Great Olympians

Biographies - CU

Cug - Cum - Cur - Cut

Jean Cugnot

France
Cycling - Track (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Tandem	gold	8000
Sprint	bronze	3840
		11840

(116 HP)

Yumileidi Cumba

B. 1975-02-11, Guantánamo, Cuba
Athletics (1 gold)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Shot Put	13th	sixth	gold	20th	10599.9
					10599.9

Frederick Cuming

Olympic Competitor nr 1406

• 1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
• 1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - won (3200)

Lorne Currie

Olympic Competitor nr 301

• 1900-05-20-10:00? - Sailing - Open class - first (3200)
• 1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - first (1600)
• 1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - fourth (400)

Ann Curtis

USA
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1948	HP
400 m Free-style	gold	6400
100 m Free-style	silver	4000
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
		12000

Thomas Pelham "Tom" Curtis

B. 1870-09-07, USA; D. 1944-05-23
Athletics (1 gold)

	1896	HP
110 m Hurdles	gold	9600
100 m	finalist	640
		10240

He had qualified for the final of the 100 meters, but did not compete in the final.
An amateur photographer, he made many pictures in Athens.
He later studied at MIT, and would work on the development of the Toaster.

Olympic Competitor nr 12

• 1896-04-06-15:45? - Athletics Track - 100 m heat two - first (Q)
• 1896-07-07-14:45? - Athletics Track - 110 m Hurdles heat two - first (Q)
• 1896-04-10-14:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m final - DNS (640)
• 1896-04-10-15:30 - Athletics Track - 110 m Hurdles final - first (9600)

Betty Cuthbert

B. 1938-04-20, Merrylands, near Sydney, Australia
Track and Field (4 gold)

	1956		1964	HP
100 m	gold		-	6400
200 m	gold		-	6400
400 m			gold	6400
4 x 100 m	gold		-	1600
				20800

She was injured in 1960, but in 1964 successfully moved up to 400 m to claim her fourth gold medal. She broke sixteen world records (including distances of 100, 220 and 440 yards).

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2002-10-27

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