Great Olympians

Biographies - KAN

Jan Kan

B. 1873-05-18, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; D. 1947-05-08
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Literature	ac	272.6
		272.6

Wouter Jacob Kan

B. 1950-08-07, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Awni Kanaan

represented Iraq
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(22nd)	0.128
		0.128

Kanai Hideta

B. 1938-05-07, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Kanai Yutaka

B. 1959-10-16, represented Japan; D. 1990-08-23
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 10000 metres	seventh	400
		400

Yevgeniya Olegovna Kanayeva

B. 1990-04-02, Omsk, Russia
Rhytmic Gymnastics (2 gold)

	2008	2012	HP
Individual	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Kanagoki Takehiko

B. 1914-06-17, Tokyo, Japan; D. 1992-02-19
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	33.8
		33.8

Evangelos Kanakaris

sailor from Greek Naval ship Hydra
Rowing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 2707

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)

Kanakuri Shizo

B. 1891-08-20, Wasui, Japan; D. 1984-11-13
Athletics

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	16th	dnf	9.6
				9.6

Olympic Competitor nr 6618

1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

The "Japanese runner who dissapeared". After 30 km of the Stockholm Marathon he went into a hose to ask for a glass of water, but fell asleep on the coach. He was too ashamed at not finishing the race that he silently took a ship back to Japan. He was not forgotten in Sweden though, and 50 years later they searched for him in Japan. he was found, and he visited Stockholm in 1967 - and finished his race 55 years after it began.

Alois Kanamüller

B. 1952-08-14, Freyung, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Biathlon

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	34th	29th	0.018
			0.018

Kánásy Gyula

B. 1913-10-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1984-08-16
Swimming

	1932	HP
Men's 400m Freestyle	R1:4th	4
		4

Halina Kanasz

B. 1953-01-30, Henryków, Poland
Luge

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Singles	sixth	14th	984
			984

Kanatsu Yoshihiko

B. 1961-06-02, represented Japan
Fencing

	1984	1988	HP
Foil, Individual		46th	-4.26
Foil, Team	9th	13th	26.375
			26.375026

Kanayama Heizo

B. 1883-12-18, Kobe, Japan; D. 1964-07-15
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Kanbe Masaru

B. 1938-10-30, Aichi, Japan
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Ventseslav Kanchev

B. 1953-12-09, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Rowing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Eights	sixth		eighth	492.8
				492.8

Kancsal Tamás

B. 1951-11-17, Budapest, Hungary
Modern Pentathlon (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	9th	200
Men's Team	bronze	640
		840

Kanda Kazuo

B. 1930-03-29, represented Japan
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	1Rep:3rd	5.1
		5.1

Mathias Kanda

B. 1942-06-02, Chivhu, (Southern) Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); D. 2009-10-30
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Marathon	51st	-6.96
		0.00000096

Kanda Shuzo

represented Japan
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	HP
Painting	ac	ac	5.91
			5.91

Sigurd Kander

Olympic Competitor nr 6904

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Ahmed Mohamed Hussain Kandil

represented Egypt; D. 1948
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	7th	600
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:12th	10
		610

El-Sayed Mohamed Kandil

represented Egypt
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Georg Kandlinger

B. 1949-03-20, Rottach-Egern, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2020-11-16
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	31st	-2.64
Men's 50 kilometres	dnf	-7.16
Men's 4x10 km Relay	9th	40
		40.006400016

Kandori Mitsuko

B. 1943-05-05, Tokyo, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	22nd	0.4
Women's Team All-Round	fourth	400
		400.4

Marjan Kandus

B. 1932-09-23, Maribor, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Harry Kane

B. 1933-05-24, represented England and Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	SF:5th	195
		195

Mission "Missy" Kane

B. 1955-06-21, Nashville, Tenn., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:13th	25.6
		25.6

Kaneiri Takaaki

B. 1943-01-02, Hokkaido, Japan
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	10th	50
		50

Kanekawa Hideo

B. 1936-10-10, Auchi, Japan
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Kaneko Akitomo

B. 1927-08-01, Fukushima, Japan
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	21st	0.64
Men's Team All-Around	fifth	250
Men's Floor Exercise	24th	0.04
Men's Horse Vault	31st	0.002
Men's Parallel Bars	10th	25
Men's Horizontal Bar	19th	0.4
Men's Rings	19th	0.4
Men's Pommeled Horse	82nd	-
		276.482

