Great Olympians

Biographies - WOL

Helmut Wolber

B. 1947-07-06, Köln, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	fourth	1200
		1200

Adolph Wold

B. 1892-09-30, Oslo, Norway; D. 1976-02-05
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	CR1	164
		164

Demissie Wolde

B. 1937-03-08, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Marathon	10th		18th	153.84
				153.84

B. 1932-06-12, Dire Jila, Ethiopia; D. 2002-05-26
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 HP

800 m rd1:7th - - - 0.003

1500 m rd1:11th - - - 0.004

4x400 m Relay rd1:5th - - - 5.2

5000 m - - fin:dns - 10

10000 m - fourth silver - 5600

Marathon - dnf gold bronze 13440

19055.2

	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
800 m	rd1:7th		-	-	-	0.003
1500 m	rd1:11th		-	-	-	0.004
4x400 m Relay	rd1:5th		-	-	-	5.2
5000 m	-		-	fin:dns	-	10
10000 m	-		fourth	silver	-	5600
Marathon	-		dnf	gold	bronze	13440
						19055.2

He already competed in 1956, when he finished last in his heats of the 800m, 1500m and 4x400m. 16 years later, at the age of 40, he ran his fastest marathon ever, more than five minutes faster than he had run for his gold medal in 1968, but it only earned him a bronze.
In 1992, he was arrested for crimes allegedly commited in 1978. After more than 6 years in prison, his trial started only in 1999, and he was released shortly after.

Amsale Woldegibriel

B. 1960-10-08, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:20th	1
		1

Girma Wolde-Hana

B. 1952-07-26, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:26th	0.096
		0.096

Tadesse Wolde-Medhin

B. 1936-10-02, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 10000 metres		R1:26th	0.064
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:7th		1.62
			1.684

Klaas Woldendorp

Olympic Competitor nr 7347

1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - tenth (25)
1920-08-02-11:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - AC (0.64)

Tilahun Woldesenbet

B. 1959-12-04, represented Ethiopia
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
		-18.15

Hailu Wolde-Tsadik

B. 1950-05-25, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	SF:18th	3.84
		3.84

Tekeste Woldu

B. 1945-05-05, Asmara, Eritrea, represented Ethiopia
Cycling - Road

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	53rd	52nd	-6.98
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	26th	27th	0.078
			0.07800984

Roar Woldum

B. 1933-01-02, Oslo, Norway; D. 2014-01-21
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:42nd	0.00004
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	0.00256
		0.0026

Aaron Wolf

B. 1995-02-25, represented Japan
Judo (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2021	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-99 kg)	gold	9600
Mixed Team	silver	1000
		10600

Alex Wolf

B. 1956-03-18, Lagundo, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Two		17th	5
Men's Four	17th	10th	78
			83

Anton Wolf

B. 1933-04-21, from Graz, represented Austria
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

August Louis "Augie" Wolf

B. 1961-09-03, Washington, DC, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Shot Put	fourth	2400
		2400

Christoph Wolf

B. 1961-03-26, Emsdetten, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Men's Singles, 1000 m	SF:4th	68
		68

Franz Wolf

B. 1938-07-05, Linz, Austria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	SF:5th	12.9
		12.9

Fritz Wolf

Olympic Competitor nr 3635

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 - fifth (1125)

Guido Wolf

B. 1924-06-12, Vaduz, Liechtenstein; D. 1994-10-13
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	QU:68th	-9.26
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	QU:73rd	-10.26
		0.0000000002816

Günter Wolf

B. 1949-09-27, Würzburg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	sixth	1120
			1120

Hans Joachim Wolf

B. 1940-09-08, Bad Doberan, Germany, represented the USA
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:12th	30
		30

Harald Wolf

B. 1955-11-07, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen; Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	fourth	2400
		2400

John Wolf

from Philadelphia
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	65th	-9.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	47th	-6.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	71st	-10.12
		0.00000075075

Olympic Competitor nr 1762

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 71st
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 47th - Individual combined - 65th

