Great Olympians

Biographies - ONE


Leahseneth "Lacey" O'Neal

B. 1944-03-30, Chicago, Ill., USA
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 1972 HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles SF:7th 62.4
Women's 100 metres Hurdles SF:7th
62.4


Denis O'Neil

B. 1936-02-11, represented Australia
Sailing
1972 1976 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 16th 11th 70.4
70.4


John O'Neil

B. 1898-10-04, Faulkton, SD, USA; D. 1950-03-25
Rugby (2 gold)
1920 1924 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400


Barry O'Neill

B. 1946-01-01, represented Ireland
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 19th 2
2


Francis Thomas "Frank" O'Neill

B. 1926-09-30, from Manly, NSW, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:28th 0.0256
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:21st 0.96
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay R1:9th 40
40.9856


Patrick O'Neill

B. 1956-03-20, Stamford, Conn., USA
Handball
1976 HP
Men's Team (10th) 50
50


Susie O'Neill

B. 1973-08-02, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Swimming (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
1992 1996 2000 HP
50 m Free-style - - 12th 40
100 m Free-style 15th - 31st 10.0064
200 m Free-style 11th fifth gold 7464
100 m Butterfly fifth fifth 7th 2400
200 m Butterfly bronze gold silver 16200
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay - sixth sixth 320
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay bronze silver 1640
4 x 100 m Medley Relay fifth silver silver 2475
30549

She used to be shy and fearful of water.  So making it to the medal podium for swimming is quite an achievement.
Her nickname of "madame Butterfly" is so obvious that it is strange no-one else had claimed it.
She was elected into the IOC at the end of the Sydney Olympics.


George Helela Onekea, Jr.

B. 1939-03-25, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Aquatics - Swimming
1956 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle QU:3rd 16
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle QU:3rd 25.6
41.6


Aycan Önel

B. 1933-04-17, Çorum, Turkey
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:5th 0.013
Women's Long Jump 29th 0.024
0.037


Cahit Önel

B. 1927-11-23, Edremit, Turkey; D. 1970-09-17
Athletics
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's 800 m R1:7th 0.00031
Men's 1500 m R1:7th R1:8th 0.057012
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:5th 10th R1:10th R1:10th 175.886
175.943322


Cemal Öner

B. 1966-11-01, represented Türikye
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R16 79.13
79.13


Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-02-07

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