Great Olympians

Biographies - DRO

Michael Drobil

B. 1877-09-19, Wien, Austria; D. 1958-09-12
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	ac	2.274
		2.274

Viktor Mikaylovich Drobinsky

B. 1932-10-03, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1997-12
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:28th	0.0256
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.0256

Jaroslav Drobný

B. 1921-10-12, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2001-09-13
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

More famous as a tennis player, he defected after a tennis tournament in Gstaad in 1949. With an Egyptian passport, he was no longer able to play international Ice Hockey, so he focused on his tennis and won Roland Garros in 1951 and '52 and Wimbledon in 1954.

Bill Droegemueller

B. 1906-10-07, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1987-02-23
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Pole Vault	silver	6000
		6000

Margitta Droese

competed in 1980 as

Margitta Pufe

B. 1952-09-10, Gera, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Shot Put	sixth	bronze	4800
Women's Discus Throw		fifth	1500
			6300

Jacques Droëtti

represented Italy
Cycling - Track

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

Olympic Competitor nr 1568

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

Bjørner Charles Bust Drøger

B. 1912-08-02, København, Denmark; D. 2003-02-02
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	sixth	480
Men's Eights	Rep:dns	10.4
		490.4

Bernd Drogan

B. 1955-10-26, Döbern, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	silver	3000
		3000

Leszek Melchior "Lech" Drogosz

B. 1933-01-06, Kielce, Poland; D. 2012-09-07
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	QF			4466.143
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		R2
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)			bronze
				4466.143

Héctor Hernan Droguett Silva

B. 1925-01-07, Melpilla, Chile
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		8x10^-19

Miguel Ángel Droguett Hidalgo

B. 1961-05-08, Santiago, Chile
Track Cycling & Road Cycling

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Time Trial	17th			6
Men's Team Pursuit	14th			12
Men's Point Race	R1:16th		R1:15th	0.0278
Men's Road Race			dnf	-26.24
				18.0278

Gaston Dron

B. 1924-03-19, Clichy, France; D. 2008-08-23
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Tandem	bronze	3200
		3200

Tom Dronkert

B. 1944-12-03, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	9th	120
		120

Joseph Francis "Joe" Dronzek

B. 1940-07-14, Yonkers, NY, USA
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1964	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:5th	80
		80

Henricus Antonius "Harry" Droog

B. 1944-12-17, Beemster, the Netherlands
Rowing (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Double Sculls	silver	5000
		5000

Henri Dropsy

B. 1885-01-21, Paris, France; D. 1969-11-02
Art Competitions

	1924	1928	HP
Sculpture	AC		29.24
Sculpture, Medals and Reliefs		AC	139.6
			168.84

Nili Drori

B. 1960-08-07, represented Israel
Fencing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R2:6th		R3:5th	2.8664
				2.8664

Horst Dröse

B. 1949-11-23, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	fifth	3700
			3700

Karl Dröse

B. 1913-12-27, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1996-09-16
Hockey (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Nikolaos Drosinos

represented Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's High Jump	ac	30.38
		30.38

Olympic Competitor nr 3062

1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - AC (30.38)

Ioannis Drosopoulos

from Greece
Shooting

	1906	HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, single trap	sixth	480
		480

Olympic Competitor nr 2970

1906-04-26-08:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, single trap - sixth (480)

Kharalambos "Babis" Drosos

B. 1927, from Athina, represented Greece; D. 2015-02
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Georgios Drosos

from Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented Greece in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2024

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Frank Willem Drost

B. 1963-03-22, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	sixth		640
Men's 100 m Butterfly		19th	1.6
Men's 200 m Butterfly	10th	14th	116
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	11th	11th	32
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	seventh		100
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay		seventh	100
			989.6

Johannes Drost

B. 1880-06-22, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1954-09-18
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke	bronze	3840
		3840

Olympic Competitor nr 1304

1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - fourth time (Q)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - third (3840)

John Drost

B. 1958-02-27, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Two	16th	8
		8

Monique Drost

B. 1964-10-08, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	disq.	0.01
		0.01

Peter Willem Drost

B. 1958-02-25, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	25th		0.1
Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay		11th	16
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	11th	seventh	116
			132.1

Derek Drouin

B. 1990-03-06, Sarnia, Ont., Canada
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2012	2016	HP
Men's High Jump	bronze	gold	13440
			13440

Édouard Drouot

B. 1859-04-03, Sommevoire, France; D. 1945-05-22
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	AC	29.24
		29.24

Anabel Drousiotou

B. 1966-04-16, represented Cyprus
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Daniel Hannon "Dan" Drown

B. 1942-10-24, Santa Ana, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Evelio Droz Ramos

B. 1937-05-10, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Basketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	fourth	812.8
			812.8

Petr Drozda

B. 1952-03-29, Kraslice, Czechis, represented Czechoslovakia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Nikolay Vladimirovich Drozdetsky

B. 1957-06-14, Leningrad, Russia, represented the Soviet Union: D. 1995-11-24
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-08-19

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