Great Olympians

Biographies - HUN

Engelbert Hundertpfund

B. 1918-02-22, Kematen in Tirol, Austria; D. 1999-05-01
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's 18 km	39th	0.00016
Men's 4x10 km Relay	fourth	400
		400.00016

Johannes Ernst "Hans" Hüneke

B. 1934-01-12, Schamllenberg, N-W, Germany; D. 2015-08-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	FI:dnf	240
		240

Friedrich "Fritz" Hünenberger

B. 1897-03-14, Switzerland; D. 1976-08-30
Weightlifting (2 silver)

1920 1924 HP

Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) silver silver 12000

12000

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	silver	silver	12000
			12000

Hung Chung Yam

B. 1963-12-19, represented Hong Kong
Road Cycling

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	12th	60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	19th	25th	1.275
			61.275

María Hung

B. 1960-06-08, represented Venezuela
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	35th	-2.10
Women's 200 m Butterfly	25th	0.1
		0.101

Alfredo Manuel Hunger Valdizán

B. 1955-01-03, Lima, Peru
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	38th	-3.26
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	35th	-2.10
		0.001256

Germany
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

1988 1992 HP

200 m Individual Medley gold bronze 8960

400 m Individual Medley bronze sixth 3200

4 x 100 m Free-style Relay gold bronze 2240

4 x 100 m Medley Relay - silver 1000

15400

	1988	1992	HP
200 m Individual Medley	gold	bronze	8960
400 m Individual Medley	bronze	sixth	3200
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	bronze	2240
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	-	silver	1000
			15400

Leonard "Leo" Hunger

B. 1880-06-20, Minneapolis, Minn., USA; D. 1956-04-26
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	70th	-10.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	44th	-5.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	82nd	-13.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	11th	12
		12.000003

Olympic Competitor nr 1773

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 82nd
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 44th - Individual combined - 70th - Team - 11th (12)

Maya Hungerbühler

B. 1943-03-25, Zürich, Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:27th	0.05
		0.05

George William Hungerford

B. 1944-01-02, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	gold	8000
		8000

Hunics József

B. 1936-03-10, Ráckeresztúr, Hungary; D. 2012-07-27
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000 metres	bronze	3200
		3200

Philip Hunloke

Olympic Competitor nr 4557

1908-07-27-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - second
1908-07-28-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - third
1908-07-29-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race three - second - final ranking third (960)

Clarita Hunsberger

B. 1906-04-26, Albion, Wisc., USA; D. 2001-12-06
Aquatics - Diving

	1928	HP
Women's Platform	QU:6th	52
		52

Arthur Hunt

B. 1886-08-27, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1949-09-24
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	28.7
		28.7

William Frances Irwin "Bill" Hunt

B. 1929-09-28, Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Downhill			54th	0.00000016
Men's Giant Slalom	81st		51st	0.00000064
Men's Slalom	R1:75th		dnf	-
				0.0000008

Christine Hunt

B. 1950-06-15, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2020-09-25
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:nm	24
		24

Claudia Hunt

B. 1950-03-12, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	Rep:4th	Rep:5th	123
			123

Colin L. Hunt

from Birmingham, represented Great Britain
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	20th	0.5
		0.5

David Charles Gower Hunt

B. 1934-05-22, London, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	silver	14th	5020
			5020

Richard Howard "Dick" Hunt

B. 1935-10-31, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Speed Skating

	1960	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	17th	15th	14
Men's 5000 metres	17th	20th	5
			19

Jarvis Hunt

B. 1863-08-06, Weathersfield, Verm., USA; D. 1941-06-15
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:60th	-8.94
		0.0000000094

Olympic Competitor nr 2255

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 60th

James Hawley "Jim" Hunt

B. 1936-07-25, Boston, Mass., USA
Sailing (1 gold)

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	gold	6400
		6400

John A. Hunt

B. 1935-02-27, WA, Australia
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:5th	162.5
		162.5

Kenneth Hunt

Olympic Competitor nr 4734

1908-10-20-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-22-13:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - won (2400)
1920 33.8

Penelope Christine "Penny" Hunt

B. 1948-01-18, Timaru, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 400 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

Ronald Vincent Hunt

B. 1929-04-05, Albury, NSW, Australia
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
FR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	17th	6
GR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	15th	15
		21

Russ Hunt

B. 1911-03-21, Brampton, Ont., Canada; D. 1992-09-30
Cycling - Track

	1932	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1200

George Elwood "Shorty" Hunt, Jr.

