Great Olympians

Biographies - LAF

Lucien Laferté

B. 1919-03-19, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québ., Canada; D. 2012-11-14
Ski Jumping

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	41st	0.000096
		0.000096

A. Laffen

Olympic Competitor nr 4960

1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Designs for town Planning - AC (1014)

Michael McCormack "Mike" Lafferty

B. 1948-05-20, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	14th	16
		16

Benoît Laffineur

B. 1957-10-30, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	11th	16
		16

Perrine Josette Léa Laffont

B. 1998-10-28, Lavelanet, France
Freestyle Skiing (1 gold)

	2014	2018	2022	HP
Women's Moguls	14th	gold	fourth	12024
				12024

Brigitte "Britt" Lafforgue

B. 1948-11-05, Bagnères-de-Luchon, France
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	8th	256
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		256.00004

Maurice Lafforgue

B. 1915-03-26, Bagnères-de-Luchon, France; D. 1970
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	11th	96
		96

Ioannis Lafiotis

Olympic Competitor nr 2719

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - first (2400)

Athanasios Lafis

Olympic Competitor nr 2720

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - fourth (600)

Louis Lafite

Olympic Competitor nr 6758

1912-07-17-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Marcel Lafitte

Olympic Competitor nr 7189

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - seventh (100)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)

Vincent Lafko

B. 1945-06-07, Hranovnica, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2012-12-15
Handball (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Abel Lafleur

B. 1875-11-04, Rodès, France; D. 1953-01-27
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Leonard Rudolphe Lafond

B. 1901-08-20, Compton, Québ., Canada; D. 1959-12-17
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1956	HP
Dressage, Individual	20th	1.25
		1.25

A. Lafontaine

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
		0.00006

Olympic Competitor nr 654

1900-06-06-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 17 - AC (-4.60)

Patrick Michael "Pat" LaFontaine

B. 1965-02-22, St. Louis, MO, USA
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	HP
Men's Team	seventh				QF	535.7
						535.7

Percy Charles La Fontaine

B. 1888, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir, Türkiye); D. 1914-08-24
Football (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Eight members of the Smyrna team were descendants of Charlton Whittal, who had moved from Liverpool to Smyrna in 1809. The family stayed in Smyrna when it was renamed İzmir after 1922. Percy (whose mother was Edith Whittal) died in 1914 (in Russian-occupied Persia) and should be deemed Turkish like the rest of his family.

Olympic Competitor nr 2588

1906-04-23-12:00 - Football - match two - lost
1906-04-25-11:30 - Football - silver play-off - won (1500)

Melvin "Mel" LaForme

B. 1953-02-06, Buffalo, NY, USA, represented Canada
Rowing

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls				9th	428
Men's Eights	8th				428
					428

François Jacques Marie Gérard "Frans" Lafortune

B. 1932-12-07, Visé, Belgium; D. 2020-04-18
Shooting

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	23rd	19th	42nd	26th	15th	47th	46th	11.9200504
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	42nd	42nd	39th	42nd	10th	14th	31st	116.00812
								127.9281704

Hubert Lafortune

B. 1889-11-24, Leuven, Belgium
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	silver	1000
		1000

Jacques Lafortune

B. 1896-01-10, Leuven, Belgium
Shooting

	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	40th			dnf					0.00275
Men's Free Pistol				39th					-
Men's Small-Bore Rifle				40th	23rd				0.384
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone						44th		54th	-
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, 3 positions						24th		31st	0.1664
Men's Free Rifle, prone	19th								2
Men's Free Rifle, team	11th								16
									18.55315

Marcel Jean Josse Lafortune

B. 1909-09-29, Leuven, Belgium
Shooting

	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	12th					60
Men's Free Pistol	13th	8th		23rd	34th	422.7864
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	55th	39th				0.00024
						482.7888

Jean Lafoucrière

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	0.12
		0.12

Olympic Competitor nr 677

1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.12)

Émile Lucien Lafourcade-Cortina

B. 1864-01-04, La Bastide-Clairance, France; D. 1904-08-22
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:ac	0.96
		0.96

Olympic Competitor nr 710

1900-06-19-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day one
1900-06-20-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day two - DNQ (0.96)

Bruno Lafranchi

B. 1955-07-19, Altdorf, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Marathon	50th	dnf	-5.15
			0.0000015

Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz

B. 1936-09-30, Altgatendorf, S-H, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Shot Put	12th	60
Women's Discus Throw	QU:15th	15
		75

Sven Låftman

Olympic Competitor nr 4355

1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - third
1908-07-22-10:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - DNS (12.9)
1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - second (202.5)

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-04-02

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