Great Olympians

Biographies - NEU


Andrew Neu

B. 1873-06-20, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1959-07-16
Gymnastics
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 23rd 0.192
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 16th 1.2
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 40th -4.16
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team fifth 187.5
188.892016

Olympic Competitor nr 1731


Hein-Direck Neu

B. 1944-02-13, Bad Kreuznach, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2017-04-14
Athletics
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Discus Throw 9th QU:17th 12th 306
306


Andrés Neubauer Rosenberg

B. 1908-04-17, Kemecse, Hungary, represented Chile
Fencing
1948 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:5th 0.000017
0.000017


Leopold Neubauer

Olympic Competitor nr 5194


Roger Neubauer

B. 1938-05-08, Strasbourg, France
Aquatics - Water Polo
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Georg Neuber

B. 1925-12-11, Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad in Russia), represented Germany
Fencing
1960 HP
Men's Épée, Individual QF:5th 2.863
Men's Épée, Team (QF) 16.9
19.763


Klaus-Dieter Neubert

B. 1949-11-22, Oberwiesenthal, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Rowing (1 gold)
1968 1972 HP
Coxed Pairs fourth gold 10000
10000


Ramona Neubert

B. 1958-07-26, Pirna, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Women's Pentathlon fourth 2400
2400


Günter Neuburger

B. 1954-05-20, Geislingen an der Steige, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Four 9th 120
120


Dieter Neuendorf

B. 1940-07-07, Ruhla, Thür., Germany, represented the Democratic Republic in 1968
Ski Jumping
1964 1968 HP
Men's Normal Hill fifth 7th 1400
Men's Large Hill 8th 15th 266
1666


Franz Neuens

B. 1912-09-06, Gonderange, Luxembourg; D. 1985-04-24
Road Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual 16th 8
Men's Road Race, Team AC 27
35


Elisabeth Neuenschwander

B. 1946-04-26, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 800 metres R1:28th 0.0256
0.0256


Oskar Neuenschwander

B. 1918-05-03, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Eights sixth 320
320


William Neufeld

B. 1901-02-28, Molochna, Ukraine, then part of Russia, lived in Los Angeles, represented the USA; D. 1992-10-11
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Javelin Throw fifth 1500
1500


Marilyn Fay Neufville

B. 1952-11-16, Hectors River, Jamaica
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 400 metres QF:8th -2.91
0.0091

She moved to Great Britain at an early age, and competed for them, but switched back to Jamaica shortly before the 1970 Commonwealth Games.


Felix Neuhaus

B. 1928, represented Switzerland
Freestyle Wrestling
1952 HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) 9th 240
240


(Hans) Peter Neuhaus

B. 1945-06-18, Gemmingen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball
1972 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


Karl Neukirch

B. 1864-11-03, Berlin, Germany; D. 1941-06-26
Artistic Gymnastics (2 gold)
1896 HP
Men's Horse Vault ac 89.83
Men's Parallel Bars ac 33.16
Men's Parallel Bars, Team gold 1600
Men's Horizontal Bar ac 132.1
Men's Horizontal Bar, Team gold 1600
Men's Pommelled Horse ac 132.1
3587.19

Olympic Competitor nr 125


Alfred Neuland

B. 1895-10-10, Estonia; D. 1966-11-16
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 silver)
1920 1924 HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg) gold 9600
Middleweight (-75 kg) silver 6000
15600


Christine Neuland

B. 1956-08-09, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Rowing
1976 HP
Women's Eights fourth 800
800


Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Neuling

B. 1938-02-10, Rohrberg, S-A, Germany
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs fourth 2000
2000


Lambert Neumaier

B. 1910-02-13, Wien, Austria; D. 1986-07
Ice Hockey
1936 HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team SF:4th 164
164


Gottlieb Neumair

B. 1939-11-14, München, Bay., Germany
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) 11th 96
96


Peter Neumair

B. 1950-10-09, Freising, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Freestyle Wrestling
1972 1976 HP
Men's Middleweight (-82 kg) sixth 1020
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 12th
1020


Albert Neumann

B. 1899-10-19, Troisvierges, Luxembourg; D. 1976-03-01
Gymnastics
1924 1928 HP
Men's Individual combined 62nd 80th -
Men's Team combined 8th 9th 104
Men's Vault 50th 39th -
Men's Parallel Bars 48th 67th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 62nd 75th -
Men's Rings 54th 72nd -
Men's Pommeled Horse 66th 86th -
Men's Sidehorse Vault 50th -
Men's Rope Climbing 65th -
104.0


Bruno Neumann

B. 1883-04-26, Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad in Russia), represented Germany; D. 1944
Equestrianism - Eventing
1928 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual bronze 3200
Three-Day Event, Team dnf 4
3204


Erhard M. "Butch" Neumann

B. 1932-09-01, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 2002-01-28
Cycling - Road
1956 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -13.32
Men's Road Race, Team dnf -
-13.32


Carlheinz Neumann

B. 1905-11-27, Berlin, Germany; D. 1983-05-19
Rowing (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Coxed Fours gold 4800
4800


Margarete "Grete" Neumann

B. 1910-06-19, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:3rd 10.76
Women's 4x100 metres Relay R1:4th 82
92.76


Josef Neumann

B. 1911-03-18, from St. Gallen, represented Switzerland; D. 1994-04-08
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Javelin Throw QU:22nd 0.6
0.6


