Great Olympians

Biographies - GRO

Vasile Groapă

B. 1955-03-23, Neamț, Romania
Weightlifting

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Middle Heavyweight (-90 kg)	7th		6600
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)		silver	6600
			6600

Jakob Grob

B. 1939-03-28, Obstalden, Switzerland
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Ernesto Grobet

B. 1909-06-29, San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico; D. 1969-09-29
Cycling - Track

	1932	HP
Men's 1000 metres Time Trial	9th	240
		240

Wilfried Gröbner

B. 1949-12-18, Ellenburg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Patrick Groc

B. 1960-09-06, Paris, France
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Foil, Individual		40th	22nd	1.6601
Foil, Team	bronze	sixth	seventh	990
				991.6601

Barbara Grocholska

B. 1927-08-24, Warszawa, Poland
Alpine Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	13th	17th	29.6
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	30th	0.01001
Women's Slalom	14th		16
			45.61001

Zygmunt Grodner

B. 1932-01-12, Warszawa, Poland
Fencing

	1952	HP
Épée, Team	R1:3rd	2.69
		2.69

Hans Grodotzki

B. 1936-04-04, Preußisch Holland, East Prussia (now Pasłęk in Poland), represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (2 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	silver	4000
Men's 10000 metres	silver	4000
		8000

Stefan Grodzicki

B. 1947-08-04, Złotoryja, Poland; D. 1976-09-30
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1972	HP
Jumping, Individual	17th	5
Jumping, Team	12th	10
		15

Amos Grodzinowsky

B. 1940-06-03, Tel Aviv, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:6th	0.0000019
Men's 200 metres	R1:36th	0.00064
Men's 400 metres	R1:6th	0.0000033
		0.0006452

Annemarie Groen

B. 1955-10-16, Naarden, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	21st	0.64
Women's 200 m Backstroke	23rd	0.256
		0.896

Robert Jacques "Rob" Groen

B. 1938-02-18, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2018-11-07
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Single Sculls	7th	600
		600

Tiemen Groen

B. 1946-07-06, Follega, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	fourth	2400
		2400

Bram Groeneweg

B. 1905-03-13, Spijkenisse, the Netherlands; D. 1988-04-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000000000384
		0.000000000384

Robert Gijsbertus "Rob" Groenhuyzen

B. 1941-03-04, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Oswald Groenings

Olympic Competitor nr 4323

1908-07-20-16:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q) (ran alone)
1908-07-21-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, semifinals - third (121.5)
1908-07-22-11:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - fourth (23.4)

Zdeněk Groessl

B. 1941-09-08, Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	sixth	1600
			1600

Gróf Ödön

B. 1915-04-15, Neteča, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Hungary; D. 1997-01-16
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:17th	4
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	SF:11th	64
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		708

David Grogan

B. 1914-07-07, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1993-03
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Hugh James Grogan

B. 1872-09-03, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1950-07-07
Lacrosse (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

He immigrated to Chicago around 1900, so maybe he was still a Canadian at the time of the Olypics?

Olympic Competitor nr 1813

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn
1904-07-07-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match two - lost - second (1500)

James David "Jim" Grogan

B. 1931-12-07, Tacoma, Wash., USA; D. 2000-07-03
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Singles	sixth	bronze	4800
			4800

Keith Leslie Grogono

B. 1912-11-04, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1999-03-22
Sailing

	1936	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	fourth	2000
		2000

Klaus Grogorenz

B. 1937-04-27, Wolfen, S-A, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Decathlon	8th	384
		384

Jürgen "Joschi" Groh

B. 1956-07-17, Heppenheim, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Klaus Groh

B. 1954-08-30, Pirmasens, R-P, Germany
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	10th	150
		150

Herbert Grohs

B. 1931-05-04, from Graz, represented Austria; D. 2018-04-07
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Otto Grolimund

from Olten, represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:2nd	410
		410

Herman Charles Groman

B. 1882-08-18, Odebolt, Iowa, USA; D. 1954-07-21
Athletics - Track & Field (2 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's 400 metres	bronze	1920
		1920

