Great Olympians

Biographies - KOO


Evangeline "Evelien" Koogje

B. 1959-07-31, Appingedam, the Netherlands
Rowing
1976 HP
Women's Eights 8th 128
128


Gholam Hossein Koohi

B. 1951-01-10, represented Iran
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road
1972 1976 HP
Men's Individual Pursuit R1:dnf 0.102
Men's Team Pursuit R1:22nd 0.3
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 31st 24th 0.1248
0.5268


William August "Bill" Kooistra

B. 1926-08-26, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1995-03-30
Aquatics - Water Polo
1952 1956 HP
Men's Team fourth fifth 1300
1300


Samuel Gene "Sam" Kooistra

B. 1935-08-18, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2010-09-18
Aquatics - Water Polo
1956 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Jacob Hendrik Willem "Jaap" Kool

B. 1890-12-31, Amstelveen, the Netherlands; D. 1959-12-01
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Music AC 1169
1169

He was not listed in the offical report but only in a Dutch report.


Jurjaan Christiaan Koolen

B. 1938-09-10, Monnickendam, the Netherlands; D. 2020-06-23
Volleyball
1964 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128


Anton Koolmann

B. 1899-09-11, Kasispea, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1953-06-29
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1924 HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-61 kg) SiSF 240
GR Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) R3 21.75
261.75


Hilde Koop

B. 1921-05-26, from Bremen, represented Germany
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Women's Individual All-Around 118th -
Women's Team All-Around fifth 250
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus fourth 400
Women's Floor Exercise 95th -
Women's Horse Vault 44th -
Women's Uneven Bars 89th -
Women's Balance Beam 133rd -
650.000004


Frederik Koopman

B. 1887-10-22, Dordrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1980-06-13
Rowing
1920 HP
Men's Eights R1:2nd 287
287


John Koopman

B. 1879-06-15, Falmouth, Mich., USA; D. 1949-09-16
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186


Leo Donald Koopmans

B. 1953-11-28, Barrie, Ont., Canada, represented the Netherlands
Ice Hockey
1980 HP
Men's Team Prel:5th 65
65


Jantina Maria "Tini" Koopmans

B. 1912-05-26, Groningen, the Netherlands; D. 1981-12-17
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Women's High Jump 14th 24
Women's Discus Throw 16th 9.6
33.6


Evert Koops

Olympic Competitor nr 4246


Roelof Koops

B. 1909-07-19, Zuidlaren, the Netherlands; D. 2008-06-07
Speed Skating
1936 HP
Men's 1500 metres 30th 0.01
Men's 5000 metres 13th 25.6
Men's 10000 metres 17th 4
29.61


Leif Johan Koorn

B. 1937-07-26, Stockholm, Sweden
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 1964 HP
Men's Individual Combined 91st 67th -9.40
Men's Team Combined 14th - 4
4.0000000004


Veli Veikko Koota

B. 1957-09-14, Kankaanpää, Finland
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Written 2012-01-16 - last modified 2023-05-14

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