Great Olympians

Biographies - RUS

Viorel Rus

B. 1952-11-14, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	8th	fourth	9th	1008
				1008

Lyubov Petrovna Rusanova

B. 1954-02-02, Krasnodar, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	silver	4000
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	bronze	2560
		6560

Egon Rusch

B. 1928-09-18, Hörbranz, Austria
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R2	1.786
		1.786

Ulrike "Rike" Ruschenburg

B. 1946-06-20, Moers, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Giulio Rusconi

B. 1885, represented Italy
Fencing

	1920	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:5th	21.5
		21.5

Ivo Rusev

B. 1962-06-14, represented Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	bronze	1920
		1920

Milcho Rusev

B. 1924, Sliven, Bulgaria
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:16th	4.8
		4.8

Yanko Rusev Rusev

B. 1958-12-01, Ivanski, Bulgaria
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Yuliyan Rusev

B. 1949-07-31, Varna, Bulgaria; D. 1974-07-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:21st	0.64
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:12th	40
		40.64

Zhivko Rusev

B. 1959-06-08, represented Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:83rd	-12.26
Men's Team Combined	12th	10
		10

Nikolina Georgieva Ruseva

B. 1943-05-12, represented Bulgaria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	Rep:4th	100
		100

Ace Rusevski

B. 1956-11-30, Kumanovo, North Macedonia, represented Yugoslavia
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	bronze		3981
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		QF	3981
			3981

Lew Rush

B. 1912-09-12, Victoria, BC, Canada
Cycling - Track

	1932	HP
Men's 1000 metres Time Trial	sixth	960
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		2160

Arthur Rushen

B. 1884-06-10, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1968
Track Cycling (1 gold)

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:2nd		1.088
Men's Time Trial	15th		7.5
Men's Tandem	gold	SF:3rd	6768.8
Men's 5000 metres	R1:2nd		36.84
Men's 20 kilometres	R1:ac		13.63
			6827.858

Olympic Competitor nr 2546

1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - second (1.088)
1906-04-24-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Time Trial - 15th (7.5)
1906-04-24-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, semifinals - first (Q)
1906-04-24-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, final - first (6000)
1906-04-24-16:30 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - second (36.84)
1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - AC (13.63)
1908-07-13-16:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - second (Q)
1908-07-15-17:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, semifinal - third (768.8)

Brent Donald Rushlaw

B. 1951-09-16, Saranac Lake, NY, USA
Bobsleigh

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Two-man	19th	sixth	15th	dnf	814.50008
Four-man			16th	fourth	1204.8
					2019.30008

Allan Trevor Rushmer

B. 1944-02-27, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Hedley William "Hank" Rushmere

B. 1913-04-27, Great Yarmouth, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-05-05
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Clive Rushton

B. 1947-10-27, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 2017-06-12
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	14th	16
		16

Frank Morland Rushton

B. 1909-04-19, represented South Africa
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:4th	1.014
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:4th	20.5
		21.514

Mrs. H. Rushton

Olympic Competitor nr 4052

1908-07-17-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day one
1908-07-18-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day two - 24th (0.18)

Eugenia Maria Rusin

B. 1933-03-20, Gdynia, Poland; D. 1995-10-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's Shot Put	11th	96
		96

Sergey Aleksandrovich Rusin

B. 1959-10-31, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	(gold)	64
		64

Wim Ruska

B. 1940-08-29, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2015-02-14
Judo (2 gold)

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+93 kg)	gold	6400
Men's Open Class	gold	6400
		12800

Dárius Rusnák

B. 1959-12-02, Ružomberok, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Rusorán Péter

B. 1940-04-11, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2012-02-14
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	4480
			4480

Rusovszky Mihály

B. 1894, represented Hungary
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	51st	0.0000008
		0.0000008

Luigi Ruspoli

B. 1908-03-14, Roma, Italy
Shooting

	1952	HP
Running Target	dnf	24
		24

Bodil Dagny Russ

B. 1908-09-16, Vestre Aker, Norway; D. 1998-10-31
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1956	HP
Dressage, Individual	29th	0.02
Dressage, Team	7th	100
		100.02

