Great Olympians

Biographies - GOM

Sandor Gombay

B. 1938-10-22, Gyömöre, Hungary, represented Switzerland
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R2:6th -2.34
Men's Sabre, Team R1:4th 6.4
6.4034

Gombos Elemér

B. 1915-04-18, Jászapáti, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:17th 6
6

Gombos Sándor

B. 1895-04-12, Sombor, now in Serbia, represented Hungary; D. 1968-01-27
Fencing (1 gold)
1928 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual fifth 1250
Men's Sabre, Team gold 1600
2850

Gombosürengiin Enkhtaivan

represented Mongolia
Archery
1976 HP
Women's Individual 24th 0.24
0.24

Gombyn Khishigbaatar

B. 1953-08-24, represented Mongolia
Freestyle Wrestling
1976 1980 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) fourth 11th 2496
2496

Gombyn Zorig

B. 1945-06-20, represented Mongolia
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) R1 1.356
1.356

Alfredo Gomes

B. 1899-01-16, represented Brazil; D. 1963-03-17
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 5000 m R1:9th 0.068
Men's Cross-Country dnf 0.00032
0.06832

Fernando Lessa Gomes

B. 1954-06-10, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shooting
1980 HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol 19th 2.4
2.4

José António Pinto Gomes

B. 1954-07-14, represented Portugal
Judo
1976 HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg) Rep2 195
195

José Henrique Fuentes Gomes Pereira

B. 1955-05-09, represented Portugal
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle 37th -3.40
Men's 200 m Freestyle 53rd -6.26
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 17th 1
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 14th 4
5.000400256

Marcellus Marcus Gomes

B. 1961-01-16, represented India
Hockey
1984 HP
Men's Team (fifth) 128
128

Nestor Gomes

B. 1909-10, São Paulo, Brazil
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:6th 4.32
Men's 1500 metres R1:dnf 0.328
4.648

Ralph C. Gomes

B. 1937-06-13, Uitvlugt, British Guiana (now Guyana); D. 2020-03-16
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 800 metres QF:5th 2.29
2.29

Agapito Gómez Álvarez

B. 1963-01-30, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Álvaro Gómez

B. 1937, represented Colombia
Aquatics - Swimming
1956 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke QU:disq 0.96
0.96

Andrés Gómez Domínguez

B. 1913-11-30, Guadalajara, Mexico; D. 1991-07-26
Basketball (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 33.8
33.8

Andreu Gómez i Rodriguez

B. 1962-08-12, Terrassa, Spain
Hockey
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team (eighth) 9th 208
208

Acedo (Domingo Gómez-Acedo Villanueva)

B. 1898-06-06, Bilbao, Spain; D. 1980
Football (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Carmen Estela Gómez

B. 1954-09-17, Cali, Colombia
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly R1:24th 0.16
Women's 200 metres Butterfly R1:19th 1.6
1.76

Daniel Gómez Bilbao

B. 1948-02-28, Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico; D. 2022-02-20
Aquatics - Water Polo
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 11th R1:5th 10th 90.6
90.6

Delfin Gómez Pérez

B. 1928-12-25, La Habana, Cuba
Shooting
1968 HP
Skeet 30th 0.015
0.015

Erasmo Gómez

B. 1950-11-25, represented Nicaragua
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:40th -3.10
0.0001

Francisco Gómez Hechavarría

B. 1957-02-07, Palma Soriano
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 100 metres QF:5th 2.29
Men's 4x100 m Relay fifth 250
252.29

Gumersindo Gómez

B. 1929-01-13, Villa Allende, Argentina; D. 2010-03-14
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Marathon 15th 15
15

Isaac M. Gómez

B. 1934-06-03, Santo Domingo, Luzon, the Philippines
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:5th 0.00012
Men's 4x100 metres Relay R1:4th 3.625
3.62512

Jean-Paul Gomez

B. 1945-05-08, Ligugé, France
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 10000 metres 9th 160
160

Jerónimo Gómez

B. 1945-12-07, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak
1968 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres Rep:5th 3
3

Jesús Gómez Portugal Montenegro

B. 1941-05-14, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Individual dq 8
Team bronze 640
648

Jorge Gómez Palermo

B. 1956-05-03, represented Cuba
Cycling - Road
1976 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 14th 12
12

José Gómez Cervantes

B. 1956-03-19, represented Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 HP
Men's 10000 metres R1:24th R1:18th 2.72
2.72

José Gómez Lucas

B. 1944-01-09, Madrid, Spain; D. 2014-06-14
Road Cycling
1968 HP
Road Race 16th 9.6
100 km Team Time Trial 12th 30
39.6

José Gómez Mustelier

B. 1959-01-28, Colombia, Cuba
Boxing (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) gold 9600
9600

José A. Gómez Paz

B. 1919-09-14, represented Guatemala
Shooting
1952 HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol 32nd 0.006
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 30th 0.01
0.016

