Great Olympians

Biographies - RAJ

Rajabu Rajab

B. 1948-09-08, represented Tanzania
Hockey
1980 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Dandamudi Rajagopal

B. 1916-10-16, Gandigunta, AP, (then British) India; D. 1981-08-06
Weightlifting
1948 1952 1956 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) 16th 249.6
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg) 9th
249.6

Muniswamy Rajagopal

B. 1926-03-24, from Karnataka, represented India; D. 2004-03-03
Hockey (1 gold)
1952 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Batumalai Rajakumar

B. 1964-12-10, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Sel., Malaysia
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:37th -3.40
Men's 1500 metres R1:42nd -4.40
0.00044

August Rajala

Olympic Competitor nr 5800

Erkki Kalervo Rajala

B. 1923-03-12, Orimattila, Finland; D. 1977-12-05
Ski Jumping
1948 HP
Men's Individual dnf 0.0000024
0.0000024

Antti Juhani Rainer Rajamäki

B. 1952-07-14, Teuva, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 100 metres QF:18th 2.56
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:5th 32.5
35.06

Mailvaganam "Mary" Rajamani

B. 1943-11-11, Tapah, Perak, now Malaysia
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's 400 metres R1:18th 2.56
2.56

Onni Rajasaari

B. 1910-03-02, Hanko, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1994-11-12
Athletics
1932 1936 HP
Men's Long Jump nm 0.605
Men's Triple Jump 11th 13th 134.4
135.005

Rajcsányi László

B. 1907-02-16, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1992-09-05
Fencing (3 gold)
1936 1948 1952 HP
Sabre, individual fourth 2000
Sabre, team gold gold gold 9600
11600

Member of the Hungarian Sabre team that won gold at Berlin, London and Helsinki.

Rajczy Imre

B. 1911-11-08, Szombathely, Hungary; D. 1978-03-31
Fencing (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's Sabre, Team gold 1600
1600

Stanislav Rajdl

B. 1911-06-26, represented Czechoslovakia
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg) R1 1.991
1.991

Sylvain Rajefiarison

B. 1958-12-05, represented Madagascar
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R1 1.253
1.253

Olga Rajkovič

B. 1913-04-13, represented Yugoslavia
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Women's Team combined fourth 800
800

The use of a č at the end of her name indicates Serbian, rather than Croat, nationality.

Trajko Rajković

B. 1937-12-07, Leskovac, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1970-05-28
Basketball (1 silver)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team 7th silver 2200
2200

Rajnai Klára

B. 1953-11-21, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1976 HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres bronze 2560
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres silver 3000
5560

Peter Rajniak

B. 1953-05-25, Dolný Kubin, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2000-02-04
Basketball
1980 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80

Józef Rajnisz

B. 1932-03-03, Bytom, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Men's Individual Combined 72nd -10.40
Men's Team Combined 10th 25
25.00000000004

Nicole Rajoharison

B. 1965-08-22, represented Madagascar
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke 24th 0.16
Women's 200 m Breaststroke 25th 0.1
0.26

Jaswant Singh Rajput

B. 1926, Delhi, India; D. 2015-01-28
Hockey (1 gold)
1948 HP
Men's team (gold) 800
800

He was on the team in 1952 but did not play.

Bernard (Rajzman)

B. 1957-04-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volleyball (1 silver)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Team 7th fifth silver 2700
2700

Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2024-01-05

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