Great Olympians

Biographies - HIR

Koji Hirabayashi

B. 1942-01-05, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Hirai Chikafumi

B. 1951-12-20, represented Japan
Shooting

	1984	HP
Men's Free Pistol	18th	3.84
		3.84

Hirai Kazumasa

B. 1949-11-21, Okayama, Japan
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Hirakawa Keiko

B. 1955-04-07, represented Japan
Shooting

	1984	HP
Women's Sporting Pistol	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Hirakawa Tsukasa

B. 1964-01-10, Sapporo, Hokk., Japan
Luge

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Singles	24th		0.24
Doubles	12th	14th	70
			70.24

Hiraki Cocona

B. 2008-08-26, Kutchan, Japan
Skateboarding (2 silver)

	2021	2024	HP
Women's Park	silver	silver	12000
			12000

Won her second Olympic medal before turning 16, her ambition is to be the oldest skateboarder some day. She was named after the coconut, so she decided to spell her name with C's.

Hiraki Kenjiro

B. 1940-02-17, Wakayama, Japan
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)	12th	15th	75
			75

Hiraki Ryuzo

B. 1931-10-07, Osaka, Japan; D. 2009-01-02
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	54
		54

He was also in the squad in 1964, but did not play.

Hirakida Koichi

B. 1938-05-07, Fukuoka, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	bronze	640
		640

Bahwandi Hiralal

B. 1951-06-01, represented Malaysia
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Hiranaka Nobuaki "Akinobu"

B. 1963-11-14, Yaese, Okinawa, Japan
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R32	1.088
		1.088

Hirano Ayumu

B. 1998-11-29, Murakami, Japan
Snowboarding & Skateboarding (1 gold, 2 silver)

	2014	2018	2021	2022	HP
Men's Halfpipe	silver	silver		gold	27000
Men's Park			14th		24
					27024

Hirano Motoharu

B. 1940-04-01, represented Japan
Shooting

	1984	HP
Trap	11th	96
		96

Hirano Susumu

B. 1910-04-23, represented Japan
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Hirashima Eiko

B. 1950-10-07, represented Japan
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	25th	0.10
WomMen's Team Combined	7th	100
		100.1

Hirata Noritoshi

B. 1958-03-01, Onomichi, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Combined	9th	160
Men's Team Combined	bronze	640
		800

Hirata Takashi

B. 1936-01-15, Tokyo, Japan
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Hirate Norio

B. 1948-12-08, Honbetsu, Hokk., Japan
Speed Skating

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 500 metres	17th	16th	10.4
Men's 1000 metres		30th	0.01
			10.41

Hirayama Koichiro

B. 1946-09-09, Kagoshima, Japan
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	bronze	9840
			9840

Hirayama Nobuyasu

B. 1933-10-09, represented Japan
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	fourth	2400
		2400

Klaus Hirche

B. 1939-06-07, Weißwasser, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	8th	128
		128

Fred Hird

Olympic Competitor nr 5291

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 28th (0.026)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 26th (0.064)
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 38th
1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - third (640)
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - first (6400)
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - eighth (256)
1912-07-05-15:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team - third (640)
1920-07-29-11:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone - 17th (1)

Híres Ferenc

B. 1902-11-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1957-05-01
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

Elfriede Hirnschall

B. 1945-02-16, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany)
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	94th	-14.16
Women's Team Combined	15th	2.5
		2.5

Hiro Norie

B. 1965-07-26, Nagoya, Japan
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	(bronze)	fourth	1600
			1600

Hirobayashi Aikoku

B. 1909-03-24, represented Japan
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

Hirohashi Yurio

B. 1916-05-12, ishikawa, Japan; D. 1977-04
Athletics

	1932	HP
Women's High Jump	8th	384
		384

Hiromatsu Nobutada

B. 1942-07-08, represented Japan
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1984	HP
Individual	40th	-3.13
		0.000125

William Hirons

Olympic Competitor nr 4121

1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-18-15:00 - Tug-of-War - Final - won (2400)

Hirose Hatsuko

competed in 1964 as

Kawai Hatsuko

B. 1937-02-09, represented Japan
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Women's Springboard	16th			6.4
Women's Platform	11th		16th	70.4
				76.8

Hirose Miyoko

B. 1959-03-05, Kobe, Japan
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Hirose Tetsuzo

B. 1939-12-28, Fukushima, Japan
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Hiroshima Kurao

B. 1928-12-05, Kokugo, Japan; D. 1996-05-11
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	33rd	31st	0.01344
			0.01344

