Great Olympians

Biographies - WIT

Ernawan Witarsa

B. 1966-03-03, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:6th	13
		13

Oros Witarsa

B. 1916-10-16, Kebumen, Java, Indonesia; D. 2008-04-02
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Harold Witherall

Olympic Competitor nr 4220

1908-07-20-11:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), round one - lost (77.92)

Andrew Withers

B. 1957-02-05, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Godwin Withers

Olympic Competitor nr 3930

1908-07-16-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat two - fifth (97.5)

Michael Rodney Withers

B. 1938-02-01, Trowbridge, England, lived in Balmain, NSW, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	R1:3rd		12th	72.75
					72.75

William Temple Withers, Jr.

B. 1864-07-12, Lexington, Kent., USA; D. 1933-02-18
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:62nd	-8.38
		0.0000000038

Olympic Competitor nr 2273

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 62nd

Ryszard Witke

B. 1939-11-09, Sanok, Poland
Ski Jumping

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	45th	32nd	0.00401
Men's Large Hill	35th	31st	0.0074
			0.01141

Grażyna Witkowska

B. 1952-06-22, Warszawa, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	55th	-6.10
Women's Team All-Round	10th	25
		25.0000001

Szczepan Witkowski

B. 1898-12-20, Lviv, then in Austria, now in Ukraine, in 1924 (called Lwow) in Poland, represented Poland; D. 1937-05-29
Biathlon & Cross-Country Skiing

	1924	HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol	dnf	480
Men's 50 km	21st	0.64
		480.64

Rosie Ackermann

B. 1952-04-04, Lohsa, Sachsen, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Track & Field (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's High Jump	7th	gold	fourth	12600
				12600

B. 1965-12-03, (then East-)Berlin, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic in 1984 and 1988
Digure Skating (2 gold)

1984 1988 1992 1994 HP

Women's Singles gold gold 7th 19650

19650

	1984	1988	1992	1994	HP
Women's Singles	gold	gold		7th	19650
					19650

World Champion in 1985, '87 and '88.

Gudrun Witte

B. 1962-01-04, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Raymond Charles "Ray" Wittelsberger

B. 1925-03-16, Baltimore, MD, USA; D. 1980-08-29
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Henry Wittenberg

B. 1918-09-18, Jersey City, NJ, USA; D. 2010-03-09
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold, 1 silver)

1948 1952 HP

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) gold silver 15600

15600

	1948	1952	HP
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)	gold	silver	15600
			15600

Jan Willem Wittenberg

B. 1943-02-26, Deventer, the Netherlands
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	7th	SF:4th	234
			234

Ingo Wittenborn

B. 1964-09-30, Bielefeld, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:dnf	-2.86
		0.0086

Bernd Wittenburg

B. 1950-04-01, Neukloster, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R2	116.9
		116.9

Joseph Witterwulghe

B. 1883-11-01, Brussel, Belgium; D. 1967
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - Medals	AC	38.42
		38.42

Ivonne Witteveen Kistemaker

B. 1944-01-22, Curaçao, represented the Netherlands Antilles
Fencing

	1968	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	-2.34
		0.0034

Matthias Witthaus

Germany
Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)

2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

team fifth bronze gold gold 12270

12270

	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
team	fifth	bronze	gold	gold	12270
					12270

Harry Wittig

B. 1961-06-19, Böblingen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Archery

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	9th	240
		240

Heinz Wittig

B. 1938-03-03, Halle an der Saale, S-A, Germany; D. 2012-08-15
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Werner Wittig

B. 1909-05-23 in Germany, lived in New York, represented Germany; D. 1992-02-04
Cycling - Road

	1932	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	28th	0.032
Men's Road Race, Team	8th	64
		64.032

(Carl) Göran Witting

B. 1925-04-02, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2017-10-27
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	fifth	1000
		1000

Françoise Wittington

B. 1953-09-07, represented France
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Double Sculls	9th	200
		200

Eva Wittke

B. 1951-07-18, Freital, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:13th	25.6
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	fifth	250
		275.6

Arthur Wittmaack

B. 1878-06-02, Malmö, Sweden, represented Denmark; D. 1965-11-02
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	55.03
		55.03

Subitted an entry together with Frederik Hvalsøe.

Henry Curtis "Harry" Wittmann

B. 1885-12-17, Lincoln, Nebr., USA; D. 1968-03
Cycking - Track

	1904	HP
Men's 1/4 mile	SF	430.5
Men's 1/2 mile	SF	430.5
		861

Olympic Competitor nr 1941

1904-08-02-14:20? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat three - second (Q)
1904-08-02-15:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - semi-final two - AC (430.5)
1904-08-03-16:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile heat four - second (Q)
1904-08-03-17:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile semi-final two - AC (430.5)

Josef Wittmann

B. 1882, represented Austria
Athletics - Track & Field & Tug-of-War

	1906	HP
Men's Shot Put	ac	162
Men's Stone Throw	ac	253.1
Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style	ac	37.03
Men's Tug-of-War	fourth	600
		1052.13

Olympic Competitor nr 3048

1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - Stone Throw - AC (253.1)
1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - Shot Put - AC (162)
1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - lost (600)
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - Discus Throw, Greek style - AC (37.03)

Bonnie Wittmeier

B. 1966-09-15, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	13th	25.6
Women's Team Combined	fifth	250
		275.6

Arthur Wittwer

B. 1927-12-15, Kirchberg, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	44th	0.000024
		0.000024

Otto Wittwer

B. 1937-12-24, Langnau im Emmenthal, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Chris Witty

B. 1975-06-23, West Allis, Wisc., USA
Speed Skating & Track Cycling (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Speed Skating 1994 1998 2002 2006 HP

500 m 10th 14th 28th 116.0256

1000 m 23rd silver gold 27th 10400.34

1500 m bronze fifth 3560

Track Cycling 2000 14076.366

Time Trial fifth 1500

15576.366

Speed Skating	1994	1998		2002	2006	HP
500 m		10th		14th	28th	116.0256
1000 m	23rd	silver		gold	27th	10400.34
1500 m		bronze		fifth		3560
Track Cycling			2000			14076.366
Time Trial			fifth			1500
						15576.366

Jeanette Josephina Maria "Nettie" Witziers-Timmer

B. 1923-07-22, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2005-01-25
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Herman Witzig

B. 1907-12-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 1944-11-28
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	51st	-
Men's Team Combined	7th	100
Men's Vault	7th	100
Men's Parallel Bars	46th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	49th	-
Men's Rings	61st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	55th	-
		200

The mention "non-scoring" on the database is not correct, since the six best scores per apparatus were counted. Witzig's score on the Horse Vault certainly contributed to the USA total, but so did his scores at the Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar and Rings.

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-08-16

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