Great Olympians

Biographies - MEY

Uwe-Jens Mey

B. 1963-12-13, Warszawa, Poland, represented the German Democratic Republic in 1984 and 1988
Speed Skating (2 gold, 1 silver)

1984 1988 1992 HP

500 m 8th gold gold 11456

1000 m 25th silver - 4000.1

15456.1

	1984	1988	1992	HP
500 m	8th	gold	gold	11456
1000 m	25th	silver	-	4000.1
				15456.1

Luis Meya Adrubau

B. 1951-01-19, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Herman Meyboom

Olympic Competitor nr 3890

1908-07-15-17:00 - Waterpolo - match one - won (Q)
1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - AC (0.304)
1908-07-20-16:15 - Waterpolo - match two - won (Q)
1908-07-22-16:00 - Waterpolo - match three - lost (1500)
1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - third - 6th time (0.4)
1912-07-07-15:15 - Waterpolo - round one, match one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - lost (1280) (*)

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

Maria Adriana 'Ria" Meyburg

B. 1939-01-07, Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	95th	-14.10
Women's Team Combined	14th	4
		4

Aage Meyer

B. 1904-12-21, København, Denmark; D. 1979-03-16
Wrestling - Greco-Roman & Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	1932	1936	HP
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	sixth			888
GR Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)			9th	888
FR Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)			12th	60
				948

Adelaide Meyer

B. 1906-06-04, New York, NY, USA; D. 1944-06-01
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	fifth	500
		500

Alfred Meyer

B. 1882-08-04, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; D. 1956-01-09
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Literature	ac	272.6
		272.6

Alvah Meyer

Olympic Competitor nr 5506

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-07-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, final - second (4000)
1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - second (170)

André Meyer

B. 1919-10-05, Paris, France
Hockey

	1948	1952	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	R1	99
			99

Andreas Meyer

B. 1954-10-20, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Antoinette Josefa Clara Meyer

B. 1920-06-19, Hospental, Switzerland; D. 2010-07-19
Alpine Skiing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Women's Downhill	11th	48
Women's Slalom	silver	4000
		4048

Armin Meyer

B. 1907, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Bernard Meyer

Olympic Competitor nr 6552

1912-07-13-08:50 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, long distance ride
1912-07-15-11:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, steeplechase
1912-07-16-09:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, jumping
1912-07-16-14:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, individual - DNF
1912-07-17-07:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, dressage - 12th (50) & Team - fourth (400)
1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, team - second (1000)

William "Bill" Meyer

B. 1958-11-04, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

David Meyer

from Antwerpen, represented Belgium
Ice Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	Qu:3rd	86
		86

Deborah "Debbie" Meyer

B. 1952-08-14, Annapolis, Md, USA
Swimming (3 gold)

1968 HP

200 m Free-style gold 6400

400 m Free-style gold 6400

800 m Free-style gold 6400

19200

The first swimmer to win three individual gold medals in one Olympiad, she also set sixteen world records in three years, including 17.19.9 for the 1500 metres. Some of her times would have won men's olympic titles a few years earlier.

Dirk Meyer

B. 1960-07-09, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Sailing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Windsurfer (Windglider)	seventh		638.4
Men's Windsurfer (Lechner Division II)		13th	638.4
			638.4

Ernst Meyer

represented Switzerland
Track Cycling

	1906	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:ac	24.94
Men's 5000 metres	R1:3rd	2.807
Men's 20 kilometres	R1:ac	13.63
		41.377

Olympic Competitor nr 2545

1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - third (QR)
1906-04-23-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, repêchage - AC (24.94)
1906-04-24-16:30 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - third (2.807)
1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - AC (13.63)

François Meyer

represented France
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-80 kg)	R1	116.9
		116.9

Frederick H. "Fred" Meyer

B. 1910-08-09, new York, NY, USA; D. 1996-10-01
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Individual Combined (5 apparatuses)	8th		256
Men's Individual Combined (6 apparatuses)		65th	256
Men's Team Combined	silver	10th	1025
Men's Floor Exercises	12th	67th	10
Men's Vault		44th	-
Men's Parallel Bars		61st	-
Men's Horizontal Bar		50th	-
Men's Rings		98th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse		18th	0.64
			1291.64

Frederick Julius "Fred" Meyer

B. 1900-05-17, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1983-03-12
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

He wrestled with Ernst Nilsson for half an hour for the bronze medal, after which it was called a draw and both fighters received a bronze.

Fredrik Meyer

B. 1916-02-13, Oslo, Norway; D. 1989-01-16
Sailing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Six metres Class	silver	2000
		2000

Gabrielle Meyer

B. 1947-05-10, Toulouse, France; D. 2018-11-18
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Women's 4x100 m Relay	8th	64
		66.29

Georg Meyer

Olympic Competitor nr 5045

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 39th
1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - seventh (100)

(Willy) Georges Meyer

B. 1914-04-17, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:4th	17
		17

Horst Meyer

B. 1941-06-20, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Eights	silver	gold	5200
			5200

Joseph Meyer

from Luzern, represented Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

(Max Adolf) Karster Meyer

B. 1937-11-05, Hannover, NS, Germany, represented the Federal Republic in 1972 and 1976
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	7th	sixth		bronze		4950
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling)					sixth	704
						5654

