Great Olympians

Biographies - RIV

Antonello Riva

B. 1962-02-28, Lecco, Italy
Basketball
1984 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500

Oreste Riva

Olympic Competitor nr 6995

Osvaldo Riva

B. 1927-11-03, Genova, Italy
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1952 HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg) fifth 1500
1500

Pia Riva

B. 1935-04-04, Piovene Rocchette, Italy
Alpine Skiing
1960 1964 HP
Women's Downhill fourth 18th 1602.56
Women's Giant Slalom 17th 9th 164
Women's Slalom 9th 160
1926.56

Giuseppe Rivabella

B. 1840, Sale, Italy; D. 1913
Shooting
1896 HP
Men's Military Rifle ac 1.543
1.543

Olympic Competitor nr 69

Rodolfo Ricardo Rivademar Bravo

B. 1927-10-19, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2013-10-15
Sailing (1 silver)
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 10th 2100
6 metres silver
2100

Antonio Rivas

B. 1951-11-04, represented Colombia
Football
1972 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5

Camilo Rivas

B. 1898, represented Argentina
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.00016
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay R1:3rd 4.3
4.30016

Domingo Rivas

B. 1933, represented Venezuela
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track
1956 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -13.32
Men's Road Race, Team dnf -
Men's Team Pursuit R1:14th 12
12

Elsy Rivas

B. 1949-05-07, represented Colombia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 400 metres R1:43rd -4.26
0.0000256

Jesús Rivas Moncada

B. 1923-09-01, represented Venezuela
Equestrianism - Jumping
1956 HP
Jumping, Individual dnf -9.80
Jumping, Team dnf -
-9.80

Orlando Rivas

B. 1950-07-17, represented Colombia
Football
1972 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5

Pedro Rivas Reyna

B. 1945-11-24, Colón, Panama; D. 2007-06-23
Basketball
1968 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20

Roberto Rivas

B. 1941-06-17, Soyapango, El Salvador; D. 1972
Football
1968 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 7.25
7.25

Rogelio Rivas Abal

B. 1944-08-07, Vigo, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:8th -10.57
0.000000000057

Edgardo Rivera Meléndez

B. 1953-05-08, represented Puerto Rico
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:18th 3.84
3.84

Ernesto Rivera Hostos

B. 1914-05-24, Caguas, Puerto Rico; D. 1991-11-23
Shooting
1952 HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol 29th 0.024
0.024

Francisco "Frank" Rivera Paniagua

B. 1928-03-09, San Juan, Puerto Rico; D. 2013-10-31
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 1956 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:3rd 0.023
Men's 800 metres R1:6th R1:6th 0.031024
Men's 4x400m Relay R1:5th 5.2
5.254024

Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera

B. 1943-08-18, Alessandria, Italy
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Ismael Rivera

B. 1951-07-07, represented Puerto Rico
Archery
1984 HP
Men's Individual 58th -7.38
0.0000000384

Jackson Ramón Rivera

B. 1959-08-24, represented Venezuela
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

Jaime Rivera Rodríguez

B. 1949-05-29, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:26th 0.064
Men's 200 metres Backstroke R1:15th 10
10.064

José Ignacio Rivera Marinello

B. 1962-12-29, Barcelona, Spain
Ski Jumping
1984 HP
Men's Normal Hill 54th -6.16
Men's Large Hill 48th -5.26
0.00000272

Laura Rivera Rodríguez

B. 1954-10-17, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 1972 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 98th R1:112th -15.16
Women's Team All-Round 14th 19th 4.4
4.4

Neftalí Rivera Olivera

B. 1948-09-22, represented Puerto Rico; D. 2017-12-23
Basketball
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team sixth 9th 400
400

Ramón Rivera

B. 1959-12-14, represented Puerto Rico
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.15
-22.15

Salvador Rivera Sáenz

B. 1928, represented Peru
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R2 79.13
79.13

Sergio Rivera

B. 1955-11-28, represented Guatemala
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 38.96
38.96

Teresa Rivera Pastrana

B. 1966-04-24, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 1984 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 25th 0.1
Women's 100 m Backstroke 9th 21st 160.64
Women's 200 m Backstroke 14th 20th 17
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay sixth 11th 176
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 9th dnf 46.4
400.14

Ángel Custodio Riveras de la Portilla

B. 1908-10-02, Zaragoza, Spain; D. 1993-10-02
Sailing
1968 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 21st 0.64
0.64

Henri Rivère

from Tours, represented France
Weightlifting
1928 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 11th 96
96

Juan Carlos Rivero

B. 1940-11-22, Montevideo, Uruguay
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R32 1.02
1.02

Lázaro Rivero Gabriel

B. 1946-12-17, San Germán, Cuba
Rowing
1968 1972 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs Rep:4th 50.863
Men's Coxed Fours 11th
50.863

Miguel Rivero Borilla

B. 1952-03-14, represented Cuba
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 38.96
38.96

Rigoberto Rivero Lucena

B. 1914-04-25, represented Venezuela
Shooting
1952 HP
Free Rifle 22nd 0.6
0.6

(Ricardo) Enrique Rivers Gutiérrez

B. 1961-01-04, Limón, Costa Rica
Football
1984 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 7.25
7.25

Petra Janina Rivers

B. 1952-12-11, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 HP
Women's Javelin Throw QU:15th 12th 75
75

Romeo Rivers

B. 1907-03-28, Springfield, Man., Canada; D. 1986-05-04
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Walter Harry "Wally" Rivers

B. 1922-04-24, Bloemfontein, South Africa; D. 1998-06-06
Cycling - Road
1948 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual dnf 8x10-17
Men's Road Race, Team dnf -
8x10-17

Charles Rivett-Carnac

Olympic Competitor nr 4575

He was born in India and served in Burma and Siam.

Frances Rivett-Carnac

Olympic Competitor nr 4576

She was born in South Africa. The crew of Heroine was thus born on four different continents.

Antoine Rivez

represented Belgium
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's Cross-Country 42nd 0.00005
Men's Cross-Country, Team (sixth) -
0.00005

Henri Rivière

B. 1922-06-16, represented France
Bobsleigh
1952 HP
2-man fifth 1250
4-man 11th 48
1298

Jacques Rivière

from Paris, represented France
Hockey
1928 HP
Men's Team QU:3rd 410
410

Joseph Rivière

B. 1912-04-05, Tours, France; D. 1961-02-14
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Sculpture - Statues HM 593.7
593.7

Shoshana Rivner

B. 1938-01-20 in Austria, represented Israel; D. 2007-06-29
Aquatics - Swimming
1956 HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle QU:7th 0.01
0.01

Sandor Rivnyak

B. 1937-10-31 in Hungary, represented the USA; D. 2020-01-22
Handball
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 14th 10th 58
58

Raymond Rivoire

B. 1884-10-21, Cusset, France; D. 1966-09-27
Art Competitions
1924 1928 HP
Sculpture AC 144.61
Sculpture, Statues 3 works
144.61

His 1924 work was a collaboration with Raoul Lamourdedieu.

Enrico Rivolta

B. 1905-06-29, Milano, Italy; D. 1974-03-18
Football (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 800
800

Ettore Rivolta

B. 1904-09-03, Milano, Italy; D. 1977-10
Athletics
1932 1936 HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk fifth 12th 1560
1560

Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2024-04-12

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