Great Olympians

Biographies - TUR

Eshetu Tura

B. 1950-01-19, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	bronze	3840
		3840

Adolf Kustaa Turakainen

B. 1932-03-25, Leppävirta, Finland; D. 1996-10-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres	R3:3rd	0.000078
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	3.625
		3.625078

Nuri Turan

B. 1924-07-04, represented Turkey
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:20th	1.5
Men's Discus Throw	QU:31st	0.0096
		1.5096

Marconi Turay

B. 1949-08-11, Waterloo, Sierre Leone
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Giovanni Turba

B. 1905-09-25, Milano, Italy
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	sixth	160
		160

(George) Howard Turbyfill

B. 1903, Palestine, Texas, USA; D. 1939-05-28
Weightlifting

	1932	HP
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Viorica Țurcanu, née Draga

B. 1954-04-26, București, Romania
Fencing

	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		68

At the 1977 Summer Universiade she competed under her maiden name of Draga.

Mihai Țurcaș

B. 1942-11-18, Brașov, Romania; D. 2002-12-24
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Carlo Turcato

B. 1921-09-22, Cervignano del Friuli, Italy; D. 2017-06-02
Fencing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:6th	65
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	1000
		1065

Dino Turcato

B. 1946-07-27, Santa Maria di Sala, Italy
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	9th	240
		240

Zinaïda Mykhailivna Turchyna

B. 1946-05-17, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold		bronze	11520
					11520

Ada Turci

B. 1924-01-17, represented Italy; D. 2012
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	11th	96
		96

Angelo Turconi

B. 1923-07-05, Solbiate Olona, Italy; D. 2011-08-03
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Daniel Turcotte

B. 1962-06-25, Lachine, Québ., Canada
Speed Skating

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 500 metres	29th	17th	4.016
			4.016

Gaétan Turcotte

B. 1954-12-10, Québec City, Québ., Canada; D. 2022-03-20
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Turcsányi Zoltán

B. 1914-11-07, Rábapatona, Hungary; D. 2002-04-16
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	136
		136

Elisabeta Turcu

B. 1953-05-02, Ploiești, Romania
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	44th	-4.16
WomMen's Team Combined	sixth	160
		160.000016

Walter Stefan Turczyk

B. 1909-12-26, Siemianowice, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1976-10-19
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	10th	150
		150

Doru Tureanu

B. 1954-01-11, București, Romania; D. 2014-03-11
Ice Hockey

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	7th	Prel:4th	364
			364

Alexandru Turei

B. 1952-08-07, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Friedrich Turek

B. 1940-07-24, Wien, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Agathe Turgis

B. 1892-01-19, represented France
Fencing

	1936	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	QF:6th	0.546
		0.546

Demir Turgut

B. 1909-05-30, Stockholm, Sweden, represented Turkey
Sailing

	1936	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	20th	1.5
		1.5

Sergio Ricardo Turiace

B. 1963-02-17, represented Argentina
Fencing

	1984	1988	HP
Foil, Individual	38th	39th	-2.22
Foil, Team	10th		22.75
Épée, Individual		57th	-6.45
Épée, Team	13th		3.625
			26.37720045

Roland Turian

represented Switzerland
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	3.1
		3.1

Vladimir Turina

B. 1913-02-06, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1968-10-22
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs	2 HM	199.06
		199.06

Niels Turin-Nielsen

Olympic Competitor nr 3558

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Denmark - fourth (300)
1920 1600

Lyudmila Ivanovna Turishcheva

B. 1952-10-07, Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Gymnastics (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	24th	gold	bronze	8960.16
Women's Team combined	gold	gold	gold	9600
Women's Floor Exercises	-	silver	silver	2000
Women's Vault	-	bronze	silver	1640
Women's Beam	-	fifth	fourth	650
Women's Uneven Bars	-	fourth	-	400
				23250.16

Member of the Soviet gymnastics team from '68 to '76, winning gold each time.
At München despite the popular appeal of Olga Korbut, she impressed the more discerning experts with her combination of flawless technique and precise timing. She won the overall title but failed to win any individual apparatus. In the 1973 European championships however, she emulated Latynina and Caslavska by capturing every apparatus gold medal.
She is married to Valeriy Borzov. Although he is Ukrainian, she must be classed Russian, since she competed for Rostov-na-Donu, in Russia, and was born in a part of (today's) Russia.

Claes Turitz

B. 1928-08-28, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2005-04-01
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	fifth	1000
		1000

Rifaat Turk

B. 1954-09-16, Yafo, Israel
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Semih Türkdoğan

B. 1912, İstanbul, Turkey; D. 1994-05-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000000075
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:4th	20.5
		20.50000000075

Anwar Pasha Turki

B. 1926-08-08, represented Pakistan
Boxing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	R1	2.87
			2.87

He was a non-starter at Lightweight (-62 kg) in 1948.

