Great Olympians

Biographies - LES

Bruno Lesaffre

B. 1962-03-11, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
		160

Jules Lesage

B. 1880, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-6.29
		0.00000029

Olympic Competitor nr 3116

1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - DNF

Raymond Lesage

B. 1917-06-27, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 50km Walk	16th	6.4
		6.4

Xavier Lesage

B. 1885-10-25, Moret-sur-Long, France; D. 1968-08-03
Equestrianism, Dressage (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1924 1932 HP

Dressage, Individual bronze gold 14800

Dressage, Team - gold 1600

16400

	1924	1932	HP
Dressage, Individual	bronze	gold	14800
Dressage, Team	-	gold	1600
			16400

André Lesauvage

B. 1890-12-25, Le Havre, France; D. 1971-05-29
Sailing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

Étienne Lesbats

Olympic Competitor nr 6761

1912-07-17-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Filip Leščak

B. 1960-12-13, Maribor, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia in 1984 and '88
Judo

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-78 kg)	fifth	R1		1230.46684
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)			R0	1230.46684
				1230.46684

L. Lescat

Olympic Competitor nr 4268

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - third

S. Lesceux

represented France
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Free Rifle	27th	0.06
		0.06

Willi Lesch

B. 1942-12-11, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Alpine Skiing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Downhill		29th	0.016
Men's Giant Slalom	22nd		0.4
Men's Slalom	FI:dnf		-6.64
			0.41600064

Niels Erik Leschly

B. 1910-02-23, Gentofte, Denmark; D. 1986-11-02
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1936	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.00000125
Three−Day Event, Team	dnf	-
		0.00000125

Remi Charles Lescrauwaet

B. 1915-09-06, represented Belgium
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	R2	89.06
		89.06

Roman Lešek

B. 1937-08-07, Celje, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:14th	13th	62.4
			62.4

Eugène Lesieur

Olympic Competitor nr 6004

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.015)

Jean Lesieur

represented France
Sailing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

Zdzisław Lesiński

B. 1921-09-19, Poznań, Poland; D. 2000-08-22
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	111th	-
Men's Team All-Around	13th	6.4
Men's Floor Exercise	105th	-
Men's Horse Vault	128th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	165th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	127th	-
Men's Rings	53rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	108th	-
		6.400000064

(Kaarlo Veikko) Kullervo Leskinen

B. 1908-09-15, Toholampi, Finland; D. 1989-07-25
Shooting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Free Rifle	fifth		1500
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, 3 positions		8th	256
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, prone		7th	400
			2156

Margit Elna Leskinen

B. 1915-02-19, Vaasa, Finland; D. 2002-04-07
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:10th	150
		150

(Juha) Pekka Leskinen

B. 1954-02-26, Kuopio, Finland
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	13th	38.4
		38.4

Viljo Leskinen

B. 1908-12-16, Toholampi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1945-11-16
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	15th	15
		15

Andreja Leskovšek

B. 1965-01-11, Kranj, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	16th	6.4
Women's Slalom	disq	-4.10
		6.40001

Jeffrey Francis "Jeff" Leslie

B. 1952-12-11, represented Australia
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	50th	-5.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	15th	7.5
		7.5000015

Lisa Deshawn Leslie

B. 1972-07-07, Gardena, Cal., USA
Basketball (4 gold)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	gold	gold	25600
					25600

Member of the US Basketball team that won gold at Atlanta, Sydney, Athina and Beijing.

Saúl Leslie

B. 1964-03-03, represented Panama
Freestyle Wrestling

	1984	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	grp:7th	31.2
		31.2

Zbigniew Leśniak

B. 1950-03-12, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	17th	5
		5

Petar Lesov

B. 1960-09-12, Rakovski, Bulgaria
Boxing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Yordan Lesov

B. 1959-12-19, represented Bulgaria
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	QF	861
		861

Tatyana Dmitriyevna Lesovaya

B. 1956-01-01, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Discus Throw	bronze	3840
		3840

Roger Lespagnard

B. 1946-10-24, Ougrée, Belgium
Athletics

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Decathlon	17th	14th	19th	32.4
				32.4

Ernest Lespinasse

B. 1897-10-20, Hautmont, France; D. 1927-11-22
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	bronze	640
		640

Pavlos Lespouridis

B. 1958-11-02, represented Greece; D. 2003-02-26
Weightlifting

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	15th		75
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		12th	75
			75

Cécile Lesprit-Poirier

B. 1905-11-02, represented France
Aquatics - Diving

	1936	HP
Women's Springboard	16th	6.4
Women's Platform	20th	1
		7.4

Jean Lessard

B. 1932-08-05, Cookshire, Québ., Canada; D. 2013-04-27
Alpine Skiing

	1960	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	31st	0.0064
		0.0064

Stéphane Lessard

B. 1962-02-02, Mascouche, Canada, represented France
Ice Hockey

	1988	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Eckhard Lesse

B. 1948-12-01, Ballenstedt, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Marathon	25th	0.15
		0.15

Axel Lesser

B. 1946-04-18, Brotterode, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 15 km	dnf	sixth		640
Men's 30 km	36th	12th	17th	44.00064
Men's 4x10 km Relay	7th	sixth	dnf	261.6
				945.60064

Werner Lesser

B. 1932-08-22, Schmalkalden, Thür., Germany; D. 2005-01-15
Ski Jumping

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	8th	21st	384.96
			384.96

Edward Lessimore

Olympic Competitor nr 5402

1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - first (1600)
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - fourth (1600)
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 12th (40)

Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander

B. 1931-04-18, Anjeplog, Sweden
Biathlon (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's 20 km	gold	9600
		9600

Warino Lestanto

B. 1952-11-12, Solo, Java, Indonesia
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	17th	6
		6

Kenneth A. J. "Ken" Lester

B. 1947-04-09, Didcot, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	85
		85

Richard C. Lester

B. 1949-03-24, represented Great Britain
Rowing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Joseph Louis Léstienne

B. 1876-01-17, Roubaix, France; D. 1966-12-07
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	10th	150
		150

Olympic Competitor nr 1056

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - tenth (150)

Louis Léstienne

Olympic Competitor nr 1056

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Formerly considered a single athlete.

Gaston Michel Lesturgeon

B. 1936-11-30, Verdun, France; D. 2003-07-28
Judo

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	R1:2nd	79.13
		79.13

Imre Lestyan

B. 1963-10-24, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Biathlon

	1984	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	52nd	-6.40
Men's 20 kilometres	43rd	-4.26
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	13th	6.4
		6.400026

Aleksandr Lesun

B. 1988-07-01, Minsk, Belarus, represented Russia
Modern Pentathlon (1 gold)

	2012	2016	HP
Men's Singles	fourth	gold	12000
			12000

Marian Leszczyński

B. 1936-12-08, Lviv, Ukraine, represented Poland
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

He would have been a member of the 1960 Polish eight, but they did not start

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-09-18

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