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


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


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


John Hessian

Olympic Competitor nr 3292


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

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


Mikael Hestdahl

Olympic Competitor nr 5582


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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