Great Olympians

Biographies - SKO

Jaroslav Skobla

B. 1899-04-16, Pitkavicky (probably now in Czechia); D. 1959-11-22
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 bronze)

1924 1928 1932 HP

Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 10th 13824

Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) bronze gold

13824

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	10th			13824
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)		bronze	gold
				13824

Jiří Skobla

B. 1930-04-16, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1978-11-18
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Shot Put	9th	bronze	9th	4320
				4320

Lidija Pavlovna Skoblikova

B. 1939-03-08, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating (6 gold)

1960 1964 1968 HP

3000 m gold gold sixth 20160

1500 m gold gold 11th 12864

1000 m fourth gold - 8000

500 m - gold - 6400

47424

	1960	1964	1968	HP
3000 m	gold	gold	sixth	20160
1500 m	gold	gold	11th	12864
1000 m	fourth	gold	-	8000
500 m	-	gold	-	6400
				47424

She was reaching her peak just as Speed Skating for women was introduced to the Olympic program at Squaw Valley.

Yury Georgiyevich Skobov

B. 1949-09-15, Klimovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	fifth	16th	1006.4
Men's 30 kilometres	15th		10
Men's 4x10 km Relay	gold		1600
			2616.4

Ivan Skobrev

B. 1983-02-08, Khabarovsk, Russia (then Soviet Union)
Speed Skating (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2006	2010	2014	HP
1500 m	sixth	fourth	18th	2242.56
5000 m	11th	bronze	7th	3024
10000 m	sixth	silver		4640
Team Pursuit	fifth		QF lost	314
				10220.56

Zoya Skobtsova

B. 1934-07-03, Ivanovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:6th	52
		52

Jan Antoni Skoczylas

B. 1951-09-24, Wachowice, Poland
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	36th	-3.80
Three-Day Event, Team	10th	25
		25.0008

Władysław Skoczylas

B. 1883-04-04, Groß Salz, then in Austria, after 1918 Wieliczka, Poland; D. 1934-04-08
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	bronze & 2 works	2635.94
Painting, Graphic Arts	4 works	455.6
		3116.56

Jiří Škoda

B. 1956-08-27, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	13th	38.4
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	bronze	1920
		1958.4

Leoš Škoda

B. 1953-05-01, Liberec, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ski Jumping

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Normal Hill			22nd	0.4
Men's Large Hill	26th		21st	0.704
				1.104

Jarmila Škodová

B. 1943-07-11, Horni Štěpanice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	25th	0.1
Women's 10 kilometres	27th	0.04
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	sixth	160
		160.14

(Inge) Harald Skog

B. 1949-08-22, Holt, Norway
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	QF	861
		861

Nils Skog

Olympic Competitor nr 5393

1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 43rd

Embret Skogen

Olympic Competitor nr 5308

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - third (2560)
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 31st

(Anna) Marita (Yvonne) Skogh

B. 1956-12-29, Åmål, Sweden
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	Rep:4th	20.8
		20.8

(Eva) Ann-Louise Skoglund

B. 1962-06-28, Karlstad, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 400 metres	R1:21st		0.64
Women's 400 m Hurdles		fifth	1500
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	dnf		64
			1564.64

Erik Skoglund

B. 1903-10-01, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1984-02-22
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	SF:6th	96
		96

(Anders) Kenneth Skoglund

B. 1953-07-21, Eidskog, Norway
Shooting

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Running Target	17th			966
Men's Running Target			sixth	966
				966

Nils Skoglund

B. 1906-08-15, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Diving (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Platform, plain (5 & 10m)	silver	4000
		4000

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Skok

B. 1946-09-03, Tver, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Anna Maria Skolarczyk

B. 1956-11-08, Tarnów, Poland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	21st	0.64
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	18th	2.56
		3.2

Gunnar Sköld

B. 1894-09-24, Västerås, Sweden; D. 1971-06-24
Road Cycling (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	fourth	2000
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	bronze	640
		2640

Harry Erik Sköld

B. 1910-06-17, Vaxholm, Sweden; D. 1988-01-23
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:5th	4.8
		4.8

Olof Sköldberg

B. 1910-01-19, Kristinehamm, Sweden; D. 1979-07-16
Shooting (2 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Running Target	silver	silver	12000
			12000

Kamila Skolimowska

B. 1982-11-04, Poland
Athletics (1 gold)

2000 2004 2008 HP

Hammer Throw gold fifth 12th 11160

11160

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Hammer Throw	gold	fifth	12th	11160
				11160