Othmar Russ

B. 1952-11-05, Lieboch, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Sempronius E. "Semp" Russ

B. 1878-04-16, DeSoto, Louis., USA; D. 1978-03-12
Tennis

	1904	HP
Men's Singles	QF	538.1
Men's Doubles	QF	322.9
		861

Olympic Competitor nr 2015

1904-08-30-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round three - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles quarter-finals - lost (538.1)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles quarter-finals - lost (322.9)

Alfred "Alf" Russell

B. 1915-01-25, Rotherham, England, Great Britain; D. 1966
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R1	2.836
		2.836

Angela Mary Russell

B. 1967-03-02, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	eighth	256
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	dnf	6.4
		662.4

Arthur Russell

Olympic Competitor nr 4147

1908-07-17-17:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3200 m Steeple, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-18-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3200 m Steeple, final - first (7200)

William Fenton "Bill" Russell

B. 1934-02-12, Monroe, LA., USA; D. 2022-07-31
Basketball (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

He won 11 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics, 8 of them in a row. He was voted the greatest NBA player ever.

Charles Russell

Olympic Competitor nr 4818

1908-10-26-15:15 - Rugby - final - won (2400)

Douglas Albert "Doug" Russell

B. 1946-02-20, New York, NY, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	gold	6400
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	gold	1600
		8000

Ernestine Jean Russell

competed in 1960 as

Ernestine Russell-Carter

B. 1938-10-06, Windsor, Ont., Canada
Gymnastics

	1956	1960	HP
Women's Individual combined	56th	76th	-7.64
Women's Floor Exercise	20th		0.25
Women's Horse Vault	45th		-5.25
Women's Uneven Bars	61st		-8.16
Women's Balance Beam	61st		-8.16
			0.2500025672

Gloria Russell

B. 1912-01-24, Eureka, Cal., USA; D. 1963-02-13
Athletics

	1932	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	sixth	960
		960

Gregory Russell

B. 1951-07-10, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Hank Russell

B. 1904-12-15, Buffalo, NY, USA; D. 1986-11-09
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	SF:4th	328
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
		1928

Hugh Russell

B. 1959-12-15, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

In the 1978 Commonwealth Games he represented Northern Ireland

Angus John "Jack" Russell

B. 1930-04-07, from Toronto, represented Canada
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:2nd	216
		216

James Craig "Jamie" Russell

B. 1952-04-23, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada
Basketball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

John A.(lastair Leigh) Russell

B. 1933-06-01, Epsom, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	50
		50

John Frederick Russell

B. 1932-02-04, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Marathon	18th	3.84
		3.84

John M.(ichael) Russell

B. 1935-08-03, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours		silver	3000
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:3rd		10.88
			3010.88

John William Russell

B. 1920-02-02, Dauphin, Penn., USA; D. 2020-09-30
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Jumping, Individual	21st	24th	1
Jumping, Team	dnf	bronze	644
			645

Kathleen Russell

B. 1912-11-17, from Durban, represented South Africa; D. 1992-11-26
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	SF:4th	328
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		968

Kathleen May Russell

B. 1927-08-31, represented Jamaica
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Women's 100 m	SF:6th		4.32
Women's 200 m	R1:3rd		3.743
Women's Long Jump	sixth	QU:31st	960.0096
			968.0726

(John) Keirh Russell

B. 1948-01-15, Mesa, Ariz., USA
Aquatics - Diving

	1968	HP
Men's Springboard	sixth	640
Men's Platform	fourth	1600
		2240

Knut Russell

B. 1902-06-23, Norrköping, Sweden; D. 1961-12-10
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:4th	0.000000072
		0.000000072

