Great Olympians

Biographies - HOL


Peter Hol

B. 1883-03-19, Oslo, Norway; D. 1981-06-22
Gymnastics (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1906 1908 1912 1920 HP
Individual combined 70th 14th 20
Team combined, Swedish system gold silver bronze 2590
Team combined, Free system silver 1000
3610

Olympic Competitor nr 2400


Jindra Holá

B. 1960-10-02, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating
1984 HP
Ice Dancing 13th 32
32


Holabird & Roche

from the USA
Art Competitions
1928 1932 HP
Architecture - unknown event 2 works 1 work 148.596
148.596

Previously listed as John Holabird and Martin Roche, but those were the founders of the firm, both already deceased by 1928. Since the team members are unknown, I cannot do otherwise than consider and count this architecture firm as just one athlete.


Gerald Ray "Jerry" Holan

B. 1931-05-27, Westchester, Ill., USA
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:9th 240
240


Valdemar Holberg

Olympic Competitor nr 4835


Franz Hölbl

B. 1927-12-27, represented Austria
Weightlifting
1952 1956 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg) 8th 7th 984
984


Patrick Joseph "Rick" Holbrook, Jr.

B. 1948-05-22, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2007-12-23
Weightlifting
1972 HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) fifth 1500
1500


Mirko Holbus

B. 1940-01-26, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2015-01-15
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 14th 8
8


Thorleif Holbye

Olympic Competitor nr 7119


Tomasz Holc

B. 1947-06-04, Warszawa, Poland
Sailing
1972 1976 1980 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest) 12th 100
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 12th
100


Steven Holcomb

B. 1980-04-14, Park City, USA
Bobsleigh (1 gold)
2006 2010 2014 HP
Two-man 14th sixth bronze 4120
Four-man sixth gold bronze 7392
11512


Louise Holcombe

B. 1954-03-17, Washington, DC, USA
Canoeing - Slalom
1972 HP
Women's Kayak Singles 15th 15
15


Holczreiter Sándor

B. 1946-07-18, Füzesabony, Hungary; D. 1999-12-14
Weightlifting (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) bronze 3840
3840


Guy Holdaway

Olympic Competitor nr 4152


Andrew John "Andy" Holden

B. 1948-10-22, Leyland, England, Great Britain; D. 2014-01-04
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:5th 3.435
3.435


Geoffrey Hamilton Holden

B. 1916-08-18, Cheltenham, England, Great Britain; D. 1992
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Painting - Applied Arts AC 2.873
2.873


Harlan Holden

Olympic Competitor nr 5572


Jack Holden

represented the Turner Tigers of Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Basketball
1904 HP
Men's Team sixth 240
240

The Turner Tigers lost two matches and forfeited three, including the match against equal-last team Xavier Athletic. Holden was on the team that lost to Buffalo.

Olympic Competitor nr 1854

(*) team roster not certainly known


John Thomas "Jack" Holden

B. 1907-03-13, Bilston, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-03-07
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Marathon dnf 0.000096
0.000096


Wendy Holdener

B. 1993-05-12, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
2014 2018 2022 HP
Women's Giant Slalom dnf 9th 9th 320
Women's Slalom dnf silver bronze 6560
Women's Combined bronze silver 6560
Mixed Team gold sixth 1760
15200


Donald Joseph "Don" Holder

B. 1928-09-29, Jersey City, NJ, USA; D. 2015-09-01
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 80th -
Men's Team All-Around 8th 64
Men's Floor Exercise 134th -
Men's Horse Vault 95th -
Men's Parallel Bars 118th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 97th -
Men's Rings 109th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 32nd 0.001
64.001


Jean-Marc Holder

B. 1962-09-02, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Sailing
1984 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) 20th 1.5
1.5


Engelbert Holderied

B. 1924-06-26, Füssen, Bay., Germany
Ice Hockey
1952 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128


Harold Holding

Olympic Competitor nr 4334


Anni Holdmann

B. 1900-01-28, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1960-11-02
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Women's 100 m SF:4th 68
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay bronze 640
708


Willi Holdorf

B. 1940-02-17, Blomesche Wildnis, S-H, Germany; D. 2020-07-05
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Decathlon gold 9600
9600


Tom Holdstock

represented South Africa
Boxing
1920 HP
Light Heavyweight (-79.4 kg) QF 861
861


Gary Alfred Holdsworth

B. 1941-08-01, from East Melbourne, Vict., represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:5th -4.17
Men's 200 metres QF:7th 0.057
Men's 4x100 metres Relay SF:5th 32.5
32.557017


Martin Hole

B. 1959-07-28, Hol, Norway
Cross Country Skiing
1988 HP
Men's 30 km Classical 31st -2.64
0.0064


Jiří Holeček

B. 1944-03-18, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team bronze silver 3280
3280


Josef Holeček

B. 1921-01-25, Ricany, now Czech Republic, competed for Czechoslovakia; D. 2005-02-20
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (2 gold)
1948 1952 HP
C1 1000 m gold gold 19200
19200


