Great Olympians

Biographies - KOR

Radivoj Korać

B. 1938-11-05, Sombor, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	sixth	7th	silver	2772
				2772

Miroslav Koranda

B. 1934-11-06, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2008-10-06
Rowing (1 gold)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold		5210
Men's Eights		Rep:3rd	5210
			5210

Gennady Vladimirovich Korban

B. 1949-02-01, Saratov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Roman Korban

B. 1927-05-23, Nadvima, now in Ukraine, represented Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:4th	0.033
		0.033

Erich Korbel

B. 1941-07-07, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany)
Speed Skating

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	dq	44th	-4.16
Men's 5000 metres		37th	-3.40
			0.00041616

Jaroslav Korbela

B. 1957-05-20, České Budějovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Olga Valentinovna Korbut

B. 1955-05-16, Hrodna, Belarus, represented the Soviet-Union
Gymnastics (4 gold, 2 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	7th	fifth	1400
Women's Women's Team combined	gold	gold	3200
Women's Floor Exercises	gold		1600
Women's Vault	fifth		250
Women's Uneven Bars	silver	fifth	1250
Women's Beam	gold	silver	2600
			10300

Although she finished only seventh overall, she was the darling of the spectators at München, winning three individual gold medals.

Grzegorz Henryk Korcz

B. 1946-10-09, Śródza, Poland
Basketball

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	(sixth)	10th	178
			178

Waldemar Jerzy Korcz

B. 1949-01-19, Elblag, Poland
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	dnf	9.6
		9.6

Danuta Kordaczuk

B. 1938-09-02, Warszawa, Poland; D. 1988-04-10
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Angela Kordež

B. 1926-05-22, Kropa, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	HP
Women's 10 km	16th	9.6
		9.6

Milena Kordež

B. 1953-09-20, Kranj, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	37th	-3.40
Women's 10 kilometres	39th	-3.16
		0.00056

Matevž Kordež

B. 1919-09-13, Kropa, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	1956	HP
Men's 15 km		49th	-
Men's 18 km	53rd		-
Men's 30 km		32nd	0.004
Men's 50 km	16th		6.4
Men's 4x10 km Relay	9th	13th	46.4
			52.804

Antonia "Toni" Kordic

B. 1964-01-01, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Triantafyllos Kordogiannis

B. 1890, represented Greece
Fencing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	750
		750

Olympic Competitor nr 3058

1906-04-28-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - won (Q)
1906-04-28-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, final - lost (750)

A. Kordonis

sailor on the Greek naval ship Psara
Rowing

	1906	HP
Six-man Naval Rowing Boats	fourth	600
		600

Olympic Competitor nr 2657

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - fourth (600)

Jan Korejs

B. 1907-04-27, Žebětin, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1949-08-08
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Pole Vault	sixth	960
		960

Günter Koren

B. 1962-07-30, Klagenfurt, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1988	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Helmut Koren

B. 1958-03-30, Klagenfurt, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	65
		65

Jan Jaap Korevaar

B. 1957-05-22, Delft, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Cornelis "Nijs" Korevaar

B. 1927-12-31, Mijnsheerenland, the Netherlands; D. 2016-12-01
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fifth	1780
			1780

Werner Korff

B. 1911-12-18, Berlin, Germany
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Yrjö Korholin-Koski

B. 1900-05-03, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1978-03-02
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	7th	600
		600

Paavo Korhonen

B. 1928-06-05, Joutseno, Finland
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	fourth	fourth	9th	5040
Cross-Country Skiing	1952			HP
Men's 18 km	14th			16
				5056

Riku Korhonen

Olympic Competitor nr 3602

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 75th

Urho Korhonen

B. 1907-06-14, Vyborg, then and now in Russia, represented Finland; D. 1971-05-23
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	46th	-
Men's Team Combined	fifth	250
Men's Vault	43rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	40th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	33rd	-
Men's Rings	33rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	71st	-
		250

Urpo Pentti Korhonen

B. 1923-02-08, Rautalampi, Finland; D. 2009-08-10
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's 4x10 km Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Wäinö Kalevi Korhonen

B. 1926-12-21, Enso, now Svetogorsk in Russia, represented Finland; D. 2018-12-13
Modern Pentathlon & Fencing (2 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Individual	bronze	3200
Men's Team	bronze	640
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	0.0018
		3840.0018

Daniel "Dane" Korica

B. 1945-06-10, Kutinska Slatina, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 10000 metres	7th	400
		400

Nikola Korica

B. 1960-11-08, Gospić, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Two	24th	0.2
Men's Four	19th	1.2
		1.4

Avtandil Koridze

B. 1935-04-15, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

In his penultimate match, against Dimitar Stoyanov, he needed a win, while his opponent needed a win by fall. If the Bulgarian would win by decision, they would both be eliminated. During the match, they stopped to talk, and Stoyanov stopped fighting. Koridze thus got into the final, which he won. Stoyanov was disqualified.

