Great Olympians

Biographies - LEC

Jean-Claude Lecante

B. 1934-11-12, Paris, France
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Paul Émile Lecaron

B. 1863-07-29, Paris, France; D. 1940-09-17
Tennis

	1900	HP
Men's Singles	R2	717.5
Men's Doubles	R1	430.5
		1148

Olympic Competitor nr 753

1900-07-06-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - won (Q)
1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (430.5)
1900-07-08-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (717.5)

Franco Leccese

B. 1925-04-24, Condove, Italy; D. 1992-06-23
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:2nd	13
		13.023

Andrzej Jan Lech

B. 1946-05-15, Gdynia, Poland
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Wiesława Aleksandra Lech

B. 1946-10-20, Kraków, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	42nd	-4.40
Women's Team All-Round	10th	25
		25.00004

Claude le Chatelier

B. 1946-12-17, Caligny, France
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	15th	7.5
		7.5

Pavel Leche

B. 1887-05-07 in Ardahan, now in Turkey, then part of the Russian Empire.

Olympic Competitor nr 5298

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 30th (0.01)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 70th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 71st
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - seventh (100)

Ardahan was mostly inhabited by Armenians, and that is the nationality I will ascribe to this athlete.

Franz Lechleitner

B. 1963-09-11, Zams, Austria
Luge

	1984	1988	HP
Doubles	fifth	12th	1300
			1300

Emilio Lechner

B. 1940-11-08, Maranza, Italy
Luge

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Singles	10th	11th	246
			246

Erika Lechner

B. 1947-05-28, Maranza, Italy
Luge (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Singles	gold	dnf	9600.6
			9600.6

Heinz Lechner

B. 1928-04-26, represented Austria
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual		8th	320
Men's Sabre, Team	QF:3rd	SF:3rd	227.75
			547.75

Alexander Mallace "Sandy" Leckie

B. 1938-03-25, Watford, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th	R2:8th	R2:6th	0.4694
Men's Sabre, Team	R2	R1:3rd	7th	127.5
Men's Foil, Individual		R2:6th		0.0034
Men's Foil, Team		R1:3rd		22.75
				150.7228

William Joseph Hannay Leckie

B. 1928-08-25, from Oxford, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF:2nd	127.5
		127.5

John MacMillan Stirling Lecky

B. 1940-08-29, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 2003-02-25
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Michael Lecky

B. 1952-11-12, represented Jamaica
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:26th	0.096
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:21st	0.48
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		0.576

Marcel Leclef

B. 1909-07-25, Antwerpen, Belgium
Bobsleigh

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Two	10th	sixth	13th	957
				957

Edmond Leclerc

B. 1912-01-25, Foulzy, France
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep1	0.54
		0.54

Georges Leclerc

B. 1903-12-09, Paris, France; D. 1974
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:6th	7.8
		7.8

Guy Leclerc

B. 1955-10-05, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	9th	83.2
			83.2

Eugène Frédéric Henri "Henry" Leclerc

B. 1872-04-02, La Rochelle, France; D. 1916-09-12
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1900	HP
Jumping	2 ac	381.2
High Jump	ac	289.3
		670.5

Olympic Competitor nr 511

1900-05-29-14:00? - Equestrianism - Jumping - AC (190.6)
1900-05-29-14:00? - Equestrianism - Jumping - AC (190.6)

Jean-Baptiste Leclerc

B. 1920-03-10, Éloyes, France
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth	13th	2438.4
			2438.4

Jean-Louis le Clerc

B. 1940-01-19, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	9th	106
			106

Pierre Leclerc

B. 1953-10-24, Sainte-Thérèse, Québ., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	35th	-2.10
		0.001

Valérie Leclerc

B. 1961-07-01, represented France
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m	sixth	480
		480

Pierre-Georges LeClercq

B. 1893-06-19, represented Belgium
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	26th	0.096
		0.096

Jean Leclerq

B. 1880, from Lille, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1900	HP
Men's Underwater Swimming	11th	96
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		436

Olympic Competitor nr 1308

1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
1900-08-12-09:00 - Swimming - Underwater Swimming - 11th (96)

Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos

B. 1992-04-12, Durban, South Africa
Swimming (1 gold, 3 silver)

	2012	2016	2021	HP
200 m Freestyle		silver		4000
100 m Butterfly	silver	silver	18th	8002.56
200 m Butterfly	gold	fourth	fifth	11250
200 m Individual Medley	9th			240
400 m Individual Medley	fifth			1000
4x200 m Freestyle Relay	seventh			100
4x100 m Medley Relay	13th			6.4
				24598.96

The man who kept Michael Phelps from four consecutive golds in the 200 m Butterfly by beating him in London.