Holéczy Tibor

B. 1943-09-23, Budapest, Hungary
Cross-Country Skiing
1968 HP
Men's 15 km 49th -5.16
Men's 30 km 57th -7.40
Men's 50 km 42nd -4.40
0.00004164


Holényi Imre

B. 1926-01-15, Balatonfüred, Hungary
Sailing
1960 HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 13th 32
32


Július Holeš

B. 1939-03-18, Košice, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football
1968 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Henri Holgard

Olympic Competitor nr 4714


Claude Elmo Holgate

B. 1872-04-22, Irvington, NJ, USA; D. 1937-03-29
Freestyle Wrestling
1904 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) fourth 1800
1800

Olympic Competitor nr 2326


Virginia Helen Antoinette Holgate

competed in 1988 as

Virginia Leng

B. 1955-02-01, Malta, represented Great Britain
Equestrianism - Eventing (2 silver, 2 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Individual bronze bronze 6400
Team silver silver 2000
8400


Sergio Pedro Holguín Fierro

B. 1929-04-15, Ciudad Huárez, Chih., Mexico
Basketball
1952 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Gilbert Holiday

B. 1879-01-29, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1937-01-08
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186


Edward Gilbert "Ned" Holiday

B. 1900-09-26, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, represented Singapore; D. 1978-12-24
Sailing
1956 1960 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 16th 25th 6.5
6.5


Alois Holík

B. 1947-09-23, Fryšták, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Road
1972 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -28.60
-28.60


Jaroslav Holík

B. 1942-08-03, Havličkův Brod, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2015-04-17
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Jiří Holík

B. 1944-07-09, Havličkův Brod, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (2 silver, 2 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Team bronze silver bronze silver 7216
7216


Oskar Holinger

B. 1918-07-22, represented Switzerland
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1936 HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg) 9th 240
240


Holits Ödön

Olympic Competitor nr 4423


Georg Holke

B. 1891-01-29, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; D. 1977-04-30
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Architecture - unknown event AC 55.03
55.03

Submitted a single entry joint with Karl Pregizer.


Ingrid Holkovičová

B. 1959-12-05, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics
1976 HP
Women's Individual combined 16th 6.4
Women's Team combined fifth 250
256.4


Gregor Höll

B. 1911-06-26, Bischofshofen; D. 1999-11-24
Cross Country Skiing & Nordic Combined & Ski Jumping
1932 1936 1948 HP
Men's 18 km 41st 0.000064
Men's Nordic Combined, Individual 33rd 0.0038
Men's Ski Jumping, Individual 24th 0.24
0.243864


Rudolf Höll

B. 1911-07-15, represented Austria
Bobsleigh
1936 HP
Men's Four 11th 48
48


William Joseph "Bill" Holland

B. 1874-03-08, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1930-11-20
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1900 HP
Men's 60 metres R1:3rd 640
Men's 200 metres fourth 1600
Men's 400 m silver 4000
6240

Olympic Competitor nr 837


Charles Holland

B. 1908-09-20, Aldridge, England, Great Britain; D. 1989-12-15
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track
1932 1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual 15th fourth 2012.5
Men's Road Race, Team fourth ac 400.064
Men's Team Pursuit bronze 1920
4332.564


Joseph Johnston "Joe" Holland

B. 1964-12-11, Hanover, NH, USA
Nordic Combined
1988 1992 HP
Men's Individual 19th dnf 2.0000094
Men's Team 10th eighth 73
75.0000094


John Adams Holland

B. 1952-08-18, Sacramento, Cal., USA
Canoeing - Slalom
1972 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 19th 2.4
2.4


John Macfarlane Holland

B. 1926-12-20, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 1990-06-09
Athletics (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles SF:6th bronze 3918
3918


Michael Harry "Mike" Holland

B. 1961-12-09, Barre, Verm., USA
Ski Jumping
1984 1988 HP
Men's Normal Hill 41st 33rd 0.0026224
Men's Large Hill 37th 32nd 0.0044
Men's Team 10th 25
25.0070224


Nancy Elizabeth Holland

B. 1942-02-03, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Alpine Skiing
1960 1964 HP
Women's Downhill 17th 34th 4.0016
Women's Giant Slalom 29th 31st 0.0224
Women's Slalom 12th dnf 40
44.024


Stephen Roy "Steve" Holland

B. 1958-05-31, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1976 HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle fifth 1000
Men's 1500 m Freestyle bronze 2560
3560


Vicki Maree Holland

B. 1962-09-11, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Figure Skating
1984 HP
Women's Singles 21st 0.96
0.96


Alexander Hollanders

B. 1926-03-29, Brussel, Belgium
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Henri Hollanders

B. 1922-11-09, Brussel, Belgium; D. 1995-06-24
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


August Hollenstein

B. 1920-03-28, Bettwiesen, Switzerland; D. 2003-10-31
Shooting
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Free Rifle fourth 11th fifth 4395.6
4395.6


