Great Olympians

Biographies - ARC

Nicolas Arcales

B. 1915-02-11, represented the Philippines
Wrestling - Freestyle
1956 HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) 13th 38.4
38.4

Telemaco Arcangeli

B. 1923-07-04, Roma, Italy; D. 1988-11-18
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 10km Walk R1:7th 20.8
20.8

Ivo Arčanin

B. 1906, from Rijeka, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay R1:3rd 16
16

According to this page, he swam for Viktoria, Rijeka, Croatia

Bruno Arcari

B. 1942-01-01, Atina, Italy
Boxing
1964 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R32 1.02
1.02

Federico Arce Granados

B. 1944-10-06, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Eights 11th 32
32

Fernando Arcega Aperte

B. 1960-09-03, Zaragoza, Spain
Basketball (1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team silver eighth 2128
2128

Norberto J. Arceo

B. 1943-08-28, represented the Philippines
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 29th 0.012
0.012

Victor Marie Célestin François Archenoul

B. 1871-12-16, La Boussac, France
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous
1900 HP
Chevaux de Selle silver 6000
6000

Olympic Competitor nr 516

Brenda Archer

B. 1942-09-17, Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana)
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Women's High Jump QU:20th 1.5
1.5

Carl Archer

B. 1948-09-17, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:6th 13
13

David Douglas Archer

B. 1928-04-16, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Derek Archer

B. 1960-10-25, represented Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay SF:dq 2.05
2.05

John "Jack" Archer

B. 1921-08-10, Nottingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1997-07-29
Athletics (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay silver 1000
1000

Alexander "Sandy" Archer

B. 1910-05-01, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1997-07-29
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Anna Archibald

B. 1959-09-14, Christchurch, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing
1980 HP
Women's Downhill 26th 0.064
Women's Giant Slalom 32nd -2.40
0.068

Edward Blake "Ed" Archibald

B. 1884-03-29, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1965-03-20
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1906 1908 HP
Men's Pole Vault 10th bronze 2992.5
Men's Pentathlon 7th 450
3442.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2930

Jeffrey Victor "Jeff" Archibald

B. 1952-02-02, Auckland, New Zealand
Hockey (1 gold)
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Team 9th (gold) 7th 1080
1080

Joan Archibald

B. 1913-03-03, Montréal, Québ.,Canada; D. 2002-10-28
Fencing
1932 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:8th 12.3
12.3

Katie Louise Archibald

B. 1994-03-12, Chertsey, England, Great Britain
Cross Country Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver)
2016 2021 HP
Women's Team Pursuit gold silver 7800
Women's Madison gold 8000
15800

Nancy Archibald

B. 1911-12-07, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1996-08-28
Fencing
1936 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:6th 0.0041
0.0041

Lazaros Archontopoulos

B. 1958-07-18, Thessaloniki, Greece
Alpine Skiing
1980 1984 HP
Men's Downhill 59th -7.16
Men's Giant Slalom 48th 49th -5.42
Men's Slalom disq 25th 0.1
0.100004176

Angelo Arcidiacono

B. 1955-09-25, Catania, Italy; D. 2007-02-26
Fencing (1 silver, 1 gold)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual Rep2 113.8
Men's Sabre, Team silver (gold) 2200
2313.8

(Luis Miguel) Arkonada (Etxarri)

B. 1954-06-26, San Sebastián, Spain
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 38.96
38.96

His family name (in Basque) is written with a K, but his nickname with a C.

Waldimiro Arcos Riera

B. 1948-08-21, La Habana, Cuba
Aquatics - Water Polo
1968 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128

Eugeniusz Arct

B. 1899-12-24, Odessa, Ukraine, then part of Russia, represented Poland; D. 1974-01-22
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - Paintings HM 910
910

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-03-24

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