Great Olympians

Biographies - WAT

Watabe Akito

B. 1988-05-26, Hakuba, Japan
Nordic Combined (2 silver, 2 bronze)

	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	HP
Men's Sprint	19th					1.6
Men's Normal Hill / 10 km		21st	silver	silver	seventh	9240.704
Men's Large Hill / 10 km		9th	sixth	fifth	bronze	4796
Men's Team		sixth	fifth	fourth	bronze	1595
						15633.304

Watada Michinori

B. 1938-10-03, Hiroshima, Japan
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Watanabe Emi Catherine

B. 1959-08-27, Tokyo, Japan
Figure Skating

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Individual	13th	sixth	998.4
			998.4

Watanabe Junji

B. 1944-04-12, Akita, Japan
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Flyweight (-48 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Watanabe Katsuji

B. 1940-03-11, Fukushima, Japan
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Watanabe Kazumi (1)

B. 1935-12-25, Fukuoka, Japan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 10000 metres		28th	0.0256
Men's Marathon	32nd		0.006
			0.0316

Watanabe Kazumi (2)

B. 1947-10-30, Kanagawa, Japan; D. 1996-08-02
Shooting (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Trap	11th	sixth	silver	7056
				7056

Watanabe Kazuo

B. 1938-02-05, Tokyo, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:30th	0.0125
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	(bronze)	64
		64.0125

Watanabe Kenji

B. 1969-07-17, Tokyo, Japan; D. 2017-09-18
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	27th	18th	18th	5.16
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	15th		seventh	410
				415.16

Watanabe Kumiko

B. 1936-05-10, Tokyo, Japan
Aquatics - Diving

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Springboard	14th	9th	176
Women's Platform	10th	18th	102.56
			278.56

Watanabe Masashi

B. 1936-01-11, Hiroshima, Japan; D. 1995-12-07
Football (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	7th/8th	bronze	1442
			1442

Watanabe Osamu

B. 1940-10-21, Wassamu, Hokk., Japan
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Watanabe Sae

B. 1968-12-27, represented Japan
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	R1:47th	-6.10
Women's Team Combined	sixth	160
		160.0000001

Watanabe Sumiko

B. 1916-11-28, Nagoya, Japan; D. 2010-11-02
Athletics

	1932	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:5th	130
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	fifth	250
		380

Watanabe Tatsuo

B. 1928-04-04, represented Japan; D. 2001-12-11
Ski Jumping

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	27th	0.06
		0.06

Watanabe Yasukuni

B. 1936, represented Japan
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	SF:4th	164
		164

Watanabe Yasuo

B. 1944-02-21, represented Japan
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Watanabe Zenjiro

B. 1914-02-11, Tokyo, Japan
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Men's Singles	21st	0.96
		0.96

Visut Watanasin

B. 1964-11-20, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1988	1992	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:72nd	R1:41st	-4.64
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:19th	SF:6th	13.4
			13.400064

Watanuki Hajime

B. 1939-04-30, represented Japan
Shooting

	1964	HP
Men's Free Rifle	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

William Glenn Waterhouse

B. 1893-04-18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; D. 1973-12-09
Sailing

	1936	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	fifth	1250
		1250

André H. J. Waterkeyn

B. 1917-08-23, London, England, represented Belgium; D. 2005-10-04
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:3rd	136
		136

H. Waterman

Olympic Competitor nr 3687

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)

Peter Waterman

B. 1934-12-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1986-01-16
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Frans Waterreus

B. 1902-11-19, Stratum, the Netherlands; D. 1962-12-11
Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1	171.8
		171.8

Anthony "Tony" Waters

B. 1928-04-10 in India, represented Australia; D. 1987-11-20
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Wilfrid "Wilf" Waters

B. 1923-01-04, London, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Sigurd Wathne

B. 1898-02-12, København, Denmark, represented Norway; D. 1942-03-27
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	CR1	164
		164

Edgar Watkins

Olympic Competitor nr 3688

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)

Howard Watkins

B. 1951-10-16, represented Ireland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m	SF:6th		4.32
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	Rep:4th	Rep:4th	1.62
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m		Rep:5th	1.04
			6.98

Martin "Marty" Watkins

B. 1962-01-24, Stroud, England, Great Britain
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 15 km	63rd		-7.36
Men's 15 km Classical		65th	-7.36
Men's 30 km Classical		61st	-7.64
Men's 50 km Freestyle		54th	-6.16
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay		16th	1.6
			1.6000002596

Susan Watkins

B. 1957-11-01, represented Australia
Hockey

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Torrance Watkins Fleischmann

B. 1949-07-30, represented the US; D. 2015-08-14
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Individual	fourth	2000
Team	gold	1600
		3600

