Great Olympians

Biographies - KNA

Johannes Knab

B. 1946-09-14, Bamberg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Cycling - Road
1972 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 19th 1.2
1.2

Ursula Knab

B. 1929-11-22, Heidelberg, B-W, Germany; D. 1989-05-23
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1952 HP
Women's 200 metres SF:7th 20.8
Women's 4x100m Relay silver 1000
1020.8

Margit Knabenhans

B. 1935-05-20, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:28th 0.0384
0.0384

Walter Knabenhans

B. 1929-11-09, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 2018-03-02
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs SF:5th 162.5
162.5

Willi Knabenhans

B. 1906-02-15, Zürich, Switzerland
Cycling - Track
1928 HP
Men's Sprint FiRep:4th 150
150

Christiane Knacke

B. 1962-04-17, Ost-Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly bronze 2560
2560

She admitted to having taken doping, and offered to return her medal.

Johann Knahl

B. 1914-10-17, represented Czechoslovakia
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Men's Alpine Combined 21st 0.96
0.96

There is nothing else to go on, so on the basis of his name I class this athlete as German.

Leon Knap

B. 1911-05-01, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, then part of Russia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 18 kilometres 44th 0.000016
Men's 50 kilometres 21st 0.64
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay 10th 25
25.640016

Bo Karl Olof Knape

B. 1949-08-16, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing (1 silver)
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) silver 4000
4000

Ulrika Margareta Knape

B. 1955-04-26, Göteborg, Sweden
Diving (1 gold, 2 silver)
1972 1976 HP
Women's Springboard silver 11th 4064
Women's Platform gold silver 10400
14464

Miroslav Knapek

B. 1955-03-03, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing
1976 1980 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs sixth fifth 2050
2050

Željko Knapić

B. 1957-03-26, &Cacron;akovec, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay R1:9th 40
40

Miroslava Knapková

B. 1980-09-19, Brno, Czech Republic
Rowing (1 gold)
2004 2008 2012 HP
Single Sculls fourth fifth gold 16875
16875

Lenka Knapová

B. 1970-03-22, Zlín, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating
1988 HP
Pairs dnf 12.5
12.5

Kathryn Elizabeth "Kay" Knapp

B. 1938-09-14, Washington, DC, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)
1956 HP
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay (silver) 64
64

Larry Knapp

B. 1905-05-30, Garden City, SD, USA; D. 1976-11-08
Hockey (1 bronze)
1932 1936 HP
Men's Team bronze R1 1321
1321

Peter George Knapp

B. 1949-10-27, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Eights 10th 50
50

Reinelde Knapp

B. 1933-02-08, Nüziders, Austria
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Women's High Jump 12th 60
60

Günther Knauss

B. 1943-02-14, Füssen, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey
1968 HP
Men"s Team 7th 200
200

Hansjörg Knauthe

B. 1944-07-13, Altenberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Biathlon (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
20 km 21st silver 5000.8
4 x 7.5 km Relay bronze 640
5640.8

Arthur Knautz

B. 1911-03-20, Daaden, R-P, Germany; D. 1943-05-04
Handball (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-09-26

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