Felix Hollenstein

B. 1965-04-07, Bülach, Switzerland
Ice Hockey
1988 HP
Men's Team eighth 128
128


Pius Hollenstein

B. 1907-11-03, represented Austria
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses) 81st -
Men's Team combined 11th 16
Men's Floor Exercise 58th -
Men's Vault 77th -
Men's Parallel Bars 80th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 64th -
Men's Rings 95th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 56th -
16


Christian Höller

B. 1961-09-17, represented Austria
Sailing
1984 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 15th 10
10


Ricardo Holler

B. 1962-08-19, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 75th -10.10
Men's 30 km 67th -9.40
Men's 50 km 50th -5.10
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 16th 1.6
1.600001


Richard Höller

B. 1958-11-09, represented Austria
Sailing
1984 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 15th 10
10


Anthony Frederick Holles

B. 1939-02-08, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating
1956 HP
Mixed Pairs 10th 125
125


Veronika Holletz

B. 1945-06-25, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming
1964 HP
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley fourth 2400
2400


Marion Holley

B. 1910-05-17, Visalia, Cal., USA; D. 1995-12-15
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Women's High Jump 9th 240
240


George Stanley Charles Holliday

B. 1917-02-14, Oxford, England, Great Britain; D. 1990-05
Bobsleigh
1948 HP
Men's Four 7th 300
300


John Holliday

B. 1960-11-10, represented Great Britain
Judo
1980 HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg) fifth 1230
1230


Stephen Charles "Steve" Hollings

B. 1946-11-23, Wakefield, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:4th 21.75
21.75


Michael F. Hollingsworth

B. 1943-10-16, represented Australia
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 14th 24
24


Roy Anselm Hollingsworth

B. 1933-12-28, represented Great Britain; D. 2014-09-14
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Discus Throw 10th 150
150

He competed for England at the 1963 Commonwealth Games, but switched to Trinidad & Tobago for the 1966 ones.


Brett James Hollister

B. 1966-05-19, Rotorua, New Zealand
Rowing (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Men's Coxed Fours bronze 1920
1920


David Hollister

B. 1944-10-16, represented Australia
Shooting
1980 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, prone 15th 10
10


Franz Hollitzer

B. 1878, represented Austria
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Trap, Team sixth 160
160


Reiner Hollmann

B. 1948-09-30, Duisburg, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Football
1972 HP
Men's Team SF:3rd 410
410


Silvia Hollmann

B. 1955-05-13, Menden im Sauerland, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 400 metres QF:7th 0.057
0.057


Walter Hollmann

B. 1915-12-27, from Horní Maršov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1967-09-05
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Men's Alpine Combined 16th 9.6
9.6

This competitor has a German name and lived in the Sudetenland. Yet I class him as Czech, since he died in Czechoslovakia in 1967, when the ethnic Germans had long departed the region.


Holló Miklós

B. 1943-10-17, Jászberény, Hungary
Cross-Country Skiing
1968 HP
Men's 15 km 64th -8.16
Men's 30 km 59th -7.16
Men's 50 km 45th -4.10
0.0000100176


Hollósi Frigyes

B. 1906-02-18, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1979-01-15
Swimming & Rowing
1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke SF:4th 492
Men's Eights fifth 500
992


Hollósi Géza

B. 1938-05-02, Budapest, Hungary
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1960 1964 1968 HP
FR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg) fifth 3024
FR Men's Middleweight (-87 kg) fifth 14th
GR Men's Middleweight (-87 kg) fourth 2400
5424


Hollósi János

B. 1923, from Budapest, represented Hungary
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 1Rep:2nd 12.9
12.9


Hollósy Katalin

B. 1950-02-16, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1972 HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m fourth 1200
1200


(Stanley) Grant Holloway

B. 1997-11-19, represented the USA
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)
2021 2024 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles silver gold 15600
15600


John "Jack" Holloway

B. 1878-12-09, Cappauniac, Ireland; D. 1950-10-15
Athletics - Track & Field
1904 HP
Men's All-Around Championship fourth 1800
1800

He emigrated to the US in 1904 and must have still had British citizenship during the Olympics. I shall consider him Irish.

