Great Olympians

Biographies - KUN

Kun Éva

B. 1920, from Budapest, represented Hungary; D. 1980
Fencing

	1948	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	SF:6th	78
		78

Kun Ferenc

B. 1930-08-24, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2009-03-06
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	15th	15
		15

Kun Min-Mu

B. 1941-11-23, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:45th	-4.10
Men's 400 metres	R1:7th	-6.68
		0.00001068

Kun Szilárd

B. 1935-03-23, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1987-08-31
Shooting (1 silver)

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	silver	sixth		fifth	20th	23rd	9308.0724
							9308.0724

Yevgeny Kun

Olympic Competitor nr 6957

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - fourth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fifth - final ranking joint fifth (500)

Canagasabai Kunalan

B. 1942-10-23, from Singapore, represented Malaysia in 1964 and Singapore in 1968
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres		QF:7th	0.057
Men's 200 metres		R1:36th	-3.64
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:17th		1
			1.05764

Elmar Kunauer

B. 1940-04-18, Sankt Paul im Lavanthal, Austria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.0075
Men's 200 metres	R1:42nd	0.00004
		0.00754

Władisław Kuncewicz

B. 1888-10-23, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, lived in Warszawa, represented Poland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	R1:5th	0.017
		0.017

Kuncho Kunchev

B. 1951-12-01, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Kuncz László

B. 1957-07-28, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2020-12-06
Aquatics - Waterpolo (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

William "Bill" Kund

B. 1946-03-30, Wels, Austria, represented the USA
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's 1000 metres Time Trial	14th	24
		24

Yotham Kunda

B. 1948-11-25, represented Zambia
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Slaviča Kundačina

B. 1955-04-26, represented Yugoslavia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	91st	-14.64
Women's Team Combined	17th	1
		1

Emmanuel Jérôme Kundé

B. 1956-07-15, Yaouné, Cameroon
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

František Kundert

B. 1891-07-28, Praha, Czechia, represented Bohemia and Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Road

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	39th	dnf	0.0002
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	9th	(11th)	40
				40.0002

Olympic Competitor nr 5741

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

Krisjānis Kundziņš

B. 1905-03-19, from Rīga, represented Latvia; D. 1993-02-23
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Franciscus Josephus Henricus "Frans" Künen

B. 1930-04-17, Breda, the Netherlands; D. 2017-12-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	36th	0.00096
		0.00096

Melinda Kunhegyi

B. 1965-12-01, Guelph, Ont., Canada
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Pairs	12th	50
		50

Georg Kunisch

B. 1893-04-21 Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland)

Olympic Competitor nr 5623

1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-15-12:45 - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (400)

Helmut Kunisch

B. 1936-11-26, Hindelbank, Switzerland
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	44th	-4.24
		0.000024

Kornelia Kunisch

B. 1959-10-17, Lübben, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

B. 1890-09-01, Okayama, Japan, emigrated in 1906, represented the USA; D. 1953-05-14
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Jaakko Kunnas

B. 1903-08-30, Vyborg, then and now part of Russia, represented Finland; D. 1986-05-27
Gymnastics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Individual combined	51st	38th	-
Men's Team combined	7th	fifth	350
Men's Vault	35th	54th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	38th	32nd	0.001
Men's Horizontal Bar	46th	33rd	-
Men's Rings	60th	32nd	0.001
Men's Pommeled Horse	61st	57th	-
Men's Sidehorse Vault	68th		-
Men's Rope Climbing	41st		-
			350.002

Herman Kunnen

B. 1925-03-28, Antwerpen, Belgium
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 400 m	QF:dns	0.364
		0.364

Emiliya Kunova

B. 1960-02-14, Sofia, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's Pentathlon	8th	384
		384

Kunsági György

B. 1934-03-12, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2007-09-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:15th	12.5
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:9th	40
		52.5

Ludwig Kunstmann

B. 1877-12-09, Regensburg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1961-03-27
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - Medals	8 entries	307.36
		307.36

Kunszt Gyula

B. 1903-07-31, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1991-12-22
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	78th	-
Men's Team Combined	10th	25
Men's Vault	60th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	72nd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	83rd	-
Men's Rings	62nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	73rd	-
		25

Josef Kunt

B. 1904-06-04, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1982
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	0.000026
Men's Épée, Team	R2:3rd	22.75
		22.750026

The Czech-language Wikipedia lists him and gives a DOD. This athlete is apparently Czech.

