Great Olympians

Biographies - YOU


You Chin Hong

B. 1941-06-04, represented Cambodia
Boxing
1964 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R64 -2.31
0.0031


Walter Noel Youell

B. 1909-12-27, Vereeniging, Transvaal, after 1912 South Africa; D. 1994-01-23
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Single Sculls Rep:4th 3.435
3.435


Mahmoud Khattab Younes

B. 1915-03-05, from Al-Qahira, represented Egypt
Fencing
1948 1952 HP
Foil, Individual QF:7th sixth 800.072
Foil, Team SF:4th fourth 482
Épée, Individual SF:9th 4.1
Épée, Team QF:3rd R1:3rd 25.44
Sabre, Team QF:3rd QF:3rd 45.5
1357.112


Albert "Al" Young

B. 1877-09-28, Lauterecken, Germany, lived in San Francisco.; D. 1940-07-22
Boxing (1 gold)
1904 HP
Men's Welterweight (-65.8 kg) gold 7200
7200

Olympic Competitor nr 2286


Anthony Young

B. 1900-04-07, Neark, NJ, USA; D. 1970-08
Cycling - Track (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Sprint Rep:2nd 21.75
Men's Team Pursuit QF 430.5
Men's 50 km dnf 0.0096
452.2596


Robert Clark "Bob" Young

B. 1916-01-15, Bakersfield, Cal., USA; D. 2011-02-03
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay silver 1000
1000


Charles Morris Young

B. 1869-09-23, Gettysburg, Penn., USA; D. 1964-11-14
Art Competitions
1928 1932 HP
Painting, Paintings 2 works 50.04
Painting, unknown event 6 works 13.116
63.156


Cyrus J. "Cy" Young, Jr.

B. 1928-07-23, Modesto, Cal., USA; D. 2017-12-06
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1952 1956 HP
Men's Javelin Throw gold 11th 9696
9696


David Young

B. 1907-04-20, Atlanta, Geo., USA; D. 1988-01-16
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1928 HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay (gold) 100
100


Dolores Robina Mary Young

B. 1957-05-02, Picton, Ont., Canada
Rowing
1976 1980 1984 HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls 7th 600
Women's Coxed Fours 7th
600


Donnell Young

Olympic Competitor nr 6323


Douglas "Doug" Young

B. 1961-12-12, Jedburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-91 kg) R16 89.06
89.06


Earl Verdelle Young

B. 1941-02-14, San Fernando, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1960 HP
Men's 400 metres sixth 640
Men's 4x400 metres Relay gold 1600
2240


Frank David Young

B. 1929-08-05, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2018-10-18
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Eights 2Rep:2nd 216
216


G. W. Young

Olympic Competitor nr 4393


George Young

B. 1937-07-24, Boswell, NM, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase R1:4th fifth bronze 5442
Men's Marathon 16th 9.6
Men's 5000 metres R1:17th 4
5455.6


Augustin "Gus" Young

B. 1961-09-19, Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:41st -4.64
Men's 200 metres SF:7th 20.8
20.800064


Harry Young

Olympic Competitor nr 3529


John Brereton "J. Bret" Young

B. 1960-02-29, New York, NY, USA
Canoeing, Sprint Canadian
1984 HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m 9th 120
120


John Gilbert Young

B. 1934-02-22, from Vancouver, BC, represented Canada
Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team R1:7th 10.4
10.4


John H. Young, Jr.

B. 1917-01-12, Somerset, Bermuda; D. 2006-06
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:43rd 0.0000256
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay R1:14th 4
4.0000256


Karimu Young

B. 1942-03-21, Ilorin, Nigeria
Boxing
1960 1964 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R3 940.13
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) QF
940.13


Kevin Young

B. 1966-09-16, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Track & Field (1 gold)
1988 1992 HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles fourth gold 12000
12000


Young Kwok Wai

B. 1929-09-03 in China, represented Hong Kong
Shooting
1968 HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol 56th -7.96
0.000000096


Lawrence Dean "Larry" Young

B. 1943-02-10, Independence, MO, USA
Athletics (2 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Men's 20 km Walk 10th 100
Men's 50 km Walk bronze bronze 5120
5220


Lillian Young

B. 1928-03-25, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 19
Athletics
1948 HP
Women's 100 m R1:3rd 0.473
Women's Long Jump QU:nm 0.096
0.569


Michael Young

B. 1958-03-26, represented Australia
Judo
1980 1984 HP
Men's Half-Lightweight (-65 kg) R2 40.998
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg) R1
40.998


Michael Darcy Young

B. 1944-08-15, Windsor, Ont., Canada
Bobsleigh
1968 HP
Four−Man 17th 3
3


Rueben "Roby" Young

B. 1942-05-15, Heifa, Israel
Football
1968 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


Roger Jay Young

B. 1953-05-21, Pontiac, Mich., USA
Cycling - Track
1972 HP
Men's Sprint Rep2:2nd 0.791
0.791


Sheila Grace Young

B. 1950-10-14, Birmingham, Mich., USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Women's 500 m fourth gold 8000
Women's 1000 m 17th bronze 2564
Women's 1500 m silver 4000
14564


Timothy "Tim" Young

B. 1956-08-11, represented Australia
Rowing
1980 HP
Men's Eights fifth 500
500


Wayne Robert Young

B. 1952-06-01, Westwood, Cal., USA
Artistic Gymnastics
1976 HP
Men's Individual Combined 12th 40
Men's Team Combined 7th 100
140


Edwin Frank "Win" Young

B. 1947-09-29, Phoenix, Ariz., USA; D. 2006-06-22
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's Platform bronze 2560
2560


Muhammad Younis

B. 1948-11-04, represented Pakistan
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:23rd 0.256
Men's 1500 metres R1:38th -3.26
0.256256


William Yount

B. 1899-06-07, Redlands, Cal., USA; D. 1972-08-23
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles SF:5th 195
195


Thamir Yousef Elias

B. 1953-07-01, Baghdad, Iraq
Football
1980 HP
Men's Team (QF) 287
287


Omar Yousfi

B. 1956-05-18, represented Algeria
Weightlifting
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg) 13th 62.4
Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg) 14th
62.4


(José) Manuel Youshimatz Sotomayor

B. 1962-05-10, Puebla, Mexico
Track Cycling (1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Points Race bronze 9th 14th 4104
4104


Mohamed Youssef

B. 1963-01-07, represented Egypt
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle 34th -2.16
Men's 200 m Freestyle 44th -4.16
Men's 200 m Butterfly 31st -2.64
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay dnf 0.064
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay 15th 2.5
2.572016


Muhammad Youssef (1)

B. 1938-01-10, represented Pakistan
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Marathon 48th -5.38
0.00000384


Muhammad Youssef (2)

B. 1960-03-05, represented Pakistan
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+91 kg) R1 162
162


Ragai Youssef

B. 1932, represented Egypt
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 154th -
Men's Team All-Around 16th 1.6
Men's Floor Exercise 176th -
Men's Horse Vault 123rd -
Men's Parallel Bars 133rd -
Men's Horizontal Bar 161st -
Men's Rings 175th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 92nd -
1.6


Ali Tawfik Youssif

B. 1924-04-15, represented Egypt
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs 1Rep:4th 12.5
12.5


Takto Youtiya Homrasmy

B. 1956-03-25, represented Laos
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R1 1.02
1.02


Written 2011-09-15 - last modified 2024-03-01

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