Great Olympians

Biographies - POL

Benedetto Pola

B. 1915-04-17, Borgosatollo, Italy; D. 2000-08-01
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Sprint	fourth	2400
Men's 1000m Time Trial	fourth	2400
		4800

František Poláček

B. 1940-01-20, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-11-13
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	QF	861
		861

Zlatko Poláček

B. 1925-02-17, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	31st	0.0096
		0.0096

Priska Polačeková

B. 1954-10-29, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Handball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Otto Polacsek

B. 1904-06-23, from Wien, represented Austria
Speed Skating

	1928	HP
Men's 500 m	21st	0.64
Men's 5000 m	8th	256
Men's 10000 m	AC	-
		256.64

Ans Polak

B. 1906-11-24, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1943-07-23
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Women's Team Combined	gold	3200
		3200

Alexandros Polakis

from Patras, Greece
Gymnastics

	1906	HP
Individual combined (5 events)	17th	7.5
Individual combined (6 events)	15th	7.5
		15

Olympic Competitor nr 2856

1906-04-25-15:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day one
1906-04-26-16:00 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day two - 15th (7.5)
1906-04-26-16:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (6 events) - 15th (7.5)

Elena Poláková

competed in 1972 as

Elena Moskalová

B. 1948-04-20, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Team	sixth	7th	520
			520

Tibor Polakovič

B. 1935-05-25, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2002-11-23
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres	fifth	1500
		1500

Jana Polakovičová

B. 1961-06-28, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Women's Singles, 500 m	Rep:5th	64
Women's Doubles, 500 m	Rep:6th	30
		94

Rudolf Polame

B. 1910-03-28, Přerov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1996-01-06
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:ac	0.605
		0.605

Hayri Polat

B. 1948-04-04, represented Turkey
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)	12th	60
		60

Saim Polatkan

B. 1908-02-10, Malatya, Turkey, then part of the Ottoman Empire; D. 1992
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1936	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.00000125
Jumping, Individual	27th	0.05
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.64
		0.69000125

Derna Polazzo

B. 1912-03-27, Trieste, then Austria, after 1918 Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.473
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	sixth	160
		160.473

Terzo Polazzo

B. 1894, Padova, Italy; D. 1976
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Janez Polda

B. 1924-04-25, Mojstrana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1964-03-20
Ski Jumping

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual	41st	16th	24th	9.840096
				9.840096

Ivis Poleo

B. 1963-01-02, represented Venezuela
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	42nd	-4.40
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	12th	10
		10.00004

Ludmila Polesná

B. 1934-08-31, Pisek, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1988-12-09
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Singles	16th	9.6
		9.6

Julio Polet

B. 1898, represented Argentina
Road Cycling & Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	dnf	0.00000000008
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(9th)	-
Men's Sprint	Rep1	0.498
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.00096
		0.49896000008

Ignacio Francisco José Poletti Signorelli

B. 1930-04-28, Santa Fe, Argentina
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Kurt Poletti

B. 1960-04-23, Zug, Switzerland
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	fourth	1200
		1200

Viola Poley

B. 1955-04-13, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	gold	4800
		4800

Theodorus "Theo" Polhaupessy

B. 1933-06-05, Malang, Indonesia
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	26th	0.048
		0.048

Anthony Gifford "Tony" Polhill

B. 1947-12-15, Waipawa, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 1500 metres	9th	160
		160

Eros Poli

B. 1963-08-06, Isola della Scala, Italy
Road Cycling (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	gold	fifth	5550
			5550

Giuseppe Poli

B. 1886-11-30, from Venezia, Italy
Rowing (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Coxed Fours	gold	3600
		3600

Olympic Competitor nr 2637

1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - first (3600)

Piero Poli

B. 1960-10-09, Cairo Montenotte, Italy
Rowing (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	fourth	gold	6000
			6000

Dušan Poliačik

B. 1955-02-11, Dobroč, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Damir Polić

B. 1953-04-03, Split, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Joseph Polidano

B. 1940-06-08, represented Malta
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	29th	0.012
		0.012

V. Polidori

Olympic Competitor nr 3826

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Pólik György

B. 1939-09-09, Budapest, Hungary
Basketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	13th	92.8
			92.8

Panagiotis Polimenos

represented Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-6.29
		0.00000029

Olympic Competitor nr 3123

1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - dnf

(Joseph) Adrien Poliquin

B. 1929-04-10, Victoriaville, Québ., Canada; D. 2012-06-14
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Janis Polis

B. 1893-01-12 Matišu, Latvia, represented Russia in 1912

Olympic Competitor nr 6042

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - lost - eiminated (6.4)
1924 1020

Anatoliy Antonovych Polishchuk

B. 1950-01-11, Velykyi Mezhyrichi, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2016-06-07
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Cornelia Polit

B. 1963-02-18, Teutschenthal, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's 200 m Backstroke	silver	4000
		4000

Vincenzo "Enzo" Polito

B. 1926-10-29, Napoli, Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Maritta Politz

B. 1950-05-18, Dessau-Roßlau, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:17th	4
		4

Miroslav Poljak

B. 1944-09-03, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2015-11-02
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Silvo Poljanšek

