Great Olympians

Biographies - DON

Jessica Mary "Jessie" Donaghy

B. 1939-12-07, Thames, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's High Jump	7th	600
		600

Dennis Anthony Donahue

B. 1944-08-22, Miami, Flor., USA
Biathlon

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 km	24th		0.2
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	sixth	11th	176
			176.2

Jim Donahue

Olympic Competitor nr 5895

1912-07-07-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event one : long jump
1912-07-07-13:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon; event two : javelin throw
1912-07-07-14:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event three : 200 meters - third (Q)
1912-07-07-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event four : discus throw - fifth (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event five : 1500 meters - third (2560)
1912-07-13-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day one
1912-07-14-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day two
1912-07-15-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day three - fifth (1000)

John Donahue

represented the USA
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Statues	AC	40.08
		40.08

Charles Buchan Donald

B. 1939-07-22, Falkirk, Scotland, Great Britain
Hockey

	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Keith Donald

B. 1940-09-23, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	18.13
		18.13

Manoel Francisco do Nascimento

B. 1926-08-11, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Marian Wojciech Donat

B. 1960-08-28, Szczecin, Poland; D. 2018-01-02
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	0.587
		0.587

Barry William Donath

B. 1932-12-30, from Preston, Qld., represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Shot Put	9th	240
		240

Donáth Ferenc

B. 1954-06-228, NagyKörös, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual Combined	13th	12th	65.6
Men's Team Combined	fourth	bronze	1040
Men's Horizontal Bar	sixth		160
Men's Rings	fourth		400
Men's Pommelled Horse		sixth	160
			1825.6

Ursula "Ulla" Donath

B. 1931-07-30, Saldus (Frauenburg in German), Latvia, represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Women's 800 metres	bronze	2560
		2560

Born in Kurland (Latvia) of German ancestry during Latvia's independence, but re-settled to Germany in 1941 after the Soviet invasion.

Aleardo Donati

B. 1904-03-08, Bentivoglio, Italy; D. 1990-12-29
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	R2	R4	fourth	fourth	5593.65
					5593.65

Fermin Walter Donazar Zalbalza

B. 1933-01-11, Montevideo, Uruguay
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	12th	QU:23rd	60.384
			60.384

H. W. Doncaster

represented Great Britain
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	fifth	250
		250

Nataliya Sergeyevna Donchenko

B. 1932-08-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 19
Speed Skating (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Women's 500 metres	silver	4000
		4000

Khristo Petkov Donchev

B. 1928-10-17, represented Bulgaria
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 30 km		43rd	0.0000256
Men's 50 km	25th	26th	0.164
			0.1640256

Khristo Petrov Donchev

B. 1932-06-24, represented Bulgaria
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Tsvetan Donchev

B. 1953-07-06, represented Bulgaria
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1980	HP
Individual	fifth	1250
Team	dnf	100
		1350

Doncsecz József

B. 1950-01-16, Szentgotthárd, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fourth		2784
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)		8th	2784
			2784

František Donda

B. 1890, represented Czechoslovakia
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1924	HP
Dressage, Individual	11th	96
		96

Pierre François Dondelinger

B. 1913-01-29, Longwy, France; D. 2000-04-12
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:5th	0.00095
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:5th	5.2
		5.20095

Galeazzo Dondi Dell'Ordogio

B. 1915-03-19, Bologna, Italy; D. 2004-10
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

Dondogiin Gankhuyag

B. 1961-10-22, Zavikhan, Mongolia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	disq	-14.64
Men's 30 km	63rd	-8.26
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	dnf	1
		1.00000000256

Franco Donegà

B. 1952-09-13, Genova, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	75th	-10.10
Men's Team Combined	16th	1.6
		1.6

Rodger Douglas Doner

B. 1938-07-12, from Toronto, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Erminio Dones

B. 1897-04-14, Milano, Italy; D. 1945-04-25
Rowing (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Double Sculls	silver	5000
		5000

Anghelache "Anghel" Donescu

B. 1945-10-18, București, Romania
Equestrianism - Dressage (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Individual	sixth	800
Team	bronze	640
		1440

Asparukh Nikodimov Donev

B. 1945-08-21, Bogaovtsi, Bulgaria
Football (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Georgi Donev

B. 1958-05-25, Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	8th	384
		384

Dong Dong

B. 1989-04-13, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Trampolining (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Men's Singles	bronze	gold	silver	silver	31800
					31800

Ernest Dong

B. 1942-02-22, Bafia, (French) Cameroon
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	-2.34
		0.0034

Georgică Donici

B. 1957-04-27, Galați, Romania
Boxing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	QF	QF	1722
			1722

Manfred Donike

B. 1960-06-13, Erftstadt, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2003-02-23
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Points Race	19th	2.4
		2.4

