Great Olympians

Biographies - KRU

Carl Kruckenberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6658

1912-07-15-08:00 - Equestrianism - Prize Riding Event (Dressage), Individual - eighth (384)

Krucsó Ferenc

B. 1951-09-08, Mezöhegyes, Hungary
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1980	HP
Individual	14th	20
Team	fourth	400
		420

Józef Krudowski

B. 1881-01-18, Mlawa, Poland, then in Russia; D. 1943-08-07
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Music	ac	170.9
		170.9

Barbara Krug

B. 1956-05-06, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Johannes "Han" Krug

B. 1890-12-21, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1977-03-20
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Heinrich Krug

B. 1911-09-22, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	128
		128

Herbert Krug

B. 1937-06-21, Mainz, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2010-11-01
Equestrianism - Dressage (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Individual	fifth	1250
Team	gold	1600
		2850

John Krug

Olympic Competitor nr 4495

1908-07-24-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-24-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)

Raymond Krug

B. 1924-10-19, Strasbourg, France; D. 1990-01-08
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Arnd Krüger

B. 1944-07-01, Mühlhausen, Thür., Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:12th	0.208
		0.208

Carlyn Kruger

B. 1936-08-12, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	22nd	0.4
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	-5.16
Women's Slalom	23rd	0.256
		0.656

Charles Krüger

B. 1896-03-09, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1990-03-08
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Eduard Krüger (1)

B. 1893-03-24, Metz, now France, then part of Germany, represented Germany; D. 1963-11-05
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1928	HP
Jumping, Individual	10th	125
Jumping, Team	7th	100
		225

Eduard Krüger (2)

B. 1901-07-25, Kleinwildbad, B-W, Germany; D. 1967-06-27
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	9.437
		9.437

Hans-Jörg Krüger

B. 1942-01-26, Quedlinburg, S-A, Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Hartmut Krüger

B. 1953-05-08, Güsen, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Jarogniew Krüger

B. 1946-11-23, Poznań, Poland; D. 2019-03-07
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	9th	200
		200

Judith "Jutta" Krüger

B. 1932-08-22, Berlin, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	8th	384
		384

Jürgen Krüger

B. 1954-11-23, Ebersbach, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	7th	400
		400

Karl-Heinz Krüger

B. 1953-12-25, Templin, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Katrin Krüger

B. 1959-04-10, Groß Schönebeck, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Luise Martha "Lies" Krüger

B. 1915-01-11, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany; D. 2001-06-13
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	silver	6000
		6000

Nadia Krüger

B. 1968-06-30, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
Women's 800 m Freestyle	16th	6.4
		8.96

Simen Hegstad Krüger

B. 1993-03-13, Hønefoss, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2018	2022	HP
15 km Freestyle	silver		4000
50 km Freestyle		bronze	2560
Skiathlon	gold		6400
Team Relay (4 x 10 km)	gold		1600
			14560

Stubby Kruger

B. 1897-09-21, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
100 m Backstroke	fifth	1500
		1500

Walter Krüger

B. 1930-04-11, Altenpleen, M-V, Germany; D. 2018-10-28
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	silver	6000
		6000

Nikolay Konstantinovich Kruglov

B. 1950-01-31, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Biathlon (2 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	gold	8000
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	gold	1600
		9600

Yelena Yvegenyevna Kruglova

B. 1962-03-22, Ivanovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	11th	64
Women's 200 m Backstroke	15th	10
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	bronze	640
		714

Although she married a Ukrainian and competed from Ukraine, I shall continue to call her Russian. She moved to Ukraine in 1978, but she also competed at the World Championships in that year, so she must have started swimming in Russia.

Gerrit Kruize

B. 1923-05-02, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, represented the USA; D. 2009-05-11
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Hans Tjebbe Kruize

B. 1954-05-23, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth		sixth	1232
				1232

(Jan) Hidde Kruize

B. 1961-09-30, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth	bronze	1600
			1600

Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize

B. 1925-01-18, Heemstede, the Netherlands; D. 1992-02-14
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Ties Kruize

B. 1952-11-17, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth			sixth	1232
					1232

Andrejs Kruklinš

B. 1891-01-10, Riga, Latvia, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 6244

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - AC
1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Arnolds Krūkliņš

B. 1914-02-19, represented Latvia; D. 1994-01-31
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	dnf	0.00384
		0.00384

Huiberdina Krul-van der Nolk van Gogh

B. 1922-05-22, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1994-12-05
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	72nd	-
Women's Team All-Around	14th	4
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	sixth	160
Women's Floor Exercise	113th	-
Women's Horse Vault	31st	0.0016
Women's Uneven Bars	82nd	-
Women's Balance Beam	88th	-
		164.0016

