Great Olympians

Biographies - RAN

Harro Ran

B. 1937-04-18, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1990-03-10
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Ineke Yvonne Ran

B. 1962-04-20, Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	14th	16
Women's 200 m Freestyle	12th	40
Women's 100 m Butterfly	24th	0.16
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	(fifth)	64
		520.16

Amarjit Singh Rana

B. 1960-02-03, Khusropur, Punjab, India
Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Dalbahadur Ranamagar

B. 1961, represented Nepal
Boxing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	Prel	Prel	-2.27
			0.0027

Carlo Luigi Rancati

B. 1940-04-28, Milano, Italy; D. 2012-11-22
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Orazio Rancati

B. 1940-03-09, Morbegno, Italy
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

John Raymond "JR" Ranch

B. 1940-11-16, Bondi, NSW, Australia
Rowing (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

William Henry "Bill" Rand

B. 1935-12-29, from London, England, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:2nd	1025
		1025

Jay J. Rand, II

B. 1950-03-04, Lake Placid, NY, USA
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	42nd	-4.40
Men's Large Hill	35th	-2.10
		0.00104

Sidney Charles Rand

B. 1934-08-17, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2008-12-25
Rowing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Single Sculls		Rep:3rd	102
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:2nd		1025
			1127

William Rand

Olympic Competitor nr 4398

1908-07-21-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-22-11:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-25-11:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, final - fourth (1800)

Martha Irene Randall

B. 1948-06-12, Chicago, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	bronze	3840
		3840

Michael John "Mike" Randall

B. 1962-03-27, Cloquet, Minn., USA
Nordic Combined

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

William Randall

B. 1898, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	20th	1.5
		1.5

Sebastiano Randazzo

sailor from Italian Naval ship Varese
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2749

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Fred David Randell

B. 1865-02-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1946-11-20
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	38.4
		38.4

Olympic Competitor nr 1038

1900-07-19-14:30 - Athletics Road - Marathon - AC (38.4)

Sava Ranđelović

B. 1993-07-17, Niš, Serbia
Water Polo (3 gold)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Triple Champion at Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris.

Edel Randem

B. 1910-09-11, Oslo, Norway; D. 2001-11-26
Figure Skating

	1928	HP
Women's Singles	13th	38.4
		38.4

(Anna) Elisabeth Randerz

B. 1950-09-26, Malmö, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:6th	13
		13

Antonio Randi

B. 1921-03-11, Faenza, Italy
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Leonard "Leo" Randolph

B. 1958-02-27, Tacoma, Wash., USA
Boxing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Arsène Randriamahazomana

B. 1961-08-13, represented Madagascar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:65th	-8.10
		0.000000001

Jean-Aimé Randrianalijaona

B. 1946-06-26, represented Madagascar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:30th	0.015
		0.015

Jules Randrianarivelo

B. 1956-11-28, represented Madagascar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 10000 metres	R1:31st		-2.64
Men's Marathon	25th	72nd	0.015
			0.0214

Milson Randrianasolo

B. 1957-09-25, represented Madagascar
Boxing

	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Jean Randrianjatavo

B. 1936-11-25, represented Madagascar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:11th	-4.36
		0.000036

Peter Randt

B. 1941-01-24, Güstrow, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Henri Rang

B. 1902-06-08, Lugoj, Romania, then part of Hungary; D. 1946-12-25
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Jumping, Individual	silver	5000
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.64
		5000.64

Aristidis Ragkavis

B. 1884, Greece
Shooting (2 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Military Revolver	22nd	0.3
Men's Military Revolver, Gras Model	sixth	480
Men's Free Pistol, 25m	bronze	1920
Men's Free Pistol, 50m	bronze	1920
Men's Duelling Pistol, Au Visé	7th	300
		4620.3

Described as belonging to "Skopovolias Etaireias". Etaireias is "society", I have not been able where Skopovolia is. Two other Greeks, Alexandros Theofilakis (from Sparta) and Georgios Orfanidis (from Smyrna) belonged to the same organization, so this cannot help.

