Great Olympians

Biographies - KOC

Salih Koç

B. 1917-06-18, Ankara, Turkey; D. 2000-05-17
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1948	1956	1960	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	dnf			0.0000125
Three−Day Event, Team	dnf			-
Jumping, Individual		30th	dnf	0.0125
Jumping, Team		dnf	dnf	0.89
				0.9025125

Nihattin Koca

B. 1966-01-01, Sarıkamiş, Türkiye
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	90th	-9.10
		0.0000000001

Ekrem Koçak

B. 1931-06-18, Ankara, Turkey; D. 1993-06-12
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1960	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:4th	QF:7th	0.101
Men's 1500 metres	R1:8th		0.000012
			0.101012

Petr Kocek

B. 1952-05-26, Nový Bor, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Track

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial		7th	600
Men's Team Pursuit	QF		430.5
			1030.5

Teodor Kocerka

B. 1927-08-06, Bydgoszcz, Poland; D. 1999-09-25
Rowing (2 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Single Sculls	bronze	fourth	bronze	11088
				11088

A. Koch

represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	164
		164

William Conrad "Bill" Koch

B. 1955-06-07, Bratteboro, Verm., USA
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	sixth	16th	27th			646.44
Men's 30 kilometres	silver	dnf	21st		42nd	4000.64004004
Men's 50 kilometres	13th	13th	17th			55.2
Men's 4x10 km Relay	sixth	8th	8th			288
						4990.28004004

Cornelis "Cees" Koch (1)

B. 1925-12-30, Zaandam, the Netherlands
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m		8th	192
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	sixth	9th	600
			792

Cornelis "Cees" Koch (2)

B. 1936-07-16, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Discus Throw	22nd	QU:17th	6.6
			6.6

Claus Koch

B. 1953-04-27, Kempten, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1976	HP
Skeet	9th	240
		240

Desmond Dalworth "Des" Koch

B. 1932-05-10, Lincoln County, Tenn., USA; D. 1991-01-26
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Discus Throw	bronze	3840
		3840

Edeltraud Koch

B. 1954-09-13, Hamm, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	10th	100
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)	64
		164

Erland Koch

B. 1867-01-03, Günsdorf, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1945-04-29

Olympic Competitor nr 5071

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - second (Q)
1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 13th (25.6)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - third (Q)
1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - third (640)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - fifth (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - 17th (4)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - 15th (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - 12th (50)

Erland Haraldsson Koch

B. 1913-07-04, Munkedal, Sweden; D. 1972-03-05
Shooting

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	15th	19th	17.4
			17.4

Florian "Flury" Koch

B. 1945-05-05, Tamins, Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's 15 km	19th	1.6
Men's 30 km	32nd	-2.40
Men's 4x10 km Relay	fifth	250
		251.604

Fritz Koch

B. 1956-03-12, Villach, Austria
Nordic Combined

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	26th	0.096
		0.096

Johannes "Hannes" Koch

B. 1935-02-12, Hildesheim, NS, Germany; D. 1994-12-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	16th	6.4
		6.4

Adelheid "Heidi" Koch

B. 1962-02-23, Zürich, Switzerland, represented Austria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	19th	1.6
		1.6

Helga E. Koch

B. 1942-01-03, Offenbach am Main, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing

	1968	HP
Women's Foil, Team	fifth	250
		250

Henri Koch

B. 1904-10-14, represented Luxembourg; D. 1954-05-11
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	dnf	0.32
		0.32

Karl Christian Koch

B. 1952-04-03, Sønderborg, Denmark
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	37th	-3.40
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	37th	-3.40
		0.0008

Karl Ernst Georg Koch

B. 1910-06-30, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; D. 1944-06-28
Cycling - Road

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	45th	0.0000125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	dnf	0.6
		0.6000125

Koch Károly

B. 1885, represented Hungary
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:3rd	300
		300

(Henny) Lise Koch

B. 1938-09-07, Århus, Denmark
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:18th	3.84
		3.84

Lloyd Bowen Koch

B. 1931-06-17, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, represented (Southern) Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); D. 2013-04-16
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Louis Koch

B. 1903, represented Switzerland
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	8th	192
		192

Marita Koch

B. 1957-02-18, Wismar, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 400 metres	SF:dns	gold	6408.2
Women's 4x400 m Relay		silver	1000
			7408.2

Martin Koch

Olympic Competitor nr 5770

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 61st

(Hans Gösta) Michael Koch

B. 1942-01-26, Uddevalla, Sweden
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

René Koch

B. 1895-02-01, represented France
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Free Pistol	20th	1.5
		1.5

Rudolf Koch

B. 1876-11-20, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1934-04-09
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	AC	28.48
		28.48

"Grafische Niederschrift eines Sportgedichtes" (Graphical rendition of a sport poem) was the title to the entry of Rudolf Koch and also of T. R. Weiss. I believe this should be classed as just one entry.