Jerzy Skolimowski

B. 1907-12-09, Łuków, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1985-02-12
Rowing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Eights	QF			5950
Men's Coxed Pairs		silver	Rep:3rd	5950
Men's Coxed Fours		bronze	Rep:3rd	2124
Painting, unknown event		4 works		8.744
				8082.744

Robert Skolimowski

B. 1956-08-14, Warszawa, Poland
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+110 kg)	7th	600
		600

Judith Skolnik

B. 1966-01-24, Voerde, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Women's Fours, 500 m	fifth	500
		500

Vladimir Skomarovsky

B. 1932, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:24th	0.16
		0.16

V'iacheslav Semenovych Skomorokhov

B. 1940-10-04, Luhansk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1992-11-01
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	fifth	1500
		1500

Folke Skoog

B. 1908-07-15, Fjärås, Sweden; D. 2001-02-15
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	4.32
		4.32

Karl Skoog

B. 1878, represented the USA; D. 1933
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Milan Škopek

B. 1959-01-22, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	sixth		seventh	1430
				1430

Antonín Skopový

B. 1902, represented Czechoslovakia
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-58 kg)	R3	21.75
		21.75

Edward Skorek

B. 1944-06-13, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	9th	gold	4725
				4725

Augustyn Andrzej Skórski

B. 1936-11-06, Kańczuga, Poland; D. 1981-01-22
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Leszek Skorupa

B. 1951-05-14, Świętochłowice, Poland; D. 2018-04-20
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Georgios Skotadis

B. 1874, from Athina, Greece
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Military Revolver	bronze	1920
Men's Free Pistol, 25m	22nd	0.3
		1920.3

Olympic Competitor nr 2648

1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - third (1920)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - 22nd (0.3)

Andreas Skotidas

from Athina, represented Greece
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:7th	0.00021
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	3.1
		4.16521

Evangelos Skotidas

B. 1895, from Athina, represented Greece
Fencing

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:7th		0.072
Men's Épée, Team		R1:3rd	6.75
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th		0.286
			7.108

Erik Skou

B. 1917-02-11, Horsens, Denmark; D. 19
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:19th	2.4
		2.4

Per Skou

B. 1891-05-20, Skien, Norway; D. 1962-02-24
Football

	1912	1920	HP
Men's Team	QF	CR1	218
			218

Olympic Competitor nr 5277

1912-06-30-16:30 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qc)
1912-07-01-11:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Henrik Sofus Skougaard

B. 1910-05-03, Degernes, Norway; D. 1995-08-23
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1936	HP
Jumping, Individual	dnf	0.0000002
Jumping, Team	dnf	-
		0.0000002

Václav Skoumal

B. 1944-05-28, Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	38th	-3.26
Men's Team All-Round	fourth	400
		400.000256

Dimitrios Skourtis

B. 1934, Athina, Greece; D. 2000
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:29th	0.024
		0.024

(Aytch) Greer Skousen Spilsbury

B. 1916-09-24, Casas Grandes, Mexico; D. 1988-03-20
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Georgios Skoutaridis

B. 1885, from Cyprus, represented Greece; D; 1962
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	1908	HP
Men's 100 metres		R1:2nd	0.304
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:ac	R1:2nd	51.287
			51.591

Olympic Competitor nr 3090

1906-04-30-16:30 - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles round one - AC (47.93)
1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)
1908-07-21-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - second (3.357)

Dimitrios Skouteris

from Athina, represented Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1906	HP
Men's Lightweight (-75 kg)	R1	170
		170

Olympic Competitor nr 2841

1906-04-25-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), round one - lost (170)

Georgios Skouzes

B. 1891-01-24, Athina, Greece; D. 1973-07-25
Tennis

	1906	HP
Men's Doubles	QF	340
		340

Olympic Competitor nr 2604

1906-04-23-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinals - lost (340)

Vladimír Skovajsa

B. 1929-05-04, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2002-05-24
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:35th	0.0015
		0.0015

Henryk Paweł Skowronek

B. 1923-06-25, Ruda Śląskie, Poland; D. 1981-10-26
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Featherweight (-60 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

Ryszard Skowronek

B. 1949-05-01, Jelenia Góra, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	fifth	1500.00384
			1500.00384

Elżbieta Skowrońska

competed in 1980 as

Elżbieta Katolik

B. 1949-10-09, Warszawa, Poland; D. 1983-06-28
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:19th		SF:7th	11.6
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:dnf		sixth	165.2
				176.8

Andrzej Skowroński

B. 1953-11-16, Kraków, Poland; D. 2020-12-10
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	7th	300
		300

Zbigniew Jan Skowroński

B. 1925-09-21, Przemyśl, Poland; D. 1992-02-24
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Two‐Man	19th	2
Four‐Man	21st	0.48
		2.48

Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-08-20

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