He represented the Chicago Athletic Association in the Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1992

1904-08-29-15:30? - Athletics - 400 m - third (1920)

Gudrun Grömer

B. 1919-11-07, represented Austria
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	HP
Women's Springboard	fifth	1000
Women's Platform	dnf	10
		1010

Nikolay Gromov

B. 1929-10-11, represented the Soviet Union
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	14th	16
		16

Lyudmila Pavlovna Gromova

B. 1942-11-04, Miass, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Artistic Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Women's Individual combined	30th	0.01
Women's Team combined	gold	1600
		1600.01

Mariya Gromova

B. 1984-07-20, Moskva, Russia, then in the Soviet Union
Synchronized Swimming (3 gold)

2004 2008 2012 HP

Team gold gold gold 19200

19200

	2004	2008	2012	HP
Team	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Axel Grönberg

B. 1918-05-09, Norberg, Sweden; D. 1988-04-23
Greco-Roman Wrestling (2 gold)

1948 1952 HP

Middleweight (-79 kg) gold gold 19200

19200

He also came second in the 1953 World Championships, and won one European gold and two bronze. He also finished third in two European free-style championships.

(Andreas) Gustaf Grönberger

B. 1882-06-12, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1972-08-28
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 3071

1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - won (960)

Gunnar Richard Grönblom

B. 1895-03-15, Turku, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1939-08-07
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	fifth	500
		500

(Edgar) Richard Grönblom

B. 1948-07-17, Helsinki, Finland
Sailing

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	19th						3.65
Two Person Keelboat (Star)						20th	3.65
							3.65

Sven Edgar Grönblom

B. 1913-12-29, Turku, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 2006-08-23
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	fifth	500
		500

Kelpo Gröndahl

B. 1920-03-28, Pori, Länsi-Suomen, Finland; D. 1994-08-02
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold, 1 silver)

1948 1952 HP

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) silver gold 15600

15600

Tage Henning Grøndahl

B. 1931-10-14, København, Denmark
Rowing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs		SF:dnf	65
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns		68.25
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:3rd		615
			748.25

Robert Grondelaers

B. 1933-02-28, Opglabbeek, Belgium; D. 1989-08-22
Cycling - Road (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	silver	5000
Men's Road Race, Team	gold	1600
		6600

Bernd Gröne

B. 1963-02-19, Recklinghausen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Road Cycling (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Road Race		silver	6000
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	12th	sixth	510
			6510

Sverre Grøner

Olympic Competitor nr 3937

1908-07-16-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Norway - second (750)

Íris Inga Grönfeldt

B. 1953-02-08, represented Iceland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:22nd	QU:26th	0.696
			0.696

Torsten Grönfors

Olympic Competitor nr 5005

1912-05-06-13:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round two - lost (65.94)
1912-06-29-16:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round one - lost (2.494)
1912-06-30-10:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - lost (0.971)
1912-07-01-10:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, round one - won (Q)
1912-07-03-10:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, quarterfinal - lost (1200)
1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - sixth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - sixth - final ranking joint fifth (500)

+sai

There are six sailors mentioned for the KSSS 1912 yaght, but the crews had to be limited to five, so two of these sailors sailed just one race, not both, but it is unknown who.

Åke Grönhagen

Olympic Competitor nr 5835

1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - sixth
1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - fourth (2400)

Kurt Rolf Grönholm

B. 1926-12-16, Porvoo, Finland
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
		750

(Kurt) Peter Grönholm

B. 1958-09-14, Helsinki, Finland
Fencing

	1980	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	27
		27

Dieter Gröning

B. 1932-07-26, Danzig, now Gdańsk in Poland, represented Australia
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Peter Gröning

B. 1939-04-29, Berlin, Germany
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Ignatius Gronkowski

B. 1897-03-28, Buffalo, NY, USA; D. 1981-09
Road Cycling & Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	45th	0.0000125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	12th	10
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.00096
		10.0009725