Petar Kochanov

B. 1963-01-31, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
Men's 400 m Freestyle	23rd	0.256
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	dnf	6.4
		9.216

Yoram Kochavy

B. 1962-11-19, represented Israel
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly	22nd	0.4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	27th	0.04
Men's 400 m Individual Medley	16th	6.4
		6.84

Fritz Paul Kocher

B. 1928-04-06, Bern, Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 30 km		27th	dnf	1.6
Men's 4x10 km Relay	9th	7th	8th	204
				205.6

Harry Köcher

B. 1933-02-16, Schlegel, Thür., Germany; D. 2003
Shooting

	1964	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	fourth	1600
Men's Free Rifle	8th	384
		1984

Ivan Vasilyevich Kochergin

B. 1935-12-29, lived in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fifth			5874
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)			bronze	5874
				5874

Erich Köchermann

B. 1904-05-21, Dommitzsch, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1964-07-21
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Long Jump	fifth	11th	1596
			1596

Gotfrid Köchert

B. 1918-03-22, Wien, Austria; D. 1986-11-06
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	17th	4
		4

Ivan Petrov Kochev

B. 1939-07-08, represented Bulgaria
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Dmitry Kochkin

B. 1934-04-25, Kirov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Nordic Combined

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	fifth	1500
		1500

Georgi Kochov

B. 1955-11-10, represented Bulgaria
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	50th	-5.10
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
Men's Slalom	dnf	-14.16
		0.000001

Khristo Kochov

B. 1912-12-07, represented Bulgaria
Cross-Country Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's 18 kilometres	53rd	0.000000256
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	15th	2.5
		2.500000256

Jiří Kochta

B. 1946-10-11, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	bronze	3280
			3280

František Kocián

represented Czechoslovakia
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	R2	56.14
		56.14

Tereza Kočiš

B. 1934-04-27, Sombor, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	130th		41st	0.000064
Women's Team All-Around	11th		-	16
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	8th			64
Women's Floor Exercise	44th		-	0.000004
Women's Horse Vault	130th		-	-
Women's Uneven Bars	70th		-	-
Women's Balance Beam	105th		-	-
				80.000068

Putte Kock

B. 1901-06-29, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1979-10-31
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	bronze	1280
		1280

He was the coach of the 1948 gold-medal Swedish team.
He also played bridge and represented Sweden at the highest international level, winning two European championships (1939, 1952), with three silvers (48,49,50) and representing Europe at the Bermuda Bowl in 1950 and 1953 (both times finishing second behind the USA).

Vera Minna Chantelle Kock

B. 1952-05-17, Heiligenhafen, Germany, represented Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:32nd	-2.40
		0.004

(Birger) Thorleif (Walter) Kockgård

B. 1899-02-19, Hovby, Sweden; D. 1982-08-26
Shooting

	1952	HP
Running Target	fifth	1500
		1500

Ernest Kockler

B. 1892-07-16, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1970-09-20
Cycling - Road

	1920	HP
Men's Road Race	13th	32
Men's Road Race, Team	7th	100
		132

Vladimír Kocman

B. 1956-04-05, České Budějovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Judo (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg)	bronze	2080
		2080

Janez Kocmur

B. 1937-09-02, Maribor, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:28th	0.0256
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:13th	6.4
		6.4256

Benedykt Kocot

B. 1954-04-11, Chrząstowice, Poland
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:2nd	Rep2:2nd	Rep2:2nd	120.191
Men's Tandem	bronze			3200
				3320.191

Estanislao Francisco Kocourek Pochily

B. 1930-03-05, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 100m Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

Kocsis Ferenc

B. 1953-07-08, Budapest, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Kocsis János

B. 1951-02-16, Budapest, Hungary
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	9th	10th	390
			390

Kocsis Károly

B. 1929-07-27, Debrecen, Hungary; D. 2016-12-17
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	48th	-
Men's Team All-Around	sixth	160
Men's Floor Exercise	38th	-
Men's Horse Vault	87th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	86th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	78th	-
Men's Rings	35th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	25th	0.025
		160.025

Kocsis Lajos

B. 1947-06-18, Szeged, Hungary; D. 2000-10-09
Football (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	silver	4000
			4000

Kocsis Miklós

B. 1932-10-16, Tiszapolgár, Hungary; D. 2004-11-05
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Running Target	fifth	1500
		1500

Kocsis Sándor

B. 1929-09-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1979-07-22
Football (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Kocsis Tony

B. 1905-11-17, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1994-10-25
Boxing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Miro Kocuvan

B. 1947-07-16, Maribor, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:12th	10
		10

Józef Kocyan

B. 1946-02-14, Wisła, Poland
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	35th	-2.10
Men's Large Hill	45th	-4.10
		0.00101

Mór Kóczán = Kovács Miklós

Olympic Competitor nr 3748

1908-07-15-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool five - AC (8.528)
1908-07-16-10:20? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool two - AC (2.402)
1908-07-16-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool four - AC (28.64)
1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - AC (9.949)
1912-07-06-13:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - third (Q)
1912-07-06-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, final - third (2560)
1912-07-09-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, two-handed, group two - 12th (40)
1912-07-12-10:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group three - 33rd
1924 JT 0.384

He competed for Czechoslovakia in 1924, so he should be classed as Slovakian, so as not to have to change nationalities

Edward Kocząb

B. 1928-08-02, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland; D. 2002-09-17
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Koczka István

B. 1958-07-22, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	24th	0.16
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	21st	0.64
		0.8

Koczka Pál

B. 1939-03-22, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2016-06-02
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Written 2012-01-03 - last modified 2023-12-04

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