Great Olympians

Biographies - GOS

Moisés Gosálvez García

B. 1960-01-13, Madrid, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	27th	0.04
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	9th	40
		40.04

William David "Bill" Gosbee

B. 1961-05-20, London, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Foil, Individual	23rd	26th	24th	2.156
Foil, Team	sixth	10th	9th	205.5
				207.656

Ingrid Gosch

B. 1949-10-02, represented Austria
Fencing

	1972	HP
Women's Foil, Team	R1:4th	20.5
		20.5

Antoni Gościański

B. 1926-02-21, Kopanie, Poland; D. 1998-03-25
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R1	4.05
		4.05

Bolesław Gościewicz

B. 1890-04-14, Kaunas, now Lithiania, then part of Russia, represented Poland; D. 1973-08-26
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	47th	0.000006
Men's Free Rifle, team	15th	2.5
		2.500006

Stanisław Gościniak

B. 1944-02-18, Poznań, Poland
Volleyball

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	fifth	9th	580
			580

He was the coach of the 2004 Polish team.

Christine Lorraine Gosden

B. 1939-11-17, York, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	8th	R1:9th	584
			584

Goshi Eiko

B. 1954-04-25, represented Japan
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	10th	25
		25

Zygmunt Gosiewski

B. 1959-11-11, Olsztyn, Poland
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Carl Heinrich Goßler

B. 1885-04-17, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1914-09-09
Rowing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Olympic Competitor nr 1508

1900-08-25-16:45 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat three - first (Q2)
1900-08-26-14:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final two - first (4800)

Gustav Goßler

B. 1879-04-04, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1940-04-04
Rowing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		5600

Olympic Competitor nr 1453

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - third (DNQ), then admitted to final
1900-08-25-16:45 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat three - first (Q2)
1900-08-26-14:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final two - first (4800)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - fourth (800)

(Carl) Oscar Goßler, II

B. 1875-06-26, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1953-02-15
Rowing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		5600

Olympic Competitor nr 1446

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - third (DNQ), then admitted to final
1900-08-25-16:45 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat three - first (Q2)
1900-08-26-14:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final two - first (4800)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - fourth (800)

Colin Higgs "Bob" Goslin

B. 1927-10-09, Wellington, New Zealand; D. 1988-10-09
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

He was also a non-starter in Bantamweight (-53.5 kg) in 1948.

Francis Jones "Frank" Gosling

B. 1917-08-03, Paget East, Bermuda; D. 2001-02-13
Aquatics - Diving

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	10th	25th	100.1
			100.1

William Sullivan Gosling

B. 1869-07-19, Farnham, England, Great Britain; D. 1952-10-02
Football (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1598

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - won (3200)

Wadih Gosn Abu Juda

B. 1953-10-26, represented Lebanon
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	R0	-2.26
		0.0026

(Richard) Kevan Gosper

B. 1933-12-19, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; D. 2024-07-19
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:4th	SF:6th	380
Men's 4x400m Relay	silver		1000
			1380

IOC member from 1977 to 2013.

Georgi Gospodinov

B. 1958-12-20, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Eleanor Goss

B. 1895-11-18, New York, NY, USA; D. 1982-11
Tennis

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	R3	65.94
Women's Doubles	R1	48
		113.94

Samuel "Sammy" Goss

B. 1947-01-28, Trenton, NJ, USA
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Donald Alexander "Sandy" Goss

B. 1966-10-02, Amherst, NS, Canada
Aquatics - Swimming (2 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		10th	100
Men's 100 m Backstroke	seventh		400
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	seventh	9th	140
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	eighth	314
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	silver	silver	2000
			2954

Sarah Goss

competed in 2021 and '24 as

Sarah Hirini

B. 1992-12-09, Feilding, New Zealand
Rugby (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Sevens	silver	gold	gold	12600
				12600

Steven James "Steve" Goss

B. 1960-08-29, Castro Valley, Cal., USA
Handball

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	9th	12th	100
			100

Christine Gossé

B. 1964-10-26, Offenburg, B-W, Germany, represented France
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	fifth				6627.5
Women's Quadruple Sculls		10th
Women's Coxless Pairs			fourth	bronze
					6627.5

Agnès Gosselin

B. 1967-11-21, Caen, France
Figure Skating

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Singles	18th	16th	13.44
			13.44

Guy Gordon Gosselin

B. 1964-01-06, Rochester, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	seventh	fourth	800
			800

Mario Gosselin

B. 1963-06-15, Thetford Mines, Québ., Canada
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Pierre Gosselin

B. 1932-03-23, Hautrage, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Tandem	10th	125
		125

Hector Gosset

B. 1926-09-09, Fosses-la-Ville, Belgium; D. 2007-10-27
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000068
		0.00000068

Susanne "Sue" Gossick

B. 1947-11-12, Chicago, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Diving (1 gold)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Springboard	fourth	gold	8000
			8000

Ludwig "Lutz" Gössing

B. 1938-05-13, Dortmund, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	13th	32.0000032
Three-Day Event, Team	(fifth)	bronze	640
			672.0000032

Marianne Gossweiler

B. 1943-05-15, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Equestrianism - Dressage (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Dressage, Individual	7th	10th	625
Dressage, Team	silver	bronze	1640
			2265

Subimal Goswami

B. 1938-01-15, Kishoreganj, British India (now in Bangladesh), represented India; D. 2020-04-30
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Gosztola Tibor

B. 1961-05-29, Budapest, Hungary
Shooting

	1980	HP
Skeet	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Gosztonyi András

B. 1933-06-19, Budapest, Hungary
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	8th	320
		320

Bronisław Gosztyła

B. 1935-11-10, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland; D. 1991-10-18
Ice Hockey

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th		9th	208
				208

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-09-17

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