Sigurd Grønli

B. 1927-08-24, Asker, Norway; D. 2001-01-18
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF:2nd	127.5
		127.5

Ernst Aleksander Grönlund

B. 1902-12-18, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1968-02-13
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Timo Tapio Grönlund

B. 1954-01-06, Tampere, Finland; D. 2022-12-27
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Singles, 500 metres	SF:4th	sixth	fifth	SF:5th	1728.8
Men's Singles, 1000 metres	Rep:4th	sixth	fourth	Rep:4th	2281.6
					4010.4

Jouni Johannes Grönman

B. 1962-05-17, Pori, Finland
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	bronze	nm	fifth	17th	5880.6264
					5880.6264

B. 1934-10-09, Lensvik, Norway
Nordic Skiing (2 gold, 3 silver)

1960 1964 1968 HP

15 km 11th silver gold 10464

30 km - silver 13th 4025.6

50 km 14th sixth - 656

4x10 km silver fourth gold 3750

18895.6

He was among the leading cross-country skiers for twenty years, and won the 15 km at Holmenkollen in 1960 and '61.

(Tage) Elkana Grønne

B. 1925-02-24, Esbjerg, Denmark; D. 2001-12-23
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	45th	-
Men's Team All-Around	8th	64
Men's Floor Exercise	fifth	250
Men's Horse Vault	30th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	41st	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	68th	-
Men's Rings	15th	2.5
Men's Pommeled Horse	71st	-
		316.5

Andrzej Jerzy Gronowicz

B. 1951-03-07, Pila, Poland
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 500 m		silver	3000
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 m	SF:4th	fourth	1285
			4285

Janusz Gronowski

B. 1935-01-02, Korzec, now Korets in Ukraine, represented Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Tadeusz Gronowski

B. 1894-10-05, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1990-02-20
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Börje Johannes Grönroos

B. 1929-01-13, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2015-12-17
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Ragnar Grönvall

Olympic Competitor nr 5451

1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth

Roar Grønvold

B. 1946-03-19, Hvittingfoss, Norway
Speed Skating (2 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 500 metres	13th		25.6
Men's 1500 metres		silver	4000
Men's 5000 metres		silver	4000
			8025.6

Svend Aage Grønvold

B. 1903-12-13, København, Denmark; D. 1969-12-08
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Ber Groosjohan

B. 1897-06-16, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1971-08-05
Football (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fourth	2080
			2080

Nettie Grooss

B. 1905-08-02, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1977-04-11
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.473
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth	250
		250.473

Cornelis "Cor" Groot

B. 1909-01-21, Akersloot, the Netherlands; D. 1978-09-23
Sailing

	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	10th	100
		100

Joan Elizabeth Groothuysen

B. 1957-09-06, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 2018-05-07
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	30th	27th	0.05
Women's 10 kilometres	34th	34th	0.0032
Women's 4x5 km Relay	7th	8th	164
			164.0532

Gérard André Gropaiz

B. 1943-08-01, Paris, France; D. 2012-10-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:34th	SF:15th	10.0016
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay		FI:dnf	64
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:12th		10
			84.0016

Walter Gropius

B. 1883-05-18, Berlin, Germany; D. 1969-07-05
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	ac	2.475
		2.475

Benno Groß

B. 1957-10-09, Saarlouis, Saar., Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Combined	R1:25th	-4.10
Men's Team Combined	fourth	400
Men's Pommeled Horse	seventh	100
		500.00001

Manuela Groß

B. 1957-01-29, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Pairs	bronze	bronze	6400
			6400

Jerzy Gros

B. 1945-02-21, Chorzów, Poland; D. 2018-01-17
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	47th	-5.60
		0.000006

Karl Groß

Olympic Competitor nr 5793

1912-07-07-08:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (2.4)

Michael Groß

B. 1964-06-17, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	gold	fifth	7400
Men's 100 m Butterfly	gold	fifth	7400
Men's 200 m Butterfly	silver	gold	10400
Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	sixth	560
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	silver	bronze	1640
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	fourth	fourth	800
			28200

