Great Olympians

Biographies - HE

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Jennison Heaton

USA
Bobsledding & Skeleton (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1928	HP
Skeleton Men	gold	9600
5-man Bob	silver	3000
		12600

John Heaton

USA
Skeleton (2 silver) & Bobsledding (1 silver)

	1928	1932		1948	HP
Men	silver			silver	13200
2-men		silver			3000
					16200

Before 2002, Skeleton was on the Olympic program only twice, both times in St.Moritz. Despite the 20 year gap, John Heaton won the silver medal twice. In 1928 he was preceded by his brother Jennison.

Harry J. Hebner

B. 1891-06-15, USA; D. 1968-10-12
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1908	1912	1920	HP
100 m Backstroke		gold		9600
100 m Free-style	SF:3	H:3		615.9
4x200 m Free-style Relay	bronze	silver		1480
Swimming				11695.9
Waterpolo			fourth	800
				12495.9

(106 HP)

Hébrant

Olympic Competitor nr 724

• 1900-06-23-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, round one (Q)
• 1900-06-25-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, semi-finals - second (Q)
• 1900-06-27-13:30? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, final - eighth (384)

Henri Hébrard de Villeneuve

Olympic Competitor nr 636

• 1900-06-06-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 14 - first (Q)
• 1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - AC (0.361)

Kathleen Heddle

Canada
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	HP
Coxless Pairs	gold		8000
Double Sculls		gold	8000
Double Fours		bronze	1920
Eights	gold		3200
			21120

Every time together with Marnie McBean. They are known as the "odd couple".

Ed Hedley

Olympic Competitor nr 1459

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

Chad Hedrick

USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	2006	2010	HP
5000 m	gold	11th	6464
10000 m	silver		4000
1500 m	bronze	sixth	3200
1000 m	sixth	bronze	3200
Team Pursuit	comp.	silver	1160
			21024

(12960)

Jayna Hefford

Canada
Ice Hockey (3 gold, 1 silver)

	1998	2002	2006	2010	HP
team	silver	gold	gold	gold	23200
					23200

Member of the Canadian Ice Hockey team that won gold in Salt Lake City, Torino and Vancouver, with silver in Nagano.

(12600)

Anton Heida

B. 1878, USA
Gymnastics (5 gold, 1 silver)

	1904	HP
Turnverein - Individual combined	18th	1.92
Turnverein - Individual gymnastics	12th	7.5
Turnverein - Individual athletics	59th	3x10-9
Turnverein - Team	gold	1200
Swedish System - Individual combined	gold	4800
Parallel Bars	silver	750
Horizontal Bar	gold	1200
Side Horse	gold	1200
Long Horse	gold	1200
		10359

(138 HP)

Eric Heiden

USA
Speed Skating (5 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
500 m	-	gold	6400
1000 m	-	gold	6400
1500 m	7th	gold	6800
5000 m	19th	gold	6401.6
10000 m	-	gold	6400
			32401.6

Achieved the 'impossible' in winning all five distances, with five world records to boot. He had also performed the Olympic Oath at Lake Placid. His sister Beth also won a bronze in skating.

Jennifer Heil

Canada
Free-style Skiing - Moguls (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2002	2006	2010	HP
Moguls	fourth	gold	silver	22500
				22500

Carol Heiss

USA
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Ladies' Singles	silver	gold	15600
			15600

Albert Helgerud

B. 1876-09-16, Norway; D. 1954-06-25
Shooting (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

	1906	1908	1912	1920	HP
Free Rifle	fifth	gold	7th	15th	5960
Free Rifle, team	silver	gold	silver	silver	4937.5
Military Rifle	12th		55th		190
Military Rifle, Free position			47th
Military Rifle, 300m, prone				sixth
Military Rifle, Gras Model	19th				1.2
Military Rifle, team		sixth			605
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team				sixth
Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team				sixth
Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team				fourth
Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team				silver
Military Revolver	31st				0.005
Small-Bore Rifle				9th	160
Small-Bore Rifle, team				bronze	640
					12493.7

Henri Helle

Olympic Competitor nr 1359

• 1900-08-13-10:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 50 m - fourth (1600)
• 1900-08-13-11:00? - Archery - Au Chapelet - 50 m - second (4000)

Rüdiger Helm

B. 1956-10-06, Germany
Canoeing (3 gold, 3 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
K1, 500 m	bronze	-	2560
K1, 1000 m	gold	gold	12800
K2, 500 m	-	bronze	1920
K4, 1000 m	bronze	gold	4480
			21760

Margitta Helmbold

competed in 1968 and 1972 as

Margitta Gummel

B. 1941-06-29, Germany
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Shot Put	fifth	gold	silver	21375
				21375

Maurice Hemelsoet

Olympic Competitor nr 1438

• 1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - second (Q)
• 1900-08-25-15:00 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs, heat two - third (1025)
• 1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - second (2000)

David Hemery

B. 1944-07-18, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
400 m Hurdles	gold	bronze	13440
4 x 400 m	fifth	silver	1250
			14690

Deon Hemmings

Jamaica
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1996	2000	HP
400 m Hurdles	gold	silver	15600
4 x 400 m	fourth	silver	1400
			17000

Nicolas Hénart

France
Sailing (2 gold)

