Great Olympians

Biographies - SVA


Josef Šváb

B. 1933-06-08, Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol 9th 240
240


Max Švabinský

B. 1873-09-17, Kromeěříž, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1962-02-10
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186


Sompop Svadanandana

B. 1932-10-27, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:5th 0.00000039
0.00000039


Carl Otto Svae

B. 1918-04-04, Oslo, Norway; D. 1977-06-30
Sailing
1956 1960 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 7th fourth 2000
2000


Martin Švagerko

B. 1967-10-02, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia in 1984
Ski Jumping
1984 1988 1992 1994 HP
Men's Normal Hill 42nd 25th 0.07504
Men's Large Hill 28th 0.0192
0.09424


Thorvig Svahn

B. 1893-07-05, Jonköping, Sweden; D. 1942-09-08
Athletics
1920 HP
High Jump 9th 240
240


Anton Švajlen

B. 1937-12-03, Solčany, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football (1 silver)
1964 HP
Men's Team (silver) 162
162


Gunde Anders Svan

B. 1962-01-12, Vansbro, Sweden
Cross-Country Skiing (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Men's 15 km gold 6416
Men's 15 km Classical 14th
Men's 30 km bronze 2660
Men's 30 km Classical 10th
Men's 50 km silver 10400
Men's 50 km Freestyle gold
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay gold gold 3200
22676


Johan Frithiof Isidor "John" Svanberg

B. 1881-05-01, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1957-09-11
Athletics - Track & Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1906 1908 HP
Men's 5 miles silver bronze 4920
Men's Marathon silver 8th 4788
Men's 3 miles, Team R1:3rd 202.5
9910.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2958


Kurt Erik Gustaf Svanberg

B. 1913-09-27, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2001-10-07
Ice Hockey
1948 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Ladislav Švanda

B. 1959-02-14, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross Country Skiing (1 bronze)
1988 HP
Men's 15 km Classical 19th 1.6
Men's 30 km Classical 17th 4
Men's 50 km Freestyle 15th 10
Men's Team Relay (4 x 10 km) bronze 640
655.6


Fredrik Svanström

Olympic Competitor nr 3442


Lars Ragnar Svantesson

B. 1933-02-16, Borås, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:37th 0.0004
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay fourth 400
400.0004


Nereo N. Svara

B. 1935-09-29, Trieste, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles SF:4th 492
492


Hildegarde Švarce

B. 1907-09-29, Jelgava, Latvia, then part of Russia; D. 1944-12-04
Figure Skating
1936 HP
Mixed Pairs 17th 5
5


Nils Svärd

B. 1908-07-10, Frösön, Sweden; D. 2001-08-06
Cross Country Skiing
1932 HP
Men's 18 km 10th 100
100


Miloslav Švaříček

B. 1942-02-14, Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Nordic Combined
1964 HP
Men's Individual 24th 0.24
0.24


Dmitry Svatkovsky

B. 1971-11-27, Moskva, Russia, then in the Soviet Union
Modern Pentathlon (1 gold, 1 silver)
1992 1996 2000 HP
Men's Individual 18th fourth gold 12403.2
Men's Team silver 1000
13403.2


Jan Svatoš

B. 1910-02-07, from Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 50 kilometres 15th 10
10


Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-10-02

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