Great Olympians

Biographies - KER

Michael Gordon Ker

B. 1957-07-21, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
		2.56

Andrey Keranov

B. 1955-09-20, represented Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:58th	-7.16
Men's Team Combined	12th	10
		10.000000016

Georgi Keranov

B. 1922-04-01, Kolartsi, Bulgaria; D. 1988-08-16
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	17th	6
		6

Paul Kerb

B. 1929-12-20, Wien, Austria
Fencing

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Sabre, Team	SF:3rd		QF	227.75
				227.75

Robert Kerber

B. 1913-06-11, Park Ridge, Ill., USA; D. 1991-12-01
Swimming

	1932	HP
Men's 100m Backstroke	sixth	960
		960

Francis Kerbiriou

B. 1951-05-11, Rennes, France
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:22nd		0.4
Men's 4x400 m Relay	bronze	R1:9th	680
			680.4

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kerchenko

B. 1946-04-23, Omsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating

	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	11th	64
		64

Hermann Walter Kerckhoff

B. 1937-12-27, Berlin, Germany, represented Canada
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Singles	37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Aleksandar Kerčov

B. 1940-11-29, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres	SF:5th		17.2
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres		8th	128
			145.2

Valey Panayotovich Kerdemelidi

B. 1938-07-18, Tver, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Individual Combined	17th	4
Men's Team Combined	silver	1000
		1004

Suwan Kerd-Orn

B. 1941-05-12, represented Thailand
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	28th	0.0192
		0.0192

Johnson Kere

represented the Solomon Islands
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:82nd	-12.40
		-12.40

Jean Baptiste Clément Hippolyte Kérébel

B. 1918-04-02, Paris, France; D. 2010-03-09
Athletics (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Andrei Kerekeș

B. 1925-01-09, Reșița, Romania
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	72nd	-
Men's Team All-Around	20th	0.25
Men's Floor Exercise	66th	-
Men's Horse Vault	114th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	130th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	100th	-
Men's Rings	53rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	55th	-
		0.250000089

Robert Keres

B. 1907-08-14, Urvaste, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1946-10-29
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	33.8
		33.8

Keresztes Attila

B. 1928-01-18, Budapest, Hungary, represented the USA in 1964; D. 2002-09-27
Fencing (1 gold)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual			QF:6th	0.455
Men's Sabre, Team	gold		SF:4th	1682
				1682.455

Keresztes Lajos

B. 1900-04-28, Praid, now in Romania, competed for Hungary; D. 1978-08-09
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver)

1924 1928 HP

Lightweight (-67.5 kg) silver gold 15600

15600

	1924	1928	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	silver	gold	15600
			15600

Keresztessy József

Olympic Competitor nr 6432

1912-07-11-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - second (1000)

Kereszthy Ervin

B. 1910-05-07, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1968
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Angel Stoyanov Kerezov

B. 1939-07-24, Priseltsi, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Kéri-Novák Judit

B. 1950-01-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2000-07
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls		7th	380
Women's Coxless Pairs	11th		380
			380

Alberdina Geertruida "Truus" Kerkmeester

B. 1921-12-06, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1990-06-16
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:8th	384
		384

Snezhana Angelova Kerkova

B. 1938-01-30, Sofia, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:7th		0.057
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	R1:3rd	SF:8th	28.44
			28.497

Bibija Kerla

B. 1959-10-23, from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Speed Skating

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 500 metres	32nd	30th	0.014
Women's 1000 metres	36th	26th	0.06464
Women's 1500 metres	32nd	28th	0.0296
Women's 3000 metres	26th		0.064
			0.17224

Brian Edward Kerle

B. 1945-08-29, Auchenflower, Qld., Australia
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Romy Kermer

B. 1956-06-28, Chemnitz (then Karl-Marx-Stadt), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Pairs	silver	5000
		5000

Harold Douglas "Harry" Kermode

B. 1922-07-18, Nanaimo, BC, Canada; D. 2009-08-19
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Angelika Kern

B. 1952-08-31, Emmendingen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	43rd	R1:48th	-4.28
Women's Team All-Round	9th	8th	104
			104.00002816

