Olympic Competitor nr 4260
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Literature, Epic Works | 2 entries | 718.6 |
| 718.6 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | fifth | 1500 |
| Mixed Pairs | silver | 5000 |
| 6500 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1 | 26.38 |
| 26.38 |
B. 1960-11-03, Jackson, Mich., USA, moved to California in 1965.
Volleyball, Beach Volleyball (3 gold)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volleyball | gold | gold | 6400 | ||
| Beach Volleyball | gold | 8000 | |||
| 14400 |
His father had been a member of the Hungarian national Volleyball team, and
aged 11, Karsh had entered his first Beach Volleyball tournament with his
father. He joined the national indoor team in 1981 and helped the USA to
the Olympic titles in 1984 and 1988, where he was voted the tournament's
most valuable player. He was also named the best player in the world in 1986
and '88. He then left the US national team to go and play with Ravenna in
Italy, with whom he won the world club title in 1991. He returned to the
now financially lucrative Beach Volleyball scene and crowned his career with
gold in the inaugural appearance of the event in the Olympics.
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 10000 m | dnf | 0.004 |
| Men's Marathon | dnf | - |
| 0.004 |
Olympic Competitor nr 6820
| 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Person Dinghy (Finn) | 8th | 11th | 480 | ||
| Two Person Keelboat (Star) | 15th | 12.5 | |||
| 492.5 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 3000 m Team | bronze | 640 |
| 640 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Two−Man | fourth | 2000 |
| Four−Man | gold | 4800 |
| 6800 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls | 9th | 120 |
| 120 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg) | QF | 861 |
| 861 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QF | 287 |
| 287 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men"s Team | 13th | 12.8 |
| 12.8 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 13th | 12.8 |
| 12.8 |
| 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Foil, Individual | R2:6th | -2.34 | ||
| Women's Foil, Team | fourth | (gold) | 880 | |
| 880.0034 |
B. 1983-06-06, Erlabrunn, Sachsen, (East) Germany
Nordic Combined (3 silver, 1 bronze)
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | silver | silver | bronze | silver | 4004 |
| Individual | fifth | 7th | 3301.1 | ||
| Large Hill | 20th | fourth | |||
| Sprint | 9th | 7th | 560.4 | ||
| Normal Hill | 22nd | ||||
| 7865.5 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | 26th | 0.096 |
| 0.096 |
| 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Coxless Fours | 9th | 870 | |
| Men's Coxed Fours | fifth | ||
| 870 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual combined | QU:60th | -8.40 |
| Women's Team combined | 10th | 25 |
| 25.000000004 |
| 1900 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Foil for Masters, Individual | silver | 6000 |
| 6000 |
Olympic Competitor nr 347
Olympic Competitor nr 4631
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Downhill | 9th | eighth | 416 |
| Women's Super-G | 15th | 10 | |
| Women's Giant Slalom | dnf | -6.16 | |
| 426.00000016 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Foil, Individual | R2:6th | 0.0034 |
| Men's Foil, Team | QF:3rd | 22.75 |
| Men's Épée, Team | R2:3rd | 22.75 |
| Men's Sabre, Individual | R1:5th | 0.00015 |
| Men's Sabre, Team | R2:3rd | 22.75 |
| 68.25015 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | R1 | 0.00000000019 |
| Men's Doubles | R1 | 0.00081 |
| 0.00081000019 |
| 1980 | 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Four | bronze | gold | 6720 |
| 6720 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 km | 13th | 38.4 |
| 38.4 |
| 1992 | 1994 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | gold | 12th | 4830 |
| 20 km | silver | 7th | 3300 |
| 4 x 7.5 km | gold | gold | 2400 |
| 10530 |
| 1936 | 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) | bronze | 3840 | |
| GR Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) | gold | 9600 | |
| 13440 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 1000 metres Time Trial | 15th | 15 |
| 15 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) | R16 | 79.13 |
| 79.13 |
| 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual | 7th | 17th | 606 |
| 606 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Hurdles | SF:5th | 195 |
| 195 |
Olympic Competitor nr 5657
Olympic Competitor nr 6106
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Bantamweight (-52.2 kg) | gold | 7200 |
| Men's Featherweight (-56.7 kg) | gold | 7200 |
| 14400 |
In 1904, boxers were allowed to start in higher weight-classes too. Several did so, but only Oliver Kirk managed to win two gold medals.
Olympic Competitor nr 2291
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Eights | 10th | 50 |
| 50 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 metres | R1:45th | -4.10 |
| 0.00001 |
| 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) | 23rd | 20th | 1.256 |
| 1.256 |
His son Gerry was also born in the Cayman Islands, and represented them in 1976. Since the Cayman Islands only received a separate NOC in 1976, I shall consider this athlete indeed as a Cayman Islands national.
