Great Olympians

Biographies - LAI

Lai Chu-Long

B. 1942-03-10, Changhua, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual combined	116th	109th	-17.17
Men's Team combined	17th		1
			1

Lai Lam-Kwong

B. 1927-06-21, Liaoning, China, represented the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Lai Lee-Chiao

B. 1955-01-15, represented Chinese Taipei
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	R1:5th	2.29
		2.29

"Rod" Lai Yee Lap

B. 1961-11-12, represented Hong Kong
Fencing

	1984	HP
Foil, Individual	48th	-4.21
Foil, Team	14th	5.2
Épée, Team	16th	3.625
		8.825021

John Laichinger

B. 1884-03-02, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1933-04-04
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	83rd	-12.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	13th	4.8
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	103rd	-17.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	fifth	187.5
		192.3

Olympic Competitor nr 1794

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 103rd
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 13th (4.8) - Individual combined - 83rd - Team - fifth (187.5)

Bernard René Jean Laidebeur

B. 1942-07-11, Paris, France; D. 1991-04-21
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:7th	0.057
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	bronze	640
		640.057

Thomas A. Kenneth "Ken" Laidlaw

B. 1936-03-16, Hawick, Scotland, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	53rd	0.000000384
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	14th	12
		12.000000384

Stuart Ralston Laidlaw

B. 1877-03-02, Havelock, Ont., Canada; D. 1960-11-22
Lacrosse (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1847

1904-07-07 - Lacrosse - Match two - won - first (2400)

Wendy Laidlaw

B. 1959-02-19, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Olli Eino Laiho

B. 1943-02-18, Savonlinna, Finland; D. 2010-05-31
Artistic Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual combined	26th	41st	0.064064
Men's Team combined	8th	10th	89
Men's Pommeled Horse		silver	1000
			1089.064064

(Ritva) Helinä Laihorinne

competed in 1984 as

Helinä Marjamaa

B. 1956-06-05, Evijärvi, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:dns	SF:5th	130.16
Women's 200 metres		SF:6th	52
			182.16

Arvo Laine

Olympic Competitor nr 5868

1912-07-07-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group two - 13th (38.4)

Eero Johannes Laine (1)

B. 1926-01-07, Tammela, Finland; D. 1998-10-23
Biathlon

	1960	HP
Men's 20 km	15th	15
		15

Eero Johannes Laine (2)

B. 1933-09-17, Turku, Finland
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns	4.8
		4.8

Erkki Juhani Laine

B. 1957-09-13, Lahti, Finland; D. 2009-08-22
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth	silver	2320
			2320

Heikki Tapani Laine

B. 1936-06-16, Turku, Finland
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns	4.8
		4.8

(Sirpa) Helena Laine

B. 1955-03-30, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	11th	96
		96

Markku Juhani Laine

B. 1955-05-26, Turku, Finland
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Pertti Olavi Laine

B. 1938-12-13, Turku, Finland; D. 1999-10-20
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:dns	4.8
		4.8

Reijo Arturi Laine

B. 1937-01-28, Helsinki, Finland
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	18th	2.56
		2.56

Margareta "Grete" Lainer

B. 1914-06-10, Wien, Austria
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Women's Singles	9th	240
		240

Douglas Stanley "Doug" Laing

B. 1931-03-19, Shanghai, China, lived in Bondi, represented Australia; D. 2014-10-27
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	9th	80.98
			80.98

(Jocelyn) Hilary (Mary) Laing

B. 1927-09-21, Guildford, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Women's Downhill	dnf	0.00004
Women's Giant Slalom	24th	0.16
Women's Slalom	24th	0.16
		0.32004

Ivan Laing

Olympic Competitor nr 4896

1908-10-29-13:45 - Hockey - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-30-15:00 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Leslie Alphonso "Les" Laing

B. 1925-02-19, Linstead, Jamaica, then British
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd		0.023
Men's 200 m	sixth	fifth	1640
Men's 4x400 m Relay	FI:dnf	gold	1760
			3400.023

Leslie Laing

B. 1893, represented South Africa
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	9th	40
		40

William Neizer Laing

B. 1929-01-03, represented the Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:25th	0.15
		0.15

Juris Laipenieks Matisons

B. 1940-04-09, Rīga, Latvia, represented Chile
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Decathlon	19th	2.4
		2.4

Ronald Owen "Ron" Laird

B. 1938-05-31, Louisville, Kent., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk		dnf	25th		20th	1.61
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	19th					1.6
						3.21

Susan Laird

B. 1908-07-18, Homestead, Penn., USA; D. 1933-11-07
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	fifth	1000
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	(gold)	160
		1160

Pekka Tapani Lairola

B. 1928-01-07, Turku, Finland; D. 2001-04-10
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:19th	2
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:14th	4
		6

Albert Laisant

B. 1873-06-01, Tours, France; D. 1928
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Literature	AC	89.43
		89.43

Gabriel Laiseca Arteche

B. 1936-06-28, Las Arenas, Spain
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	11th	80
		80

Étienne Laisné

B. 1905-08-05, Allouagne, France; D. 1997-10-18
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	8th	384
		384

R. Laisné

from France
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Armas Laitinen

Olympic Competitor nr 6017

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round two - won by decision
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - lost - disqualified (384)

Kalevi Johannes Laitinen

B. 1918-05-19, Kotka, Finland; D. 1997-01-06
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	8th	35th	256
Men's Team All-Around	gold	bronze	2240
Men's Floor Exercise	13th	sixth	166.4
Men's Horse Vault	10th	44th	25
Men's Parallel Bars	16th	52nd	1.6
Men's Horizontal Bar	14th	35th	4
Men's Rings	16th	73rd	1.6
Men's Pommeled Horse	19th	43rd	0.4
			2695

(Veikko) Kalevi Laitinen

B. 1919-10-03, Kouvola, Finland; D. 1995-06-17
Speed Skating

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 500 metres	17th	21st	4.64
Men's 1500 metres	7th	24th	400.16
Men's 5000 metres	15th	22nd	10.4
Men's 10000 metres	dnf		0.04
			415.24

Taisto Raikas Laitinen

B. 1933-09-17, Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg in Russia)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Pole Vault	14th	24
		24

Samson Hassan Laizer

B. 1949-12-30, represented Tanzania
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R1	1.356
		1.356

Written 2011-08-14 - last modified 2024-03-19

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