Great Olympians

Biographies - LEU

Wolfgang Leu

B. 1945-02-08, Wien, Austria
Modern Pentathlon

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Individual	dnf	18th	3.200005
Men's Team	dnf	11th	16
			19.200005

Gustav Leubner

represented Czechoslovakia
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	17th	5
Men's Four	12th	30
		35

John Leuchars

Olympic Competitor nr 4584

1908-07-27-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - second
1908-07-28-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - third
1908-07-29-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race three - fourth - final ranking fourth (900)

Born and raised in Natal, he later even became mayor of Durban. Since transnational teams were no longer allowed in 1908, he had to represent Great Britain and I class him as British.

William Leuchars

Olympic Competitor nr 4585

1908-07-27-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - second
1908-07-28-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - third
1908-07-29-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race three - fourth - final ranking fourth (900)

Kurt Leucht

B. 1903-03-13, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1974-11-02
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-58 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Eckhard Leue

B. 1958-03-20, Magdeburg, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Canoeing, Canadian (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Singles, 1000 m	bronze	2560
		2560

Mario Leuenberg

B. 1923-12-27, represented Chile
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1952	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	14th	20
Three−Day Event, Team	dnf	0.4
		20.4

Georges Robert Félix Constant Leuilleux

B. 1879-08-03, Lille, France; D. 1950-05-01
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's 1000 m Freestyle	sixth	640
Men's 4000 m Freestyle	R1:dnf	0.016
Men's 200 m Backstroke	FI:dnf	150
Men's 200 m Team Race	bronze	640
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		1770.016

Olympic Competitor nr 1272

1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - eighth time (Q)
1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - fourth time (Q)
1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
1900-08-12-14:00 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, final - sixth (640)
1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - third (Q3)
1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - 14th = team third (640)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - DNS (150)
1900-08-15-07:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat one - DNF (0.016)

Leung Hung Tak

B. 1963-10-17, represented Hong Kong
Road Cycling

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	50th	-5.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	19th	25th	1.275
			1.2750015

Oskar Leupi

B. 1932-11-17, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Marathon	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

Herbert Leupold

B. 1908-06-20, Wuste Waldersdorf, Niederschlesien, Germany, now Walim in Poland; D. 1922-12-22
Cross-Country Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	sixth	160
		160

Ludwig Leupold

B. 1907-07-18, from München, represented Germany; D. 1993-09
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Theodor Ferdinand Leupolt

B. in Zittay, Sachsen, Germany
Cycling - Track

	1896	HP
Men's Time Trial, 333m	fifth	1000
Men's 100 km	ac	1600
		2600

Olympic Competitor nr 104

1896-04-08-13:00 - Cycling Track - 100 km - AC (1600)
1896-04-11-16:30? - Cycling Track - Time Trial, 333m - fifth (1000)

Burkhard Leuschke

B. 1940-04-27, Bad Schandau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	fourth	dnf	1600.00064
			1600.00064

Bill Leushner

Olympic Competitor nr 3299

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 11th (48)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - first (1200)
1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - ninth (160)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - 15th (10)
1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - third (640)
1912-07-04-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - second (1000)
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - seventh (400)
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 24th (0.16)
1912-07-05-15:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team - third (640)

Elena Leuștean

competed in 1964 as

Elena Popescu

B. 1935-07-04, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, represented Romania; D. 2008-09-15
Gymnastics (2 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Women's Individual combined	fourth	11th	20th	1665
Women's Team combined	bronze	bronze	sixth	1584
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	fifth			250
Women's Floor Exercise	bronze			640
Women's Horse Vault	sixth			160
Women's Uneven Bars	10th			25
Women's Balance Beam	sixth			160
				4104

Hans Leutelt

B. 1914-10-01, from Kratzau, now Chrastava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1936
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	18
		18.000015

A member of the "Turn- und Arbieter Sportverein", from Kratzau in the Sudetengebiet, so definitely a German.

Hans Leutenegger

B. 1940-01-16, Bicelsee, Switzerland
Bobsleigh (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Men's Four	gold	4800
		4800

Ernst Leutert

B. 1898, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	750
		750

Anton "Toni" Leuthe

B. 1922-11-21, Singen, B-W, Germany
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	dnf	0.24
		0.24

David Leuty

B. 1960-02-25, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Bobsleigh

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Two		13th	32
Men's Four	18th		1.92
			33.92

Bruno Leuzinger

B. 1886-01-06, Château d'Oex, Switzerland; D. 1952-12-23
Ice Hockey

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Teams	broSF	QU:4th	504
			504

Olympic Competitor nr 7077

1920-04-28-23:30 - Ice Hockey - Third-Place Tournament Semifinal - lost (340)
1924 164

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-02-23

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