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Two Person Dinghy (470) | 28th | 0.032 |
| 0.032 |
Olympic Competitor nr 6553
| 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Eventing, Individual | 23rd | 0.32 |
| Eventing, Team | dnf | 0.4 |
| 0.72 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QU:3rd | 136 |
| 136 |
Olympic Competitor nr 6107
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team combined, Swedish system | silver | 1000 |
| 1000 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon | 20th | 1.5 |
| 1.5 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 18 km | 12th | 40 |
| Men's 4x10 km Relay | silver | 1000 |
| 1040 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m Free-style | SF:6th | 52 |
| 400 m Free-style | SF:DNF | 82 |
| 4x200 m Free-style Relay | (silver) | 250 |
| 384 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual All-Around | 134th | - |
| Women's Team All-Around | 15th | 2.5 |
| Women's Team with Portable Apparatus | 16th | 1.6 |
| Women's Floor Exercise | 134th | - |
| Women's Horse Vault | 134th | - |
| Women's Uneven Bars | 134th | - |
| Women's Balance Beam | 134th | |
| 4.1 |
She managed to finish dead last on all four part-events, as well as in the team with apparatus. Only in the total team classification did her team beat one other, the British.
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Dressage, Individual | 14th | 20 |
| 20 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Coxless Fours | SF:2nd | 810 |
| 810 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | silver | 4000 |
| Men's 200 m | SF:4th | 328 |
| Men's 4 x 100 m Relay | gold | 1600 |
| Rugby | gold | 3200 |
| 9128 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual | 9th | 200 |
| Men's Team | silver | 1000 |
| 1200 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone | 26th | 0.064 |
| 0.064 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 km Team Time Trial | 23rd | 0.192 |
| 0.192 |
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Bantamweight (- 56kg) | 7th | fifth | 2100 |
| 2100 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 10th | 50 |
| 50 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | bronze | 2560 |
| 2560 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) | fifth | 1500 |
| 1500 |
B. 1942-09-17, Kalchevo, Bulgaria
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 gold)
| 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (-52 kg) | gold | gold | 17th | 19206 |
| 19206 |
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1 | 26.38 |
| 26.38 |
| 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | dq | gold | 4000 | ||
| 4000 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Coxless Fours | 2Rep:2nd | 324 |
| 324 |
| 1924 | 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | R2 | R2 | 52.76 |
| 52.76 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) | R2 | 79.13 |
| 79.13 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Breaststroke | bronze | 3840 |
| 3840 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 metres Freestyle | R1:15th | 10 |
| 10 |
| 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres | R1:5th | 162.5 |
| 162.5 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | fifth | 500 |
| 500 |
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Decathlon | fifth | dnf | 1500.00384 |
| 1500.00384 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's High Jump | bronze | 3840 |
| 3840 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | 16th | 9.6 |
| 9.6 |
competed from 1968 to 1976 as
B. 1946-05-24, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, lived in Warszawa,
represented Poland; D. 2018-06-29
Athletics - Track & Field (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 metres | - | bronze | SF:6th | - | - | 2612 |
| Women's 200 metres | silver | gold | bronze | - | - | 16200 |
| Women's 400 metres | - | - | - | gold | SF:8th | 6408.2 |
| Women's 4 x 100 m relay | gold | SF:7th | - | - | - | 1605.2 |
| Women's Long Jump | silver | 16th | - | - | - | 6009.6 |
| 32835 |
She has achieved a wide range of records. From Tokyo, only eighteen, over
München, 3 months after the birth of her son, to Montreal, where at
30 years she defeated the best East Germans. At Mexico, she dropped the baton
in the 4x100 metres.
Member of the IOC from 1998 until her death in 2018.
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Giant Slalom | dnf | -17.26 |
| Men's Slalom | 15th | 10 |
| 10 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) | R16 | 79.13 |
| 79.13 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 12th | 20 |
| 20 |
B. 1963-03-02, Rousse, Bulgaria
Shooting (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pistol | gold | 7th | bronze | 8th | fourth | 9th | 14220 |
| Free Pistol | fourth | 8th | 20th | gold | 7th | sixth | 10346.7 |
| 24566.7 |
| 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 15 kilometres | 8th | bronze | 8th | 3072 | |||
| Men's 10 kilometres Classical | sixth | 9th | 13th | 469.2 | |||
| Men's 10/15 kilometres Pursuit | 11th | dns | dns | 36 | |||
| Men's 30 kilometres | 18th | 7th | 9th | 562.56 | |||
| Men's 30 kilometres Classical | 10th | sixth | 2876.94 | ||||
| Men's 50 kilometres Classical | 12th | ||||||
| Men's 50 kilometres | - | fourth | 22nd | ||||
| Men's 4 x 10 km Relay | bronze | bronze | 8th | bronze | bronze | bronze | 3238.4 |
| 10255.1 |
Winner of an amazing 5 bronze medals with the Finnish relay team. Together with Heikki Ilmari Savolainen, Alexei Nemov , Merlene Ottey and Franziska van Almsick he's the record holder of bronze medals (SIX)
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | gold | 9600 |
| 9600 |
Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-03-27
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