Great Olympians

Biographies - LAS


José Manuel Lasa Urquia

B. 1940-05-22, Oyarzun, Spain
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 23rd 0.384
0.384


Miguel María Lasa Urquia

B. 1948-11-02, Oyarzun, Spain
Road Cycling
1968 HP
Road Race 42nd -4.60
100 km Team Time Trial 12th 30
30.00006


Otto Lasanen

Olympic Competitor nr 5930


Donald Ray "Don" Lash

B. 1912-08-15, Bluffton, Ind., USA; D. 1994-09-19
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 5000 metres 13th 25.6
Men's 10000 metres 8th 256
281.6


Fedir Serafimovych Lashchonov

B. 1950-11-04, Rovenky, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Irina Lashko

Russia, emigrated to Australia and competed for them in 2004
Diving (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2004 HP
Springboard fourth silver silver 7th 11000
Synchronized Springboard bronze 1920
12920

She competed for the Soviet Union in 1988, for the Unified team in 1992, for Russia in 1996, and for Australia in 2004, thus making her one of only 2 competitors to have represented 4 different teams! (Jasna Sekaric has five different teams, but this includes an individual competition)


Carla Lasi

B. 1965-07-25, Riolo Terma, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle 17th 4
Women's 400 m Freestyle 12th 40
Women's 800 m Freestyle fifth 1000
1044


Helmut "Henry" Laskau

B. 1916-09-12, Berlin, Germany, lived in Los Angeles, naturalized in 1943, represented the USA; D. 2000-05-07
Athletics
1948 1952 1956 HP
Men's 10 km Walk R1:dq R1:dq 1.856
Men's 20 km Walk 12th 40
41.856


Lech Łasko

B. 1956-06-02, Świdnica, Poland
Volleyball (1 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Team gold fourth 4000
4000


Kazimierz Laskowski

B. 1899-11-07, Troitsk, then and now in Russia, represented Poland; D. 1961-10-20
Fencing (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Sabre, Team bronze 640
640


Nicolas Lasorsa

B. 1954-02-17, represented France
Weightlifting
1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 12th 60
60


Josep Lluis Lasplasa i Pujolar

B. 1897-06-18, Llers, Spain; D. 1975-08-20
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Eights R1:3rd 104
104


August Lass

B. 1903-08-16, Tallinn, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1962-11-27
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football R1 0.85
0.85


Rex Lassam

B. 1896-07-13, Stafford, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1920 HP
200 m Breaststroke R1:4th 14.5
400 m Breaststroke R1:4th 14.5
29


Damiano Lassandro

B. 1947-12-18, Bari, Italy
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R1 1.02
1.02


(Erik) Åke Lassas

B. 1924-08-21, Leksand, Sweden; D. 2009-04-16
Ice Hockey
1952 1956 HP
Men's Team bronze fourth 2080
2080

He was on the team in 1952, but played just one match, apparently.


(Aage) Carl Christian Lassen

B. 1943-01-09, København, Denmark
Sailing
1964 HP
5.5 metres Class 12th 40
40


Hans Christian Lassen

B. 1955-07-24, Borlänge, Sweden, represented Denmark
Canoeing, Canadian
1980 HP
Men's Singles, 1000 m R1:dq 40
40


(Lars) Torbjörn Lassenius

B. 1931-08-04, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's Decathlon 7th 600
600


Sverre Lassen-Urdahl

B. 1913-02-17, Lake Forest, Ill., USA, represented Norway; D. 2005-12-31
Alpine Skiing
1948 HP
Men's Downhill 11th 48
48


René Lasserre

B. 1895-10-09, Bayonne, France; D. 1965-08-19
Rugby (1 silver)
1924 HP
Men's Rugby silver 2000
2000


Rosemary Lassig

B. 1941-08-10, Bundaberg, Qld., Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)
1960 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:11th 80
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay silver 1000
1080


Lydia Lassila

B. 1982-01-17, Melbourne, Australia
Free-style Skiing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2010 2014 2018 HP
Aerials gold bronze 20th 13441.5
13441.5


Gerarda Hendrica Maria "Gerda" Lassooij

B. 1952-08-22, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Women's 200 m Individual Medley 30th 0.01
Women's 400 m Individual Medley 21st 0.64
0.65


Carlos Lastarria Escobedo

B. 1918-08-27, Arequipa, Peru; D. 1987-10-19
Shooting
1960 1964 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Three Positions QU:59th 46th -5.64
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Prone 29th 0.016
0.016006416


Aartje Elisabeth "Adrie" Lasterie

B. 1943-12-16, Hilversum, the Netherlands; D. 1991-03-22
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)
1964 HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly R1:18th 3.2
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley R1:12th 60
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay (silver) 64
127.2


Olavi Joel Lastikka

B. 1906-05-09, Vyborg, then and now part of Russia, represented Finland; D. 1982-02-11
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Literature - Epic Works AC 107.8
107.8


Carlos Lastre Alfonso

B. 1950-06-27, represented Cuba
Weightlifting
1976 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) 7th 600
600


Luis María Lasúrtegui Berridi

B. 1956-03-28, Pasajes, Spain
Rowing (1 silver)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs silver Rep:4th 6221.5
Men's Coxed Fours fourth
6221.5


Józef Łaszewski

B. 1902, from Warszawa, represented Poland
Rowing
1928 HP
Men's Eights QF 540
540


László Sándor Ferenc

B. 1925-03-04, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2002-09
Athletics
1948 1952 HP
Men's 50 km Walk 13th 12th 65.6
65.6


Written 2012-04-02 - last modified 2023-12-08

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