Great Olympians

Biographies - LEA

James Gilbert "Jim" Lea, Jr.

B. 1932-11-06, Little Rock, Ark., USA; D. 2010-03-27
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th	2.29
		2.29

George William "Bill" Leach

B. 1946-04-05, Pasadena, Cal., USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	Rep:4th	0.975
		0.975

David Christopher "Chris" Leach

B. 1942-02-10, St. Catherines, Ont., Canada
Rowing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:3rd	11th	99
			99

Julie Marie Leach, née Jones

B. 1957-02-23, Pasadena, Cal., USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	7th	400
		400

Among her accomplishments in many different sports, there is also a win in the Iron Man triathlon in Hawai'i.

Edward Leader

Olympic Competitor nr 4345

1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - ninth (180)
1908-07-21-12:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, re-run - no improvement
1908-07-21-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - second (3.357)

Charles Symonds Leaf

B. 1895-11-13, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1947-02-19
Sailing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Six metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

Henry Leaf

Olympic Competitor nr 3141

1908-04-29-14:00 - Racquets - Singles - semifinals - won (Q)
1908-04-30-14:30 - Racquets - Doubles - semifinals - lost (1440)
1908-05-01-14:00 - Racquets - Singles - final - lost by walkover (3750)

B. 1876-04-27, Charleville, Ireland, represented Great Britain; D. 1921-11-18
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 2 silver)

1906 1908 HP

Men's High Jump gold silver 11700

Men's Triple Jump silver 4500

16200

	1906	1908	HP
Men's High Jump	gold	silver	11700
Men's Triple Jump	silver		4500
			16200

Olympic Competitor nr 3063

1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - continued on next day
1906-04-30-15:30 - Athletics - Triple Jump - second (4500)
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump, finish - first (7200)
1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - second (Q)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - second (4500)

Patrick Joseph Leahy

B. 1877-05-20, Cork, Ireland, representing Great Britain and Ireland in 1900 and 1908; D. 1926
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1900	1908	HP
Men's High Jump	silver	11th	6072
Men's Long Jump	bronze		3840
Men's Triple Jump	fourth		2400
	12240	72	12312

Olympic Competitor nr 840

1900-07-14-11:40 - Athletics Field - Long Jump, qualification - fifth (Q)
1900-07-15-15:45 - Athletics Field - High Jump - second (6000)
1900-07-15-17:15 - Athletics Field - Long Jump, final - third (3840)
1900-07-16-16:30? - Athletics Field - Triple Jump - fourth (2400)
1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - 11th (72)

Belkis V. Leal González

B. 1940-05-21, Caracas, Venezuela
Fencing

	1960	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	-5.24
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		22.7500024

Emilio Leal Zapata

B. 1942-08-20, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	11th	32
		32

Hermilo Leal Lara

B. 1951-12-21, represented Mexico
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th	-5.26
		0.7780026

Luis Ernesto Leal Placencia

B. 1929-07-21, from Talcahuano, represented Chile; D. 2013-07-12
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Paulo Leal

B. 1901-07-15, represented Portugal; D. 1977-09-18
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		QF:7th		SF:9th	5.45
Men's Épée, Team	fourth	bronze		fifth	1369.5
					1374.95

Rodrigo Leal Castillo

B. 1966-10-31, represented Guatemala
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	58th	-7.26
Men's 200 m Freestyle	51st	-6.64
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	21st	0.16
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	19th	0.4
		0.5600006656

Robin John Leamy

B. 1961-04-01, Apia, (then West-)Samoa, represented the USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	(gold)	64
		64

David Francis Lean

B. 1935-08-22, Launceston, Tasm., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	fifth	1500
Men's 4x400m Relay	silver	1000
		2500

(Oscar) Börje Leander

B. 1918-03-07, Avesta, Sweden; D. 2003-10-30
Football (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Matthew Fillip "Matt" Leanderson

B. 1931-03-11, Seattle, Wash., USA; D. 2006-11-02
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Patrick Francis "Pat" Leane

B. 1930-01-11, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 2018-10-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's High Jump	24th		0.24
Men's Long Jump	QU:24th		0.24
Men's Decathlon	dnf	9th	240.038
			240.518

Satid Leangtanom

B. 1928-04-11, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:10th	0.0000004
		0.0000004

Ben Lear

Olympic Competitor nr 6561

1912-07-13-09:35 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, long distance ride
1912-07-15-11:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, steeplechase
1912-07-16-09:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, jumping
1912-07-17-07:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, dressage - seventh (500) & Team - third (640)
1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, team - fourth (400)

Scott Leary

B. 1881-12-29, Shasta, Cal., USA; D. 1958-07-01
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's 50 yds Freestyle	silver	3000
Men's 100 yds Freestyle	bronze	1920
		4920

Olympic Competitor nr 2124

1904-09-05-14:00? - Swimming - 100 yds Free-style - heat one - second (Q)
1904-09-05-14:40? - Swimming - 100 yds Free-style - final - third (1920)
1904-09-06-14:10? - Swimming - 50 yds Free-style, heat two - first (Q)
1904-09-06-14:30? - Swimming - 50 yds Free-style, final - tied (SO)
1904-09-06-14:50? - Swimming - 50 yds Free-style, swim-off for gold - second (3000)

Richard Leatherbee

B. 1949-04-08, Santiago, Chile
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	58th	-7.26
Men's Giant Slalom	48th	-5.26
Men's Slalom	FI:dnf	-6.64
		0.0000032256

Ernest Leatherland

B. 1894-06-23, Bulwell, England, Great Britain; D. 1947
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000000038
		0.000000038

Lillie Mae Leatherwood

B. 1964-07-06, Tuscaloosa, Alab., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 400 metres	fifth		1000
Women's 4x400 m Relay	gold	(silver)	1664
			2664

Jacques Léauté

B. 1883-05-01, Paris, France; D. 1916-09-14
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	R1:25th	0.1
		0.1

Olympic Competitor nr 1292

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 25th time (0.1)

Robert Grandison "Bob" Leavitt

B. 1883-09-20, Dorchester, Mass., USA; D; 1954-02-22
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	gold	7200
		7200

Olympic Competitor nr 3089

1906-04-30-16:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles round one - first (Q)
1906-05-01-15:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles, final - first (7200)

Jacqueline "Jacquie" Leavy

B. 1965-04-21, Dublin, Ireland, represented Great Britain
Rhytmic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual	QU:31st	-2.96
		0.0096

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-04-19

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