Murray Paul Watkinson

B. 1939-06-11, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 2004-01-19
Rowing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Single Sculls	fifth		10th	1650
				1650

Hubert "Hugh" Watlington

B. 1954-03-11, represented Bermuda
Sailing

	1984	HP
Men's Windsurfer (Windglider)	27th	0.06
		0.06

Mark A. Watring

B. 1963-05-02, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Eventing, Individual	dnf						-5.32
Jumping, Individual						R1:ac	-11.80
							0.0000032

Alan Richard Watson

B. 1929-07-09, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2007-02-15
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	50
		50

Alf Watson

B. 1907-05-26, from Melbourne, Vict., represented Australia; D. 1992-08-23
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:3rd		R1:4th	1.724
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:4th		R1:3rd	17.505
				19.229

Anthony Lamar Watson

B. 1941-02-05, Oklahoma City, Okl., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Barrington J. "Barry" Watson

B. 1944-02-03, Poole, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	45th	-4.15
		0.000015

Luke Graeme Lynton George "Buster" Watson

B. 1957-11-19, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

Carl Page Watson

B. 1886-07-05, Chicago, Ill., USA represented the Chicago Central YMCA; D. 1968-06-27
Basketball (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

He is not shown on any of the rosters of the matches that are known. Chicago won two matches by default, so the non playing members of the team must be considered Olympians, as they could easily have played one of those matches.

Olympic Competitor nr 1885

1904-07-11-16:00? - Basketball - Match 7 - won - Final Rankings - second (1500)

David Nicholas "Dave" Watson

B. 1946-12-19, from NSW, represented Australia
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	14th	12
		12

Deborah Watson

B. 1964-05-30, Harpenden, England, Great Britain
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Women's Fours, 500 m	seventh	200
		200

George Watson

Olympic Competitor nr 5690

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 78th

George Spencer Watson

B. 1869-03-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1934-04-11
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Harold "Harry" Watson

B. 1883, from London, England, represented Great Britain; D. 1963-02-15
Athletics

	1908	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	-3.15
		0.00015

Olympic Competitor nr 4295

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - third

Harold Ellis "Harry" Watson

B. 1898-07-14, Saint John's, Newfoundland (then a separate colony), lived in Toronto, represented Canada; D. 1957-09-11
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	gold	3200
		3200

Harry Watson

B. 1871-06-13, Scarborough, England, Great Britain; D. 1936-09-17
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	2 entries	4.372
		4.372

Ian Broughton Watson

B. 1949-06-07, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	8th	208
			208

Jean Watson

B. 1960-10-29, County Durham, England, Great Britain
Cross Country Skiing

	1988	HP
Women's 5 km Classical	53rd	-6.26
Women's 10 km Classical	50th	-5.10
		0.000001256

Jill Marilynn Watson

B. 1963-03-29, Bloomington, Ind., USA
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Pairs	sixth	bronze	4000
			4000

(Edward) John Watson

B. 1947-04-01, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

John T. Watson

from St. Louis, MO, USA
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:59th	-7.15
		0.000000015

Olympic Competitor nr 2271

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 59th

Leroy Denver Watson

B. 1966-07-06, Broseley, England, Great Britain
Archery (1 bronze)

	1988	HP
Men's Individual	18th	3.2
Men's Team	bronze	640
		643.2

Lewis Watson

B. 1895-06-25, New Britain, Conn., USA; D; 1961-05-19
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Cross-Country	34th	0.002
Men's Cross-Country, Team	(fourth)	-
		0.002

Linda Margaret Watson

B. 1955-09-15, represented Zimbabwe
Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Lynette Pamela "Lynne" Watson

B. 1952-11-22, Perth, WA, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:17th	4
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	sixth	640
Women's 200 metres Backstroke	fourth	1600
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	silver	1000
		3644

Martha Rae Watson

B. 1946-08-19, Long Beach, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Long Jump	QU:18th	10th	QU:23rd	QU:25th	154.374
Women's 4x100 metres Relay			fourth	7th	500
					654.374

Michael John Watson

B. 1938-01-14, represented Hong Kong
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	30th	-2.75
		0.0075

Michael "Mike" Watson

B. 1958-03-29, represented Bermuda
Athletics

	1988	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:43rd	-4.26
Men's 1500 metres	R1:34th	-3.16
		0.0001856

Peter Bruce Watson

B. 1947-05-30, Victoria, Australia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:7th	-2.31
		0.0031

Lillian Debra "Pokey" Watson

B. 1950-07-11, Mineola, NY, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (3 gold)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	gold		1600
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	(gold)		64
Women's 200 metres Backstroke		gold	6400
			8064

Ray Watson

B. 1898-12-10, Garden City, Kans., USA; D. 1974-09
Athletics

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeple-chase	8th			384
Men's 800 m			9th	160
Men's 1500 m		7th		400
				944