Olympic Competitor nr 2478

1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - sixth (480)
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - third (1920)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - 22nd (0.3)
1906-04-24-09:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au visé - seventh (300)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - third (1920)

Agustín Rangel Castillo

B. 1925-05-05, represented Venezuela
Shooting

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	57th			-7.40
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone			77th	-7.40
				0.000000040004

Víctor Rangel Ayala

B. 1957-03-11, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	38.96
		38.96

Walter Rangeley

B. 1903-12-14, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1982-03-16
Athletics (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 100 m	QF:3rd	QF:3rd			21.52
Men's 200 m		silver			4000
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	silver	bronze		R1:4th	1657
					5678.52

Bozhidar Rangelov

B. 1955-04-15, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	sixth	320
		320

Tsvetanka Rangelova

B. 1938-08-31, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	49th	-5.16
Women's Team Combined	8th	64
		64.0000016

Walter Ranghieri

B. 1895, Milano, Italy
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	R1	R3	16.04
			16.04

Christos Ragkos

from Kastoria, Greece (then still in the Ottoman Empire)
Rowing

	1906	HP
Coxed Fours	dnf	144
		144

The team is described as being from Nautikos Omilos. While this is a common name in Greece, a current Rowing club of that name (with several Olympians) is from Kastoria in Northern Greece. That would make these athletes Ottoman citizens in 1906.

Olympic Competitor nr 2638

1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - eighth (144)

Ted Ranken

Olympic Competitor nr 3307

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - fifth (750)
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - second (3000)
1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - joint first
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot, shoot-off - second (3000)
1908-07-10-15:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - second (750)
1924 R1 0.4
1924 R2 0.4

William Rankin

B. 1898-08-08, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, Great Britain, represented Canada; D. 1967-08-17
Boxing

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	R1	7.8
		7.8

Gordon A. Rankine

B. 1954-05-30, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Scotty Rankine

B. 1909-01-06, Hamilton, Scotland, Great Britain, represented Canada; D. 1995-01-10
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 5000 metres	11th	R1:10th	64.017
Men's 10000 metres		dnf	0.01
			64.027

John Ranking

B. 1910-07-03, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1959-11-09
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Juha Aulis Rannikko

B. 1954-06-07, Salo, Finland
Shooting

	1980	HP
Running Target	12th	60
		60

Hannu Juhani Rantakari

B. 1939-01-08, Tampere, Finland; D. 2018-01-01
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual combined	48th	73rd	-5.26
Men's Team combined	8th	10th	89
Men's Horse Vault	bronze		640
			729.00000256

Hannu Kalevi Rantala

B. 1936-03-16, Mänttä, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Triple Jump	19th	QU:22nd	3
			3

Ulla Margit Rantala

B. 1957-05-01, Tammela, Finland
Archery

	1984	HP
Women's Individual	15th	15
		15

Väinö Martti August Rantala

B. 1941-08-28, Ylivieska, Finland
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Heli Rantanen

B. 1970-02-26, Lammi, Finland
Track & Field (1 gold)

	1992	1996	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	sixth	gold	10560
			10560

Siiri Johanna Rantanen

B. 1924-12-14, Tohmanjärvi
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Women's 10 km	bronze	fifth	15th	5102.5
Women's 3x5 km Relay		gold	bronze	2240
				7342.5

(Toivo) Veikko Rantanen

B. 1932-01-05, Sysmä, Finland; D. 2014-02-28
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	1960	HP
FR Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	14th	23rd	24.384
GR Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth		2400
			2424.384

Juha Pekka Rantasila

B. 1945-06-05, Pori, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men"s Team	fifth	fifth	1000
			1000

Ove Krogh Rants

B. 1926-08-14, København, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Sprint	QFR:4th	78
		78

Joseph Harry "Joe" Rantz

B. 1914-03-31, Spokane, Wash., USA; D. 2007-09-10
Rowing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Sabine Rantzsch

B. 1953-05-08, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	R1:13th	25.6
		25.6

(Solveig) Kristina Ranudd

B. 1962-10-14, Uppsala, Sweden
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Women's Road Race	15th	15
		15

Enzo Ranuzzi

B. 1924-07-14, Bologna, Italy; D. 2014-03-16
Basketball

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	17th	QU:3rd	3.36
			3.36

Laura Ranwell

B. 1941-12-13, Johannesburg, South Africa
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	fourth	2000
		2000

Gerda Ranz

B. 1944-11-29, Erkheim, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:27th	0.04
		0.04

Gian Matteo Ranzi

B. 1948-01-31, Faenza, Italy
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	bronze	10th	3990
			3990

Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2024-08-19

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