Great Olympians

Biographies - MEL

Jaume Melà i Oms

B. 1890-11-17, Barcelona, Spain
Fencing

	1924	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	QF:3rd	57.25
		57.25

Edward Anthony Melaika

B. 1931-06-17, represented the USA
Sailing

	1952	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	28th	0.038
		0.038

Ioannis Melakhroinos

Olympic Competitor nr 2727

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - fifth (375)

Avraham Melamed

B. 1944-05-29, Ramat Yohanan, Palestine (now Israel)
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly		R2:11th	64
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:23rd	R1:14th	10.32
			74.32

Anssi Ilari Melametsä

B. 1961-06-21, Jyväskylä, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Ann Eva Margareta Melander

B. 1961-06-18, Lund, Sweden
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	15th	10
Women's Slalom	9th	160
		170

Vladimir Melanin

B. 1933-12-01, Kirov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1994-08-10
Biathlon (1 gold)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 20 km	fourth	gold	12000
			12000

Nikolaos Melanofeidis

represented Greece
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:37th	0.0006
Men's Water Polo	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.3806

André Mélardy

represented Belgium
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1928	HP
Men's Water Polo	QF	216
		216

Oskars Melbārdis

B. 1988-02-16, Valmiera, Latvia
Bobsleigh (1 gold/silver, 2 bronze)

	2014	2018	HP
Two-man Bob	third	bronze	6400
Four-man Bob	first	fifth	5550
			11950

In Sochi, both winners of the two-man and four-man bob were disqualified for doping, but the other places were not adapted. So Melbārdis remains with just one silver, but I award him the points for first and third.

Sam Thorolf Tjøm Melberg

B. 1912-09-09, Halden, Norway; D. 1998-11-11
Aquatics - Diving

	1936	HP
Men's Platform	21st	0.64
		0.64

Terje Melbye Hansen

B. 1948-01-12, Kongsberg, Norway
Shooting

	1976	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, three positions	29th	0.016
Small-Bore Rifle, prone	12th	40
		40.016

Jerzy Melcer

B. 1949-03-10, Białystok, Poland
Handball (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	10th	bronze	1330
			1330

Arturo Melcher Borquez

B. 1921-11-11, represented Chile
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:32nd	0.006
		0.006

James Laurence Melcher

B. 1939-11-05, Pittsfield, Mass., USA
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Team	R2	32.5
		32.50000045

Gari Melchers

B. 1860-08-11, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 1932-11-30
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	1 entry HC	-
		-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not acceptable as a real Olympian competitor.

Marie Melchers

B. 1939-04-13, Brussel, Belgium
Fencing

	1960	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:4th	0.0094
		0.0094

Ernst Melchior

B. 1920-06-25, Villach, Austria; D. 1978-08-05
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Mario Melchiori

represented Italy
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep1	162.5
		162.5

Frans Melckebeke

B. 1940-11-15, Lede, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:15th	7.5
		7.5

Visvaldis Melderis

B. 1915-01-19, Jelgava, Latvia, then part of Russia; D. 1944-07-14
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	2.87
		2.87

Rogelio C. Melencio

B. 1939-09-27, Tordo Man., the Philippines; D. 1995
Basketball

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	13th	25.6
			25.6

Luis Meléndez Gardeñas

B. 1900-05-28, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1971-03-03
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	FI:dnf	64
		64

Paulino Meléndres

B. 1927, represented the Philippines
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	4.92
		4.92

Aleksandr Remmovich Melentyev

B. 1954-06-27, Penza, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; B. 2015-02-16
Shooting (1 gold)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Free Pistol	gold			9660
Men's Free Pistol			12th	9660
				9660

Born in Russia, but he grew up in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and died there. His younger brother was born in Bishkek in 1964, and he represented Kyrgyzstan in 1996 and 2000. No doubt then about this athlete's nationality,

Carlos Melero García

B. 1948-02-17, Moraleja de Cuéllar, Spain
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

Yvonne Meley

B. 1888, represented France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	2 works	126.08
		126.08

Armando Melgar Nelson

B. 1945-07-22, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Armando Melgar Retolaza

B. 1944-11-25, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Buddy Melges, Jr.

B. 1930-01-26, Elkhorn, Wisc., USA
Sailing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	bronze			12000
Three-Person Keelboat (Soling)			gold	12000
				12000

Twice together with Bill Bentsen.

