Great Olympians

Biographies - DOH


Jacques Dohen

B. 1930-05-04, Paris, France; D. 2005-05-09
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 100m Hurdles R1:5th 0.137
0.137


Hugh William "Bill" Doherty

B. 1940-03-21, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Modern Pentathlon
1960 HP
Men's Individual 34th -2.20
Men's Team 14th 4
4.002


Ken Doherty

B. 1905-05-16, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 1996-04-19
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Decathlon bronze 3840
3840


Hugh Lawrence "Laurie" Doherty

B. 1875-10-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1919-08-21
Tennis (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1900 HP
Men's Singles gold 8000
Men's Doubles gold 4800
Mixed Doubles bronze 1560
14360

Brother of Reginald Doherty.

Olympic Competitor nr 749


Reginald Frank "Reggie" Doherty

B. 1872-10-14, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1910-12-29
Tennis (3 gold, 1 bronze)
1900 1908 HP
Men's Singles bronze 2600
Men's Doubles gold gold 12600
Mixed Doubles gold 4800
20000

Tennis Player who, together with his brother Laurie (winner of gold at the Paris singles and doubles), played a major part in popularizing the game at a time when Wimbledon badly needed new heroes. Between them, the brothers won 17 Wimbledon titles in 10 years. RF also won three Olympic doubles titles.

Olympic Competitor nr 751


Marcel Dohis

represented France
Cycling - Track (1 silver)
1900 HP
Men's Sprint QF:2nd 44.76
Men's Points Race 9th 240
284.76

Olympic Competitor nr 1573


Per Alton Dohm

B. 1938-05-14, Miami, Florida, lived in St. Thomas, represented the US Virgin Islands, D. 2005-07-07
Sailing
1968 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) 32nd -2.60
0.006


Gottfried Döhn

B. 1951-06-10, Dresden, Sachsen, represented East Germany
Rowing (2 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Coxed Fours gold 8000
Men's Eights gold
8000


Zdeněk Dohnal

B. 1948-08-11, Znojmo, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Track
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QU:11th QF 478.5
478.5


Günter Kurt Werner Dohrow

B. 1927-08-15, Berlin, Germany; D. 2008-06-27
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 1956 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:6th 0.031
Men's 1500 metres SF:10th R1:9th 1.368
1.399


Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2022-12-17

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