Erwin Kern

Olympic Competitor nr 5536

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - fourth (0.676)
1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - won (Q)
1912-07-09-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, final - DQ (640)

Terry James Kern

B. 1954-04-26, Duluth, Minn., USA
Ski Jumping

	1976	HP
Men's Large Hill	30th	0.01
		0.01

Harry, Baron Kernhoff

B. 1900-01-10, London, England, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 1974-12-25
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	AC	37.97
		62.99

Tuomo Juhani Kerola

B. 1957-08-10, Kokkola, Finland; D. 2006-05-26
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke	24th	0.16
Men's 200 m Breasttroke	18th	2.56
		2.72

Neil Alexander Keron

B. 1953-03-24, Bedford, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	12th	30
		30

Andrew Kerr

B. 1954-04-02, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	11th	7th	fifth	eighth	860
					860

Bertie Kerr

B. 1896-10-19, Dublin, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1973-11-23
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	QF	287
		287

William "Billy" Kerr

B. 1945-02-26, Ballymena, NI, GB, represented Ireland
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

He represented Northern Ireland at the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Robert "Bobby" Kerr

B. 1882-06-09, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, (now Northern) Ireland, Great Britain, moved to Canada in 1887; D. 1963-05-12
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's 60 metres	Rep:ac			246
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd		bronze	2124
Men's 200 metres	R1:3rd		gold	5415
				7785

He represented Canada in the Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1984

1904-08-29-14:10? - Athletics - 60 m heat three - second (QS)
1904-08-29-14:40? - Athletics - 60 m semi-final - AC (246)
1904-08-31-14:40? - Athletics - 200 m heat two - third (615)
1904-09-03-15:05? - Athletics - 100 m - heat two - third (204)
1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-22-10:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-22-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, final - third (1920)
1908-07-23-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, final - first (4800)

Crawford Kerr

B. 1902-01-15, Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1950-10-26
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

George Ezekiel Kerr

B. 1937-10-16, Maryland, Jamaica, represented the West Indies Federation in 1960; D. 2012-06-15
Athletics - Track & Field (2 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:4th			14.5
Men's 800 metres		bronze	fourth	4160
Men's 4x400m Relay	FI:dnf	bronze	fourth	1320
				5494.5

Gordon Maxwell Kerr

B. 1917-10-04, represented Canada; D. 2009-03-31
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:10th	150
		150

S. Harry Kerr

Olympic Competitor nr 3297

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - sixth (480)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - third (480)

Henry Edward "Harry" Kerr

Olympic Competitor nr 3501

1908-07-14-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat one - second (Q)
1908-07-14-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, final - third (1920)
1908-07-16-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat two - third (Q)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, final - DNS (192)

Ian John Kerr

B. 1935-02-10, Kilbirnie, Scotland, represented New Zealand
Hockey

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	(fifth<)/TD>	R1:7th	330.4
			330.4

Jane Louise Kerr

B. 1968-05-12, Mississauga, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	14th	20th	17
Women's 200 m Freestyle	14th	28th	16.0256
Women's 100 m Butterfly		20th	1
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	sixth	410
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay		bronze	640
			1084.0256

James Lancefield "Jim" Kerr

B. 1940-08-17, Plainfield, NJ, USA, represented the US Virgin Islands; D. 2023-05-07
Fencing

	1984	HP
Épée, Individual	61st	-8.54
		0.0000000054

He was on the US Olympic Modern Pentathlon team in 1964 but did not compete.