Dominique Lecointe

B. 1957-03-22, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Rowing

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	8th				872
Men's Coxless Fours			eighth	12th
Men's Eights		sixth
					872

Georges Lecointe

B. 1897-08-16, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; D. 1932-01-04
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Lecointre

represented France
Sailing

	1900	HP
1-2 ton class (1)	8th	64
1-2 ton class (2)	dnf	40
		104

Olympic Competitor nr 411

1900-05-22-13:10 - Sailing - 1-2 ton class (1) - eighth (64)
1900-05-25-13:20 - Sailing - 1-2 ton class (2) - DNF (64)

(John Howard) Louis Lecompte

B. 1914-07-28, Mpontréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1970-02-21
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Lecomte

from France
Archery

	1900	HP
Au Cordon Doré - 50 m	8th	256
		256

Olympic Competitor nr 1363

1900-08-13-10:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 50 m - eighth (256)

Claude Lecomte

B. 1950-02-27, Namur, Belgium
Fencing

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	SF:6th	R2:5th	65.053
			65.053

Émile-Florent Lecomte

B. 1866, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium; D. 1938
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Al LeConey

B. 1901-03-11, Mooreston, NJ, USA; D. 1959-11-11
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Maurice Marie Lecoq

B. 1854-03-26, Angers, France; D. 1925-12-16
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)

	1900	1906	1908	HP
Men's Military Rifle		fifth		750
Men's Military Rifle, Gras Model		12th		30
Men's Free Rifle, combined	21st	13th	31st	20.37
Men's Free Rifle, standing	19th
Men's Free Rifle, kneeling	22nd
Men's Free Rifle, prone	25th
Men's Free Rifle, team	bronze	bronze	bronze	1760
Men's Free Pistol	11th			5360
Men's Free Pistol, 25m		gold
Men's Free Pistol, 50m		sixth
Men's Free Pistol, team	silver			1000
Men's Military Revolver		17th		3
Men's Military Revolver, Gras Model		fourth		1200
Men's Duelling Pistol, au visé		bronze		1920
Men's Duelling Pistol, au commandement		12th		30
				12073.37

Olympic Competitor nr 1188

1900-08-01-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 11th (80) & team - second (1000)
1900-08-03-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, standing - 19th (0.4)
1900-08-04-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, kneeling - 22nd (0.1)
1900-08-05-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, prone - 25th (0.025) & combined - 21st (0.64) & team - third (640)
1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - fourth (1200)
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - sixth (480)
1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - fifth (750)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - 17th (3)
1906-04-24-09:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au visé - third (1920)
1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 12th (30)
1906-04-25-08:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au commandement - 12th (30)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - first (4800)
1906-04-27-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - third (480)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - 13th (19.2)
1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - third (480)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 31st

L. le Cornu

from Paris, represented France
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep2	324
		324

Alejandro Matías Lecot

B. 1960-12-22, La Plata, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	26th	0.064
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	20th	1
		1.064

Federico Lecot

B. 1891, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	500
		500

Jules Lecoutre

B. 1878-04-24, Tourcoing, France; D. 1962-04-18
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Olympic Competitor nr 1084

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Émile Lecuirot

B. 1907-05-23, Joinville-le-Pont, France
Rowing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	QF			1009
Men's Eights			Rep:3rd	1009
				1009

Emil Lecuona i Ley

B. 1935-08-30, Bercelona, Spain; D. 2004-02-12
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	98th	-15.26
Men's Team Combined	18th	0.64
		0.64

Fernando Lecuona Asencio

B. 1926-05-15, La Habana, Cuba
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	97th	-
Men's Team All-Around	14th	4
Men's Floor Exercise	105th	-
Men's Horse Vault	105th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	75th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	107th	-
Men's Rings	63rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	79th	-
		4

Rafael Argelop Lecuona Asencio

B. 1928-06-02, La Habana, Cuba; D. 2014-06-07
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	81st	116th	52nd	-
Men's Team All-Around	14th			4
Men's Floor Exercise	93rd	147th	55th	-
Men's Horse Vault	79th	150th	55th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	79th	144th	52nd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	94th	106th	55th	-
Men's Rings	85th	121st	50th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	53rd	77th	33rd	0.00064
				4.00064

René Lécuron

B. 1909-04-26, Paris, France; D. 1985
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:6th	4.32
		4.32

Émile Joseph Pierre Lécuyer

B. 1876-04-20, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	fourth	1600
		1600

Olympic Competitor nr 780

1900-07-14-09:30 - Athletics Trac - 110 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q) (ran alone)
1900-07-14-10:05 - Athletics Track - 110 m Hurdles, final - fourth (1600)

Léon Alfred Lécuyer

B. 1855-04-08, Paris, France; D. 1915-10-25
Fencing & Shooting (1 bronze)

	1900	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:dns				12.3
Men's Free Pistol				30th	-2.75
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Team				bronze	480
					492.3075

Olympic Competitor nr 711

1900-06-19-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day one
1900-06-20-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day two (Q)
1900-06-22-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, semi-final - DNS (12.3)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - 30th
1908-07-11-17:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - third (480)

Józef Łęczycki

from Poland
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	2 works	110.06
		110.06

Mieczysław Łęczycki

B. 1897, Łódż, Poland
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	2 works	110.06
		110.06

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-11-29

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.