Great Olympians

Biographies - LUI


Olaf Luiga

B. 1908-08-23, Omsk, Russia, represented Estonia; D. 1939-07-05
Weightlifting
1928 HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 11th 96
96


Francis Jacques Pierre Luiggi

B. 1932-01-09, Marseille, France; D. 2019-08-01
Bobsleigh
1968 HP
Four−Man 7th 300
300


(Alejandrina) Mireya Luis Hernández

B. 1967-08-25, Camagüey, Cuba
Volleyball (3 gold)
1992 1996 2000 HP
Women's Team gold gold gold 19200
19200

Member of the Cuban Volleyball team that won gold at Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
Named by some the greatest volleyball player of the 20th century, she would also have competed in 1984 and 1988, but Cuba boycotted both those games.


Clotilde Erminia Elisa Luisi Janicki

B. 1882-07-24, Paysandú, Uruguay; D. 1969
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Literature - Dramatic Works HM 1200
1200


Thies Luijt

B. 1879-04-24, Sliedrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1951-07-08
Art Competitions
1928 1932 1936 1948 HP
Painting, Paintings AC HM 701.02
Painting, unknown event 2 works 7.448
708.468


Julius Luipa

B. 1948-01-02, represented Zambia
Boxing
1968 1972 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R16 81.68
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) R32
81.68


Erkki Olavi Luiro

B. 1940-01-29, Rovaniemi, Finland; D. 1984-08-02
Nordic Combined
1964 HP
Men's Individual 22nd 0.6
0.6


Tauno Johannes Luiro

B. 1932-02-24, Rovaniemi, Finland; D. 1955-10-29
Ski Jumping
1952 HP
Men's Individual 18th 3.84
3.84


Franciscus Jacobus "Frans" Luitjes

B. 1944-06-21, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1965-10-27
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:4th -2.17
Men's 200 metres SF:7th 20.8
20.8017


Written 2001-09-20 - last modified 2021-03-29

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