Great Olympians

Biographies - MCD


Daniel "Dan" McDaid

B. 1941-08-04, from Dublin, represented Ireland
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 HP
Men's Marathon 23rd 42nd 0.38406
0.38406


Mildred Louise "Millie" McDaniel

B. 1933-11-04, Atlanta, Geor., USA; D. 2004-09-30
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1956 HP
Women's High Jump gold 9600
9600


Donald Joseph "Don" McDermott

B. 1929-12-07, New York, NY, USA
Speed Skating (1 silver)
1952 1956 HP
Men's 500 metres silver 25th 4000.1
Men's 1500 metres 28th 37th 0.026
4000.126


Mike McDermott

B. 1893-01-18, Chicago, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Waterpolo & Aquatics - Swimming
1912 1920 HP
200 m Breaststroke R1:disq SF:4th 329.96
400 m Breaststroke R1:disq SF:3rd 646.8
Water Polo sixth 800
1776.76

Olympic Competitor nr 5916


Peter Thomas McDermott

B. 1944-12-11, Geelong, Vict., Australia
Cycling - Road
1968 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -24.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 14th 12
12


Richard "Terry" McDermott

B. 1940-09-20, Essexville, Mich., USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
1960 1964 1968 HP
500 m 7th gold silver 10800
10800


Archie McDiarmid

B. 1881-12-08, Balvicar, Scotland, Great Britain, represented Canada; D. 1957-08-11
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 58-lb Weight Throw fourth 2400
Men's Hammer Throw QU:9th 240
2640


Myles McDonagh

B. 1905, represented Ireland
Boxing
1924 1928 HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg) R2 R2 158.26
158.26


Patrick "Pat" McDonagh

B. 1957-05-55, represented Ireland
Rowing & Bobsleigh
1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs Rep:5th 68
Men's Coxed Fours 11th
Men's Two-Bob 32nd -2.38
68.00384


Arthur William Baynes McDonald

B. 1903-06-14, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, represented Great Britain; D. 1996-07-26
Sailing
1948 HP
One-Person Dinghy (Firefly) 9th 240
240

He was born in South Africa, grew up in St.Kitts and Antigua, was stationed in Singapore for the RAF and worked on radar during the war, helping to win the Battle of Britain.


Charles Henry "Charlie" McDonald

B. 1932-09-25, Malone, NY, USA; D. 1984-03-15
Bobsleigh
1964 HP
Two−Man 7th 500
500


Danny McDonald

B. 1909, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 silver)
1928 1932 HP
Featherweight (-61 kg) SF 6960
Welterweight (-72 kg) silver
6960


Douglas John McDonald

B. 1935-05-11, Thorsby, Ont., Canada
Rowing (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Eights silver 2000
2000


Andrew John "Drew" McDonald

B. 1955-10-19, Vancouver, Canada, represented the USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1984 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


(James) Gordon McDonald

B. 1878-02-02, Walton, Ont., Canada; D. 1938-05-23
Football (1 gold)
1904 HP
Men's Team gold 2400
2400

Olympic Competitor nr 2351


Herb McDonald

B. 1885, Collingwood, Ont., Canada
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road
1920 HP
Men's Sprint R1:4th 0.0006
Men's Team Pursuit QF 430.5
Men's 50 km fifth 1500
Men's Road Race 31st 0.008
Men's Road Race, Team dnf 16
1946.5086


Julie Maree McDonald

B. 1952-04-02, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Women's 200 metres Freestyle R1:16th 6.4
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (fourth) 64
70.4


Kenneth Arthur "Ken" McDonald

B. 1928-08-14, from NSW, represented Australia; D. 2015-01-24
Weightlifting
1952 HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg) sixth 960
960


Patrick Joseph McDonald

born as

Patrick McDonnell

B. 1878-07-29 in Ireland, represented the USA; D. 1954-05-16
Track and Field (2 gold, 1 silver)
1912 1920 bonus HP
Shot Put gold fourth 2200 11000
Shot Put, two-handed silver 4000
56-lb Weight Throw gold 9600
10400 12000 2200 24600

Olympic Competitor nr 6290


Paul MacDonald

B. 1960-01-08, Auckland, New Zealand
Canoeing, Kayak (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Singles, 500 m - bronze - 2560
Men's Doubles, 500 m gold gold SF:6th 9630
Men's Doubles, 1000 m - silver 8th 3192
Men's Fours, 1000 m gold - - 3200
18582

Partner in K2 and K4 of Ian Ferguson.


Peter McDonald

from Dublin, represented Ireland
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team PrelR 1.64
1.64


Richard "Rich" McDonald

B. 1949-05-21, Etobicoke, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles SF:6th 78
78


Ronald John MacDonald

B. 1874-09-19, Fraser's Grant, NS, Canada; D. 1947-09-03
Athletics - Track and Field
1900 HP
Men's Marathon sixth 960
960

Olympic Competitor nr 1036


Brendan "Barry" McDonnell

from Dublin, represented Ireland; D. 1976
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Eights Rep:2nd 86
86


Donald "Don" McDonnell

B. 1933-07-28, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R1 1.165
1.165


Nancy McDonnell

B. 1955-03-26, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 1976 HP
Women's Individual Combined 57th 33rd 0.00256004
WomMen's Team Combined 11th 9th 56
56.00256004


Neil McDonnell

Olympic Competitor nr 5301


Teresa McDonnell

B. 1953-12-08, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 1972 1976 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 71st R1:55th R1:71st -6.10
Women's Team All-Round 11th 11th 9th 72
72.000000100128


Andrew "Andy" McDonough

B. 1952-06-11, Galway, Ireland
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Coxless Fours Rep:5th 12
12


Ralph Patrick "Pat" McDonough

B. 1961-07-22, Long Beach, Cal., USA
Track Cycling (1 silver)
1984 HP
Men's Team Pursuit silver 3000
3000


Christine Robyn McDougall

B. 1951-01-24, represented Australia
Fencing
1972 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:4th 0.042
0.042


Duncan McDougall

B. 1959-03-14, Aylesbury, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 silver)
1980 1984 HP
Men's Eights silver fifth 2500
2500


Grant McDougall

B. 1910-10-12, Duluth, Minn., USA; D. 1958-12-09
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's Hammer Throw fifth 1500
1500


Purvis David McDougall

B. 1935-08-03, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 2001-09-09
Bobsleigh
1968 HP
Two−Man 19th 2
Four−Man 17th 3
5


Jean McDowall

B. 1908-09-22, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 2000-02-02
Aquatics - Swimming
1928 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle fourth 1600
1600


John McDowall

B. 1902, represented Great Britain
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke SF:5th 195
195


Margaret Gibson McDowall

B. 1936-01-10, Kilmarnock, Scotland, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke 7th 600
600


Paul McDowell

B. 1905-01-17, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1962-08-14
Rowing (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs bronze 3200
3200


Written 2001-05-20 - last modified 2024-03-02

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