Great Olympians

Biographies - DRE

Seán Joseph Drea

B. 1947-03-03, Muine Bheag, Ireland
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Single Sculls	7th	fourth	3000
			3000

Bernd Drechsel

B. 1953-10-28, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2017-01-21
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	7th	600
		600

Heike Drechsler

B. 1964-12-16, Gera, Thüringen, (then East-)Germany
Track & Field (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

1988 1992 1996 2000 HP

Long Jump silver gold gold 37800

100 m bronze 2560

200 m bronze 2560

42920

	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Long Jump	silver	gold		gold	37800
100 m	bronze				2560
200 m	bronze				2560
					42920

World Champion at Long Jump in 1983 (as Heike Daute) and 1993.

Ralf Drecoll

B. 1944-09-29, Buxtehude, NS, Germany; D. 2012-09-23
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's High Jump	sixth	960
		960

Doreen M. Dredge

B. 1931-07-14, Kelvington, Sask., Canada
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's High Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Zbigniew Dregier

B. 1935-07-17, Cuman (now Tsuman in Ukraine), represented Poland
Basketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	7th	sixth	520
			520

Joseph Dréher

Olympic Competitor nr 3433

1908-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - fifth
1908-07-14-16:20 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, round one, heat two - tenth - team second (Q)
1908-07-15-11:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, final - 11th - team third (480)

Jörg Drehmel

B. 1945-04-03, Trantow, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Triple Jump	silver	6000
		6000

Ercole Drei

B. 1886-09-28, Faenza, Italy; D. 1973-10-01
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture, Statues	HM	593.7
		593.7

Günter Dreibrodt

B. 1951-07-26, Roßla, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Joachim Dreifke

B. 1952-12-26, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Single Sculls	bronze		11840
Men's Double Sculls		gold	11840
			11840

Richard Alan "Dick" Dreissigacker

B. 1947-03-26, New Haven, Conn., USA
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	1.718
		1.718

Luis Dreke Roger

B. 1953-04-19, represented Cuba
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

According to the official results, he did not play in the match against Zambia, but Calixto Martínez did. FIFA has this the other way round. Considering that Martínez was a goelkeeper, the OlyMADMen Haven decided to go with FIFA. Consequently, Martínez is not an Olympian.

Sveto Drenovac

from Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	26
		26

Eltje "Elt" Drenth

B. 1949-05-29, Dordrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1998-02-03
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:29th	0.016
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:11th	16
		16.016

Georg Drescher

B. 1870-03-17, Mainz, R-P, Germany; D. 1938-10-23
Cycling - Track

	1900	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:dnq	-2.25
		0.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1560

1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)

Ludwig Drescher

Olympic Competitor nr 4710

1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-22-15:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - lost (1500)

Paul Dresse de Lábioles

B. 1901-09-24, Liège, Belgium; D. 1987
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	254.5
		254.5

Birgit Dressel

B. 1960-05-04, Bremen, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 1987-04-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Heptathlon	9th	240
		240

Caeleb Remel Dressel

B. 1996-08-16, Orange Park, Flor., USA
Swimming (7 gold)

	2016	2021	HP
Men's 50 m Freestyle		gold	6400
Men's 100 m Freestyle	sixth	gold	7040
Men's 100 m Butterfly		gold	6400
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	gold	gold	3200
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	(gold)	gold	1664
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay		fifth	250
			24954

Wally Dressel

Olympic Competitor nr 6198

1912-07-09-12:05 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat four - third - fastest (Q)
1912-07-11-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, semifinals - fourth (410)
1912-07-15-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay - second (1000)

Ivan Dresser

B. 1896-07-03, Flandreau, SDak, USA; D. 1956-12-27
Athletics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's 5000 m	FI:dnf	6.4
Men's 3000 m Team	gold	1600
		1606.4

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Dreval

B. 1944-07-17, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	8th	3328
			3328

Andrew I. Drew

B. 1885-02, Missouri, USA; D. 1913-06-12
Tennis

	1904	HP
Men's Singles	R2	0.638
Men's Doubles	R1	31.22
		31.858

Olympic Competitor nr 2017

1904-08-30-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (0.638)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (31.22)

Dorothy Ann Drew

B. 1934-11-02, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Women's Springboard	11th	64
		64

Howard Drew

Olympic Competitor nr 5535

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-07-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, final - DNS (640)

Bolesław Drewek

B. 1903-11-26, Swornegacie, Province of Posen, then part of Germany, represented Poland; D. 1964-12-01
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Egon Drews

B. 1926-06-01, from Hamburg, represented Germany; D. 2011-01-13
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (2 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m	bronze	SF:5th	3362.5
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	bronze	fourth	5200
			8562.5

Wiltrud Drexel

B. 1950-08-16, Feldkirch, Austria
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	bronze	2560
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		2560.00004

Ernst Drexler

B. 1944-07-30, Wien, Austria, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1976	HP
Skeet	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Hans Drexler

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
1500 m Free-style	R1:4th	4.32
		4.32

Gerald Dreyer

B. 1929-09-22, Pretoria, South Africa; D. 1985-09-05
Boxing (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Lightweight (-62 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Henry Francis Dreyer

B. 1911-02-02, Providence, RI, USA; D. 1986-05-27
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	9th	9th	480
			480

Jean-Luc Dreyer

B. 1953-07-01, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	9th	200
		200

Gaston Dreyfus

Olympic Competitor nr 3469

1908-07-13-17:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - second (63.38)
1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - fourth
1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - fourth (0.112)

Jean Dreyfus

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:ac	44.76
		44.76

Olympic Competitor nr 556

1900-06-01-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 2 - second (Q)
1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - first (Q)
1900-06-10-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, semi-final - AC (44.76)

Yves Dreyfus

B. 1931-05-17, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Épée, Individual		sixth	R2:7th	800.00029
Men's Épée, Team	bronze	R2	bronze	1426.59
				2226.59029

Kenneth Benoit "Ken" Dreyfuss

B. 1947-10-08, Washington, DC, USA
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	11th	80
		80

Daniel Drezet

B. 1952-02-03, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	51st	-6.64
Men's 4x10 km Relay	11th	16
		16.00000064

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-01-30

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