Great Olympians

Biographies - DEG

Antonio De Gaetano

B. 1934-05-18, Ancona, Italy; D. 2007-08-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	10th	100
		100

Herman de Gaiffier d'Hestroy

B. 1895-05-18, Namur, Belgium; D. 1960-10-20
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Jumping, Team	silver	3000
		3000

Pedro José de Galíndez Vallejo

B. 1892-01, London, Great Britain, lived in Bilbao, represented Spain; D. 1971
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	13th	12.8
		12.8

Dorin Degan

B. 1959-07-11, Brașov, Romania
Bobsleigh

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Two	23rd	27th	0.37
Men's Four	seventh		300
			300.37

Menahem Zeev Degani

B. 1927-08-18, Tel Aviv, then part of the Palestine Mandate, represented Israel; D. 2018-11-23
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Jean-Luc Deganis

B. 1959-03-10, Moyeuvre-Grande, France
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

(Basil) Spalding de Garmendia

B. 1860-02-28, Baltimore, MD, USA; D. 1932-11-09
Tennis (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Singles	R2	717.5
Men's Doubles	silver	3000
		3717.5

Olympic Competitor nr 747

1900-07-06-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - won (Q)
1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
1900-07-08-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (717.5)
1900-07-09-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles semi-finals - won (Q)
1900-07-11-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles final - lost (3000)

Jacques Léopold Degats

B. 1930-02-20, Vendrest, France; D. 2015-03-29
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th	QF:5th	4.58
Men's 4x400m Relay	sixth	R1:3rd	228
			232.58

Jean Degaudenzi

B. 1944-09-18, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	20th	1.25
		1.25

Damien Degboe

represented Benin
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:40th	-3.10
		0.0001

Antonie de Gee

Olympic Competitor nr 3245

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - seventh (75)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - 43rd

Gustaf Oscar Gerhard de Geer

B. 1920-11-22, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2003-09-23
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1960	HP
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.64
		0.64

Dick Degener

B. 1912-03-14, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 1995-08-24
Diving (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Springboard	bronze	gold	8960
			8960

Ernesto José Degenhart Asturias

B. 1966-02-23, represented Guatemala
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	60th	-7.10
Men's 100 m Backstroke	39th	-3.16
Men's 200 m Backstroke	33rd	-2.26
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	21st	0.16
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	19th	0.4
		0.56272001

Luciano De Genova di Pettinengo

B. 1931-05-19, Genova, Italy; D. 2019-11-10
Weightlifting

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	16th	13th	48
			48

Rudolf Degermark

Olympic Competitor nr 3852

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Gerard De Gezelle

B. 1903, from Gent, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	200
		200

Flávio Alejandro de Giacomi

B. 1950-04-11, represented Argentina
Hockey

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(14th)	11th	40
			40

Juan de Giacomi

B. 1913, represented Argentina
Shooting

	1952	HP
Trap	25th	0.15
		0.15

Peter Anthony de Giles

B. 1927-04-08, from Putney, England, represented Great Britain; D. 2015-04-10
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Giordano De Giorgi

B. 1919-02-15, Canzano, Italy
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	7th	600
		600

Emmanuel Degland

B. 1900-05-14, Sainte-Marie, France; D. 1969-05-19
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:21st	QU:24th	1.2
			1.2

Henri Deglane

B. 1902-06-22, Limoges, France; D. 1975-07-07
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Knud Degn

B. 1880-05-11, Esnønderup, Denmark; D. 1965-05-16
Sailing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
6 Metres Class	silver	3000
		3000

Georges Kablan Degnan

B. 1953-04-23, represented Côte d'Ivoire
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 200 metres	SF:5th		R1:38th	130.000256
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:7th			5.2
Men's 4x400 m Relay			SF:6th	13
				148.200256

Ole Christiansen Degnæs

Olympic Competitor nr 5091

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - sixth (160)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 17th (4)

Eva de Goede

B. 1989-03-23, Zeist, the Netherlands
Hockey (3 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	silver	gold	23200
					23200

Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Ponce de Léon, Duque de Gor

B. 1864-11-04, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain; D. 1930-02-24
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	QF:ac	0.031
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:dnq	-79.13
		79.16106

Olympic Competitor nr 246

1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one (Q)
1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final - DNQ (0.031)
1900-06-06-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 13 - AC (-4.60)
1900-06-19-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day one
1900-06-20-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day two (Q)
1900-06-22-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, semi-final - DNQ (79.13)

Alfonso de Gortari

B. 1904, Morelia, Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Long Jump	16th	9.6
		9.6

Nelly Degouy

B. 1910-03-16, Antwerpen, Belgium; D. 1979-11-28
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	8 entries	17.488
		17.488