Huiberdina "Ineke" Donkervoort

B. 1953-04-01, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	sixth	480
		480

Aleksandar Donkov

B. 1949-02-27, Sofia, Bulgaria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	9th	120
		120

Yordanka Lyubchova Donkova

B. 1961-09-28, Sofia, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
100 m Hurdles	SF:6th		gold	bronze	13518
4 x 100 m Relay			fifth		250
					13768

Peter Donlon

B. 1906-12-16, Port Hueneme, Cal., USA; D. 1979-12-14
Rowing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Fernand Donna

B. 1922-01-30, Mulhouse, France; D. 1988-05-07
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	R1:7th	15.6
		15.6

William Stephens Donne

B. 1876-04-02, Castle Cary, England, Great Britain; D. 1934-03-24
Cricket (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1410

1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - won (3200)

Bertie Donnelly

B. 1894, represented Ireland; D. 1977-11-16
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:3rd	54.6
Men's Time Trial	11th	96
		150.6

David M. "Dave" Donnelly

B. 1962-02-02, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Fraze Donnelly

B. 1905-06-06, Indianapolis, Ind., USA; D. 1963-05-20
Swimming (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
		1600

John Donnelly

B. 1905-03-19, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1986-08-19
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Patrice Michelle "Pat" Donnelly

B. 1950-05-20, San Diego, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	R1:5th	3.435
		3.435

Peter Donnelly

B. 1951-02-03, represented Great Britain
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)	Rep2	195
		195

Helmuth Donner

B. 1941-08-15, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Herman Donners

Olympic Competitor nr 3887

1908-07-15-17:00 - Waterpolo - match one - won (Q)
1908-07-20-16:15 - Waterpolo - match two - won (Q)
1908-07-22-16:00 - Waterpolo - match three - lost (1500)
1912-07-07-15:15 - Waterpolo - round one, match one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - lost (1280) (*)

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

André Donnet

B. 1922-02-27, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Two‐Man	dnf	0.125
		0.125

Gérard Donnet

Olympic Competitor nr 3810

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Jennifer Barbara "Jenny" Donnet

B. 1963-05-26, represented Australia
Aquatics - Diving

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's Springboard	18th	9th	10th	15th	272.56
Women's Platform	17th				4
					276.56

Joseph Augustin "Auguste" Donny

B. 1851-01-01, Béziers, France
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
2-3 ton class (1)	dnf	400
2-3 ton class (2)	bronze	640
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 388

1900-05-22-13:00? - Sailing - 2-3 ton class (1) - fourth (400)
1900-05-25-13:10 - Sailing - 2-3 ton class (2) - third (640)

Edward Joseph "Ed" Donofrio

B. 1951-09-01, New York, NY, USA
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	Bar1	18.13
Men's Foil, Team	QF	82
		100.13

Donogán István

B. 1897-12-13, Senta, then in Hungary, no in Vojvodina, Serbia, represented Hungary; D. 1966-11-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Discus Throw	17th	fifth	1506
			1506

Anne Theresa Donovan

B. 1961-11-01, Ridgewood, NJ, USA
Basketball (2 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	6400
			6400

Francis James "Frank" Donovan

B. 1919-02-06, Pembroke, Wales, Great Britain; D. 2003-04-17
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

James Donovan

represented the Xavier Athletic Club, Conn., USA
Basketball

	1904	HP
Men's Team	sixth	240
		240

The Xavier Athletic Club team lost three matches and forfeited two, including the match against equal-last team Turner Tigers. Donovan was on the team that lost to Buffalo.

Olympic Competitor nr 1861

1904-07-11-11:00? - Basketball - Match 2 - lost - Final Rankings - fifth (375)

Joseph James "Joey" Donovan

B. 1949-11-02, Kempsey, NSW, Australia; D. 2001-11-27
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Flyweight (-48 kg)	QF	861
		861

Thomas Patrick "Paddy" Donovan

B. 1936-12-23, Napier, New Zealand; D. 2018-03-11
Boxing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1		R1	5.94
				5.94

Paul Donovan

B. 1963-07-11, Galway, Ireland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:31st		-2.64
Men's 5000 metres		R1:37th	-3.40
			0.0068

Richard Donovan

B. 1901-05-29, Saint Paul, Minn., USA; D. 1985-05-13
Speed Skating

	1924	HP
Men's 5000 m	8th	256
Men's 10000 m	9th	160
		416

Terene Eva "Terry" Donovan

B. 1944-12-27, represented Australia
Archery

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Individual	9th		9th	19th	482.4
					482.4

Franz Donth

represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1928	HP
Men's 18 km	11th	64
Men's 50 km	14th	16
		80

Edmond Donzé

B. 1899, from Le Locle, represented Switzerland; D. 1966-12-13
Weightlifting

	1928	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	15th	15
		15

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2024-03-01

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