Great Olympians

Biographies - KIL


Basil Kilani

B. 1960-08-06, represented Jordan
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:49th -5.16
Men's 10000 metres R1:36th -3.64
0.0006416


Tadeusz Władysław Kilanowicz

B. 1940-06-08, Nowy Targ, Poland; D. 1979-07-04
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80


Pam Kilborn

competed in 1972 as

Pam Ryan

B. 1939-08-12, Melbourne, Australia
Track and Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 HP
80 m Hurdles bronze silver 13464
100 m Hurdles fourth
100 m QF:6th QF:6th 0.728
4 x 100 m Relay SF:comp 64
13528.728


Joseph William "Joey" Kilburn

B. 1949-04-27, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Bobsleigh
1976 1980 HP
Two-man 23rd 13th 32.32
32.32


Brian Leonard Kilby

B. 1938-02-26, Coventry, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Men's Marathon 29th fourth 2400.024
2400.024


Werner Frans Kilcher

B. 1927-06-13, represented Switzerland; D. 1995
Equestrianism - Eventing
1952 HP
Three−Day Event, Individual dnf 0.00000002
Three−Day Event, Team dnf -
0.00000002


Karl Kildal

Olympic Competitor nr 6702


Bent Kilde

B. 1938-04-12, Odense, Denmark
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 16th 3.2
3.2


Lindsey Kildow

competed from 2010 as

Lindsey Vonn

B. 1984-10-18, Saint Paul, Minn., USA
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 2 bronze)
2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 HP
Slalom 32nd 14th dnf 16.004
Giant Slalom dnf -
Super-G 7th bronze sixth 3600
Downhill 8th gold bronze 11520
Combined sixth dnf dnf dnf 640
15776.004


Sverre Arnold Kile

B. 1953-05-17, Ulstein, Norway
Aquatics - Swimming
1972 HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle 33rd -2.26
Men's 400 m Individual Medley 29th 0.016
0.01856


Julio Kilenyi

B. 1885-02-21, Arad, then in Hungary, now in Romania, represented the USA; D. 1959-01-29
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture HC -
-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not an actual Olympian.


Lennox Stanislaus Kilgour

B. 1927-04-15, St. James, Trinidad & Tobago; D. 2004
Weightlifting (1 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg) bronze 7th 4440
4440


Günter Kilian

B. 1950-01-29, Würzburg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 10th sixth 370
370


Hanns Kilian

B. 1905-02-02, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany; D. 1981-04-17
Bobsleigh (2 bronze)
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Four/Five bronze 4140
Men's Four bronze 7th
Men's Two fifth fifth 2500
6640


Horst Kilian

B. 1950-01-29, Würzburg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo
1976 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320


Inge Kilian

B. 1935-06-03, Geisenheim, Hessen, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Women's High Jump 18th 3.84
3.84


Gündüz Kılıç

B. 1918-10-29, İstanbul, Turkey; D. 1980-05-17
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287

He was on the team in 1936 but did not play.


Ali Kılıçoğlu

B. 1944-03-01, Konya, Turkey
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R32 1.088
1.088


Marika Kilius

B. 1943-03-24, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Figure Skating (2 silver)
1956 1960 1964 HP
Pairs fourth silver silver 13200
13200

In 1956 with Franz Ningel, in 1960 and 1964 with Hans-Jürgen Bäumler.


Kilián Janós

B. 1922-12-19, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2016-03-26
Speed Skating
1948 HP
Men's 500 metres 14th 16
Men's 1500 metres 15th 10
Men's 10000 metres 16th 6.4
32.4


Albin Killat

B. 1961-01-01, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany until 1988
Aquatics - Diving
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Springboard seventh fourth 10th 2100
Men's Platform fifth QU:13th 1025.6
3125.6


Gertrud Kille

B. 1925-01-17, from Hamburg, represented Germany; D. 1978-08-06
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's Shot Put fifth 1500
1500


Daniel Bernard "Danny" Killeen, Sr.

B. 1933-02-06, New Orleans, LA, USA; D. 2017-04-28
Sailing
1956 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 9th 160
160


Killer Ernö

Olympic Competitor nr 4592


Killermann Klára

competed in 1960 as

Killermann-Bartos Klára

B. 1929-06-23, Tatabánya, Hungary; D. 2012-07-16
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 1956 1960 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke fourth fifth 13th 3932
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay sixth 160
4092


Gordon Killick

B. 1899-06-03, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1962-10-10
Rowing (1 silver)
1924 1928 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs third 5200
Men's Eights silver
5200

The British pair at Paris had not won any race, nor started in the final, so they were not given a bronze medal.


Wolfgang Paul August Killing

B. 1953-02-12, Radevormwald, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's High Jump QU:23rd 0.384
0.384


Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Killingbeck

B. 1959-02-03, Clarendon, Jamaica, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Women's 400 metres SF:5th 130
Women's 4x400 m Relay silver FI:dnf 1064
1194


Jean-Claude Killy

B. 1943-08-30, St Cloud, Alsace, France
Alpine Skiing (3 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Giant Slalom fifth gold 7400
Downhill 42nd gold 6400.00004
Slalom disq gold 6400.000001
20200.000041

Killy emulated the feat of Toni Sailer from 1956, but with far less conviction, winning the Slalom and Giant Slalom by less than a tenth of a second. The slalom victory, furthermore, came after some controversy. Austrian Karl Schranz was given a second chance after claiming he was hindered by an official, and finished with a better time. hours later, a jury ruled that his claim to a second race had been invalid, as he had missed a gate before being hindered.
Killy introduced the style of using the skis wider apart in the downhill, which gave more stability.
After Grenoble, Killy turned professional and has appeared in films.
He was World Champion at Downhill and Comnbined in 1966, and World Cup winner in every discipline in 1967, and in Giant Slalom and Overall in 1968.
He derives his name from Irish mercenaries (Kelly) in the Napoleonic Wars.


Gustaf Kilman

B. 1882-07-09, Ytterby, Sweden; D. 1946-02-21
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 gold)
1912 1920 HP
Jumping, Individual 15th 15
Jumping, Team gold 1600
1615

Olympic Competitor nr 6799


Gerald Walsh "Gerry" Kilmartin

B. 1926-07-07, Providence, RI, USA; D. 1970-06-17
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1952 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Gertruda Kilosówna

B. 1913-02-09, Rusa Śląska, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1938-12-04
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Women's 800 m 8th 384
384


John "Jack" Kilpatrick

B. 1917-07-07, Bootle, England, Great Britain; D. 1989-12-18
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's Team (gold) 800
800


Erkki Tapio Kilpinen

B. 1948-06-20, Lahti, Finland
Nordic Combined
1972 1976 HP
Men's Individual fourth 10th 2550
2550


Raimo Olavi Kilpiö

B. 1936-02-02, Parikkala, Finland
Ice Hockey
1960 1964 HP
Men's Team 7th sixth 520
520


Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-01-23

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