Great Olympians

Biographies - LEG

Percy Legard

B. 1906-06-17, Saltash, England, Great Britain; D. 1980-02-16
Modern Pentathlon & Nordic Combined

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Modern Pentathlon	8th	19th	386.4
Men's Nordic Combined		45th	0.00001
			386.40001

He also competed in the 1948 Winter Pentathlon, a demonstration event.

(José) Legarreta (Abaitúa)

B. 1903-02-12, Lerrabezúa, Spain; D. 1957-09-17
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Manlio Legat

Olympic Competitor nr 6391

1912-07-10-15:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group two - 23rd (0.384)
1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 29th (0.024)
1912-07-13-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day one - DNF (0.016)

Viktor Legát

B. 1905, represented Czechoslovakia
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Free-style	R1:3rd	2.56
Men's 100 m Backstroke	R1:3rd	24
Men's 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	SF:dns	40
		66.56

Walter Legel

B. 1940-06-29, Bruck and der Leitha, Austria (then part of Germany); D. 1999-07-04
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	20th						161.1
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)				dq	10th	16th	161.1
							161.1

Disqualified for doping in 1972.

Bob LeGendre

B. 1898-01-07, Lewiston, Maine, USA; D. 1931-01-21
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Pentathlon	fourth	bronze	4160
			4160

Charles "Charly" Légeret

B. 1909-08-19, Lausanne, Switzerland; D. 1983-07-12
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	41
		41

Beyene Legesse

B. 1934, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:6th	0.0000000059
Men's 200 metres	R1:5th	0.00000098
Men's 400 metres	R1:5th	0.0011
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:5th	0.82
Men's 4x400m Relay	R1:5th	5.2
		6.0211009859

Billie Legg

B. 1906-11-03, Robertson, Cape Colony, after 1910 South Africa
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	fifth	1000
Men's 200 m	SF:dnf	52
		1052

Douglas C. Legg

from Birmingham, represented Great Britain
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	20th	0.5
		0.5

Ronald H. Legg

from Birmingham, represented Great Britain
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	20th	0.5
		0.5

Robyn Margaret Leggatt

B. 1957-05-07, represented Australia
Hockey

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Waldemar Legień;

B. 1963-8-23, Bytom, Poland
Judo (2 gold)

1988 1992 HP

Men's Half Middleweight (-78 kg) gold 19200

Men's Middleweight (-86 kg) gold

19200

	1988	1992	HP
Men's Half Middleweight (-78 kg)	gold		19200
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)		gold
			19200

Jan Legierski

B. 1952-03-10, Istebna, Poland
Nordic Combined

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	18th	10th	153.84
			153.84

Louis Jean "Jack" Le Goff

B. 1931-04-08, Alençon, France; D. 2009-07-24
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Eventing, Individual	sixth	23rd	800.32
Eventing, Team	bronze	8th	704
			1504.32

Jean le Goff

B. 1944-02-22, Montrouge, France
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th	75
		75

André le Goupil

B. 1931-01-07, Martinvast, France
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1968	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	12	50
Three-Day Event, Team	fourth	400
		450

Paul Legrain

represented France
Cycling - Track

	1900	HP
Men's Sprint	SF:2nd	1620
		1620

Olympic Competitor nr 1548

1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - first (Q)
1900-09-11-14:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, quarter-final - first (Q)
1900-09-13-14:00? - Cycling - Track - Sprint, semi-final - second (1620)

Pierre Eugène Legrain

B. 1920-02-18, La Neuville, France; D. 2005-06-20
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:18th	23rd	4.224
			4.224

Claude Legrand

B. 1941-08-16, Lamoura, France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	37th		-3.40
Men's 30 kilometres	25th		0.1
Men's 50 kilometres		41st	-4.64
			0.100464

Émile Legrand

B. 1897, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1924	HP
Men's Four/Five	dnf	120
		120

Eugène Legrand

B. 1934-06-11, represented France
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Light Middleweight (-71 kg)	R2	101.4
		101.4

Fernand Legrand

B. 1898, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1924	HP
Men's Four/Five	dnf	120
		120

Gaston Legrand

B. 1851-07-12, Paris, France; D. 1905-03-02
Shooting

	1900	HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, Trap	19th	2.4
		2.4

Olympic Competitor nr 862

1900-07-15-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day one
1900-07-16-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day two
1900-07-17-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day three - 19th (2.4)

Serge Legrand

B. 1937-07-16, represented France
Biathlon

	1968	HP
4 x 7.5 km Relay	10th	25
		25

Daniel Legras

B. 1957-12-28, Aÿ, France
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	sixth		480
Men's Fours, 1000 m		9th	80
			560

Karen LeGresley

B. 1951-03-01, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	25th	0.1
Women's 800 m Freestyle	17th	4
		4.1

René Le Grevès

B. 1910-06-06, Paris, France; D. 1946-02-25
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Marcus "Marc" Legros

B. 1946-07-02, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	9th	10th	130
			130

L. Legru

represented France
Sailing

	1900	HP
1/2-1 ton class (1)	sixth	160
1/2-1 ton class (2)	7th	100
		260

Olympic Competitor nr 459

1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - sixth (160)
1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - seventh (100)

Édouard Henri Marcel Leguery

B. 1934-08-08, Cœyvres-et-Valsery, France; D. 1986-02-16
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	32
		32

Drue Evelyn Le Guier

B. 1959-05-02, represented Austrzlia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	22nd	0.4
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	9th	40
		40.4

André Le Guillerm

B. 1924-09-05, Romainville, France
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	10th	150
		150

Jean-Marie le Guillou

B. 1941-01-24, represented France
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	fourth	1600
		1600

Carlo Legutti

B. 1912-11-29, represented Italy
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Tandem Sprint	fourth	2000
		2000

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-06-22

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