Great Olympians

Biographies - GUN

Rajalingam Gunaratnam

B. 1941-12-14, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:8th	-2.91
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:8th	2.05
		2.0591

John Gunawan

B. 1925-10-17, Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	29th	0.02
		0.02

Sunil B. Gunawardene

B. 1949-10-06, represented Sri Lanka
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:73rd	-10.26
Men's 200 metres	QF:31st	-2.64
		0.0064000000256

Saida Gunba

B. 1959-08-30, Lykhny, Abkhazia (part of Georgia), represented the Soviet Union; D. 2018-11-24
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	silver	6000
		6000

She lived and died in Abkhazia, a unilaterally self-declared independent part of Georgia.

Stoyan Gunchev

B. 1958-02-11, represented Bulgaria
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Vladimir Ilyich Gundartsev

B. 1944-12-13, Chelyabinsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Biathlon (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1968	HP
20 km	bronze	3200
4 x 7.5 km Relay	gold	1600
		4800

Cai Gundelach

B. 1891-02-05, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1954-03-11
Equestrianism - Zventing

	1928	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.000008
		0.000008

Alfred Gundersen

Olympic Competitor nr 6043

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.24)

Bjørn Henrik Gundersen

B. 1924-01-17, Elverum, Norway; D. 2002-08-01
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's High Jump	FI:nm	8th	386.4
			386.4

Einar Gundersen (1)

B. 1896-09-20, Skien, Norway; D. 1962-10-29
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	CR1	164
		164

Einar Gundersen (2)

B. 1948-09-07, Notodden, Norway
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
GR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	sixth	960
FR Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	12th	60
		1020

Finn Harry Gundersen

B. 1933-04-16, Oslo, Norway; D. 2014-07-30
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Georg Gundersen

B. 1897-03-28, Aalborg, Denmark; D. 1970-12-31
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-58 kg)	R2	6
		6

Gunder Gundersen

B. 1930-09-12, Asker, Norway; D. 2005-06-02
Nordic Combined

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	11th	96
		96

Gunnar Adolf Gundersen

B. 1956-05-21, Åsnes, Norway
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	19th	2.4
		2.4

Jacob Gundersen

Olympic Competitor nr 4483

1908-07-23-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-23-13:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-23-15:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-23-16:30 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), final - lost (4000)

Kaare Gundersen

B. 1909-08-13, Oslo, Norway; D. 1971-02-13
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

He was also a non-starter in Bantamweight (-53.5 kg) in 1948.

Tor Gundersen

B. 1935-09-15, Oslo, Norway; D. 2012-09-13
Ice Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	11th	82
			82

Paul Einar Gunderson

B. 1943-05-21, Odessa, Wash., USA
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Hans Gundhus

B. 1900-09-13, Hønefoss, Norway; D. 1968-07-01
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Team	R1:3rd	205
		205

Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen

B. 1886-05-17, Odense, Denmark; D. 1960-10-04
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Architecture	AC	539.0
		539.0

Hubert Gundolf

B. 1952-04-17, Kappel am Krappfeld, Austria
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres	29th	0.016
Men's 10000 metres	20th	1
		1.016

Yilmaz Gündüz

B. 1929-01-02, Tarsus, Turkey; D. 1997
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Alpaslan Güneş

B. 1926, Trabzon, Turkey
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	38th	0.00032
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.25
		0.25032

Roland Guneš

B. 1944-03-25, Daia, Romania
Handball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Fettah Güney

B. 1937-05-21, Aydin, Turkey
Shooting

	1972	HP
Trap	40th	-3.15
		0.00015

Ghulam Mohiddin Gunga

B. 1934-06-20, Kabul, Afghanistan
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	18th	3.84
		3.84

(Ramazan) Adil Güngör

B. 1931, Denizil, Turkey
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	1960	HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	9th		240
GR Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)		fifth	1500
			1740

Hasan Güngör

B. 1934-07-05, Acipayam, Denizli, Turkey; D. 2011-10-13
Wrestling Freestyle (1 gold, 1 silver)

1960 1964 HP

Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) gold 15600

Men's Middleweight (-87 kg) silver

15600

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	gold		15600
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)		silver
			15600

Rafet Güngör

B. 1949-09-17, represented Türkiye
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	R1	0.791
		0.791

Paul Gunia

Olympic Competitor nr 3499

1908-07-14-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat one - fourth (51)
1908-07-16-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat one - seventh (15.6)

Wolfgang Gunkel

B. 1948-01-15, Berlin, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic; D. 2020-05-20
Rowing (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Coxed Pairs	fourth	gold	10000
			10000

