Great Olympians

Biographies - JOU


Paul Henry Michel Jouanneau

B. 1959-03-17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle 32nd -2.40
Men's 100 m Backstroke 14th 16
16.004


Robert Jouaville

represented France; D. 1995-05-31
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg) 11th 96
96


Danie Joubert

B. 1909-02-08, Dundee, Natal, after 1912 part of South Africa; D. 1997-03-02
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 100 metres fifth 1000
Men's 200 metres SF:4th 328
1328


Jean-Marie Joubert

B. 1932-05-09, Saint-Thomas-de-Conac, France
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Team Pursuit fourth 1200
1200


Micheline Joubert

B. 1945-06-18, Paris, France
Figure Skating
1968 HP
Women's Singles 20th 1.5
1.5


Adrienne Jouclard

B. 1882-09-04, Onville, France; D. 1971-12-12
Art Competitions
1932 1936 1948 HP
Painting 4 entries ac 11.617
11.617


Henri Joudiou

represented France
Freestyle Wrestling
1920 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61 kg) QF 861
861


Madeleine Jouffroy

B. 1927-11-20, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Women's Individual All-Around 88th -
Women's Team All-Around 12th 10
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus 11th 16
Women's Floor Exercise 67th -
Women's Horse Vault 109th -
Women's Uneven Bars 41st 0.000016
Women's Balance Beam 119th -
26.000016


Abdul Karim Joumaa

B. 1954-03-29, represented Syria
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:30th 0.015
0.015


(Pentti) Jaakko Jouppila

B. 1923-09-16, Seinäjoki, Finland; D. 1950-12-15
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Shot Put 7th 600
600


Étienne Jourdain

B. 1900, represented France
Freestyle Wrestling
1924 HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg) BrSF 960
960


Frantz Jourdain

Olympic Competitor nr 4959


Christian Jourdan

B. 1954-12-31, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France
Cycling - Road
1976 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.24
-22.24


Georges Charles Jourdan

B. 1872-03-02, Chémeré-le-Roi, France
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual 8th 256
256

Olympic Competitor nr 665


Ronald Lee "Ron" Jourdan

B. 1947-02-28, Pensacola, Flor., USA; D. 2014-01-01
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's High Jump QU:22nd 0.6
0.6


Fernand Jourdant

B. 1903-02-03, Flers, France; D. 1956-01-02
Fencing (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Épée, Team gold 1600
1600


Jean Jourlin

B. 1904-12-01, Tarare, France; D. 1979-10-20
Wrestling - Freestyle
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg) BrFI fourth 5280
5280


André Jousseaumé

B. 1894-07-27, Yvré l'Évêque, Sarthe, France; D. 1960-05-26
Equestrianism (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 HP
Dressage, Individual fifth fifth silver bronze fifth 13145
Dressage, Team gold silver gold fourth sixth 7140
Three-day Event, Individual - - dnf -
Three-day Event, Team - - dnf -
20285

One of the greatest French riders, from the famous Cadre Noir at Saumur, he had a military career, becoming a colonel in 1952. He took part in five Olympic Games over a period of 24 years. He was twelfth in the three-day event of 1948.
His post-war dressage successes were all on Harpagon.


Marc Jousset

represented France
Sailing
1900 HP
1/2-1 ton class (1) 9th 40
40

Olympic Competitor nr 461


Sjoerd Joustra

B. 1916-01-03, Sneek, the Netherlands; D. 2001-07-07
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Architecture - Unknown Event AC 0.880
0.880


Roger Jouy

B. 1934-01-21, Paris, France
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 10th 75
75


Written 2001-05-23 - last modified 2023-04-13

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