Great Olympians

Biographies - HES

Claus Gert Heß

B. 1933-06-23, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany; D. 2018-04-02
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:3rd	1025
		1025

Hans Heß

B. 1902, from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, represented Germany
Bobsleigh (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	bronze	1920
		1920

Heinrich Heß

B. 1928-02-27, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, represented Saarland; D. 1993-08-18
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	SF:4th	51
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	12th	30
		81

Sabine Heß

B. 1958-10-01, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Günter Heßelmann

B. 1925-08-03, Dinslake, N-W, Germany; D. 2010-09-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	sixth	960
		960

Geoffrey "Geoff" Heskett

B. 1929-08-03, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Gerd Heßler

B. 1948-09-13, Tannenbergsthal, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	25th	28th	0.1256
Men's 30 kilometres	18th		2.56
Men's 50 kilometres		28th	0.0256
Men's 4x10 km Relay	sixth	dnf	161.6
			164.3112

Robert William "Bob" Hess

B. 1910-11-10, Cresco, Iowa, USA; D. 1998-03-16
Freestyle Wrestling

	1932	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Erich Hess

B. 1947-06-20, Mannheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	60th	-7.10
Men's Team All-Round	8th	64
		64.00000001

Erika Hess

B. 1962-03-06, Engelberg, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	7th	400.00000256
Women's Slalom	bronze	fifth	3560
			3960.00000256

Felix Hess

B. 1878-06-20, Amsterdan, the Netherlands; D. 1943-04-09
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	AC	37.97
		37.97

Margrit Hess

B. 1947-05-23, Zürich, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Max Hess

B. 1877-12-29, Coburg, Bayern, Germany , moved to the US in 1897
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	31st	-2.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	10th	18.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	50th	-6.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	gold	1200
		1218.75480019

Olympic Competitor nr 1741

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 50th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - tenth (18.75) - Individual combined - 31st - Team - first (1200)

Micheal Joseph "Mike" Hess

B. 1955-05-17, Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	9th	80
		80

Monika Hess

B. 1964-05-24, Engelberg, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	15th	10
Women's Slalom	11th	64
		74

Peter Hess

B. 1946-05-16, Köln, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Ursula Hess

B. 1946-08-07, represented Switzerland
Archery

	1984	HP
Women's Individual	13th	38.4
		38.4

Salman Hessam

B. 1947-11-30, represented Iran
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Anna-Karin Hesse

B. 1961-08-01, Härnösand, Sweden; D. 1983-07-14
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	11th	64
Women's Slalom	dnf	-5.40
		64.000004

Arno Hesse

Olympic Competitor nr 3411

1908-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - seventh

D. Hesse

represented France
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	33rd	0.00384
		0.00384

Timothy "Tim" Hesse

B. 1968-03-07, represented Ghana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1992	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:38th	-3.26
		0.000256

He was also present at the 4x400 m in Los Angeles, but Ghana did not start.

Bernd Hessel

B. 1961-07-03, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Men's Fours, 1000 m	eighth	128
		128

Mats Gunnar Hessel

B. 1961-03-13, Stockholm, Sweden
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John Michael "Mike" Hessel

B. 1942-12-06, Portland, Oreg., USA
Luge

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Singles	22nd	30th	0.615
Doubles		dnf	12.5
			13.115

David A. Hesser

B. 1884-01, New York, USA; D. 1908-02-13
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's 4 x 50 yds Freestyle Relay	fourth	300
Men's Water Polo	gold	2400
		2700

Olympic Competitor nr 2137

1904-09-05-16:00? - Waterpolo - match one - won (Q)
1904-09-06-17:00? - Waterpolo - match two - won (2400)
1904-09-07-15:30? - Swimming - 4 x 50 yds Free-style Relay - fourth (300)

John Hessian

Olympic Competitor nr 3292

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 24th (0.12)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 29th (0.012)

Lutz Heßlich

B. 1959-01-17, Ortrand, Brandenburg, Germany, represented East Germany
Cycking - Track (2 gold)

1980 1984 1988 HP

Men's Sprint gold gold 28800

28800

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Sprint	gold		gold	28800
				28800

He was prevented from winning three golds by the East German boycott of the Los Angeles Games.

Mikael Hestdahl

Olympic Competitor nr 5582

1912-07-06-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - won by decision
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three - lost - eliminated (6)

Buck Hester

B. 1902-08-20, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	SF:6th	QF:4th	52.676
Men's 200 m	QF:4th	R1:dnf	0.676
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:3rd	FI:dnf	228
			281.352

Bep Hesterman

B. 1902-09-17, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1982-07-17
Aquatics - Diving

	1928	HP
Women's Springboard	10th	100
		100

Jan Hesterman

B. 1893-03-18, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1963-12-16
Boxing

	1920	HP
Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Willem Hesterman

B. 1897-11-26, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1971-12-02
Boxing

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Hesz Mihály

B. 1943-12-15, Nógrád, Hungary
Kayak - Sprint (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
K1 1000 m	silver	gold	10400
			10400

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-02-17

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