B. 1951-12-25, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Ice Hockey

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	10th	82
			82

Rastko Poljšak

B. 1899, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia
Gymnastics

	1924	HP
Men's Individual combined	45th	-
Men's Team combined	fourth	400
Men's Vault	61st	-
Men's Parallel Bars	51st	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	47th	-
Men's Rings	50th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	42nd	-
Men's Sidehorse Vault	58th	-
Men's Rope Climbing	45th	-
		400.0

Sirkka Tellervo Polkunen

B. 1927-11-06, Jyväskylä, Finland; D. 2014-09-28
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 10 km	fifth	8th	1820
Women's 3x5 km Relay		gold	1600
			3420

Claudia Poll-Ahrens

Costa Rica
Swimming (1 gold, 2 bronze)

1996 2000 2004 HP

200 m Free-style gold bronze 10th 9060

400 m Free-style fifth bronze 9th 3720

12780

	1996	2000	2004	HP
200 m Free-style	gold	bronze	10th	9060
400 m Free-style	fifth	bronze	9th	3720
				12780

José Poll Martínez

B. 1950-09-24, represented Cuba; D. 2020-04
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Juan Poll Puig

B. 1927-03-17, San Justo Desvern; D. 2001-06-13
Alpine Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Downhill		54th	0.00000016
Men's Giant Slalom		60th	0.00000001
Men's Slalom	45th	50th	0.0000011
			0.00000127

Andrea Pollack

B. 1961-05-08, Schwerin, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2019-03-11
Aquatics - Swimming (3 gold, 3 silver)

1976 1980 HP

Women's 200 m Freestyle 17th - 4

Women's 100 m Butterfly silver silver 8000

Women's 200 m Butterfly gold fourth 8000

Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay silver - 1000

Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold gold 3200

20204

Ursula Pollack

B. 1919-10-27, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	(silver)	64
		64

Burglinde Pollak

B. 1951-06-10, Werder (Havel), Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Pentathlon	bronze	bronze	sixth	9504
				9504

Johann Pollak

B. 1948-12-23, Linz, Austria
Judo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)		R1	0.858
Men's Open Class	R1		0.528
			1.386

Yvetta Polláková

B. 1953-05-04, Prešov, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Edward E. "Ed" Pollard

B. 1962-09-26, represented Barbados
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R32	1.088
		1.088

Frederick Douglas "Fritz" Pollard, Jr.

B. 1915-02-18, Springfield, Mass., USA; D. 2003-02-14
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	bronze	3840
		3840

Gilliam "Jill" Pollard

B. 1935-07-21, Bradford, England, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	117th	-19.40
Women's Team Combined	17th	1
		1

Ernestine Pollards

B. 1942-01-19, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2014-01-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:18th	2.56
		2.56

Heinz Pollay

B. 1908-02-04, Cöslin, Pommern (now Koszalin in Poland), represented Germany; D. 1979-03-14
Equestrianism (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Dressage, Individual	gold		7th	8500
Dressage, Team	gold		bronze	2800
				11300

Angelo Polledri

represented Italy
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	QF	540
		540

Claudio Polledri

B. 1936-01-07, Lugano, Switzerland
Fencing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th		0.00000045
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	R2:7th	0.0002900018
Men's Épée, Team	QF	7th	225.5
			225.5002904518

Lukáš Pollert

B. 1970-03-24, Prague, Czech Republic
Canoeuing, slalom (1 gold, 1 silver)

1992 1996 HP

C1 gold silver 15600

15600

Étienne Pollet

B. 1944-04-30, Oostende, Belgium
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:5th	5.4
		5.4

Eugène Pollet

B. 1886-09-29, Lille, France; D. 1967-12-16
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	bronze	640
		640

Jean Pollet

B. 1912-07-18, represented Switzerland
Basketball

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	21st	34.12
			34.12

Willy Polleunis

B. 1947-12-27, Hasselt, Belgium
Athletics

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres		R1:30th	sixth	640.01
Men's 10000 metres	dnf	14th		16.0004
				656.0104

Joachim "Jochen" Pollex

B. 1947-06-06, Wismar, M-V, (then East) Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

N. Polley

B. 1893, represented (British) India
Tennis

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	R3	65.94
Mixed Doubles	R2	39.56
		105.5

Emilio Polli

B. 1906, Milano, Italy; D. 1983
Swimming

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	SF:4th	R1:dq	88.4
Men's 100 m Freestyle		SF:5th	17.2
			105.6

Claudio Pollio

B. 1958-05-27, Napoli, Italy
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	14th	gold	9624
			9624

Aron Pollitz

B. 1896-02-11, Basel, Switzerland; D. 1977-11-13
Football (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	silver	2000
		2000

Erika Pollmann

B. 1944-02-15, Hamm, N-W, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:dnf	-4.21
Women's 200 metres	R1:17th	4
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	fifth	250
		254.000021

