Great Olympians

Biographies - MEA

Andrea Mead

competed from 1952 as

Andrea Mead-Lawrence

B. 1932-04-19, Rutland, Verm., USA; D. 2009-03-30
Alpine Skiing (2 gold)

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Giant Slalom		gold	fourth	8000
Slalom	eighth	gold	25th	6656.1
Downhill	35th	17th	30th	4.011
Combined	21st			0.48
				14660.591

G. Meade

Olympic Competitor nr 3607

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

Richard John Hannay Meade

B. 1938-12-04, Chepstow, Great Britain; D. 2015-01-08
Equestrianism - Eventing (3 gold)

1964 1968 1972 1976 HP

Three-day Event, Individual 8th fourth gold fourth 15400

Three-day Event, Team dnf gold gold dnf 3220

18620

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	8th	fourth	gold	fourth	15400
Three-day Event, Team	dnf	gold	gold	dnf	3220
					18620

At Tokyo, he was leading at the end of the second stage, but dropped to eight place.

Earle Elmer Meadows

B. 1913-06-29, Corinth, Miss., USA; D. 1992-11-11
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Pole Vault	gold	9600
		9600

Fred Meadows

Olympic Competitor nr 3403

1908-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - third (0.995)
1908-07-15-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, heat four - second (Q)
1908-07-18-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, final - sixth (480)

Aileen Aletha Meagher

B. 1910-11-26, Edmonton, Alb., Canada; D. 1987-08-02
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:5th	130
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	bronze	640
		770

Daniel Gerard "Danny" Meagher

B. 1962-10-25, Kingston, Ont., Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Mary T.(erstigge) Meagher

B. 1964-10-27, Louisville, Kent., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	gold	seventh	6800
Women's 200 m Butterfly	gold	bronze	8960
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	gold	(silver)	1664
			17424

World Champion at 100 m butterfly in 1982, at 200 m in '86.
She did not swim in the Medley Relay final in 1988 but received a silver medal nevertheless - for having swum in the heats.

Alfred F "Alf" Meakin

B. 1938-08-30, from London, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:6th	-6.17
		0.00000017

Bonnie Mealing

B. 1912-08-28, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia; D. 2002-01-01
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	R1:3rd		10
Women's 100 m Backstroke	R1:4th	silver	6123
			6133

Barbara Ann Mean

B. 1950-01-05, Bishop's Stortford, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	8th	192
		192

Michael Donald Mean

B. 1947-02-18, Hertford, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:5th	8.6
		8.6

Jorge Manuel Meana

B. 1938-12-27, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	15.6
		15.6

Helen Meany

B. 1904-12-15, New York, NY, USA; D. 1991-07-21
Aquatics - Diving (1 gold)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Platform (4 & 8m)	R1:5th	fifth		1130
Springboard (1 & 3m)			gold	6400
				7530

Anna Meares

Australia
Cycking - Track (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

2004 2008 2012 2016 HP

Time Trial gold 9600

Sprint bronze silver gold 10th 20425

Keirin fifth bronze 2660

32685

	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Time Trial	gold				9600
Sprint	bronze	silver	gold	10th	20425
Keirin			fifth	bronze	2660
					32685

Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2024-02-03

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