Great Olympians

Biographies - AN

Anc - And - Ang - Ani - Anj - Ank - Ann - Ans - Ant


Xavier Anchetti

Olympic Competitor nr 319


Olle Anderberg

B. 1919-09-13, Asmundtorp, Skåne, Sweden; D. 2003-09-26
Wrestling (1 gold, 1 silver)
1948 1952 1956 HP
Greco-Roman, Featherweight silver - 6343.5
Greco-Roman, Lightweight - 7th
Freestyle, Lightweight - gold 10th 9663.9
16007.4


Anderlé

Olympic Competitor nr 1336


Carl Albert Andersen

Olympic Competitor nr 881


Hjalmar "Hjallis" Andersen

B. 1923-03-12, Norway
Speed Skating (3 gold)
1948 1952 1956 HP
10000 m dnf gold sixth 7040.03
5000 m - gold 11 th 6464
1500 m - gold - 6400
19904.03

His wins at 5000 and 10000 m were expected, but at 1500 m, he proved a surprise winner. His time in the first pair would not have been good enough for sixth place in 1948, but the other racers were not able to match it
He was also world-overall champion on three occasions, from 1950 to 1952.
He was allowed to present a gold medal to Johan-Olaf Koss, winner of the same three distances at the next Olympics to be held in their home country Norway.


Gary Anderson

B. 1938-10-08, USA
Shooting (2 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Free Rifle, three positions gold gold 19200
Small-bore Rifle, prone - 8th 256
19456


John Anderson

B. 1907-07-04, Cincinatti, OH, USA; D. 1948-07-11
Track & Field - Discus Throw (1 gold)
1928 1932 HP
Discus Throw fifth gold 11100
11100


W. Anderson

Olympic Competitor nr 1397


Agneta Andersson

B. 1961-04-25, Sweden
Canoeing (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
K1, 500 m sixth gold 8th - - 7296
K2, 500 m fifth gold sixth silver gold 20745
K4, 500 m silver sixth bronze bronze 5368
33409


Gösta Andersson

B. 1917-02-15, Selånger, Västernorrland, Sweden; D. 1975-09-12
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver)
1948 1952 HP
Welterweight gold silver 15600
15600


Soslan Andiev

B. 1952-04-21, Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz) North Ossetia, Russian Federation
Wrestling - Free-Style (2 gold)
1976 1980 HP
+100 kg gold 19200
+110 kg gold
19200


Georges Ivan "Géo" André

B. 1889-08-13, France; D. 1943-05-04
Track and Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1908 1912 1920 1924 HP
400 m Hurdles fourth fourth 4800
High Jump silver 23rd 4500
Standing High Jump fifth 7th 1725
4x400 m Relay bronze 640
400 m SF:5th 130
Standing Long Jump 14th 24
110 m Hurdles SF:3rd 16.14
Pentathlon 22nd 0.4
Decathlon dnf 0.013
11836


Andreac

Olympic Competitor nr 631


Anastasios Andreou

From Limassol in Cyprus

Olympic Competitor nr 48


Ioannis Andreou

Olympic Competitor nr 232


Nikolaos Andriakopoulos

B.1878, Patras, Greece
1896 HP
Rope Climbing gold 9600
Parallel Bars, Team second 1000
10600

We cannot be certain if he competed in the Parallel Bars team, but he was from the same club

Olympic Competitor nr 127


Nikolai Andrianov

B. 1952-10-14, Vladimir, Russia
Gymnastics Men (7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
1972 1976 1980 HP
Individual Combined fourth gold silver 15000
Team silver silver gold 4500
Floor Exercises gold gold silver 6300
Vaults bronze gold gold 5760
Rings gold 1600
Parallel Bars sixth silver 1160
Horizontal Bar sixth bronze 880
Pommeled Horse bronze 640
35840

With his fifteen medals, the most medalled male athlete in history.
He pronounced the Olympic oath at the Moskva Olympics.


Emmanuel Andrieu

Olympic Competitor nr 681


Michel Andrieux

B. 1967-04-28, France
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 2000 HP
Coxless Pairs fourth bronze gold 16500
16500

Three times paired to Jean-Christophe Rolland.


Peter Angerer

B. 1959-07-14, Germany
Biathlon (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 HP
20 km 27th gold 10th 64
10 km 8th silver 10th 40
4 x 7.5 km bronze bronze silver 24.2
128.2


Angot

Olympic Competitor nr 1519


Hans Aniol

Olympic Competitor nr 1317


Anjou

Olympic Competitor nr 874


Johan August Anker

B. 1871-06-26, Norway; D. 1940-10-02
Sailing (2 gold)
1908 1912 1928 HP
8 Meter class fourth 900
12 Meter class gold 4800
6 Meter class gold 4800
10500

(132 HP)


Georgios Anninos

Olympic Competitor nr 222


Paul Anspach

B. 1882-04-01, Belgium; D. 1981-08-28
Fencing (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1908 1912 1920 1924 HP
Épée, individual fifth gold 9th 9138
Épée, team bronze gold silver silver 5100
Foil, individual SF:3 136.5
Sabre, individual R2:5 0.00089
14375


Antelothanasis

Olympic Competitor nr 214


Kaarlo "Kalle" Anttila

B. 1887-08-30, Finland; D. 1975-01-01
Wrestling (2 gold)
1920 1924 HP
Free-style, Lightweight (-67.5 kg) gold 9600
Greco-Romand, Featherweight (-62 kg) gold 9600
19200

One of only three wrestlers to have won gold medals in both styles.
(see Wilfried Dietrich, Ivar Johansson, Kristjan Palusalu, Carl Westergren, Rudolf Svensson, Hamit Kaplan)


Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2011-08-12

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