Great Olympians

Biographies - ROM

François Rom

Olympic Competitor nr 4090

1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-20-17:15 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - first (Q)
1908-07-22-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fifth (121.9)
1908-07-23-14:45 - Fencing - Épée, team, final - lost (Qs)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, silver medal match - lost (480)

Carl Anton "Toni" Rom

B. 1909-03-10, Würburg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1994-12-30
Rowing (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Carlo Romagnoli

B. 1888, Roma, Italy; D. 1965
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Paride Romagnoli

B. 1909-03-20, Giubiasco, Switzerland, represented Italy
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	7th	600
		600

Royston Isaac "Roy" Romain

B. 1918-07-27, represented Great Britain; D. 2010-12-19
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:10th	150
		150

Alexandru Roman

B. 1895, represented Romania
Tennis

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R2	0.00027
Men's Doubles	R1	0.00081
		0.00108

Cornel Roman

B. 1952-04-12, București, Romania
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)	R1	0.539
		0.539

(Euro) Federico Roman

B. 1952-07-29, Trieste, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	9th	gold			47th	8200.000005
Three-Day Event, Team	fourth	silver			13th	1406.4
						9606.400005

Gilberto Román

B. 1961-09-29, Mexicali, BC, Mexico
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	QF	861
		861

Héctor Román Selva

B. 1933-01-07, represented Puerto Rico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Decathlon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Horia Roman

B. 1894-07-14, București, Romania
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	19th	1.2
		1.2

Juan José Román Mangas

B. 1962-12-23, Siete Iglesias de Trabancos, Spain
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m			fourth		1200
Men's Doubles, 1000 m			9th	SF:8th	126.15
Men's Fours, 1000 m	sixth	SF:5th			328.6
					1654.75

Marcel Roman

B. 1900, from Wépion, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th		233
Men's Eights		Rep1	233
			233

Mauro Roman

B. 1954-03-27, Trieste, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Individual	8th	320
Team	silver	1000
		1320

Mercedes Román Casillas

B. 1945-09-26, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's Long Jump	QU:20th	1.5
Women's Pentathlon	31st	-2.96
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:7th	5.2
		7.7096

Vitaly Borisovich Romanchuk

B. 1950-03-14, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Elias Romanchych

B. 1951-02-23, Maple Creek, Sask., Canada
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Louis Félix Romand

B. 1934-05-16, Les Rousses, France; D. 2000-06-19
Biathlon

	1968	HP
20 km	57th	-7.50
		0.00000005

Paul Romand

B. 1930-09-25, Les Rousses, France
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	50th			0.000001
Men's 30 kilometres	35th			0.001
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay			sixth	160
Men's 20 kilometres Biathlon		28th	32nd	0.0444
				160.045401

Nils Romander

Olympic Competitor nr 5304

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - fifth (1000)

Romano Romanelli

B. 1882-05-14, Firenze, Italy; D. 1968-09-25
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	HC	-
		-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not a true Olympian.

Vitaliy Petrovych Romanenko

B. 1926-07-13, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2010-09-27
Shooting (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Running Target	gold	9600
		9600

Angelo Romani

B. 1934-01-08, Pesaro, Italy; D. 2003-01-08
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	8th		256.00256
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	R1:15th	7th	R1:11th	118.5
				374.50256

Vera Romanić

B. 1911-04-13, Graz, Austria, lived in Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1993-08-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.676
		0.676

Fides Romanin

B. 1934-11-12, Carnia, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 10 km	17th	31st	6.008
Women's 3x5 km Relay		8th	64
			70.008

Constantin Romaniuc

B. 1953-04-10, represented Romania
Bobsleigh

	1976	HP
Four-man	14th	12
		12

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Romankov

B. 1953-11-07, Sakhalin, Russia, Soviet Union
Fencing (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	silver	bronze		bronze	12540
Men's Foil, Team	fourth	silver		gold	3750
					16290

He is always listed as Belarussian, and actually carried the Belarusian flag at the Opening Ceremony in 2008.

Ángel Romano

B. 1894-08-02, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1972-08-22
Football (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	gold	3200
		3200

Guido Romano

Olympic Competitor nr 3616

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 19th (1.8)
1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - ninth (200)

Marco Romano (1)

B. 1953-05-06, Napoli, Italy
Fencing

	1980	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	1000
		1000

Marco Romano (2)

B. 1963-10-14, Napoli, Italy
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fifth	1250
		1250

Maríria Esther Haydee Romano de Díaz

B. 1931-11-28, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fencing

	1964	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	ElR1	65.94
		65.94

Valerio Romano

B. 1952-10-14, Napoli, Italy
Sailing

	1984	1988	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	9th	13th	185.6
			185.6

Yossef Romano

B. 1940-12-30, Benghazi, Lybia, represented Israel; D. 1972-09-05
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	dnf	0.096
		0.096

He died during the terrorist attack in the Olympic village.