Konstantin Vasilyevich Melgunov

B. 1926-12-18, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-12-18
Sailing

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	17th					461.6
5.5 metres class		8th	14th	13th	9th	461.6
						461.6

Bernard "Bernie" Meli

B. 1940-07-22, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Joseph "Joe" Meli

B. 1956-03-20, Lethbridge, Alb., Canada
Judo

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	R0				1270.51
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg)			fifth	R2	1270.51
					1270.51

Siro Meli

B. 1946-10-10, Cabras, Italy; D. 2018-09-04
Rowing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd				1218.13
Men's Coxed Fours				fourth	1218.13
					1218.13

Leslie Wilfred John "Les" Melia

B. 1929-09-10, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1997-06-30
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	R1:4th	51
		51

Vlastimil Melich

B. 1928-04-07, Vysoké nad Jizerou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1978-08-02
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	16th	18th	18th	17.28
Cross-Country Skiing	1952	1956		HP
Men's 18 km	29th			0.016
Men's 4x10 km Relay	8th	8th		128
				145.296

Judith Ellen "Judy" Melick

B. 1954-06-04, Summit, NJ, USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	fifth	1000
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	(gold)	64
		1064

Yury Afanasyevich Melikhov

B. 1937-04-01, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2000-02
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	fourth	60th	2400
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	bronze	fifth	2670
			5070

Anders Melin

B. 1921-07-31, Matfors, Sweden; D. 2001-06-05
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	12th	60
		60

Bengt Einar Melin

B. 1917-06-07, Karlstad, Sweden; D. 2007-03-31
Sailing

	1948	1952	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star)	17th	7th	505
			505

Douglas Melin

Olympic Competitor nr 5971

1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualification - 14th (24)

Göte Melin

B. 1910-07-26, Kristinehamm, Sweden; D. 1991-12-23
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	9th	240
		240

Viktor Melin

Olympic Competitor nr 6047

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.24)

Doina Ofelia Beșliu

competed from 1984 as

Doina Melinte

B. 1956-12-27, Hudești, Romania
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 800 m	SF:13th	gold			6425.6
Women's 1500 m		silver	9th	dnf	4200
					10625.6

Melis Antal

B. 1946-05-12, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	Rep:3rd	3010.88
			3010.88

Charles Melis

represented Belgium
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Marathon	27th	0.06
		0.06

Vito Melis

B. 1909-05-10, Cagliari, Italy
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54.0 kg)	QF	861
		861

Melis Zoltán

B. 1947-09-11, Pestszenterzsébet, Hungary
Rowing (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver		3200
Men's Eights		7th	3200
			3200

Elias Melkman

B. 1903-05-24, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1942-01-03
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	56th	-
Men's Team Combined	8th	64
Men's Vault	55th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	64th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	39th	-
Men's Rings	41st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	65th	-
		64

Pierre Claver Mella

B. 1962-07-20, represented Cameroon
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Héctor Hugo Mellado Jara

B. 1925-02-24, represented Chile
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		8x10^-19

Neville Melland

B. 1904-04-03, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1990-12
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander

B. 1880-12-14, Årstad, Sweden; D. 1919-10-03
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Men's 800 m	comp.	6.46
Men's Long Jump	fourth	1800
Men's Javelin Throw	fourth	1800
Men's Pentathlon	gold	7200
		10806.46

Olympic Competitor nr 2917

1906-04-25-17:00 - Athletics - 800 m, round one - AC (6.46)
1906-04-26-17:00 - Athletics - Javelin Throw - fourth (1800)
1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - fourth (1800)
1906-04-27-15:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, 3 events - second (Q)
1906-04-27-17:00- Athletics - Pentathlon, stade run - first (Q)
1906-04-27-17:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, wrestling - first (7200)

Petter "Pekka" Mellavuo

B. 1913-11-27, Suoyarvi, then and now in Russia, represented Finland; D. 1992-01-27
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	12th	60
		60

Erik Mellbin

Olympic Competitor nr 7093

1920-07-07-11:10 - Sailing - 40 m² class, race one - DQ
1920-07-08-11:40? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race two - second
1920-07-09-11:20? - Sailing - 40 m² class, race three - DNS - final ranking second (3000)

Øystein Mellerud

B. 1938-07-06, Oslo, Norway; D. 1989-11-27
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Sten Mellgren

B. 1900-08-28, Oskarhamm, Sweden; D. 1989-09-03
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	bronze	1280
		1280

He was also a member of the Swedish Ice Hockey team in Chamonix, but he did not play any match.

Wilhelm "Willi" Melliger

B. 1953-07-26, Buttwil, Switzerland; D. 2018-01-16
Equestrianism - Jumping (2 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Individual	38th		R1:64st	silver	10th	5125.00032
Team	fifth		fifth	sixth	silver	1826
						6951.00032

Abraham Mellinger

B. 1877-11-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 1958-10-16
Freestyle Wrestling

	1904	HP
Men's Welterweight (-71.67 kg)	R2	234
		234

Olympic Competitor nr 2321

1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - lost (208)

Ana Paula Rodrigues Mello Hernandez

B. 1961-10-10, Belo Horizonte, MinGer, Brazil
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	7th	200
		200

Gonçalvo Dinis Pinheiro de Mello

B. 1931-11-18, Cascais, Portugal
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	9th	160
		160

Ícaro de Castro Mello

B. 1913-10-22, São Vicente, SP, Brazil; D. 1986-10-08
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Ingeborg Mello de Preiss

B. 1919-01-04, Berlin, Germany, lived in Buenos Aires since 1938, represented Argentina; D. 2009-10-25
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Women's Shot Put	9th	QU:19th	242.4
Women's Discus Throw	8th	12th	444
			686.4

José Salvador da Trinidade Mello

B. 1895-05-20, Nova Friburgo, RdJ, Brazil
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	fifth	1500
		1500

Muriel June Mellon

B. 1928-06-14, San Diego, Cal., USA; D. 1966-08-23
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	7th	600
		600

Chuck Mellor

B. 1893-12-27, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1962-02-11
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	12th	25th	60.15
			60.15

Fleur Northey Mellor

B. 1936-07-13, Penshurst, NSW, Australia
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Salusbury Manners Mellor

B. 1862-09-16, Cardington, England, Great Britain; D. 1917-06-26
Sailing

	1900	HP
10-20 ton class	fifth	500
		500

Olympic Competitor nr 1202

1900-08-01-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race one
1900-08-05-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race two
1900-08-06-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race three - fifth (500)

Samuel Alexander "Sammy" Mellor, Jr.