Hirozawa Takaharu

B. 1946-10-16, represented Japan
Sailing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	21st			4.96
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)			17th	4.96
				4.96

František Hirsch

B. 1878-12, Praha, Czechia, represented Bohemia; D. 1971
Cycling - Track

	1900	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:dnq	-2.25
		0.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1527

1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)

Julius Hirsch

Olympic Competitor nr 5185

1912-06-29-15:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-03-15:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Konrad Hirsch

B. 1900-05-27, Eidskop, Norway, lived in Göteborg, represented Sweden; D. 1924-11-17
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	bronze	1280
		1280

Pierre Hirsch

from Paris, represented France
Tennis

	1920	HP
Mixed Doubles	R2	39.56
		39.56

Thomas William "Tom" Hirsch

B. 1963-01-27, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

Wilhelm Fritz Hirsch

B. 1887-06-11, Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany; D. 1957-11-16
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	7.078
		7.078

Hans-Jörg Hirschbühl

B. 1937-05-21, Zürich, Switzerland
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	8th	384
		384

Marcel Hirscher

B. 1989-03-02, Hallen, Austria
Alpine Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2010	2014	2018	HP
Combined			gold	6400
Giant Slalom	fourth	fourth	gold	12000
Slalom	fifth	silver	dnf	5000
				23400

Emil Hirschfeld

B. 1903-07-31, Danzig, then part of Germany, later Gdańsk in Poland, represented Germany; D. 1968-02-23
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Shot Put	bronze	fourth	6240
Men's Discus Throw		14th	24
			6264

Egbert Hirschfelder

B. 1942-07-13, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Rowing (2 gold)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold		8000
Men's Eights		gold	8000
			8000

Nikolaus Hirschl

B. 1908-03-20, Wien, Austria; D. 1991-10-10
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling (2 bronze)

	1932	HP
FR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	bronze	3840
GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	bronze	3840
		7680

Dorothy Ann "Dee" Hirschland

B. 1928-02-04, Falmouth, Mass., USA; D. 1986-08-20
Luge

	1964	HP
Women's Singles	dnf	6
		6

Jobst Hirscht

B. 1948-07-19, Schleswig, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	sixth	640
Men's 4x100 m Relay	bronze	640
		1280

Irene Hirst

B. 1930-07-11, North Bierley, England, Great Britain
Gymnastics (Artistic) & Rhytmic Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around		115th	-
Women's Team All-Around	9th	16th	81.6
Women's Floor Exercise		125th	-
Women's Horse Vault		74th	-
Women's Uneven Bars		110th	-
Women's Balance Beam		125th	-
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus		15th	2.5
			84.1

Malcolm Hirst

B. 1945-06-13, represented Great Britain
Biathlon

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km	53rd	36th	0.00080032
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	11th	13th	22.4
			22.40080032

Mary Patricia "Pat" Hirst

B. 1918-11-18, Leeds, England, Great Britain
Gymnastics (Artistic) & Rhytmic Gymnastics

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Women's Individual All-Around		89th	60th	-
Women's Team All-Around	9th	16th		81.6
Women's Floor Exercise		97th	63rd	-
Women's Horse Vault		54th	40th	-
Women's Uneven Bars		84th	58th	-
Women's Balance Beam		115th	60th	-
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus		15th		2.5
				84.1

Egon Hirt

B. 1960-08-16, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	13th	25.6
Men's Slalom	dnf	-16.64
		25.6

Arnold Hirtz

B. 1910-09-02, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	8.6
		8.6

Aatos Martin Hirvisalo

B. 1915-12-17, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1992-08-18
Sailing

	1948	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	sixth	640
		640

Heikki Hirvonen

B. 1895-02-08, Rääkkylä, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1973-08-19
Biathlon (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol	silver	3000
		3000

Olavi Ensio Hirvonen

B. 1930-12-26, Montréal, Canada, represented the USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1960	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	48th	0.00000256
Men's 50 kilometres	26th	0.064
		0.06400256

Born in Canada, but his parents returned to Finland and he learned to ski there. In 1949 the family settled in the US.

Raimo Olavi Hirvonen

B. 1950-01-17, Helsinki, Finland
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Peter Hirzel

B. 1939-07-15, Zürich, Switzerland
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Tandem	RepSF	102.5
		102.5

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-08-16

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