Great Olympians

Biographies - KEM


Sidney "Sid" Kemble

B. 1914-01-23, Bradford, England, Great Britain; D. 1979-04-10
Weightlifting
1948 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 20th 1.5
1.5


Ezekiel Kemboi

B. 1982-05-25, Kenya
Athletics (2 gold)
2004 2008 2012 HP
3000 m  Steeple gold 7th gold 29700
29700


Kemecsey Imre

B. 1941-02-11, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver)
1960 1964 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay silver 1000
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres fourth 800
1800

Kemény Ferenc

B. 1922-06-15, Nyíregyháza, Hungary; D. 2002-05
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 52nd -
Men's Team All-Around sixth 160
Men's Floor Exercise 103rd -
Men's Horse Vault 83rd -
Men's Parallel Bars 87th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 56th -
Men's Rings 7th 100
Men's Pommeled Horse 32nd 0.001
260.001


Kemény Imre

B. 1931-08-24, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 1Rep:2nd 12.9
12.9


Keméry Pál

B. 1888-11-14, Zirc, Hungary; D. 1958-01-30
Equestrianism - Dressage
1936 HP
Dressage, Individual 26th 0.08
Dressage, Team sixth 160
160.08


Heather Kemkaran

B. 1958-08-02, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Figure Skating
1980 HP
Women's Singles 15th 15
15


Herbert Kemmer

B. 1905-05-13, Berlin, Germany; D. 1962-12-10
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Team bronze silver 3608
3608


Erich Kemnitz

B. 1936-01-19, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak
1968 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres SF:5th 8.6
8.6


Gunnar Arthur Kemnitz

B. 1927-12-16, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 2009-12-27
Aquatics - Diving
1948 HP
Men's Springboard 21st 0.64
0.64


Ivan Kemnitz

B. 1943-04-14, København, Denmark
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R1:5th -6.45
Men's Épée, Team R1:4th 0.778
0.77800045


Dennis Arthur Kemp

B. 1931-07-28, represented Australia
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Francis Kemp

Olympic Competitor nr 5415


Gustav "Gusty" Kemp

B. 1917-02-24, Differdange, Luxembourg; D. 1948-04-13
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Jennifer Jo "Jenny" Kemp

B. 1955-05-28, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1972 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 10th 100
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay gold 1600
1700


Johan Kemp

Olympic Competitor nr 3738


Peter Anderson Kemp

B. 1877-04-08, Galashiels, Scotland, Great Britian; D. 1965-06-09
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1900 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle R1:11th 64
Men's 200 m Obstacle Course bronze 3840
Men's Water Polo gold 3200
7104

Olympic Competitor nr 1280


Mariappa Kempaiah

B. 1933-02-10, Bengaluru, Karn., India; D. 2008-07-02
Football
1956 1960 HP
Men's Team fourth R1:4th 807.25
807.25


Carl Kempe

Olympic Competitor nr 4990


James Wasson "Jimmy" Kempe, Jr.

B. 1923-08-28, Paget, Bermuda; D. 2018-04
Sailing
1956 1960 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 15th 15th 20
20


Veit Kempe

B. 1955-10-27, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating
1976 HP
Pairs sixth 800
800


Félicien Kempeneers

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's Individual combined fourth 2000
Men's Team combined, European system silver 1000
3000


Franz-Josef Kemper

B. 1945-09-30, Hopsten, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's 800 metres SF:7th fourth 1620.8
1620.8


Andreas Kempf

B. 1881-03-14, Basel, Switzerland, lived in Kansas City; D. 1963-03-29
Gymnastics
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 20th 0.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 75th -11.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 8th 48
48.75

Olympic Competitor nr 1699

Originally listed as American, it was discovered that he only applied for US Citizenship in 1908, and it was denied. Born in Basel, he must therefore be considered Swiss. He competed for the Kansas City Turnverein.


Hippolyt Kempf

B. 1965-12-12, Luzern, Switzerland
Nordic Combined (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1994 HP
Individual gold 26th sixth 8600.006
Team silver 10th bronze 1831.5
10431.506


Arci Zélia Mensch Kempner

B. 1934-02-03, Porto Alegre, RGdS, Brazil
Archery
1980 HP
Women's Individual 26th 0.096
0.096


Patricia "Patty" Kempner

B. 1942-08-24, Augusta, Geor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1960 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke 7th 500
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay gold 1600
2100


Albert Kempster

Olympic Competitor nr 3325


Ludovico Enrique Kempter Schaefer

B. 1913-11-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sailing
1952 HP
5.5 metres class fifth 1000
1000


Franz Kemser

B. 1910-11-11, Partenkirchen, Germany; D. 1986-01-20
Bobsleigh (1 gold)
1952 HP
Men's Four gold 4800
4800


Franz Kemter

B. 1922-02-21, Dornbirn, Austria; D. 2008-02-28
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 101st -
Men's Team All-Around 11th 16
Men's Floor Exercise 161st -
Men's Horse Vault 123rd -
Men's Parallel Bars 74th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 92nd -
Men's Rings 148th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 49th -
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Written 2002-07-24 - last modified 2023-06-28

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