Great Olympians

Biographies - ADE


Harold Ade

B. 1912-03-22, La Mesa, Cal., USA; D. 1988-06-19
Cycling - Track
1932 HP
Men's Team Pursuit fifth 750
750


Adegboyega Folaranmi, Prince Adedoyin

B. 1922-09-11, Shagamu, Nigeria, then British, represented Great Britain; D. 2014-01-31
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's High Jump 12th 60
Men's Long Jump fifth 1500
1560

The sole participant from Nigeria before a separate NOC was formed.


Lawrence Adegbeingbe

B. 1957-03-17, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay (SF:5th) 2.05
2.05


Gun Margareta Ädel

B. 1938-09-14, Arbrå, Sweden
Cross-Country Skiing
1964 HP
Women's 5 kilometres 32nd -2.40
Women's 10 kilometres 17th 4
4.004


Alberto Adela

B. 1934, represented the Philippines
Boxing
1956 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R1 4.92
4.92


Peter Adelaar

B. 1947-02-26, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2004-10-14
Judo
1980 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg) R2 42.6
Men's Open Class R1 5.74
48.34


André Adelheim

B. 1906-01-2, Lepuix, Territoire de Belfort, then part of Germany, after 1918 back in France; D. 1951-09-27
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 1932 HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles R1:4th SF:5th 196.365
196.365


Marcel Adelon

B. 1886-02-20, Paris, France; D. 1968-10-30
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Running Target, single shot 23rd 0.256
Men's Running Target, double shot 21st 0.64
0.896


Lambert Adelot

B. 1898-06-14, represented Belgium
Hockey
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Team fourth 7th 936
936


Jama Awil Aden

B. 1948-09-02, represented Somalia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Marathon dnf -10.24
-10.24


Jama Mohamed Aden

B. 1962-08-28, Aynabo, Somaliland, represented Somalia
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:38th -3.26
Men's 1500 metres R1:32nd R1:41st 0.004064
0.00432


Esau Adenji

B. 1944-01-11, Kumba, Cameroon
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:12th R1:56th 0.00130004
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:11th -4.55
0.00135504


Adésio Alves Machado

B. 1933-01-12, Recife, Pern., Brazil; D. 2009-07-02
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


Alfred Ader

B. 1892-10-17, Krakow, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1941-10-19
Fencing
1924 HP
Men's Sabre, Team R1:4th 9.1
9.1


Hanns Aderhold

B. 1919-05-13, Osnabrück, NS, Germany; D. 1987-08-04
Aquatics - Diving
1952 HP
Men's Springboard 11th 64
64


Adeoye Adetunji

B. 1957-11-28, represented Nigeria
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Isiaq Adeyanju

B. 1959-10-21, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:6th 20.8
Men's 200 metres QF:25th 0.1
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:5th SF:6th 45.5
66.4


Written 2017-03-15 - last modified 2024-01-12

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