Yacoub Romanos Abi Salloum

B. 1935-05-17, Batroun, Lebanon; D. 2011-08-24
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	7th	600
		600

Boris Nikolayevich Romanov

B. 1937, from Tula, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track

	1956	HP
Men's Sprint	QF	861
		861

Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov

Olympic Competitor nr 6706

1912-07-16-14:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, individual - ninth (200)
1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, team - fifth (250)

Leonid Mikhaylovich Romanov

B. 1947-02-13, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Team	silver	1000
		1000

Viktor Yegorovich Romanov

B. 1937-09-15, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Yelena Romanova

B. 1963-03-20, Voronezh, Russia, represented the Soviet Union in 1988; D. 2007-01-28
Track & Field (1 gold)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's 3000 m	fourth	gold		10800
Women's 5000 m			sixth	10800
				10800

Vladimir Vatslavovich Romanovsky

B. 1957-06-21, Slonim, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-05-13
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	silver	3000
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	gold	4800
		7800

Edward Romanowski

B. 1944-07-30, Warszawa, Poland; D. 2007-11-11
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres	SF:6th	52
Men's 4x100 m Relay	8th	64
		116

Sławomir Antoni Romanowski

B. 1957-04-25, Łódż, Poland
Shooting

	1976	1980	HP
Free Pistol	12th	10th	210
			210

David L. "Dave" Romansky

B. 1938-04-08, Penns Grove, NJ, USA
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 50 km Walk	26th	0.064
		0.064

Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev

B. 1954-01-04, Ryazan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Football (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Romeo Romanutti

B. 1926-08-06, Split, Croatia, lived in Milano, represented Italy; D. 2007-12-31
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	17th	2
		2

Georges Romas

from Bruxelles, Belgium
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

He was not listed in early sources, so he is probably one of three players who only played in the first match.

Olympic Competitor nr 1325

1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - lost (2000)

Mircea Romașcanu

B. 1953-03-11, Otopeni, Romania
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
		-18.15

Svetlana Romashina

B. 1989-09-21, Moskva, Russia, then in the Soviet Union
Artistic Swimming (7 gold)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Team	gold	gold	gold	gold	25600
Duet		gold	gold	gold	48000
					73600

Erich Romauch

B. 1939-07-18, Klagenfurt, Austria (then part of Germany)
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Fernando Romay Pereiro

B. 1959-09-23, A Coruña, Spain
Basketball (1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	silver	2800
			2800

Fulgencia Romay Martínez

B. 1944-01-16, Luyanó, Cuba
Athletics (1 bronze, 1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:5th			130
Women's 200 metres	SF:dns			8.2
Women's 4x100 m Relay	silver	bronze	R1:10th	1665
				1803.2

Frans Rombaut

B. 1921-11-28, Temse, Belgium
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Linda Rombouts

B. 1953-07-22, Antwerpen, Belgium
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 500 metres	27th	0.04
Women's 1500 metres	26th	0.064
Women's 3000 metres	26th	0.064
		0.168

Hinrich Romeike

Germany
Equestrianism - Eventing (2 gold)

2004 2008 HP

Individual fifth gold 9250

Team fourth gold 2000

11250

Arturo M. Romeo

B. 1943-10-20, represented the Philippines
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	73rd	-10.38
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	29th	0.012
		0.012

Erich Römer

B. 1894-06-02, Berlin, Germany; D. 1987-03-26
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Team	Qu:3rd	bronze	1366
			1366

Adolfo Romero Quiñones

represented Mexico
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep	2.94
Men's Time Trial	18th	3.84
		6.78

Al Romero

B. 1911-09-06, California, USA, represented Mexico; D. 1985-09-30
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

Ángel Romero Llamas

B. 1932-10-01, Teúl de González Ortega, Zac., Mexico; D. 2007-09-21
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	45th	0.0000125
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	0.0064
		0.0064125

Armando Romero Gil

B. 1949-08-27, represented Mexico
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	HP
Individual	40th	-3.13
Team	dnf	16
		16.000125

Astolfo Romero Muñoz

B. 1957-12-15, Buenaventura, Colombia
Football

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

Carlos Romero Cruz

B. 1942-07-06, Campeche, Cam., Mexico
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	15th	15
		15

Carmen Romero Ferrer

B. 1950-10-06, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Discus Throw	9th	10th	390
			390

David Romero Vargas

B. 1929-11-01, represented Mexico; D. 2011-02-10
Modern Pentathlon

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual	47th	29th	0.020005
Men's Team	14th	fifth	254
			254.020005

Emilio Romero Nicolsin

B. 1937-05-28, Quinquire, Venezuela
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	fifth	250
		250

Enrique Romero Serrano

B. 1963-12-30, Madrid, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	18th	2.56
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	13th	25.6
		28.16

Francisco Romero Arribas

B. 1959-12-24, represented Guatemala
Shooting

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Skeet	56th	26th	19th		24th		2.736015096
Men's Skeet						45th	2.736015096
							2.736015096