Olympic Competitor nr 1835


Susan "Sue" Holloway

B. 1955-05-19, Halifax, NS, Canada
Cross-Country Skiing & Canoeing - Kayak
1976 1976 1980 1984 HP
Women's 10 kilometres 32nd -2.40
Women's 4x5 km Relay 7th 100
Women's K1 500 metres SF:4th 68
Women's K2 500 metres 8th silver 3192
Women's K2 500 metres bronze 1280
4640.004


William Gustav Hollrock, III

B. 1940-02-15, White Plains, NY, USA
Bobsleigh
1976 HP
Four-man 19th 1.2
1.2


Ernst Hollstein

Olympic Competitor nr 5186


Hans Holly

from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1919-03-28
Road Cycling & Track Cycling
1906 HP
Men's Road Race 8th 192
Men's Sprint R2:ac 24.94
Men's Time Trial 17th 3
Men's 5000 metres R1:3rd 2.807
Men's 20 kilometres fourth 1200
1422.747

Olympic Competitor nr 2543


Aage Holm

Olympic Competitor nr 3715


Anders Holm

B. 1878-12-21, København, Denmark; D. 1959-06-29
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Literature ac 272.6
272.6


Arild Ragnar Holm

B. 1942-02-11, Stjørdal, Norway
Alpine Skiing
1964 HP
Men's Downhill 38th -3.26
Men's Giant Slalom 21st 0.64
Men's Slalom 35th -2.10
0.641256


Björgvin Hólm

B. 1934-11-19, Reykjavík, Iceland
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Decathlon 14th 24
24


Børge Søren Johannesen-Holm

B. 1910-12-07, København, Denmark; D. 1971-04-12
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg) QF 861
861


Brian Holm Sørensen

B. 1962-10-02, Jastrup, Denmark
Track Cycling & Road Cycling
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Men's Team Pursuit fifth 750
Men's Points Race 17th 6
Men's Road Race 40th -3.15
756.00015


Eleanor Holm

B. 1913-12-06, Brooklyn, NY, USA; D. 2004-01-31
Swimming (1 gold)
1928 1932 HP
100 m Backstroke fifth gold 11100
11100


Emil Holm

Olympic Competitor nr 5391


Erik Gustav Wilhelm Holm

B. 1912-01-07, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1999-07-28
Aquatics - Water Polo
1936 1948 1952 HP
Men's Team 7th fifth QF 745.5
745.5


Harry Holm

B. 1902-09-14, Kristrup, Denmark; D. 1987-12-25
Gymnastics (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Free system gold 1600
1600


Kenneth Inge Holm

B. 1958-02-05, Stockholm, Sweden
Luge
1980 HP
Doubles 12th 50
50


Knud Olaf Holm

B. 1887-01-02, København, Denmark; D. 1972-05-28
Gymnastics (1 silver)
1906 1908 HP
Team combined, Swedish system silver fourth 1050
1050

Olympic Competitor nr 2401


(Nils Erik) Mikael Holm

B. 1968-10-08, Stockholm, Sweden
Luge
1988 1992 1994 1998 HP
Men's Singles 20th 14th 12th 11th 160.5
160.5


Mikko Holm

Olympic Competitor nr 6278


Mogens Rasmus Holm

B. 1941-02-10, Århus, Denmark
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep:5th 12
12


Ole Martin Holm

B. 1870-12-25, Stange, Norway; D. 1956-01-24
Shooting (1 silver)
1906 HP
Men's Military Rifle 9th 120
Men's Military Rifle, Gras Model 16th 4.8
Men's Free Rifle 9th 120
Men's Free Rifle, team silver 750
994.8

Olympic Competitor nr 2562


Per Holm

B. 1936-12-02, København, Denmark
Sailing
1964 HP
5.5 metres Class 12th 40
40


Peter "Per" Holm

B. 1899-01-10, Sarpsborg, Norway; D. 1974-09-08
Football
1920 HP
Men's Team CR1 164
164


Poul Holm

Olympic Competitor nr 3549


(Inger) Rose-Marie Holm

B. 1953-08-06, Londskrona, Sweden
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 50th -5.10
0.000001


Stefan Holm

Sweden
Athletics (1 gold)
2000 2004 2008 HP
High Jump fourth gold fourth 18000
18000


Styrbjörn John Robert Holm

B. 1928-02-14, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1994-01-20
Sailing
1964 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 14th 16
16


Tore Anton Holm

B. 1896-11-25, Gamleby, Sweden; D. 1977-11-15
Sailing (2 gold, 2 bronze)
1920 - 1928 1932 1936 1948 bonus HP
40 m² class (crew of 4) gold - 7200
6 m (crew of 5) gold bronze - 6720
8 Meter class (crew of 6) bronze fourth - 3120
4800 1280 3200 800 1280 5680 17040

Olympic Competitor nr 7091


Yngve Holm

Olympic Competitor nr 7092


Dorothy Holman

B. 1883-07-18, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1968
Tennis (2 silver)
1920 HP
Women's Singles silver 5000
Women's Doubles silver 3000
Mixed Doubles R1 2.04
8002.04


Fred Holman

Olympic Competitor nr 3777


Knut Holmann

B. 1968-07-31, Oslo, Norway
Canoeing (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
K1 1000 m silver gold gold 25200
K1 500 m bronze silver gold 16200
K4 1000 m 15th 5
41405


Luis María Holmaza Odelín

B. 1949-09-12, represented Cuba
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 38.96
38.96


Arvid Holmberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3858


Carl Holmberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3859


Richard J. "Dick" Holmberg

B. 1931-03-17, Chicago, USA, represented the US Virgin Islands; D. 2003-12-30
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 24th 0.16
0.16


