Great Olympians

Biographies - SLA

Frances Mary Slaap

B. 1941-06-25, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Women's High Jump	sixth	sixth	1920
			1920

Grit Slaby

B. 1965-05-18, Borna, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	fourth	2400
		2400

Daniel Šlachta

B. 1923-02-13, Demänová, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2007-04-16
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	46th	0.0000048
Men's Combined	33rd	0.00192
Men's Slalom	33rd	0.00256
		0.0044848

Donald Slack

B. 1896-07-16, Upton-upon-Severn, England, Great Britain; D. 1973-09-23
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Pentathlon	13th	25.6
Men's Decathlon	25th	0.1
		25.7

Henry Berry Slack

B. 1877-03-31, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1928-07-18
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	10.76
Men's 400 metres	R1:3rd	272
		282.76

Olympic Competitor nr 828

1900-07-14-10:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m, round one - third (10.76)
1900-07-14-11:25 - Athletics Track - 400 m, semi-finals - third (272)

William Sladden

B. 1882-11-13, Nairne, SA, Australia; D. 1961-11-12
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	320
		320

Betty Joyce Slade

B. 1921-06-18, Leicester, England, Great Britain; D. 2000-11-03
Aquatics - Diving

	1936	HP
Women's Springboard	9th	160
		160

John Slade

B. 1908-05-30, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, represented USA; D. 2005-09-12
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

He was called Hans Schlesinger and already a top hockey goalie in Germany, before he emigrated to the US in 1935, and changed his name.

Mark Gainsford Slade

B. 1958-08-02, Ingatestone, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th	SF:5th	R1:6th	3.6214
Men's Sabre, Team		R1:4th		82
				85.6214

William Slade

Olympic Competitor nr 4129

1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (960)

Jan Sládek

B. 1907-02-23, Vracov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1984-06-11
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	26th	0.064
Men's Team combined	fourth	400
Men's Floor Exercise	46th	-
Men's Vault	30th	0.0025
Men's Parallel Bars	37th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	40th	-
Men's Rings	34th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	28th	0.0064
		400.0729

He competed for a club in Bratislava (Slovakia) but since he was born in Czechia and died in Praha, I class him as Czech.

Jaroslav Šlajs

B. 1942-03-14, represented Czechoslovakia
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Igor Sláma

B. 1959-05-08, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Miroslav Sláma

B. 1917-02-17, Třebič, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2008-11-30
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Milan Šlambor

B. 1953-07-09, Hradec Kr&aaculte;lové, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Gustav Slanec

B. 1913-05-20, Wien, Austria; D. 1974-06-18
Speed Skating

	1936	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	24th	37th	0.1604
Men's 1500 metres		40th	0.0001
			0.1605

Richard Charles Slaney

B. 1956-05-16, Redhill, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1984	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:15th	15
		15

Babe Slater

B. 1896-04-30, Berkeley, Cal., USA; D. 1965-01-30
Rugby (2 gold)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	gold	3200
			3200

He did not actually play in 1920. Or perhaps he did, but in that case one of the 15 other players must not have played. In any case, the MADMen count 16 American Rugby players when only 15 can have played. I prefer to consider Slater as a non-competitor in 1920 (he did play in 1924).

Barbara J. Slater

B. 1959-05-10, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:68th	-9.26
		0.000000000256

William George McKenzie "Bill" Slater

B. 1940-04-18, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 2019-02-02
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	QU:3rd	40
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	fifth	1000
		1040

William John "Bill" Slater

B. 1927-04-29, Clitheroe, England, Great Britain; D. 2018-12-18
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Nicholas Mark "Nicky" Slater

B. 1958-04-06, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1980	1984	HP
Ice Dancing	12th	sixth	850
			850

Norm Slater

B. 1894-01-23, San Francisco, Cal., USA; D. 1979-03-01
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

Sig Slater

B. 1897-03-27, Montréal, Québ, Canada; D. 1969-10-26
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	gold	3200
		3200

Alexander Slatnow

B. 1950-09-29, Teterow, M-V., Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2003-05-21
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	fourth	1200
		1200

Kate Slatter

B. 1971-11-10, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Coxless Fours	sixth			16850
Coxless Pairs		gold	silver	16850
				16850

Gillian "Jill" Slattery

B. 1945-05-25, Sheffield, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke		R2:16th	6.4
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	fifth	R1:9th	1410
			1416.4

James Walter "Jim" Slatton

B. 1947-07-30, Los Angeles, Cal. USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Simon Slåttvik

B. 1917-07-24, Valnesfjord, Norway; D. 2001-05-03
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

Nordic Combined	1952	HP
Men's Individual	gold	9600
Cross-Country Skiing	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	15th	10
		9610

Evladiya Slavcheva

competed in 1988 as

Evladiya Stefanova

B. 1962-02-25, Pernik, Bulgaria
Basketball (1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	silver		fifth	2750
				2750

Florin Slăvei

B. 1951-02-15, București, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	9th	880
			880

Ilie Slăvei

B. 1952-04-04, București, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	9th	880
			880

Marian Slavic

B. 1946-02-06, represented Romania
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	33rd	-2.26
Men's 200 m Freestyle	24th	0.16
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	32nd	-2.40
		0.16656

Eveline Slavici

B. 1932-12-07, București, Romania
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	85th	-
Women's Team All-Around	9th	40
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	12th	10
Women's Floor Exercise	91st	-
Women's Horse Vault	65th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	69th	-
Women's Balance Beam	113th	-
		50.00000000029

Jaroslava Slavíčková

B. 1953-12-09, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	25th	0.1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	10th	100
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	14th	16
		116.1

František Slavík

Olympic Competitor nr 6640

1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Václav Slavík

B. 1906-09-23, Plzen, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - Town Planning	AC	7.078
		7.078

Zoran Slavnić

B. 1949-10-26, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	5200
			5200

Kiril Slavov

B. 1945-07-21, Pernik, Bulgaria
Volleyball

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	(fourth)	1120
			1120

Slavcho Stoyanov Slavov

B. 1937-02-26, represented Bulgaria
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Tsvetko Ruskov Slavov

B. 1934-03-28, Sofia, Bulgaria
Basketball

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	16th	503.2
			503.2

Markku Slawyk

B. 1962-12-08, Saarijärvi, Finland, represented West Germany
Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Janusz Ślązak

B. 1907-03-20, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1985-02-24
Rowing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Eights	QF			5950
Men's Coxed Pairs		silver	Rep:3rd	5950
Men's Coxed Fours		bronze		1920
				7870

Written 2004-09-13 - last modified 2024-06-18

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