Jürgen Wolf

B. 1952-11-09, Clausnitz, Sachsen, Germany; represented East Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	25th	0.1
		0.1

Karl Johann Friedrich Wolf

B. 1912-02-11, Ladenburg, B-W, Germany; D. 1975-03-01
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	sixth	960
		960

Karl-Heinz Wolf

B. 1951-07-04, Meiningen, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Biathlon

	1976	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	15th	12.5
		12.5

Manfred Wolf (1)

B. 1948-01-11, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Ski Jumping

	1972	HP
Men's Normal Hill	38th	-3.26
Men's Large Hill	fifth	1000
		1000.000256

Manfred Wolf (2)

B. 1957-03-26, Toronto, Canada, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fifth	fifth	1000
			1000

Max Wolf

from New York, United States
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	34th	-2.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	63rd	-9.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	33rd	-3.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	silver	750
		750.00168000048

Olympic Competitor nr 1724

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 33rd
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 63rd - Individual combined - 34th - Team - second (750)

Nol Wolf

B. 1903-08-07, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1982-09-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:dnf	0.00064
		0.00064

Paul Wolf

B. 1879-11-21, Schrozberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, now Zielona Góra in Poland; D. 1974-09-09
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Paul Gilbert Wolf

B. 1915-10-05, Madison, Ind., USA; D. 1972-10-14
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Sebastião Wolf

Olympic Competitor nr 7348

1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - third (640)
1920-08-02-11:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - AC (10)
1920-08-03-14:30? - Shooting - Military Pistol, team - fourth (400)

Ulrich "Ulli" Wolf

B. 1949-02-28, Villach, Austria
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Single Sculls		Rep:4th	41.8
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:4th		41.8
			41.8

Wallace Perry "Wally" Wolf

B. 1920-10-02, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1997-03-12
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (2 gold)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	gold	(gold)			1664
Men's Water Polo			fifth	7th	700
					2364

Lars-Erik Ragnar Wolfbrandt

B. 1928-12-08, Forshem, Sweden; D. 1991-03-23
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 400 m		SF:dns	52
Men's 800 m		8th	256
Men's 4x400 m Relay	bronze	R1:3rd	708
			1016

Roland Wolfe

B. 1914-10-08, Dallas, Texas, USA; D. 2010-01-14
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Tumbling	gold	6400
		6400

Jakob Wolfensberger

B. 1933-04-21, represented Switzerland
Archery

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	22nd	0.6
		0.6

James David Wolfensohn

B. 1933-12-01, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Fencing

	1956	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	20.5
		20.5

Klaus Wolfermann

B. 1946-03-31, Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:16th	gold	9609.6
			9609.6

Adam Wolff

B. 1899-08-14, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1984-02-07
Sailing

	1928	HP
One Person Dinghy (12-foot)	18th	3.84
		3.84

He was replaced for the final race by Władysław Krzyżanowski.

Albert Wolff

B. 1906-07-13, Barr, now in France, then part of Germany, represented the USA; D. 1989-06-14
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th		0.00000021
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd	QF:4th	39.75
			39.75000021

He would have represented France at Berlin in 1936, but as a Jew, he refused to go. He fought in the French Army during World War II, and was captured by the Germans and placed in a Jewish war camp. Wolff escaped and made it to the United States via Portugal. He joined the US Army and returned to Europe fighting the Germans.

Camille Wolff

B. 1894-06-15, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1977-12-30
Tennis

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R1	0.00000000019
		0.00000000019

Diego Wolff

B. 1934-08-30, Aurich, Germany, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Frederick Ferdinand "Freddie" Wolff

B. 1910-10-13, Hong Kong, lived in London since 1919, represented Great Britain; D. 1988-01-26
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Harry Wolff

B. 1905-07-02, Nyköping, Sweden; D. 1987-04-29
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Richard Wolff

B. 1948-10-19, Bad Reichenhall, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Michael Wolfgramm

B. 1953-03-08, Schwerin, M-W, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	gold	4800
		4800

Vilhelm Wolfhagen

Olympic Competitor nr 4723

1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-22-15:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - lost (1500)
1912-06-30-16:30 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-02-19:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-19:00 - Football - final - lost (2000)

