Great Olympians

Biographies - GOR

Ronald Francis Gora

B. 1933-03-10, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2014-03-11
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle 8th 256
256

Wilhelm Antoni Góra

B. 1916-01-18, Bytom, Poland, then part of Germany; D. 1975-05-21
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Sigrid Goral

B. 1952-01-15, Brandenburg an der Havel, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Women's 800 metres Freestyle R1:11th 64
64

Feliks Góralczyk

B. 1950-06-16, Wyry, Poland; D. 1980-01-14
Ice Hockey
1972 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Robert Góralczyk

B. 1943-03-21, Wyry, Poland
Ice Hockey
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team sixth sixth 640
640

Kamen Lozanov Goranov

B. 1948-06-07, Klisuritsa, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)
1976 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) silver 6000
6000

Milcho Goranov Nikolov

B. 1928-11-06, Lom, Bulgaria; D. 2008-07-28
Football (1 bronze)
1956 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 800
800

Bertil Edvard Göransson

B. 1919-02-09, Limhamn, Sweden; D. 2004-04-10
Rowing (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Coxed Fours silver 3000
Men's Eights fourth 800
3800

Gunnar Wilhelm Göransson

B. 1933-07-14, Norrköping, Sweden; D. 2012-04-22
Cycling - Road
1956 1960 HP
Men's Road Race 31st 26st 0.104
Men's Road Race, Team (fifth) -
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial fifth 750
750.104

Radvilas Kasimiras Grokala Gorauskas

B. 1941-02-03, Kazlų Rūda, Lithuania, represented Brazil
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

Nikolay Stepanovich Gorbachov

B. 1948-05-15, Rabachow, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2019-04-09
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)
1972 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m gold 4800
4800

Nataliya Gorbachova

B. 1947-07-24, Vyborg, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's Discus Throw 8th 384
384

Émile Gorbière

represented France
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1920 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) R1 1.169
1.169

Nelli Vissariovna Gorbyatkova

B. 1958-06-25, Chiatura, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1981-08-07
Hockey (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's Team bronze 1280
1280

A Russian ethnically, born in Georgia, and died in Moskva. But the Hockey team in Andijan, Uzbekistan, was so important for Soviet hockey that I shall class this athlete, together with her teammates from Andijanka HC as Uzbeks. see Valentina Zazdravnykh, Tatyana Yembakhtova, Alina Kham and Leyla Akhmerova.

Larisa Veniaminovna Gorchakova

B. 1964-07-09, Volzhsky, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke sixth 640
Women's 200 m Backstroke 8th 256
896

Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova

B. 1933-05-17, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2002-01-27
Athletics - Track & Field (2 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Women's Javelin Throw bronze bronze 8448
8448

Yekaterina "Katya" Gordeyeva

B. 1971-05-22, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union in 1988
Figure Skating (2 gold)
1988 1992 1994 HP
Pairs gold gold 14000
14000

Together with Sergei Grinkov.

Slobodan Gordić

B. 1937-09-28, &Ccaron,ačak, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball
1960 1964 HP
Men's Team sixth 7th 520
520

Fortune Gordien

B. 1922-09-09, Spokane, Wash., USA; D. 1990-04-10
Track and Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1948 1952 1956 HP
Discus Throw bronze fourth silver 13464
13464

Dora Gordine

B. 1895-04-13, Liepāja, Latvia, represented Great Britain; D. 1991-12-29
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Sculpture - Statues ac 2.274
2.274

Adán Gordón

B. 1906-01-21, Taboga, Panama; D. 1966-03-08
Aquatics - Swimming
1928 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle R1:3rd 0.64
Men's 400 m Freestyle R1:4th 0.676
1.316

Clarence Edward "Clarrie" Gordon

B. 1917-03-09, Patea, New Zealand; D. 1983-11-19
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg) R1 2.836
2.836

Colin Gordon

B. 1907-12-24, Bath Settlement, (British) Guiana, represented Great Britain; D. 1980-08-22
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's High Jump 17th 6
6

He represented Guiana at the 1930 Empire Games, so I class him as such as well.

