Kra - Kre - Kri - Kro - Kru - Kry - Krz
B. 1876-12-12, Milwaukee, WI, USA; D. 1928-01-06
Track and Field (4 gold)
| 1900 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 m | gold | 6400 |
| 110 m Hurdles | gold | 6400 |
| 200 m Hurdles | gold | 6400 |
| Long Jump | gold | 9600 |
| 28800 |
He set world records in the high and low hurdles and the long jump. In the
long jump at Paris, he beat the qualifying mark of
Myer Prinstein by
one centimetre. Prinstein had not returned (on the insistence of his team)
to the final which was held on a sunday, but his qualifying mark earned him
a silver medal nonetheless.
Kraenzlein has two claims to historical significance : he originated the
modern technique of hurlding in which the leading leg is thrown out across
the hurdle, and he was the first to win four gold medals at the Olympics
Olympic Competitor nr 772
competed in 1964 as
and in 1968 as
B. 1943-07-29, Dresden, Germany
Diving (3 gold, 1 silver)
| 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboard | gold | gold | fifth | 20700 |
| Platform | gold | silver | - | 10400 |
| 31100 |
In 1960, she competed under her maiden name Krämer, in 1964 as
Engel-Krämer, in 1968 (divorced and remarried) as Gulbin. In her first
international competition, the 1958 European Championships, she led the field
but failed her last jump. At Tokyo, she carried the flag for the united German
Team. She retained the springboard title, in spite of complaining that the
water was too cold. After Tokyo, she stopped competing from the Highboard,
because she had hurt herself too many times.
She took a hot shower between each dive.
B. 1986-04-23, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m | silver | gold | 10400 |
| 10000 m | 7th | disq | 410 |
| 1500 m | 15th | 13th | 35.6 |
| Team Pursuit | bronze | bronze | 1280 |
| 12125.6 |
In the 10000 m in Vancouver, he was sent down the wrong lane by his coach. He corrected and finished the race - six seconds quicker than the eventual gold medallist - but was disqualified.
Germany
Swimming
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m Free-style | ||
| 200 m Free-style | ||
| 4 x 100 m Free-style Relay | ||
Germany
Luge (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | gold | bronze | silver | 24300 |
| 24300 |
B. 1967-09-17, Ilmenau, Germany
Luge (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | silver | gold | bronze | gold | 32100 |
| 32100 |
Won four luge medals together with Jan Behrendt.
They came back from retirement to succeed once more at Nagano.
Russia
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1998 | 2002 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | gold | gold | silver | bronze | 13320 | |
| 13320 |
USA
Swimming (4 gold)
| 2000 | 2004 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Backstroke | gold | fourth | 8000 |
| 200 m Backstroke | gold | 6400 | |
| 4x100 m Medley Relay | gold | (gold) | 1664 |
| 16064 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1666
B. 1940-12-24, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Fencing (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épée, individual | gold | silver | SF:6th | 13065 |
| Épée, team | SF:4th | silver | bronze | 1672.5 |
| 14737.5 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1256
Russia
Athletics - Shot Put (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot Put | gold | 15th | fourth | bronze | 19818.75 |
| 19818.75 |
Austria
Alpine Skiing (2 gold)
| 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Combined | - | gold | 4800 |
| Slalom | - | gold | 4800 |
| Downhill | sixth | fifth | 1390 |
| Super-G | - | fourth | 1200 |
| Giant Slalom | 14th | dnf | 16 |
| 12206 |
B. 1948-09-29, Russia, Soviet-Union
Fencing (4 gold)
| 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabre, individual | gold | gold | 16000 |
| Sabre, team | gold | gold | 3200 |
| 19200 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1489
Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)
| 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | silver | gold | gold | 12600 |
| 12600 |
Soviet Union
Swimming (1 gold, 3 silver)
| 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m Free-style | fourth | silver | 5600 |
| 400 m Free-style | - | silver | 4000 |
| 100 m Free-style | 8th | - | 256 |
| 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay | silver | gold | 2600 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | fifth | - | 250 |
| 12706 |
B. 1934-11-11, Warsaw, Poland
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)
| 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | 12th | gold | silver | 15660 |
| 15660 |
Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2002-10-30
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