Great Olympians

Biographies - AKE

Adolfas Akelaitis

B. 1910-01-16, Marijampolė, Lithuania, then part of Russia; D. 2007-12-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	33rd	0.00384
		0.00384

Anatoly Vasiliyevich Akentyev

B. 1939-12-23, Kaluga, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's 15 km	16th	6.4
Men's 30 km	10th	100
Men's 50 km	20th	1
Men's 4x10 km Relay	fourth	400
		507.4

Nils Åkerblom

B. 1895-09-17, Sollefteå, Sweden; D. 1974-10-12
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1920	HP
Jumping, Individual	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Ulf Erik Åkerblom

B. 1957-05-03, Söderhamn, Sweden
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	21st	0.48
		0.48

Harry Mikael Åkerfelt

B. 1915-05-04, Tvärminne, Finland; D. 2008-07-21
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m	sixth	640
		640

Rainer Robert Åkerfelt

B. 1934-12-02, Snappertuna, Finland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

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

Rolf Rafael Åkerfelt

B. 1941-07-13, Tammisaari, Finland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

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

Nils Erik Åkerlindh

B. 1913-03-31, Sevalla, Sweden; D. 1992-04-23
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Gunnar Åkerlund

B. 1923-11-20, Nyköping, Sweden; D. 2006-10-04
Canoeing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
K2 10000 m	gold	silver	7800
			7800

Olle Åkerlund

B. 1911-09-28, Annedal, Sweden; D. 1978-02-04
Sailing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Six metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

Bruce Robert Akers

B. 1953-02-28, represented Australia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	20th	15th	16.5
			16.5

Charles Arthur "Charlie" Akers

B. 1939-07-12, Rumford, Maine, USA; D. 2016-06-30
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	50th		0.000001
Men's 20 kilometres Biathlon		16th	9.6
			9.600001

(Carl) Arne (Wilhelm) Åkerson

B. 1940-08-23, Gävle, Sweden
Sailing

	1968	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	7th	600
		600

Jan-Erik Åkerström

B. 1935-10-10, Stockholm, Sweden
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Two−Man	dnf	0.8
		0.8

Henry John "Hank" Akervall

B. 1937-08-24, Port Arthur, Ont., Canada; D. 2000-02-18
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Bruno Åkesson

Olympic Competitor nr 5581

1912-07-06-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - won by decision - abandoned (6)

Lars Arne Åkesson

B. 1963-02-26, Malmö, Sweden
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Men's Singles	17th	6
		6

Nikolaos Akestoridis

Olympic Competitor nr 2844

1906-04-25-15:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day one
1906-04-26-16:00 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day two - 18th (1.92)

A member of the Ifitos Kairou club of Caïro, so he's on the "Egyptian" team.

Written 2011-10-07 - last modified 2023-10-23

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