Lida Peyton "Eliza" Pollock

B. 1840-10-24, Hamilton, Ohio, USA; D. 1919-05-25
Archery (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1904	HP
Women's Double Columbia Round	bronze	1920
Women's Double National Round	bronze	1920
Women's Team Round	gold	1200
		5040

Olympic Competitor nr 2225

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double Columbia Round - women - third (1920)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double National Round - women - third (1920)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - women - first (1200)

Harry Winslow "Hughie" Pollock

B. 1942-07-16, Boston, Mass., USA
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Thomas Allen "Tom" Pollock

B. 1925-08-01, Red Deer, Alb., Canada; D. 1994-08-17
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Thomas Elmer "Tom" Pollock, III

B. 1943-07-24, Flagstaff, Ariz., USA
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Reginaldo Polloni

B. 1916, Lovere, Italy; D. 2004-08-22
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Constance "Connie" Polman-Tuin

B. 1963-01-10, Powell River, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Heptathlon	16th	9.6
		9.6

Orlando Polmonari

B. 1924-03-11, Ferrara, Italy; D. 2014-08-27
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	79th		38th	0.000256
Men's Team All-Around	10th		bronze	665
Men's Floor Exercise	112th		-	-
Men's Horse Vault	70th		-	-
Men's Parallel Bars	100th		-	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	136th		-	-
Men's Rings	84th		-	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	73rd		-	-
				665.000256

Vinko Polončić

B. 1957-07-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	8th	192
		192

Louis Émile Polonia

B. 1935-01-08, Espalion, France; D. 2005-10-13
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:2nd	287
		287

Prateep Polphantin

B. 1926-07-16, Krung Thep, Thailand
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	34th	-2.24
		0.0024

Lynn Polson

B. 1962-04-19, St. Catherines, Ont., Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Gebhard Poltera

B. 1923-12-14, Arosa, Switzerland; D. 2008-11-11
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fifth	1780
			1780

Ulrich Poltera

B. 1922-07-17, Arosa, Switzerland; D. 1994-03-22
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fifth	1780
			1780

Pietro Polti

B. 1941-06-20, Vercana, Italy
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	sixth	320
		320

Serhiy Oleksandrovych Poltoratsky

B. 1947-10-28, Khmelniytskyi, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	dnf	2.4
		2.4

Boris P'oluliakhi

B. 1938-06-10, Tbilisi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Springboard	sixth	20th	641
			641

Viktor Andreyevich Polupanov

B. 1946-01-01, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Aleksander Józef Polus

B. 1914-02-01, Dortmund, Germany, lived in Poznań, represented Poland; D. 1965-02-13
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	QF	861
		861

Gianfranco Polvara

B. 1958-01-29, Bellano, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	1984	1988	1992	1994	HP
Men's 15 kilometres		34th	14th			16.00016
Men's 30 kilometres Classical			seventh	20th		400.7548
Men's 50 kilometres Classical					31st	400.7548
Men's 50 kilometres	32nd	21st				175.644
Men's 30 kilometres Freestyle					disq
Men's 50 kilometres Freestyle			10th	10th
						592.39896

Polyák Imre

B. 1932-04-16, Kecskemét, Hungary; D. 2010-11-15
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold, 3 silver)

1952 1956 1960 1964 HP

Featherweight (-62 kg) silver silver silver 34500

Featherweight (-63 kg) gold

34500

Three consecutive silver medals was already a record, but then he topped it in Tokyo with a gold one.

Igor Nikolayevich Polyakov

B. 1912-08-01, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2008-05-16
Rowing (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Nikolay Alekseyevich Polyakov

B. 1951-06-14, Lenigrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Sailing (1 silver)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	fourth	silver		10th	5700
					5700

He sailed from Tallinn, so the OlyMADMen class him as Estonian, but I prefer to call him Russian.

Vladimir Vasilyevich Polyakov

B. 1935-08-09, Tula, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Polyakov

B. 1952-07-09, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	8th	320
		320

Vladimir Polyanichev

B. 1938-04-21, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:5th	0.68
		0.68

Anatoliy Ivanovych Polyvoda

B. 1947-05-29, Donetsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	4480
			4480

Larysa Polyvoda

B. 1963-12-16, Dnipro, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	18th	2.56
Women's 200 m Butterfly	12th	40
		42.56

Ilias Polyzois

B. 1939-10-15, Peireias, Greece
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	1.718
		1.718

Herbert Polzhuber

B. 1938-06-24, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany); D. 2015-07-27
Fencing & Modern Pentathlon

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		fifth			1250
Men's Épée, Team	9th/10th	9th/10th	9th/10th	R1:3rd	105.28
Men's Modern Pentathlon, Individual	33rd				-2.32
Men's Modern Pentathlon, Team	10th				25
					1380.2832

Written 2002-08-25 - last modified 2024-08-17

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	17th	-	4
Women's 100 m Butterfly	silver	silver	8000
Women's 200 m Butterfly	gold	fourth	8000
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	silver	-	1000
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	gold	gold	3200
			20204