrich Golling

Olympic Competitor nr 5602

1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fifth
1912-07-14-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match three - won (*)
1912-07-14-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match six - won (*) - qualified
1912-07-14-15:50? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match four - won - qualified
1912-07-15-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match two - lost
1912-07-15-11:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match four - won - second (1000)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth

(*) roster not known

Alfredo Gollini

Olympic Competitor nr 6471

1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)

Annefried Göllner

B. 1963-08-27, Zams, Austria
Luge

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Singles	14th	7th	624
			624

Günther Göllner

B. 1941-06-21, Poddębice, Poland, represented West Germany
Ski Jumping

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Normal Hill	10th	46th	100.0000064
Men's Large Hill	29th	27th	0.056
			100.0560064

Olga Göllner

B. 1930-11-08, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	52nd	-
Women's Team All-Around	9th	40
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	12th	10
Women's Floor Exercise	61st	-
Women's Horse Vault	111th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	29th	0.004
Women's Balance Beam	24th	0.04
		50.044

Otto Gollnhuber

B. 1924-05-09, from Kapfemberg, represented Austria; D. 1963-06-23
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

(Olov) Hugo Göllors

B. 1919-11-16, Malung, Sweden; D. 1977-02-07
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Pole Vault	7th	600
		600

Heinrich Gollwitzer

B. 1923-10-30, Nürnberg, Bay., Germany
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	20th	1.5
		1.5

Lyudmila Golomazova

B. 1947-11-13, Alma-Ata (now Almaty), Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:8th	8.2
Women's 200 metres	R1:19th	1.6
		9.8

Tsvetan Golomeev

B. 1961-07-21, Velingrad, Bulgaria; D. 2010-09-16
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 50 m Freestyle			18th	2.56
Men's 100 m Freestyle	28th		15th	10.0256
Men's 200 m Freestyle	29th			0.016
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	dnf			6.4
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	10th			25
				41.4416

Jozef Golonka

B. 1938-01-06, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	fourth	bronze	silver	4488
				4488

Elisabeta Goloșie

B. 1936-06-20, represented Romania
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Vojislav Gološin

B. 1930-02-27, Melenci, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Oleg Sergeyevich Golovanov

B. 1934-12-17, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2019-05-24
Rowing (1 gold)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	gold	Rep:4th	8026
			8026

Vladimir Semyonovich Golovanov

B. 1938-11-29, Batanay, Sakha, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2003-08-02
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Yury Golovshchikov

B. 1963-07-10, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ski Jumping

	1984	HP
Men's Normal Hill	50th	-5.10
Men's Large Hill	39th	-3.16
		0.000161

Max Golser

B. 1940-05-04, Womp, Austria (then part of Germany)
Ski Jumping

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Normal Hill	36th	36th	0.00128
Men's Large Hill	22nd	43rd	0.4000256
			0.4013056

Rainer Goltzsche

B. 1936-09-04, Zürich, Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:30th	0.01
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.51

Yury Golubev

B. 1906, represented the Soviet Union
Sailing

	1952	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	15th	10
		10

Mariya Vasilyevna Golubnichaya

B. 1924-02-24, Dubrovka, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2015-08
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 80m Hurdles	silver	fifth	7500
			7500

B. 1936-06-02, Sumy, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2021-08-16
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 HP

Men's 20 kilometres Walk gold bronze gold silver 7th 29940

29940

A school teacher in the Ukraine, he set his first world track record in 1955 and first entered the soviet team in 1959. He became European Champion in 1974.
Strangely enough, he never even started the 50km walk at an Olympic Games.

Angela Golz

B. 1969-07-27, Birkenfeld, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	R1:31st	-5.40
Women's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.000004

Rolf Gölz

B. 1962-09-30, Bad Schussenried, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Track Cycling (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	silver	6000
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		7920

Karl Golzo

B. 1906-07-15, from Berlin, represented Germany
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF	975
		975

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-08-25

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