Great Olympians

Biographies - ATA


Solomon Ataga

B. 1948-04-08, represented Nigeria
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) R2 101.4
101.4


Burhan Atak

B. 1905-01-27, Constantinople, now İstanbul, Turkey; D. 1987-06-06
Football
1928 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Nicolás Atalah Zarer

B. 1938-09-11, Vila Alemana, Chile
Shooting
1968 HP
Skeet sixth 960
960


Mahmut Atalay

B. 1934-03-30, Çorak, Turkey; D. 2004-12-05
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Lightweight (-70 kg) fourth 12000
Welterweight (-78 kg) gold
12000


Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Atamas

B. 1950-07-15, Belgorod, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 100 metres QF:38th -3.26
0.000256

At the 1975 Spartakiade, he ran the 4x100 m for the Ukrainian team, so we should consider him Ukrainian.


Adil Atan

B. 1929-01-01, Adapazam, Turkey; D. 1989-04-18
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
FR Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) bronze fifth 5340
GR Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) 8th 384
5724


İrfan Atan

B. 1928, Adapazam, Turkey; D. 2004-04-12
Freestyle Wrestling
1952 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) fourth 2400
2400


Aleksandar Atanacković

B. 1920-04-29, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2005-03-12
Football (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Virgil Atanasiu

B. 1937-05-21, Dumbrăveni, Romania
Shooting
1968 HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol 21st 0.96
0.96


Atanas Atanasov

B. 1904, represented Bulgaria
Road Cycling
1924 HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial dnf 0.00000000008
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team dnf -
0.00000000008


Atanas Vasilev Atanasov

B. 1935-11-19, Pleven, Bulgaria
Basketball
1956 1960 HP
Men's Team fifth 16th 503.2
503.2


Dimitri Atanasov

B. 1929-08-08, represented Bulgaria
Alpine Skiing
1952 HP
Men's Slalom R1:60th 0.00000001
0.00000001


Dinko Atanasov

B. 1938-09-18, Bikovo, Bulgaria; D. 2012-09
Volleyball
1968 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


Georgi Atanasov

B. 1947-02-17, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs 8th 320
320


Ivan Atanasov

B. 1957-04-30, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20


Ivan Stankov Atanasov

B. 1957-10-31, represented Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) sixth 960
960


Malin Atanasov

B. 1946-06-14, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20


Margarit Atanasov

B. 1958-02-20, represented Bulgaria
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R1 1.165
1.165


Nikolay Kalinkov Atanasov

B. 1924-05-20, Bolevgrad, Bulgaria
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 96th -
Men's Team All-Around 9th 40
Men's Floor Exercise 154th -
Men's Horse Vault 100th -
Men's Parallel Bars 121st -
Men's Horizontal Bar 114th -
Men's Rings 72nd -
Men's Pommeled Horse 82nd -
40.00000000001


Svetoslav Atanasov

B. 1960-08-04, Sofia, Bulgaria
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 1988 HP
Men's 15 km 51st 0.00000224
Men's 15 km Classical 49th
Men's 30 km 48th 0.02560256
Men's 30 km Classical 28th
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 10th 12th 35
35.0256048


Tsancho Atanasov

B. 1954-12-01, represented Bulgaria
Judo
1976 1980 HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg) R1 2.027
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-95 kg) R1
2.027


Rayna Atanasova

B. 1944-07-10, Varna, Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 65th -8.10
Women's Team All-Round 8th 64
64.000000001


Augustine Atasie

B. 1957-08-18, represented Nigeria
Freestyle Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) 11th 96
96


Written 2011-10-02 - last modified 2023-11-02

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