Great Olympians

Biographies - POR

Eva Pořádková

B. 1959-02-16, Zlin, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:29th	-5.40
Women's Team combined	fifth	250
		250.000004

Michel Porasso

B. 1891-08-20, represented Monaco; D. 1944-08-06
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	12th	50
		50

Achille Porcasi

B. 1864-01-18, Palermo, Italy, represented the USA; D. 1941-08-29
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Music	ac	170.9
		170.9

Klaus Porbadnik

B. 1930-06-24, Hohenstein, East Prussia (now Olsztynek in Poland), represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 10000 metres	17th	4
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.0000096
		4.0000096

Antoine Porcel

B. 1937-12-17, Oran, Algeria, represented France; D. 2014-03-22
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Although born in Algeria, he fought professionally out of France after Algeria's independence, so I shall treat him as French.

Ramón Damaso Porcel de Peralta Arnolfo

B. 1921-12-21, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	SF:2nd	1350
		1350

Daniela Porcelli

B. 1961-10-15, Cagliari, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:21st	0.64
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.64

A. Porcher

represented France
Cycling - Track

	1900	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:dnq	-2.25
Men's 25 km	ac	1020
		1020.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1585

1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)
1900-09-15-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 km - AC (639)

Olgierd Richard Boleslaw Porebski

B. 1922-09-06, Warszawa, Poland, represented Great Britain; D. 1995-06
Fencing

	1952	1956	HP
Sabre, individual	R1:8th	QF:5th	2.8630000025
Sabre, Team	SF:3rd	SF:4th	287
			289.8630000025

Uta Poreceanu

B. 1936-11-13, Brașov, Romania; D. 2018-01-27
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	27th	0.04
Women's Team Combined	bronze	640
		640.04

Milan Poredski

B. 1922-02-21, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2005-05-07
Cycling - Road

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		8x10^-17

Janina Danuta Poremska

B. 1948-05-13, Siemianowice, Poland
Figure Skating

	1968	HP
Mixed Pairs	14th	20
		20

Janez Porenta

B. 1896-06-03, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1942-06
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Individual combined	20th	34th	1.0016
Men's Team combined	fourth	bronze	1040
Men's Vault	sixth	7th	260
Men's Parallel Bars	41st	25th	0.025
Men's Horizontal Bar	44th	76th	-
Men's Rings	21st	13th	6.56
Men's Pommeled Horse	18th	21st	0.8
Men's Sidehorse Vault	19th		0.4
Men's Rope Climbing		sixth	160
			1468.7866

Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (-Horneman)

B. 1897-12-24, Finland; D. 1964-11-28
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

1920 1924 1932 1936 HP

Shot Put gold 7th 10200

Discus Throw 8th 384

Hammer Throw silver 11th 6096

56-lb Weight Throw 9th 240

16920

Hubert Porkert

B. 1939-09-25, Zell am See, Austria (then part of Germany)
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	7th	500
		500

Thor Andreas Porko

B. 1905-06-07, Alaveteli, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1977-06-01
Road Cycling & Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	16th	8
Men's 1000m Time Trial	18th	3.84
		11.84

Birgit Pörner

B. 1955-03-20, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Branimir Porobić

B. 1901-01-05, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1952-12-18
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	consolation match	0
		0

There was a (friendly) match between Yugoslavia and Egypt, which should not be counted as a part of the Olympics, so I don't award points for this performance. In accordance with tradition, however, the four players who played (only) in this match are considered Olympians.