Erik Holmberg

B. 1922-05-23, Frederikstad, Norway; D. 1998-09-18
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Gunnar Holmberg

B. 1897-05-06, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1975-10-21
Football (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Football bronze 1280
1280


Henry Arthur Vilhelm Holmberg

B. 1924-04-23, Nättraby, Sweden; D. 1981-07-21
Freestyle Wrestling
1952 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) 11th 96
96


(Johan) Magnus Holmberg

B. 1961-09-23, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) 16th 1033.6
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) fifth 13th
1033.6


(Orsten) Oswald (Magnus) Holmberg

B. 1882-07-11, Malmö, Sweden; D. 1969-02-11
Tug-of-War amp; Gymnastics (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1906 1908 1912 HP
Men's Team bronze 960
Team combined, Swedish system gold gold 2800
3760

Olympic Competitor nr 3073


Peter William Holmberg

B. 1960-10-04, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Sailing (1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) 11th silver 6096
6096


Rolf Johan Aas Holmberg

B. 1914-08-24, Skien, Norway; D. 1979-07-05
Football (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Runar Rafael Holmberg

B. 1923-04-25, Pietarsaari, Finland; D. 1993-12-27
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 400 m R1:5th 0.0000015
Men's 4x400 m Relay fourth 400
400.0000015


Ture Holmberg

Olympic Competitor nr 7287


(Siv) Nina (Anette) Holmén

B. 1951-09-29, Ähtävä, Finland
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Women's 1500 metres 9th 160
160


Unni Elisabeth Holmen

B. 1952-09-23, Oslo, Norway
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 1972 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 87th 54th -6.16
Women's Team All-Round 12th 14th 14
14.00000016


Elis Holmer

Olympic Competitor nr 5638


Gösta Holmér

B. 1891-09-23, Djursdala, Sweden
Athletics (1 bronze)
1912 1920 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles R1:3rd 18.6
Men's High Jump 28th 0.038
Men's Pentathlon 8th 256
Men's Decathlon fourth fourth 3520
3794.638

Olympic Competitor nr 5821


Ulrike Holmer

B. 1967-10-06, Mallersdorf, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting (1 silver)
1984 HP
Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions silver 4000
4000


Anders Sören Holmertz

B. 1968-12-1, Motala, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming (4 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle 12th silver silver fifth 9944
Men's 400 m Freestyle 23rd 8th bronze fifth 3816.256
Men's 1500 m Freestyle 22nd - - - 0.4
Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay - - fifth 7th 350
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay sixth sixth silver silver 2550
16662.656


Per Anders Gustaf Holmertz

B. 1960-02-03, Motala, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle silver 4000
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay dnf 6.4
4006.4


Adrian Frederick Holmes

B. 1925-05-30, Taroom, Qld, Australia; D. 2014-01-08
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-80 kg) fourth 2400
2400


Andrew "Andy" Holmes

B. 1959-10-15, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs gold 8000
Men's Coxed Pairs bronze 3200
Men's Coxed Fours gold 4800
16000

Together with Steven Redgrave, he tried for a double that has not been done for a long time.


Barry Holmes

B. 1935-08-17, Werris Creek, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Diving
1956 1960 HP
Men's Platform 22nd 27th 0.44
0.44


Belinda Holmes

B. 1961-04-02, Darlington, England, Great Britain
Rowing
1984 HP
Women's Eights fifth 500
500


William "Bill" Holmes

B. 1936-01-14, Kingston upon Hull, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road (1 silver)
1956 1960 HP
Men's Road Race 14th 37th 20.0006
Men's Road Race, Team silver 1000
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 14th 12
1032.0006


Brenda Holmes

B. 1958-04-27, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Women's 800 m Freestyle 19th 1.6
1.6


Cyril Butler Holmes

B. 1915-01-11, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1996-06-21
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 100 metres QF:6th 0.364
0.364


Edward Holmes

Olympic Competitor nr 4939

from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, so he should be classed British despite the fact that he played on the "Ireland" team.


Frank Holmes

Olympic Competitor nr 4252


Fred Holmes

B. 1886-08-09, Cosford, England, Great Britain; D. 1944-11-09
Tug-of-War (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Geoffrey Holmes

B. 1894-02-19, Toronto, Ont., Canada, represented Great Britain; D. 1964-05-07
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Teams bronze 1280
1280


Guy Gorham Holmes

B. 1905-12-01, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1967-11-22
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


Harold Holmes

Olympic Competitor nr 4830


Jean Holmes

competed in 1964 as

Jean Mitchell

B. 1940-11-07, Panamá, Panama
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Women's 100 metres QF:5th 2.29
Women's 4x100 metres Relay R1:4th R1:6th 95
97.29


