Great Olympians

Biographies - KUS

Rudolf Kus

B. 1915-02-23, Trnava, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2006-07-02
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Walter Kuß

B. 1965-05-07, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Cross Country Skiing

	1988	HP
Men's 15 km Classical	27th	0.04
Men's 50 km Freestyle	dnf	-9.10
Men's Team Relay (4 x 10 km)	seventh	100
		100.04

Irina Kusakina

B. 1965-06-05, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Luge

	1988	HP
Women's Singles	10th	150
		150

Nobushige Kusamitsu

B. 1892-04-05, Izumo, Japan; D. 1970-12-21
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	2 entries	7.448
		7.448

Walter Kusch

B. 1954-05-31, Hildesheim, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	fifth	sixth	1640
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	sixth	8th	896
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	11th	bronze	656
			3192

Hans Kuschke

B. 1914-02-25, from Berlin, represented Germany; D. 2003-11-30
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Pavel Kushnikov

Olympic Competitor nr 6491

1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 38th

Anton Kushnir

B. 1984-10-13, Krasnoarmeisk, Ukraine, then in the Soviet Union, represented Belarus
Track (1 gold)

	2006	2010	2014	HP
Aerials	8th	15th	gold	9999
				9999

David Kushnir

B. 1931-06-21, Afula, Israel (then Mandate of Palestine)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:25th	QU:25th	0.3
			0.3

Nataliya Grigoryevna Kushnir

B. 1954-05-06, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Serhiy Heorhiyovych Kushniriuk

B. 1956-03-15, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	silver	5200
			5200

Igor Robertovich Kushpelev

B. 1959-08-10, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	10th	100
		100

Bernard Kusi

B. 1939-06-01, Kumasi, Gold Coast, represented Ghana
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Rajko Kušić

B. 1955-06-21, Rogatica, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1994-09-02
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Maria Bronisłaca Anna Kusion

competed in 1960 as

Maria Bibro

B. 1936-07-18, Jurków, Poland; D. 1996-01-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:4th		0.676
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:4th		82
Women's Long Jump	9th	13th	278.4
			361.076

Kevin Kuske

B. 1979-01-04, Potsdam, (then East-)Germany
Bobsleigh (4 gold, 1 silver)

2002 2006 2010 2014 HP

Four-man gold gold silver 7th 19350

Two-man gold gold 11th 16080

35430

	2002	2006	2010	2014	HP
Four-man	gold	gold	silver	7th	19350
Two-man		gold	gold	11th	16080
					35430

Together with André Lange, but when Lange retired, Kuske competed unsuccessfully at Sochi.

Herberts Kušķis

B. 1913-03-05, Rīga, Latvia, then part of Russia; D. 1994-12-29
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	8.6
		8.6

Dmitry Kuskov

Olympic Competitor nr 5106

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - ninth (40)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 49th
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 19th (1.6)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 59th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 58th
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - seventh (100)

Kathryn Hallowell "Kathy" Kusner

B. 1940-03-21, Gainesville, Flor., USA
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Jumping, Individual	13th	21st	10th	157.8
Jumping, Team	sixth	fourth	silver	1716
				1873.8

Albert Kusnets

B. 1902, Tallinn, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1942
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	fourth		6240
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		bronze	6240
			6240

Janusz Kusociński

B. 1907-01-15, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1940-06-21
Athletics (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's 10000 metres	gold	6400
		6400

Anton Kuster

B. 1923-07-31, represented Switzerland
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	SF:5th	12.9
		12.9

Hans Kuster

B. 1920-06-05, from Basel, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1948	HP
Mixed Pairs	12th	50
		50

Gottfried Kustermann

B. 1943-10-07, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1972	1976	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions	7th	10th	500
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	37th		-3.40
			500.0004

Maria Kusters-ten Beitel

B. 1949-09-20, Eibergen, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Eights	8th	128
		128

Kusunoki Shigeto

B. 1934-12-28, Osaka, Japan
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Marian Zygmunt "Marek" Kuszewski

B. 1933-10-31, Kielce, Poland; D. 2012-03-05
Fencing (2 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th		0.455
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	(silver)	1143.5
			1143.955

Mateusz Kusznierewicz

B. 1975-04-29, Warszawa, Poland
Sailing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Men's One Person Dinghy (Finn)	gold	fourth	bronze			22700
Men's Two Person Keelboat (Star)				fourth	8th	22700
						22700

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-10-02

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