Francisco Romero Portilla

B. 1931-05-27, Barcelona, Spain, represented Guatemala
Shooting

	1980	HP
Trap	30th	0.015
		0.015

Hugo Ernesto Romero Iza

B. 1946-10-11, represented Ecuador
Shooting

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Air Rifle	41st	45th	42nd	0.000114
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	55th		49th	0.0000017
				0.0001157

Maikro Romero

B. 1972-12-09, Guantánamo, Cuba
Boxing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	HP
Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	gold		12720
Light Flyweight (-48 kg)		bronze	12720
			12720

María Teresa Romero Martínez

B. 1930-09-22, Madrid, Spain
Archery

	1972	HP
Women's Individual	13th	38.4
		38.4

Mario Romero

B. 1938-08-15, Maracay, Venezuela
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Rafael Romero Sandrea

B. 1938-05-22, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	QF:6th		0.36409
Men's 200 metres	R1:3rd	QF:7th		0.093
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	fifth	sixth	413.625
				414.08209

Raúl Alberto Romero

B. 1935-03-11, represented Argentina
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1964	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	13th	38.4
GR Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	19th	2.4
		40.8

Rebecca Romero

Great Britain
Rowing and Cycling (1 gold, 1 silver)

2004 2008 HP

Quadruple Sculls silver 3000

Individual Pursuit gold 9600

Points Race 11th 96

12696

Ricardo Romero Meza

B. 1899-10-01, represented Chile
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	0.000026
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	1.815
		2.751026

Rolland Romero

B. 1914-08-21, Welsh, Louis., USA; D. 1975-11
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Triple Jump	8th	fifth	1884
			1884

Jos André Romersa

B. 1915-11-01, Dudelange, Luxembourg; D. 2016-11-06
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	84th	-
Men's Team combined	12th	10
Men's Floor Exercise	87th	-
Men's Vault	58th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	82nd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	81st	-
Men's Rings	73rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	87th	-
		10

Marc Romersa

B. 1956-02-01, Dudelange, Luxembourg
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:29th	0.024
		0.024

Romhányi Zoltán

B. 1954-02-22, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 metres		8th	192
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	8th		128
			320

John Romig

B. 1898-10-06, Beaver Springs, Penn., USA; D. 1984-03-16
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 5000 m	fourth		1600
Men's 10000 m		dnf	0.16
			1600.16

Stanisław Romik

B. 1926-05-22, Rogoźnik, Poland
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	fifth	1500
		1500

Igor Anatolyevich Romishevsky

B. 1940-03-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-09-28
Ice Hockey (2 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	6400
			6400

Gianni Romme

B. 1973-02-12, Lage Zwaluwe, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (2 gold, 1 silver)

1998 2002 HP

5000 m gold - 6400

10000 m gold silver 10400

16800

Two skaters had already set world records when Romme hit the ice in the 5000m at Nagano. He shaved another 6 second (off around 7 minutes) to win the gold. In the 10000m as well, he set a new World record. Four years later, he had bettered his time by another 12 seconds to 13:03, but he could not repeat that time at Salt Lake City, even though he went faster than his gold medal pace of Nagano. He lost to his countryman Jochem Uytdehaage, who became the first man under 13 minutes.
His birthplace translates to "Low Swallow".

Adrien Gêry Rommel

B. 1914-08-04, Paris, France; D. 1963-06-21
Fencing (2 gold)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Foil, Team	gold	gold	3200
			3200

Carlos Romo

B. 1966-10-27, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	42nd		-4.40
Men's 400 m Freestyle		35th	-2.10
Men's 100 m Butterfly	33rd	41st	0.002624
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	16th		1.6
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay		dnf	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	14th		4
			7.203664

Ignacio Romo Porchas

B. 1924-07-17, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico; D. 2007-03-11
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	128
		128

Luis Romo

B. 1944-08-18, Córdoba, Argentina
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.356
		1.356

Rogelio Romo García

B. 1943-03-20, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Women's Team	7th	200
		200

Oscar Carlos A. Rompani

B. 1904-08-06, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	B-fin:dns	50
		50

Robert Edward "Bob" Rompre

B. 1929-04-11, International Falls, Minn., USA; D. 2010-09-13
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Franz Rompza

B. 1934-02-12, Seehof, M-V, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Fencing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	7th/8th	BarR3	428.13
Men's Épée, Team	sixth	fourth	560
			988.13

Jean-Pierre Romuald

represented Belgium
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Romvári László

B. 1943-05-27, Szeged, Hungary
Rowing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	9th		400
Men's Eights		7th	400
			400

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-07-19

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

	1952	HP
Women's Downhill	fifth	1000
Women's Giant Slalom	silver	4000
Women's Slalom	36th	0.00064
		5000.00064

	2004	2008	HP
Quadruple Sculls	silver		3000
Individual Pursuit		gold	9600
Points Race		11th	96
			12696