Great Olympians

Biographies - RUI

Josephus Petrus Maria "Jos" Ruijs

B. 1955-03-18, Zeist, the Netherlands
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 10th 75
75

Piet Ruimers

Olympic Competitor nr 3511

Albert Frits Ruimschotel

B. 1922-02-28, Pankai Pinang, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 1987-05-28
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280

Arnold Ruiner

B. 1937-02-08, Wien, Austria; D. 2011-10-28
Cycling - Road
1960 HP
Men's Road Race 35th 0.0015
0.0015

Jorma Valter Ruissalo

B. 1912-01-30, Tampere, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 2006-06-03
Speed Skating
1936 HP
Men's 500 metres 8th 256
256

Albert Ruiz i Benito

B. 1961-12-22, Barcelona, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Pole Vault 9th 10th 390
390

Ángelo Ruiz

B. 1957-10-05, represented Puerto Rico
Judo
1976 1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg) R2 40.963
Men's Lightweight (-75 kg) R1
40.963

Carlos Ruiz Lafargue

B. 1957-11-09, represented Cuba
Volleyball
1980 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

Carlos Santiago Ruiz

B. 1940-10-06, San Salvador, El Salvador
Sailing
1968 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) 34th -2.24
0.0024

Cenobio Ruiz Martínez

B. 1934-03-23, Tiahualilo, Dur., Mexico
Cycling - Track
1960 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1F:3rd 1.62
1.62

Emma Ruiz Velásquez

B. 1922-01-26, Santa María Jalapa del Marqués, Oax., Mexico
Fencing
1948 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:7th 0.00041
0.00041

Fabio Ruíz Vinajeras

B. 1927-08-07, La Habana, Cuba
Basketball
1948 1952 HP
Men's Team 13th R1:4th 20.05
20.05

Héctor Ruíz

represented Uruguay
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500

Ignacio Diego Ruiz Díaz

B. 1948-03-15, represented Argentina
Rowing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep:4th 51.2
Men's Eights 11th
51.2

Jaime Ruiz

B. 1935-05-23, Ica, Peru
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5

Javier Ruiz Galindo

B. 1950-09-12, represented Mexico
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 20th 1.25
1.25

Jean-Claude Bernard Ruiz

B. 1954-11-30, Flers, France; D. 2021-02-21
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R1 1.991
1.991

Joaquín Ruiz Llorente

B. 1959-01-12, Madrid, Spain
Judo
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg) R2 Rep2. R2. 257.25
257.25

Jorge Ruiz

B. 1958-01-22, San Martín, Argentina
Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32

Jorge Ruiz Aguilar

B. 1928, represented Mexico; D. 2013-10
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

José Luis Ruiz Bernal

B. 1952-05-09, Sevilla, Spain
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 10000 metres R1:35th -2.10
0.001

Julián Ruiz Gómez

B. 1960-02-25, Santander, Spain
Handball
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team eighth 9th 208
208

Luis Ruiz Tagle (Vicuña)

B. 1898-07-24, Santiago, Chile
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Free Pistol 37th 0.0006
0.0006

Miguel Ruiz Díaz

B. 1953-04-22, represented Mexico
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs Rep:4th 3.4
3.4

Nelson Antonio Ruiz

B. 1949-05-25, Marracaibo, Venezuela
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Orlando Victorio Ruiz Valdés

B. 1935-10-05, Las Vilas, Cuba
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R2:6th -4.26
Men's Foil, Team R2 32.5
Men's Épée, Team R1:4th 0.778
33.278026

Rafael Ruiz Gijón

B. 1916-12-10, from Madrid, represented Spain; D. 2006-08-09
Hockey
1948 HP
Men's team R1:4th 34
34

Rodrigo Roberto Ruiz Soto

B. 1929-09-21, Turrialba, Costa Rica; D. 2014-06-17
Shooting
1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Free Pistol 68th 29th 0.024000000384
0.024000000384

Rogelio Ruiz Vaquera

B. 1950-08-20, Torreón, Coah., Mexico
Football
1972 HP
Men's Team (SF:4th) 164
164

Rolando Ruiz Pedreguera

B. 1957-03-26, La Habana, Cuba
Aquatics - Diving
1980 HP
Men's Springboard 16th 6.4
6.4

Salvador Ruiz de Chávez Ochoa

B. 1938-12-05, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming
1964 1968 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:55th R1:31st 0.0064001
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay R1:12th R1:12th 20
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay R1:10th 25
45.0064001

Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz

competed in 1988 as

Tracie Ruiz-Conforto

B. 1963-02-04, Honolulu, HI, USA
Artistic Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Women's Solo gold silver 10400
Women's Duet gold 4800
15200

Víctor Manuel Ruiz Limones

B. 1957-12-07, Piedras Negras, Coah., Mexico
Weightlifting
1980 HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 12th 60
60

Wilfredo Ruiz Bruno

B. 1962-06-01, Montevideo, Uruguay
Basketball
1984 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Yumilka Ruíz Luaces

B. 1978-05-08, Camagüey, Cuba
Volleyball (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 2008 HP
Women's Team gold gold bronze fourth 12720
12720

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-06-25

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