Great Olympians

Biographies - WID

B. 1942-05-27, London, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh

B. 1896-02-22, Kemiö, Finland, then part of Russia, represented Sweden; D. 1996-06-19
Athletics (1 silver, 4 bronze)

1920 1924 1928 HP

Men's 1500 m H:4th - H:3rd 25.26

Men's 5000 m - bronze bronze 5120

Men's 10000 m - silver bronze 6560

Men's Cross-Country - dnf 0.0003

Men's 3000 m Team bronze SF:3rd 845

12550

He lived to be 100, and would have been the only Olympian alive both during Athina 1896 and Atlanta 1996, but he died soon before Atlanta.

B. 1920-05-17, Vippula, Finland
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Women's 10 km	gold	9600
		9600

Olympic Competitor nr 6250

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - fifth (1000)
1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - joint second - team first (Q)
1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - fourth - team second (1000)

B. 1893-11-20, represented Switzerland
Fencing

B. 1928-08-13, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1985-03-09
Athletics

Olympic Competitor nr 3881

B. 1900, from Schöftland, represented Switzerland
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

B. 1874-05-28, Ettiswil, Switzerland; D. 1953-03-27
Shooting

	1906	1908	1912	1920	HP
Men's Military Rifle	14th				12
Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team				fourth	100
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team				8th	16
Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team				sixth	40
Men's Free Rifle	15th				7.5
Men's Military Revolver, Gras Model	23rd				0.192
Men's Free Pistol, 50m	17th				3
					178.692

Olympic Competitor nr 2485

1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - 23rd (0.192)
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - 17th (3)
1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 14th (12)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - 15th (7.5)
1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - fourth (100)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - eighth (16)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - sixth (40)

B. 1953-04-29, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:22nd	0.6
		0.6

B. 1944-04-04, Basel, Switzerland
Speed Skating

B. 1933-11-17, Oftringen, Switzerland; D. 2010-06-17
Wrestling - Freestyle

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-08-18

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