Kaneko Hironobu

B. 1898-06-05, Kurume, Japan; D. 1988-08-17
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Kaneko Masaaki

B. 1940-07-08, Tochigi, Japan
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Kaneko Shohei

B. 1937-08-10, Numata, Japan; D. 2006
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Kaneko Yutaka

B. 1933-04-21, Tokyo, Japan
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Hans Känel

B. 1953-05-03, Bargen, Switzerland
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	8th	192
		192

Pavlos Kanellakis

B. 1939-05-03, Thessaloniki, Greece
Shooting

	1976	HP
Skeet	26th	0.096
		0.096

Kanellos Kanellopoulos

B. 1957-04-25, Patra, Greece
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.15
		-22.15

Pauls Kaņeps

B. 1911-11-14, from Rīga, represented Latvia; D. 2006-11-09
Cross-Country Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's 18 kilometres	50th	0.000001
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	13th	6.4
		6.4000001

Ismo Olavi Kanerva

B. 1942-06-03, Turku, Finland
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	12.9
		12.9

(Yrjö) William Kanerva

B. 1902-11-26, Impilakhti, Karelia, then and now part of Russia, represented Finland; D. 1956-10-10
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Kanesaka Katsuko

B. 1954-03-01, Chiba, Japan
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Kaneto Shunsuke

B. 1940-01-05, Ishikawa, Japan
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Springboard	23rd	24th	0.416
Men's Platform	10th	11th	164
			164.416

Georgi Stanchev Kanev

B. 1934-05-06, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Basketball

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	16th	503.2
			503.2

Kaneyasu Kenji

B. 1954-10-18, represented Japan
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	11th	32
		32

Kang Gwang-Song

B. 1956-01-05, represented North Korea
Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	27th	0.04
Men's Team combined	9th	40
		40.04

Kang Myong-Suk

B. 1965-11-09, represented North Korea
Artistic Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Women's Individual combined	34th	-2.16
Women's Team combined	8th	64
		64.0016

Kang Ok-Sun

B. 1946-04-14, represented North Korea
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Arvo Kangas

Olympic Competitor nr 5934

1912-07-07-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round five - won by fall
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round six - lost - eliminated (600)

Reino Kalervo Kangasmäki

B. 1916, Kokkola, Finland; D. 2010-09-29
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Kaarlo Olavi Kangasniemi

B. 1941-02-04, Kullaa, Finland
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	7th		6th	11160
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		gold		11160
				11160

Kauko Kalevi Kangasniemi

B. 1942-11-18, Ulvila, Finland; D. 2013-04-17
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-110 kg)	7th	600
		600

Taisto Ilmari Kangasniemi

B. 1924-02-04, Kankaanpää, Finland; D. 1997-10-31
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	fourth		sixth		11th	3801.6
FR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)		sixth	bronze			4800
						8601.6

Roger Kangni

B. 1944, represented Togo; D. 2021-09-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:7th	-6.53
		0.00000053

Kangyal Tibor

B. 1942-05-28, Budapest, Hungary
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Zbigniew Kania

B. 1951-03-17, Czerwińsk nad Wisłą, Poland
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	21st	0.8
		0.8

Bogusław Kanicki

B. 1953-07-09, Puławy, Poland
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Olga Kaniskina

Russia
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

2008 2012 HP

20 km Walk gold silver 15600

15600

Chalit Kanitasut

B. 1940-12-05, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:20th	0.25
		0.25

Nicolas Kanive

B. 1887-11-23, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1966-07-12
Gymnastics & Athletics

	1912	1920	HP
Team combined, Free system	fifth		250
Team combined, European system	fourth		400
Individual combined (4 events)	20th		1.25
Men's Long Jump		QU:29th	0.024
			651.274

Olympic Competitor nr 6374

1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fourth (400)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 20th (1.25)

