Great Olympians

Biographies - THI


Assane Thiam

B. 1948-11-22, represented Senegal
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 15th 5
5


Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam

B. 1994-08-19, Bruxelles, Belgium
Track & Field (2 gold)
2016 2021 HP
Women's Heptathlon gold gold 19200
19200


Charles Henry Robert Thias

B. 1879-11-15, Ill., USA; D. 1922-11-19
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Tug-of-War bronze 960
960

He represented the St. Louis Turnverein #2 in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2092


Daniel Alexandre Thiaw

B. 1947-04-14, represented Senegal; D. 2018-11-24
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay R1:15th 2.5
2.5


Jacques Thibault

B. 1958-02-13, Québec City, Québ., Canada
Speed Skating
1980 1984 HP
Men's 500 metres 26th 15th 10.064
Men's 1000 metres 20th 19th 2.6
Men's 1500 metres 27th 0.04
12.704


Victor Thibault

B. 1867-03-08, Paris, France
Archery (2 silver)
1900 HP
Au Chapelet - 33 m silver 4000
Au Cordon Doré - 33 m silver 4000
8000

Olympic Competitor nr 1370


Roland Thibaut

B. 1946-04-27, represented France
Rowing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Double Sculls 11th 380
Men's Quadruple Sculls 7th
380


Gisela Eva Margareta Thidholm

B. 1930-06-23, Malmö, Sweden; D. 2009-05-06
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle SF:dns 6.4
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay FI:dq 64
70.4


Fernand Thiébaud

B. 1906, from Neuchâtel, represented Switzerland; D. 1997-11-25
Fencing
1948 HP
Men's Épée, Team SF:4th 82
82


(Henri) Léon Thiébaut

B. 1880-11-19, Paris, France; D. 1956-10-13
Fencing (1 silver)
1900 HP
Men's Foil, Individual Rep:ac 0.737
Men's Épée, Individual 8th 256
Men's Sabre, Individual silver 6000
6256.737

Olympic Competitor nr 272


Pascal Thiébaut

B. 1959-06-05, Nancy, France
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's 1500 metres SF:19th 1.6
Men's 5000 metres 11th 13th 89.6
91.2


Norbert Thiede

B. 1949-04-03, Perleberg, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's Discus Throw fourth 2400
2400


Oskar Thiede

B. 1879-02-13, Wien, Austria; D. 1961-11-22
Art Competitions (1 silver)
1932 1936 1948 HP
Sculpture, Medals & Plaques silver 4000
Sculpture 2 entries ac 10.763
4010.763


Volkmar Thiede

B. 1948-05-21, Prenzlau, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1972 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m SF:4th 34
34


Fritz Thiedemann

B. 1918-03-03, Weddinghusen, Germany; D. 2000-01-08
Equestrianism (2 gold, 2 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 HP
Jumping, Individual bronze fourth sixth 6600
Jumping, Team sixth gold gold 5040
Dressage, Individual 12th 50
Dressage, Team bronze 640
12330


J. F. Thiedemans

represented Belgium
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186


Jacques Thieffry

B. 1924-05-10, Lille, France
Hockey
1948 1952 HP
Men's team R1:4th R1 99
99


Alvar Thiel

Olympic Competitor nr 6970


Emanuel Thiel

B. 1883-05-01, Rhede, Niedersachsen, Germany, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1944-08-02, also in Rhede
Equestrianism - Dressage
1924 1928 HP
Dressage, Individual sixth fifth 2210
Dressage, Team fifth 250
2460

Thiel is a German name, this athlete was born and died in Germany (near the Dutch border), so it is unclear what his relationship with Czechoslovakia was, and difficult to assign a nationality to him. I chose Czech because that's what the majority of Czechoslovak athletes are.


Jürgen Thiel

B. 1937-03-27, Yasnoye (now in Kaliningrad, Russia) , East Prussia, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Aquatics - Water Polo
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team sixth sixth 640
640


Otto Thiel

Olympic Competitor nr 5356


Peter Thiel

B. 1943-10-15, Klingenthal, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Cross-Country Skiing
1968 HP
Men's 15 km 37th -3.40
Men's 4x10 km Relay 7th 100
100.0004


Edgar Thiele

B. 1938-02-05, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo
1964 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


Jürgen Thiele

B. 1959-08-08, Altenburg, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Coxless Fours gold 4800
4800


Klaus Thiele

B. 1958-01-21, Potsdam, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay silver 1000
1000


Alfred Thielemann

Olympic Competitor nr 5311


Heinrich "Heiner" Thielemann

B. 1923-10-03, Marienwerder (now Kwidzyn in Poland), Germany; D. 2015-08-24
Hockey
1952 HP
Men's Team (fifth) 320
320


Wolfram Thiem

B. 1956-06-12, Hemmingen, NS, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2011-07-22
Rowing
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Coxed Fours sixth 1280
Men's Eights fourth
1280


