Great Olympians

Biographies - OKA

Oka Hideko

B. 1953-02-14, represented Japan
Fencing
1976 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R2:6th -2.34
Women's Foil, Team R1:3rd 22.75
22.7534

Oka Shinnosuke

B. 2003-10-31, Okayama, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2024 HP
Men's Individual All-Around gold 6400
Men's Team All-Around gold 1600
Men's Parallel Bars bronze 2560
Men's Horizontal Bar gold 6400
16960

Oka Tomoko

B. 1964-10-27, represented Japan
Fencing
1984 1988 HP
Women's Foil, Individual 20th 0.455
Women's Foil, Team 8th 12th 90.75
91.205

Okabe Michio

B. 1940-09-10, represented Japan
Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 7th/8th 164
164

Okabe Nagahira

B. 1913-08-10, represented Japan; D. 2001
Equestrianism - Dressage
1964 HP
Dressage, Individual 19th 2
Dressage, Team sixth 160
162

Okabe Yukiaki

B. 1941-04-24, represented Japan; D. 2018-01-26
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R2:11th 64
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay fourth 400
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay bronze 640
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay fifth 250
1354

Okabori Tsutomu

B. 1957-07-10, represented Japan
Cycling - Track
1976 HP
Men's Team Pursuit 14th 12
12

Okachi Hiroshi

B. 1955-03-30, Sapporo, Hokk., Japan
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Two 20th 1.25
Men's Four 24th 0.12
1.37

Okada Harumitsu

B. 1960-10-04, Hiroshima, Japan
Track Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Team Pursuit 11th 48
48

Kenneth Kenji "Ken" Okada

B. 1950-02-22, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Judo
1972 HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg) R1 0.933
0.933

Okada Kozeki

B. 1886-07-19, represented Japan
Equestrianism - Dressage
1928 HP
Dressage, Individual 20th 1.25
1.25

Okada Shoken

B. 1947-07-30, represented Japan
Canoeing - Slalom
1972 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 36th -3.96
0.00096

Samuel Anum Okai

B. 1936-06-06, represented Ghana
Football
1964 HP
Men's Team (7th/8th) 162
162

Okajima Toru

B. 1943-01-21, Hokkaido, Japan
Ice Hockey
1968 1972 HP
Men"s Team 10th 9th 130
130

Zoltan Okalyi

B. 1938-01-31, Lengyet, Hungary, represented Australia
Fencing
1960 HP
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd 3.625
3.625

I Gusti Putu Okamona

B. 1930-08-26, represented Indonesia
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's High Jump QU:27th 0.06
0.06

Okamoto Fuji

B. 1905-07-04, Nagoya, Japan; D. 1984-01-04
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

Okamoto Hideo

B. 1948-07-20, represented Japan
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Single Sculls Rep:4th 25.8
25.8

Okamoto Keiko

B. 1945-06-13, represented Japan
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1964 HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres Rep:4th 75
75

Okamoto Mariko

B. 1951-12-28, Osaka, Japan
Volleyball (1 gold, 1 silver)
1972 1976 HP
Women's Team silver gold 5200
5200

Okamoto Noboru

B. 1937-02-19 in Korea, then part of Japan, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Men's Hammer Throw 13th QU:20th 39.9
39.9

Okamoto Sunao

B. 1894-09-01, represented Japan
Tennis
1924 HP
Men's Singles R2 0.00027
Men's Doubles R2 0.52
0.52027

Okamoto Tadashi

B. 1947-11-10, Shizuoka, Japan
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R32 1.02
1.02

Tetsuo Okamoto

B. 1932-03-20, Marilia, SP, Brazil; D. 2007-10-01
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle SF:11th 64
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle bronze 2560
2624

Okamoto Yutaka

B. 1925-03-02, Kanagawa, Japan
Sailing
1960 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 22nd 0.4
0.4

Okamura Teruichi

B. 1948-05-27, Osaka, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 HP
Men's Individual Combined 11th 64
Men's Team Combined gold 1600
1664

Okamura Tomio

B. 1948-08-12, Ilyama, Japan
Cross Country Skiing
1972 HP
Men's 30 kilometres 47th -5.40
Men's 4x10 km Relay 10th 25
25.000004

Okano Eitaro

B. 1930-06-14, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 400m Hurdles QF:4th 0.546
Men's 4x400m Relay R1:7th 0.64
1.186

Okano Isao

B. 1944-01-20, Ryugasaki, Japan
Judo (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg) gold 9600
9600

Michael Francisco Okantey

B. 1939-10-30, Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Men's 200 metres R1:33rd R1:6th 0.002581
Men's 4x100 metres Relay SF:8th 2.05
2.052581

Ibrahim Okash Omar

B. 1964-09-18, represented Somalia
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:57th -7.40
Men's 800 metres SF:8th 8.2
8.20000004

Ibrahim Kotb Okasha El-Sayed

B. 1911, represented Egypt
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Javelin Throw QU:18th 3.84
3.84

Okawa Heizaburo

B. 1939-12-02, Tokyo, Japan
Fencing
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:4th Elim2 Bar4 179.74011
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd fourth 7th 485.625
Men's Épée, Individual R2:6th 0.0034
Men's Épée, Team R2 R1:3rd 24.68
690.04851

Okawa Kumiko

B. 1946-02-22, Osaka, Japan
Figure Skating
1964 1968 HP
Women's Singles 13th 8th 422.4
422.4

Okayama Tadao

B. 1913-07-05, Tomarioru, Sakhalin, Japan, now Tomari in RUssia; D. 1998-05-28
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 50 kilometres 34th 0.0016
0.0016

Okazaki Emiko

B. 1949-09-06, Hokkaido, Japan
Alpine Skiing
1972 HP
Women's Downhill 41st -4.64
Women's Giant Slalom 32nd -2.40
Women's Slalom 13th 25.6
25.604064

Okazaki Katsuo

B. 1897-07-10, Yokohama, Japan; D. 1965-10-10
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 5000 m 12th 40
40

Okazaki Satoko

B. 1961-01-13, represented Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
1976 HP
Women's Individual combined 30th 0.01
Women's Team combined 8th 64
64.01

Okazaki Takayuki

B. 1940-03-28, Chiba, Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay SF:5th 32.5
Men's Long Jump FI:dns 24
Men's Triple Jump 10th 150
206.5

Written 2017-02-16 - last modified 2024-03-29

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