Bra - Bre - Bri - Bro - Bru - Bry - Brz
B. 1977-01-23, Chertsey, Great Britain
Canoeing (1 gold, 2 bronze)
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 1000 m | bronze | fifth | gold | 12450 |
| K1 500 m | bronze | 2560 | ||
| 15010 |
B. 1880-11-20, Germany; D. 1919-07-19
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 yds Backstroke | gold | 7200 |
| 440 yds Breaststroke | silver | 4500 |
| 11700 |
(156 HP)
B. 1883-04-23, Campogalliano, Modena, Italy; D. 1954-02-05
Gymnastics (3 gold, 2 silver)
| 1906 | 1908 | 1912 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual combined (5 events) | silver | 3000 | ||
| Individual combined (6 events) | silver | 3000 | ||
| Individual combined (7 events) | gold | 15200 | ||
| Individual combined (4 events) | gold | |||
| Team combined, European system | gold | 1600 | ||
| 22800 |
He is considered Italy's first medal winner, although this was at Athina
in 1906, where he won two silvers at the combined (a pentathlon and a
hexathlon)
He won the individual gold medal at London, and then went to work as an acrobat
in a circus. He returned to Stockholm but was not considered a professional.
He successfully defended his individual title.
Olympic Competitor nr 1403
Olympic Competitor nr 1434
Olympic Competitor nr 329
Olympic Competitor nr 330
competed in 1932 as
the Netherlands
Swimming
| 1928 | 1932 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Backstroke | gold | 7th | 10200 |
| 400 m Free-style | silver | - | 4000 |
| 4x100 m Free-style Relay | sixth | - | 160 |
| 14360 |
het nickname was "Zus" (Sister).
Olympic Competitor nr 808
B. 1929-02-10 in Trysil, Norway , D.2007-09-21
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 2 silver)
| 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | gold | 12th | 12840 | |
| 18 km | gold | |||
| 30 km | 14th | 9th | 176 | |
| 50 km | 9th | 160 | ||
| 4 x 10 km relay | silver | fourth | silver | 2640 |
| 15816 |
the Netherlands
Cycling - Mountain Bike (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | gold | 12th | bronze | 37th | 16875 |
| 16875 |
B. 1885-11-03, Canada; D. 1963-04-24
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1908 | 1912 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | bronze | silver | 8880 |
| Triple Jump | fourth | 18th | 1804 |
| 10684 |
B. 1952-06-12, Germany
Rowing Men (3 gold)
| 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxless Two | gold | 16000 | ||
| Coxless Four | gold | gold | 19200 | |
| 35200 |
Australia
Snowboarding (1 gold)
| 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Pipe | fifth | gold | 11100 |
| 11100 |
competed in 1984 as
B. 1960-07-06, USA
Track and Field (3 gold)
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | gold | - | 6400 |
| 400 m | gold | fourth | 8000 |
| 4 x 400 m | gold | silver | 2600 |
| 17000 |
The first person to do the double 200 m - 400 m at the same Olympiad
(Irena Szewinska had done it before, but at different
games). This feat is usually ascribed to Michael
Johnson, but Marie-Josée Perec also
did it before him.
Olympic Competitor nr 1436
Olympic Competitor nr 1089
Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold)
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Hockey | gold | QF | gold | 10030.5 |
| 10030.5 |
B. 1927-07-02, De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, D. 1992-11-08
Speed Skating (2 silver)
| 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 m | fifth | silver | fifth | 16th | 6607.04 |
| 5000 m | sixth | silver | fourth | 20th | 6864 |
| 1500 m | 9th | fifth | 14th | 1176 | |
| 500 m | 28th | 37th | 0.026 | ||
| 14647.066 |
competed in 1924 as
France
Tennis (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1912 | 1924 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | gold | - | 8000 | |
| Women's Doubles | fourth | 1200 | ||
| Mixed Doubles | bronze | R1 | 1921.47 | |
| 11121.47 |
Ther was no Women's doubles tournament at Stockholm.
Olympic Competitor nr 284
Olympic Competitor nr 870
Olympic Competitor nr 1400
B. 1955-12-14, Germany
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
(68 HP)
Olympic Competitor nr 1441
B. 1875-04-30, France
Archery (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Target Archery, 28m, Team | bronze | 640 |
| Target Archery, 33m, Individual | silver | 4000 |
| Target Archery, 33m, Team | silver | 1000 |
| Target Archery, 50m, Individual | gold | 6400 |
| Target Archery, 50m, Team | silver | 1000 |
| 13040 |
(130 HP)
B. 1942-04-14, Razvedki, Amur, Russia ; D. 2003-01-26
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1960 | 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | silver | gold | 15600 |
| 15600 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1650
B. 1880-11-21, Italy
Rowing (3 gold)
| 1906 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Coxed Pairs (1 km) | gold | 3600 |
| Coxed Pairs (1 mile) | gold | 3600 |
| Coxed Fours | gold | 3600 |
| 10800 |
Three times together with Emilio Fontanella and cox Giorgio Cesana
Olympic Competitor nr 331
B. 1902-06-28, Paris, France; D. 1991-07-27, Boyne City, Mich, USA
Figure Skating (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | bronze | gold | gold | 28800 |
| Men's Individual | 8th | 7th | - | 984 |
| 29784 |
He won the Pairs medals together with Andrée
Joly, whom he would marry in 1929. They also won four World titles
(26,28,30,32).
He also competed individually, with an eight place at Chamonix and seventh
at St.Moritz, and ten national titles.
They refused to defend their title in Garmisch Partenkirchen, out of protest
against Nazi Germany.
They emigrated to the USA in 1940.
Their son Jean-Pierre was one of only two skaters ever to win against
Dick Button, and his pupil Carol Heiss became
Olympic champion in 1960.
Olympic Competitor nr 1535
Olympic Competitor nr 1549
B. 1878-02-22, USA; D. 1938-04-18
Archery (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Double York Round | gold | 4800 |
| Double American Round | gold | 4800 |
| Team Round | bronze | 480 |
| 10080 |
Olympic Competitor nr 836
Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Canadian
| 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2, 1000 m | gold | gold | silver | 31500 |
| 31500 |
last modified 2002-10-27
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