Great Olympians

Biographies - COG


Veronica Cogeanu

competed from 1992 as

Veronica Cochela

B. 1965-11-15, Voinesti, Romania
Rowing (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Double Sculls silver silver fifth 16875
Quadruple Sculls bronze silver 7380
Eights gold gold 9600
33855

When Marioara Ciobanu-Popescu (1),Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela (4), Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa (5), Ioana Olteanu (1), Elena Georgescu (1), Doina Ignat (1) and 3 new rowers stepped into the Eight at Atlanta, they had already won 13 medals between them. They outpaced the Canadians by over 4 seconds to win another gold and lift them high up the Great Olympian tables. Six of them returned to Sydney to repeat the triumph.


Joseph Cogels

Olympic Competitor nr 7181


Juan Luis Coghen Alberdingk-Thijm

B. 1959-07-09, Madrid, Spain
Hockey (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Eamonn Christopher Coghlan

B. 1952-11-21, Drimnagh, Ireland
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's 1500 metres fourth 1600
Men's 5000 metres fourth SF:28th 1600.0256
3200.0256


Ottavio Cogliatti

B. 1939-06-04, Nerviano, Italy; D. 2008-04-20
Cycling - Road (1 gold)
1960 HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial gold 4800
4800


François Cogné

B. 1902-02-02, from Rotterdam, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 19
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Sculpture 12 works 350.88
350.88


Robert Cogniaux

B. 1934-05-29, Asse, Belgium
Archery
1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's Individual fourth 23rd 9th 2640.384
2640.384


Traian Cogut

B. 1948-05-07, Iași, Romania
Shooting
1964 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 8th 256
256


Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2023-07-07

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