Great Olympians

Biographies - JOR

Anna Jordaens

B. 1927-12-20, Mortsel, Belgium
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	11th	32
		32

Jozef Jordaens

B. 1950-02-20, Brasschaat, Belgium
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	10th	75
		75

Bill Jordan

B. 1898-06-25, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; D. 1968-07-13
Rowing (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Frank Reginald Jordan

B. 1932-08-19, represented Australia; D. 2012-03-13
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	0.98
		0.98

Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Jordan

B. 1956-05-29, Rockville Centre, NY, USA
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Four	12th	30
		30

Joy Wilhelmina Jordan

B. 1935-11-13, Farnborough, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 800 metres	sixth	640
		640

Karl Jordan

Olympic Competitor nr 6264

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Lino Jordan

B. 1944-05-15, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, Italy
Biathlon

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km	40th	7th	500.000125
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	10th	sixth	185
			685.000125

Michael Jeffrey Jordan

B. 1963-02-17, New York, NY, USA
Basketball (2 gold)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	gold		gold	9600
				9600

Olga Jordan

competed in 1936 as

Olga Jensch-Jordan

B. 1913-03-13, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 2000-02-22
Diving

	1932	1936	HP
Women's Springboard	fourth	fifth	2600
			2600

Orestes Jordán Cánepa

B. 1913-11-21, Chicha Alta, Peru; D. 1991-12-04
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Pearson G. Jordan

B. 1950-10-23, represented Barbados; D. 2020-03-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:51st	-6.64
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:17th	1
		1.00000064

Timothée Jordan

B. 1865-02-27, Chantilly, France
Cricket (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

He was born in France and played cricket for "France" in 1910, so I class him as French

Olympic Competitor nr 1392

1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - lost (2000)

Walter Edward Jordan

B. 1906-05-16, from Murray Bridge, SA, represented Australia
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Willy Otto Jordan

B. 1920-09-15, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 2019-10-07
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	sixth	960
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		1024

Winifred Sadie "Winnie" Jordan

B. 1920-03-15, Kings Norton, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 100 m	SF:5th	17.2
		17.2

Jānis Jordāns

B. 1899, from Riga, represented Latvia; D. 1944-02-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Discus Throw	12th	60
		60

Per Hans Ernst Jordbakke

B. 1932-03-14, Bærum, Norway; D. 1985-11-20
Sailing

	1960	1964	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	13th	15th	53.5
			53.5

Johannes Jordell

Olympic Competitor nr 5296

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 41st
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 35th

Olav Jordet

B. 1939-12-27, Tolga, Norway
Biathlon (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 20 km	bronze		3840
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay		silver	1000
			4840

Edgar Jorek

B. 1955-12-02, Wolfsburg, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	17th	4
Men's Team Combined	fifth	250
		254

António Jorge

B. 1926-11-07, Vale da Feiteira, Portugal
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	36th	-3.96
		0.00096

Daniel Jorge

B. 1959-05-26, represented Uruguay
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:5th	0.8
		0.8

Aage Jørgensen

B. 1900-01-22, Framlev, Denmark; D. 1972-09-04
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Alfred Jørgensen

B. 1898-12-21, Framlev, Denmark; D. 1988-02-28
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Arne Jørgensen

B. 1897-07-15, Framlev, Denmark; D. 1989-02-16
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	silver	1000
		1000

Barney Jorgensen

B. 1893-12-16, Asker, Norway, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 1934-06-22
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	21st	0.8
		0.8

Bent Jørgensen

B. 1945-01-08, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Bent Erik Jørgensen

B. 1923-05-07, Sanderum, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Bjarne Jørgensen

B. 1933-05-13, København, Denmark
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	105th	-
Men's Team All-Around	15th	2.5
Men's Floor Exercise	141st	-
Men's Horse Vault	95th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	124th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	61st	-
Men's Rings	94th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	140th	-
		2.5000000016

Carlo Tesdorf Jørgensen

B. 1903-03-25, København, Denmark; D. 1972-12-20
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	SiFi	1500
		1500

Dagny Jørgensen

B. 1929-03-22, Asker, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Women's Downhill	21st	0.64
Women's Giant Slalom	33rd	0.00256
		0.64256

Emil Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 5399

1912-07-02-19:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-19:00 - Football - final - lost (2000)

Emma Aastrand Jørgensen

B. 1996-01-30, Lolland, Denmark
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 3 bronze)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Singles 200 m		bronze		2560
Women's Singles 500 m	silver	bronze	bronze	10032
Women's Fours 500 m	sixth	eighth		384
				12976

