Great Olympians

Biographies - LAU

Jutta Lau

B. 1955-09-28, Wustermark, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (2 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	gold	gold	9600
			9600

Lau Kin-Chung

B. 1932-05-29, Hong Kong, represented Formosa (Chinese Taipei)
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

"Macy" Lau (Lan Fong)

B. 1956-06-27, represented Hong Kong
Archery

	1984	HP
Women's Individual	37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Lau Tim

B. 1934-01-01, Hong Kong, represented Formosa (Chinese Taipei)
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Lauber Dezső

B. 1879-05-23, Pécs, Hungary; D. 1966-09-05
Tennis & Art Competitions

	1908	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R2				0.638
Architecture				silver	5000
					5000.638

Olympic Competitor nr 3194

1908-07-06-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - lost (0.638)

Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Lauchle

B. 1939-09-17, Muncy, Penn., USA
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	25th	0.15
		0.15

Reinhard Lauck

B. 1946-09-16, Sielow, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1997-10-22
Football (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Adolf Lauda

B. 1918-09-25, represented Austria
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf	-9.80
Jumping, Team	dnf	-
		-9.80

Salvatore Laudani

B. 1947-12-09, Catania, Italy
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	10th	150
		150

Jean Maurice Laudet

B. 1930-08-05, Nevers, France
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	gold	8000
		8000

Adolf Laudon

B. 1912-12-13, from Salzburg, represented Austria; D. 1984-11-22
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Abel Ricardo Laudonio

B. 1938-08-30, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2014-08-12
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R2		3199.13
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)		bronze	3199.13
			3199.13

Lucienne Laudré

B. 1907-11-13, Saint-Cloud, France; D. 2000-12-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's High Jump	12th	60
		60

Jørn Lauenborg

B. 1944-09-14, Odense, Denmark
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:47th			-5.40
Men's Marathon			dnf	-10.24
				0.000004

Stephan Lauener

B. 1898, from Wengen, represented Switzerland; D. 1988
Nordic Combined

	1928	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	13th	38.4
		38.4

Fred Lauer

B. 1898-10-13, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1960-12-17
Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Water Polo	bronze			R1	1325.5
					1325.5

Hilde Lauer

B. 1943-03-24, Orțișoara, Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	silver	4000
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	bronze	1920
		5920

Karl-Martin "Martin" Lauer

B. 1937-01-02, Köln, N-W, Germany; D. 2019-10-06
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	fourth	fourth	4800
Men's Decathlon	fifth		1500
Men's 4x100 metres Relay		gold	1600
			7900

Rolf Lauer

B. 1931-09-11, Friedrichsthal, Saarland, Germany, represented Saarland; D. 1986-05-25
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	150th	-
Men's Team All-Around	22nd	0.1
Men's Floor Exercise	144th	-
Men's Horse Vault	161st	-
Men's Parallel Bars	157th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	143rd	-
Men's Rings	165th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	137th	-
		0.1

Eva Lauermanová

B. 1931-03-14, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's 10 kilometres	14th	20
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	sixth	160
		180

James George "Jimmy" Lauf

B. 1927-11-01, Baltimore, Md., USA
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:18th	1.92
		1.92

Laufer Béla

B. 1955-07-27, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:26th	-4.16
Men's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.000016

Heinz Laufer

B. 1925-05-23, Schwenningen, B-W, Germany; D. 2010-03-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	fourth	2400
		2400

Peter Laufer

B. 1936-09-13, Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław in Poland); D. 2016-03-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:14th	24
		24

Walter Laufer

B. 1906-07-15, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1984-07-16
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	fifth	1000
Men's 100 m Backstroke	silver	6000
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
		8600

Kenneth "Ken" Laufman

B. 1932-01-30, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Louis Laufray

B. 1881-10-1, Charenton-le-Pont, France; D. 1970-02-04
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's 4000 m Freestyle	R1:11th	64
Men's Water Polo	bronze	1040
		1104

He was entered in two events in 1912, but did not compete.