Nick-named 'the albatros' because of his enourmous 'wing'-span.
World Champion at 200 m free-style and 200 m butterfly in 1982 and '86,

Piero Gros

B. 1954-10-30, Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Alpine Skiing (1 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom	gold		6400
			6400

Rainer Groß

B. 1947-06-18, Elster, Thuür., Germany, represented East Germany
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	26th	0.064
Men's 50 kilometres	18th	2.56
		2.624

Ricco Groß

B. 1970-08-22, Schlema, (then East-)Germany
Biathlon (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 HP

4 x 7.5 km gold gold gold silver gold 13200

10 km silver silver 17th fourth 7th 8254.4

10 km + 12.5 km Pursuit bronze 12th 1950

20 km - - sixth fourth 11th 2304

25708.4

Member of the German Biathlon Relay team that won gold at Albertville, Lillehammer, Nagano and Torino.

Alfred Grosche

B. 1950-01-20, Winterberg, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Ski Jumping

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Normal Hill	47th	10th	100.000004
Men's Large Hill	52nd	16th	6.4000004
			106.4000044

Maurice Grosclaude

B. 1900-02-22, Colombier-Fontaine, France; D. 1986
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:4th	0.033
		0.033

Adolphe Groscol

B. 1904-05-12, from Bruxelles, represented Belgium; D. 1985-08-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:4th	0.00000031
Men's 200 m	R1:4th	0.0000027
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:3rd	68
		68.00000301

(George) William (Bittle) Groseclose

B. 1858-10-27, Salisbury, NC, USA
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:68th	-9.24
		0.00000000024

Olympic Competitor nr 2247

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 68th

Christopher Dorrien Moresby Grose-Hodge

B. 1924-03-06, Godalming, England, Great Britain; D. 1998-06
Fencing

	1952	HP
Épée, Team	QF:3rd	68
		68

Alfred "Fredy" Grosheny

B. 1935-07-27, Ilzach, France
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	Rep:4th	1.3
		1.3

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Groshev

B. 1937-04-03, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Grosiscs Gyula

B. 1926-02-04, Dorog, Hungary; D. 2014-06-13
Football (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

André Grosjean

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

Catherine Grosjean

B. 1947-04-24, Casablanca, Morocco, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:31st	-2.64
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:23rd	0.256
		0.2624

Fernand Grosjean

B. 1924-05-05, Genève, Switzerland; D. 2015-08-16
Alpine Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	8th		192
Men's Combined	16th		4.8
Men's Giant Slalom		11th	64
			260.8

Georges Grosjean

represented Belgium
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Georg Großmann

B. 1940-04-02, Säckingen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	12th	50
		50

Edgar Grospiron

B. 1969-03-17, Saint-Julien-en-Genvois, France
Freestyle Skiing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1992	1994	HP
Moguls	gold	bronze	10080
			10080

(Imre) Anthony (Sandor) Gross

B. 1905-03-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1984-09-08
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	AC	2.873
Painting - Paintings	2 entries	5.746
		8.619

Chaim Gross

B. 1902-03-17, Kolomiya, then in Austria, now in Ukraine, represented the USA; D. 1991-05-05
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Ed Gross

B. 1916-09-19, represented the USA; D. 1985-06-29
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Tumbling	silver	4000
		4000

Edna Gross

B. 1910-12-12, represented Great Britain; D. 1999-09-18
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	8th	128
		128

George Gross, Jr.

B. 1952-03-08, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	9th		10th	130
				130

Gian Corrado Gross

B. 1942-02-11, Berlin, Germany, lived in Firenze, represented Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:23rd	0.32
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	7th	100
		100.32

Gustav Gross

B. 1926-01-19, Wien, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Otto Gross

Olympic Competitor nr 6206

1912-07-09-12:15 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-19:05 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, semifinal - first (Q)
1912-07-13-19:40 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, final - fifth (1500)

Theodore Gross

N. 1880-02-17, Louisville, Kent., USA; D. 1951-12-01
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	12th	30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	25th	0.019
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	16th	1.2
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	7th	75
		106.219

