Great Olympians

Biographies - FOL

Matthew Folan

B. 1942-05-25, represented Ireland
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+93 kg)	R2	49.12
Men's Open Class	R2	27
		76.12

Andrei Folbert

B. 1931-01-06, București, Romania; D. 2003-09-09
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Carl Folcker

Olympic Competitor nr 3853

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Jean Földeak

B. 1903-06-09, Hitiaș, Romania, then in Hungary, represented Germany; D. 1993-05-05
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1932	HP
FR Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	fourth	2400
GR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	silver	6000
		8400

Földes Dezsö

Olympic Competitor nr 4075

1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - sixth
1908-07-18-14:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-20-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round two - second (Q)
1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - won (480)
1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - fifth (121.9)
1912-07-06-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - third (Q)
1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - second (Q)
1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - DNF (0.546)
1912-07-14-17:05? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match seven - won - qualified
1912-07-15-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final match six - won - first (1600)
1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - second (Q)
1912-07-18-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, final - eighth (320)

Földes Éva

B. 1914-07-06, Szombathely, Hungary; D. 1981-07-09
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Literature - Epic Works	bronze	2560
		2560

Földessy Ödön

B. 1929-07-01, Békés, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Long Jump	bronze	QU:21st	3840.96
			3840.96

Földi Imre

B. 1938-05-08, Kecskemét, Hungary; D. 2017-04-23
Weight-Lifting (1 gold, 2 silver)

1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 HP

Bantamweight (-56 kg) sixth silver silver gold fifth 30075

30075

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Bantamweight (-56 kg)	sixth	silver	silver	gold	fifth	30075
						30075

He was beaten by Mohammad Nassiri at Mexico on bodyweight : he was 300 grams heavier than the Iranian. He got his revenge at München, where he lifted 7.5 kg more than Nassiri.

Kostadin Folev

B. 1955-03-01, represented Bulgaria
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R1	4.08
		4.08

Hugh Miller Foley

B. 1944-03-03, Seattle, Wash., USA; D. 2016-11-09
Rowing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Maurice Hinton Foley

B. 1930-02-04, Perth, WA, Australia; D. 2013-07-01
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Robert William Foley

B. 1946-06-07, Sekondi, Gold Coast, represented Ghana
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Stephen Neil "Steve" Foley

B. 1957-07-11, represented Australia
Diving

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:21st	11th	8th	320.64
Men's Platform	QU:24th	16th	9th	166.56
				487.2

Alexandru Fölker

B. 1956-01-28, Orșova, Romania
Handball (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	bronze	bronze	5016
				5016

Hanuš Folkmann

represented Czechoslovakia
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Burr Folks

B. 1915-06-27, Shenectady, NY, USA; D. 2000-01-09
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	R1:5th	97.5
Men's Folding Kayak Singles 10000m	10th	100
		197.5

Dominique Follacci

Olympic Competitor nr 3584

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

Eduardo Ángel Folle Colombo

B. 1922-04-28, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1994-08-02
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Vittorio Folonari

B. 1915-09-24, Brescia, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Four	11th	14th	60
			60

Karol Foltán

B. 1959-04-16, Nové Zámky, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Ice Dancing	13th	32
		32

Foltán László

B. 1953-05-25, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing, Canadian Sprint (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	gold	4800
		4800

Libor Foltman

B. 1948-07-11, Trutnov, Czecia, represented Czechoslovakia
Nordic Combined

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	dnf	-3.15
		0.00015

Vlasta Foltová

B. 1913-12-14, Praha, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2001
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	silver	2000
		2000

Milena Foltýnová

competed in 1984 as

Milena Gschliessl

B. 1950-05-14, Lom, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia in 1980 and Austria in 1984
Handball

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Team	fifth	sixth	820
			820

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2023-10-24

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