Great Olympians

Biographies - JAR

Fernando Jara Aninat

B. 1930-08-09, Valparaíso, Chile
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Irenio Jara Constanzo

B. 1929-12-13, from Lota, represented Chile
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Stanislav Jarábek

B. 1938-12-09, Suchá nad Parnou, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Jozef Jarabinský

B. 1944-03-12, Jarabina, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Alfonso Jaramillo Puerta

B. 1947-07-20, Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

(José) Balbino Jaramillo Sánchez

B. 1951-05-15, represented Colombia; D. 2013-05-07
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:28th	0.0384
Men's Points Race	13th	38.4
		38.4384

Carlos María Jaramillo Meza

B. 1961-01-16, Itagüí, Colombia
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	52nd	-6.60
		0.0000006

Jorge Jaramillo

B. 1949-01-25, represented Colombia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	33rd		-2.26
Men's 100 m Butterfly		19th	1.6
Men's 200 m Butterfly	19th	13th	27.2
			28.80256

Kurt Jarasinski

B. 1938-11-06, Elpersbüttel, S-H, Germany; D. 2005-10-27
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Jumping, Individual	8th	320
Jumping, Team	gold	1600
		1920

Anne Elizabeth Jardin

B. 1959-07-26, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming (2 bronze)

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	10th	100
Women's 200 m Freestyle	14th	16
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	bronze	640
		1396

Henri Alphonse Jardin

B. 1881-06-23, Paris, France; D. 1946-05-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Standing High Jump		ac	0.877
Men's Standing Long Jump	9th	ac	223.04
			223.917

Olympic Competitor nr 2899

1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - ninth (180)
1908-07-20-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualifying - AC (43.04)
1908-07-23-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualifying - AC (0.877)

Véronique Jardin

B. 1966-09-15, Paris, France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	eighth		11th	80
				80

Adrian Jardine

B. 1933-08-23, Salisbury, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
5.5 metres Class	11th	bronze	2624
			2624

Charles Jardine

B. 1889-02-26, Inverell, NSW, Australia; D. 1942-10-06
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg)	R2	89.06
		89.06

William Francis Stuart "Frank" Jardine

B. 1904-03-20, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1999-10-22
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

James A. Jardine

B. 1878-11-06, Toronto, Ont., Canada, represented the Chicago Central YMCA; D. 1963-11-23
Basketball (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Canadian, only became a US citizen in 1920.

Olympic Competitor nr 1875

1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - won
1904-07-11-16:00? - Basketball - Match 7 - won (*)
1904-07-12-13:00? - Basketball - Match 10 - lost - Final Rankings - second (1500)

(*) team rosters not certainly known

Stuart Jardine

B. 1933-08-23, Salisbury, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	10th	7th	625
			625

Jardinier

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Olympic Competitor nr 1096

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Eduardo Jardón y Ron

B. 1914-10-03, Oviedo, Spain; D. 1987-05-20
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

Fernando Jardón y Ron

B. 1916-08-16, Buenos Aires, Argentina, represented Spain
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

Francisco Jardón y Ron

B. 1911-03-29, Madrid, Spain; D. 1988-03-19
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

Martin Jære

B. 1920-01-09, Oppdal, Norway; D. 2015-12-18
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's 50 km	10th	100
		100

Zbigniew Jaremski

B. 1949-06-19, Zabrze, Poland; D. 2011-01-03
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:dns	QF:6th	8.564
Men's 4x400 m Relay	fifth	silver	1250
			1258.564

Bakary Banana Jarjue

B. 1949-06-03, represented the Gambia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:44th	-4.16
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:17th	1
		1.000016

Hanna Jarkiewicz

B. 1954-08-31, Wrocław, Poland
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Double Sculls	fifth	1250
		1250

Zdeněk Jarkovský

B. 1918-10-03, Želiv, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1948-11-08
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Died with six other players of the Czechoslovak national Ice Hockey team in the crash of plane in the English Channel.