Josep Manel Gómez i Canet

B. 1956-02-09, Blanes, Spain
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) Prel 0.056
0.056

Juan Carlos Gómez

B. 1932-05-09, Rosario, Argentina
Rowing
1964 1968 HP
Men's Double Sculls B-fin:dns 242
Men's Coxed Fours 8th
242

Juan "Juanito" (Gómez González)

B. 1954-11-10, Fuengirola, Spain; D. 1992-04-02
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 38.96
38.96

Julio Gómez Almazán

B. 1931-11-07, Madrid, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:6th 0.0000059
0.0000059

Julio César Gómez

B. 1963-01-27, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:41st -4.64
Men's 10000 metres R1:32nd -2.40
0.004064

Julio César Gómez Mateo

B. 1939-10-16, represented Uruguay
Basketball
1964 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128

Julio Ramón Gómez Pando

B. 1959-12-29, Santander, Spain
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R1 1.088
1.088

Julio Roberto Gómez Rendón

B. 1954-10-28, represented Guatemala
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 38.96
38.96

Leandro Gómez Harley

B. 1902-03-21, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1979-04-18
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Mario Gómez Daza

B. 1907, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.000043
Men's 200 m SF:5th 130
130.000043

Rafael Gómez Arguedas

B. 1960-05-14, represented Cuba
Freestyle Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 9th 240
240

Raúl Alberto Gómez

B. 1945-04-03, represented Argentina
Cycling - Track
1972 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QU:16th 4.8
4.8

René Gómez Gómez

B. 1944-02-09, Matanzas, Cuba
Weightlifting
1968 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 12th 60
60

Rodolfo Gómez

B. 1946-08-09, represented Nicaragua
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Marathon dnf -10.24
-10.24

Rodolfo Gómez Orozco

B. 1950-10-30, Delicias, Chih., Mexico
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:28th 0.026
Men's 10000 metres R1:32nd R1:19th 1.604
Men's Marathon 19th sixth dnf 962.4
964.03

Rolando Gómez

B. 1944-11-10, Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay R1:16th 1.6
1.6

Román Gómez

B. 1947-07-06, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R2:6th -4.26
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd 7.78
Men's Sabre, Team R1:3rd 22.75
30.530026

Rubén Darío Gómez Bodoya

B. 1940-03-03, Santa Rosa, Colombia; D. 2010-07-23
Cycling - Road
1960 1964 HP
Men's Road Race 27th 69th 0.06
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial 16th 21st 5.28
5.34

Walter Desiderio Gómez

B. 1953-03-25, Bernasconi, Argentina; D. 2015-03-30
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Wilfredo Gómez

B. 1956-10-29, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R1 1.088
1.088

Fernando Goméz-Reino Lecoq

B. 1955-12-21, La Coruña, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 12th 10
10

Gomi Yoshiyasu

B. 1933-04-25, Chino, Japan
Speed Skating
1952 1956 HP
Men's 1500 metres 39th 0.00016
Men's 5000 metres 10th 27th 100.04
Men's 10000 metres 14th 23rd 16.256
116.29616

Iván Gomina Paumier

B. 1952-07-01, Paris, France, represented Colombia
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke R1:34th -2.16
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:33rd -2.26
0.00416

Yves Gominon

B. 1933-07-05, from Nantes, represented France
Basketball
1956 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Julie Marie Gomis N'Diaye

B. 1952-05-07, Dakar, Senegal
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles R1:6th 0.648
0.648

Louis Gomis

B. 1963-01-15, Dakar, Senegal, represented France
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Margaret Olive Gomm

B. 1921-03-27, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1974-02-26
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:14th 24
24

Maria Francisca Philomena "Mia" Gommers

B. 1939-09-26, Stein, the Netherlands
Athletics (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Women's 800 metres bronze 2560
2560

William "Wiem" Gommies

B. 1945-12-31, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia
Boxing
1972 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) R1 2.55
2.55

Nikolay Gomolko

B. 1938-07-18, Pushkin, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Eights Rep:2nd 136
136

Gömöry Pál

B. 1936-04-23, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2021-05-07
Sailing
1968 HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 21st 0.8
0.8

Louis Gompers

B. 1902-03-05, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1981-10-22
Aquatics - Diving
1928 HP
Men's Springboard QU:5th 17.2
17.2

Thomas Eugen "Tom" Gompf

B. 1939-03-17, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Men's Platform bronze 2560
2560

Written 2016-12-20 - last modified 2024-06-19

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