Julie Lynn Holmes

B. 1951-03-23, North Hollywood, Cal., USA
Figure Skating
1972 HP
Women's Singles fourth 2400
2400


Kelly Holmes

B. 1970-04-19, Pembury, Kent, England, Great Britain
Track & Field (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 HP
Women's 800 m fourth bronze gold 13200
Women's 1500 m 11th 7th gold 6864
20064


Lawrence "Larry" Holmes

B. 1962-01-10, Georgetown, Guyana, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1984 1988 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) grp:6th grp:6th 273
273


Marcus "Mark" Holmes

B. 1964-10-28, London, Ont., Canada
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak
1984 HP
Men's Fours, 1000 m 9th 80
80


(Susan) Renate Holmes

B. 1929-08-30, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing
1956 1960 HP
Women's Downhill 41st 31st 0.006464
Women's Giant Slalom 38th 38th 0.000512
Women's Slalom 34th 34th 0.0032
0.010176


Robyn Holmes

B. 1964-02-19, represented Australia
Hockey
1984 HP
Women's Team fourth 800
800


Ronald Holmes

B. 1934-11-22, represented Jamaica
Boxing
1964 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg) R16 79.13
79.13


Wayne Anthony Holmes

B. 1950-07-29, Columbis, Ohio, USA
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) 14th 24
24


(Karl Max) Håkan Holmgren

B. 1942-02-01, Borlange, Sweden
Speed Skating
1968 HP
Men's 500 metres 8th 256
256


Leif Martin Holmgren

B. 1953-05-25, Kiruna, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Jan Henry Holmlund

B. 1957-03-29, Gällivare, Sweden
Ski Jumping
1980 HP
Men's Normal Hill 34th -2.16
Men's Large Hill 50th -5.10
0.001601


Birger Holmqvist

B. 1900-12-28, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1989-04-09
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1924 1928 HP
Men's Teams fourth silver 2800
2800


Harry Eggert Holmqvist

B. 1907-08-26, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2005-04-11
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase FI:dnf 60
60


Knut Anders Holmqvist

B. 1918-07-15, Trollenäs, Sweden; D. 2000-08-28
Shooting (1 silver)
1952 1956 HP
Trap silver 7th 6600
6600


Leif Erik Holmqvist

B. 1942-11-12, Solna, Sweden
Ice Hockey
1968 1972 HP
Men"s Team fourth fourth 1600
1600


Eivind Holmsen

B. 1894-07-05, Berg, Norway; D. 1990-03-22
Shooting
1924 HP
Men's Trap 19th 2
Men's Trap, Team 7th 100
102


Øivind Josef Holmsen

B. 1912-04-28, Oslo, Norway; D. 1996-08-23
Football (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Sevi Asser Holmsten

B. 1921-08-23, Pyhtää, Finland; D. 1993-07-01
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Single Sculls 1Rep:2nd 21.75
21.75


Veronica Holmsten

B. 1956-03-15, Stockholm, Sweden
Luge
1976 HP
Women's Singles 15th 15
15


Agne Holmström

B. 1893-12-29, Lund, Sweden; D. 1949-10-22
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.023
Men's 200 m QF:5th 0.364
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay bronze 640
640.387


Annelie Birgitta Holmström

B. 1964-01-10, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke 16th 6.4
Women's 200 m Breaststroke 14th 16
22.4


Annie Holmström

Olympic Competitor nr 5004


Karl Johan Holmström

B. 1925-03-22, Bjurholm, Sweden; D. 1974-06-22
Ski Jumping (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's Individual bronze 3840
3840


Kjell Albert Oliver Holmström

B. 1916-07-08, Myckle, Sweden; D. 1999-03-14
Bobsleigh
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Two 15th 12.5
Men's Four sixth 13th 11th 547.2
559.7


Per Holmström

B. 1901-02-13, Göteborg, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1920 HP
100 m Backstroke SF:6th 78
78


Olaf Holmstrup

B. 1930-10-05, Hansted, Denmark
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Tandem QF 717.5
717.5


Godtfred Holmvang

B. 1917-10-07, Bærum, Norway; D. 2006-02-19
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Decathlon 10th 150
150


Caroline Holmyard

B. 1961-12-17, Bristol, England, Great Britain
Artistic Swimming
1984 HP
Women's Solo sixth 640
Women's Duet fourth 1200
1840


Jan Holobrádek

B. 1915-02-08, Břeclav, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1986-01-13
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Eights Rep:3rd 34
34


Holop Miklós

B. 1925-02-02, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2017-11-12
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Jalmari Holopainen

Olympic Competitor nr 5152


Veijo-Lassi Aukusti Holopainen

B. 1921-06-26, Kuopio, Finland; D. 2006-01-08
Hockey
1952 HP
Men's Team R1 26
26


Ivan Kyrylovych Holovachov

B. 1929-05-21, Kherson, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1960 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres fourth 1200
1200


Arkadiy Holovchenko

B. 1936-08-05, Kirovohrad, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming
1960 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:9th 200
200


