Great Olympians

Biographies - LUK

Vincent Lukáč

B. 1954-02-14, Košice, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Matevž Lukanc

B. 1926-03-01, Tržič, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	69th	-
Men's Combined	37th	0.0003
Men's Slalom	27th	0.04
		0.0403

Slavko Lukanc

B. 1921-07-30, Tržič, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	54th	0.00000012
Men's Combined	34th	0.0012
		0.00120012

Ninel Vasilyevna Lukanina

B. 1937-09-18, from Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Louis "Lou" Lukanovich

B. 1930-12-05, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Canada
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:4th	0.81
		0.81

Hans Lukasch

represented Austria
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	AC	115.1
		115.1

Boris Lukášik

B. 1935-02-24, Ružomberok, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Dušan Lukášik

B. 1935-02-24, Ružomberok, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Irmgard Lukasser

B. 1954-02-03, Assling, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Downhill	12th	40
Women's Giant Slalom	29th	0.016
		40.016

Stanisław Łukaszczyk

B. 1944-07-13, Murzasichle, Poland
Biathlon

	1968	HP
20 km	8th	320
4 x 7.5 km Relay	fourth	400
		720

Julian Łukaszewicz

B. 1904-07-16, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, then part of Russia, lived in Warszawa, represented Poland; D. 1982-08-03
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Team	R1:5th	40
		40

Paweł Łukaszka

B. 1962-02-06, Nowy Targ, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	Prel:4th	164
		164

Alan Francis Luke

B. 1959-06-17, Amersham, England, Great Britain
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Men's 1500 metres	34th	-2.16
Men's 5000 metres	26th	0.064
		0.0656

Frederick Allen "Fred" Luke

B. 1946-11-12, Bellingham, Wash., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	8th	384
		384

Frank Lukeman

Olympic Competitor nr 4289

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)
1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - third
1908-07-22-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 13th (28.8)
1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - third (75)
1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - third (10.76)
1912-07-07-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event one : long jump
1912-07-07-13:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon; event two : javelin throw
1912-07-07-14:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event three : 200 meters - eighth (Q)
1912-07-07-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event four : discus throw - third (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event five : 1500 meters - fourth (1600)
1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - ran alone (Q)
1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - second (270)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - third (0.78)
1912-07-13-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day one
1912-07-14-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day two
1912-07-15-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day three - DNF (0.016)

Virgil William "Virg" Luken

B. 1942-09-12, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	(gold)	64
		64

Jaroslav Lukeš

B. 1912-02-05, represented Czechoslovakia
Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	27th	21st	1.02
Men's Nordic Combined		35th	0.0015
Men's 18 kilometres		78th	0.0000000000026
			1.0215000000026

Karl Lukk

B. 1887-12-06, Tähtvere, Estonia, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5952

1912-07-08-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - DNF (0.384)

Leon Lukman

B. 1931-10-27, Kragujevac, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Pole Vault	9th	240
		240

Urszula Wanda Łukomska

B. 1926-12-01, Poznań, Poland; D. 1986-11-28
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	123rd	-
Women's Team All-Around	8th	64
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	14th	4
Women's Floor Exercise	86th	-
Women's Horse Vault	121st	-
Women's Uneven Bars	35th	0.00025
Women's Balance Beam	132nd	-
		68.00025

Boris Semyonovich Lukomsky

B. 1951-06-06, Saratov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R3:5th	Bar3	412.863
Men's Épée, Team	fifth	bronze	890
			1302.863

Andrej Lukošík

B. 1947-10-05, Levoča, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Handball (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

George Luks

B. 1866-08-13, Williamsport, Penn., USA; D. 1933-10-29
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

David Lukuba

B. 1957-03-17, represented Tanzania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:39th	-3.16
Men's 200 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00272

Aleksandr Viktorovich Lukyanov

B. 1949-08-19, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union until 1988, Russia thereafter
Rowing (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1988	1996	2000	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs		silver				16450
Men's Coxed Fours	gold
Men's Eights			silver	bronze	9th
						16450

The most successful cox in recent history. He was also in the Russian eight in Sydney, but they did not make it to the final.

Written 2001-09-20 - last modified 2023-03-29

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