Reinhard "Felix" Krull

B. 1954-10-02, Hannover, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Harald Krüll

B. 1957-02-08, Willich, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	Prel 5th	65
		65

Jānis Krūmiņš

B. 1930-01-30, Cēsis, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1994-11-20
Basketball (3 silver)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver	silver	silver	6600
				6600

Petar Petrov Krumov

B. 1946-09-18, Sofia, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Heinrich Krumpfholz

B. 1925-03-19, from Wien, represented Austria
Water Polo

	1952	HP
Water Polo Men's Team	R2:4th	7.25
		7.25

Annerose Krumpholz

B. 1951-09-05, Lützensömmern, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	7th	600
		600

(Emil Karl) Robert Krünert

B. 1866-04-14, Berlin, Germany; D. 1945-06-16
Fencing

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		R1:7th	-11.14
Men's Sabre, Individual, one hit	R1:ac	R1:4th	2.02502
Men's Sabre, Individual, three hits	R1:ac		17.79
Men's Sabre, Team		fifth	187.5
			207.31502

Olympic Competitor nr 3055

1906-04-28-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, round one - AC (2.025)
1906-04-28-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, three hits, round one - AC (17.79)
1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - seventh
1908-07-18-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth
1908-07-22-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - lost, qualified for silver-medal tournament (Qs)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, bronze medal match - lost (187.5)
1908 SI -4.20 ST 243.8 EI 0

Krystyna Krupa

B. 1939-01-15, Wyszki, Poland
Volleyball (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Team	bronze	bronze	2560
			2560

Stefania Krupa

B. 1909-12-14, Warszawa, Poland; D. 1981-09-24
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	sixth	320
		320

Rudolph Edward Krupitzer

B. 1879-08-18, Hungary, became a US citizen in 1900; D. 1972-05-02
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	40th	-4.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	49th	-6.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	44th	-5.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	13th	4.8
		4.8000783

Olympic Competitor nr 1735

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 44th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 49th - Individual combined - 40th - Team - 13th (4.8)

William Kruppinger

from St. Louis, MO
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	111th	-18.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	95th	-15.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	112th	-19.75
		-15.19

Olympic Competitor nr 1803

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 112th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 95th - Individual combined - 111th

Marek Kruś

B. 1952-06-23, Opalenica, Poland
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Albert Kruschel

Olympic Competitor nr 5685

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 13th (32) - Team - third (640)

Alexander Kruse

B. 1888-02-09, New York, NY, USA; D. 1972-03-31
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	1 entry HC	-
		-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not acceptable as a real Olympian competitor.

Georg Kruse

B. 1894-09-12, København, Denmark; D. 1931-05-23
Boxing

	1920	HP
Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Günther Kruse

B. 1934-07-05, from Buenos Aires, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Discus Throw	11th	96
		96

Pamela Jean "Pam" Kruse

B. 1950-06-03, Miami, Flor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	silver	4000
		5600

Rudolf Kruspel

B. 1950-10-06, represented Austria
Diving

	1972	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:31st	-2.64
Men's Platform	QU:33rd	-2.26
		0.00896

Richard Krust

B. 1928-08-04, Wurmberg, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Archery

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	30th	0.015
		0.015

Oldřich Kruták

B. 1947-05-30, Břeclav, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	10th	50
		50

Vladimir Krutov

B. 1960-06-01, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2012-06-06
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)

1980 1984 1988 HP

Men's Team silver gold gold 12600

12600

Ninel Vasilyevna Krutova

B. 1926-01-03, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Women's Springboard	fourth	10th	fifth	2970
Women's Platform	14th		bronze	2576
				5546

The OlyMADMen database lists her as Russian, probably because she competed for Dynamo Moskva. But lots of top Soviet athletes went to the capital to join this elite club, and I prefer to call her Ukrainian, after her birthplace.

Heino Kruus

B. 1926-09-30, Tallinn, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2012-06-24
Basketball (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Herman Kruusenberg

B. 1898-07-23, &Aauml;rina, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1970-06-05
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	R2	56.14
		56.14

Hans Kruyt

B. 1907-06-27, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, lived in Delft, represented the Netherlands; D. 1988-11-22
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	R2	136
		136

Josef Kruz

B. 1889, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	53rd	0.000000384
		0.000000384

Jerzy Andrzej Kruża

B. 1943-11-29, Ruda Śląska, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	53rd	50th	0.000001256
Men's Team All-Round	fifth	fourth	650
			650.000001256

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-06-18

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