Great Olympians

Biographies - ASH

Lucille Mary Ash

B. 1935-05-26, Colorado Springs, Col., USA
Figure Skating

	1956	HP
Mixed Pairs	7th	500
		500

Vitus Ashaba

B. 1943-04-21, represented Uganda; D. 1985
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:43rd	-4.26
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:10th	-3.34
		0.0003656

Walter Stuart "Walt" Ashbaugh

B. 1929-03-11, East Liverpool, Ohio, USA; D. 2003-04-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Triple Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Temple Ashbrook

B. 1896-05-23, Paris, Kent., USA; D. 1976-02-21
Sailing (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Six metres Class	silver	2000
		2000

Lesley Ashburner

B. 1883-10-21, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1950-11-12
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	bronze	1920
		1920

He represented Cornell University in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2121

1904-09-03-16:30? - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles - heat one - second (Q)
1904-09-03-17:00? - Athletics - 110 m Hurdles - final - third (1920)

Kerry Ayling Ashby

B. 1928-09-04, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 2015-03-03
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	1Rep:2nd	20.4
		20.4

Stan Ashby

B. 1907-07-31, Coventry, England, Great Britain; D. 1988-08-27
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:3rd	10.76
		10.76

St George Ogilvie Ashe

B. 1871-05-23 in Malta, represented Great Britain; D. 1922-07-24
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Single Sculls	bronze	3840
		3840

There is no evidence of any more connection of him to the place of his birth, Malta.

Olympic Competitor nr 1416

1900-08-25-09:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, heat one - first (Q)
1900-08-26-10:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, semi-final one - third (Q after protest)
1900-08-26-16:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, final - third (3840)

William Nyman "Bill" Ashenfelter

B. 1924-10-16, Collegeville, Penn., USA; D. 2010-06-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	R1:dnf	0.0015
		0.0015

Horace Ashenfelter, III

B. 1923-01-23, Phoenixvill, Penn., USA; D. 2018-01-06
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	gold	R1:6th	9688
			9688

Anna Margaret Clark Asheshov

B. 1941-07-08, London, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's Downhill	38th	-3.26
		0.000256

B. 1957-04-15, Shreveport, Louis., USA
Track & Field (4 gold, 1 silver)

1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 HP

Women's 100 m fifth gold silver SF:5th 14412.5

Women's 4 x 100 m 7th gold gold gold 9800

24212.5

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 100 m	fifth		gold	silver	SF:5th	14412.5
Women's 4 x 100 m	7th		gold	gold	gold	9800
						24212.5

Part of the gold-winning USA 4x100m team at Los Angeles, Seoul and Barcelona. She also won the individual 100m at Los Angeles.

Murray Ashford

Olympic Competitor nr 4307

1908-07-20-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF

Mamodaly Ashikhoussen

B. 1958-06-28, represented Madagascar
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	0.587
		0.587

Henry Ashington

Olympic Competitor nr 5976

1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualification - 14th (24)
1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - tenth (150)

Silvester Ashioya

B. 1948-06-11, represented Kenya
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(13th)	8
		8

Muhammad Ashiq

B. 1935-03-17, Lahore, (now) Pakistan; D. 2018-03-11
Cycling - Track

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd		0.179
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	25th		0.15
Men's Individual Pursuit		R1:overtaken	0.546
Men's Team Pursuit		R1:15th	7.5
			8.375

David Michael "Dave" Ashleigh

B. 1943-08-08, Pomona, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	fifth	545.5
			545.5

Muhammad Ashraf

B. 1927-10-11, represented Pakistan
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	7th	600
		600

Nazar Ashraf Salman

B. 1956-07-01, represented Iraq
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Muhammad Ashraf-Din

B. 1934-06-30, Jalandhar, Punj., India, represented Pakistan
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-57 kg)	12th	60
		60

Kazem Ashtari

represented Iran
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Ebrahim Ashtiyani

B. 1945-12-01, Khorramabad, Iran; D. 2017-10-24
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Diana Elizabeth Ashton

B. 1955-09-26, from Cheshire, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	30th	0.01
Women's 200 m Backstroke	27th	0.04
		0.05

Elizabeth "Liz" Ashton

B. 1950-03-16, Darwen, England, represented Canada
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	HP
Individual	38th	-3.32
Team	(10th)	-
		0.00032

Caroline Louise "Lyn" Ashton

B. 1951-11-29, Northampton, Mass., USA
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Singles	7th	600
		600

Ruslan Nuraliyevich Ashuraliyev

B. 1950-02-20, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009-11-27
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	bronze		6240
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)		fourth	6240
			6240

Gerald Howard "Gerry" Ashworth

B. 1942-05-01, Haverhill, Mass., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Jeanne Chesley Ashworth

B. 1938-07-01, Burlington, Verm., USA; D. 2018-10-04
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Women's 500 metres	bronze	fourth		4160
Women's 1000 metres	8th	11th	7th	720
Women's 1500 metres	11th		16th	70.4
Women's 3000 metres	8th	11th	10th	420
				5370.4

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-03-11

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