Great Olympians

Biographies - NAM

B. 1947-08-15, Siheung, (South) Korea
Aquatics - Swimming

B. 1935-01-15, represented South Korea
Shooting

B. 1963-11-25, represented South Korea
Artistic Gymnastics

B. 1912-06-26, Seoul, (South) Korea, then part of Japan; D. 1972-05-24
Weightlifting

competed under his Japanese name of

B. 1912-11-23, Suncheon, (now South-)Korea, then part of Japan, represented Japan; D. 2001-02-20
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

He was born in the far south of Korea, so I class him as "South" Korean.

B. 1909, represented Japan
Diving

B. 1951-12-09, Tochigi, Japan
Basketball

B. 1945-03-12, represented Malaysia; D. 2020-12-17
Football

B. 1918-09-22, Rasht, Iran; D. 1989-01-21
Weightlifting (1 silver, 1 bronze)

B. 1957-09-25, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1991-10-25
Judo

represented Japan
Art Competitions

B. 1945-02-26, represented Mongolia
Boxing

B. 1964, represented Tanzania
Athletics - Track & Field

B. 1949-01-11, represented Mongolia
Cross Country Skiing

Written 2001-08-10 - last modified 2024-04-14

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