Kazimierz Neumann

B. 1933-11-23, Torun, Poland; D. 2011-07-16
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxless Fours Rep:3rd 51
51


Klaus Neumann

B. 1942-01-04, Habelschwerdt (now Bystrzyca Kłodzka in Poland), represented East Germany
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:32nd -2.60
0.006


Marcel Neumann

B. 1915-05-05, represented Luxembourg
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:26th 0.096
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay 17th 1
1.096


Otto Neumann

B. 1902-08-28, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; D. 1990-04-12
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1928 HP
Men's 400 m QF:3rd 10.76
Men's 4x400 m Relay silver 1000
1010.76


Paul Neumann

B. 1875-06-13, Wien, Austria; D. 1932-02-09
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1896 HP
Men's 500 m Freestyle gold 6400
Men's 1200 m Freestyle dnf 160
6560

Olympic Competitor nr 230


Kateřina Neumannová

B. 1973-02-15, Pisek, Czech Republic, represented Czechoslovakia in 1988
Cross-Country Skiing & Cycling - Mountain Bike (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
Cross-Country Skiing 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 HP
Individual Sprint 13th 25.6
5 km Classical 13th 8th silver 4574.24
10 km Classical - fifth
Pursuit 5 km + 10 km 22nd sixth bronze 11308.2475
Pursuit 5 km + 5 km silver
Skiathlon silver
15 km Classical 14th 9th 172
15 km Freestyle 14th 10412
15 km Freestyle, Mass-start silver
30 km Freestyle, Mass-start gold
4x5 km Relay sixth 9th sixth fourth sixth 957
Mountain Bike 1996 27449.0875
Cross Country 18th 3.84
27452.9275


Federico Enrique Neumayer Guerrero

B. 1924-07-26, Rosario, Argentina; D. 1977-03-30
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:18th 3.84
3.84


(Christiaan) Tom Neumeier

B. 1921-02-02, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1991-12-26
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Double Sculls rep:2nd 215
215


Karl Neumeister

B. 1913-08-15, represented Austria
Equestrianism - Eventing
1936 HP
Three−Day Event, Individual 14th 20
20


Karl Neumer

Olympic Competitor nr 3713


Otto Neumüller

B. 1908-11-09, from Wien, represented Austria
Canoeing - Canadian Flatwater
1936 HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000m fourth 2400
2400


Angelika Neuner

B. 1969-12-23, Innsbrück, Austria
Luge (2 silver)
1992 1994 1998 2002 HP
Women's Singles silver fourth silver fourth 16170
16170


Hans Ferdinand "Hannes" Neuner

B. 1906-08-27, Aschaffenburg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1978-04-25
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724


Karl Neuner

B. 1902-01-16, Partnekirchen, Bayern, Germany; D. 1949-03-20
Nordic Combined
1928 HP
Men's Nordic Combined dnf 0.0015
0.0015


Magdalena Neuner

B. 1987-02-09, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Biathlon (2 gold, 1 silver)
2010 HP
7.5 km silver 3000
7.5 km + 10 km Pursuit gold 4800
12.5 km Mass Start gold 6400
15 km 10th 100
14300


Martin Neuner

B. 1900-12-14, Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany; D. 1944-08-02
Ski Jumping
1928 HP
Men's Ski Jumping 9th 240
240


Hubert Neuper

B. 1960-09-29, Bad Aussee, Austria
Ski Jumping (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Normal Hill sixth 640
Men's Large Hill silver 4000
4640


Uwe Neupert

B. 1957-08-05, Greiz, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) silver 9240
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) fourth
9240


Christian Neureuther

B. 1949-04-28, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Alpine Skiing
1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's Giant Slalom dnf 30th 0.01
Men's Slalom 11th fifth fifth 2064
2064.01


Günther Neureuther

B. 1955-08-06, Steingaden, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Judo (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg) bronze 7832
Men's Heavyweight (+93 kg) silver
Men's Open Class Rep2 130
7962


Gunnar Otto Neuriesser

B. 1961-08-16, Karlskoga, Sweden
Alpine Skiing
1984 HP
Men's Giant Slalom 22nd 0.4
0.4


Georges Neurouth

B. 1881-09-24, Paris, France; D. 1914-09-06
Cycling - Track
1900 HP
Men's Sprint R1:dnq -2.25
0.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1547


Friedrich "Fritz" Neuruhrer

B. 1910-07-17, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's High Jump QU:32nd 0.006
0.006


Karl Neuse

B. 1930-12-31, Hannover, NS, Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo
1956 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


Peter Neusel

B. 1941-11-19, Berlin, Germany
Rowing (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Coxed Fours gold 4800
4800


Friedrich "Fritz" Neuser

B. 1932-04-14, Nürnberg, Bay., Germany
Cycling - Track
1956 HP
Men's Tandem Sprint 9th 200
200


Richard Neutra

B. 1892-04-08, Wien, Austria, naturalized 1929, represented the USA; D. 1970-04-16
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Architecture ac 2.475
2.475


Laurent Neuville

B. 1965-07-15, Paris, France
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 1988 HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay sixth fourth 560
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay (seventh) 64
624


Tassilo Neuwirth

B. 1940-12-15, Wien, Austria
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 13th 12.8
12.8


Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-12-04

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