Great Olympians

Biographies - KOP

August Kop

B. 1904-05-05, Purmerend, the Netherlands; D. 1945-04-30
Hockey (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Petr Kop

B. 1937-02-15, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-01-27
Volleyball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	bronze	3280
			3280

He was coach to the 1976 Czechoslovak men's team.

Tibor Kopacz

B. 1962-04-17, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; D. 2009-05-09
Speed Skating

	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	22nd	0.4
Men's 5000 metres	19th	1.6
Men's 10000 metres	24th	0.16
		2.16

Valery Vasilyevich Kopayev

B. 1954-07-15, Sortavata, Kareliya, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1979-06-29
Nordic Combined

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	7th	600
		600

Wolfgang Köpcke

B. 1948-02-27, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Modern Pentathlon

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	41st	-4.80
Men's Team	11th	16
		16.000008

Adam Kopczyński

B. 1948-08-02, Kraków, Poland; D. 2021-02-08
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Josef Kopecký

B. 1892-09-23, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	ac	0.0026
		0.0026

Jaroslav Kopet

B. 1952-12-05, Teplá, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Ernst Köpf, Sr.

B. 1940-02-10, Füssen, Bay., Germany, represented the Federal Republic after 1968
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	7th	7th		bronze	1680
					1680

Hubert Ernst Köpfler

B. 1935-09-15, Zürich, Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	11th	96
		96

Rok Kopitar

B. 1959-05-05, Celje, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fifth		R1:22nd	1500.6
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:9th			40
				1540.6

Frita Köpke

B. 1902-01-21, Plathe an der Rega, Pommern (now Płoty in Poland), represented Germany; D. 1991-11-18
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	11th	96
		96

Sergey Viktorovich Koplyakov

B. 1959-01-23, Orsha, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold, 2 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	-	fourth	1600
Men's 200 m Freestyle	10th	gold	6500
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	silver	gold	2600
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	-	silver	1000
			11700

Jakub Józef Kopowski

B. 1915-03-13, Kraków, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1983-06-02
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Charles Kopp

B. 1902, represented Switzerland
Swimming & Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	R1:4th	0.676
Men's Waterpolo	R1	28.7
		29.376

Karel Kopp

B. 1903-10-25, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1956-08-11
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	ac	1.856
		1.856

Klaus Kopp

B. 1950-06-22, Frankenthal, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	9th	120
		120

Rudolf Erwin "Rudi" Kopp

B. 1926-01-31, Rabenstein, Bay., Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 15 km		31st	0.0064
Men's 18 km	64th		0.0000000016
Men's 4x10 km Relay	7th	10th	125
			125.0064000016

Werner Kopp

B. 1902-08-25, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	45.5
		45.5

(Lasse) Olavi Köppä

B. 1951-05-16, Kangasala, Finland
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	10th	100
Men's 5000 metres	20th	1
Men's 10000 metres	9th	160
		261

Koppán Pál

B. 1878-05-16, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1951-08-31
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold, 3 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's 60 metres	R1:ac	229
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	10.76
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	68
Men's Triple Jump	ac	224.1
Men's Standing Triple Jump	ac	639
		1170.86

Olympic Competitor nr 816

1900-07-14-10:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m, round one - third (10.76)
1900-07-14-11:25 - Athletics Track - 400 m, semi-finals - fourth (68)
1900-07-15-14:00 - Athletics Track - 60 m, semi-finals - AC (229)
1900-07-16-16:00? - Athletics Field - Standing Triple Jump - AC (639)
1900-07-16-16:30? - Athletics Field - Triple Jump - AC (224.1)

Nils Bjørn Koppang

B. 1958-04-21, Oslo, Norway
Fencing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R3:5th		Bar2	116.663
Men's Épée, Team	QF		R1:3rd	104.75
				221.413

Koppány János

B. 1908-02-13, from Budapest, represented Hungary; D. 1972
Handball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Erwin Koppe

B. 1938-03-29, Rosenheim, Bay., Germany
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	50th	19th	1.6
Men's Team Combined	7th	bronze	740
			741.600001

Hans-Peter Koppe

B. 1958-02-02, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Ronald Koppelent

B. 1955-11-30, Linz, Austria
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	dnf	1.5
		1.5

Helen Mary Koppell

B. 1955-06-15, Leicester, England, Great Britain
Diving

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Springboard	QU:22nd	QU:13th	26
Women's Platform	QU:18th		2.56
			28.56

Helmut Koppelstätter

B. 1930-02-15, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1991-05
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:27th	0.06
		0.06

Fritz Köppen

B. 1935-06-28, Berlin, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Kerstin Köppen

B. 1967-11-24, Rathenow, Brandenburg, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Rowing (2 gold)

	1992	1996	HP
Women's Double Sculls	gold		12800
Women's Quadruple Sculls		gold	12800
			12800

Rudolf "Rudi" Köppen

B. 1943-02-05, Rathenow, Brand., Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's High Jump	19th	2.4
		2.4

Theodore C. "Theo" Koppen

B. 1870-04-25, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1953-03-03
Freestyle Wrestling

	1904	HP
Men's Featherweight (-61.23 kg)	R1	180
		180

Olympic Competitor nr 2295

1904-10-14-10:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Featherweight (-61.23 kg), round one - lost (160)

Wolfram Koppen

B. 1939-02-01, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2011-04-17
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	fifth	1950
		1950

Eduardo Antonio Kopper Orlich

B. 1965-08-16, San José, Costa Rica
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	65th	-8.10
Men's Slalom	45th	-4.10
		0.000010001

Ruy Kopper

B. 1930-07-03 in RGdS, represented Brazil; D. 2010-03-26
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	162.5
		162.5

Fritz A. Kopperschmidt

B. 1939-12-22, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968; D. 2011-02-16
Sailing

	1964	1968	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)		12th	1050
5.5 metres Class	fifth		1050
			1050

František Kopriva

Olympic Competitor nr 6077

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (2.4)
1920 150

Franciszek Koprowski

B. 1895-10-11, Brzezinki, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1967-06-02
Modern Pentathlon

	1928	HP
Men's Individual	34th	0.0024
		0.0024

Ebbe Knud Kops

B. 1930-02-05, Pedersborg, Denmark
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Poul Børge Kops

B. 1915-09-19, Pedersborg, Denmark; D. 2000-02-23
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Joe Kopsky

Olympic Competitor nr 5665

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 20th (1.25)

Sergey Vladimirovich Kopylov

B. 1960-07-29, Tula, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Sprint	bronze	3840
		3840

Jan Antoni Kopyto

B. 1934-06-15, Goczalki, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	fifth	1500
		1500

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2023-11-14

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