Olympic Competitor nr 1355

1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)
1900-08-15-10:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat three - third - 11th time (64)

Jack David Laugher

B. 1995-01-30, Harrogate, England, Great Britain
Diving (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Springboard	27th	silver	bronze	seventh	7656.044
Men's Synchronized Springboard		gold	seventh	bronze	8775
					16431.044

Gerhard Lauke

B. 1952-02-25, Ziltendorf, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	10th	75
		75

Teuvo Laukkanen

B. 1919-07-16, Pielavesi, Finland; D. 2011-05-14
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's 18 km	8th	256
Men's 4x10 km Relay	silver	1000
		1256

Vesa Eelis Laukkanen

B. 1958-04-09, Vaasa, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	SF:17th	6
		6

Danièle Laumann

B. 1961-07-08, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Double Sculls	bronze	3200
		3200

Silken Laumann

B. 1964-11-14, Mississauga, Ont., Canada
Rowing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Single Sculls			bronze	silver	14894
Double Sculls	bronze	7th			14894
					14894

Iammogapi Launa

B. 1958-09-16, Hula, New Guinea (then Australian), represented Papua New Guinea
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Heptathlon	19th	25th	2.55
			2.55

Launay

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	0.12
		0.12

Olympic Competitor nr 680

1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.12)

Kaisa Maria Launela

B. 1948-05-13, Kemijärvi, Finland
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	8th	384
		384

Jouko Ilmari Lounonen

B. 1939-06-03, Jyväskylä, Finland
Speed Skating

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 500 metres		33rd	0.00256
Men's 1500 metres	fourth	14th	2016
Men's 5000 metres	18th	15th	12.56
Men's 10000 metres	14th	12th	56
			2084.56256

Harold Edward Kirby Laurance

B. 1915-07-01, Yardley Hastings, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-01
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	12th	60
		60

Marguerite Laurenan

B. 1894, represented Belgium
Tennis

	1920	HP
Women's Doubles	R1	120
		120

Peter Laurence

B. 1931-12-11, represented Kenya
Shooting

	1972	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	58th	-7.38
		0.0000000384

Trevor James Laurence

B. 1952-06-11, Te Aroha, New Zealand
Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(seventh)	128
		128

Marina Laurençon

B. 1960-09-10, Briançon, France
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	-5.26
Women's Slalom	dnf	-5.40
		0.00000656

André René Robert Laurent

B. 1931-02-14, from Bruxelles, represented Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	1956	1964	HP
Men's Water Polo	sixth		7th	520
Men's 100 metres Freestyle		R1:32nd		0.004
				520.004

Gusty Laurent

B. 1906-03-04, Metz, France, lived in Luxembourg, represented Luxembourg; D. 1985-03-22
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Henri Albert Fernand Laurent

B. 1881-04-01, Beaulieu-sur-Loire, France; D. 1954-02-14
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	bronze	2560
Men's Épée, Open, Individual	fifth	1000
		3560

Olympic Competitor nr 683

1900-06-12-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - second (Q)
1900-06-13-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, semi-final - second (Q)
1900-06-14-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, final - third (2560)
1900-06-15-14:00 - Fencing - Épée Open - fifth (1000)

Marc Laurent

B. 1947-05-29, represented France
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	8th	320
		320

Paulette Laurent

B. 1926-03-08, from Lyon, represented France
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's Shot Put	10th	150
		150

Ray Laurent

B. 1931-07-24, Waitara, New Zealand; D. 2010-05-12
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:4th	246
		246

Theodor Alphons Laurezzari

B. 1880-05-18, represented Germany
Rowing

	1900	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Olympic Competitor nr 1449

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - third (DNQ), then admitted to final
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - fourth (800)

Sergio Lauricella

B. 1921-06-19, Napoli, Italy; D. 2008-05-02
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber	bronze	2560
		2560

Johannes Lauridsen

B. 1930-12-25, Frederikshavn, Denmark; D. 2006-10-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	41st	0.000096
		0.000096

Erling Stuer Lauridzen

B. 1916-11-27, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; D. 2012-03-12
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Louis Daniel "Lou" Laurie

B. 1917-11-19, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; D. 2002-12-26
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

William "Ran" Laurie

B. 1915-05-04, Cambridge, England, Great Britain; D. 1998-09-19
Rowing (1 gold)

	1936	1948	HP
Coxless Pairs		gold	13750
Eights	fourth		13750
			13750

The father of "House" actor Hugh Laurie.