Erik Arne Jørgensen

B. 1920-04-21, Nyborg, Denmark; D. 2005-09-06
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 m	9th	160
		160

Frantz Oscar Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 4163

1908-07-18-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fifth

Hans Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6871

1912-07-17-19:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - second (108.8)

Harry Jørgensen

B. 1945-12-07, Haderslev, Denmark
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	bronze	3200
		3200

Henning Jørgensen

B. 1949-03-06, Herning, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	47th		31st	-2.96
				0.009606

Henrik Høve Jørgensen

B. 1961-10-10, København, Denmark; D. 2019-01-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Marathon	19th	22nd	3
			3

Inger Jørgensen

B. 1930-10-30, Asker, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	26th	0.064
Women's Giant Slalom	24th	0.16
Women's Slalom	13th	25.6
		25.824

Jørgen Breiholt Jørgensen

B. 1936-04-01, København, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	dnf	0.003
		0.003

Jørgen Curt Jørgensen

B. 1914-02-16, København, Denmark; D. 1961-11-24
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:23rd	0.256
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	SF:14th	16
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
		56.256

Julius Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3843

1908-07-15-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, heat three - third (8.07)
1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 23rd (0.288)

Junker Daniel Jørgensen

B. 1946-05-17, Roskilde, Denmark; D. 1989-01-08
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	10th	75
		75

Kay Sloth Frits Jørgensen

B. 1946-02-18, Guldborgsund, Denmark
Handball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(13th)	8th	136
			136

Laurits Jørgensen

B. 1896-12-16, Vejle, Denmark; D. 1976-09-10
Athletics

	1920	HP
Pole Vault	sixth	960
		960

Leo Jørgensen

B. 1903-01-29, København, Denmark; D. 1968-12-01
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:4th	0.00000031
		0.00000031

Max Carl Jørgensen

B. 1923-04-09, Kildebrønde, Denmark; D. 1992-11-26
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Nils Anton Jørgensen

B. 1911-06-19, Oslo, Norway; D. 1996-01-15
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:7th	0.000000047
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	2.69
		2.690000047

Ninja Louise Jorgensen

B. 1940-07-06, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2017-10-03
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Orla Jørgensen

B. 1904-05-25, Ordrup, Denmark; D. 1947-06-29
Cycling - Road (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	25th	0.125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	gold	1600
		1600.125

Ossian Jörgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 3296

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 34th
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - fifth (187.5)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 50th

Paul Lindemark Jørgensen

B. 1916-07-29, København, Denmark; D. 1988-12-02
Sailing (1 silver)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	sixth		silver	4640
				4640

Per Sandahl Jørgensen

B. 1953-08-02, Skive, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
		-18.15

Per Sarto Jørgensen

B. 1944-03-03, Gylling, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Tandem	QF	Rep:2nd	771.5
			771.5

Peter Jørgensen

B. 1907-04-02, Hillerød, Denmark; D. 1992-08-27
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Poul Preben Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6332

1912-07-10-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - third (640)

Reidar Jørgensen

B. 1904-10-05, Lillehammer, Norway; D. 1985-09-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:5th	0.043
		0.043

Sigurd Jørgensen

Olympic Competitor nr 6297

1912-07-10-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system, Norway - first (1600)

Svend Marius Jørgensen

B. 1904-12-24, Undløse, Denmark; D. 1992-06-10
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	12.8
		12.8

He was on the team in 1936 but did not play.

Tage Jørgensen

B. 1918-10-15, København, Denmark; D. 1999-12-09
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd	22.75
		22.75

Viggo Jørgensen

B. 1899-08-08, København, Denmark; D. 1986-05-21
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Viktor Jørgensen

B. 1924-06-12, Hjørring, Denmark; D. 2001-08-29
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Hans-Georg Jörger

B. 1903-11-26, from Frankfurt am Main, represented Germany
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	640
		640

João Jório

represented Brazil
Aquatics - Water Polo & Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	seventh	164
Men's Coxed Fours	R1:2nd	810
		974

Albert Joris

B. 1915-06-17, Mechelen, Belgium
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	R1:5th	97.5
		97.5

Nodar Jorjik'ia

B. 1921-11-15, Kutaisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2008-06-02
Basketball (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

André "Andy" Jorns

B. 1951-01-11, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Hans Jorritsma

B. 1949-03-19, Lochem, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

He was coach for the Dutch teams in 1988 and 1992.

Andrea Jory

B. 1957-05-23, Aosta, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	14th	20
Men's Four	11th	48
		68

Written 2001-05-23 - last modified 2024-02-02

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