Great Olympians

Biographies - KUL

Cevat Kula

B. 1902-07-07, represented Turkey; D. 1977-04-20
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1936	HP
Jumping, Individual	sixth	800
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.64
		800.64

Dainis Kūla

B. 1959-04-28, Ventspils, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	gold	9600
		9600

Jan Kula

B. 1922-02-02, Zakopane, Poland; D. 1995-04-06
Ski Jumping

	1948	HP
Men's Individual	33rd	0.00384
		0.00384

Aleksandr Viktorovich Kulagin

B. 1954-06-29, from Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

B. 1942-04-29, Logachi, Udmurtia, Russian Federation
Cross-Country Skiing (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

1968 1972 1976 1980 HP

5 km silver gold disq sixth 13800

10 km sixth gold bronze fifth 13250

3x5 km Relay bronze gold 7260

4x5 km Relay gold silver

34310

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
5 km	silver	gold	disq	sixth	13800
10 km	sixth	gold	bronze	fifth	13250
3x5 km Relay	bronze	gold			7260
4x5 km Relay			gold	silver
					34310

A teacher of physical education and one of the best women skiers in history. She won silver and bronze at Grenoble and since then won several World and Olympic titles.
At Innsbrück in 1976, she had finished third in the 5 km, but was then disqualified when a forbidden substance was found in the nose-spray she had used to combat the flu. There had been a small epidemic and she was allowed to continue to compete, so she could win two other medals.
She is married to Alexander Tikhonov.

Boris Khadzhumarovich Kulayev

B. 1929-07-18, Ardon, North Ossetia, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2008-08-12
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Kulcsár Gergely

B. 1934-03-10, Hungary
Track and Field (1 silver, 2 bronze)

1960 1964 1968 1972 HP

Javelin Throw bronze silver bronze 14th 15074.4

15074.4

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Javelin Throw	bronze	silver	bronze	14th	15074.4
					15074.4

Kulcsár Győző

B. 1940-10-18, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2018-09-19
Fencing (4 gold, 2 bronze)

1964 1968 1972 1976 HP

Épée, individual QF gold bronze bronze 18082.43

Épée, team gold gold gold fourth 10400

28482.43

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Épée, individual	QF	gold	bronze	bronze	18082.43
Épée, team	gold	gold	gold	fourth	10400
					28482.43

Member of the Hungarian Epee team that won gold at Tokyo, Mexico City and München.
In the team competition of 1964 he was the best fencer, winning 20 bouts. But then he lost the individual quarter-final to a Swede who would finish only seventh.

Istvan Kulcsar

B. 1936-09-13, represented Switzerland
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th	-5.26
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:4th	6.4
		6.4000026

Kulcsár János

B. 1927-03-02, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1989-06-27
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	7th	300
		300

Kulcsár Magdolna

B. 1948-02-18, Pestszentlőrinc, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:dns	8.2
Women's 1500 metres	R1:dnf	-3.64
		8.20064

Katarzyna Maria Kulczak

B. 1954-09-25, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	sixth	480
		480

Tadeusz Kulczycki

B. 1948-01-01, Nekia, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:5th	195
		195

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Kulebyakin

B. 1950-11-30, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	7th	600
		600

Jerzy Kulej

B. 1940-10-19, Czestochowa, Poland
Boxing (2 gold)

1964 1968 HP

Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg) gold gold 19200

19200

	1964	1968	HP
Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Began by being more interested in football and swimming, but at nineteen represented Poland in the European boxing championships and later became European Champion. At Mexico his victory over Enrique Regueiferos of Cuba was a split decision.

Lucjan Kulej

B. 1896-11-29, Dankôw, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1971-07-13
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:3rd	86
		86

Ivan Kuleshov

B. 1946-11-29, represented the Soviet Union
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Marek Stefan Kulesza

B. 1959-10-05, Warszawa, Poland
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	9th	120
		120

Seweryn Roman Kulesza

B. 1900-10-23, Radom, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1983-05-14
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	21st	0.8
Three−Day Event, Team	silver	1000
		1000.8

Bedřiška Kulhavá

B. 1931-12-04, Ústi nad Labem, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:14th	16
		16

Jaroslav Kulhavý

B. 1985-01-08, Ústí nad Orlici, Czech Republic
Cycling, Mountain Bike (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	18th	gold	silver	19504.8
					19504.8

Sergey Yuryevich Kulibaba

B. 1959-07-27, Alma Ata (now Almaty), Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Pole Vault	8th	384
		384

Semyon Kulikov

Olympic Competitor nr 6490

1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 41st

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov

B. 1950-05-25, Sverdlovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)

1976 1980 HP

Men's 500 m gold silver 10400

10400

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 500 m	gold	silver	10400
			10400

Georgijs Kuļikovs

B. 1947-06-11, Korsakov, Sakhalin, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	sixth	SF:11th	704
Men's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:11th	R1:49th	64.00016
Men's 100 metres Butterfly		R1:22nd	0.4
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	silver	(silver)	1064
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	bronze	1280
			3112.40016

Domestically, he represented the Latvian SSR, and was 10 times Latvian champion.

Kulin-Nagy Károly

B. 1910-04-16, Magyaróvár, Hungary; D. 1992-02
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Trap	31st	0.0096
		0.0096

Zdravko Kuljić

B. 1953-03-04, from Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Krishna Shamrao "K.S." Kulkarni

B. 1918-04-17, Belgaum (now Belagavi), Karn., (then British) India; D. 1994
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	2.873
		2.873

Erich Kull

B. 1932-01-06, from Basel, represented Switzerland
Speed Skating

	1956	HP
Men's 500 metres	40th	0.0001
Men's 1500 metres	46th	0.0000064
		0.0001064

Ilmar Kullam

B. 1922-06-15, Tartu, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2011-11-02
Basketball (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Boo Kullberg

Olympic Competitor nr 5993

1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Karl-Axel Kullerstrand

Olympic Competitor nr 5874

1912-07-07-11:00? - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group three - qualified (Q)
1912-07-08-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - eighth (384)

Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye

B. 1958, represented Somalia; D. 1991
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 10000 metres	R1:31st		-2.64
Men's Marathon		91st	-14.96
			0.0064

Jorma Ilmari Kulo

B. 1923-10-30, Tampere, Finland; D. 2006-06-23
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	9th	200
		200

Kultsár István

B. 1900-10-15, Sfantu Gheorghe, now in Romania, then part of Hungary, represented Hungary; D. 1943
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Valentin Kulyov

B. 1948-07-10, represented the Soviet Union
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-01-07

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