Great Olympians

Biographies - KEN

H. J. Ken

	1928	HP
Literature, Lyric Works	AC	254.5
		254.5

Antoni Kenar

B. 1906-10-23, Iwonicz, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1959-02-19
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Sculpture, Statues	HM			593.7
Sculpture	ac		ac	7.614
				601.314

(Kamal) Ali Moustafa Kenawi

B. 1956-06-06, represented Egypt
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	39th	-3.16
Men's 400 m Freestyle	40th	-3.10
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	36th	-3.64
		0.0009

Thelma Kench

B. 1914-02-19, Palmerston North, New Zealand; D. 1985-03-25
Athletics

	1932	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:6th	52
		52

Barbara Kendall

B. 1967-08-30, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 HP

Women's Windsurfer (Lechner A-390) gold 27375

Women's Windsurfer (Mistral) silver bronze fifth

Women's Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS;X) sixth

27375

She did even better than her brother Bruce.

William Ernest "Bill" Kendall

B. 1916-06, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; D. 2004-08-27
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:9th	160
		160

Robert Cloudman "Bob" Kendall

B. 1947-07-23, Augusta, Maine
Nordic Combined

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Brett Kendall

B. 1957-04-03, represented New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	60th	-7.10
Men's Giant Slalom	44th	-4.16
Men's Slalom	36th	-3.64
		0.00065601

Bruce Kendall

B. 1964-06-27, Papakura, New Zealand
Sailing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Windsurfer (Windglider)	bronze			19800
Windsurfer (Lechner Division II)		gold
Men's Windsurfer (Lechner A-390)			fourth
				19800

Patrick Hume "Pat" Kendall

B. 1927-03-08, Rochford, England, Great Britain; D. 1968-07-18
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:26th	0.064
		0.064

Scott Kendall

B. 1959-01-13, represented New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom	26th	0.064
		0.064

Kende Rezső

B. 1908-12-31, Budapest, represented Hungary; D. 2011-06-19
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	57th	-
Men's Team Combined	10th	25
Men's Vault	49th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	33rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	52nd	-
Men's Rings	39th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	84th	-
		25

Yohan Kende

B. 1949-03-03, Timișoara, Romania, represented Israel
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke	R1:28th	0.0256
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:31st	-2.64
		0.032

Sahr Kendor

B. 1962-10-07, represented Sierra Leone
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:6th	-4.21
Men's 800 metres	R1:41st	-4.64
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:22nd	0.1
		0.100085

Peter Kendrew

B. 1940-04-25, York, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	100
		100

Joe Kendrick

B. 1905-06-26, Dublin, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1965-10
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	(QF)	287
		287

Kenéz Béla

B. 1922-12-20, Cegléd, Hungary; D. 1994-03-31
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	9th	240
		240

Kenéz György

B. 1956-06-23, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

J. Graham Kenion

Olympic Competitor nr 4680

1908-08-11-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
1908-08-12-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (1500)

B. 1948-02-13, Okayama, Japan
Gymnastics (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)

1968 1972 1976 HP

Individual combined fourth silver (dnq*) 6260.00044

Team combined gold gold gold 9600

Horizontal Bar bronze fourth silver 2244

Pommeled Horse fifth bronze silver 2079

Parallel Bars fifth bronze 890

Floor Exercises sixth fourth sixth 792

Vault sixth fourth 560

Rings fifth fifth 500

22925.00044

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Individual combined	fourth	silver	(dnq*)	6260.00044
Team combined	gold	gold	gold	9600
Horizontal Bar	bronze	fourth	silver	2244
Pommeled Horse	fifth	bronze	silver	2079
Parallel Bars	fifth	bronze		890
Floor Exercises	sixth	fourth	sixth	792
Vault	sixth	fourth		560
Rings		fifth	fifth	500
				22925.00044

Member of the Japanese gymnastics team from '68 to '76, who won gold each time.
(*) Kenmotsu would have qualified for the final of the individual in 1976 in 5th place, but he was not allowed to compete in the final because three other Japanese were ahead of him.

Paul Kenna

Olympic Competitor nr 6558

1912-07-13-09:20 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, long distance ride
1912-07-15-11:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, steeplechase
1912-07-16-09:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, jumping - abandoned (0.05)
1912-07-16-14:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, individual - 27th (0.05)

William Ray "Bill" Kennedy

B. 1952-10-26, London, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke	15th	10
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)	64
		74

William Roland "Bill" Kennedy

B. 1899-11-03, Waterloo, Québ., Canada; D. 1992-10-02
Athletics

	1920	HP
High Jump	QU:21st	0.96
		0.96

Carlos Kennedy

B. 1911, Entre Rios, Argentina
Swimming

	1932	HP
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
		160

Helen Louise Kennedy

B. 1949-08-16, London, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:20th	1
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:22nd	0.5
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:18th	3.2
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:17th	6
WoWomen's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	100
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	sixth	160
		270.7

Iain Kennedy

B. 1950-04-04, from County Down, Northern Ireland, part of Great Britain, represented Ireland
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:5th		60
Men's Coxed Fours		11th	60
			60

John Kennedy

B. 1900-05-19, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1971-09
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Karol Estelle Kennedy

