Great Olympians

Biographies - CAL

David Cal

B. 1982-10-10, Cangas, Spain
Canoeing (1 gold, 4 silver)

2004 2008 2012 HP

C1 1000 m gold silver silver 18000

C1 500 m silver silver 8000

26000

	2004	2008	2012	HP
C1 1000 m	gold	silver	silver	18000
C1 500 m	silver	silver		8000
				26000

Rafaél Cal y Mayor

B. 1949-11-12, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	-2.26
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	10
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:dnf	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:9th	10
		21.60256

Gastone Calabresi

Olympic Competitor nr 3963

1908-07-16-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Italy - sixth (120)

Vicente Calabuig Saus

B. 1958-03-03, Mogente, Spain
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Lorenzo Calafiore

B. 1935-01-31, Reggio di Calabria, Italy; D. 2011-10-20
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Alexandru Calamar

B. 1941-06-20, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania
Ice Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	12th	40
			40

Francisco Calamita González

B. 1922-11-09, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; D. 2007-02-09
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:25th	0.15
		0.15

Giampaolo Calanchini

B. 1937-02-04, Argenta, Italy; D. 2007-03-19
Fencing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	silver	1640
			1640

Pierre Caland

B. 1956-09-10, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	28th	0.026
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	9th	40
		40.026

Saúl Calandra

B. 1904-10-22, La Plata, Argentina; D. 1973-05-14
Football (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	287
		287

Wladimiro Calarese

B. 1930-10-03, Messina, Italy; D. 2005-08-13
Fencing (2 silver, 2 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	bronze	QF:5th	Bar1	3220.993
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	silver	silver	2904
				6124.993

Attilio Calatroni

B. 1950-07-18, Brescia, Italy
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Team	silver	1000
		1000

Penait Calcai

B. 1924-07-08, Focșanu, Romania
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	sixth	960
		960

Gheorghe Calcișcă

B. 1935-01-10, București, Romania
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	76th	-11.96
		-11.96

Gianni Caldana

B. 1913-11-19, Vicenza, Italy; D. 1995-09-06
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
Men's Long Jump	12th	60
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	silver	1000
		1076.14

Luís Vieria Caldas

B. 1926-12-17, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 2012-06-30
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

Francisco Lopes Picão Caldeira

B. 1948-10-11, represented Portugal
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1972	HP
Jumping, Individual	31st	-2.80
Jumping, Team	13th	6.4
		6.408

Raúl Júlio de Almeida Pimenta Marques Caldeira

B. 1927-01-21, represented Portugal
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	174th	-
Men's Team All-Around	23rd	0.064
Men's Floor Exercise	129th	-
Men's Horse Vault	172nd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	173rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	126th	-
Men's Rings	178th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	169th	-
		0.064

Allison Margaret Calder

B. 1960-04-02, Dunedin, New Zealand; D. 2002-10-10
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle	15th	10
Women's 800 m Freestyle	11th	64
		74

Carlos Calderón

B. 1947-01-24, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	R2:6th	0.003426
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd		7.78
Men's Épée, Individual	R2:5th	R1:5th	0.00100045
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	R1:4th	8.558
			16.34242645

Carlos J. Calderón

B. 1955-12-06, represented Puerto Rico
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.786
		1.786

Ignacio Francisco Calderón González

B. 1943-12-13, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Football

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Juan Calderón del Valle

B. 1947-10-05, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	16th	16th	6.4
			6.4

Luis Felipe Calderón Blet

B. 1952-05-02, La Habana, Cuba; D. 2009-06-17
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

He was coach of the 2000 and 2004 Cuban women's teams.

Miguel Calderón Gómez

B. 1950-10-30, La Habana, Cuba
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	bronze		sixth	1795.2
					1795.2

Sandalio Calderón

B. 1952-10-19, represented Colombia
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	Prel	0.096
		0.096

Vicente Calderón

B. 1948-12-15, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		R1:5th	-3.15
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd		7.78
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th	R1:5th	0.45515
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd		22.75
			30.9853

Vladimír Caldr

B. 1958-11-26, Pisek, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

David Caldwell

Olympic Competitor nr 5549

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, semifinal - third (Q)
1912-07-08-17:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, final - fourth (1600)

Earl Grove Caldwell

B. 1912-10-27, Heward, Sask., Canada; D. 1983-07-20
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Trap	17th	6
		6

Hubert Caldwell

B. 1907-12-26, Oakland, Cal., USA; D. 1972-08-09
Rowing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Joseph Louis "Joe" Caldwell

B. 1941-11-01, Texas City, Texas, USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

John Homer Caldwell

B. 1928-11-28, Detroit, Mich., USA
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1952	HP
Men's Individual	22nd	0.6
Cross-Country Skiing	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	73rd	0.0000000000256
		0.6000000000256

John "Johnny" Caldwell

B. 1938-05-07, Belfast, NI, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 2009-07-10
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

People from Northern Ireland might hold two passports: an Irish or a British one, and may represent either country at the Olympics. I class those Northern Irish athletes who have chosen to represent Ireland as Irish.