Rudy Kuntner

B. 1908-06-10, Wien, Austria, emigrated to New York in 1915, represented the USA; D. 1982-12-16
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Hilkka Maria Kuntola

competed in 1980 as

Hilkka Riihivuori

B. 1952-12-24, Jurva, Finland
Cross-Country Skiing (4 silver)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's 5 km	fifth	fourth	silver	7260
Women's 10 km	8th	9th	silver	4416
Women's 3x5 km Relay	silver			2475
Women's 4x5 km Relay		silver	fifth	2475
				14151

Keijo Ilmari Kuntola

B. 1954-02-28, Kurikka, Finland
Biathlon

	1980	HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	35th	-2.10
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	7th	100
		100.001

Risto Johannes Kuntsi

B. 1912-06-18, Jyväskylä, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1964-08-06
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Shot Put	13th	38.4
		38.4

Carl Friedrich Harry Kuntze

B. 1922-10-29, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	2Rep:3rd	162.5
		162.5

Wandir Kuntze

B. 1950-08-23, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	10th		317
Men's Coxed Fours		8th	317
			317

Anton Karl >

B. 1915-01-09, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 2010-12-17
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	sixth		R2:4th	327.25
				327.25

Andreas Kunz

B. 1946-07-24, Leizog, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Nordic Combined (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Individual	bronze	3840
		3840

Ernst Künz

B. 1912-02-23, from Lustenau, represented Austria; D. 1944-08-21
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Georges Kunz

B. 1922-01-17, represented France
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	13th	19.2
		19.2

Grete Kunz

B. 1908-04-07, from Wien, represented Austria
Fencing

	1952	HP
Women's Foil, individual	SF:8th	12.3
		12.3

Margarete "Grete" Kunz

B. 1909-03-28, Liebau, now Horní Libina, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1991-06-05
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	3 entries	11.172
		11.172

Both her given and her call name, and both her maiden (Friebelung) and het married name (Franz Kunz) are German, so I class her as a "Sudeten" German. Also, she lived in Wiesbaden after the War.

Hansruedi Kunz

B. 1945-05-26, Reinach, Switzerland
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	-2.38
		0.00384

Joachim Kunz

B. 1959-02-09, Stollberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented the German DR
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 silver)

1980 1984 1988 HP

Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) silver gold 19500

19500

René Kunz

B. 1911-01-28, Solothurn, Switzerland; D. 2004-09-18
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:4th	1.014
		1.014

Walter Kunz

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Corinna Kunze

B. 1963-10-07, Dortmund, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Hansjörg Kunze

B. 1959-12-28, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 5000 metres	SF:22nd		bronze	2560.4
Men's 10000 metres			sixth	640
				3200.4

Kahena Kunze

B. 1991-03-12, São Paulo, Brazil
Sailing (2 gold)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Two Person Skiff (49er FX)	gold	gold	eighth	24480
				24480/16000

Paul Kunze

B. 1904-12-25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1983-07-16
Fencing

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:5th	R1:4th		R1:5th	0.0950024
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	QF:3rd			81
					81.0950024

Rüdiger Kunze

B. 1949-09-02, Bautzen, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Ryszard Władysław Kunze

B. 1939-12-12, Wejherowo, Poland
Fencing

	1960	HP
Men's Foil, Team	(QF)	143.5
		143.5

Claudia Künzel-Nystad

B. 1978-02-01, Zschopau, Sachsen, (then East-)Germany
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

2002 2006 2010 2014 HP

Individual Sprint fourth silver 5600

Team Sprint gold 4800

10 km Classical 17th 16th 10.4

Pursuit 5 km + 5 km dnq 2.56

Skiathlon 18th

15 km Freestyle, Mass-start 26th 640.064

30 km Freestyle, Mass-start sixth

Team Relay (4 x 5 km) gold silver silver bronze 5300

16353.024

	2002	2006	2010	2014	HP
Individual Sprint	fourth	silver			5600
Team Sprint			gold		4800
10 km Classical		17th	16th		10.4
Pursuit 5 km + 5 km	dnq				2.56
Skiathlon		18th
15 km Freestyle, Mass-start	26th				640.064
30 km Freestyle, Mass-start		sixth
Team Relay (4 x 5 km)	gold	silver	silver	bronze	5300
					16353.024

Ingrid Künzel

B. 1938-01-29, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	QU:3rd	16
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		416

André Künzi

B. 1967-01-10, Zäziwil, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	eighth	10th	165.5
			165.5

Christian Künzle

B. 1954-11-25, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Pairs	7th	500
		500

Christian and Karin are twins.

Karin Künzle

B. 1954-11-25, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Pairs	7th	500
		500

Albert Künzler

B. 1911-02-09, Davos, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	8.6
		8.6

Alexander Künzler

B. 1962-07-11, Pforzheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Boxing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	R32	862.02
			862.02

František Kunzo

B. 1954-09-17, Spišský Hrušov, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-11-28
Football (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-09-17

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