Great Olympians

Biographies - DAR

Asif Kamran Dar

B. 1966-04-16, Quetta, Balochistan, represented Pakistan in 1984 and Canada in 1988
Boxing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R32	R32	2.04
			2.04

Munir Ahmed Dar

B. 1935-03-28, Amritsar, British India, now in India, represented Pakistan; D. 2011-06-01
Hockey (2 silver)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver		silver	4400
				4400

He was also in the squad in 1960, but did not play.

Tanvir Ahmad Dar

B. 1947-06-04, Amritsar (then British) India, represented Pakistan
Hockey (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

He was also in the team in 1972, but did not play.

Tauqir Dar

B. 1964-01-31, Lahore, Punj., Pakistan
Hockey (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	800
		800

Ali Iqtibar (Shah) Dara

B. 1915-04-01, Faisalabad, British India, after 1947 Pakistan; represented British India in 1936 and Pakistan in 1948; D. 1981-01-16
Hockey (1 gold)

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	fourth	5000
			5000

He was the coach of the Pakistani teams of 1956 and 1960.

Sofia Dara

B. 1963-07-14, Peiraias, Greece
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle		23rd	0.256
Women's 200 m Freestyle	17th	23rd	4.256
Women's 400 m Freestyle	12th	20th	41
Women's 800 m Freestyle	13th		25.6
			71.112

Petar Ivanov Darakchiev

B. 1943-03-11, represented Bulgaria
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R64	-2.26
		0.0026

Darányi József

B. 1905-09-28, Devecser, Hungary; D. 1990-12-23
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Shot Put	8th	8th	12th	828
				828

René Darbou

represented France
Boxing

	1920	HP
Light Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	R1	162
		162

Arthur John Lovett Darby

B. 1876-01-09, Chester, England, Great Britain; D. 1960-01-15
Rugby (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	1640
		1640

Olympic Competitor nr 1681

1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - final classification - second (1640)

Sonny Darby

B. 1902, from Bolton, represented Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	SiSF	1500
		1500

Thomas Arthur "Tom" Darcey

B. 1906-05-01, Launceston, Tasm., Australia
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	10.88
		10.88

Lawrence Leys "Laurie" D'Arcy

B. 1947-05-03, Timaru, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:55th	-6.10
		0.0000001

He moved to Melbourne and represented Australia at the 1974 Commonwealth Games (held in New Zealand).

Vic d'Arcy

B. 1887-06-30, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 gold)

	1912	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	SF:ac	QF:3rd	31.36
Men's 200 m	SF:2nd	R1:3rd	170.023
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	gold	fourth	2500
			2701.383

Olympic Competitor nr 5489

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - AC (0.240)
1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - ran alone (Q)
1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - won (Q)
1912-07-09-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, final - first (1600)
1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - second (170)

Gastone Darè

B. 1918-02-18, Suzzara, Italy; D. 1976-06-07
Fencing (2 silver)

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	sixth	fourth	SF:8th	2810.25
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	silver	SF:3rd	2425.5
				5235.75

Jean-Luc Darfeuille

B. 1949-01-27, represented France
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(12th)	20
		20

Vincent Dargein

B. 1863-01-10, Prat-Bonrepaux, France; D. 1917-11-29
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Sabre for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	1.475
		1.475

Olympic Competitor nr 734

1900-06-23-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, round one - DNQ (1.475)

France Darget Savarit

B. 1886-12-26, Pontivy, France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Literature	AC	89.43
		89.43

Stanley "Stan" Dargis

B. 1928, Palanga, Lithuania, represented Australia
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Abdeslem Dargouth

B. 1935-11-04, Salambo, Tunisia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	0.0000059
		0.0000059

Ahmed Darif Tanjaoui

B. 1939, Casablanca, Morocco
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	127th	-21.40
Men's Team Combined	20th	0.25
		0.25

Alberto Da Rin

B. 1939-12-11, Cortina d"Ampezzo, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Gianfranco Da Rin

B. 1935-06-15, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	7th		15th	205
				205

Adriano Darioli

B. 1956-01-14, Bognanco, Italy
Biathlon

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	25th		0.1
Men's 20 kilometres	19th	28th	1.6256
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	9th	fifth	290
			291.7256

