Great Olympians

Biographies - GEI

Robert Geib

B. 1911-11-02, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1996-05-08
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Hermann Karl Geibel

B. 1889-05-14, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W, Germany; D. 1972-09-20
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	HC	-
		-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not a true Olympian.

Oscar Geier

B. 1882-08-19, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 1942-11-05
Bobsleigh (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Two-men	silver	5000
Men's Four-men	fourth	1200
		6200

John Francis Geiger

B. 1873-03-28, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1956-12-06
Rowing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1458

1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - first (Q)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - first (3200)

Karl Geiger

B. 1941-03-06, Friedrichsh, Austria (then part of Germany)
Sailing

	1964	1968	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	8th	17th	325
			325

Rolf Geiger

B. 1934-10-16, Marbach al Neckar, B-W, Germany
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	54
		54

Carolina "Carry" Geijssen

B. 1947-01-11, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	HP
1000 m	gold	6400
1500 m	silver	4000
		10400

Dietmar Geilich

B. 1954-06-15, Görlitz, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	R2	QF	940.13
			940.13

In 1976, although he is credited with a second round finish, he had a bye in the first round, so he did not in fact win a bout.

August Geinger

B. 1899-07-05, Gent, Belgium
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	200
		200

Johan Geirnaert

B. 1951-01-09, Sleidinge, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Marathon	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

Paul Geoffrey Geis

B. 1953-02-23, Houston, Texas, USA; D. 2019-10-30
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 5000 metres	12th	40
		40

Mohamed Ahmed Geisa

B. 1913-05-10, represented Egypt
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	8th	384
		384

Natalie Geisenberger

B. 1983-04-30, München, Bayern, Germany
Luge (6 gold, 1 bronze)

	2010	2014	2018	2022	HP
Women's Singles	bronze	gold	gold	gold	55680
Team		gold	gold	gold	9600
					65280

Robert Geiser

represented Switzerland
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(21st)	0.128
		0.128

Hans-Joachim "HaJo" Geisler

B. 1955-05-27, Goslar, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	15th	8th	394
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay		fourth	400
			794

Hermann Geißler

B. 1905-07-05, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1970-10-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.000043
Men's 200 m	QF:4th	0.676
Men's 400 m	QF:5th	0.043
		0.719043

Ilse Geisler

B. 1941-01-10, Schöpstal, Sachsen, Germany
Luge (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Women's Singles	silver	6000
		6000

Ines Geißler

B. 1963-02-16, Mareienberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's 800 m Freestyle	7th	400
Women's 200 m Butterfly	gold	6400
		6800

Manfred Geisler (1)

B. 1941-03-03, Prauß (now Prusy in Poland, represented Germany
Football (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Manfred Geisler (2)

B. 1949-07-31, Süderholz, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting

	1972	HP
Trap	18th	3.84
		3.84

Kaufman Geist

B. 1895-02-05, New York, NY, USA; D. 1948-04-21
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:12th	60
		60

Hans Günther Geister

B. 1928-09-28, Hamborn, N-W, Germany; D. 2012-05-16
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:4th	328
Men's 4x400m Relay	bronze	640
		968

Johann Geiszler

B. 1926-06-29, from Klosterneuburg, represented Austria
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	2Rep:3rd	81
		81

Eugen Geiwitz

B. 1901-12-14, Ulm, B-W, Germany; D. 1984-04-14
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Team	fourth	400
		400

Written 2001-02-04 - last modified 2024-01-09

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