Great Olympians

Biographies - HOM

Antonio Johanna "Tonnie" Hom

B. 1932-09-04, Hilversum, the Netherlands; D. 2013-08-23
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke 7th 600
600

Manfred Homberg

B. 1933-07-15, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) QF 861
861

Alexander H. "Alex" Homberger

B. 1912-10-26, Schaffhausen, Switzerland; D. 2007-04-15
Rowing (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Coxless Fours bronze 1920
Men's Coxed Fours silver 3000
Men's Eights sixth 320
5240

Daniel Homberger

B. 1955-09-03, represented Switzerland
Rowing
1980 HP
Men's Coxed Fours sixth 480
480

Hans Ernst Homberger

B. 1908-10-31, Schaffhausen, Switzerland; D. 1986
Rowing (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Coxless Fours bronze 1920
Men's Coxed Fours silver 3000
Men's Eights sixth 320
5240

Rudolf Felix Homberger

B. 1910-04-11, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Eights sixth 320
320

Henry Homburger

B. 1902-12-09, Saranac Lake, NY, USA; D. 1950-09-14
Bobsleigh (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Four-men silver 3000
3000

Olga Homeghi

competed in 1984 as

Olga Bularda

B. 1958-05-01, Fieni, Romania
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Double Sculls bronze 4800
Coxless Pairs gold 12000
Coxed Fours gold 7200
Eights silver 3000
27000

Hugh Homer

B. 1935-11-23, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Shooting
1968 HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 65th -8.10
0.000000001

Marjorie Homer-Dixon

B. 1945-08-10 in Indochina, represented Canada
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak
1968 1972 HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres Rep:6th SF:4th 108
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres Rep:5th 48
156

Winslow Homer

B. 1836-02-24, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1910-09-29
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 1 entry HC -
-

He had died long before 1932, so his entries were "Hors Concours", He is not acceptable as a real Olympian competitor. If he were, he would still not be the oldest Olympian, despite being born in 1836. William Martin holds that honour.

Thomas Homewood

Olympic Competitor nr 4122

Conrad E. Homfeld

B. 1951-12-25, Pinehurst, NC, USA
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold, 1 silver)
1984 HP
Individual silver 5000
Team gold 1600
6600

Shigeo Homma

B. 1904-04-19, represented Japan
Gymnastics
1932 HP
Men's Individual Combined (5 apparatuses) 21st 0.64
Men's Team Combined fifth 250
Men's Floor Exercises 24th 0.04
250.68

Roelof Hommema

B. 1904-10-03, Lekkum, the Netherlands; D. 1956-08-27
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Eights R1:3rd 104
104

Ute Hommola

B. 1952-01-20, Weißenborn, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's Javelin Throw bronze 3840
3840

Homonnai Lajos

B. 1904-05-02, Budapest, Hungary
Water Polo
1924 HP
Men's Water Polo fifth 340
340

Homonnai Márton

B. 1906-02-05, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1969-10-15
Water Polo (2 gold, 1 silver)
1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Water Polo fifth silver gold gold 13110
13110

He was tried as a war criminal after WW2, and sentenced to death, but he had escaped to Argentina. His daughter had to change her name in order to continue to live in Hungary (and swim for them in the Olympics)

Homonnay Tamás

B. 1926-01-02, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2013-05-30
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's Pole Vault 11th 96
96

Emilio Carlos Homps Mulet

B. 1914-09-28, San Pedro, Argentina; D. 2012-11-02
Sailing (1 silver)
1948 HP
6 metres silver 2000
2000

Jerzy Piotr Homziuk

B. 1949-03-08, Międzyrzec Podlaski, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:20th 1.5
1.5

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-03-13

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