B. 1932-02-14, Shelton, Wash., USA; D. 2004-06-25
Figure Skating

	1948	1952	HP
Mixed Pairs	sixth	silver	5800
			5800

Kenneth George "Ken" Kennedy

B. 1913-09-06, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1985-08-20
Speed Skating

	1936	HP
Men's 500 metres	29th	0.016
Men's 1500 metres	33rd	0.00256
Men's 5000 metres	33rd	0.00256
		0.02112

Michael Edward "Peter" Kennedy, III

B. 1927-09-04, Olympia, Wash., USA; D. 2004-06-25
Figure Skating

	1948	1952	HP
Mixed Pairs	sixth	silver	5800
			5800

Patrick David "Pat" Kennedy

B. 1964-04-03, Salem, Mass., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly	eighth	256
		256

Robert Kirk Inches Kennedy

B. 1916-01-20, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 2004-05-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Robert Lindsay Kennedy

B. 1880-07-31, Edenderry, (now Northern-)Ireland, Great Britain; D. 1963-04-22

Olympic Competitor nr 4940

1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-31-15:00 - Hockey - final - lost (1500)

from Edenderry in (now) Northern Ireland, so he should be classed as British despite the fact that he played for the team called "Ireland".

Sybil Kennedy

B. 1899-08-13, Québec City, Québ., Canada; D. 1986-06-05
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - Statues	ac	2.274
		2.274

Thomas James Kennedy

B. 1884-09-28, Carleton, Ont., Canada; D. 1937-01-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented the National Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship. It is not known if he ever got US citizenship, so maybe we should call him Canadian.

Olympic Competitor nr 2033

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Neil Aylmer Kennedy-Cochrane-Patrick, 29th Laird of Hunterston

B. 1926-05-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1994-10-14
Sailing (1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
5.5 metres class	sixth	silver	4640
			4640

Gerd Kennel

B. 1952-05-03, Völklingen, Saarl., Germany, represented West Germany
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	8th	384
		384

Robert Earl "Bob" Kenney

B. 1931-06-23, Arkansas City, Kans., USA; D. 2014-10-27
Basketball (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Arturo Kenny y Gahan

B. 1888-12-12, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Polo (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Polo	gold	3200
		3200

Carlos Alberto Kenny Loredo

B. 1950-07-19, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hockey

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(14th)	8
		8

Clayton Orton Kenny

B. 1928-12-21, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 2015-06-29
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Grant Hayden Kenny

B. 1963-06-14, Maryborough, Qld., Australia
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	bronze		1920
Men's Fours, 1000 m		fourth	800
			2720

James Kenny

represented the Xavier Athletic Club, Conn., USA
Basketball

	1904	HP
Men's Team	sixth	240
		240

The Xavier Athletic Club team lost three matches and forfeited two, including the match against equal-last team Turner Tigers. Kenny was on the teams that lost to Buffalo and Chicago.

Olympic Competitor nr 1862

1904-07-11-11:00? - Basketball - Match 2 - lost
1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - lost
1904-07-11-17:00? - Basketball - Match 8 - lost (*) - Final Rankings - fifth (375)

(*) team roster not certainly known

Jason Kenny

B. 1988-03-23, Bolton, Great Britain
Cycling - Track (7 gold, 2 silver)

2008 2012 2016 2021 HP

Team Sprint gold gold gold silver 28800

Sprint silver gold gold eighth 25584

Keirin gold gold 12800

67184

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Team Sprint	gold	gold	gold	silver	28800
Sprint	silver	gold	gold	eighth	25584
Keirin			gold	gold	12800
					67184

Five weeks after Rio, he married Laura Trott. They have 10 gold medals between them and added one each in Tokyo.

Michael Vincent Kenny

B. 1964-06-19, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-91 kg)	R16	89.06
		89.06

Patrick "Paddy" Kenny

B. 1934-08-17, Cork, Ireland
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Albert Kent

Olympic Competitor nr 6819

1912-07-17-13:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

(Leonard) Bruce Kent

B. 1928-10-23, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 1979-09-05
Cycling - Track

	1956	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Harry Dale Kent

B. 1947-03-11, Upper Hutt, New Zealand; D. 2021-08-24
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Time Trial	16th	9.6
		9.6

Julie Kent

B. 1965-04-08, Hobart, Tasm., Australia
Aquatics - Diving

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Platform	10th	QU:14th	116
			116

Olney Brown "Terry" Kent, III

B. 1962-08-08, Rochester, NY, USA
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	SF:4th	eighth		243
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	fourth			1200
Men's Fours, 1000 m		SF:5th	9th	88.6
				1231.6

Wilfred Kent-Hughes

B. 1895-06-12, East Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:4th	1.86
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:5th	195
		196.86

Brian William Kent-Smith

B. 1935-10-10, Barnstaple, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:4th	68
		68

Eino Kenttä

B. 1906-11-03, Tampere, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1952-11-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Discus Throw	sixth	960
		960

Shirra Kenworthy

B. 1943-04-19, Windsor, England, lived in Vancouver, represented Canada
Figure Skating

	1964	HP
Women's Singles	12th	60
		60

Kenyeres József

B. 1955-03-02, Esztergom, Hungary
Handball

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	sixth	fourth	1120
			1120

Kenyery Alajos

Olympic Competitor nr 5619

1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - AC (0.014)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - second (Q) - DNS (250)
1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - DNS (52)

James Kenyon

Olympic Competitor nr 5377

1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 45th

Written 2002-07-24 - last modified 2024-02-16

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	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Women's Windsurfer (Lechner A-390)	gold					27375
Women's Windsurfer (Mistral)		silver	bronze	fifth
Women's Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS;X)					sixth
						27375