August Wolfinger

B. 1949-11-05, Balzers, Liechtenstein
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	52nd	-6.40
Men's Giant Slalom	46th	-5.64
Men's Slalom	R1:47th	-10.40
		0.0000068

Weltin Franz Anton Wolfinger

B. 1925-05-12, Montreux, Switzerland, represented Liechtenstein; D. 2010-07-15
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Two‐Man	dnf	0.125
		0.125

Karl Wölfl

B. 1914-01-05, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 2004-11-29
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	10th	75
		75

Heinz Wolfram

B. 1935-01-17, Greisitz, Brandenburg (now Gryżyce in Poland), lived in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), represented Germany
Speed Skating

	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	36th	0.00064
Men's 10000 metres	29th	0.016
		0.01664

Leslie Ann Wolfsberger

B. 1959-02-05, Avon Park, Flor., USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	18th	2.56
Women's Team combined	sixth	160
		162.56

Manfred Wolke

B. 1943-01-14, Potsdam, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	gold	R16	9679.13
			9679.13

Rudolph Wolken

B. 1881-04-07, Breslau, Schlesien, Germany (now Wrocław in Poland); D. 1956-01-07
Freestyle Wrestling

	1904	HP
Men's Lightweight (-65.77 kg)	Rep	1024
		1024

He was only naturalized in 1906 and should be considered German in 1904.

Olympic Competitor nr 2317

1904-10-14-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), round two - lost (QR)
1904-10-15-11:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), repêchage - AC (874)

Andrzej Wołkowski

B. 1913-02-14, Krakow, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1995-03-04
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Ernst Wöll

B. 1907-02-04, represented Austria
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	60th	0.000000015
		0.000000015

Carl Wollert

Olympic Competitor nr 5081

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - fourth (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - fourth (400)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 56th

Hjalmar Wollgarth

Olympic Competitor nr 4116

1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (600)

Gert Wollheim

B. 1894-09-11, Loschwitz, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1974-04-22
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC		25.02
Painting, unknown event		AC	2.186
			27.206

Heinz Max Hugo Wöllner

B. 1913-07-25, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1945-04-10
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Triple Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Helmut Wollmann

B. 1947-03-16, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

Rolf Wollner

B. 1906-04-28, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1988-07-06
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

André Wollscheidt

B. 1914-04-24, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1995-01-31
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	1.617
		1.617

Gertrude "Trude" Wollschläger

B. 1912-11-09, Duisburg, N-W, Germany; D. 1975-07-10
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:8th	384
		384

Dariusz Wolny

B. 1960-03-21, Warszawa, Poland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	11th	96
		96

Ryszard Wolny

B. 1969-03-24, Racibórz, Poland
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	17th					10812
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)		7th	gold
Men's Welterweight (-69 kg)				7th
Men's Welterweight (-66 kg)					17th
						10812

Stanisław Wołodko

B. 1950-03-20, Vilnius, Lithuania, represented Poland
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Hans Wölpert

B. 1898-09-30, München, Bayern, Germany; D. 1957-01-01
Weightlifting (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	bronze	silver	9840
			9840

Cecelia Wolstenholme

B. 1915-05-18, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1968
Swimming

	1932	HP
Women's 200m Breasttroke	R1:3rd	384
		384

Hendrik Wolter

B. 1873-07-15, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1952-10-29
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	2 works	126.08
		126.08

Fred Wolters

B. 1904-06-14, San Francisco, Cal., USA; D. 1990-12-29
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John Albert Wolters

B. 1940-09-09, New York, NY, USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	SF:6th	3.24
		3.24

Alexander Nicolaas "Skip" Wolters

B. 1929-11-23 in the Dutch East Indies, represented Singapore; D. 2003-12-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Wiebe Johan Wolters

B. 1932-12-25 in the Dutch East Indies, represented Singapore; D. 2011-01-15
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Hainz Wöltje

B. 1902-01-04, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany; D. 1968-09-26
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-02-15

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