Great Olympians

Biographies - DEK


Vlasta Děkanová

B. 1909-09-05, Praha, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1974-10-16
Gymnastics (1 silver)
1936 HP
Women's Team combined silver 2000
2000


Anne Pierre de Kat

B. 1881-05-01, Delft, the Netherlands, represented Belgium; D. 1968-07-25
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - Paintings hors concours -
-

Work "hors concours", so not a true Olympian.


Nikolaos Dekavalas

Olympic Competitor nr 2445


Harry de Keijser

B. 1900-09-11, Roosendaal, the Netherlands; D. 1995-01-02
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:11th 96
Men's Pentathlon 18th 2.56
Men's Decathlon 10th 100
198.56


Bets Dekens

B. 1906-10-25, Groningen, the Netherlands; D. 1992-08-13
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Women's Discus Throw 17th 6
6


Marcel de Kerviler

B. 1910-07-11, Angers, France; D. 1989-01-26
Sailing
1948 1952 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 10th 16th 106.4
106.4


Joélle De Keukeleire

B. 1959-09-27, Brussel, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
1976 HP
Women's Individual combined 32nd -2.40
0.004


Arie Leendert de Keyzer

B. 1943-06-01, Breda, the Netherlands
Hockey
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team 7th/8th fifth 664
664


Aleksandr Alekseyevich Dekhayev

B. 1924-10-16, represented the Soviet Union
Modern Pentathlon
1952 HP
Men's Individual 28th 0.032
Men's Team fifth 250
250.032


Anna Maria "Ans" Dekker

B. 1955-03-01, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
1972 1976 HP
Women's Individual Combined 59th 63rd -7.19
WomMen's Team Combined 9th 11th 56
56.00000001856


Carel Willem Dekker

B. 1934-07-22, Wormerveer, the Netherlands
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80


Gé Dekker

B. 1904-12-10, Zaandam, the Netherlands; D. 1995-03-18
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle R1:5th 0.049
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay SF:4th 82
82.049


Johannes Adriaan "Han" Dekker

B. 1913-06-04, Delft, the Netherlands
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxless Fours SF:2nd 810
810


Louis Dekker

B. 1894-07-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1973-05-13
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Coxed Fours FI:dns 750
750


Adrianus "Ad" Dekkers

B. 1953-11-01, Udenhout, the Netherlands; D. 2002-07-29
Cycling - Track
1972 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QF 430.5
430.5


Heinrich Gerardus "Hens" Dekkers

B. 1915-05-06, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1966-11-19
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg) QF 861
861


Gerardus Cornelis "Tin" Dekkers

B. 1916-09-18, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2005-10-08
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg) QF 861
861


Henri Dekking

B. 1892-02-07, Haarlem, the Netherlands; D. 1967-05
Bobsleigh
1928 HP
Men's Four/Five 12th 30
30


Cvetana Dekleva

B. 1963-04-24, Subotica, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball
1984 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320

Slovenian language Wikipedia informs us that she was born to a Slovenian father and a Serbian mother. Considering however, that she was born in Serbia and played for Partizan Belgrade, I shall continue to class her as Serbian.


Edmond De Knibber

represented Belgium
Archery (2 gold, 1 silver)
1920 HP
Target Archery, 28m, Team silver 1000
Target Archery, 33m, Team gold 1600
Target Archery, 50m, Team gold 1600
4200


Clasina "Gien" de Kock

B. 1908-02-21, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1998-02-14
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Women's Javelin Throw 8th 384
384


Henri de Kok

B. 1902-03-20, Winburg, Orange Colony, after 1910 South Africa; D. 1993-05-24
Rowing
1928 HP
Men's Single Sculls Rep2 34.35
34.35


Adrianus Jacobus Petrus "Aad" de Koning

B. 1928-12-25, Purmerend, the Netherlands; D. 2010-05-29
Speed Skating
1948 HP
Men's 500 metres 23rd 0.256
Men's 1500 metres 25th 0.1
Men's 5000 metres 20th 1
1.356


Patrick De Koning

B. 1961-04-23, Dendermonde, Belgium
Archery
1984 1988 HP
Men's Individual 14th 44th 24.00002
Men's Team 15th 2.5
26.50002


Gérard Adrianus Pius de Kort

B. 1963-09-11, Leiden, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly 25th 0.1
Men's 200 m Butterfly 13th 25.6
25.7


Johanna Catherina "Joke" de Korte

B. 1935-08-18, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke fourth 2400
2400


Bok de Korver

Olympic Competitor nr 4748


Cornelis "Kees" de Korver

B. 1951-07-09, Gorinchem, the Netherlands
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 7th 300
300


Gerard de Kruijff

B. 1890-01-27, Buren the Netherlands; D. 1968-10-16
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping (2 gold, 1 silver)
1924 1928 HP
Three-Day Event, Individual 13th silver 5032
Three-Day Event, Team gold gold 3200
Jumping, Individual 27th 0.05
Jumping, Team 10th 25
8257.05


Yury Vsevolodovich Deksbakh

B. 1928-04-10, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing
1952 HP
Épée, individual R1:5th 0.0000042
Épée, Team R1:3rd 2.69
2.6900042


Written 2011-09-27 - last modified 2024-02-05

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