Holovits György

B. 1946-06-15, Balatonföldvár, Hungary; D. 2018-05-03
Sailing
1972 1976 1980 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 8th 10th 445
445


Holovits Tamás

B. 1950-12-14, Balatonföldvár, Hungary; D. 2023-02
Sailing
1980 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 10th 125
125


Kathryn "Kate" Holroyd

B. 1963-06-05, Bradford, England, Great Britain
Rowing
1984 HP
Women's Eights fifth 500
500


Norman Holroyd

B. 1914-05-08, Halifax, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-06-25
Weightlifting
1936 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 15th 15
15


Wilfred James Holroyd

B. 1877-12-14, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1961-11-03
Fencing (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:3rd 768.8
768.8

He came to the US in 1900 and is usually listed as American, but he only became a US citizen in 1910, so we shall class him as British.

Olympic Competitor nr 2164


Josef Holsner

B. 1894-02-11, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1969-10-12
Athletics (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeple-chase R1:dnf 9.6
Men's 3000 m Team bronze 640
649.6


Veli-Jussi Hölsö

B. 1919-05-27, Vaasa, Finland; D. 1987-09-20
Shooting
1952 HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol 14th 24
24


Arne Holst

B. 1904-03-16, Oslo, Norway; D. 1991-12-27
Bobsleigh
1948 1952 HP
Men's Two 7th 13th 532
Men's Four fifth 12th 780
1412


Henning Holst

B. 1891-10-25, København, Denmark; D. 1975-03-20
Hockey (1 silver)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Team silver fifth 7th 2800.6
2800.6


Niels Holst-Sørensen

B. 1922-12-19, Sønder Felding, Denmark; D. 2023-10-30
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 800 m 9th 160
160

IOC Member 1977-2002.


Alan Christian Holt

B. 1939-06-29, Seattle, Wash., USA
Sailing
1972 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 10th 125
125


David John "Dave" Holt

B. 1944-05-18, from London, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 10000 metres R1:28th 0.0256
0.0256


David Duff "Davie" Holt

B. 1936-01-03, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Eileen Hannah Holt Vogt

B. 1931, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle R1:22nd 0.4
Women's 400 metres Freestyle SF:14th 16
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay R1:10th 25
41.4


Jay James Holt

B. 1923-06-15, San Francisco, Cal. USA; D. 2012-03-26
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1956 HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg) sixth 960
960


John Holt

B. 1931-03-07, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Free Rifle 34th 0.0024
0.0024


John David Holt

B. 1922-05-27, Jinja, Uganda (then British), represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay R1:9th 40
40


Martin Holt

B. 1881-01-13, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1956-11-02
Fencing (2 silver)
1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 HP
Men's Épée, Individual 8th 8th R1:7th QF:11th QF:12th 560.001465037
Men's Épée, Team silver silver 7th QF:4th R1:3rd 1891.198
2451.199465037

Olympic Competitor nr 4079


Neville Holt

B. 1912-03-09, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia; D. 2008-02-06
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle 47th 0.000006
0.000006


Thomas Patrick "Tom" Holt

B. 1923-10-21, Jinja, Uganda (then British), lived in Weston-super-Mare, represented Great Britain; D. 2004-08-14
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle R1:31st 0.0064
0.0064


Geir Holte

B. 1959-10-03, Drammen, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 20th 1
1


Tor Håkon Holte

B. 1958-08-01, Drammen, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 1988 HP
Men's 15 km eighth 256
Men's 30 km Classical 21st 0.64
Men's 50 km 12th 40.0064
Men's 50 km Freestyle 31st
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay fourth 400
696.6464


Hermann Hölter

B. 1900-01-31, Lemgo, Nordrhein)Westfalen, Germany; D. 1989-05-05
Modern Pentathlon
1928 HP
Men's Individual 7th 600
600


Reidar Holter

Olympic Competitor nr 6742


Sigurd Holter

Olympic Competitor nr 7137


Wilhelm Hölter

B. 1883-03-09, Benteler, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; D. 1946-03-21
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 2 entries 4.372
4.372


Michael "Mike" Holthaus

B. 1950-07-13, Wuppertal, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley 7th 400
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley bronze R1:28th 2560.0256
2960.0256


Georg Höltig

B. 1912-11-26, Barforde; NS, Germany; D. 1991-12-24
Equestrianism - Jumping
1952 HP
Jumping, Individual 16th 8
Jumping, Team sixth 160
168


Fran-Eberhard Höltje

B. 1953-08-21, Salzwedel, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Fencing
1980 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R2:5th 2.863
Men's Sabre, Team sixth 160
162.863


Karl Höltl

B. 1874-08-02, Wien, Austria; D. 1934-12-11
Tug-of-War & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1906 HP
Men's Team fourth 600
Men's Middleweight (-85 kg) R1 94.51
694.51