Olympic Competitor nr 1707

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 16th (1.2)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 25th (0.019) - Individual combined - twelfth (30) - Team - seventh (75)

Lionel Grossain

B. 1938-02-12, represented France
Judo

	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	QF	861
		861

Grossard

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac	-4.38
		0.000038

Olympic Competitor nr 263

1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one - not qualified (-4.38)

Jorge Grosser Castillo

B. 1945-07-08, Valparaiso, Chile
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:dnf	0.1
		0.1

Abraham Israel "Abie" Grossfeld

B. 1934-03-01, New York, NY, USA
Gymnastics

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual combined	39th	36th	0.0008
Men's Team combined	sixth	fifth	410
Men's Floor Exercise	23rd		0.064
Men's Horse Vault	47th		-
Men's Parallel Bars	43rd		-
Men's Horizontal Bar	13th		6.4
Men's Rings	34th		-
Men's Pommeled Horse	51st		-
			416.4648

Franco Grossi

B. 1939-01-04, Serravalle, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:29th	0.024
		0.024

Luigi Grossi

B. 1925-05-10, Milano, Italy; D. 2008-08-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.00000012
Men's 4x400m Relay	R1:4th	17
		17.00000012

Oreste Grossi

B. 1912-03-14, Livorno, Italy; D. 2008-02-16
Rowing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Orietta Grossi

B. 1959-07-20, Roma, Italy
Basketball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Ferdinand Grössing

B. 1952-11-06, represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	10th	75
		75

Frédéric Grossmann

B. 1895-09-20, Strasbourg (then part of Germany), France; D. 1979-12-19
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	SF:2nd	800
		800

Harry Grossmiller

B. 1910-03-09, Atlantic City, NJ, USA; D. 1945-07-20
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep.:3rd	750
		750

Guy Grossmith

B. 1952-09-08, represented Zimbabwe
Sailing

	1984	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	23nd	0.384
		0.384

Arlette Grosso

B. 1937-03-03, Megève, France
Alpine Skiing

	1960	HP
Women's Downhill	14th	16
Women's Giant Slalom	18th	2.56
Women's Slalom	22nd	0.4
		18.96

Domenico Grosso

B. 1922-06-15, Legnano, Italy
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	40th	-
Men's Team All-Around	fifth	250
Men's Floor Exercise	59th	-
Men's Horse Vault	44th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	49th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	33rd	-
Men's Rings	60th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	22nd	0.1
		250.1

Lucien Grosso

B. 1932-08-01, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Two‐Man	dnf	0.125
Four‐Man	18th	1.92
		2.045

William Grosvenor

Olympic Competitor nr 5067

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - third (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - second (Q)
1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - second (1000)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 11th (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - 15th (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - 16th (8)
1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - fourth (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (400)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
1924 TRt 64
bonus TRt 146.4

Rudolf "Rudi" Größwang

B. 1947-04-01, Baf Tölz, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Luge

	1976	HP
Doubles	fourth	2000
		2000

George Grosz

B. 1893-07-26, Berlin, Germany; D. 1959-07-06
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Grósz István

B. 1895-11-20, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:5th	0.043
		0.043

Harold Grote

Olympic Competitor nr 3932

1908-07-16-15:00 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat five - second (Q)
1908-07-17-15:25 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), semifinals - fifth (97.5)
1908-07-22-14:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool five - third (23.34)

Morgan Dustin Groth

B. 1943-08-31, Martinez, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	-2.27
		0.0027

Christian Grøthan

B. 1890-11-19, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1951-04-06
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Gisela Grothaus

B. 1955-02-20, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Slalom (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Singles	silver	6000
		6000

Willem Theo "Wim" Grothuis

B. 1944-12-16, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Henryk Grotowski

B. 1949-03-09, Gniezno, Poland
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Lúcio Grottone

B. 1928-11-09, Santos, SP, Brazil; D. 2017-03-20
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	QF	861
		861

Johan Grøttumsbråten

B. 1899-02-24, Sørkedalen, Oslo, Norway; D. 1983-01-21
Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

Cross-Country 1924 1928 1932 HP

18 km silver gold sixth 13800

50 km bronze - - 2560

Nordic Combined 1924 1928 1932 16360

Individual Nordic Combined bronze gold gold 34560

50920

For fifteen years he was among the best combined Nordic skiers in the world. He won the Holmenkollen combined five times, and was twice World Champion in the combined (1926 and '31) and once in the 18 km.

