Great Olympians

Biographies - KEM

Erol Kemah

B. 1961-11-20, Adapazan, Türkiye
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	grp:4th	grp:6th	570
			570

Sidney "Sid" Kemble

B. 1914-01-23, Bradford, England, Great Britain; D. 1979-04-10
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	20th	1.5
		1.5

Ezekiel Kemboi

B. 1982-05-25, Kenya
Athletics (2 gold)

2004 2008 2012 HP

3000 m Steeple gold 7th gold 29700

29700

	2004	2008	2012	HP
3000 m Steeple	gold	7th	gold	29700
				29700

Kemecsey Imre

B. 1941-02-11, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	silver		1000
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres		fourth	800
			1800

Kemény Ferenc

B. 1922-06-15, Nyíregyháza, Hungary; D. 2002-05
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	52nd	-
Men's Team All-Around	sixth	160
Men's Floor Exercise	103rd	-
Men's Horse Vault	83rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	87th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	56th	-
Men's Rings	7th	100
Men's Pommeled Horse	32nd	0.001
		260.001

Kemény Imre

B. 1931-08-24, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	1Rep:2nd	12.9
		12.9

Keméry Pál

B. 1888-11-14, Zirc, Hungary; D. 1958-01-30
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1936	HP
Dressage, Individual	26th	0.08
Dressage, Team	sixth	160
		160.08

Heather Kemkaran

B. 1958-08-02, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Figure Skating

	1980	HP
Women's Singles	15th	15
		15

Herbert Kemmer

B. 1905-05-13, Berlin, Germany; D. 1962-12-10
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze		silver	3608
				3608

Erich Kemnitz

B. 1936-01-19, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:5th	8.6
		8.6

Gunnar Arthur Kemnitz

B. 1927-12-16, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 2009-12-27
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	HP
Men's Springboard	21st	0.64
		0.64

Ivan Kemnitz

B. 1943-04-14, København, Denmark
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
		0.77800045

Dennis Arthur Kemp

B. 1931-07-28, represented Australia
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Francis Kemp

Olympic Competitor nr 5415

1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - fifth (1000)
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 23rd (0.256)

Gustav "Gusty" Kemp

B. 1917-02-24, Differdange, Luxembourg; D. 1948-04-13
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Jennifer Jo "Jenny" Kemp

B. 1955-05-28, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	10th	100
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
		1700

Johan Kemp

Olympic Competitor nr 3738

1908-07-15-10:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool three - AC (8.528)
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Finland - third (480)

Peter Anderson Kemp

B. 1877-04-08, Galashiels, Scotland, Great Britian; D. 1965-06-09
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	R1:11th	64
Men's 200 m Obstacle Course	bronze	3840
Men's Water Polo	gold	3200
		7104

Olympic Competitor nr 1280

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 11th time (64)
1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - third (3840)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)

Mariappa Kempaiah

B. 1933-02-10, Bengaluru, Karn., India; D. 2008-07-02
Football

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	R1:4th	807.25
			807.25

Carl Kempe

Olympic Competitor nr 4990

1912-05-05-13:15 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round one - won (Q)
1912-05-07-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, round one - won (Q)
1912-05-08-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round two - lost (65.94)
1912-05-09-12:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, covered courts, semifinal - lost (Qb)
1912-05-10-16:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, semifinal - won (Q)
1912-05-11-14:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, final - lost (3000)
1912-05-11-17:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, covered courts, small final - lost (1200)

James Wasson "Jimmy" Kempe, Jr.

B. 1923-08-28, Paget, Bermuda; D. 2018-04
Sailing

	1956	1960	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	15th	15th	20
			20

Veit Kempe

B. 1955-10-27, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Pairs	sixth	800
		800

Félicien Kempeneers

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	fourth	2000
Men's Team combined, European system	silver	1000
		3000

Franz-Josef Kemper

B. 1945-09-30, Hopsten, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:7th	fourth	1620.8
			1620.8

Almut Kemperdick

B. 1963-05-11, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Andreas Kempf

B. 1881-03-14, Basel, Switzerland, lived in Kansas City; D. 1963-03-29
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	20th	0.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	75th	-11.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	8th	48
		48.75

Olympic Competitor nr 1699

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - eighth (48)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 75th - Individual combined - 20th (0.75)

Originally listed as American, it was discovered that he only applied for US Citizenship in 1908, and it was denied. Born in Basel, he must therefore be considered Swiss. He competed for the Kansas City Turnverein.

Hippolyt Kempf

B. 1965-12-12, Luzern, Switzerland
Nordic Combined (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1994	HP
Individual	gold	26th	sixth	8600.006
Team	silver	10th	bronze	1831.5
				10431.506

Arci Zélia Mensch Kempner

B. 1934-02-03, Porto Alegre, RGdS, Brazil
Archery

	1980	HP
Women's Individual	26th	0.096
		0.096

Patricia "Patty" Kempner

B. 1942-08-24, Augusta, Geor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	7th	500
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	gold	1600
		2100

Albert Kempster

Olympic Competitor nr 3325

1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - fifth (750)
1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - fifth (750)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 24th (0.16)
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - third (640)
1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - third (640)

Ludovico Enrique Kempter Schaefer

B. 1913-11-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres class	fifth	1000
		1000

Franz Kemser

B. 1910-11-11, Partenkirchen, Germany; D. 1986-01-20
Bobsleigh (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Four	gold	4800
		4800

Franz Kemter

B. 1922-02-21, Dornbirn, Austria; D. 2008-02-28
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	101st	-
Men's Team All-Around	11th	16
Men's Floor Exercise	161st	-
Men's Horse Vault	123rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	74th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	92nd	-
Men's Rings	148th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	49th	-
		16.0000004

Written 2002-07-24 - last modified 2023-08-27

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