Great Olympians

Biographies - LOR

René Lorain

B. 1900-03-19, Rheims, France
Athletics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 200 m	QF:3rd	31.12
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	silver	1000
		1031.143

Lóránt Gyula

B. 1923-02-06, Kőszeg, Hungary; D. 1981-05-31
Football (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Theodore Lorber

B. 1906-10-24, Zanesville, Ohio, USA; D. 1989-10-11
Fencing

	1932	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:7th	1.35
		1.35

Alice Lord

B. 1902-02-04, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Aquatics - Diving

	1920	HP
Platform (4 & 8m)	R1:7th	20.8
		20.8

Arthur Power Lord

B. 1868-10-22, New York, NY, USA; D. 1960-01-15
Golf

	1900	HP
Men's Individual	9th	240
		240

Olympic Competitor nr 1637

1900-10-02-14:00? - Golf - men' s individual - ninth (240)

US National, in 1900 playing for Dinard Golf Club, and therefore classed in the French "team" by the OlyMADMen, but not by me.

Robert Thomas "Bob" Lord

B. 1945-06-05, Coventry, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R2:23rd	0.256
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:29th	0.016
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	100
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:13th	6.4
		106.672

David Hyde Lord

B. 1929-06-12, Pretoria, South Africa; D. 1998-12-11
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	12.9
		12.9

Fred Lord

Olympic Competitor nr 4530

1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 15th (11.25)
1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 21th (0.96)

Harvey Hurd Lord

B. 1878-08-13, Evanston, Ill., USA; D. 1920-05-03
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:3rd	272
Men's 800 metres	R1:3rd	272
		544

Olympic Competitor nr 809

1900-07-14-10:15 - Athletics Track - 800 m, semi-finals - third (272)
1900-07-14-11:25 - Athletics Track - 400 m, semi-finals - third (272)

Ronald Alan "Ron" Lord

B. 1929-08-05, Balmain, NSW, Australia
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Torsten Hjalmar Lord

B. 1904-03-02, Nacka, Sweden; D. 1972-02-04
Sailing (2 bronze)

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Six metres Class	bronze	bronze	fourth	3696
				3696

John Charles Lordan

B. 1876-06-26, Murragh, Ireland, lived in Massachussetts; D. 1960-02-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented the Cambridgeport Gymnasium (Mass.) in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2035

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Anastasios Lordos

B. 1949-12-17, Ammokhostos, Cyprus
Shooting

	1984	HP
Trap	47th	-5.60
		0.000006

Armand Loreau

B. 1931-07-30, represented France
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m	fourth	2000
		2000

Carlos Loredo Pérez

B. 1951-10-14, represented Cuba; D. 1998-06-17
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

He was also on the team in 1976, but did not play.

Valentín Lorén Busto

B. 1946-08-26, Zaragoza, Spain
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

After losing his first-round match, he hit the umpire and was subsequently banned for life.

Guilherme Lorena

represented Brazil
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Czesław Ignacy Lorenc

B. 1925-04-14, Jasło, Poland; D. 2015-07-30
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	2Rep:2nd	540
		540

Ladislav Lorenc

B. 1946-08-10, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	10th	50
		50

Yury Yevgenyevich Lorentsson

B. 1930-12-02, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2002-12-24
Rowing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs				fifth	silver	6875
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	fifth	bronze			2107.6
						8982.6

Frithjof Lorentzen

B. 1896-09-07, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, lived in Oslo, represented Norway; D. 1965-07-13
Fencing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	SF:6th	R1:5th	65.0011
Men's Foil, Team		R1:4th	2.05
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:9th	R1:10th	0.00000008
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	QF:3rd	29.5
			96.55110008

Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen

B. 1992-10-02, Bergen, Norway
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2014	2018	2022	HP
Men's 500 m	31st	gold	15th	6410.0064
Men's 1000 m	11th	silver	bronze	6624
Men's 1500 m	16th			6.4
Men's Team Pursuit	(fifth)			64
				13104.4064

Jens Lorentzen

B. 1882, from København, Denmark; D. 1931
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Team combined, Swedish system	silver	750
		750

Olympic Competitor nr 2411

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - second (750)

Mogens Lorentzen

B. 1892-04-04, København, Denmark; D. 1953-02-07
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	AC	63.04
		63.04

Reidar Lorentzen

B. 1958-09-22, Hammerfest, Norway
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:15th	15
		15

Valdemar Edvard Simon Lorentzen

B. 1880-02-16, København, Denmark; D. 1951-09-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-6.29
		0.00000029

Olympic Competitor nr 3117

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

(Barbro Anita) Inga-Britt Lorentzon

B. 1936-02-21, Västerås, Sweden; D. 1987-06-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's High Jump	sixth	960
		960

(Barbro Marie) Susanne Lorentzon

B. 1961-06-11, Västerås, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:15th	15
		15

Birgit Lorenz

B. 1963-08-20, (Ost-)Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Pairs	fifth	1250
		1250

Carl Lorenz

B. 1913-11-27, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1993-11-25
Track Cycling (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Tandem Sprint	gold	8000
		8000

Dietmar Lorenz

B. 1949-09-23, Langenbuch, Thüringen, (then East-)Germany, represented the Germand Democratic Republic
Judo (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Half Heavyweight (-95 kg)	fifth	bronze	4350
Men's Open Class	R1	gold	6402.107
			10752.107

Franz Lorenz

B. 1897-02-03, represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Four/Five	22nd			48.3
Men's Four			11th	48.3
				48.3

Günther Lorenz

B. 1915-09-17, from Berlin, represented Germany; D. 1999-02
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Men's Singles	18th	3.84
		3.84

Heinz Lorenz

B. 1915-11-26, Leitmeritz, now Litoměřice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2013-11-15 in Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:5th	10
		10

A Sudetengerman, he participated in the German Championships in 1943.