Ed Turkington

B. 1899-01-10, San Francisco, Cal., USA; D. 1996-08-03
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

Rolf Fredrik Turkka

B. 1915-08-30, Lahti, Finland; D. 1989-11-29
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
6 metres	9th	bronze	1360
			1360

Leo Turksma

B. 1905-08-25, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; D. 1987-02-09
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Vladas Turla

B. 1953-02-22, Biržai, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union
Shooting

	1980	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	fourth	2400
		2400

Franz Türler

represented Switzerland
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	R1:2nd	287
		287

Michel Turler

B. 1944-05-14, represented Switzerland; D. 2010-04-08
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Georges Turlier

B. 1931-07-16, Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine, France
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (1 gold)

	1952	1960	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m		8th	320
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	gold		8000
			8320

Daulet Turlykhanov

B. 1963-11-18, Georgievka, Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union, the Unified team, and Kazakhstan
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
Welterweight (-76 kg)	silver			13464
Middleweight (-85 kg)		bronze	fourth	13464
				13464

Bertrand Turnbull

Olympic Competitor nr 4951

1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Dorotea Turnbull

represented Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:13th	38.4
		38.4

John Inglehart "Jack" Turnbull

B. 1910-06-30, Baltimore, Md, USA; D. 1944-10-18
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	41
		41

He also played on the 1932 USA Lacrosse team, which won an exhibition event.

Noel Turnbull

B. 1890-12-20, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1970-12-17
Tennis (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Singles	fourth	2000
Men's Doubles	gold	4800
Mixed Doubles	R1	2.04
		6802.04

Philip Turnbull

Olympic Competitor nr 4952

1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Sandy Turnbull

Olympic Competitor nr 4795

1908-10-24-13:00 - Lacrosse - final - won (2400)

William Turnbull

B. 1933-11-13, Falmouth, England, represented Hong Kong
Sailing

	1964	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	19th	19th	3.2
			3.2

Ann Clare Turner

B. 1956-12-18, Geneva, Ill., USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	SF:4th			51
Women's Kayak Fours 500 metres			fourth	800
				851

Brent Howard Turner

B. 1954-02-25, Geneva, Ill., USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	Rep:4th	2.16
		2.16

Bruce Alexander Turner

B. 1933-08-05, Palmerston North, New Zealand; D. 2010-03-30
Hockey

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	sixth	fifth	820
			820

Cathy Turner

B. 1962-04-10, Rochester, NY, USA
Short Track (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1994 1998 HP

500 m gold gold - 10800

3000 m Relay silver bronze fifth 1480

1000 m 8th - 192

12472

	1992	1994	1998	HP
500 m	gold	gold	-	10800
3000 m Relay	silver	bronze	fifth	1480
1000 m		8th	-	192
				12472

Charles Turner

B. 1952-09-03, Ardrossan, Scotland, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	11th	7th	fifth	732
				732

David Lindsay "Dave" Turner

B. 1923-09-23, Oakland, Cal., USA; D. 2015-06-26
Rowing (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Douglas Turner

represented the USA
Tennis

	1904	HP
Men's Singles	R2	0.638
Men's Doubles	R1	31.22
		31.858

Olympic Competitor nr 2016

1904-08-30-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (0.638)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (31.22)

Douglas Laird Turner

B. 1932-01-05, Buffalo, NY, USA; D. 2018-11-04
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:4th	246
		246

Dumitrița Turner

B. 1964-02-12, Orești, Romania
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Individual combined	QU:22nd	-4.10
Women's Team combined	silver	1000
		1000.00001

Elroy Turner

B. 1951-01-28, represented Antigua (& Barbuda)
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:19th	0.4
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:14th	4
		4.4

Frank Conway Turner

B. 1922-11-05, from London, represented Great Britain; D. 2010-09-27
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	67th	73rd	50th	-
Men's Team All-Around	12th	21st		10.16
Men's Floor Exercise	61st	148th	53rd	-
Men's Horse Vault	56th	70th	57th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	44th	87th	48th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	88th	106th	48th	-
Men's Rings	57th	61st	38th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	66th	43rd	53rd	-
				10.16

Geoffrey Turner

B. 1907-05-16, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1932-05-02
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	19th	2.4
		2.4

George Louis Turner

B. 1915-06-03, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 1965-08-21
Road Cycling & Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	20.25
Men's Team Pursuit	9th	120
		140.250015

Harry Turner

B. 1894-09-27, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Bowing

	1920	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R1	79.13
		79.13

Herbert James "Herb" Turner

B. 1910-08-06, represented Australia; D. 1998-05-05
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Double Sculls	sixth	800
		800

Ian Gordon Turner

B. 1925-05-11, Oakland, Cal., USA; D. 2010-10-11
Rowing (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Jan Turner

B. 1944-11-12, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:27th	0.05
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	(silver)	64
		64.05