	1988	1992	HP
Tornado	gold	gold	16000
			16000

John Hencken

B. 1954-05-29, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
100 m Breaststroke	bronze	gold	8960
200 m Breaststroke	gold	silver	10400
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	qual.	gold	1664
			21024

Fred Hendschel

Olympic Competitor nr 1290

• 1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 18th time (2.56)
• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - 12th time (60)

Sonja Henie

B. 1912-04-08, Oslo, Norway; D. 1969-10-12
Figure Skating (3 gold)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Women's Individual	8th	gold	gold	gold	58368
					58368

The outstanding figure in the history of skating, for she later turned her skills to good professional account and won a host of new admirers throughout the world by way of films. She became Norwegian champion in 1924. Competing in the Winter Olympics at Chamonix (1924) before her twelfth birthday, she was last of eight competitors, but she won the title at her second attempt, at St.Moritz, where she danced on Tchaikovsky's 'Death of a Swan' from 'Swan Lake'. After twice retaining her title, she turned professional and was given a contract by 20th Century Fox. She would earn almost 50 million dollars to become the richest Olympian woman in history.
In the World Championships she was fifth in 1924 and in 1926 she was runner-up in the women's event and fifth in the pairs with Arne Lie. She was never beaten again. She won 10 world titles (1927-36), six European (1931-6).
She made eleven films between 1938 and 1960. With her third husband, Niels Onstad, she founded the Henie-Onstad collection of modern paintings which they presented to Norway.
Miss Henie developed leukaemia in 1969 and died in an aircraft which was carrying her from Paris to Oslo for medical treatment.
Sandra Loosemore's page devoted to skating legends, also has a photo of the young Sonja.
The Henie-Onstad collection also has a homepage (in Norwegian or in English)
Her record as the youngest gold medallist was broken by Tara Lipinsky at Nagano in 1998.

Jan Henne

USA
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	HP
100 m Free-style	gold	6400
200 m Free-style	silver	4000
200 m Individual Medley	bronze	2560
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	qual.	64
		14624

James Hennessy

Olympic Competitor nr 591

• 1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - AC (150)

Thor Bernard "Tossan" Henning

B. 1894-09-13, Sweden; D. 1967-10-07
Swimming (3 silver)

	1912	1920	1924	HP
200 m Breaststroke	fifth	silver	SF:4th	6556
400 m Breaststroke	silver	silver		8800
4x200 m Free-style Relay		(bronze)		40
				15396

Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera

Olympic Competitor nr 1030

• 1900-07-16-16:00? - Tug of War - lost (2000)
• 1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - won
• 1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - won - final classification - first (3200)

William Henry

Olympic Competitor nr 1298

• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - fifth time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - sixth (960)
• 1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)
• 1900-08-15-09:00 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat two - third - seventh time (Q)
• 1900-08-15-15:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, final - DNF (160)
• 1906 relay 3rd (480)

Hérisson

Olympic Competitor nr 558

• 1900-06-01-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 2 - AC (-4.60)

Hermand

Olympic Competitor nr 1379

• 1900-08-15-07:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat one - DNF (0.016)

Jacob Hermann

Olympic Competitor nr 1664

• 1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - lost (1640)

Helmer Hermansen

Olympic Competitor nr 1249

• 1900-08-03-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, standing - ninth (40)
• 1900-08-04-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, kneeling - 13th (6.4)
• 1900-08-05-10:00? Shooting - Free Rifle, prone - tenth (25) & combined - 13th (25.6) & team - second (1000)

Ariel Hernandez

Cuba
Boxing (2 gold)

	1992	1996	HP
-75 kg	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Henri Hérouin

B. 1876, France
Archery (2 gold)

	1900	HP
Championnat du Monde	gold	6400
Au Cordon Doré - 50 m	gold	6400
		12800

Olympic Competitor nr 1356

• 1900-08-13-10:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 50 m - first (6400)
• 1900-08-14-14:00 - Archery - Championnat du Monde - first (6400)

Angel Herrera Vera

Cuba
Boxing (2 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
-57 kg	gold		19200
-60 kg		gold
			19200

Otto Herschmann

Olympic Competitor nr 218

• 1896-04-11-11:00 - Swimming - 100 m Freestyle - second (4000)
• 1906 - fencing Sabre - SF (17.79)
• 1912 - fensing sabre team - second (1000)

Jean Hervé

Olympic Competitor nr 1655

• 1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - won
• 1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - won - final classification - first (3200)

Lutz Hesslich

Germany
Cycling (2 gold)

	1980		1988	HP
Sprint	gold		gold	28800
				28800

He was prevented from winning three golds by the East German boycott of the Los Angeles Games.

Olaf Heukrodt

Germany
Canoeing (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

	1980		1988	1992	HP
C1, 500 m	bronze		gold	bronze	14400
C2, 1000 m	silver		silver	-	6600
					21000

Heyberger

Olympic Competitor nr 1387

• 1900-08-15-10:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat three - DNF (0.016)

Emilie Heymans

B. 1981-12-14, Brussels, Belgium, representing Canada
Diving (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Platform	fifth	fourth	silver	7260
Synchronized Platform	silver	bronze		4920
				12180

Penny Heyns

South Africa
Swimming (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
100 m Breaststroke	33rd	gold	bronze	8960.0026
200 m Breaststroke	34th	gold	20th	6401.0016
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	-	16th	fourth	401.6
				15762.6042

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2002-10-28

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