Thomas Caldwell

Olympic Competitor nr 3280

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - sixth (480)

Timothy John "Tim" Caldwell

B. 1954-02-04, Brattleboro, Verm., USA
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	54th	37th	25th	39th	0.10056016
Men's 30 kilometres		27th			0.04
Men's 50 kilometres		dnf			-7.16
Men's 4x10 km Relay	12th	sixth	8th	eighth	327.8
					327.940560176

Antonio Calebotta

B. 1930-06-30, Split, Croatia, represented Italy; D. 2002-02-23
Besketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Louis Calebout

B. 1928-07-27, Brugge, Belgium; D. 2010-08-30
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Guillermo Julio Calegari

B. 1924-09-13, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Héctor O. Calegaris

B. 1915-06-27, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2008-03-03
Sailing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	silver	4000
		4000

Anton Calenic

B. 1943-02-01, Chilia Veche, Romania
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	silver	2000
		2000

Diego A. Calero

B. 1940-08-30, Cali, Colombia
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	22nd	0.6
		0.6

George Calhern

B. 1951-05-09, represented the US Virgin Islands
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:65th	-8.10
		0.000000001

John Collier Calhoun

B. 1925-05-19, Decatur, Ill., USA; D. 2010-08-27
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Platform	9th	160
		160

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

	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.

(Åke) Waldemar Califf

B. 1936-11-09, Skövde, Sweden
Shooting

	1968	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	13th	38.4
		38.4

Umberto Caligaris

B. 1901-07-26, Casale Monferrato, Italy; D. 1940-10-19
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	1924	HP
Men's Football	QF	bronze	1567
			1567

Valeriu Călinoiu

B. 1928-10-09, București, Romania; D. 1990-12-20
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Rıfat Çalışkan

B. 1940-07-10, represented Turkey
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		-28.60

Irving Calkins

Olympic Competitor nr 3332

1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - eighth (192)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - first (1200)

Åke Halvard Call

B. 1942-01-17, Motala, Sweden
Shooting

	1976	HP
Skeet	30th	0.015
		0.015

Henrique Alves Callado

B. 1920-06-12, Rio Frio, Portugal; D. 2001-11-12
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Jumping, Individual	18th	16th	7th	11th	34th	591.202
Jumping, Team	dnf	8th	dnf	dnf		68.89
						660.092

Martin Callaghan

B. 1962-08-03, represented Australia
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	7th	fifth	700
			700

Sharon Marie Callahan

B. 1952-03-25, Whittier, Cal., USA; D. 2015-04-30
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Walter Edward Callander

B. 1947-05-30, represented the Bahamas
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:56th		-7.64
Men's 200 metres		QF:6th	0.364
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:5th	SF:7th	5.773
			6.137000064

Vincent Callard

B. 1895-11-22, London, England, Great Britain, lived in Toronto, represented Canada; D. 1976
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Sandro Callari

B. 1953-12-14, Monterotondo, Italy
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Álvaro Calle

B. 1953-05-25, represented Colombia
Football

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

Pierre Calle

B. 1889-06-01, represented Belgium
Fencing

	1920	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	fourth	400
		400

Jaime Callejas

B. 1940-10-13, represented Colombia
Shooting

	1972	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions	48th	-5.26
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	89th	-13.16
		0.00000256

David Norman Callender

B. 1930-07-25, Norwich, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

Joseph Callens

B. 1894-03-20, Belgium
Aquatics - Diving & Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	1924	HP
Springboard (1 & 3m)	R1:6th		52
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay		R1:3rd	25
			77

(Nils Håkon) Thomas Callerud

B. 1949-02-15, Stockholm, Sweden
Figure Skating

	1968	HP
Men's Singles	27th	0.06
		0.06

Mauro Calligaris

B. 1952-05-06, Trieste, Italy; D. 2000-08-08
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	20th	1
		1

Novella Calligaris

B. 1954-12-27, Padova, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:31st		-2.64
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:15th	silver	4010
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	R1:15th	bronze	2570
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley		bronze	2560
			9140.0064

Romana Calligaris

B. 1924-12-15, Mariano del Friuli, Italy; D. 2002-04-21
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:26th	0.064
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
		40.064

Henri Callot

B. 1875-12-18, La Rochelle, France; D. 1956-12-22
Fencing (1 silver)

	1896	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	silver	6000
		6000

Olympic Competitor nr 37

1896-04-07-10:00 - Fencing - Foil - second (6000)

Jackie Callura

B. 1914-09-14, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; D. 1993-11-04
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R1	136.5
		136.5

Alain Calmat

B. 1940-08-31, Paris, France
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Singles	9th	sixth	silver	7200
				7200

Georges Jean André Calmon

B. 1910, represented France
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	44th	0.00002
Jumping, Team	8th	64
		64.00002