Adam Gunn

B. 1872-12-24, Golspie, Highland, Scotland, US citizen sine 1899; D. 1935-08-17
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

1904 HP

Men's All-Around Championship silver 4500

4500

	1904	HP
Men's All-Around Championship	silver	4500
		4500

Olympic Competitor nr 1837

1904-07-04-10:00? - Athletics - All-Around Championship - second (4500)

Charlie Gunn

B. 1885-08-14, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 3000 m Walk	10th	100
Men's 10 km Walk	bronze	2560
		2660

Neil Gunn

B. 1945-10-08, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	9th	160
		160

Richard Gunn

Olympic Competitor nr 4856

1908-10-27-15:00? - Boxing - Featherweight (-57.2 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-10-27-19:00? - Boxing - Featherweight (-57.2 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-10-27-21:30? - Boxing - Featherweight (-57.2 kg), final - won (7200)

(Sven) Evert Gunnarsson

B. 1929-12-28, Ljungskile, Sweden
Rowing (1 silver)

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:2nd	SF:2nd		755
Men's Coxed Fours			silver	3000
Men's Eights			fourth	800
				4555

(Gunnar) Harry (Ingemar) Gunnarsson

B. 1929-09-09, Ucklum, Sweden; D. 2012-03-22
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Martin Ingemar Gunnarsson

B. 1927-03-30, Töreboda, Sweden, represented the USA; D. 1982-09-23
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Free Rifle	bronze	3840
		3840

(Lars) Ove Gunnarsson

B. 1946-01-22, Nordmaling, Sweden; D. 1994-05-30
Shooting

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	20th	16th		11.10006
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol			37th	11.10006
Men's Free Pistol			29th	0.024
				11.12406

Sigurður Gunnarsson

B. 1959-09-11, represented Iceland
Handball

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth	eighth	448
			448

Stefán Gunnarsson

B. 1951-04-23, represented Iceland
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Carl Mikael Gunne

B. 1893-09-29, Sundsvall, Sweden; D. 1979-05-03
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	3.724
		3.724

Sally Gunnell

B. 1966-07-29, Chigwell, Essex, England, Great Britain
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	fifth	gold	SF:dnf	11112.3
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:6th			78
Women's 4 x 400 m	sixth	bronze		800
				11990.3

Pieter Adriaan "Piet" Gunning

B. 1913-07-05, Hoogkerk, the Netherlands; D. 1967-05-23
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Haluk Günözgen

B. 1950-02-17, represented Turkey
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		-28.60

Itze Gunst

B. 1908-09-22, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany; D. 1992-11-09
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold, 2 silver)

1928 1932 1936 HP

Men's Water Polo gold silver silver 9000

9000

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Water Polo	gold	silver	silver	9000
				9000

Thomas Gunst

B. 1959-07-26, Bad Dürkheim, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	800
		800

Peter Gösta Tomas Gunterberg

B. 1956-02-17, Stockholm, Sweden
Basketball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Jakob "Jack" Günthard

B. 1920-01-08, Hirzel, Switzerland; D. 2016-08-07
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	17th	4
Men's Team All-Around	silver	1000
Men's Floor Exercise	96th	-
Men's Horse Vault	65th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	13th	6.4
Men's Horizontal Bar	gold	1600
Men's Rings	26th	0.016
Men's Pommeled Horse	13th	6.4
		2616.816

Rudolf Günthardt

B. 1936-10-15, Adliswill, Switzerland
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	20th	1.25
Eventing, Team	silver	1000
		1001.25

Bert Gunther

B. 1899-12-10, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1968-10-14
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Single Sculls	fourth	2400
		2400

Dettlef Günther

B. 1954-08-27, Sachsen, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Luge (1 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Singles	gold	fourth	12000
			12000

Ernst Günther

represented Switzerland
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:9th	0.068
		0.068

Michael Günther

B. 1950-04-27, Grünheide, Brand., Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke	SF:11th	R1:18th	66.56
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:23rd		0.256
			66.816

Paul Günther

Olympic Competitor nr 5637

1912-07-06-19:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat one - first (Q)
1912-07-08-19:00 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), qualifying - fourth (Q)
1912-07-09-19:40 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), final - first (6400)
1912-07-11-19:30- Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - eighth (256)

Roland Günther

B. 1962-12-11, Zwingenberg, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Track Cycling (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Werner Günthör

B. 1961-06-01, Uttwil, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Shot Put	fifth	bronze	fourth	8514
				8514

Written 2002-08-15 - last modified 2024-06-18

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