Michael Russell

B. 1949-12-16, represented the Bahamas
Sailing

	1976	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	25th	0.15
		0.15

Raymond Narville "Ray" Russell

B. 1940-05-01, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Ronald E. Russell

B. 1954-06-10, Frederiksted, US Virgin Islands
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:59th		R1:68th	-7.16
				0.000000016256

Walter Russell

represented Great Britain
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

William Russell

B. 1896-01-18, New York, NY, USA; D. 1958-10-18
Fencing

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:10th		1.625
Men's Épée, Team	sixth	SF:3rd	365
			366.625

Bernhard Russi

B. 1948-08-20, Andermatt, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Downhill	gold	silver	10400
			10400

Fred Rüssli

B. 1942-06-03, Zürich, Switzerland
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fifth	1250
		1250

Clemente Russo

Italy
Boxing (2 silver)

2004 2008 2012 2016 HP

Light Heavyweight (-81 kg) 9th 14234.143

Heavyweight (-91 kg) silver silver fifth

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Giuseppe Russo

Olympic Competitor nr 2666

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - first (2400)

Paulo "Russo" (Sevciuc)

B. 1943-11-27, São Paulo, Brazil
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

He was coach of the 1980 Brazilian team.

Carlo Leonardo Russolillo

B. 1957-03-17, Genova, Italy
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Albert Rust

B. 1953-10-10, Mulhouse, France
Football (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Arne Rustadstuen

B. 1905-12-14, Lillehammer, Norway; D. 1978-04-25
Cross Country Skiing (1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 18 km	fifth	sixth	1640
Men's 50 km	bronze		2560
			4200

Zebiniso Sanginovna Rustamova

B. 1955-01-29, Stalinabad (now Dushanbe), Tajikistan, represented the Soviet Union
Archery (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Women's Individual	bronze	3840
		3840

Audun Rusten

Olympic Competitor nr 5917

1912-07-07-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, round one - DQ (1.96)

(Carl Wilhelm) Hugo Rüster

B. 1872-01-15, Berlin, Germany
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Olympic Competitor nr 1514

1900-08-25-16:45 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat three - third (Q1)
1900-08-26-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final one - third (1920)

Kurt Rusterholz

B. 1927-07-01, Zürich, Switzerland
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	12th	60
		60

Ricardo Antonio Rusticucci Fernández

B. 1945-05-16, San Martín, Argentina; D. 2014-11-08
Shooting

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions				34th		42nd	45th	0.00165
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	38th	57th						0.01665604
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone				30th		31st		0.01665604
Men's Air Rifle				20th		44th	26th	1.064016
								1.08232204

Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres

B. 1942-11-29, San José Piñula, Guatemala
Road Cycling

	1968	HP
Road Race	22nd	0.6
100 km Team Time Trial	21th	0.48
		1.08

Rusty

a horse
Equestrianism - Dressage (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2000	2004	HP
Individual	bronze	silver	8200
Team	gold	gold	3200
			11400

Ridden by Ulla Salzgeber.

Claudiu Ioan Rusu

B. 1949-02-15, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	8th	fourth	9th	1008
				1008

Cornel Rusu

B. 1944-09-10, Cernele, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	fourth	928
			928

Emil Rusu

B. 1946-12-26, Bujoreni, Romania
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race		dnf	-24.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	9th		120
Men's Individual Pursuit		R1:25th	0.15
			120.15

Ştefan Rusu

B. 1956-02-02, Rădăuti, Romania
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	silver	gold		24300
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)			bronze	24300
				24300

Tiberiu Rusu

represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	28th	0.384
		0.384

Victor Rusu

B. 1945-08-23, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	11th	96
		96

Robert Andrzej Ruszkowski

B. 1942-06-09, Warszawa, Poland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:4th	34
		34

Rusznyák József

B. 1947-01-06, Sárospatak, Hungary
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	1972	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	10th		390
FR Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)		9th	390
GR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	16th		9.6
			399.6

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-04-03

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

	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)	9th				14234.143
Heavyweight (-91 kg)		silver	silver	fifth	14234.143
					14234.143