George Calnan

B. 1900-01-18, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1933-04-04
Fencing (3 bronze)

	1920	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	SF:5th	SF:7th		163.8511
Men's Foil, Team		QF:3rd	SF:3rd	bronze	913
Men's Épée, Individual		QF:8th	bronze	7th	3700.011
Men's Épée, Team		SF:3rd	SF:3rd	bronze	1155
					5931.8621

Gregorio Caloggero Urcia

B. 1917-05-27, Pisco, Peru; D. 1995-09
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	20.25
		20.250015

Noël Libert Calone

B. 1904-11-12, represented France; D. 1978
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres	14th	16
		16

Andrés Roberto Calonge

B. 1945-04-02, La Plata, Argentina
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:5th	R1:49th	2.2900016
Men's 200 metres	QF:6th	QF:6th	0.38
			2.6700016

Roberto Calovi

B. 1963-03-26, Mezzolombardo, Italy
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	10th	150
		150

Fernando Calp Kedinger

B. 1946-04-08, represented Argentina
Hockey

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	14th	14th	11th	48
				48

Elisa Calsi

B. 1937-03-06, Lodi, Italy
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Women's Individual combined	43rd	0.0000256
Women's Team combined	7th	100
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	8th	64
Women's Floor Exercise	52nd	0.0000001
Women's Horse Vault	53rd	0.000000064
Women's Uneven Bars	38th	0.000064
Women's Balance Beam	24th	0.04
		164.040089764

Antonino Caltabiano

B. 1955-04-21, Catania, Italy
Greco Roman Wrestling

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	7th			2851.2
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)		fifth	grp:4th	2851.2
				2851.2

Cornel Călugăreanu

B. 1930-07-30, Drăgănești-Vlașca, Romania
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Dominador S. Calumarde

B. 1946-12-23, Cebu, the Philippines
Boxing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R2		80.15
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)		R2	80.15
			80.15

Raymond R. Calverley

B. 1951-04-03, Bacup, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Singles	32nd	-2.60
		0.006

(John) Selwin Calverley

B. 1855, Leeds, England, Great Britain; D. 1900-12-30
Sailing (1 silver)

	1900	HP
20+ ton class	silver	2000
		2000

Olympic Competitor nr 1222

1900-08-02-14:00? - Sailing - +20 ton class - second (2000)

A. E. Calvert

Olympic Competitor nr 4141

1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - AC

Sherry Lynn Calvert

B. 1951-06-06, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:15th	QU:13th	53.4
			53.4

Luis Calvet

B. 1888-03-17, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Shooting

	1920	1932	HP
Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team	12th		2.5
Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team	7th		25
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team	14th		1
Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team	13th		1.6
Free Rifle, 3 positions	AC		-
Free Rifle, 3 positions, team	11th		16
Free Pistol, team	12th		10
Small-Bore Rifle	AC		-
Small-Bore Rifle, team	9th		40
Military Pistol, team	sixth		160
Rapid-Fire Pistol		13th	38.4
			294.5

Olympic Competitor nr 7251

1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - 12th (2.5)
1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - seventh (25)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - 14th (1)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - 13th (1.6)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - AC & team - 11th (16)
1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - 12th (10)
1920-08-02-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - ninth (40)
1920-08-02-17:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - AC
1920-08-03-14:30? - Shooting - Military Pistol, team - sixth (160)

V. Calvet

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	QF:ac	0.031
		0.031

Olympic Competitor nr 264

1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one (Q)
1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final - DNQ (0.031)

Guido Calvi

Olympic Competitor nr 5557

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - fourth
1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - DNF

Gabriel Calvo Fernández

B. 1955-08-05, Madrid, Spain; D. 2021-12-10
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:76th	28th	0.0256
			0.0256

Joel Ignacio Calvo Vázquez

B. 1943-07-31, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

José Luis Calvo Álvarez

B. 1942-03-28, San Pedro Manrique, Spain
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	QU:57th						0.0044000656
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone			37th	64th		32nd	0.0044000656
							0.0044000656

Raúl Claudio Calvo

B. 1917-05-08, Santa Fe, Argentina
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(15th)	3.2
		3.2

Carlo Calzà

B. 1931-06-07, Cortina d"Ampezzo, Italy
Speed Skating

	1956	HP
Men's 5000 metres	41st	0.000064
Men's 10000 metres	32nd	0.004
		0.004064

Giorgio Calza

B. 1900-07-20, Trieste, then in Austria, by 1920 in Italy; D. 1970-03-31
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Ricardo "Ricky" Calzada Benoit

B. 1953-09-04, Santurce Puerto Rico
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Nelson Calzadilla

B. 1954-06-01, represented Venezuela
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2	101.4
		101.4

Euclides Calzado López-Cardona

B. 1944-04-05, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	27th	0.04
		0.04

Joan Ángel Calzado i de Castro

B. 1937-03-16, Barcelona, Spain
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fourth	2080
			2080

Silvio Calzolari

represented Italy
Tug-of-War

	1920	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Written 2001-01-16 - last modified 2024-03-01

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