Georgios Darivas

B. 1926-03-12, Athina, Greece
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Joseph "Joe" Darkey

B. 1942-05-22, represented Ghana
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	QF	861
		861

Risto Darlev

B. 1954-08-04, Kosturino, North Macedonia, represented Yugoslavia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	11th	11th	192
			192

Mark Algernon Quinn Darley

B. 1926-04-06, Bradford-on-Avon, England, represented Ireland; D. 1991-03-26
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1952	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	33rd	0.0032
Three-Day Event, Team	sixth	160
		160.0032

Charles Frick "Chuck" Darling

B. 1930-03-20, Denison, Iowa, USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	800
		800

Thomas Ward "Tom" Darling

B. 1958-05-04, represented the USA
Rowing (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fifth		2750
Men's Eights	silver		2750
			2750

Jacques d'Arlincourt

represented France
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous

	1900	HP
Mail Coach	ac	150
		150

Olympic Competitor nr 597

1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - AC (150)

Louis Darmanin

B. 1908-11-19, represented Malta
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1928	HP
Men's Water Polo	QF	216
		216

Richard Darmanin

B. 1956-03-01, represented Puerto Rico
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	14th	20
		20

Bernard Darmet

B. 1945-10-19, Bouvent, France; D. 2018-02-06
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

(François) Achille Darnis

B. 1860-10-16, Poitiers, France; D. 1938-08-02
Shooting

	1900	HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, Trap	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Olympic Competitor nr 871

1900-07-15-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day one
1900-07-16-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day two
1900-07-17-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day three - 28th (0.038)

Constance Stella Darnowski

B. 1934-12-10, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Women's 80m Hurdles	R1:5th	R1:4th	14.564
			14.564

William Thomas 'Bill" Darnton

B. 1940-06-16, Fint, Mich., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	(gold)	64
		64

Darnyi Tamás

B.1967-06-03, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming (4 gold)

	1988	1992	HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke	dq		-4.16
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	gold	gold	12800
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	gold	gold	12800
			25600.000016

Blind in his left eye after an accident with a snowball when he was 15.
Also four times a world champion, winning both medley events in 1986 and '91.
With thanks to Vasarhelyi Tamas.

Anísio da Silva da Rocha

B. 1912-10-13, represented Brazil
Modern Pentathlon & Equstrianism - Eventing

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Modern Pentathlon	39th		0.00024
Men's Three−Day Event, Individual		dnf	0.0000125
Men's Three−Day Event, Team		dnf	-
			0.0002525

Vito Da Ros

B. 1957-05-31, Caneva, Italy
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	48
		48

Roberto Ferreira da Rosa

B. 1927-07-06, São Paulo, Brazil
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	26th	0.08
		0.08

Jean-Claude Darouy

B. 1944-08-30, Sablons, France; D. 2006-08-08
Rowing (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	silver	5000
Men's Coxed Fours	fourth	1200
		6200

Albert Francis "Bert" Darrell

B. 1905-11-19, Mount Pleasant, Bermuda; D. 1983-04-09
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	12th	40
		40

Henri Guy Darricau

B. 1955-10-30, Beirut, Lebanon
Fencing

	1984	HP
Foil, Individual	39th	-2.11
Foil, Team	13th	5.2
		5.2011

Yves Daniel Darricau

B. 1953-08-02, represented Lebanon
Fencing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:6th			R1:6th	-5.27
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd			R1:4th	27.95
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th				-8.18
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th				0.778
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th				-5.24
					28.7280052418

Léon Darrien

B. 1887-10-25, represented Belgium; D. 1973-02-19
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	bronze	640
		640

Yvan Darsigny

B. 1966-03-02, Saint-Hyacynthe, Québ., Canada
Weightlifting

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	seventh			624
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)			14th	624
				624

Henri Dartigues

B. 1902-09-16, Bordeaux, France; D. 1967-09-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	fifth	1500
		1500

Darvas Miklós

B. 1949-06-06, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 m	fifth	1250
		1250

Amin "Mimi" Darwish Amin

B. 1942-03-20, Al-Ismailiyah, Egypt, represented the UAR; D. 2011-12-11
Football

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Georges Dary

Olympic Competitor nr 7055

1920-04-25-17:00 - Ice Hockey - Semifinal Match One - lost (340)

Olgierd Piotr Darżynkiewicz

B. 1923-03-08, Dojlidy, Poland; D. 2000-02-28
Shooting

	1952	HP
Trap	20th	1.5
		1.5

Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2024-11-18

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