Great Olympians

Biographies - ASI

Óscar Asiáin Ruíz

B. 1949-02-21, Chihuahua, Chi., Mexico
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Mohammad Asif

B. 1919-03-12, represented Afganistan; D. 1998
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:2nd	410
		410

Alppo Asikainen

B. 1888-11-02, Vyborg, now in Russia, represented Finland

Olympic Competitor nr 6045

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round five - lost (both)
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round six - won by fall
1912-07-15-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), final round one - lost - abandoned (3840)

He had two walkovers and a bye on his way to the final. That meant he won a bronze medal by defeating only three opponents, while there were two wrestlers who had won five bouts and lost two, and who were eliminated before the final round.

Jaakko Ilmari Asikainen

B. 1941-01-26, Tammisaari, Finland; D. 2017-11-04
Shooting

	1972	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	61st	-8.64
		0.0000000064

Veikko Uljas Asikainen

B. 1918-04-18, Turku, Finland; D. 2002-06-14
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Andreas Asimakopoulos

B. 1889-01-14, Alexandria, Egypt, represented Greece
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Free-style	R1:3rd			0.4
Men's Water Polo		seventh	R1	192.7
				193.1

Olympic Competitor nr 5612

1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - third - 6th time (0.4)

Carlo Asinari Di San Marzano

B. 1884-11-03, Torino, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	19th	2
Jumping, Team	bronze	1920
		1922

Sydney Asiodu

B. 1944-01-28, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:6th	13
		13

Victor Asirvatham

B. 1940-09-25, Ipoh, Malaysia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres		R1:6th	-4.21
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:16th		1.6
			1.600021

Despite competing for a club from Singapore, he represented Malaya at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and Malaysia at the 1968 Olympics, so he must be considered a true Malaysian.

Written 2012-03-29 - last modified 2022-02-03

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