Dora Köring

Olympic Competitor nr 5282

1912-07-01-09:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, round one - won (Q)
1912-07-03-15:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-10:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-15:15 - Tennis - Women's Singles, final - lost (5000)
1912-07-05-09:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, final - won (4800)

Ivana Kořinková

B. 1950-10-20, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Julius Korir

B. 1960-04-21, Nandi, Kenya
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	gold	9600
		9600

Angel B. Koritarov

B. 1931-11-11, Pernik, Bulgaria; D. 2019-02-08
Volleyball

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	fifth	sixth	820
			820

Mikheil Korkia

B. 1948-09-10, Kutaisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2004-02-07
Basketball (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	bronze	4480
			4480

Otar Korkia

B. 1923-05-10, Kutaisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2005-03-15
Basketball (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Elmar Korko

B. 1908-02-08, Tartu, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1941-07-10
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:3rd	21.75
		21.75

Leonidas Kormalis

B. 1932-11-06, Athina, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:5th	32.5
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:dnf	0.68
		33.18

Jiří Kormaník

B. 1935-03-26, Scăiuş, Romania, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-11-03 in Czechia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 silver)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	9th			6390
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)		silver	10th	6390
				6390

Körmöczi Csaba

B. 1944-02-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1992-11-04
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	(fourth)	82
		82

Peter Martin Kormann

B. 1955-06-21, Braintree, Mass., USA
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	15th	10
Men's Team Combined	7th	100
Men's Floor Exercises	bronze	640
		750

Kormos András

B. 1952-04-03, Győr, Hungary; D. 2005-01-07
Rowing

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:3rd			210.88
Men's Eights			7th	210.88
				210.88

Kormos Gyula

B. 1911-12-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1980-10-18
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	136
		136

Maria Kornek

B. 1960-03-07, Starowice Dolne, Poland
Hockey

	1980	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk

B. 1950-06-28, Bakı, Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	fourth	1600
Men's 4x100 m Relay	silver	1000
		2600

Alfred Körner

B. 1926-02-14, Wien, Austria
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Christoph Körner

B. 1962-08-15, Gelsenkirchen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Gerhard Körner

B. 1941-09-20, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany
Football (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

(Richard Wilhelm) Julius Körner

B. 1870-12-22, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1954-11-19
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Olympic Competitor nr 1516

1900-08-25-16:45 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat three - third (Q1)
1900-08-26-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final one - third (1920)

Kurt Körner

B. 1912-05-13, Klingenthal, Sachsen, Germany
Ski Jumping

	1936	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	12th	60
		60

Martin Körner

B. 1935-12-30, Klingenthal, Sachsen, Germany
Nordic Combined

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	20th	1.5
		1.5

Rudolf Körner

Olympic Competitor nr 6265

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev

B. 1942-08-29, Yaroslavl, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-11-18
Shooting (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Free Rifle	silver	8th	6384
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	16th	34th	6.4016
			6390.4016

Yury Ivanovich Korneyev

B. 1937-03-26, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2002-06-17
Besketball (2 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver	silver	4000
			4000

Helmut Körnig

B. 1905-09-12, Glogau, Germany, now Glogow in Poland; D. 1973-03-05
Athletics - Track & Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 100 m		SF:6th	52
Men's 200 m	bronze		2560
Men's 4x100 m Relay	silver	silver	2000
			4612

Sergey Grigoryevich Kornilayev

B. 1955-02-20, Bashkortostan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Alfred Kornprobst

B. 1940-07-28, Nürnberg, Bay., Germany; D. 1991-06-07
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	8th	384
		384

Lyudmila Korobova

B. 1942-05-15, Chelyabinsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:21st	0.8
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	8th	64
		64.8

Ibolya Korodi

B. 1957-07-18, Arad, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	fourth	400
		400

Petro Kindratovych Korol

B. 1941-01-02, Chelyabinsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2015-07-05
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Józef Korolkiewicz

B. 1902-04-27, Godziszewy, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1988-11-18
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Nikolay Pavlovich Korolkov

