Great Olympians

Biographies - OKE


Jean Baptiste Okello

B. 1940-04-10, Lira, Uganda
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles SF:5th 195
Men's 4x100 metres Relay R1:dnf 0.68
195.68


Sylvanus Okello

B. 1963-04-14, represented Kenya
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) QF 861
861


Brendan O'Kelly

from Dublin, represented Ireland
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team PrelR 1.64
1.64


Con O'Kelly, Jr.

B. 1907, Kingston upon Hull, England, Great Britain; D. 1968-09-07
Boxing
1924 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg) R2 89.06
89.06


Con O'Kelly, Sr.

Olympic Competitor nr 4484

He was born in Ireland, moved to Hull, England in 1908. His son would represent Great Britain in 1924, so I class him as British.


Micheline Okemba

represented Congo (B)
Handball
1980 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320


Edith Erna Oker

B. 1961-02-01, Stuttgart, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles SF:5th 195
Women's 4x100 m Relay fifth 250
445


Todd Eugene Okerlund

B. 1964-09-06, Hammond, Ind., USA
Ice Hockey
1988 HP
Men's Team seventh 200
200


Harald Økern

B. 1898-01-19, Bærum, Norway; D. 1977-08-17
Nordic Combined
1924 HP
Men's Nordic Combined fourth 2400
2400


Olav Nilsen Økern

B. 1911-06-03, Hole, Norway; D. 2000-04-11
Cross-Country Skiing (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's 18 km 13th 25.6
Men's 50 km fourth 1600
Men's 4x10 km Relay bronze 640
2265.6


Joseph "Joe" Okezie

B. 1937-05-01, Umuahia, Nigeria
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R1 1.088
1.088


Written 2012-01-22 - last modified 2024-09-17

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