B. 1880-03-14, Yonkers, NY, USA; D. 1948-11-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented the Mohawk Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2040

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Thomas Robert "Tom" Mellor

B. 1950-01-27, Cranston, RI, USA
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Oussama Mellouli

B. 1984-02-16, Tunis, Tunisia
Swimming & Open Water Swimming (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Swimming	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	43rd	fifth				1000
Men's 200 m Individual Medley		9th				160
Men's 1500 m Freestyle		14th	gold	bronze	21st	8976.64
Men's 400 m Freestyle			fifth			1000
Men's 200 m Freestyle			19th			1.6
Open Water Swimming				2012		11137.6
Men's 10 km				gold		9600
						20738.24

(Alfred) Paul Mellows

B. 1922-06-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1997-07-11
Rowing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Lars Mellström

B. 1904-09-14, Solna, Sweden; D. 1983-05-04
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Henrique Sérgio Melmann

B. 1931-04-24, Recife, Pern., Brazil
Water Polo

	1952	HP
Water Polo Men's Team	(R2:4th)	7.25
		7.25

Yona Melnik

B. 1949-05-27, represented Israel
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	R1	0.791
		0.791

Boris Borisovich Melnikov

B. 1938-05-16, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	(gold)	82
		82

Nikolay Andreyevich Melnikov

B. 1948-01-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	8th	3328
			3328

Vasily Stepanovich Melnikov

B. 1943-09-15, Bryansk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-09-19
Alpine Skiing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	36th	dnf	-3.64
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	45th	-4.10
Men's Slalom	25th	26th	0.164
			0.16465

Viktor Nikolayevich Melnikov

B. 1944-07-10, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Single Sculls	FinB:dns	60
		60

Vyacheslav Borisovich Melnikov

B. 1931, Kirov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's Slalom	dnf	-13.16
		-13.16

Yury Melnikov

B. 1940-05-23, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	HP
Men's Springboard	12th	40
		40

Antonina Alekseyevna Melnikova

B. 1958-02-19, Rahachow, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Singles, 500 m	bronze	2560
		2560

Nikolay Melnitsky

B. 1887-05-09, Kyiv, now in Ukraine; competed for Russia; D. 1965-11-07, Paris, France

Olympic Competitor nr 5044

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 22nd (0.4)
1912-06-29-15:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day one - second (1000)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 33rd
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - fourth (400)

Dividing Russians according to the data available means classing this athlete as Ukrainian.

Borys Petrovych Melnyk

B. 1945-02-02, Litin, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-11-24
Shooting (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Free Rifle	silver		6000
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone		12th	40
			6040

Faina Grigorievna Melnyk

B. 1945-06-09, Bakota, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-12-16
Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Discus Throw	gold	fourth	16th	12009.6
Women's Shot Put		10th		150
				12159.6

She was born in the Ukraine, competed for Yerevan of Armenia from 1969 and for Spartak Moskva from 1976. She graduated from the Moscow University of Dentistry and worked as a dentist in Mosvow after her career. She died in Moskva. And she was married to a Bulgarian. I shall continue to go with her birthplace and consider her Ukrainian.

Enrique Melo Ramón

B. 1953-04-23, Gandía, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	12th	10
		74

Adrián Amadeo Melosi

B. 1956-12-10, represented Argentina
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1984	HP
Team	15th	2.5
		2.5

Tim Melvill

Olympic Competitor nr 7234

1920-07-26-17:00 - Polo - semifinal two - won (Q)
1920-07-31-17:30 - Polo - final - won (3200)

James Arnaud Henri Louis, Baron Melvill van Carnbée

B. 1867-08-11, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1944-01-04
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:ac	63.38
Men's Sabre, Individual, one hit	SF:ac	112
Men's Sabre, Individual, three hits	R1:ac	17.79
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	480
		673.17

Olympic Competitor nr 2679

1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-25-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - AC (63.38)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-28-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-28-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, three hits, round one - AC (17.79)
1906-04-28-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, bronze-medal match - won (480)
1906-04-28-17:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, semifinals - AC (112.0)

Douglas McKenzie Melville

B. 1928-02-17, Johannesburg, South Africa
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Marvin Alton Melville

B. 1935-02-15, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	22nd	0.4
			0.4

Horst Melzig

B. 1940-10-02, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:4th	410
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rf	7.78
		417.78

Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2024-03-31

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