Keith Edward Meyer

B. 1938-06-20, Geneva, Ill., USA
Speed Skating

	1960	HP
Men's 1500 metres	29th	0.016
		0.016

Klaus Meyer

B. 1954-01-21, Köln, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	(sixth)	30
		30

Kurt Meyer

B. 1933-09-16, Wuppertal, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	65th	-8.15
		0.0000000015

Mary Meyer-van der Sluis

B. 1917-07-11, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1994-01-31
Fencing

	1948	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	0.064
		0.064

Michel Pierre Philippe Meyer

B. 1936-12-03, Paris, France
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres		Rep:4th	1.08
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	fifth		750
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000 metres	9th		120
			871.08

Otto Meyer

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	77th	-11.60
		-11.60

Olympic Competitor nr 1123

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Paul Meyer (1)

B. 1922-07-23, represented Switzerland
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Single Sculls	2Rep:2nd	648
		648

Paul Meyer (2)

B. 1961-08-15, represented Zimbabwe
Shooting

	1980	HP
Trap	25th	0.15
		0.15

Gertrud "Trudi" Meyer

B. 1914-07-13, Hannover, NS, Germany; D. 1999-10-23
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	gold	3200
		3200

Walter Meyer

B. 1904-09-14, Tangermünde, S-A, Germany; D. 1949-12-05
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Werner Meyer

B. 1914-05-30, from Basel, represented Switzerland; D. 1985-09-10
Handball (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Marcel Meyer de Stadelhofen

B. 1878-03-15, Nyon, Switzerland; D. 1973-04-03
Shooting (2 gold)

	1906	HP
Men's Military Rifle	7th	300
Men's Military Rifle, Gras Model	28th	0.019
Men's Free Rifle	gold	4800
Men's Free Rifle, team	gold	1200
Men's Military Revolver	30th	-2.75
Men's Military Revolver, Gras Model	dnf	-2.48
Men's Free Pistol, 25m	19th	1.2
Men's Free Pistol, 50m	15th	7.5
		6308.7313

Olympic Competitor nr 2476

1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - DNF
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - 15th (7.5)
1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - seventh (300)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - 30th
1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 28th (0.019)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - 19th (1.2)
1906-04-27-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - first (1200)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - first (4800)

Ann Elizabeth Meyers

B. 1955-03-26, San Diego, Cal., USA
Basketball (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Robert Roderick "Bob" Meyers

B. 1924-08-11, Edmonton, Alb., Canada; D. 2014-03-22
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Elana Alessandra Meyers

competed in 2018 and 2022 as

Elana Meyers Taylor

B. 1984-10-10, Oceanside, Cal., USA
Bobsleigh (3 silver, 2 bronze)

	2010	2014	2018	2022	HP
Women's Monoob				silver	5000
Two-woman Bob	bronze	silver	silver	bronze	17336
					22336

Elvet Meyers

B. 1960-05-02, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Sailing

	1984	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	21st	0.64
		0.64

Glenn Lee Meyers

B. 1961-06-19, Fremont, Mich., USA
Archery

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	12th	60
		60

(Edward) John Meyers

B. 1880-06-28, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1975-02
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1904	HP
Men's 1 mile Freestyle	dnf	510
Men's Water Polo	bronze	960
		1470

Olympic Competitor nr 2138

1904-09-05-16:00? - Waterpolo - match one - lost (960)
1904-09-06-16:00? - Swimming - 1 mile Free-style - DNF (510)

Linda Meyers

B. 1937-07-01, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Alpine Skiing

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	33rd		0.00256
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	30th	0.010016
Women's Slalom		12th	40
			40.012576

Mary Margaret Meyers

B. 1946-02-10, Saint Paul, Minn., USA
Speed Skating (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Women's 500 metres	silver	4000
		4000

William Ernest Meyers

B. 1943-07-23, Johannesburg, South Africa; D. 2014-05-07
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Karl Meyer zu Hölsen

B. 1927-08-28, Barsinghausen, NS, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2013-05-16
Shooting

	1968	HP
Skeet	21st	0.96
		0.96

Ulrike Meyfarth

B 1956-05-04, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, (then West-)Germany
Track & Field (2 gold)

1972 1976 1980 1984 HP

Women's High Jump gold 22nd gold 28800.9

28800.9

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's High Jump	gold	22nd		gold	28800.9
					28800.9

A surprise winner at merely sixteen (the youngest ever individual Athletics champion) at München, she was again a surprise winner at twenty-eight at Los Angeles.

Anne Meygret

B. 1965-02-15, Nice, France
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Foil, Team	(bronze)	400
		400

Olaf Meyland-Smith

Olympic Competitor nr 5745

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 25th (0.125) - Team - eighth (64)

Bernard Meynadier

B. 1938-04-19, Paris, France
Rowing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	7th	1000
			1000

Francis Meynieu

B. 1953-01-09, Bordeaux, France
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

(David) John (Charlton) Meyrick, 4th Baronet of Meyrick

B. 1926-12-02, Towcester, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-02-06
Rowing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Joseph Meyten

B. 1947-02-18, Antwerpen, Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:34th	-2.16
		0.0016

Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2024-08-18

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

	1968	HP
200 m Free-style	gold	6400
400 m Free-style	gold	6400
800 m Free-style	gold	6400
		19200