Great Olympians

Biographies - CA

Cad - Cag - Cah - Cai - Cal - Cam - Can - Cap - Car - Cas - Cat - Cau - Cav - Cay


Victor Cadet

Olympic Competitor nr 1282


Giorgio "Franco" Cagnotto

Italy
Diving (2 silver, 2 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Springboard 10th fifth silver silver bronze 12826
Platform 23rd eighth bronze - - 2816
15642


Albert Cahen

Olympic Competitor nr 251


Caillet

Olympic Competitor nr 1589


Gaston Cailleux

Olympic Competitor nr 420


David Cal

B. 1982-10-10, Cangas, Spain
Canoeing (1 gold, 3 silver)
2004 2008 HP
C1 1000 m gold silver 10400
C1 500 m silver silver 8000
18400


Lee Quincy Calhoun

B. 1933-02-23, Laurel, Miss., USA; D. 1989-06-22
Track and Field (2 gold)
1956 1960 HP
110 m Hurdles gold gold 19200
19200

He tied with Jack Davis in the US trials before the Melbourne Olympics and a foto-finish had to split them at Melbourne.
In 1958 he was suspended by the Amateur Athletic Union because his wife had received 1000$ on a TV-game show. After missing a season he equalled the world record at 13.2 sec in 1960, before winning the Olympic title for a second time, again on a foto-finish.
Inducted in 1974 in the USATF Hall of Fame.


Henri Callot

Olympic Competitor nr 38


Selwin Calverley

Olympic Competitor nr 1222


Calvet

Olympic Competitor nr 264


Camelin

Olympic Competitor nr 1311


Francisco Camet

Olympic Competitor nr 633


Camier

Olympic Competitor nr 722


Roberto Cammarelle

B. 1980-07-30, Milan, Italy
Boxing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 HP
+91 kg bronze gold 12720
12720


Milton Campbell

B. 1933-12-09, Plainfield, NJ, USA
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)
1952 1956 HP
Decathlon silver gold 15600
15600


Veronica Campbell

competed in 2008 as

Veronica Campbell-Brown

B. 1982-05-15, Jamaica
Athletics (3 gold, 2 silver)
2000 2004 2008 HP
200 m gold gold 12800
100 m bronze 2560
4 x 100 m silver gold dnf 2664
18024


Alisa Camplin

Australia
Skiing, Freestyle (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2002 2006 HP
Aerials gold bronze 13440
13440


Juan Camps

Olympic Competitor nr 1491


Fabian Cancellara

B. 1981-03-18, Wohlen, Switzerland
Cycling - Road (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 HP
Time Trial 10th gold 9750
Road Race dnf silver 6000
15750

Got the silver in Beijing after disq of Rebellin


Édouard Candeveau

B. 1898-02-11, Switzerland
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 HP
Coxed Pairs bronze gold 12320
Single Sculls QF 947.1
13267.1

In the coxed pairs, twice together with Alfred Felber.


Fernand Canelle

Olympic Competitor nr 1609


Cannesson

Olympic Competitor nr 331bis??

This competitor was included in the MADMen database, but I don't believe he is a real addition but rather a misspelling of Paul Carrichon


James Cantion

Olympic Competitor nr 1680


Joaquin Capilla Pérez

B. 1928-12-23, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Diving (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
1948 1952 1956 HP
Springboard fourth fourth bronze 6336
Platform bronze silver gold 16200
22536

The first Mexican to win a diving title.


Richard "Rick" Carey

USA
Swimming (3 gold)
1984 HP
100 m Backstroke gold 6400
200 m Backstroke gold 6400
4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
14400


Jean Cariou

France
Equestrianism (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1912 HP
Jumping, individual gold 8000
Jumping, team silver 1000
Military Riding Event, Individual bronze 3200
Military, Team fourth 400
Prize Riding Event (Dressage), Individual 14th 24
12624

The Military event in Stockholm had five (not three as today) sections. Cariou won sections 1,2,3 and 5, but finished only 14th in section 4, which made he only won the bronze medal. Curiously, that fourth section was a Jumping, the event in which he would later win individual gold (although on a different horse).
(124 HP)


Eric Carlberg

Sweden
Shooting, Fencing, Modern Pentathlon (2 gold, 3 silver)
Shooting 1906 1908 1912 1924 HP
Military Rifle 28th 0.019
Free Rifle 29th 0.012
Small-Bore Rifle - 17th 4
Small-Bore Rifle, team silver silver 1750
Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target 15th 7.5
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target 9th 20th 121
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team gold 1600
Military Revolver 27th 0.03
Military Revolver, Gras Model 18th 1.92
Free Pistol 33rd 12th 89.92
Free Pistol, 25m 11th
Free Pistol, 50m 18th
Free Pistol, team fifth 187.5
Military Pistol, team silver 1000
Duelling Pistol, au visé 12th 652
+
19.2
Duelling Pistol, au commandement 13th
Dueling Pistol 6th
Rapid-fire Pistol 10th
Dueling Pistol, team gold 1600
Fencing 7033.1
Épée, individual R1:4th 0.00002
Épée, team 8th 4th 481
Modern Pentathlon, Individual dnf 0.006
7514.1

His twin brother Wilhelm was also in the Swedish teams.


