Great Olympians

Biographies - MET

Joseph-Auguste Métais

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual	Rep:ac	0.6
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	0.12
		0.72

Olympic Competitor nr 355

1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two (Q)
1900-05-24-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round two (R)
1900-05-25-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters repêchage - DNQ (0.6)
1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.12)

Tamar Metal

B. 1933-12-26 in Poland, represented Israel
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's High Jump	17th	6
Women's Long Jump	QU:29th	0.024
		6.024

Vasilios Metalos

from Greece
Tug-of-War

	1904	HP
Men's Tug-of-War	R1	307.5
		307.5

He represented the Panellinios GS of Athina in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2082

1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - lost (307.5)

Anastasios Metaxas

B. 1862-02-27, Athina, Greece; D. 1937-01-28
Shooting (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1896	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's Military Rifle	fourth				1600
Men's Free Rifle	fourth	26th			1600.048
Men's Free Rifle, team		fourth			300
Men's Military Revolver		8th			192
Men's Military Revolver, Gras Model		13th			19.2
Men's Free Pistol, 25m		10th			75
Men's Free Pistol, 50m		21st			0.48
Men's Duelling Pistol, au visé		15th			7.5
Dueling Pistol			35th		0.001
Men's Clay Pigeon, single trap		dnf	fourth	fourth	3530
Men's Clay Pigeon, double trap		silver			3000
					10324.229

Olympic Competitor nr 65

1896-04-08-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle day one
1896-04-09-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle - fourth (1600)
1896-04-11-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle day one
1896-04-12-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle - fourth (1600)
1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - 13th (19.2)
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - 21st (0.75)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - eighth (192)
1906-04-24-09:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au visé - 15th (7.5)
1906-04-26-08:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, single trap - DNF (30)
1906-04-26-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, double trap - second (3000)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - tenth (75)
1906-04-27-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - fourth (300)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - 26th (0.048)
1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day three - fourth (1500)
1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 35th
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - fifth (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - fourth (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - fourth (2000)

Konstantinos Theodor Metaxas

B. 1916-05-21, represented Greece
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Georges Metayer

B. 1904, from Paris, represented France
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	R2	0.448
		0.448

John Metcalf

B. 1934-02-25, Norwich, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	SF:7th	31.2
		31.2

Malcolm Metcalf

B. 1910-10-16, Springfield, Mass., USA; D. 1993-05-05
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	7th	15th	615
			615

Woodbridge "Woody" Metcalf

B. 1888-06-23, Grosse Pointe, Mich., USA; D. 1972-07-11
Sailing

	1936	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	fifth	1250
		1250

Adrian Peter Metcalfe

B. 1942-03-02, Bradford, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	silver	1000
		1002.29

John Patrick "Jack" Metcalfe

B. 1912-02-03, Bellingen, NSW, Australia; D. 1994-01-16
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	12th	60
Men's Triple Jump	bronze	3840
		3900

Ralph Metcalfe

B. 1910-05-29, Atlanta, Geo., USA; D. 1978-10-10
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

1932 1936 HP

100 m silver silver 8000

200 m bronze 2560

4x100 m Relay gold 1600

12160

At Los Angeles, in the 100 m, there was no way to distinguish between the top 2. Nowadays, both runners would have received a gold medal, but back then the judges had to make a decision. It went against Metcalfe. Then in the 200 m, Metcalfe's blocks were inexplicably set a few meters too far back. After the race, when the error was seen, Metcalfe was offered a re-run. But since Americans had won all three medals, Metcalfe declined. After all, he was young and would get a new chance at Berlin. There he came up against Jesse Owens however, and so Metcalfe would never win an individual gold medal.

Fyodor Vasilyevich Metelkov

B. 1934-07-04, Kostroma, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1960	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf	-9.13
		-9.13

Alain Metellus

B. 1965-04-09, New York, NY, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Linda Joan Metheny

B. 1947-08-12, Olney, Ill., USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Women's Individual combined	36th	28th	36th	0.02688
Women's Team combined	9th	sixth	fourth	600
Women's Balance Beam		fourth		400
				1000.02688

(Jan) Piet Metman

B. 1916-06-14, Sukabumi; Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Amsterdam, represented the Netherlands; D. 1990-03-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:15th	15
		15

Penka Metodieva

B. 1950-10-12, Pernik, Bulgaria
Basketball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

George Metropoulos

B. 1896-03-15 in Greece, lived in Gary, Ind., represented the USA
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
GR Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	QF	492
FR Men's Lightweight (-61 kg)	R1	195
		687

Caren Metschuck

B. 1963-09-27, Greifswald, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver)

1980 HP

Women's 100 m Free-style silver 4000

Women's 100 m Butterfly gold 6400

Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay gold 1600

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay gold 1600

13600

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Free-style	silver	4000
Women's 100 m Butterfly	gold	6400
Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	gold	1600
		13600

Arnold Mettler

B. 1905-05-14, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland; D. 1996-09-01
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1936	HP
Jumping, Individual	11th	80
Jumping, Team	fifth	250
		330

William Roy "Bill" Mettler, Jr.

B. 1946-10-15, Springfield, Ohio, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	(gold)	64
		64

Eloi Metullus

B. 1892, represented Haiti
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	bronze	640
		640

Abdel Latif Metwalli

B. 1936-03-17, represented the United Arab Republic (Egypt)
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	10.4
		10.4

Ibrahim Metwalli

B. 1936-10-20, represented the United Arab Republic (Egypt)
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	10.4
		10.4

Gert Metz

B. 1942-02-07, Mainz, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:35th	-2.10
Men's 200 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
Men's 4x100 m Relay	sixth	160
		160.00356

Lothar Metz

B. 1939-01-16, Meerane, Sachsen, (later East-)Germany, represented East Germany in 1968 and '72
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1960 1964 1968 1972 HP

Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) silver 24600

Men's Middleweight (-87 kg) bronze gold

Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg) 9th

24600

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	silver				24600
Men's Middleweight (-87 kg)		bronze	gold
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)				9th
					24600

Paul Metz

B. 1892-11-17, København, Denmark; D. 1975-09-08
Hockey (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

René Metz

B. 1950-12-18, Paris, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:19th	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Relay	(7th)	2.05
		3.65

Stephan Metz

B. 1951-10-15, Kaufbeuren, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Karin Metze

B. 1956-08-21, Meißen, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (2 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	gold		8000
Women's Eights		gold	8000
			8000

Manfred E. Metzger

B. 1905-05-26, Trieste, then in Austria, now Italy, represented Switzerland
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	bronze	2560
		2560

Maxwell Raymond "Max" Metzker

B. 1960-03-08, Durban, South Africa, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	13th	7th	425.6
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	sixth	bronze	3200
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay		(7th)	64
			3689.6

Hans Metzler

B. 1960-02-22, Maiz, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Two	eighth	320
Men's Four	14th	12
		332

Léon Metzler

B. 1896-06-04, Diekirch, Luxembourg; D. 1930-03-13
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

Adolf Metzner

B. 1910-04-25, Frankenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; D. 19
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:6th	R1:3rd	4.684
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	fourth		400
			404.684

Miroslav Metzner

B. 1904, from Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	18th	3.12
		3.12

Fritzi Metznerová

B. 1910-16-12, from Opava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Women's Singles	20th	1.5
		1.5

The Czech suffix -ová was appended to the names of all women, even the German-speaking ones. This athlete is ethnically German.

Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2024-01-15

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

	1932	1936	HP
100 m	silver	silver	8000
200 m	bronze		2560
4x100 m Relay		gold	1600
			12160