Great Olympians

Biographies - KAI

Kai Shingo

B. 1963-01-08, represented Japan
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Wilhelm "Willi" Kaidel

B. 1912-04-20, Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany; D. 1978-04-02
Rowing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Double Sculls	silver	5000
		5000

Kaiho Nobuo

B. 1941-12-21, represented Japan; D. 2015-04-20
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Hans Kail

from Stockerau, represented Austria
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:2nd	-
		-

He is not listed in any match, so should not be deemed a true Olympian.

Jaakko Rafael Kailajärvi

B. 1941-07-01, Tampere, Finland
Weightlifting

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	9th				2124.4
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		fifth	8th	dnf	2124.4
					2124.4

Jouni Kalervo Kailajärvi

B. 1938-06-04, Tampere, Finland; D. 2003-08-18
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	fifth		7th	2700
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		7th		2700
				2700

Pele Kaimaha

represented Zambia
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Eduard "Edi" Kainberger

B. 1911-11-20, Salzburg, Austria; D. 1974-03-07
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Karl Kainberger

B. 1912-12-01, Salzburg, Austria; D. 1997-12-17
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Ferdinand Kaindl

B. 1901, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.00016
		0.00016

Aarne Kainlauri

B. 1915-05-25, Luumäki, Finland; D. 2020-03-11
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	10th	150
		150

Kalle Kainuvaara

B. 1891-03-19, Kuopio, Finland, then part of Russia
Aquatics - Diving & Modern Pentathlon

	1912	1920	HP
Platform, plain (5 & 10m)	19th	R1:4th	69.2
Platform, fancy (5 & 10m)	20th	R1:7th	17
Modern Pentathlon		DNF	0.384
			86.584

Olympic Competitor nr 5925

1912-07-07-15:00 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat four - 19th (1.6)
1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - 20th (1)

Adi Kainz

B. 1903-06-05, Linz, Austria; D. 1948-07-12
Canoeing - Sprint (1 gold)

	1936	HP
K2 1000 m	gold	4800
FK2 10000 m	fourth	1200
		6000

Edda Kainz

B. 1940-02-24, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Bay., Germany, represented Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	22nd	0.4
		0.4

Ioannis Kaisarefs

Olympic Competitor nr 2704

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - first (2400)

Bo Gunnarsson Kaiser

B. 1936-03-06, Stockholm, Sweden
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	14th	16
		16

Daniel Kaiser

represented Switzerland
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-54 kg)	QF	861
		861

Frederick Kaiser

Olympic Competitor nr 5961

1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - fifth (Q)
1912-07-11-11:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, final - DNF (150)

Fritz Kaiser

B. 1955-03-22, represented Liechtenstein
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	R1	0.71
		0.71

Georges Kaiser

B. 1942-12-14, from Sankt Gallen, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:9th	-2.22
		0.0022

Johannes "Jo" Kaiser

B. 1936-02-27, Langerwehe, N-W, Germany; D. 1996-12-17
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Otto Kaiser

B. 1901-05-08, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1977-06-07
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Pairs	silver	5000
		5000

Christian Wilhelmina "Stien" Kaiser

competed in 1972 as

Stien Baas-Kaiser

B. 1938-05-20, Delft, Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

1968 1972 HP

3000 m bronze gold 8960

1500 m bronze silver 6560

1000 m 10th 100

500 m 14th 40

15660

	1968	1972	HP
3000 m	bronze	gold	8960
1500 m	bronze	silver	6560
1000 m	10th		100
500 m	14th		40
			15660

She was deemed "too old" (25) to be selected for the 1964 Olympics. Eight years later, she won gold with what is still the largest margin (6.53") in Olympic history, over Dianne Holum

Willi Kaiser

B. 1912-01-16, Pudewitz, Posen, Germany, now Pobiedziska, Poland; D. 1986-07-24
Boxing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Paul Kaisermann

B. 1878, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's Underwater Swimming	10th	150
		150

Olympic Competitor nr 1335

1900-08-12-09:00 - Swimming - Underwater Swimming - tenth (150)

Rumyana Kaisheva

B. 1955-12-26, represented Bulgaria
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Hannu Juhani Olavi Kaislama

B. 1956-08-13, Suonenjoki, Finland
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R0	-2.26
		0.0026

Walter Kaitna

B. 1914-11-04, Wien, Austria; D. 1983-10
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's team	cons:SF	164
		164

Kaitoku Keijiro

B. 1929-12-07, Nishinomiya, Japan
Sailing

	1952	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	27th	0.06
		0.06

Kaiwa Toshihiro

B. 1955-04-24, Yamagata, Japan
Alpine Skiing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	29th	26th	0.08
Men's Slalom	dnf	12th	40
			40.08

Written 2001-10-04 - last modified 2023-12-15

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