Great Olympians

Biographies - MAK

Mak Chi Wai

B. 1937-01-28, represented Hong Kong
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres Rep:4th 1.6
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres Rep:6th 0.5
2.1

Mák Gyöngyi

competed as

Mák-Kovács Gyöngyi

B. 1940-02-21, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 HP
Women's Individual combined 25th 0.1
Women's Team combined fifth 250
250.1

Anna Mąka

B. 1948-02-18, Skomielna Czarna, Poland
Luge
1968 HP
Women's Singles 7th 600
600

Mamman Makama

B. 1946-11-23, Abuja, Nigeria
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's 400 metres QF:7th 0.057
Men's 4x400 m Relay R1:10th R1:11th 41
41.057

Robert Eynovich Makara

B. 1948-02-27, Nizhny Novgrorod, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Nordic Combined
1968 HP
Men's Individual 7th 600
600

Serhiy Lavrentiyovych Makarenko

B. 1937-09-11, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (1 gold)
1960 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres gold 8000
8000

Tetiana Ivanivna Makarets

competed in 1980 as

Tetiana Kocherhina

B. 1956-03-26, Odesa, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (2 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Women's Team gold gold 6400
6400

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov

B. 1951-02-11, Ryazan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Javelin Throw silver 6000
6000

Igor Makarov

B. 1979-07-20, Homel, Belarus, then in the Soviet Union
Judo (1 gold)
2004 2008 2012 HP
Men's Half Heavyweight (-100 kg) gold 13537.5
Men's Heavyweight (+100 kg) fifth
13537.5

Ivan Makarov

B. 1930, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 2Rep:2nd 324
324

Oleg Vitalyevich Makarov

B. 1962-10-222, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Figure Skating (1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Pairs bronze fourth 5200
5200

Sergey Makarov

B. 1958-06-19, Chelyabinsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Team silver gold gold 12600
12600

Rainer Makatsch

B. 1946-07-01, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey
1972 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

Petkana Bogdanova Makaveeva

B. 1952-10-04, Lipen, Bulgaria
Basketball (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Women's Team bronze silver 3280
3280

Mohamed (Al-)Makdouf Layachi

B. 1949-06-05, represented Morocco
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:51st -6.64
0.00000064

Hannu Juhani Mäkelä

B. 1949-04-23, Hainola, Finland
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay 8th 64
64

Heikki Kalervo Mäkelä

B. 1946-02-19, Lahti, Finland
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres fifth 7th Rep:5th 701.04
701.04

Juha Matti Tapio Mäkelä

B. 1956-03-14, Tampere, Finland
Shooting
1984 HP
Skeet 36th -3.96
0.00096

Kaija Anneli Mäkelä

B. 1930-10-23, Kalvola, Finland
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:16th 9.6
9.6

Tapio Valfrid Mäkelä

B. 1926-10-12, Nastola, Finland; D. 2016-05-12
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver, 1 gold)
1952 HP
Men's 18 km silver 4000
Men's 4x10 km Relay gold 1600
5600

Tuukka Tapio Mäkelä

B. 1927-09-05, Pori, Finland; D. 2005-08-02
Shooting
1968 HP
Skeet 22nd 0.6
0.6

Väinö Ilmari Mäkelä

B. 1921-12-20, Mouhijärvi, Finland; D. 1982-12-19
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 5000 m 8th 256
256

(Jaakko) Yrjö Mäkelä

B. 1926-12-02, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2015-05-23
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Decathlon 13th 38.4
38.4

Andrey Geniyevich Makeyev

B. 1952-02-03, Petrozavodsk, Kareliya, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 bronze)
1976 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 800
800

Vladimir Ivanovich Makeyev

B. 1957-09-11, Kemerovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Alpine Skiing
1980 1984 HP
Men's Downhill 22nd 16th 6.8
6.8

Leonard Makhanya

B. 1964-08-09, represented Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R1 1.088
1.088

Farid Salman Makhdi

B. 1957-03-11, represented Iraq
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

Antonina Makhina

competed in 1988 as

Antonina Dumcheva

and in 1992 as

Antonina Zelikovich

B. 1958-03-04, Ryazan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Women's Single Sculls silver 12012
Women's Quadruple Sculls silver bronze
12012

Mohamed Makhlouf

B. 1957-11-10, represented Syria
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:31st -2.64
Men's 1500 metres R1:37th -3.40
0.0068

Taoufik Makhloufi

B. 1988-04-29, Souk Ahras, Algeria
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)
2012 2016 HP
Men's 1500 m gold silver 10400
Men's 800 m dnf silver 4000
14400

Gennady Makhnyov

B. 1951-07-21, from Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint
1980 HP
Men's Fours, 1000 m 7th 200
200

Viktor Pavlovich Makhorin

B. 1948-07-02, Toshkent, Uzbekistan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1993-06-20
Handball (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Russian language Wikipedia informs us that he started playing handball in Uzbekistan and even played for the Uzbek junior team. I shall continue with that classification, then.