Karin Jarl-Sakellarios

B. 1885-10-06, Wien, Austria; D. 1948-11-20
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	ac	2.274
		2.274

Viggo Jarl

B. 1879-11-28, København, Denmark; D. 1965-03-08
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Statues	AC	40.08
		40.08

Johan Jarlén

Olympic Competitor nr 3861

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Øystein Jarlsbo

B. 1961-03-07, Oslo, Norway
Ice Hockey

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	Prel:6th	Prel:6th	52
			52

Ewald Jarmer

B. 1942-08-12, Rostiz (now Rozstání in Czechia), then part of Germany, represented West Germany
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

A Sudeten German, expelled from Czechoslovakia after WWII.

Heikki Ailan Järn

B. 1941-09-23, Karkkila, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Ann-Sofie Maria Järnström

B. 1949-07-16, Kristinehamm, Sweden
Speed Skating

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's 500 metres	15th	13th	fourth	1635.6
Women's 1000 metres	19th	14th	8th	273.6
Women's 1500 metres	26th			0.064
				1909.264

Jerzy Mieczysław Jarnuszkiewicz

B. 1919-02-27, Kalisz, Poland; D. 2005-07-14
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Applied Arts	AC	2.873
		2.873

Władysław Jarocki

B. 1879-06-06, Pidhaichyky (now in Ternopil, Ukraine), represented Poland; D. 1965-02-07
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	2 works	50.04
		50.04

Ralf Jaros

B. 1965-12-13, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany in 1984
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:17th		QU:13th	44.4
				44.4

Maciej Krzysztof Jarosz

B. 1959-03-04, Wrocław, Poland
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Agata Karczmarek

B. 1963-11-29, Warszawa, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics & Athletics

	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:42nd					-7.64
Women's Team combined	7th					100
Women's Long Jump			seventh	10th	sixth	1881
						1981.000000064

Abdullaj Jaroudi, Sr.

B. 1909, represented Lebanon
Shooting

	1952	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	50th	0.000001
		0.000001

Abdullah Jaroudi, Jr.

B. 1938-03-18, Beirut, Lebanon
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	QU:64th	-8.16
		0.0000000016

Antony Jarrety

from Paris, represented France
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:dnf	2.4
		2.4

Alberto Jarrín Jarramillo

B. 1901, represented Ecuador
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10000 m	dnf	0.004
		0.004

Jhon Jarrín

B. 1961-12-21, Guamote, Ecuador; D. 2021-03-08
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	14th	24
Men's Team Pursuit	13th	19.2
		43.2

Nestori Järvelä

B. 1893-04-18, Sippola, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1951-01-21
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:4th	102
		102

Väinö Kalevi Järvenpää

B. 1933-09-25, Li, Finland
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Martti Sakari Järventaus

B. 1960-12-16, Kotka, Finland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	18th	29th	2.576
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	16th	27th	6.44
			9.016

Tyyne Järvi

Olympic Competitor nr 6138

1912-07-08-19:30 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat one - fifth (0.718)

Paul Jarvie

B. 1952-10-19, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	20th	14th	17
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	12th	22nd	40.4
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	9th	sixth	200
			257.4

Akkiles Järvinen

B. 1905-09-19, Jyväskylä, Finland; D. 1943-03-07
Track & Field - Decathlon (2 silver)

1928 1932 1936 HP

Decathlon silver silver dnf 12000.038

12000.038

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Decathlon	silver	silver	dnf	12000.038
				12000.038

Erkki Järvinen

B. 1904-10-15, Lahti, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1991-06-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Triple Jump	sixth	960
		960

Esko Järvinen

B. 1907-12-15, Lahti, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1976-03-07
Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

	1928	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	22nd	0.6
Men's Nordic Combined	fifth	1500
		1500.6

(Jouko) Juhani Järvinen

B. 1935-05-09, Tuulos, Finland; D. 1984-05-31
Speed Skating

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 500 metres	9th	16th	19th	168
Men's 1500 metres	fourth	fifth	8th	2856
Men's 5000 metres	20th	15th		11
Men's 10000 metres	12th	8th	20th	297
				3332

Kalle Järvinen

B. 1903-03-27, Jyväskylä, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1941-08-25
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's Shot Put	9th	240
		240

Matti Järvinen

B. 1909-02-18, Tampere, Finland; D. 1985-07-22
Track and Field (1 gold)

	1932	1936	HP
Javelin Throw	gold	fifth	11100
			11100

Ritva Kaarina Järvinen

B. 1932-08-02, Helsinki, Finland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:26th	0.04
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:31st	0.0064
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	R1:13th	6.4
		6.4464

