Great Olympians

Biographies - KES

Teppo Pellervo Kesäläinen

B. 1942-02-15, Pori, Finland
Rowing

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

Georgios Pantelis Kesar

represented Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:dns	3.24
		3.24

Olympic Competitor nr 2872

1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - 100 m, semifinals - DNS (3.24)

Herbert Kesel

B. 1931-11-03, Mannheim, B-W, Germany, represented Saarland; D. 2011-12-15
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	1Rep:dnf	10.25
		10.25

Keserű Alajos

B. 1905-03-08, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1965-05-03
Water Polo (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	silver	gold	6925
				6925

Keserű Ferenc (1)

B. 1903-08-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1968-07-16
Water Polo (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	silver	gold	6925
				6925

Keserű Ferenc (2)

B. 1946-12-12, Pécs, Hungary; D. 2019-02-12
Road Cycling

	1968	HP
Road Race	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

Sen Keshav

B. 1923-09-21, Kharwa, MP, India
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Trap	dnq	-4.54
		0.000054

Erol Keskin

B. 1927-03-02, İstanbul, Turkey; D. 2016-10-01
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Esa Juhani Keskinen

B. 1965-02-03, Ylöjärvi, Finland
Ice Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1994	HP
Men's Team	silver		bronze	2960
				2960

Sylvi Marjatta Ruth Keskinen

B. 1933-07-08, Ylöjärvi, Finland; D. 2013-05-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 80m Hurdles	R1:5th	0.064
		0.064

Sinikka Marja Lisa Keskitalo

B. 1951-01-29, Jalasjärvi, Finland; D. 2011-10-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Marathon	15th	42nd	15.00006
			15.00006

Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka

B. 1945-11-11, Rovaniemi, Finland
Speed Skating

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 500 metres	16th	18th	8.96
Women's 1000 metres	8th	8th	512
Women's 1500 metres	8th	sixth	896
Women's 3000 metres	10th	fourth	1700
			3116.96

Reinhold Kesküll

B. 1900-11-26, Kingisepp, near St. Petersburg, Russia, lived in Talinn, represented Estonia; D. 1942
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.000000000078
Men's 200 m	R1:3rd	0.00016
Men's 400 m	R1:4th	0.0000011
		0.000161100078

Norbert Keßlau

B. 1962-07-13, Dortmund, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 brpnze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fourth	bronze	3120
			3120

Késmárki Kornél

B. 1903-10-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1965
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	11th	96
		96

Farouk Kesrouani

B. 1950-02-08, represented Lebanon
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Jürgen Kessel

B. 1937-09-05, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Paulus Franciscus Mathias Kessels

B. 1901-02-01, Tilburg, the Netherlands; D. 1987-05-09
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	52nd	0.0000006
		0.0000006

William Michael "Bill" Kessler

B. 1962-10-29, New York, NY, USA
Handball

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	9th	12th	100
			100

Karl "Charles" Kessler

B. 1911-01-11, Rossa, Switzerland; D. 1998-04-10
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	8.6
		8.6

Jean Baptiste August "Guus" Kessler

B. 1888-06-16, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1972-11-05
Tennis (1 bronze?)

	1906	HP
Men's Singles	bronze	1950
		1950

He had three byes and was admitted straight into the semifinal, where he lost 6-0 6-0.
The jury put Zdenek Žemla in third place but I credit Kessler with the points for bronze.

Olympic Competitor nr 2969

1906-04-26-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, semifinals - lost (1950)

Herbert Kessler

B. 1912-12-28, Rossa, Switzerland; D. 1966-06-16
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	8.6
		8.6

Jeanette Anne Kessler

B. 1908-10-04, Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1972-03-18
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Women's Alpine Combined	8th	384
		384

Rose-Marie "Romi" Kessler

B. 1963-02-20, represented Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	9th	100
Women's Team Combined	eighth	64
Women's Floor Exercises	fifth	250
Women's Uneven Bars	fifth	250
Women's Balance Beam	sixth	160
		824

Karin Kessow

B. 1954-01-08, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 1500 metres	fifth	1000
Women's 3000 metres	fourth	1600
		2600

Jacques Kesteloot

represented Belgium
Fencing

	1928	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:8th	0.34
Men's Sabre, Team	SF:4th	82
		82.34

Cláudio Memede Kestener

B. 1961-12-20, São Paulo, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly	20th	1
Men's 200 m Butterfly	20th	1
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	8th	64
		66

Rolf Egon Kestener

B. 1930-08-08, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1998
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	SF:14th	16
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		80

Peter Kesting

B. 1955-06-07, represented Australia
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.24
		-22.24

Otto Jalmari Kestola

B. 1936-05-20, Vyborg, now in Russia, represented Finland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	16th	58th	6.4
Men's Team Combined	sixth	8th	224
			230.4

Atilio Kesunza

B. 1937-07-07, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	15.6
		15.6

Ursula "Uschi" Keszler

B. 1947-08-13, Mannheim, B-W, Germany
Figure Skating

	1964	HP
Women's Singles	24th	0.24
		0.24

Keszthelyi Rudolf

B. 1935-03-29, Pécs, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	49th	-5.16
Men's Team Combined	12th	10
		10.0000016

Written 2011-09-28 - last modified 2024-09-13

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