Great Olympians

Biographies - DRA

Gerhart Drabsch

B. 1902-09-11, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; D. 1945-04
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Literature, Lyric Works AC 254.5
254.5

Leonid Vadimovich Drachevsky

B. 1942-04-05, Alma Ata (now Almaty), Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs FinB:dns 50
50

Richard Arthur "Dick" Draeger

B. 1937-09-22, Pasadena, Cal., USA; D. 2016-02-08
Rowing (1 bronze)
1960 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs bronze 3200
3200

Monika Draeger

B. 1953-08-16, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada
Rowing
1976 HP
Women's Coxed Fours 7th 300
300

Aurel Drăgan

B. 1938-06-02, Hunia, Romania
Volleyball
1964 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Stanisław Dragan

B. 1941-11-21, Sadkowa Góra, Poland; D. 2007-04-21
Boxing (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg) bronze 3120
3120

Cezar Drăgăniță

B. 1954-02-13, Arad, Romania
Handball (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Team (silver) (bronze) 2800
2800

Marinella Draghetti Corbelli

B. 1961-08-05, Parma, Italy
Basketball
1980 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
320

Frederic Drăghici

B. 1913-06-01, Reșța, Romania
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 97th -
Men's Team combined 14th 4
Men's Floor Exercise 103rd -
Men's Vault 69th -
Men's Parallel Bars 102nd -
Men's Horizontal Bar 91st -
Men's Rings 78th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 105th -
4

Virgilio Andres Drago Burga

represented Peru
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

Pavel Drăgoi

B. 1956-02-06, Alba Iulia, Romania
Judo
1980 HP
Men's Open Class Rep2 160
160

Dušan Dragojević

B. 1960-12-08, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Luge
1984 HP
Men's Singles 16th 9.6
9.6

Sreten Dragojlović

B. 1938-05-06, Kraljevo, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball
1960 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Constantin Dragomir

B. 1927-05-14, Comarnic, Romania
Bobsleigh
1956 HP
Two‐Man 18th 3.2
Four‐Man 20th 0.75
3.95

Zeno Dragomir

B. 1923-06-27, represented Romania; D. 1967
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's Pole Vault 18th 3.84
3.84

Jan Dragon

B. 1956-06-09, Istebna, Poland
Cross-Country Skiing
1976 HP
Men's 15 kilometres dnf -11.10
Men's 4x10 km Relay 13th 6.4
6.4

Marian Drăgulescu

B. 1980-12-18, București, Romania
Gymnastics (1 silver, 2 bronze)
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 HP
Men's Individual Combined 13th 8th 281.6
Men's Team Combined sixth bronze 7th 900
Men's Floor Exercise sixth silver 7th 5040
Men's Vault bronze fourth fourth 6336
12557.6

Ion Draguleschi

B. 1950-04-15, represented Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1972 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 m SF:4th 68
68

Josef Drahoňovský

B. 1877-03-27, Volavec, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1938-07-20
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture 3 entries 16.02
16.02

Liana Drahová

B. 1953-04-22, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating
1968 HP
Mixed Pairs 12th 50
50

Ion Draica

B. 1958-01-05, Constanța, Romania
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)
1980 1984 HP
Men's Middleweight (-82 kg) 10th gold 9750
9750

Aristidis Drakakis

Olympic Competitor nr 2692

Alison Jean Drake

B. 1952-12-13, represented Great Britain
Diving
1972 1976 1980 HP
Women's Springboard 12th 20th 41
41

Norman Hercy Drake

B. 1912-07-07, Retford, England, Great Britain; D. 1972-11-16
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 1948 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:ac QU:17th 7.023
7.023

Hans Drakenberg

B. 1901-02-04, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1982-11-01
Fencing (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's Épée, Individual fourth 2000
Men's Épée, Team (silver) 400
2400

William Santino Dralu

B. 1947-06-05 in Uganda
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:59th R1:66th 0.0000000164
Men's 200 metres R1:36th R1:48th 0.00064256
0.0006425764

Mamadou Drame

B. 1954-04-18, represented Senegal
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) R2 101.4
101.4

Charles Dramiga

B. 1954-01-15, represented Uganda
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:5th -3.84
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay R1:13th 6.4
6.40084

Odette Drand

B. 1927-03-11, Laxou, France; D. 2019-01-06
Fencing
1952 HP
Women's Foil, individual QF:5th 3.435
3.435

Krasimir Ivanov Drandarov

B. 1955-03-20, represented Bulgaria
Weightlifting
1980 HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) fifth 1500
1500

Graham Horace Drane

B. 1916-08-12, Albert Park, Vict., Australia; D. 1993-10-16
Sailing
1956 1960 1964 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) fifth 12th 1040
1040

Georges Dransart

B. 1924-05-12, Paris, France; D. 2005-06-14
Canoeing - Sprint (1 silver, 2 bronze)
1948 1952 1956 HP
C2 1000 m bronze fourth fourth 7920
C2 10000 m bronze silver 9020
16940

Foy Draper

B. 1913-11-26, Georgetown, Texas, USA; D. 1943-01-04
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay gold 1600
1600

František Draškovič

B. 1911-04-05, Bratislava, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1979-06-03
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Sculpture - unknown event AC 0.083
0.083

Stanislav Drastich

B. 1954-07-14, Opava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating
1980 HP
Ice Dancing fourth 2000
2000

Vicki Draves

B. 1924-12-31, San Fransisco, Cal., USA; D. 2010-04-11
Diving (2 gold)
1948 HP
Springboard gold 6400
Platform gold 6400
12800

Walter Remy Dray

B. 1886-03-21, Peoria, Ill., USA; D. 1973-04-01
Athletics - Track & Field
1904 HP
Men's Pole Vault sixth 720
720

He represented Yale University in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2115

Jerome Drayton

born as, and competed in 1968 as

Peter Buniak

B. 1945-01-10, Kolbermoor, Germany, lived in Toronto, represented Canada
Athletics
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Marathon dnf sixth 960
960

(Otis) Paul Drayton

B. 1939-05-08, Glen Cove, NY, USA; D. 2010-03-02
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)
1964 HP
Men's 200 metres silver 4000
Men's 4x100 metres Relay gold 1600
5600

Věra Drazdíková

B. 1933-02-01, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics
1956 HP
Women's Individual combined 32nd 0.004
Women's Team combined fifth 250
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus 7th 100
Women's Floor Exercise 38th -
Women's Horse Vault 42nd -
Women's Uneven Bars 35th 0.00025
Women's Balance Beam 28th 0.0064
350.01065

Marian Drażdżewski

B. 1946-07-03, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Eights sixth 320
320

Dimitar Vasilev Drazhev

B. 1924-09-15, Samokov, Bulgaria; D. 2004-02-16
Alpine Skiing
1948 1952 HP
Men's Downhill 82nd 39th 0.00016
Men's Combined 55th -
Men's Giant Slalom 72nd -
Men's Slalom 44th 45th 0.000026
0.000186

Vladimir Drazhev

B. 1954-06-22, represented Bulgaria
Alpine Skiing
1976 HP
Men's Giant Slalom dnf -15.40
-15.40

Běla Drážková

B. 1902, represented Czechoslovakia
Swimming
1924 HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke R1:4th 102
102

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2023-10-21

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