Great Olympians

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Charles Voight

Olympic Competitor nr 748


Jaroslav Volf

B. 1979-09-29, Brandys nad Labem, then Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic
Canoeing, Slalom (3 gold)
2000 2004 2008 HP
C2 fifth bronze silver 10395
10395

Three times together with Ondrej Stepanek.


Sabine Völker

Germany
Speed Skating (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1998 2002 2006 HP
500 m bronze 2560
1000 m fourth silver 21st 5600.64
1500 m silver 4000
Team Pursuit (gold) 64
12224.64


Stephan Volkert

B. 1971-08-07, Köln, Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Double Fours gold gold bronze fifth 18405
18405

Three of the four members (Andreas Hajek, Stephan Volkert and Andre Willms) of the winning crew in Barcelona returned to Atlanta to win again, but their third different partner let them down in Sydney. Willms and Volkert tried again in Athina, but with even less success.
(17280)


Harald Vollmar

Germany
Shooting (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Free Pistol bronze fifth silver silver 19074
19074


Gennadi Volnov

Soviet Union
Basketball (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Basketball silver silver bronze gold 10600
10600


Richard von Forregger

Olympic Competitor nr 1291


von Gregurich Ámon

Olympic Competitor nr 700


von Ivani Gyüla

Olympic Competitor nr 701


Herbert von Petersdorf

Olympic Competitor nr 1319


Lieutenant Hans Robert von Rosen

B. 1888-08-08, Sweden; D. 1952-09-02
Equestrianism (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1912 1920 HP
Jumping, team gold gold 9600
Dressage, Individual bronze 3840
13440


Chris von Saltza

USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver)
1960 HP
400 m Free-style gold 6400
100 m Free-style silver 4000
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay gold 1600
4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
13600


Heinrich von Tenner

Olympic Competitor nr 702


von Tersztyánszky Ödön

Hungary
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1924 1928 HP
Sabre, individual SF:5th gold 8021.5
Sabre, team silver gold 2600
Foil, team bronze SF:3rd 845
11466.5


Arkadi Vorobyov

B. 1924-10-03, Sverdlovsk, Russia
Weight-Lifting (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 HP
-82.5 kg bronze 34560
-90 kg gold gold
34560


Mikhail Voronin

B. 1945-03-26, from Moskva, Russia
Gymnastics (2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)

(*) The gold on Parallel Bars at Mexico was joint with Akinori Nakayama
Together with his wife Zinaida (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in 1968), they won a record 13 medals, the same as the Muratovs.
(131 HP)


Marianne Vos

B. 1987-05-13, Wijk en Aalburg, the Netherlands
Cycling - road & track (1 gold)
2008 HP
Road Race sixth 960
Time Trial 14th 24
Points Race gold 9600
10584


Ioannis Vourakis

Olympic Competitor nr 215


Athanasios Vouros

Olympic Competitor nr 39


Written 2002-09-12 - last modified 2002-11-01

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