Alexander Thieme

B. 1954-01-13, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1976 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:8th 8.2
Men's 4x100 m Relay silver 1000
1008.2


Axel Hermann Thieme

B. 1939-05-15, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968; D. 2006-03-17
Hockey
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fifth 11th 532
532


Rolf Günter Thieme

B. 1944-03-09, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2010-01-05
Hockey
1968 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Émile Thienpondt

B. 1904, represented Belgium
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay R1:3rd 25
25


Tassilo Thierbach

B. 1956-05-21, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating
1980 1984 HP
Pairs sixth fourth 2800
2800


Léon Thiércelin

represented Haiti
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual R1:ac -5.38
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual R1:ac 0.12
0.1200038

Olympic Competitor nr 373


Raoul Thiercelin

B. 1880-07-20, Paris, France
Rugby (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Karl Thierfelder

B. 1933-08-09, Geyer, Sachsen, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:23rd 0.384
0.384


Michel Thierry

B. 1954-08-29, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing
1976 1980 HP
Men's 30 kilometres 61st 44th -4.16
Men's 50 kilometres 31st -2.64
Men's 4x10 km Relay 10th 25
25.0064160064


François Charles Marcel Thierry-Mieg

B. 1908-11-18, Paris, France; D. 1995-09-30
Sailing
1960 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 14th 16
16


Nancy Lynn Thies

B. 1957-06-10, Denver, Col., USA
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 HP
Women's Individual Combined 37th -3.40
WomMen's Team Combined fourth 400
400.0004


Auguste Thijs

represented Belgium
Freestyle Wrestling
1920 1924 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61 kg) fourth 2440.5
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg) R2
2440.5


Lutgarde "Lut" Thijs

B. 1962-01-02, Neerpelt, Belgium
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak
1984 HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m 9th 120
120


Rita Thijs

B. 1958-02-07, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 800 metres R1:25th 0.1
Women's 4x400 m Relay R1:10th 25
25.1


Hendricus Thijsen

Olympic Competitor nr 3626


Walter Meijer Timmerman Thijssen

B. 1877-09-28, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, represented the Netherlands; D. 1943-07-03
Rowing (1 bronze)
1900 HP
Men's Eights bronze 1280
1280

Olympic Competitor nr 1428


Jang Thill

B. 1913-01-23, Beggen, Luxembourg; D. 1984-11-26
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724


Norbert Thimm

B. 1949-08-21, Dortmund, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20


Ute Thimm

B. 1958-07-10, Bochum, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Women's 400 metres sixth SF:6th 692
Women's 4x100 m Relay fifth fourth 650
Women's 4x400 m Relay bronze fourth 1040
2382


Thin Sumbwegam

B. 1930-03-12, Myitkyina, Burma (now Myanmar)
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 HP
Men's Marathon 35th 18th 3.8415
3.8415


Thio Gim Hock

B. 1938-03-11, represented Singapore
Aquatics - Water Polo
1956 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50


Thio Ging Hwie

B. 1923-11-29, represented Indonesia
Weightlifting
1952 HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 8th 384
384


Thio Him Thiang

B. 1929-08-28, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; D. 2015-02-14
Football
1956 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


Henri Thiollière

B. 1922-03-19, represented France; D. 2012-09-29
Ski Jumping
1952 HP
Men's Individual 43rd 0.0000384
0.0000384


Suzanne Thiollière

B. 1924-09-10, Chamonix, France
Alpine Skiing
1948 HP
Women's Downhill sixth 480
Women's Combined 10th 75
Women's Slalom dnf 0.0256
5550.0256


Pierre Michel Louis Thiolon

B. 1927-01-17, Paris, France; D. 2014-04-14
Basketball (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


René Jules Thion de la Chaume

represented France
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R1:ac -4.48
0.000048

Olympic Competitor nr 639


Alassane Thioub

B. 1955-10-16, represented Senegal
Judo
1980 HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg) R1 1.169
1.169


Pierre Thiriar

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system bronze 640
640


Thiriet

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics
1900 HP
Men's Individual combined 50th -5.15
0.0000015

Olympic Competitor nr 1098


Maurice Charles Thiriet

B. 1906-05-02, Meulan, France; D. 1972-09-28
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra HM 676
676


Françoise Thiry

B. 1945-06-28, represented Belgium
Equestrianism - Jumping
1972 HP
Jumping, Team 11th 16
16


Jules Thiry

B. 1898, represented Belgium; D. 1931
Water Polo (1 silver)
1924 HP
Men's Water Polo (silver) 1280
1280

He played in the semifinal against Czechoslovakia and in the final against France, but when that one was lost, Belgium needed to play two more matches in order to get the silver. Thiry did not play in those, but I award him with the points for bronze anyway.


Frans Thissen

B. 1909-11-09, from Antwerpen, represented Belgium
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs Rep:3rd 85
85


Written 2001-07-30 - last modified 2024-02-17

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