B. 1946-11-28, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	HP
Individual	silver	5000
Team	gold	1600
		6600

Yevgeny Viktorovich Korolkov

B. 1932-10-09, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2014-12-24
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	sixth	640
Men's Team All-Around	gold	1600
Men's Floor Exercise	35th	-
Men's Horse Vault	44th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	fifth	250
Men's Horizontal Bar	23rd	0.064
Men's Rings	7th	100
Men's Pommeled Horse	silver	1000
		3590.064

Svetlana Vladimirovna Korolyova

competed in 1976 as

Svetlana Babich

B. 1947-07-17, Pavlovsk, Altay Kray, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	8th	sixth	1344
			1344

Korondi Margit

B. 1932-06-24, Celje, Slovenia, lived in Budapest, represented Hungary
Gymnastics (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	bronze	12th	2600
Women's Team All-Around	silver	silver	2000
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	bronze	gold	2240
Women's Floor Exercise	bronze	25th	640.025
Women's Horse Vault	22nd	16th	1.7
Women's Uneven Bars	gond	12th	1610
Women's Balance Beam	bronze	7th	740
			9837.725

Konstantin Yuryevich Korotkov

B. 1961-06-18, Oskemen, Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating

	1984	HP
Men's 10000 metres	14th	16
		16

Janina Urszula Korowicka

B. 1954-04-14, Syców, Poland
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 1000 metres	26th	0.064
Women's 1500 metres	19th	1.6
Women's 3000 metres	16th	6.4
		8.064

Jorma Olavi Korpela

B. 1960-12-22, Savoniinna, Finland
Modern Pentathlon

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	22nd	0.5
Men's Team	9th	40
		40.5

Leen Korpershoek

B. 1904-01-29, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1989-07-24
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	R1:3rd	96
		96

Vera Korsakova

B. 1941-03-21, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 80 m Hurdles	SF:5th	195
		195

Gennady Yegorovich Korshikov

B. 1949-02-19, St. Petersburg (then Leningrad), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Double Sculls	gold	fourth	10000
			10000

Tatyana Vasilyevna Korshunova

B. 1956-03-06, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	silver	4000
		4000

Mirko Koršić

B. 1914-01-18, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	0.0000024
Men's Foil, Team	R2:3rd	22.75
		22.7500024

Jacob Gerard "Jaap" Korsloot

B. 1934-05-09, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Ko Korsten

B. 1895-05-02, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
100 m Free-style	SF:7th	25.6
		25.6

Jorma Aksel Kortelainen

B. 1932-12-17, Pyhäselkä, Finland; D. 2012-12-27
Cross-Country Skiing & Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	silver		1000
Men's Single Sculls		Rep:2nd	408
			1408

Jouni Ensio Kortelainen

B. 1957-06-09, Polvijärvi, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-10.24
		-10.24

Gerrit Jacobus Korteweg

B. 1937-08-17, Malang, Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Delft, represented the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:20th	1.25
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	8th	64
		65.25

Dirk Korthals

B. 1962-03-22, Vreden, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	eighth	256
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	fourth	400
		2056

Marlene Korthals

B. 1943-05-16, Öblarn, Austria (then part of Germany)
Luge

	1968	HP
Women's Singles	10th	150
		150

Carl Körting

Olympic Competitor nr 3603

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

François Kortleven

B. 1884-02-13, Oosterwijk, the Netherlands; D. 1969-01-31
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	16th	1.6
		1.6

Şevki Koru

B. 1913-04-01, represented Turkey; D. 2003-09-27
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Poul Jøhrens Korup

B. 1926-02-28, København, Denmark; D. 2003-09-05
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	86
		86

Simon Willem Korver

B. 1940-06-11, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	10th	125
		125

Heinrich Theodor "Heinz" Körvers

B. 1915-07-03, Alpen, N-W, Germany; D. 1942-12-29
Handball (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Jerzy Koryciak

B. 1954-03-07, Zwardoń, Poland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	47th	-5.40
Men's 50 kilometres	dnf	-7.16
		0.000004016

Robert Korzeniowski

Poland
Track and Field - Walking (4 gold)

1992 1996 2000 2004 HP

20 km Walk gold 6400

50 km Walk dnf gold gold gold 38400

44800

Olympic Champion on the 50km Walk in Atlanta, Sydney and Athina

Stalina Sergeyevna Korzukhina

competed in 1964 as

Stalina Demidova

B. 1938-02-10, Sverdlovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Alpine Skiing

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	19th	40th	1.6001
Women's Giant Slalom	21st	35th	0.641
Women's Slalom	7th	18th	402.56
			404.8011

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-09-17

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
20 km Walk			gold		6400
50 km Walk	dnf	gold	gold	gold	38400
					44800