Jorge Armando Porras Villa

B. 1959-12-25, Medellín, Colombia
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

(Johan) Wilhelm Porrassalmi

B. 1930-12-18, Kälviä, Finland; D. 2006-12-21
Athletics - Track & Field

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

Adolfo Porrata Doria

B. 1948-05-10, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Dino Porrini

B. 1953-02-26, Volta Mantovana, Italy
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

Arthur Porritt

B. 1900-08-10, Wanganui, New Zealand; D. 1994-01-01
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	bronze	2560
Men's 200 m	SF:6th	52
		2612

Arturo Porro

B. 1890, Milano, Italy; D. 1967
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:6th	0.031
Men's 1500 m	7th	400
		400.031

Arturo Italo Porro Canavero

B. 1919-11-13, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1990
Shooting

	1968	HP
Trap	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Enrico Porro

B. 1885-01-16, Lodivecchio, Italy; D. 1967-03-14
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1908	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66.6 kg)	gold				6891.71
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)			QF
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)				R2
					6891.71

Olympic Competitor nr 4488

1908-07-23-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-07-23-14:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-23-16:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-25-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), final - won (6400)

Andrea Porsch

B. 1959-10-06, Wien, Austria
Hockey

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Conrado S. C. Porta

B. 1958-06-20, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	31st	-2.64
Men's 200 m Backstroke	21st	0.64
		0.6464

Jean-Marc Porte

B. 1947-07-05, Rouen, France
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Double Sculls	9th	200
		200

Guillermo Porteiro Mol

B. 1921-04-07, Montevideo, Uruguay
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.617
		1.617

(María) Teresa Portela Rivas

B. 1982-05-05, Cangas do Morazo, Spain
Canoeing, Kayak (1 silver)

	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Singles, 200 m				fourth	sixth	silver	7146
Women's Singles, 500 m	Rep:7th		Rep:6th				38.6
Women's Doubles, 500 m		fifth					750
Women's Fours, 500 m		fifth	fifth				1000
							8934.2

Antonio "Tony" Portela

B. 1966-04-21, represented Puerto Rico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	27th	0.04
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	14th	4
		4.04

George Lee "Leo" Portelance

B. 1931-02-02, represented Canada; D. 1952-09-14
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:15th	15
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	R1:12th	10
		25

(Luis) Jorge Portelli

B. 1950-12-12, represented Argentina
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	R2	40.5
Men's Open Class	fifth	820
		860.5

Leo Portelli

B. 1946-12-31, represented Malta
Archery

	1980	HP
Men's Individual	38th	-3.38
		0.000384

Nico Porteous

B. 2001-11-23, Hamilton, New Zealand
Freestyle Skiing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2018	2022	HP
Men's Halfpipe	bronze	gold	13440
			13440

William Franklin "Bill" Porter, III

B. 1926-03-24, Jackson, Mich., USA; D. 2000-03-10
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	gold	9600
		9600

Charles Michael "Chilla" Porter

B. 1936-01-11, Brisbane, Qld., Australia, D. 2020-08-15
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's High Jump	silver	QU:27th	6000.06
			6000.06

Colin F. Porter

B. 1930-10-11, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fifth	750
		750

Cyril Porter

Olympic Competitor nr 6187

1912-07-09-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, round one, heat three - third (Q)
1912-07-10-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, final - AC (145)
1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - qualified without opposition (but ran anyway)
1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - ninth - team third (640)

David Porter

B. 1949-07-06, Bowmanville, Ont., Canada
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Ice Dancing	10th	125
		125

Derek Porter

B. 1967-11-02, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Canada
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

1992 1996 2000 HP

Single Sculls silver fourth 14500

Eights gold

14500

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Single Sculls		silver	fourth	14500
Eights	gold
				14500

Doreen Helen Porter

B. 1941-07-21, Auckland, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Women's 200 metres	SF:6th	52
		54.29

Guy Jonathan Porter

B. 1884-09-08, Newton, Mass., USA; D. 1951-02-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented the Cambridgeport YMCA in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2044

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Gwen Porter

B. 1902-04-25, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:4th	14.5
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	bronze	640
		654.5

Harry Porter

Olympic Competitor nr 4362

1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - first (Q)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - first (7200)

Hugh William Porter

B. 1940-01-27, Wolverhampton, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QF	861
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:9th	120
		981

