Great Olympians

Biographies - MAJ

Witold Majchrzycki

B. 1909-02-04, Berlin, Germany, represented Poland; D. 1993-12-03
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

František Majdloch

B. 1929-10-14, Hranice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2001
Boxing
1948 1952 1956 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) fourth R2 3340.13
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) QF
3340.13

Abdul Reza Majdpour

B. 1952-08-08, represented Iran
Aquatics - Water Polo
1976 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20

Benedict A. Majekodunmi

B. 1940-01-12, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:47th -5.40
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:dq (SF:6th) 4.1
4.100004

Josiah Olatunji Majekodunmi

B. 1927-04-12, represented Nigeria; D. 1996-10-09
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's High Jump 9th 240
240

Władysława Majerczyk

B. 1952-06-16, Poronin, Poland
Cross Country Skiing
1972 1976 HP
Women's 5 kilometres 23rd 24th 0.416
Women's 10 kilometres 34th 20th 1.0016
Women's 4x5 km Relay 8th 64
65.4176

Her sister competed under her married name of Józefa Chromik.

Mohamed Majeri

B. 1948-08-23, represented Tunisia
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg) QF 861
861

Jacques Majerus

B. 1916-03-28, Wiltz, Luxembourg; D. 1972-01-18
Road Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual 16th 8
Men's Road Race, Team AC 27
35

Jean Michel Majerus

B. 1891-02-19, Diekirch, Luxembourg; D. 1961-11-24
Cycling - Track (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Sprint R1:3rd 0.034
Men's 50 km dnf 0.0096
0.0436

Victor Majerus

B. 1913-03-26, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1978-06-10
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Janusz Mieczysław Majewski

B. 1940-01-29, Dzierzgowo, Poland
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual QF:6th 0.455
Men's Sabre, Team fifth 250
250.455

Tomasz Majewski

B. 1981-08-30, Nasielsk, Poland
Athletics (2 gold)
2004 2008 2012 2016 HP
Shot Put 18th gold gold sixth 30243.84
30243.84

Salah Abdul Hamid Majid

B. 1932, Baghdad, Iraq
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Javelin Throw QU:27th 0.06
0.06

Stanley Majid

B. 1929-12-14, represented Birma (now Myanmar)
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) QF 79.13
79.13

Manel Majó i Hernández

B. 1909-04-17, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1955-03-09
Aquatics - Water Polo
1928 HP
Men's Water Polo R1 24.56
24.56

Montserrar Majó Basonba

B. 1959-04-26, Manresa, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly 33rd -2.26
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 13th 6.4
6.40256

Carolina "Lineke" Majolee

B. 1938-09-30, Heiloo, the Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Women's Individual Combined 79th -11.16
Women's Team Combined 14th 4
4

Mario Majoni

B. 1910-05-27, Quarto, Italy; D. 1985-08-16
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1948 HP
Men's Team (gold) 800
800

Major István

B. 1949-05-20, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 HP
Men's High Jump sixth QU:24th 960.24
960.24

Marta Majowska

B. 1911-07-17, Chorzów, Poland; D. 2001-02-17
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Women's Team combined sixth 320
320

Biljana Majstrorović

B. 1959-12-31, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 bronze)
1980 1984 HP
Women's Team bronze sixth 1600
1600

Darko Majstorović

B. 1946-02-15, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Double Sculls 9th 200
200

No nationality data known, so I shall class him like his partner in the scull, as Serbian.

Đorđe Majtan

B. 1939-01-01, Novi Sad, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's High Jump QU:26th 0.096
0.096

Raimo Olavi Majuri

B. 1943-07-30, Kemijärvi, Finland
Nordic Combined
1964 1968 HP
Men's Individual 23rd 36th 0.38496
0.38496

Małgorzata Helena Majza

B. 1965-02-22, Ruda Śląska, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics
1980 HP
Women's Individual combined 20th 1
Women's Team combined 7th 100
101

Written 2012-08-06 - last modified 2023-07-02

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