Great Olympians

Biographies - ABE

Abe Hifumi

B. 1997-08-09, Kobe, Japan
Judo (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2021	2024	HP
Men's Half-Lightweight (-66 kg)	gold	gold	19200
Mixed Team		silver	1000
			20200

Abe Isao Ko

B. 1912-02-18, represented Japan
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	13th	38.4
		38.4

Abe Kazumi

B. 1947-06-11, Hokkaido, Japan
Bobsleigh

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Two	15th	24th	12.7
Men's Four	12th	18th	31.92
			44.62

Abe Kazuo

B. 1935-04-07, Niigata, Japan
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-57 kg)	8th	384
		384

Abe Kiyoshi

B. 1947-04-26, represented Japan
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Abe Naoki

B. 1945-04-08, Tottori, Japan
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:17th	1
Men's Long Jump	QU:22nd	0.6
		1.6

Abe Osamu

B. 1913-08-11, represented Japan
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:4th	162.5
		162.5

Abe Shigeaki

B. 1947-09-22, Tsuruoka, Japan
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	14th	11th	40
			40

Abe Tadashi

B. 1963-01-28, Chiba, Japan
Rowing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	eighth			284.8
Men's Eights		9th	13th	284.8
				284.8

Abe Tadatoshi

B. 1931-12-24, Osaka, Japan
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Abe Wakako

B. 1966-04-04, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Women's Road Race	40th	-3.15
		0.00015

Angelik Abebama

represented Congo (B)
Handball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Théophile Abega Mbida

B. 1954-07-09, Nkomo, Cameroon; D. 2012-11-15
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Xam Abegglen

B. 1902-04-11, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; D. 19
Football (1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Football	silver	R1	2026.38
			2026.38

Jacques Abehi Ayé

B. 1942, represented Côte d'Ivoire
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:19th	QU:17th	8.4
			8.4

Alexandre Abeid

B. 1949-09-23, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volleyball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	7th	328
			328

Adolf Abel

B. 1882-11-27, Paris, France, represented Germany; D. 1968-11-03
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Clarence Abel

B. 1900-05-28, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., USA; D. 1964-08-01
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	silver	2000
		2000

George Gordon Abel

B. 1916-02-23, Melville, Sask., Canada; D. 1996-04-16
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Günther Abel

B. 1956-11-22, Winterberg, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Nordic Combined

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	14th	20th	25.5
			25.5

Irene Abel

B. 1953-02-12, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	11th	64
WomMen's Team Combined	silver	1000
		1064

Roger Abel

B. 1900-04-08, represented Monaco
Shooting

	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle	45th			57th	68th		0.000015
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone						51st	0.00000064
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 3 Positions						42nd	0.000040
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol				dnf			0.0026
							0.00265564

Sten Abel

Olympic Competitor nr 7111

1920-07-07-11:40 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - first
1920-07-08-12:10- Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - second
1920-07-09-10:50 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - second - final ranking second (3000)

Ruth Abeles

B. 1942-08-07, Heifa, Palestine Mandate, represented Israel
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	93rd	-14.26
		-14.26

Louis Grenville "Lou" Abell

B. 1884-07-21, Elizabeth, NJ, USA; D. 1962-10-25
Rowing (2 gold)

	1900	1904	HP
Men's Eights	gold	gold	5600
			5600

Olympic Competitor nr 1463

1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - first (Q)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - first (3200)
1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Eights - first (2400)

Ramón Neptuno Abella Caside

B. 1922-02-16, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1989
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

Raúl Daniel Abella

B. 1953-04-21, represented Argentina
Biathlon

	1980	HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	47th	-5.40
Men's 20 kilometres	dnf	-5.16
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	dnf	2.56
		2.5600056

Joan Lluis Abellán i Palahi

B. 1933-06-19, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	HP
Men's Water Polo	8th	128
		128

Hugo Raúl Aberastegui

B. 1941-09-28, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	8th		Rep:4th	243.2
Men's Eights		11th		243.2
				243.2

Arvid Åberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6592

1912-07-14-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Hammer Throw, qualification - tenth (150)

Georg Åberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6527

1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - third (Q)
1912-07-12-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, final - third (3840)
1912-07-15-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualification - second (Q)
1912-07-15-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, final - second (6000)

Konrad Åberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6277

1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round four - won by decision
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round five - won by decision
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round six - lost
1912-07-13-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round seven - lost - eliminated (2400)

Majken Åberg

B. 1918-05-13, Norrköping, Sweden; D. 1999-02-14
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's Discus Throw	7th	600
		600

Olof Viktor "Olle" Åberg

B. 1925-01-24, Hofors, Sweden; D. 2013-12-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	7th	400
		400

Juliann "Anne" Abernathy

B. 1953-04-12, Eglin Air Force Base, Flor., USA, represented the US Virgin Islands
Luge

	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
Women's Singles	16th	23rd	20th	24th	26th	11.349
						11.349

She was already 35 when she competed in her first Olympics, but did 4 more games after that. Her nickname was Grandma Luge for that reason.

Moira Abernethy

B. 1939-05-29, represented South Africa
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	QU:6th	150
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		790

Edmée Abetel

B. 1922-11-26, Lausanne, Switzerland; D. 2002-04-14
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Women's Slalom	25th	0.1
		0.1

Pasqualino Abeti

B. 1948-04-02, Correggio, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:24th	0.16
		0.16

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-09-26

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