B. 1916-08-01, Puyallup, Wash., USA; D. 1999-09-03
Rowing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

William Hunt

B. 1898-02-23, Redfern, NSW, Australia; D. 1977-08-27
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	QF:4th	3.112
Men's 200 m	QF:4th	3.112
		6.224

Heather Regina Hunte

competed in 1984 as

Heather Oakes

B. 1959-08-14, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (2 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 100 metres	8th	seventh	656
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	bronze	bronze	1280
			1936

Neville Hunte

B. 1948-08-04, represented Guyana
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:3rd	0.041
Men's Time Trial	22nd	0.6
		0.641

Silvia Hunte Zambrano

B. 1938-04-14, Panamá, Panama
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:4th	82
		82

Andrew Hunter

B. 1952-12-10, from Belfast, represented Ireland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	37th	-3.40
		0.0004

Robert Edward "Bob" Hunter

B. 1886-11-20, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1937-07-05
Golf (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	R2	49.45
Men's Team	gold	1200
		1249.45

Olympic Competitor nr 2182

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - first (1200)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 14th (Q)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round one - won (Q)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round two - lost (49.45)

Robert Sinclair "Bob" Hunter

B. 1904-04-27, Kaslo, BC, Canada; D. 1950-03-25
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

(Richard) Bruce Hunter

B. 1939-07-06, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 2018-07-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
		1600

Charles Hunter

B. 1892-05-03, San Diego, Cal., USA; D. 1974-11-21
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:5th	2.29
		2.29

Edwin Hunter

B. 1874-03-25, Fond du Lac, Wisc., USA; D. 1935-03-30
Golf & Tennis

	1904	HP
Golf Men's Individual	QU:37th	-3.38
Tennis Men's Doubles	QF	322.9
		322.90038

Olympic Competitor nr 2093

1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles quarter-finals - lost (322.9)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 37th

Frank Hunter

B. 1894-06-28, New York, NY, USA; D. 1981-12-02
Tennis (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R3	0.85
Men's Doubles	gold	4800
		4800.85

George Hunter

B. 1927-07-22, Brakpan, South Africa; D. 2004-12-12
Boxing (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-80 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Harry A. Hunter

lived in Glasgow, Scotland, represented Great Britain
Sailing

	1948	HP
6 metres	fifth	500
		500

James Mark "Jim" Hunter

B. 1953-05-30, Shaunavon, Sask., Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	20th	10th	101
Men's Giant Slalom	11th	22nd	64.4
Men's Slalom	19th	23rd	1.856
			167.256

John Andrew Hunter

B. 1943-11-08, Christchurch, New Zealand
Rowing (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	gold	4000
			4000

Lou Hunter

B. 1899-10-04, Louisville, Kent., USA; D. 1984-09-10
Rugby (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Malcolm Wesley Hunter

B. 1950-05-23, London, England, lived in Ottawa, represented Canada
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	45th	-4.10
Men's 30 kilometres	43rd	-4.26
Men's 4x10 km Relay	13th	6.4
		6.4000356

Mark Hunter

Great Britain
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

2008 2012 HP

Lightweight Double Sculls gold silver 13000

13000

	2008	2012	HP
Lightweight Double Sculls	gold	silver	13000
			13000

Twice together with Zac Purchase.

Oliver Stanford Hunter

B. 1934, represented British Guiana (now Guyana)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.00000043
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.00016
		0.00016043

Samuel Hunter

B. 1894-08-21, Hatfield, England, Great Britain; D. 1976
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	34th	0.002
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(7th)	-
		0.002

Sophia Loren Hunter

B. 1964-12-09, represented Jamaica
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:8th	12.3
		12.3

She became a US national in 1985 and represented the USA at the 1986 Universiad and the 1987 World Championships, but never made it to the Olympics again.

Susan Jane Hunter

B. 1955-10-05, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	26th		0.064
Women's 200 m Backstroke	21st	23rd	0.896
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	17th		4
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	9th	10th	310
			314.96

Thomas "Tom" Hunter

from St. Louis
Lacrosse (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1814

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn
1904-07-07-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match two - lost - second (1500)

William Bridges "Will" Hunter

B. 1883-02-19, Louisville, Kent., USA; D. 1966-08-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's 60 metres	R1:ac	40.58
		40.58

He represented the Louisville YMCA in the Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1978

1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - 60 m heat one - AC (40.58)

William Langwill Hunter

B. 1892-07-15, East Griqualand, Natal Colony, lived in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1920, represented Great Britain; D. 1974-11-06
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:5th	195
Men's Long Jump	13th	38.4
Men's High Jump	nm	0.96
		234.36

Herbert Huntingdon

B. 1888-01-15, Penarth, Wales, Great Britain
Fencing

	1920	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:6th	5.4
Men's Sabre, Team	7th	100
		105.4

Patricia Ann Huntingford

B. 1940-07-12, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	QU:5th	38.4
		38.4

Johanna Luann "Joni" Huntley

B. 1956-08-04, McMinnville, Oreg., USA
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's High Jump	fifth		bronze	5874
				5874

Hunyadfy Magdolna

B. 1937-07-01, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2003-06-19
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:12th	150
		150

Hunyady Emese

participated in 1988 as

Emese Nemeth - Hunyady

and from 1992 as

Emese Hunyady

B. 1966-03-04, Budapest, Hungary, participated in 1984 for Hungary, later moved to Austria and represented Austria from 1988 onwards
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
Women's 500 m	19th	19th	-	-	disq	26th	3.264
Women's 1000 m	30th	16th	10th	7th	-	-	381.4
Women's 1500 m	-	-	7th	gold	fourth	12th	6740
Women's 3000 m	-	14th	bronze	silver	fifth	9th	6096
Women's 5000 m		-	15th	12th	8th	-	293.5
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Written 2001-01-26 - last modified 2024-02-23

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