Maria Grötzer

B. 1928-05-02, Wien, Austria
Fencing

	1960	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R2:5th	18.13
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		40.88

Dimitrios Grous

sailor on the Greek naval ship Hydra
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Six-man Naval Rowing Boats	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2654

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Robert Cameron Lundy "Cam" Grout

B. 1939-10-23, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:18th	2.56
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:21st	0.8
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	fourth	400
		403.36

Glen Grout

B. 1952-05-31, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 2016-08-24
Aquatics - Diving

	1976	HP
Men's Platform	QU:22nd	0.4
		0.4

Clare M. Grove

B. 1953-11-24, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	8th	192
		192

Kenneth "Ken" Grove

B. 1953-05-24, Townsville, Qld., Australia, represented Austria in 1980
Diving

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:29th		15th	10.016
Men's Platform	QU:32nd		12th	40.004
				50.02

He was more succesful representing Austria than Australia.

Alan Geoffrey Grover

B. 1941-07-01, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rowing (1 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th			2203
Men's Eights		silver	8th	2203
				2203

Kristina Groves

B.1976-12-04, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Speed Skating (3 silver, 1 bronze)

2002 2006 2010 HP

1500 m 20th silver silver 8001

3000 m 8th 8th bronze 3072

1000 m fifth fourth 2600

5000 m 10th sixth sixth 1380

Team Pursuit silver fifth 1250

16303

Alfred Groyer

B. 1959-01-08, Villach, Austria
Ski Jumping

	1980	HP
Men's Normal Hill	7th	400
		400

Alexander John "Alex" Groza

B. 1926-10-07, Martins Ferry, Ohio, USA; D. 1995-01-21
Basketball (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Anca Groza

B. 1956-01-23, București, Romania
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Butterfly	19th	1.6
		1.6

Dusan Grozaj

B. 1955-07-12, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented West Germany; D. 1984
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	13th	25.6
		25.6

Vladimir Grozdanović

B. 1937-10-17, Niš, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Free Rifle	27th			0.06
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions			31st	0.0064
				0.0664

Maria Grozdeva

Bulgaria
Shooting (2 gold, 3 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

Sport Pistol 18th 21st gold gold fifth 9th 20944.8

Air Pistol bronze bronze 38th bronze 11th 24th 8518.56

29463.36

Svetlana Khristoforovna Grozdova

B. 1959-01-29, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Artistic Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:9th	-3.26
Women's Team combined	gold	3200
		3200.000256

She was third in qualification on the floor, but not allowed to compete in the final.

Grózner István

B. 1955-07-22, Nova, Hungary; D. 1993-09-16
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1980	HP
Individual	16th	8
Team	fourth	400
		408

Written 2002-09-08 - last modified 2024-08-23

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	HP
4 x 7.5 km	gold	gold	gold	silver	gold	13200
10 km	silver	silver	17th	fourth	7th	8254.4
10 km + 12.5 km Pursuit				bronze	12th	1950
20 km	-	-	sixth	fourth	11th	2304
						25708.4

Cross-Country	1924	1928	1932	HP
18 km	silver	gold	sixth	13800
50 km	bronze	-	-	2560
Nordic Combined	1924	1928	1932	16360
Individual Nordic Combined	bronze	gold	gold	34560
				50920

	2002	2006	2010	HP
1500 m	20th	silver	silver	8001
3000 m	8th	8th	bronze	3072
1000 m		fifth	fourth	2600
5000 m	10th	sixth	sixth	1380
Team Pursuit		silver	fifth	1250
				16303