Dean Gordon

B. 1959-11-04, represented Australia
Sailing
1984 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) seventh 400
400

Eduardo M. Gordon Morgan

from Montevideo, represented Uruguay
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team (fifth) 128
128

Edward Gordon

B. 1908-07-01, Jackson, MI, USA; D. 1971-09-05
Track and Field - Long Jump (1 gold)
1928 1932 HP
Long Jump Q:7th gold 10200
10200

Helen Orr "Elenor" Gordon

competed in 1956 as

Elenor McKay

B. 1933-05-10, Hamilton, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 2014-07-05
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1948 1952 1956 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:15th bronze sixth 4815
4815

Elvis Anthony Gordon

B. 1958-06-23, Hanover, Jamaica, lived in Wolverhampton, England, represented Great Britain
Judo
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg) R2 R2 Rep2 227.5
227.5

Gayle Gordon

B. 1955-08-27, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Speed Skating
1972 1976 HP
Women's 1000 metres 32nd -2.40
Women's 1500 metres 27th 0.04
Women's 3000 metres 23rd 0.256
0.3

Ian Michael Gordon

B. 1948-10-14, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 9th fifth 870
870

Ian Sydney Gordon

B. 1950-04-02, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay SF:10th 25
25

James Gordon

B. 1908-12-27, Barberton, Ohio, USA; D. 1997-05-26
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 400 metres fifth 1000
1000

Juan Santiago Gordón

B. 1943-01-14, Santiago, Chile
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles R1:7th 0.102
0.102

Kathy Gordon

B. 1967-07-18, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Speed Skating
1988 HP
Women's 5000 metres 23rd 0.256
0.256

Mary Diana Gordon-Watson

B. 1948-04-03, Blandford, England, Great Britain
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold)
1972 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual fourth 2000
Three-Day Event, Team gold 1600
3600

Lloyd Lamont "Monty" Gordon

B. 1932-04-29, Harriston, Ont., Canada
Bobsleigh
1964 HP
Four−Man 14th 12
12

Peter Dawson Gordon

B. 1882-08-16, Nairn, Ont., Canada; D. 1975-06-26
Sailing (1 silver)
1932 HP
Eight metres Class silver 2000
2000

Sarah Gordon

B. 1963-10-24, represented Ireland; D. 2016-04-27
Equestrianism - Eventing
1984 HP
Individual 23rd 0.32
Team 9th 40
40.32

Shirley Gordon

B. 1927-04-10, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics
1948 HP
Women's High Jump 11th 96
96

Wayne Gordon

B. 1963-03-30, Victoria, BC, Canada
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) Prel -2.29
0.0029

Yuko Gordon

B. 1951-02-03, Mito, Japan, represented Hong Kong
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Women's Marathon 34th -2.24
0.0024

Diana Gordon-Lennox

B. 1908-12-24, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1982
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Women's Alpine Combined 29th 0.024
0.024

Otto Gordziałkowski

B. 1898-11-16, St. Petersburg, Russia, lived in Warszawa, represented Poland; D. 1994-01-28
Rowing
1928 HP
Men's Eights QF 540
540

Deborah "Debra" Gore

B. 1967-07-16, Blackpool, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay sixth 160
160

Arthur William Charles "Wentworth" Gore

B. 1868-01-02, Great Britain; D. 1928-12-01
Indoor Tennis (2 gold)
1908 1912 HP
Men's Singles, covered courts gold R2 6065.94
Men's Doubles, covered courts gold fourth 4800
9600 1266 10866

Olympic Competitor nr 3150

Alina Goreac

B. 1952-09-28, Lugoj, Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 HP
Women's Individual Combined 31st -2.64
Women's Team Combined sixth 160
160.0064

Kazimierz Górecki

B. 1954-01-17, Strączno, Poland; D. 1977-06-26
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m fifth 500
500

Nikolay Goredetsky

Olympic Competitor nr 5450

Aleksandr Yudayevich Gorelik

B. 1945-08-09, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Figure Skating (1 silver)
1968 HP
Mixed Pairs silver 5000
5000

Mikhail Vladimirovich Gorelik

B. 1958-03-21, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 1980 HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly 9th fifth 1160
Men's 400 m Individual Medley dq -2.38
1160.00384

Valentin Zakharovich Gorelkin

B. 1937-03-25, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Eventing
1972 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual 19th 2
Three-Day Event, Team 7th 100
102

Pyotr Vasilyevich Gorelkov

B. 1931-12-16, Aşgabat, Turkmenistan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-10-23
Sailing
1952 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) 12th 60
60

Despite being born in Turkmenistan, I class this athlete as Russian. His name is Russian, he sailed from Leningrad, and he died in St. Petersburg.