Olympic Competitor nr 2984


(John) Mark Holtom

B. 1958-02-06, Burton-on-Trent, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles SF:5th R1:dnf 195.123
195.123


Elke Holtz Wedde

B. 1964-04-27, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke 18th 2.56
Women's 200 m Breaststroke 18th 2.56
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 9th 40
45.12


Wolf-Dieter Holtz

B. 1941-12-10, Berlin, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 1500 metres SF:12th 40
40


Jaromír Holub

B. 1954-12-17, Mariánské Lázně, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Fencing
1980 HP
Men's Épée, Team sixth 160
160


Holubán Ferenc Mihály

B. 1887-09-29, Mezőkovácsháza, Hungary; D. 1945-03-05
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)
1906 HP
Men's Lightweight (-75 kg) bronze 2560
2560

Olympic Competitor nr 2837


Jiří Holubec

B. 1966-03-03, Jilemnice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia in 1988 and '92
Biathlon
1988 1992 1994 1998 HP
Men's 10 km Sprint 28th 23rd 29th 0.2296
Men's 20 kilometres 32nd 15th 17th 34th 10.5056
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 11th seventh 12th 14th 102.5
113.2152


Dianne Holum

B. 1951-05-19, Chicago, Ill., USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
1500 m 13th gold 6425.6
3000 m - silver 4000
500 m silver - 4000
1000 m bronze sixth 3200
17625.6


Holup János

B. 1923-03-11, Monok, Hungary; D. 2001-04-14
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Three Positions 8th 256
256


Norman Albert Holwell

B. 1928-09-06, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Speed Skating
1952 HP
Men's 500 metres 21st 0.64
Men's 1500 metres 14th 16
Men's 5000 metres 16th 6.4
Men's 10000 metres 15th 10
33.04


Karel Holý

B. 1956-02-03, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey
1980 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Evander Holyfield

B. 1962-10-19, Atmore, Aleb., USA
Boxing (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) bronze 3120
3120

In the semifinal, Yugoslav referee Gligorije Novičić first counted out Kevin Barry, and then disqualified Evander Holyfield. That meant that Barry was not allowed to fight in the final and the gold medal was won by Ante Josipović, also from Yugoslavia.


Juan Holz

B. 1943-11-21, Santiago, Chile
Alpine Skiing
1964 HP
Men's Downhill 77th -11.40
Men's Giant Slalom dnf -15.64
Men's Slalom R1:38th -8.26
0.0000000002564


Brigitte Elisabeth Holzapfel

B. 1958-04-10, Krefeld, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 1980 1984 HP
Women's High Jump 11th 11th 192
192


Karl Johann Holzapfel

B. 1923-10-20, represented Austria; D. 2009-08-12
Hockey
1948 1952 HP
Men's team R1:3rd Cons:SF 300
300


Max Holzboer

Olympic Competitor nr 7023


Christian Moritz Holzenberg

B. 1910-01-02, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1942-02-27
Canoeing - Canadian Flatwater
1936 HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m fourth 2000
2000


Heinz Hubert Holzer

B. 1964-08-24, Brunico, Italy
Alpine Skiing
1988 HP
Men's Super-G 11th 64
Men's Giant Slalom 27th 0.04
64.04


Renzo Holzer

B. 1952-03-09, Bern, Switzerland
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Werner Peter Holzer

B. 1937-09-23, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2018-10-29
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Lightweight (-70 kg) sixth 960
960


Rainer Holzhaider

B. 1956-08-02, Gmunden, Austria
Rowing
1980 HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls 10th 75
75


Ruth Holzhausen

B. 1959-09-29, Schwerte, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball
1984 HP
Women's Team (sixth) 128
128


Eugen Holzherr

B. 1928-12-24, Bärschwil, Switzerland; D. 1990
Wrestling - Freestyle
1960 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) 12th 60
60


Gerhard Hölzl

B. 1952-04-17, Regensburg, Bay., Germany
Diving
1972 HP
Men's Springboard QU:19th 1.6
1.6


Stefan Hölzlwimmer

B. 1951-03-09, Berchtesgaden, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Luge
1972 1976 HP
Men's Singles dnf -4.32
Doubles 11th fourth 2080
2080.000032


Georg Holzmann

B. 1961-03-05, Pfronten, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany in 1988
Ice Hockey
1988 1992 HP
Men's Team fifth sixth 740
740


Johanna "Hanni" Hölzner

B. 1913-02-17, Annaberg-Buchholz, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1988
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke fourth 2400
2400


Jacques Joseph Holzschuch

B. 1874-02-04, Paris, France; D. 1945-06-12
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Épée, Individual SF:ac 44.76
44.76

Olympic Competitor nr 628


Helmut Holzschuster

B. 1935-10-02, Linz, Austria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1960 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres SF:5th 12.9
12.9


Bruno Holzträger

B. 1916-07-29, Mediaș, Romania; D. 1978-11-15
Handball
1936 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-10-13

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