Great Olympians

Biographies - RIT

Andrew James Allan "Andy" Ritchie

B. 1958-12-06, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	7th	600
		600

Major Josiah George Ritchie

B. 1870-10-18, Great Britain; D. 1955-02-28
Tennis (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1908 HP

Men's Singles gold 6000

Men's Singles, covered courts bronze 1950

Men's Doubles silver 2250

Men's Doubles, covered courts fourth 900

11100

	1908	HP
Men's Singles	gold	6000
Men's Singles, covered courts	bronze	1950
Men's Doubles	silver	2250
Men's Doubles, covered courts	fourth	900
		11100

Olympic Competitor nr 3151

1908-05-06-15:30 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Doubles, semifinals - lost (QB)
1908-05-08-15:30 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Singles, semifinal - lost (1950)
1908-05-09-11:00 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Doubles, small final - lost (900)
1908-07-06-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - won (Q)
1908-07-07-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round two - won (Q)
1908-07-07-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - won (Q)
1908-07-09-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-09-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, semifinal - won (Q)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, final - lost (2250)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, final - won (6000)

Margaret Elizabeth "Meg" Ritchie

B. 1952-07-06, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Discus Throw	9th	fifth	1740
			1740

Neil Ritchie

B. 1933-10-21, Auckland, New Zealand
Cycling - Track

	1956	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Susana Isabel Ritchie

B. 1944-12-02, from Buenos Aires, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:22nd	0.4
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:5th	32.5
		32.9

Matti Ritola

B. 1902-01-01, Haapavesi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1967-05-04
Cross-Country Skiing

	1924	HP
Men's 18 km	11th	64
		64

B. 1896-01-18, Peräseinäjoki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1982-04-24
Track and Field (5 gold, 3 silver)

1924 1928 HP

5000 m silver gold 10400

10000 m gold silver 10400

3000 m Steeple-Chase gold dnf 9840

3000 m Team gold 1600

Cross-Country silver 5000

Cross-Country, Team gold 1600

38840

	1924	1928	HP
5000 m	silver	gold	10400
10000 m	gold	silver	10400
3000 m Steeple-Chase	gold	dnf	9840
3000 m Team	gold		1600
Cross-Country	silver		5000
Cross-Country, Team	gold		1600
			38840

Andreas Ritsch

B. 1961-06-23, Chur, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1988	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Rintje Ritsma

B. 1970-04-13, Lemmer, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (2 silver, 4 bronze)

1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 HP

500 m 27th - - - 0.03

1000 m 12th - - - 30

1500 m fourth silver bronze - 6760

5000 m - bronze silver - 5920

10000 m - 7th bronze - 2860

Team Pursuit (bronze) 64

15634

	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	HP
500 m	27th	-	-		-	0.03
1000 m	12th	-	-		-	30
1500 m	fourth	silver	bronze		-	6760
5000 m	-	bronze	silver		-	5920
10000 m	-	7th	bronze		-	2860
Team Pursuit					(bronze)	64
						15634

He tried in vain to qualify for the Dutch teams in 2002 and 2006, but when 5 riders were needed for the new event, the team pursuit, he did land one of those places. His friends tried to win him a gold medal, but a fall in the semi-finals meant he would only receive a bronze. Still, a sixth medal.

Werner Rittberger

B. 1891-07-13, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; D. 1975-08-12
Figure Skating

	1928	HP
Men's Singles	dnf	6
		6

Dieter Ritter

B. 1941-07-26, Geising, Sachsen, Germany
Biathlon

	1964	HP
Men's 20 km	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Helen Ritter

B. 1957-08-02, represented Liechtenstein
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:35th			-2.10
Women's 400 metres	R1:37th			-3.40
Women's 1500 metres			R1:16th	6.4
				6.4014

Hubert Ritter

B. 1886-03-17, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1967-05-25
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

His three entries have the same title (Stadion Leipzig), so I count it as only one.

Konstantin Ritter

B. 1964-04-22, Eschen, Liechtenstein
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 15 km	42nd		-4.40
Men's 15 km Classical		dnf	-4.40
Men's 30 km Classical		58th	-7.26
			0.0000400256

(Dorothy) Louise Ritter

B. 1958-02-18, Dallas, Texas, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's High Jump	eighth	gold	9984
			9984

Maria Ritter

B. 1957-08-02, represented Liechtenstein
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:34th	-2.16
		0.0016

(Eduard Richard) Max Ritter

B. 1886-11-07, Magdeburg, S-A, Germany; D. 1974-05-24
Aquatics - Swimming

	1908	1912	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		QF:3rd	160
Men's 400 m Freestyle		FI:dns	25.6
Men's 100 m Backstroke	SF:3rd		922.5
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay		fourth	400
			1508.1

Olympic Competitor nr 3984

1908-07-16-16:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, semifinals - third (922.5)
1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-07-13:30 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, quarterfinals - third - third fastest (160)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - DNS (25.6)
1912-07-15-12:45 - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (400)

Ole Jørgen Phister Ritter

B. 1941-08-29, Slagelse, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	74th	-10.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	7th	300
		300

P. Ritter

from Passaic, NJ
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	96th	-15.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	84th	-13.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	93rd	-15.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	10th	18.75
		18.75

Olympic Competitor nr 1784

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 93rd
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 84th - Individual combined - 96th - Team - tenth (18.75)

Reinhard Ritter

B. 1948-09-24, Haßloch, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	44th	61st	-4.16
Men's Team Combined	fifth	fifth	500
			500.000016

Immo Rittmeyer

B. 1936-01-06, Rackwitz, Sachsen, Germany
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	54th	-6.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	14th	12
		12.00000024

Josef Ritz

B. 1899-12-14, Wien, Austria; D. 1943-07-31
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	0.0034
		0.0034

Per-Erik Ritzén

B. 1934-11-06, Malå, Sweden
Modern Pentathlon

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	15th	12.5
Men's Team	sixth	160
		172.5

(Johann) Wilhelm Ritzenhoff

B. 1878-05-04, Essen, N-W, Germany; D. 1954-01-20
Athletics - Track & Field & Tug-of-War (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	-2.45
Men's Standing Long Jump	21st	0.72
Men's Stone Throw	ac	253.1
Men's Pentathlon	14th	18
Men's Tug-of-War	gold	2400
		2671.8245

Olympic Competitor nr 2876

1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - fourth
1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - 21st (0.72)
1906-04-27-15:30- Athletics - Pentathlon, 3 events - 14th (18)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - Stone Throw - AC (253.1)
1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - won (Q)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - final - won (2400)

Hans Ritzl

B. 1939-03-13, Innsbruck, Austria (then part of Germany)
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	13th	19.2
		19.2

Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2024-12-19

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