Great Olympians

Biographies - LAN

Thomas Lance

B. 1891-06-14, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1976-02-29
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:4th	0.546
Men's Tandem	gold	8000
		8000.546

André Lancelot

B. 1900, from Paris, represented France
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	R1:dq	50
		50

Václav Lancinger

represented Czechoslovakia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	45.5
		45.5

Burt Jude Lancon

B. 1960-11-13, Morgan City, Louis., USA
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Pairs	sixth	800
		800

John James Land

B. 1938-07-17, from Richmond, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	65
		65

Raymond Charles "Ray" Land

B. 1930-11-14, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:6th	0.364
Men's 4x100m Relay	SF:4th	82
		82.364

Antonín Landa

B. 1899-05-02, Praha, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1968-04-08
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	8 entries	17.488
		17.488

Elisabeth Charlotte "Liselotte" Landbeck

B. 1916-01-13, Wien, Austria, represented Belgium; D. 2013-02-15
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Women's Singles	fourth	2400
		2400

A native Austrian and several times Austrian champion, she married Robert Verdun at the 1936 Olympics and competed for Belgium.
She was also a world class Speed Skater, but that sport was not yet on the Olympics program for women.

Sven Landberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3864

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)
1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Rémy E. Landeau

B. 1859-10-08, Paris, France; D. 1934
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	2 works	50.04
		50.04

Fredrik Landelius

Sweden
Shooting (3 silver, 2 bronze)

Running Deer, double shot - silver 1920, fourth 1924 (56 HP)
Running Deer, double shot, team - silver 1920, bronze 1924 (16 HP)
Running Deer, single shot, team - silver 1924 (10 HP)
Clay Pigeon, team - bronze 1920, fifth 1924 (9 HP)

Olympic Competitor nr 7190

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - third (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - third (640)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
1920-07-26-14:30? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot, team - second (1000)
1920-07-27-09:30 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - sixth (640)
1920-07-27-14:30? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - second (4000)
1924 20+400+10+1600+640

(Anders) Gunnar Landelius

B. 1918-03-20, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2000-04-08
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Suzanne Ciscele "Suzie" Landells

B. 1964-12-12, Queensland, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	silver	4000
		4000

Ludwig Landen

B. 1908-11-06, Köln, N-W, Germany; D. 1985-10-14
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	gold	4800
		4800

John Lander

B. 1907-09-07, Liverpool, England, Great Britain; D. 1941-12-25
Rowing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Pedro Landero

B. 1913-10-19, represented the Philippines
Weightlifting

	1952	1956	HP
Bantamweight (-56 kg)	sixth	dnf	969.6
			969.6

Sherman Landers

B. 1898-03-24, Oregon, Ill., USA; D. 1994-05-15
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Triple Jump	fifth	1500
		1500

Friedrich Chr. "Fritz" Landertinger

B. 1914-02-26, Krems an der Donau, Austria; D. 1943-01-43
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m	silver	4000
		4000

Robert Landesmann

B. 1912-03-26, Paris, France
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	12th	60
		60

Nicolaas Albertus Adrianus "Nico" Landeweerd

B. 1954-04-03, Hilversum, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	sixth	sixth	2112
				2112

Nils Landgren

B. 1923-08-19, Kalmar, Sweden; D. 2002-11-15
Bobsleigh

	1952	HP
Men's Two	15th	12.5
Men's Four	sixth	480
		492.5

Henri Landheer

B. 1899-04-27, Veendam, the Netherlands; D. 1958-03-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	30th	0.015
		0.015

Maxime Landin

Olympic Competitor nr 5107

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - fifth (250)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 70th
1912-07-03-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - fourth (400)

Claude Landini

represented Switzerland
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	21st	0.32
		0.32

Raúl Landini Zanicheli

B. 1909-07-14, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1988-09-29
Boxing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Oluf Landnes

B. 1874-02-21 Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway; D. 1911-04-21, Queens, New York, United States
Gymnastics

1904 HP

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 63rd -8.19

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 28th -2.48

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 76th -12.48

Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team sixth 120

120.0048000019

Olympic Competitor nr 1769

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 78th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 28th - Individual combined - 63rd - Team - sixth (120)

Dick Landon

B. 1898-11-20, Salisbury, Conn., USA; D. 1971-06-13
Athletics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
High Jump	gold	9600
		9600

Hugues Landon

B. 1930-06-26, represented France
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1964	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	27th	0.05
Three-day Event, Team	8th	64
		64.05

Paul Landowski

B. 1875-06-04, Paris, France; D. 1961-03-27
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1924	1928	HP
Sculpture	3 works		6487.72
Sculpture, Statues		gold	6487.72
			6487.72

Frank Lars Göran Landqvist

B. 1934-10-02, Kristinehamn, Sweden; D. 1983-01-07
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Seth Landqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 3698