Ruth Kerr

B. 1916-03-08, Widsor, Ont. Canada; D. 1974-06-17
Swimming

	1932	HP
Women's 400m Freestyle	R1:4th	25.6
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Women's 100m Backtroke	R1:3rd	150
		575.6

Ted Kerridge

from London, represented Great Britain
Cycling - Track

	1928	HP
Men's Time Trial	sixth	960
		960

Herbert William "Bert" Kerrigan

B. 1879-01-24, Portland, Oreg., USA; D. 1959-09-10
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's High Jump	bronze	2880
Men's Pole Vault	10th	112.5
Men's Standing Long Jump	9th	180
		3172.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2900

1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - tenth (112.5)
1906-04-25-18:00 - Athletics - Pole Vault - tenth (112.5)
1906-04-30-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump - continued on next day
1906-05-01-15:00 - Athletics - High Jump, finish - third (2880)

Brahim Kerrit

B. 1940-10-02, El Kef, Tunisia
Football

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

Mark Anthony Kerry

B. 1959-08-04, Temora, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	16th			6.4
Men's 100 m Backstroke	7th	9th	fifth	1560
Men's 200 m Backstroke	fifth	bronze		3560
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay		7th		100
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	sixth	gold	bronze	3000
				8226.4

Marie-José Kersaudy

B. 1954-02-27, Paris, France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:12th	40
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:12th	40
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	R1:14th	16
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	FI:dnf	64
		160

Manfred Kersch

B. 1913-09-19, Frankfurt am Main; D. 1994-05-02
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
		0.023

Eduard Kerschbaumer

B. 1920-05-19, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1995-10
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	QF	861
		861

Cecil Kershaw

B. 1895-02-03, Dhaka, then British India, now Bangladesh, represented Great Britain; D. 1972-11-01
Fencing

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:7th		0.0000016
Men's Foil, Team	fifth		250
Men's Sabre, Individual	SF:6th	R1:5th	5.4074
Men's Sabre, Team	7th	R1:3rd	109.1
			364.5074016

Henk Kersken

B. 1880-01-06, Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands; D. 1967-12-03
Sailing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	silver	2000
		2000

William Roy "Bill" Kerslake

B. 1929-12-27, Euclid, Ohio, USA; D. 2015-09-29
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	fifth	sixth	8th	2844
				2844

Milenko Kersnić

B. 1946-06-21, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	30th	R1:47th	0.0010004
Men's Team All-Round	sixth	12th	170
			170.0010004

Alojz Kerštajn

B. 1947-03-25, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1999
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's 15 km	40th	-3.10
Men's 30 km	44th	-4.16
Men's 50 km	35th	-2.10
		0.001116

Peter Kersten

B. 1958-02-01, Magdeburg, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Single Sculls	bronze	3840
		3840

Sarah Kerswell

B. 1965-08-06, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	12th	60
		60

Kertész Aliz

B. 1935-11-17, Budapest, Hungary
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1956	HP
Women's Individual combined	61st	-
Women's Team combined	silver	1000
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	gold	1600
Women's Floor Exercise	34th	-
Women's Horse Vault	64th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	sixth	160
Women's Balance Beam	23rd	0.064
		2760.064

Kertész József

B. 1940-01-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2015-12-11
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Douglas Kertland

Olympic Competitor nr 4613

1908-07-29-13:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat one - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - lost (780)

Eevert Kerttula

B. 1894-07-03, Otradnoye, then and now part of Russia, represented Finland; D. 1962-08-23
Gymnastics

	1924	HP
Men's Individual combined	66th	-
Men's Team combined	7th	100
Men's Vault	66th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	43rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	55th	-
Men's Rings	61st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	60th	-
Men's Sidehorse Vault	46th	-
Men's Rope Climbing	58th	-
		100.0

Erkki Johannes Kerttula

B. 1909-11-05, Oulu, Finland; D. 1989-11-04
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd		22.75
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	9th	200.0000066
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	QF:4th	18.065
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th		0.00000042
			240.815030042

Esa Einari Kervinen

B. 1929-12-26, Vieremä, Finland; D. 2016-04-06
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	sixth	24th			640.176
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions				29th	640.176
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone				80th	-11.10
Men's Free Rifle	9th	sixth			1200
					1840.176

Kéry Anikó

B. 1956-03-31, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	17th	4
WomMen's Team Combined	bronze	640
		644

Written 2002-07-24 - last modified 2024-03-22

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