Vilhelm Carlberg

B. 1882-04-05, Sweden; D. 1970-10-10
Shooting (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
1906 1908 1912 1924 HP
Military Rifle 18th 1.92
Free Rifle 16th 4.8
Small-Bore Rifle 10th 21st 75.64
Small-Bore Rifle, team silver silver 1750
Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target 15th 7.5
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target 7th gold 6700
Moving Target fourth 1200
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target, team gold 1600
Military Revolver 25th 0.075
Military Revolver, Gras Model 22nd 0.3
Free Pistol 20th 16th 12.25
Free Pistol, 25m 16th
Free Pistol, 50m 22nd
Free Pistol, team fifth 187.5
Military Pistol, team silver 1000
Duelling Pistol, au visé dnf 8723
Duelling Pistol, au commandement bronze
Dueling Pistol 15th
Rapid-fire Pistol silver
Dueling Pistol, team gold 1600
22863.0

His twin brother Eric was also in the Swedish teams in 1908 and 1912, so he also won 2 gold and 3 silver medals (and 1 individual sixth place).
(221 HP)


Laura Gabriela Carlescu Badea

Romania
Fencing, Foil (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Foil, Individual gold fourth QF 13576.25
Foil, Team bronze silver 1600
15176.25


Bill Carr

Olympic Competitor nr 1456


Paul Carrichon

Olympic Competitor nr 332


Wilhelm Carstens

Olympic Competitor nr 1515


Nathaniel John "Nate" Cartmell

B. 1883-01-13, USA; D. 1967-08-23
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1904 1908 HP
60 m 7th/8th 246
100 m silver fourth 4200
200 m silver bronze 4920
1600 m Relay gold 1200
10566


Maurice Carton

Olympic Competitor nr 1471


Vera Cáslavská

B. 1942-05-03, Prague, Czech Republic
Gymnastics (7 gold, 4 silver)
1960 1964 1968 HP
Individual Combined 8th gold gold 13056
Team silver silver silver 3300
Vaults - gold gold 3200
Beam sixth gold silver 3450
Asymetrical Parallel Bars - gold fifth 1850
Floor Exercises - sixth gold 1760
26616

She initially showed great promise as an ice-skater but she was invited in 1957 to take part in nationwide trials to find gymnastic talent. One year later, she made her debut at the World Chamionships, winning silver in the team event. Her first European title came in 1959 on the beam. By 1962, only Larissa Latynina stood between her and the individual world title, but at Tokyo, she was at her peak. In the 1965 and 1967 European Championships, she won all five individual gold medals.
In 1968, in Mexico City, she married Josef Odlozil, silver medalist of the 1500 m at Tokyo, but they would divorce in 1992 and in 1993 their son Martin would shoot and kill his father.
Just like Emil Zatopek, she supported the causes for freedom in 1968.  It got her into big trouble with the government, but after the collapse of socialism in 1989, she was appointed president of the Czech Olympic Committee and later became a member of the IOC.


Erwin Casmir

B. 1895-12-02, Spandau, Berlin, Germany, D. 1982-04-19
Fencing (1 silver, 2 bronze)
1928 1932 1936 HP
Foil, individual silver sixth fourth 9075
Foil, team R1:3rd bronze 649.1
Sabre, individual sixth fourth 2800
Sabre, team fourth bronze 1144
13668.1


Gustav Casmir

B. 1872-11-05, Germany; D. 1910-10-02
Fencing (2 gold, 2 silver)
1904 1906 HP
Foil, individual fourth silver 6000
Épée, individual fourth 1800
Épée, team 1st rd 153.8
Sabre, individual, one hit silver 3000
Sabre, individual, three hits gold 4800
Sabre, team gold 1200
16954


André Castanet

Olympic Competitor nr 1045


Joseph Castiglioni

Olympic Competitor nr 1062


Alfred Castille

Olympic Competitor nr 1082


Philippe Cattiau

B. 1892-07-28, France; D. 1962-02-17
Fencing (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Foil, individual silver silver fifth 9th 12595
Foil, team silver gold silver gold 7800
Épée, individual sixth 800
Épée, team gold bronze 2240
23435


Jean Cau

Olympic Competitor nr 1510


Tracy Caulkins

B. 1963-01-11, USA
Swimming (3 gold)
1984 HP
100 m Breaststroke fourth 1600
200 m Individual Medley gold 6400
400 m Individual Medley gold 6400
4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
16000


Auguste Cavadini

Olympic Competitor nr 1250


Adolphe Cayron

Olympic Competitor nr 1532


Written 2001-01-16 - last modified 2002-09-30

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