Great Olympians

Biographies - NEM

Safaa Ali Nema

B. 1959, represented Iraq
Freestyle Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 12th 60
60

George Nemchik

B. 1915-03-14, Superior, Penn., USA; D. 1988-07-11
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Josef Němec

B. 1933-09-25, České Budějovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2013-09-10
Boxing (1 bronze)
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) QF bronze R2 4082.4
4082.4

Michael Nemec

B. 1955-11-26, Wien, Austria
Figure Skating
1976 HP
Pairs 10th 125
125

Petr Němec

B. 1957-06-07, Ostrava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Ursula Nemec

B. 1957-05-09, Wien, Austria
Figure Skating
1976 HP
Pairs 10th 125
125

Zdeněk Němec

B. 1933-02-03, Zábřeh, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2014
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Discus Throw 19th 2.4
2.4

Bohumil Němeček

B. 1938-01-02, Tábor, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2010-05-03
Boxing
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63 kg) gold 9680.218
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R3 R2
9680.218

Josef Německý

B. 1900-12-06, from Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1943-06-10
Cross-Country Skiing
1924 1928 HP
Men's 50 km 17th 11th 68
68

Otakar Německý

B. 1902-03-02, Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1967-0-18
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing
1924 1928 HP
Men's Nordic Combined dnf 9th 240.015
Men's 18 km 16th 6.4
246.415

Némedi Károly

B. 1960-01-16, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Diving
1980 HP
Men's Springboard 17th 4
Men's Platform 14th 16
20

Vojtech Neményi

B. 1899-08-01, Košice, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1945-04-07
Water Polo
1924 HP
Men's Water Polo fifth 340
340

Nemere Zoltán

B. 1942-04-20, Bokod, Hungary; D. 2001-05-06
Fencing (2 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Épée, Individual ElR2 BarR3 84.07
Men's Épée, Team gold gold 3200
3284.07

Francisc Nemeș

B. 1907-01-17, Carei, Romania, then Nagykároly in Hungary; D. 1991-11-07
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:4th 0.033
0.033

Iosif Nemes

B. 1903, from București, represented Romania
Rugby (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Rugby bronze 1280
1280

Nemes-Nótás Károly

B. 1911-10-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1982-08-04
Road Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual ac 0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team AC 13.5
13.500015

Nemessányi Árpád

B. 1944-05-15, Budapest, Hungary
Weightlifting
1964 1968 HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg) sixth sixth 1920
1920

Németh Ágnes

B. 1961-09-22, Zirc, Hungary
Basketball
1980 HP
Women's Team fourth 800
800

Németh Angéla

competed in 1972 as

Németh-Ránky Angéla

B. 1946-02-18, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2014-08-05
Athletics (1 gold)
1968 1972 HP
Women's Javelin Throw gold QU:13th 9638.4
9638.4

Németh Erzsébet

competed in 1980 as

Németh-Csajbók Erzsébet

B. 1953-02-10, Magyarkeresztúr, Hungary
Handball (1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Women's Team bronze fourth 2080
2080

Németh Ferenc (1)

B. 1894, represented Hungary
Cross-Country Skiing
1924 1928 HP
Men's 18 km dnf 0.0000016
Men's 50 km 20th 1
1.0000016

Németh Ferenc (2)

B. 1936-04-04, Budapest, Hungary
Modern Pentathlon (2 gold)
1960 HP
Men's Individual gold 8000
Men's Team gold 1600
9600

Németh Imre

B. 1917-09-23, Kosice, then in Hungary, now in Slovakia, represented Hungary; D. 1989-08-18
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Hammer Throw gold bronze 13440
13440

Németh János

B. 1906-06-12, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1988-03-05
Water Polo (2 gold)
1932 1936 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400

Németh Jenő

B. 1902, Budapest, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1924 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) R2 0.71
0.71

Németh Miklós (1)

B. 1910-04-15, represented Hungary
Track Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Tandem Sprint R1 80
Men's Team Pursuit 7th 300
380

Németh Miklós (2)

B. 1946-10-23, Budapest, Hungary
Track & Field (1 gold)
1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's Javelin Throw 17th 7th gold 8th 10590
10590

Robert Nemeth

B. 1958-06-05, Hofors, Sweden, represented Austria
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 1500 metres SF:10th 100
100

Németh Sándor (1)

B. 1925-08-08, Sümeg, Hungary; D. 1993-12-07
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:9th 240
240

Németh Sándor (2)

B. 1957-01-31, Kenyeri, Hungary
Freestyle Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 8th 384
384

Jolana Némethová

B. 1954-03-17, Topoľniky, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Handball
1980 HP
Women's Team fifth 500
500

Ivan Némethy

B. 1946-11-10, Martin, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting
1976 1980 HP
Free Pistol 14th 13th 62.4
62.4

Németi Gyula

B. 1921-06-30, Debrecen, Hungary; D. 1970-06-05
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1948 1952 HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) sixth fourth 3360
3360

Kurt Nemetz

B. 1926-07-21, represented Austria; D. 2008-02-06
Cycling - Track
1948 1952 HP
Men's Sprint Rep:2nd 21.75
Men's Time Trial 21st 0.96
Men's Tandem Rep Rep 216.5
Men's Team Pursuit QU:13th 19.2
258.41

Edgar "Ed" Nemir

B. 1910-07-23, Waco, Texas, USA; D. 1969-02-01
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Featherweight (-61  kg) silver 6000
6000

Alexey Nemov

Russia
Gymnastics (4 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 HP
Individual Combined silver gold - 10400
Team gold bronze sixth 3000
Floor Exercises bronze silver - 1640
Pommeled Horse bronze bronze - 1280
Vaults gold fourth - 2000
Parallel Bars fourth bronze - 1040
Horizontal Bar bronze gold fifth 4050
23410

Joint record holder, with Harri Kirvesniemi, Heikki Ilmari Savolainen, Merlene Ottey and Franziska van Almsick, of the number of bronze medals (SIX)

Vladimir Konstantinovich Nemshilov

B. 1948-11-24, Sochi, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly fourth 1600
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay bronze 640
2240

Sergey Vasilyevich Nemtsanov

B. 1959-01-23, Leonidovo, Sakhalin Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving
1976 1980 HP
Men's Platform QU:9th 7th 560
560

He competed from Almaty and the OlyMADMen class him as Kazakh as a result.

Anatoly Mikhaylovich Nemtyryov

B. 1946-12-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Coxed Fours sixth 680
Men's Eights 7th
680

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-09-23

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