Kanizsa Tivadar

B. 1933-04-04, Debrecen, Hungary; D. 1975-11-04
Waterpolo (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1956 1960 1964 HP

team gold bronze gold 11520

11520

Rachot Kanjanavanit

B. 1924-08-05, Songkhla, Thailand
Sailing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	30th	33rd	33rd	0.02268
				0.02268

Johan Kankkonen

Olympic Competitor nr 5725

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 34th - Team - fifth (250)

Veikko Kankkonen

B. 1940-01-05, Kainuu, Finland
Ski Jumping (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual	40th			0.00015
Men's Normal Hill		gold	17	6404
Men's Large Hill		silver	24th	4000.16
				10404.16015

Paula Kann

B. 1922-02-01, Wien, Austria, represented the USA; D. 2001-11-02
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Women's Downhill	28th	0.0192
Women's Slalom	11th	64
		64.0192

Dharmalingan Kannan

B. 1936-07-08, Secunderabad, AP, India; D. 2006-05-19
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Mahendran Kannan

B. 1964-03-05, represented India
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	10th	150
		150

Muhammad Kannayan

B. 1932, from Kolkata, represented India
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Bernd Gerhard Kannenberg

B. 1942-08-20, Königsberg (now Kaliningrad in Russia), represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	dnf	dnf	0.160384
Men's 50 km Walk	gold		6400
			6400.160384

Annette Kansy

B. 1955-06-13, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1972	HP
Pairs	8th	320
		320

Laxmi Kanta Das

B. 1938-07-01, Calcutta (now Kolkata), (then British) India
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	12th	13th	98.4
			98.4

(Paavo) Tapio Kantanen

B. 1949-05-31, Heinola, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:19th		1.6
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	bronze	fourth	6240
			6241.6

Rami Kantari

B. 1963-02-08, represented Lebanon
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	67th		-9.40
Men's 200 m Freestyle	56th		-7.64
Men's 100 m Backstroke	disq	50th	-4.11
Men's 200 m Backstroke		41st	-4.64
Men's 200 m Individual Medley		56th	-7.64
			0.0000762804

Sataporn Kantasa-Ard

B. 1950-07-07, represented Thailand
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	33rd	-2.19
		0.00192

Gerd Kanter

Estonia
Athletics (1 gold, 1 bronze)

2004 2008 2012 2016 HP

Discus Throw 19th gold bronze fifth 17428

17428

Marlies Kanthak

B. 1958-01-10, Torgau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting

	1976	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, three positions	32nd	-2.40
Small-Bore Rifle, prone	51st	-6.64
		0.00400064

Female.

Arja Leena Kantola

B. 1949-06-13, Rovaniemi, Finland
Speed Skating

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 500 metres	12th	16th	46.4
Women's 1000 metres	22nd	21st	1.04
Women's 1500 metres	22nd		0.4
Women's 3000 metres	24th	21st	0.8
			48.64

Hans Kantor

B. 1903, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:10th	0.017
		0.017

(Benjamin) MacKinley Kantor

B. 1904-02-04, Webster City, Iowa, USA; D. 1977-10-11
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	254.5
		254.5

Roman Józef Kantor

B. 1912-03-15, Łódż, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1943
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:6th	65
Men's Épée, Team	SF:4th	82
		147

Waldo Ariel Kantor

B. 1960-01-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth	bronze	1600
			1600

Pavel Kantorek

B. 1930-02-08, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 10000 metres	11th			64
Men's Marathon	27th	14th	25th	24.21
				88.21

Jaroslav Kantůrek

B. 1953-08-17, Pod&ecraon;brady, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Dimitrios Kantzias

represented Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:ac	10.86
Men's 5 miles	ac	48.02
Men's Marathon	dnf	-6.29
		58.88000029

Olympic Competitor nr 2948

1906-04-25-18:30 - Athletics - 5 miles - AC (48.02)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - 1500 m, round one - AC (10.86)
1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (0.555)

Igor Vladimirovich Kanygin

B. 1956-06-06, Vitebsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kanygin

B. 1948-09-19, Raychikhinsk, Amur, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	dnf	0.096
		0.096

Written 2001-10-04 - last modified 2024-08-22

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