Jack Porter

B. 1904-01-21, Beckwith, Ont., Canada; D. 1997-08-06
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Patrick Ralph "Pat" Porter

B. 1959-05-31, Wadena, Minn., USA; D. 2012-07-27
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 10000 metres	15th	R1:23rd	10.256
			10.256

Quincy Porter

B. 1897-02-07, New Haven, Conn., USA; D. 1966-11-12
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	AC	115.1
		115.1

Terry Blackall Porter

B. 1953-09-12, Cambridge, Mass., USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	39th	-3.16
Women's 4x5 km Relay	9th	40
		40.00016

Terry Lynn Porter

B. 1952-05-21, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Pole Vault	13th	38.4
		38.4

Walter Porter

B. 1903-08-30, York, England, Great Britain; D. 1979-08-03
Athletics (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Team	silver	1000
		1000

Gordon John Pulham Porteus

B. 1935-11-16, represented Great Britain
Luge

	1964	HP
Men's Singles	dnf	-3.38
		0.000384

Alain Daniël Porthault

B. 1929-07-15, Vervains, France
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 100 m		SF:5th	130
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:dnf	fifth	252.5
			382.5

André Porthault

B. 1941-08-17, represented France
Shooting

	1976	HP
Free Pistol	14th	24
		24

Édouard Portielje

B. 1915-10-15, represented Belgium
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	136
		136

Luis Santiago Portillo

B. 1956-09-29, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	QF	861
		861

Jack Portland

B. 1912-07-30, Collingwood, Ont., Canada; D. 1996-08-15
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's High Jump	9th	240
Men's Triple Jump	nm	9.6
		249.6

Franz Portmann

B. 1931-09-11, Escholzmatt, Switzerland, represented Canada
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	51st	-6.64
Men's 50 kilometres	dnf	-4.64
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	15th	2.5
		2.50006464

Michel Portmann

B. 1941-08-26, Grance Saconnex, Switzerland
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Aleksandr Staliyevich Portnov

B. 1961-09-17, Bakı, Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving (1 gold)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Springboard	gold		10th	6500
				6500

Although born in Azerbaijan, this athlete studied in Minsk and I shall class him as Belarussian.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Portnoy

B. 1931-06-09, Odessa, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1984-02-19
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	12th	40
Men's Team Combined	silver	1000
Men's Horse Vault	bronze	640
		1680

Baldassare Porto

B. 1923-01-19, Catania, Italy; D. 2013-12-01
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 4x400m Relay	R1:4th	17
		17

Ernesto Porto

B. 1928-08-16, represented the Philippines
Boxing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-62 kg)	QF		80.486
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		R1	80.486
			80.486

José Porto

B. 1933-01-05, Carminha, Portugal
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:3rd	10.88
		10.88

Daniel Osvaldo Portugués Casagrande

B. 1950-01-27, represented Argentina
Hockey

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(14th)	14th	11th	48
				48

Ramona Portwich

Germany
Canoeing (3 gold, 2 silver)

1988 1992 1996 HP

K2, 500 m gold silver 7800

K4, 500 m gold silver gold 12600

20400

Lyudmila Nikolayevna Porubayko

B. 1950-04-24, Krasnodar, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	9th	160
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	7th	400
		560

Porubszky Ernő

B. 1913-05-10, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1997-05-05
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	12th	60
		60

Cornel Porumb

B. 1939-05-11, Sibiu, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's High Jump	11th	96
		96

Jukka Veikko Porvari

B. 1954-01-19, Tampere, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Elżbieta Porzec-Nowak

B. 1945-01-27, Lublin, Poland; D. 2019-06-07
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Roberto Porzia

B. 1951-11-06, Roma, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1976	HP
Four-man	11th	48
		48

Alfredo Porzio

B. 1900-08-31, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1976-09-14
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Written 2002-08-25 - last modified 2024-01-07

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