Jeffrey Stephen "Jeff" Turner

B. 1962-04-09, Bangor, Maine, USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Kimberly "Kim" Turner

B. 1961-03-21, Birmingham, Alab., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	bronze	3840
		3840

Mario Stanlej Turner

B. 1951-07-11, Milano, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	1976	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	37th	14th	20.0005
Three-Day Event, Team	8th	fourth	464
			484.0005

Michael Turner

B. 1951-01-05, represented Australia
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	7th	fifth	700
			700

Michael H. "Mike" Turner

B. 1948-06-16, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:19th	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		401.6

Ned Turner

B. 1912-09-15, Michigan, USA
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	1000
		1000

Patrick "Pat" Turner

B. 1961-03-24, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Rowing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Richard Rennie Turner

B. 1892-04-24, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1960-12-01
Football (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1604

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - won (3200)

Roger Turner

B. 1901-03-03, Milton, Mass., USA; D. 1993-10-29
Figure Skating

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Singles	10th	sixth	1110
			1110

Ronald Frederick "Ron" Turner

B. 1927-06-11, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2007-10-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	7th	245.5
			245.5

Timothy "Tim" Turner

B. 1959-06-05, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	seventh	300
		300

Anthony Abraham "Tony" Turner

B. 1933-02-07, from Highgate, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	7th	400
Men's Platform	19th	1.6
		401.6

Carol Turney

B. 1955-06-26, Cornwall, Ont., Canada
Basketball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Jaromír Turnovský

B. 1912-08-30, represented Czechoslovakia
Speed Skating

	1936	HP
Men's 500 metres	30th	0.01
Men's 1500 metres	31st	0.0064
Men's 5000 metres	32nd	0.004
		0.0204

Turóczy Judit

B. 1948-03-11, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R2:11th	8th	R1:20th	321
Women's 100 metres Butterfly			R1:25th	0.1
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley		R1:13th	R1:27th	25.64
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	fourth	fifth	fourth	1155
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		8th	R1:12th	74
				1575.74

Irina Robertovna Turova

competed in 1956 as

Irina Bochkaryova

B. 1935-05-14, St. Petersburg (then called Leningrad), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2012-02-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:4th		14.5
Women's 4x100m Relay	fourth	fourth	800
			814.5

Ludwik Turowski

B. 1901-07-27, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1973-09-14
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Tandem	R1	850
		850

Bertram Türpe

B. 1952-07-22, Zingst, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2014-01-11
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	21st	0.64
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	13th	25.6
		26.24

George Turpin

B. 1952-01-10, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

William Homan Turpin

B. 1932-07-28, represented (Southern) Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

David Turquand-Young

B. 1904-01-13, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1984-09-14
Modern Pentathlon

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Individual	13th	sixth	998.4
			998.4

Pierre Maurice Turquet

B. 1913-12-13, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1975-12-27
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Foil, Team	SF:3rd	205
		205

José Turra Rivera

represented Chile
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R1	4.08
		4.08

Jenny Lynnette Turrall

B. 1960-05-09, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle	14th	16
Women's 800 m Freestyle	8th	256
		272

Noël François Turrel

B. 1947-10-27, Plateau d'Hauteville, France; D. 2006-07-07
Biathlon

	1972	HP
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	13th	6.4
		6.4

Juan Adolfo Turri

B. 1950-12-22, Alta Gracia, Argentina; D. 2010-03-16
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:21st	0.96
		0.96

Giordano Turrini

B. 1942-03-28, Anzola, Italy
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Sprint	silver	6000
		6000

Jesús Turró i Homedes

B. 1952-12-09, Barcelona, Spain
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	9th	200
		200

Zbigniew Turski

B. 1908-07-21, Lonstancin-Jeziorna, Poland; D. 1979-01-06
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	gold	6400
		6400

Edmund Albert Turton

B. 1932-11-29, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:5th	2.29
		2.29

Michael Colin "Mike" Turtur

B. 1958-07-02, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Track Cycling (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		4800

Irina Turundayevskaya

B. 1947-02-04, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	dnf	-5.40
Women's Slalom	19th	1.6
		1.600004

Hannu Tapani Turunen

B. 1956-06-24, Savonlinna, Finland
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Timo Mikko Juhani Turunen

B. 1948-04-08, Outokumpu, Finland
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Roman Turușanco

B. 1917-02-13, Praha, Czechia, lived in Braşov, represented Romania
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Men's Singles	19th	2.4
		2.4

Mehmet Türüt

B. 1945-01-02, represented Turkey
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	11th	96
		96

Yosiyuki Turuta

spells his name also as

Yosiyuki Tsuruta

B. 1903-10-01, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Swimming (2 gold)

1928 1932 HP

200 m Breaststroke gold gold 19200

19200

The only swimmer to have successfully defended a breaststroke title.

Written 2002-08-23 - last modified 2024-07-05

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