Alain Laurier

B. 1944-09-12, Créteil, France
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Martha Johanna Petronella "Marty" Laurijsen

B. 1954-04-15, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
Women's Eights	bronze	1280
		2030

Kalevi Johannes Laurila

B. 1937-12-05, Sääksmäki, Finland; D. 1991-04-13
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	9th	fourth	1760
Men's 30 kilometres	sixth	sixth	1280
Men's 50 kilometres		11th	64
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	silver	bronze	1640
			4744

Olavi Jaakko Laurila

B. 1940-12-29, Vaasa, Finland
Archery

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	20th	1.5
		1.5

Althéa Laurin

B. 2001-09-01, Paris, France
Taekwondo (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2021	2024	HP
Women's Heavyweight (+67 kg)	bronze	gold	13440
			13440

Arvid Laurentius Laurin

B. 1901-10-03, Lysekil, Sweden; D. 1998-05-06
Sailing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	silver	5000
		5000

(Teodoras) Algirdas (Adamo) Lauritėnas

B. 1932-11-05, Kaunas, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2001-08-7
Basketball (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Dag Otto Lauritzen

B. 1956-09-12, Grimstad, Norway
Road Cycling (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	bronze	3840
		3840

Flemming Medum Lauritzen

B. 1949-06-28, Fremantle, Australia, represented Denmark
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Hanna Ivy Laursen

B. 1936-05-19, København, Denmark
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	1960	HP
Women's Platform	15th	14th	26
			26

Jens Peter Martinus Laursen

Olympic Competitor nr 6110

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

Niels Laursen

Olympic Competitor nr 3358

1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - eighth (48)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 33rd
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - AC & team - fifth (250)

Per Kærsgaard Laursen

B. 1955-11-07, København, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	10th	75
		75

Ralf Lauruschkat

B. 1950-01-27, Leverkusen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

André Lauseig

B. 1900-01-08, Blaye, France; D. 1972-12-02
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.00032
Men's Cross-Country, team	(bronze)	-
		0.00032

David Lester "Dave" Laut

B. 1956-12-21, Findlay, Ohio, USA; D. 2009-08-27
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Shot Put	bronze	3840
		3840

Gerardus "Gerard" Lautenschutz

B. 1928-11-27, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	fifth	1250
		1250

Henry Lauterbach

B. 1957-10-22, Buttstädt, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:20th	fourth	2401.5
			2401.5

Josepine Lauterbach

B. 1903, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 800 m	R1:8th	0.78
		0.78

Jack Lauterwasser

B. 1904-06-04, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2003-02-02
Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	fifth	1250
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	silver	1000
		2250

Dominique Lauvard

B. 1949-08-30, Paris, France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	57th	-7.40
Women's Team All-Round	7th	100
		100.00000004

Gustave Lauvaux

B. 1892-11-25, Châlons-en-Champagne, France; D. 1970-04-08
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Cross-Country	17th	5
Men's Cross-Country, Team	fifth	250
		255

Henri Lauvaux

B. 1900-10-09, Châlons-en-Champagne, France; D. 1970-07-19
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 10000 m	11th	dnf	64.16
Men's Cross-Country	fifth		1250
Men's Cross-Country, team	bronze		640
			1954.16

Gustaaf Lauwereins

B. 1941-06-21, Preston, England, represented Belgium
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	R2	63.9
		63.9

Jacques Lauwerys

B. 1888-04-02, Antwerpen, Belgium
Sailing

	1948	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	12th	40
		40

Eugenio Lauz Santurio

B. 1909-05-12, represented Uruguay
Sailing

	1936	1948	1952	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	14th			25.5
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)			20th	25.5
				25.5

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-07-08

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