Great Olympians

Biographies - MES

Carlos Adolfo Mesa Vaquero

B. 1955-08-21, represented Colombia
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	15th	7.5
		7.5

Eusebio Mesa Laso

B. 1938-09-23, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Marjan Mesec

B. 1947-08-14, Kranj, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Ski Jumping

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Normal Hill	38th	37th	0.000656
Men's Large Hill		37th	-3.40
			0.001056

Leonid Karpovich Meshkov

B. 1916-01-14, Volgograd, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1986-03-04
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	R1:10th	25
		25

Viktor Meshkov

B. 1926, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:14th	12
		12

Ilkka Tapani Mesikämmen

B. 1943-03-15, Turku, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Felix Meskens

B. 1906-02-14, represented Belgium; D. 1973-01-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Jacques Meslier

B. 1928-05-03, Saigon (now Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), Vietnam, then French Indochina, lived in Paris, represented France; D. 2014-01-25
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Henri Meslot

Olympic Competitor nr 4290

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - third
1908-07-20-16:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, round one - second (25.76)
1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (0.995)

Gaston Mesmaekers

B. 1888-10-16, Turnhout, Belgium
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1924	1928	HP
Jumping, Individual	18th	35th	3.20125
Jumping, Team	fourth	14th	404
			407.20125

Joseph Mesmar

B. 1921-11-25, represented Syria
Shooting

	1972	HP
Trap	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Freddy Mésot

B. 1905-05-25, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; D. 1979-10-31
Figure Skating

	1924	HP
Men's Individual	9th	240
		240

Walter Messa

B. 1939-05-16, Milano, Italy
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	HP
Men's Springboard	10th	100
		100

Alfred Messenger

Olympic Competitor nr 6456

1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - third (640)

Wiliam Alfred "Bill" Messer

B. 1915-07-08, London, England, Great Britain
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	0.0000000000000002
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		0.0000000000000002

Uwe Messerschmidt

B. 1962-01-22, Schwäbisch Gmünd, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Track Cycling (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Points Race	silver	sixth	6960
			6960

Alessandro Messina

B. 1941-08-30, Rijeka, Croatia, represented Canada
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
		-24.60

Francesco Maria Messina

B. 1900-12-15, Linguaglossa, Italy; D. 1995-09-13
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	2 entries	0.166
		0.166

Guido Messina

B. 1931-01-05, Monreale, Italy
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		4800

S. Messina

sailor from Italian Naval ship Varese
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2729

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Sheppard Norman "Shep" Messing

B. 1949-10-09, New York, NY, USA
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Albert John "Bertie" Messitt

B. 1930-09-28, Bray, Ireland; D. 2012-02-18
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-9.24
		-9.24

Fritz Messner

B. 1912-01-18, Berlin, Germany; D. 1945-11-07
Hockey (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Heinrich "Heini" Messner

B. 1939-09-01, Obernberg am Brenner, Austria (then part of Germany)
Alpine Skiing (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	10th	fourth	bronze	4260
Men's Giant Slalom		bronze		2560
Men's Slalom		14th		16
				6836

Vilim Messner

B. 1904-04-11, Požega, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1988-06-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Willi Messner

B. 1940-03-14, Gelsenkirchen, N-W, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R2:12th	50
		50

Barnabé Messomo

B. 1956-08-26, represented Cameroon
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:65th	-8.10
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:24th	0.064
		0.064000001

Ladislav Měšťan

B. 1941-05-17, Ostrava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	16th	8
		8

Zdeněk Měšťan

B. 1944-05-31, Ostrava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	16th	8
		8

Paul Mestdagh

B. 1947-09-03, Antwerpen, Belgium
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Zdenek Mestecký

Olympic Competitor nr 5567

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF

Mester János

B. 1938-02-08, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	75th	-10.10
Men's Team Combined	12th	10
		10.00000000001

Alberto Eugenio Mestre Sosa

B. 1964-09-30, represented Venezuela
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	17th	sixth	644
Men's 200 m Freestyle	27th	fifth	1000.04
Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay		12th	10
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay		10th	25
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay		13th	6.4
			1685.44

Agustí Mestres i Ribas

B. 1923-02-05, from Barcelona, represented Spain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	8th	8th	256
			256

Mészáros András

B. 1941-04-12, Szentes, Hungary
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	35th		-2.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	12th	17th	33
			33.0015

Mészáros Ervin

Olympic Competitor nr 6649

1912-07-14-15:25? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match three - won
1912-07-14-17:05? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match seven - won
1912-07-14-18:45? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eleven - won - qualified
1912-07-15-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match two - won - first (1600)
1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-18-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, final - third (3200)

Mészáros Gábor

B. 1962-03-15, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	30th	0.01
Men's 100 m Butterfly	15th	10
Men's 200 m Butterfly	14th	16
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	sixth	160
		186.01

Mészáros Gabriella

B. 1913-12-14, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1994-04-04
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	bronze	1280
		1280

Mészáros György

B. 1933-04-30, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2015-09-14
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (2 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	silver		1000
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	silver	fifth	3750
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres		fourth	800
			5550

Mészáros József

Olympic Competitor nr 6839

1912-07-17-16:20 - Rowing - Single Sculls, round one - raced alone (Q)
1912-07-18-11:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, quarterfinal - first, but raced ordered re-run
1912-07-18-19:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, quarterfinal, re-race - second (861)

Mészáros Lóránt József Károly

B. 1883-08-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1938-02-28
Fencing

	1906	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	SF:ac	149.3
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:4th	307.5
Men's Sabre, Individual	fifth	750
Men's Sabre, Team	fourth	300
		1506.8

Olympic Competitor nr 2513

1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-24-12:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, semifinal - AC (149.3)
1906-04-25-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fourth (307.5)
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)
1906-04-28-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, bronze-medal match - lost (300)
1906-04-28-17:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, semifinals - second (Q)
1906-04-28-18:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, final - fifth (750)

Meszéna Miklós

B. 1940-12-14, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1995-07-29
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	fifth	bronze	890
			890

Mészöly Géza

Olympic Competitor nr 5111

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - tenth (25)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 29th (0.016)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 79th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - DNF

Written 2011-08-14 - last modified 2024-08-17

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.