Ingrid Lorenz

B. 1951-06-14, Hannover, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Jacobus Lorenz

Olympic Competitor nr 4241

1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - lost (52.75)

Patricia Lorenz

B. 1963-09-18, Wien, Austria
Hockey

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Regina Lorenz

B. 1963-09-18, Wien, Austria
Hockey

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Richard Lorenz

B. 1901-03-01, represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Four/Five	22nd			48.3
Men's Four			11th	48.3
				48.3

Siegfried Lorenz

B. 1933-06-21, Rastenburg (now Kętrzyn in Poland), Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Wilfried Lorenz

B. 1932-01-18, Rostock, M-V, Germany
Sailing (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	silver	4000
		4000

Carlos Lorenzo Mañueco

B. 1942-02-25, represented Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	-2.17
Men's 200 metres	R1:6th	-4.21
		0.001721

Domingo Lorenzo Conde

B. 1928-09-14, Galicia, Spain, represented the Dominican Republic; D. 2009-06-21
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Trap	55th		-6.15
Skeet		62nd	-8.60
			0.000000156

Gerardo Lorenzo Torterolo

B. 1947-03-16, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	14th	14th	16
			16

Giulia Lorenzoni

B. 1940-03-11, Rezzato, Italy
Fencing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Foil, Individual		SF:5th	R2:5th	162.553
Women's Foil, Team	sixth	fourth	fifth	891
				1053.553

Jean-Luc Loret

B. 1944-02-02, Attigny, France
Shooting

	1968	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	sixth	640
		640

Franz Lorette

B. 1935-06-15, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 2016-04-21
Hockey

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	7th	11th	SF:6th	258
				258

Stanko Lorger

B. 1931-02-14, Buče, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2014-04-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 100m Hurdles	SF:4th	fifth	SF:5th	2187
				2187

Christopher Paul "Chris" Lori

B. 1962-07-24, Windsor, Ont., Canada
Bobsleigh

	1988	1992	1994	1998	HP
Men's Two			15th	12th	59.375
Men's Four	15th	fourth	11th	11th	991.5
					1050.875

Gino Lori

B. 1956-01-03, Parma, Italy
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

Nirmal Lorick

B. 1965-09-10, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R32	1.088
		1.088

Pierre Lorin

B. 1912-10-25, represented France
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Lőrincz Ferenc (1)

B. 1932-09-17, Budapest, Hungary
Speed Skating

	1952	HP
Men's 500 metres	28th	0.0256
Men's 1500 metres	10th	100
Men's 5000 metres	21st	0.64
		100.6656

Lőrincz Ferenc (2)

B. 1933-01-23, Budapest, Hungary
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Lőrincz Ilona

B. 1955-02-11, Mezöberény, Hungary
Basketball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Lőrincz Márton

B. 1911-10-28, Corund, now in Romania, represented Hungary; D. 1969-11-26
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Lőrincz Tamás

B. 1986-12-20, Cegléd, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wresting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66 kg)	eighth	silver	16th		19992
Men's Middleweight (-77 kg)				gold	19992
					19992

Édmond Loriol

represented France
Hockey

	1920	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Guy Lorion, Jr.

B. 1953-03-23, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Shooting

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Air Rifle	11th	25th	35th	64.101
				64.101

Yves Lorion

represented France
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star)	11th	80
		80

Anne-Marie Loriot

B. 1956-08-12, represented France
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	SF:4th	sixth	531
			531

Constant Loriot

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	silver	1000
		1000

Ann Jennifer Frances "Jennie" Loriston-Clarke, née Bullen

B. 1943-01-22, Charmouth, England, Great Britain
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Dressage, Individual	24th	22nd		30th	14th	20.7125
Dressage, Team	10th	8th		8th	10th	178
						198.7125

Günter Lörke

B. 1935-06-23, Sellnow, Pomerania (now Zieleniewo in Poland) represented Germany
Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	silver	3000
		3000

Kenneth John "Ken" Lorraway

B. 1956-02-06, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia; D. 2007-01-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Triple Jump	8th	QU:19th	386.4
			386.4

Robyn Edna Lorraway, née Strong

B. 1961-07-20, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Long Jump	sixth	960
		960

Paul Lorrette

B. 1886, represented France; D. 1971
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	2 works	126.08
		126.08

Roland Lortz

B. 1937-05-12, Darmstadt, Hessen; D. 2007-04-14
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	8th	384
		384

Oskar Lory

B. 1926-03-01, Konolfingen, Switzerland; D. 1996-01-09
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Two−Man	17th	5
Four−Man	8th	192
		197

Frederick G. "Fred" Lorz

B. 1884-06-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 1914-02-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	disq	0
		0

He was first accross the line, but was disqualified when it was discovered that he had taken a lift in a car for part of the course.
He represented the Mohawk Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2036

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - DQ (0)

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-09-11

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