Arie "Aad" de Graaf

B. 1939-10-22, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:3rd	Rep1;FI	9.779
Men's Tandem		fourth	2000
			2009.779

Willem "Wim" de Graaff

B. 1931-08-25, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Speed Skating

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 500 metres	43rd	28th	0.0256256
Men's 1500 metres	11th	15th	74
Men's 5000 metres	fourth		1600
Men's 10000 metres	18th		2.56
			1676.5856256

Cornell "Corky" de Graauw

B. 1951-02-23, Bladel, the Netherlands
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	Prel:5th	65
		65

Egbert Cornelis Christiaan, Jonkheer de Graeff

B. 1936-12-11, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Paul de Graffenried

B. 1900-06-10, Murten, Switzerland; D. 1943
Fencing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		11th		80
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd		R1:3rd	23.686
Men's Foil, Individual		SF:9th		4.1
				107.786

Yvonne Degraine

B. 1899-10-07, Paris, France; D. 1985-04-26
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	SF:4th	68
		68

Ida Degrande

B. 1910-02-05, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 800 m	R1:5th	25.8
		25.8

Andre De Grasse

B. 1994-11-10, Scarborough, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)

	2016	2021	HP
Men's 100 m	bronze	bronze	5120
Men's 200 m	silver	gold	10400
Men's 4x100 m Relay	bronze	bronze	1280
			16800

Hugo De Grauwe

B. 1954-04-13, Merchtem, Belgium
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	dnf	3.84
		3.84

Gillian C. de Greenlaw

B. 1950-06-21, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:28th	0.032
		0.032

Sergio De Gregorio

B. 1946-02-24, Roma, Italy; D. 1966-01-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:36th	-3.64
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:15th	10
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		74.00064

He died in a plane crash in Germany, together with several other Italian swimmers. (Bruno Bianchi, Dino Rora)

Maurice Degrelle

B. 1901-06-21, Sars-Poterie, France; D. 1987-04-30
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	SF:5th		130
Men's 200 m	QF:3rd	QF:4th	11.436
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth		250
			391.436

Hendrik de Grijff

B. 1892-09-22, Zutphen, the Netherlands; D. 1976-12-11
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, prone	45th	0.0000125
		0.0000125

Thérèse De Grijze

B. 1926-08-24, Oostende, Belgium
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	11th	32
		32

Jean Degros

B. 1939-11-18, Pecquencourt, France
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Dudley DeGroot

B. 1899-11-20, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1970-05-05
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

Daniël "Daan" de Groot

B. 1933-05-25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1982-01-08
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Huug de Groot

Olympic Competitor nr 5207

1912-06-29-19:00 - Football - round one - won (Q)
1912-06-30-19:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-02-19:00 - Football - semifinal - lost (Qb)
1912-07-04-15:00 - Football - bronze medal match - won (1280)

Adriana Elisabeth "Jannie" de Groot

B. 1930-01-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	fifth	1500
		1500

Klaas de Groot

B. 1919-05-11, Wormer, the Netherlands; D. 1994-02-24
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	10th	150
		150

Franky De Groote

B. 1959-06-28, Oostende, Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	23rd	0.256
Men's 200 m Backstroke	14th	16
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	17th	6
		22.256

Maurice Achiel De Groote

B. 1908-09-24, represented Belgium
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	179th	-
Men's Floor Exercise	129th	-22.40
Men's Horse Vault	179th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	183rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	157th	-
Men's Rings	124th	-21.40
Men's Pommeled Horse	176th	-
		-21.44

Raoul Edmundus Degryse

B. 1912-09-06, Oudenaarde, Belgium; D. 1993-06-19
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	QF	861
		861

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Degtyaryov

B. 1955-03-26, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	gold	3200
		3200

Deguchi Hiroyuki

B. 1953-01-17, Hokkaido, Japan
Biathlon

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 10 kilometres		26th		0.064
Men's 20 kilometres	30th	39th		0.01266
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	14th	13th	15th	12.9
				13.00016

Slaheddine Deguechi

B. 1954-10-20, represented Tunisia
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	dnf	20
		20

Fikru Deguefu

B. 1937-02-28, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 5000 metres	8th	256
Men's 10000 metres	14th	16
		272

Héctor Ladrón de Guevara

B. 1940-03-20, Arequipa, Peru
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

(María) Francisca de Gutiérrez

B. 1944-05-05, represented Mexico
Archery

	1972	HP
Women's Individual	10th	150
		150

Nemesio de Guzman

B. 1916-12-08, represented the Philippines; D. 1944
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 200 metres	R1:5th	0.00095
		0.02395

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2024-02-04

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