Ronald James "Ron" Watson

B. 1937-05-18, Auckland, New Zealand
Sailing

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	8th				320
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)				fifth	1000
					1320

(George) William Watson

represented Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	8th	384
		384

Adrian Lee Watt

B. 1947-12-29, Omaha, Nebr., USA
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	44th	-4.16
		0.000016

Robert McDonald "Bob" Watt

B. 1927-06-24, Innisfall, Alb., Canada; D. 2010-05-11
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Elaine Shirley Watt

B. 1929-12-01, New York, NY, USA
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1956	HP
Dressage, Individual	30th	0.0125
		0.0125

Kathryn Watt

B. 1964-09-11, Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Cycking - Track (1 gold, 1 silver)

1992 1996 HP

Individual Pursuit silver 8th 6861

Road Race gold 9th 9840

Road Race, Time Trial fourth 2400

19101

"Michael" Watt (Kam Sing)

B. 1967-06-06, represented Hong Kong
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	37th	52nd	0.0004004
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	38th	48th	0.00025856
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay		22nd	0.1
			0.100426256

Michael Prendeville "Mike" Watt

B. 1936-07-31, Wellington, New Zealand; D. 2015-03-29
Shooting

	1972	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	29th	0.016
		0.016

Sheila Watt

B. 1941-01-27, Pitapuram, (British) India, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	fourth	2000
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	fifth	250
		2250

She represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Terence "Terry" Watt

B. 1946-12-20, represented Ireland
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	R1	0.463
		0.463

William Cullen "Willie" Watt

B. 1886, Roscommon, Ireland, represented Great Britain; D. 1957-10-25
Athletics

	1908	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:17th	4.5
		4.5

Olympic Competitor nr 4451

1908-07-22-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 17th (4.5)

Elieser Wattebosi

B. 1964-08-20, Serui, Papua, Indonesia
Athletics

	1988	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:39th	-3.16
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:dnf	-2.25
		0.00266

Wattelier

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	QF:dns	0.031
		0.031

Olympic Competitor nr 298

1900-05-15-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day two (Q)
1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final - DNS (0.031)

Daniel Linton Watters

B. 1971-03-18, represented the United States
Aquatics - Swimming

	1988	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	15th	10
		10

Jim Watters

B. 1946-01-30, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Figure Skating

	1964	HP
Mixed Pairs	14th	20
		20

(Elliot) John Watters

B. 1955-02-24, represented Australia
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	15th	7.5
		7.5

John Nickerson Watters

B. 1903-07-22, Winchester, Mass., USA; D. 1962-08-03
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 800 m	7th	400
		400

John Adamson Watters

Olympic Competitor nr 3632

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

Lynn Alexander Watters

B. 1916-11-20, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 2012-12-25
Sailing

	1960	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	fifth	11th	1064
			1064

Timothy John "Tim" Watters

B. 1959-07-25, Kamloops, BC, Canada
Ice Hockey

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth		fourth	1232
				1232

William Watters

from Dunfermline, Scotland

Olympic Competitor nr 3633

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

Eugène Wattier

B. 1914-11-21, Paris, France
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Arthur Watts

B. 1911, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1962
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	R1:5th	0.082
		0.082

Glynn Robin "Glyn" Watts

B. 1949-03-16, London, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Ice Dancing	7th	500
		500

Gordon Watts

B. 1893-12-08, Faversham, England, Great Britain; D. 1986-03
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	R1:dq	0.24
		0.24

John Thomas Watts

B. 1939-04-23, from Blackheath, England, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:24th	0.24
		0.24

Johnny Marion Watts

B. 1944-04-23, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Open Class	QF	328
		328

Mary Watts-Tobin

B. 1936-12-21, London, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1964	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	ElR1	65.94
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		133.94

Gerhard "Gert" Watzke

B. 1922-09-24, from Klagenfurt, represented Austria
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:3rd	500
		500

Kurt Franz Watzke

B. 1920-10-03, from Klagenfurt, represented Austria; D. 2012-10-16
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:3rd	500
		500

Rudolf Watzl

B. 1882-04-14, Wien, Austria; D. 1915-08-15
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Men's Lightweight (-75 kg)	gold	6400
Men's All-Around	bronze	480
		6880

Olympic Competitor nr 2839

1906-04-25-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), round one - won (Q)
1906-04-25-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1906-04-26-15:30 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), finals - won 2 - final ranking - first (6400)
1906-04-30-17:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - All-Around - lost semi-final (480)

Siegmar Wätzlich

B. 1947-11-16, Rammenau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	164
		164

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2025-01-11

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1992	1996	HP
Individual Pursuit	silver	8th	6861
Road Race	gold	9th	9840
Road Race, Time Trial		fourth	2400
			19101