Venne "Verner" Järvinen

B. 1870-03-04, Ruovesi, Finland; D. 1941-01-31
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's Shot Put	comp	comp		190.6
Men's Stone Throw	comp			253.1
Men's Discus Throw, freestyle	bronze	fourth	15th	3170
Men's Discus Throw, two-handed			12th	3170
Men's Discus Throw, Greek style	gold	bronze		6720
Men's Javelin Throw	fifth	comp.		1133.528
				11467.268

Olympic Competitor nr 2818

1906-04-25-09:30 - Athletics - Discus Throw, freestyle - third (1920)
1906-04-26-17:00 - Athletics - Javelin Throw - fifth (1125)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - Stone Throw - AC (253.1)
1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - Shot Put - AC (162)
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - Discus Throw, Greek style - first (4800)
1908-07-15-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool five - AC (8.528)
1908-07-16-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool six - fourth (1200)
1908-07-16-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool two - AC (28.64)
1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - third (Q)
1908-07-18-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, final - third (1920)
1912-07-12-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group two - 15th (10)
1912-07-13-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, two-handed, qualification - 12th (40)

Christine Anne Jarvis

B. 1949-12-21, from Bedford, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	13th	10th	125.6
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	20th	14th	17
			142.6

Frank Washington Jarvis

B. 1878-08-31, California, Penn., USA; D. 1933-06-02
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's 100 metres	gold	6400
Men's Triple Jump	ac	224.1
Men's Standing Triple Jump	ac	639
		7263.1

Olympic Competitor nr 817

1900-07-14-10:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1900-07-14-10:45 - Athletics Track - 100 m, semi-finals - first (Q)
1900-07-14-11:15 - Athletics Track - 100 m, final - first (6400)
1900-07-16-16:00? - Athletics Field - Standing Triple Jump - AC (639)
1900-07-16-16:30? - Athletics Field - Triple Jump - AC (224.1)

(William) Howard Jarvis

B. 1903-02-06, Liverpool, England, Great Britain; D. 1964-06-28
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	2.873
Painting - unknown event	AC	2.873
		5.746

John Arthur Jarvis

B. 1872-02-24, Leicester, England, Great Britain; D. 1933-05-09
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

1900 1904 1906 1908 HP

100 m Freestyle (gold) 0

Men's 400 m Freestyle bronze 1920

Men's 1000 m Freestyle gold 12518.75

Men's 1500 m Freestyle SF:3

Men's 1 mile Freestyle silver

Men's 4000 m Freestyle gold 6400

Men's 4x250 m Freestyle Relay bronze 480

Swimming 21318.75

Men's Water Polo gold 3200

24518.75

The 100 m event at Paris is not listed in all sources, but seems to have been a separate, official event (Information supplied by the IASF, according to the Hungarian authors) The event is notably completely absent in Mallon.

Olympic Competitor nr 1262

1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-14:00 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, final - first (6400)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)
1900-08-15-07:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat one - first (Q)
1900-08-15-15:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, final - first (6400)
1906-04-24-10:30 - Swimming - 1 mile Free-style - second (3000)
1906-04-27-10:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style - third (1920)
1906-04-28-11:00 - Swimming - 4x250 m Free-style - third (480)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-23-15:45 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - third (615)

Anthony Andrew "Tony" Jarvis

B. 1945-03-03, Bournemouth, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	-2.26
Men's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:41st	-4.64
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:10th	25
		425.002624

Wally Jarvis

B. 1895-07-03, Evandale, SA, Australia; D. 1985-02-18
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	320
		320

Milan Jarý

B. 1952-04-30, Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	39th	-3.16
Men's 30 kilometres	26th	0.064
Men's 50 kilometres	14th	16
Men's 4x10 km Relay	10th	25
		41.06416

Vladimír Jarý

B. 1947-01-02, Litvinov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Handball (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	7th	2200
			2200

Janusz "Jan" Jarzembowski

B. 1933-11-29, Poznań, Poland; D. 1961-06-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:4th		14.5
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th		0.00016
Men's 4x100m Relay	sixth	R1:dnf	160.68
			175.18016

Mirosław Zenon Jarzembowski

B. 1954-02-20, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	8th	192
		192

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-03-01

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