Great Olympians

Biographies - DEF


Meseret Defar

Ethiopia
Athletics (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2004 2008 2012 HP
5000 m gold bronze gold 23010
23010


João Pinto de Faria

B. 1912-08-31, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle 45th 0.000015
0.000015


Reindert de Fauvage

Olympic Competitor nr 3211


Guido De Felip

B. 1904-09-21, Venezia, Italy; D. 1968-09-27
Rowing (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs gold 8000
8000


Gervasio Deferr Ángel

B. 1980-11-07, Barcelona, Spain
Gymnastics (2 gold, 1 silver)
2000 2004 2008 HP
Men's Individual Combined 90th 91st 67th -
Men's Team Combined 11th 10th 11th 57
Men's Floor Exercise - fourth silver 5600
Men's Vault gold gold 8000
13657


J. Defert

represented France
Tennis
1896 HP
Men's Singles R1 65.94
65.94

Olympic Competitor nr 115


Jean de Feu

B. 1910-12-23, represented Belgium
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1936 HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg) 7th 600
600


Álvaro de Figueroa

Olympic Competitor nr 7214


José de Figueroa

Olympic Competitor nr 7215


Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martinez

B. 1890-11-24, Madrid, Spain; D. 1963-08-17
Polo
1924 HP
Men's Polo fourth 800
800


Zmaj Defilipis

B. 1920-03-03, Šibenik, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2003-06-22
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay SF:10th 25
25


Gino De Finetti

B. 1877-05-09, Pazin, now in Croatia, then part of Austria, represented italy; D. 1955-08-05
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Painting - Graphic Arts HM 779.2
Painting - Paintings AC 2.873
782.073


Ernesto de Fiori

B. 1884-12-12, Roma, Italy, represented Germany; D. 1945-04-24
Art Competitions
1928 1932 1936 HP
Sculpture, Statues 2 works 80.16
Sculpture, unknown event AC 0.083
80.243


Silvio De Florentiis

B. 1935-01-09, Genova, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Marathon 38th 0.000384
0.000384


Federico De Florian

B. 1921-06-09, Ziano di Fiemme, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing
1952 1956 1960 HP
Men's 15 km 17th 4
Men's 18 km 19th 1.6
Men's 30 km 13th 25.6
Men's 50 km 16th 6.4
Men's 4x10 km Relay sixth fifth 410
447.6


Giulio De Florian

B. 1936-01-13, Ziano di Fiemme, Italy; D. 2010-02-17
Cross-Country Skiing
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's 15 kilometres 14th 18th 15th 28.56
Men's 30 kilometres 11th fifth 1064
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay fifth fifth sixth 726
1818.56


L. De Floriani

Olympic Competitor nr 2559


Bernard Marie Louis Joseph (de Jévardat) de Fombelle

B. 1924-01-09, Limoges, France; D. 1987-07-14
Equestrianism - Jumping
1956 1960 HP
Jumping, Individual 29th 7th 500.02
Jumping, Team 8th fifth 314
814.02


Edward de Fonblanque

B. 1895-05-29, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1981-09-17
Equestrianism - Eventing
1924 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual sixth 800
Three-Day Event, Team sixth 160
960


Guy Defraigne

B. 1958-01-24, Gent, Belgium
Rowing
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs Rep:4th 11th 82.863
82.863

In 1972, aged 14, he was the cox, but in 1984, at 26, he was rowing himself.


José Eugenio Defran

B. 1938-01-01, Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic
Freestyle Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) 21st 0.96
0.96


Anita Lucette DeFrantz

B. 1952-10-04, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Rowing (1 bronze)
1976 HP
Women's Eights bronze 1280
1280

Member of the IOC since 1986, vice-president from 2017 to 2021.


Paulo Roberto "Bebeto" de Freitas

B. 1950-01-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 2018-03-13
Volleyball
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team (8th) 7th 328
328


Eurico Teixeira de Freitas

B. 1900, from São Paulo, represented Brazil
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:11th 96
96


Fenrando Pereira de Freitas "Fernando Brobró"

B. 1938-03-17, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1964-03-06
Besketball (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Ruy de Freitas

B. 1916-08-24, Macaé, RdJ,, Brazil; D. 2012-08-02
Basketball (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's Team bronze sixth 1600
1600


Wilson Coutinho de Freitas

B. 1910-10-08, Vitória, ES, Brazil
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep:4th 12.9
12.9


Heinrich de Fries

B. 1887-11-30, Berlin, Germany; D. 1938-08-15
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Architecture - unknown event AC 73.37
73.37


José Luis de Frutos Molinero

B. 1949-09-18, Madrid, Spain; D. 2006-06-26
Judo
1976 HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg) fifth 1230
1230


Spyros Ioannou Defteraios

B. 1919, represented Greece
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 1952 1956 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) 7th 12th 660
660


Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2022-11-20

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