Nikolay Fyodorovich Gorelov

B. 1948-02-23, Kaluga, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Road
1976 HP
Men's Road Race fifth 1500
1500

Marjan Gorenc

B. 1964-02-27, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Ice Hockey
1984 HP
Men's Team R1:6th 26
26

Viola Goretzki

B. 1956-11-23, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)
1976 HP
Women's Eights gold 3200
3200

Peter Gorewski

B. 1944-02-25, Gleiwitz (now Gliwice in Poland), represented East Germany
Shooting
1972 1976 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 24th 37th 0.1604
0.1604

Edgar Gorgas

B. 1928-04-23, Essen, N-W, Germany
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) R1 4.05
4.05

Piero Gorgatto

B. 1925-01-07, represented Italy
Sailing
1956 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) sixth 640
640

Hugo Gorge

B. 1883-01-31, Butovice, Czechia, represented Austria; D. 1934-12-25
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Architecture ac 1.856
1.856

Görgényi István

B. 1946-11-02, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1972 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Laura Gorgerino

B. 1957-03-31, Roma, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 13th 6.4
6.4

Barbara Gorgoń-Flont

B. 1936-01-11, Kobyle Gródek, Poland; D. 2009-04-13
Luge
1964 HP
Women's Singles fifth 1500
1500

Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń

B. 1949-07-18, Zabrze, Poland
Football (1 gold, 1 silver)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team gold (silver) 5200
5200

Israel Gorguet Fernández

B. 1949-02-05, represented Cuba
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Eights 10th 50
50

John Gorham

Olympic Competitor nr 4694

Sophia Gorham

Olympic Competitor nr 4695

Göri István

B. 1938-06-04, Debrecen, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk 15th 10
10

Walter Gorini

B. 1944-08-29, Cotignola, Italy
Cycling - Track
1968 HP
Men's Tandem fourth 2000
2000

René Goris

B. 1946-02-01, Heusden, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:35th -2.10
0.001

Janez Gorišek

B. 1933-09-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Ski Jumping
1956 HP
Men's Individual 50th 0.0000015
0.0000015

Janez Gorjanc

B. 1948-04-08, Kranj, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Nordic Combined
1972 HP
Men's Individual 32nd -2.60
0.006

Giorgio Gorla

B. 1944-08-07, Orta San Giulio, Italy
Sailing (2 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) bronze bronze fifth 8405
8405

Giuseppe Gorletti

B. 1901-08-28, Milano, Italy; D. 1986
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1920 1924 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) R2 R6 1645.5
1645.5

Lidia Gorlin

B. 1954-06-29, Vicenza, Italy
Basketball
1980 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320

Torsten Görlitzer

B. 1964-01-09, Marienberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Luge
1984 HP
Men's Singles fifth 1500
1500

Viktor Gorlov

B. 1918-02-01, Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1982-12-03
Sailing
1960 HP
5.5 metres Class 14th 16
16

Charlie Gorman

B. 1897-07-06, Saint John, NB, Canada; D. 1940-02-11
Speed Skating
1924 1928 HP
Men's 500 m 7th 7th 800
Men's 1500 m 11th 12th 104
Men's 5000 m dnf 0.4
904.4

Francis Xavier "Frank" Gorman

B. 1937-11-11, New York, NY, USA
Aquatics - Diving (1 silver)
1964 HP
Men's Springboard silver 4000
4000

Jim Gorman

Olympic Competitor nr 3338

Tom Gorman

Olympic Competitor nr 4782

Inge Görmer

B. 1934-04-11, Berlin, Germany
Speed Skating
1960 HP
Women's 1500 metres 16th 6.4
Women's 3000 metres 13th 25.6
32

Honorata Górna

B. 1968-04-07, Świecie, Poland
Figure Skating
1988 HP
Ice Dancing 17th 5
5

Linda Gornall

B. 1964-03-21, Preston, England, Great Britain
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Women's Road Race 17th 6
6

Reinaldo Berto Gorno

B. 1918-07-18, Yapeyú, Argentina; D. 1994-04-10
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1952 HP
Men's Marathon silver 6000
6000

Pyotr Ilyich Gornushko

B. 1953-07-12, Rostov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Eventing
1976 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual dnf -5.20
Three-Day Event, Team (fifth) -
0.000002

Jan Górny (1)

B. 1907-08-14, Gleiwitz, Germany, now Gliwice in Poland, represented Poland; D. 1945-05-07
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg) QF 861
861

Gleiwitz had a majority of German inhabitants, so it remained German after 1918. This athlete must have left his birthplace, which became Polish only after his death in 1945.