Hussein Al-Taib Maki

B. 1941-07-01, represented Saudi Arabia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Shot Put 29th 0.024
0.024

James Clifford "Jim" Maki

B. 1950-07-07, Grand Rapids, Minn., USA
Ski Jumping
1976 1980 HP
Men's Normal Hill 26th 0.064
Men's Large Hill 36th -3.64
0.06464

Maki Shinichi

B. 1917-03-26, represented Japan
Fencing
1952 HP
Foil, individual R1:6th 0.0000012
Épée, individual R1:8th 0.000000000066
Sabre, individual R1:7th 0.000000047
0.000001247066

Simbara Dembele Maki

B. 1938-10-12, represented Côte d'Ivoire; D. 2010-10-08
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles R1:35th R1:24th R1:30th 0.2565
0.2565

Tauno Vilhelmi Mäki

B. 1912-12-06, Karinainen, Finland; D. 1983-10-07
Shooting (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Running Target bronze 3840
3840

Makihira Yuso

B. 1944-01-15, Hiroshima, Japan
Modern Pentathlon
1968 1972 HP
Men's Individual 14th 33rd 20.0032
Men's Team 7th 13th 106.4
126.4032

Toivo Johannes Mäkikyrö

B. 1957-01-29, Pello, Finland
Biathlon
1984 HP
Men's 10 km Sprint 12th 40
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay seventh 100
140

Eino Matias Mäkinen

B. 1925-06-13, Kuru, Finland; D. 2014-08-13
Weightlifting
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg) 11th fifth fifth dnf 3096.96
3096.96

Kaarlo Edvin Mäkinen

B. 1892-05-14, Mariehamm, Åland, Finland; D. 1980-05-11
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 gold, 1 silver)
1920 1924 1928 HP
Featherweight (-54 kg) rd 1 15762
Bantamweight (-56 kg) silver gold
15762

Kari Tapani Mäkinen

B. 1945-08-30, Tampere, Finland
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint
1964 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres 9th 200
200

Kauko Kalle Mäkinen

B. 1927-07-20, Tampere, Finland; D. 1968-08-05
Ice Hockey
1952 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

Rauno Mäkinen

B. 1931-01-22, Pori, Finland; D. 2010-09-09
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling(1 gold)
Greco-Roman 1956 1960 HP
Featherweight (-61 kg) gold 18th 9603.84
Freestyle 1952
Featherweight (-63 kg) sixth 960
10563.84

Seppo Ilmari Mäkinen

B. 1941-02-28, Jämjärvi, Finland
Shooting
1972 HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol 27th 0.06
0.06

Makino Shozo

B. 1915-05-15, Shizuoka, Japan; D. 1987-02-12
Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1932 1936 HP
Men's 400m Freestyle bronze 2560
Men's 1500m Freestyle silver 4000
6560

Makita Mitsutake

B. 1908, Otchishi, now Alexadrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Sakhalin, now part of Russia, represented Japan
Ski Jumping
1932 HP
Men's Individual 28th 0.0384
0.0384

Jarmo Juha Tapani Mäkitalo

B. 1960-10-08, Lahti, Finland
Ice Hockey
1980 1984 HP
Men's Team fourth sixth 1120
1120

Makláry-Buzek Ilona

B. 1945-08-07, Budapest, Hungary
Volleyball
1972 HP
Women's Team fifth 500
500

(Adrian) Brooke Makler

B. 1951-03-16, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 2010-08-29
Fencing
1976 HP
Men's Foil, Team QF 82
Men's Épée, Individual R1:4th -3.11
Men's Épée, Team R1:3rd 7.78
89.78011

Paul Todd Makler, Sr.

B. 1920-10-22, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Fencing
1952 HP
Épée, individual R1:5th 0.0000042
Épée, Team QF:4th 17
17.0000042

(Paul) Todd Makler, Jr.

B. 1946-01-08, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Épée, Team (R2) 32.5
32.5

Teddy Makofi

represented Zambia
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R1 1.165
1.165

Irina Petrovna Makogonova

B. 1959-11-12, Losevo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold)
1980 HP
Women's Team gold 3200
3200

Zbigniew Antoni Makomaski

B. 1931-07-11, Uniszki Zawadzkie, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 800 metres QF:4th 14.5
14.5

Yvonne Makouala

represented Congo (B)
Handball
1980 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320

Stanisław Makowiecki

B. 1942-11-07, Siennów, Poland; D. 2015-02-04
Freestyle Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg) 8th 384
384

Makray Katalin

competed in 1968 as

Makray-Schmitt Katalin

B. 1945-04-05, Vasvár, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)
1964 1968 HP
Women's Individual combined 18th 26th 2.624
Women's Team combined fifth fifth 500
Women's Uneven Bars silver 1000
1502.624

Spyridon "Spyros" Makridakis

B. 1941-04-23, Peiraias, Greece
Sailing
1960 HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star) 20th 1.25
1.25

Vasilios Makridis

B. 1939-03-27, Veroia, Greece
Alpine Skiing
1964 HP
Men's Giant Slalom 78th -11.26
Men's Slalom R1:56th -12.64
-11.32

Theodoros Makris

represented Greece
Athletics - Track & Field
1906 HP
Men's Pole Vault fourth 1800
1800

Olympic Competitor nr 2937

Kees Maks

B. 1876-08-22, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1967-10-28
Art Competitions
1928 1932 1936 1948 HP
Painting, Paintings AC 25.02
Painting, unknown event AC 2.873
27.893

Vladimir Salmanovich Maksimov

B. 1945-10-14, Kant, Kyrgyzstan, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (1 gold)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team (fifth) gold 3520
3520

Goran Maksimović

B. 1963-07-27, Jagodina, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia in 1984 and '88, Independent Olympic Athlete in 1992 and represented Serbia & Montenegro in 1996 and 2000
Shooting (1 gold)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Men's Air Rifle gold fifth 15th 7410
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions 17th eighth 17th fourth 2050.4
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 42nd 11th 31st 20th 65.00644
9525.40644

Bohdan Volodymyrovych Makuts

B. 1960-04-04, Lviv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Gymnastics (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Individual combined QU:6th -3.26
Men's Team combined gold 1600
1600.000256

He came in the top eight or nine in every individual event, but was not allowed into the finals, being only the third Soviet.

Dickson Makwanza

B. 1946-02-11, represented Zambia
Football
1980 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 7.25
7.25

Robert Makzoumi

B. 1918, Al-Qahira, Egypt; D. 2006-05-19
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 19th 0.8
0.8

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-07-23

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