Great Olympians

Biographies - YEL

Olympic Competitor nr 6975

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - seventh
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - seventh - final ranking joint fifth (500)

B. 1950-02-26, Kirovabad (now Gəncə), Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

Apparently he is currently working as a coach for the Russian rowing team, so I shall class him as Russien.

B. 1949-09-26, Sverdlovsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Football (1 bronze)

B. 1892, Moskva, Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5574

B. 1952-03-07, Penza, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Biathlon (1 gold, 1 bronze)

B. 1932-12-29, Novokiyevka, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009-03-20
Athletics - Track & Field

Despite her being born in far-eastern Siberia, the MADMen class her as Ukrainian. Only her place of birth (admittedly in independent Ukraine).

B. 1914-02-25, Durban, South Africa; D. 1968
Gymnastics

Written 2012-03-28 - last modified 2023-07-24

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