Great Olympians

Biographies - CAV

Cavit Cav

B. 1905, Thessaloniki, Greece, then still in the Ottoman Empire, represented Turkey
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:3rd	8.61
Men's Team Pursuit	R1	68.25
		76.86

Galip Cav

B. 1912-11-03, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, now Istambul, Turkey
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Time Trial	16th	9.6
Men's Team Pursuit	R1	68.25
		77.85

Auguste Cavadini

B. 1865-07-21, Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland, represented France
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Free Rifle, combined	11th	64
Men's Free Rifle, standing	10th	25
Men's Free Rifle, kneeling	17th	1
Men's Free Rifle, prone	7th	100
Men's Free Rifle, team	bronze	640
		830

Olympic Competitor nr 1250

1900-08-03-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, standing - tenth (25)
1900-08-04-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, kneeling - 17th (1)
1900-08-05-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, prone - seventh (100) & combined - 11th (64) & team - third (640)

Osvaldo Cavagnaro

B. 1938-03-22, Rosario, Argentina
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	85
		85

Carlo Cavagnoli

B. 1907-01-21, Milano, Italy; D. 1991
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Guilherme Vieira Cavalcanti

B. 1921-02-01, represented Brazil
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	28th	0.038
		0.038

Pericles de Souza Cavalcanti

B. 1926-08-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1952	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.00000002
		0.00000002

Fernando José Pereira Marqués Cavaleiro

B. 1917-06-11, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Portugal; D. 2012-08-03
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	8th	19th	34th	322.002
Three−Day Event, Team	dnf	fourth	dnf	404.4
				726.402

René Cavalero

B. 1917-11-20, from Paris, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:27th	0.04
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		400.04

Paulo de Jesús Cavalheiro

B. 1934-05-06, represented Brazil; D. 1989-06-18
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	QF	861
		861

Luigi Cavalieri

B. 1914-04-22, represented Italy
Bobsleigh

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Four	sixth	14th	492
Men's Two		12th	50
			542

Mario Cavalla

B. 1901, represented Italy
Ski Jumping

	1924	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	19th	2.4
		2.4

Francesc Cavaller i Soteras

B. 1932-10-14, Barcelona, Spain; D. 2011-09-05
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Alberto Cavallero

B. 1900-09-14, Spigno Monferrato, Italy
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000000038
		0.000000038

Enzo Cavalli

B. 1937-09-11, Gorizia, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Louis Cavalli

B. 1907-03-10, represented Switzerland
Shooting

	1952	HP
Trap	34th	0.0024
		0.0024

Gerardo Cavallieri Grosso

B. 1942 in Italy, represented Argentina
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Fernando Cavallini (1)

B. 1893-02-15, Livorno, Italy; D. 1976-02-04

Olympic Competitor nr 5776

1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - DNF (0.546)
1912-07-14-15:25? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match three - lost - third (205)

Fernando Cavallini (2)

B. 1898, represented Italy
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Leonardo Cavallini

B. 1939-06-04, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	sixth	480
		480

Franco Cavallo

B. 1932-09-26, Napoli, Italy
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	bronze	3200
		3200

Vittorio Cavalotti

B. 1893-07-31, Milano, Italy; D. 1939-09-02
Cycling - Track (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:3rd	0.034
		0.034

Roberto Diego Lorenzo Cavanagh y Hearne

B. 1914-11-12, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2002-09-14
Polo (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Christopher Carl "Chris" Cavanaugh

B. 1962-07-01, Hialeah, Flor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Richard Price Cavanaugh

B. 1948-06-30, Denver, Col., USA
Luge

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Singles		25th	0.15
Doubles	17th	23rd	5.32
			5.47

Ion Cavași

B. 1953-11-05, Breaza, Romania
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	57th	-7.40
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
Men's Slalom	30th	0.01
		0.01000004

Enzo Cavazzoni

B. 1932-03-02, Genova, Italy; D. 2012-08-15
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Bruno Cavelti

B. 1961-01-21, represented Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual Combined	R1:43rd	R1:74th	-6.26
Men's Team Combined	fifth		250
			250.000000256

José Cavero Samilan

B. 1940-08-16, represented Peru
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:29th	0.024
		0.024

Kenneth John "Ken" Caves

B. 1926-11-04, represented Australia; D. 1974-07-31
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	dnf	8.08x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	dnf	-
Men's Team Pursuit		QU:17th	3
			3

Emidio Cavigioli

B. 1925-07-03, Omegna, Italy; D. 2015-02-23
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Juan Nicolas L. Caviglia

B. 1929-11-28, Córdoba, Argentina
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	132nd		116th	-
Men's Floor Exercise	45th		-	0.0000025
Men's Horse Vault	135th		-	-
Men's Parallel Bars	166th		-	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	151st		-	-
Men's Rings	136th		-	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	127th		-	-
				0.0000025

Auguste Cavignac

B. 1928-05-20, Marchiennes, France, represented Belgium
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-73 kg)	QF	861
		861

Jorge Horacio Cavoti

B. 1926-02-20, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1981
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1956	1960	HP
Dressage, Individual	35th	15th	15.00125
			15.00125

Written 2001-01-16 - last modified 2024-04-13

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