Great Olympians

Biographies - DIC

Vincent John DiCalogero

B. 1950-07-25, New York, NY, USA
Handball
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team (14th) 10th 53.2
53.2

Giuseppe di Capua

B. 1958-03-15, Salerno, Italy
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Coxed Pairs 7th gold gold silver 32250
32250

Faithful cox to the Abbagnale brothers. He is the most successful cox in Olympic history.

George Thomas DiCarlo

B. 1963-07-13, St. Petersburg, Flor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)
1984 HP
Men's 400 m Free-style gold 6400
Men's 1500 m Free-style silver 4000
10400

Angelo Di Castro

B. 1901-01-25, Roma, Italy; D. 1989-11-28
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Sculpture - Statues ac 2.274
2.274

Giorgio di Centa

B. 1972-10-07, Tolmezzo, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 HP
Pursuit / Skiathlon fourth fourth 12th 12th 3280
15 km Classical 35th 10th 100.0001
30 km Classical 8th 320
50 km Classical 11th
50 km Freestyle, Mass-start gold 6464
50 km Classical, Mass-start 11th
4 x 10 km Relay silver gold 9th fifth 3612.5
Team Sprint 9th 120
13896.5001

Manuela di Centa

B. 1963-01-31, Paluzza, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 HP
Women's 5 km 24th 2275.70
Women's 5 km Classical 18th 12th silver 21st
Women's Pursuit 5 km + 10 km 10th silver 23rd 2307.442
Women's 10 km 28th 1.0256
Women's 10 km Classical 20th
Women's 20 km 26th 5920.064
Women's 20 km Freestyle sixth
Women's 15 km Freestyle gold
Women's 30 km Freestyle sixth -
Women's 30 km Classical gold 4800
Women's 4x5 km Relay 9th - bronze bronze bronze 1640
16944.2316

She was elected in 1998 into the IOC Athletes Commission.

Stanislao Di Chiara

Olympic Competitor nr 3968

Alan Dick

B. 1930-04-15, Sunderland, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-01-05
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 400 metres QF:6th 0.364
Men's 4x400m Relay fifth 250
250.364

Brian Dick

B. 1953-02-11, St. Catherines, Ont, Canada
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Coxless Fours fifth 750
750

Christian Dick

Olympic Competitor nr 7113

Eva Dick

B. 1956-08-28, Saarbrücken, Saarl., Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing
1976 HP
Women's Eights fifth 500
500

Ian Robinson Dick

B. 1926-08-30, Boulder, WA, Australia; D. 2012-09-05
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500

Thomas Balla Dick

B. 1880-05-20, Dundee, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1938-10-10

Olympic Competitor nr 3575

William Dick

B. 1879-01-13, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1961-10-01
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Sculpture, Statues AC 40.08
40.08

Harry Dickason

Olympic Competitor nr 6451

(Derek) Paul Dickenson

B. 1949-12-04, North Shields, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 1980 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:14th QU:15th 39
39

William Eugene "Billy" Dickey

B. 1874-10-20, New York, NY, USA; D. 1944-05-13
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1904 HP
Men's Plunge for Distance gold 7200
7200

Olympic Competitor nr 2131

Roland Dickgießer

B. 1960-11-09, Bruchsal, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Football
1984 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287

Adalbert Dickhut

B. 1923-05-16, Dortmund, N-W, Germany; D. 1995-04-05
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 24th 0.16
Men's Team All-Around fourth 400
Men's Floor Exercise 32nd 0.001
Men's Horse Vault 9th 40
Men's Parallel Bars 19th 0.4
Men's Horizontal Bar 75th -
Men's Rings 45th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 18th 0.64
441.201

Simon Dickie

B. 1951-03-51, Waverley, New Zealand; D. 2017-12-13
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1968 1972 1976 HP
Coxed Fours gold 13920
Eights gold bronze
13920

Albert Dickin

B. 1901, London, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Diving
1920 1924 1928 HP
Platform, plain (5 & 10m) R1:4th R1:6th 72.32
100 m Freestyle R1:5th R1:5th 0.106
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay fifth sixth 410
482.426

John Dickin

B. 1900, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1920 HP
100 m Free-style R1:3rd 6.4
6.4

(John) Basil (Charles) Dickinson

B. 1915-04-25, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia; D. 2013-10-07
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Triple Jump 16th 9.6
9.6

Colin Healey Dickinson

B. 1931-10-14, Wanganui, New Zealand; D. 2006-08-09
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Sprint Rep:3rd 3.435
Men's Tandem QF 717.5
720.935

Robert Dickinson

B. 1901-05-20, Corbridge, England, Great Britain; D. 1981-03-05
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's High Jump QU:15th 15
15

Janet Marie Dicks

B. 1933-02-06, Harrisburg, Penn., USA
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's Shot Put QU:18th 3.84
3.84

Alexander "Alex" Dickson

B. 1962-10-07, Bellshill, Scotland, Great Britain
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Bruce Donald Dickson

B. 1932-10-17, from Melbourne, represented Australia; D. 2006-12-13
Rowing
1956 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs SF:3rd 1025
1025

(Robert) Bruce Dickson

B. 1931-04-22, Edmonton, Alb., Canada; D. 2009-01-19
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1952 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

David Gavin Dickson

B. 1941-02-20, Batu Gajah, Perak (now part of Malaysia), lived in NSW, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (3 bronze)
1960 1964 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay bronze 640
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay bronze fourth 1040
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay bronze 640
Men's 100 metres Freestyle SF:9th 160
2480

Gordon Elford "Gord" Dickson

B. 1932-01-02, Calgar, Alb., Canada; D. 2015-01-19
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Marathon 55th 0.00000015
0.00000015

Olle Dickson

B. 1901-01-16, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1995-06-06
Aquatics - Swimming
1920 HP
200 m Breaststroke SF:4th 328
400 m Breaststroke SF:4th 328
656

Peter James Dickson

B. 1945-08-27, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2008-06-27
Rowing (1 silver)
1968 HP
Men's Eights silver 2000
2000

Claudio Di Coste

B. 1954-08-13, Roma, Italy
Volleyball
1980 HP
Men's Team (9th) 50
50

Petre Dicu

B. 1954-05-27, Gostavățu, Romania
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 11th bronze 3936
3936

Written 2001-02-07 - last modified 2024-04-09

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