Jan Górny (2)

B. 1933-01-17, Gniezno, Poland; D. 1985-04-27
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20

Peter Gorny

B. 1941-04-20, Halle an der Saale, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Rowing
1964 1968 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs 7th 700
Men's Eights 7th
700

Göröcs János

B. 1939-05-08, Gánt, Hungary; D. 2020-02-23
Football (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280

Nataliya Lvovna Gorodilova

B. 1950-05-16, Dzaudzhikau, North Ossetia, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1976 HP
Women's Coxless Pairs fourth 2000
2000

The OlyMADMen consider her Ukrainian because she competed from Zaporizhzhia.

Boris Gorokhov

B. 1939-11-02, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Eights Rep:2nd 136
136

Galina Gorokhova

B. 1938-08-31, Moskva, Russia, Soviet Union
Fencing (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Foil, individual fourth fourth sixth bronze 8800
Foil, team (gold) silver gold gold 10400
19200

Member of the Soviet Foil team that won gold at Roma, Mexico and München. She did not play in the final in Roma.

Mariya Gorokhovskaya

alternatively spelled

Mariya Horokhovska

B. 1921-10-17, Yevpatoriya, Krim, represented the Soviet Union
Gymnastics (2 gold, 5 silver)
1952 HP
Women's Individual All-Around gold 6400
Women's Team All-Around gold 1600
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus silver 1000
Women's Floor Exercise silver 1000
Women's Horse Vault silver 1000
Women's Uneven Bars silver 1000
Women's Balance Beam silver 1000
13000

She was born in the Crimea, then Russian, meanwhile Ukrainian and now again Russian. She competed for Kharkov, a city in Ukraine with a large Russian population. It is not easy to know her ethnicity, since she was in fact Jewish.

Angelina "Ančka" Goropenko

B. 1914-10-29, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Women's Team combined fourth 800
800

Ángel Gorordo Palacios

B. 1904-03-04, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fencing
1932 1936 HP
Men's Foil, Individual 10th R1:5th 125.00015
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd R1:4th 287
412.00015

Antonio Gorostegui Ceballos

B. 1954-04-01, Santander, Spain
Sailing (1 silver)
1976 1980 1984 1988 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) silver 6604.4
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 7th seventh
Three-person Keelboat (Soling) 17th
6604.4

Emanuel "Emil" Goršek

B. 1914-09-03, Celje, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1945
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:5th 0.043
Men's 1500 metres R1:7th 0.057
0.1

Ernst Gorsemann

B. 1886-02-15, Bremen, Germany; D. 1960-07-19
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Sculpture, Medals & Reliefs AC 139.6
139.6

Aleksandr Georgiyevich Gorshkov

B. 1946-10-08, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Figure Skating (1 gold)
1976 HP
Ice Dancing gold 8000
8000

Aleksandr Ivanovich Gorshkov

B. 1928-11-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's Javelin Throw 8th 384
384

Henryk Franciszek Górski

B. 1938-04-04, Gdynia, Poland
Shooting
1960 1964 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Three Positions 19th 18th 4.16
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Prone 13th 25.6
Men's Free Rifle 17th 15th 21
48.76

Jerzy Górski

B. 1929-10-27, Warszawa, Poland; D. 1997-05
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak
1956 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres R1:4th 51
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000 metres 10th 75
126

Leszek Jan Górski

B. 1961-08-19, Olsztyn, Poland
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley 7th 600
600

Mark Brian Gorski

B. 1960-01-06, Evanston, Ill., USA
Track Cycling (1 gold)
1984 HP
Men's Sprint gold 9600
9600

Michał Górski

B. 1911-09-15, Zakopane, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1985-03-19
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 18 kilometres 22nd 0.4
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay 7th 100
100.4

Scott David "Dave" Gorsuch

B. 1938-09-22, Climax, Col., USA
Alpine Skiing
1960 HP
Men's Downhill 14th 16
Men's Giant Slalom 14th 16
32

Janusz Kazimierz Gortat

B. 1948-01-05, Brzozów, Poland
Boxing (2 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) bronze bronze 6240
6240

Albert Görtz

B. 1933-11-18, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany
Football
1956 HP
Men's Team R1 54
54

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Goryayev

B. 1939-05-19, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1960 HP
Men's Triple Jump silver 6000
6000

I class someone born in Minsk as Belarussian even if he played for Dynamo Moskva, so I should class this athlete who was born in Moskva as Russian, even though he competed for Dynamo Minsk!

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-09-29

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