1908-07-14-16:20 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, round one, heat two - 12th - team third (202.5)
1908-07-15-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, heat three - first (Q)
1908-07-18-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, final - ninth (120)
1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Sture Bror Landqvist

B. 1925-01-15, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2016-02-02
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:8th	8.2
		8.2

Louise Amélie Landré

B. 1852, represented France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	3 works	189.12
		189.12

Larry Landrian

B. 1894-12-30, L'Original, Ont., Canada
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:3rd	246
		246

Landrich

from Paris, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 4000 m Freestyle	R1:dnf	0.016
		0.016

Olympic Competitor nr 1384

1900-08-15-09:00 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat two - DNF (0.016)

Auguste Landrieu

B. 1888-04-02, Ronse, Belgium
Gymnastics (1 silver)

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

Rolando M. Landrito

B. 1945-09-23, represented the Philippines
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:22nd	0.5
		0.5

Magne Landrø

B. 1937-08-24, Trondheim, Norway
Shooting

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	39th	21st	0.64016
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone		44th	-4.16
Men's Free Rifle		13th	38.4
			39.040176

Heinrich Landrock

Olympic Competitor nr 6759

1912-07-17-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-18-16:00 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - second (540)

Jacques Landry

B. 1911-09-27, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 1976-11-24
Ski Jumping

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	20th	1.5
		1.5

Mabel Marie Landry

B. 1932-11-20, Chicago, Ill., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's Long Jump	7th	600
		600

Yves Landry

B. 1947-04-13, Trois-Rivières, Québ., Canada
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	25th	0.075
		0.075

Ben "Bennie" Lands

B. 1921-02-22, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 2014-01-13
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Josef Landsberg

Olympic Competitor nr 5723

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

Edvin Landsem

B. 1925-02-27, Rindal, Norway; D. 2004-08-31
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 50 km	7th	15th	410
			410

Eelis Eenok "Eeles" Landström

B. 1932-01-03, Viiala, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Pole Vault		7th	bronze	4440
Men's Decathlon	14th			24
				4464

Einar Landvik

B. 1898-03-25, Kviteseid, Norway; D. 1993-11-27
Cross-Country Skiing & Ski Jumping

	1924	HP
Men's 18 km	fifth	1000
Men's Ski Jumping	fifth	1500
		2500

(William) Arnold Landvoigt

B. 1879-02-06, Washington, DC, USA; D. 1970-12-15
Rugby (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	1640
		1640

He was American and should be counted as such, despite having played for the Frankfurt Rugby team.

Olympic Competitor nr 1667

1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - lost (1640)

Bernd Landvoigt

B. 1951-03-23, Brandenburg, Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1972 1976 1980 HP

Coxless Pairs gold gold 25920

Eights bronze

25920

Shared a place in the Coxless Two (and in the Eights) with his twin brother Jörg.

Jörg Landvoigt

B. 1951-03-23, Brandenburg, Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1972 1976 1980 HP

Coxless Pairs gold gold 25920

Eights bronze

25920

Shared a place in the Coxless Two (and in the Eights) with his twin brother Bernd.

John Michael Landy

B. 1930-04-12, Hawthorn, Vict., Australia; D. 2022-02-24
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:5th	bronze	2560.043
Men's 5000 metres	R1:10th		0.017
			2560.06

Alfred P. "Al" Lane

B. 1891-09-26, USA; D. 1965-10
Shooting (5 gold, 1 bronze)

1912 1920 bonus HP

Dueling Pistol gold 6400

Dueling Pistol, team fourth 400

Free Pistol gold bronze
2560 2240 11200

Free Pistol, team gold gold
1600 1600 4800

Military Pistol 8th?
256 256

Military Pistol, team gold
1600 1600

14800 6016 3840 24656

	1912	1920	bonus	HP
Dueling Pistol	gold			6400
Dueling Pistol, team	fourth			400
Free Pistol	gold	bronze 2560	2240	11200
Free Pistol, team	gold	gold 1600	1600	4800
Military Pistol		8th? 256		256
Military Pistol, team		gold 1600		1600
	14800	6016	3840	24656

He achieved remarkable success in 1912 when he won three gold medals, after only two years of competitive experience.
His Olympic medals, gun and other memorabilia from the A.P. Lane collection are currently on display at the National Firearms Museum (NRA HQ) in Fairfax, Virginia. His great-nephew oversees the collection on the family's behalf and can be contacted at Gold1912@eclipse.net.

Olympic Competitor nr 5042

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - first (6400)
1912-06-29-15:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day one - fourth (400)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - first (6400)
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - first (1600)
1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - first (1600)
1920-08-02-11:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - third (2560)
1920-08-03-14:30? - Shooting - Military Pistol, team - first (1600)
1920-08-03-17:00? - Shooting - Military Pistol - eighth? (256)

Robert George "Bobby" Lane

B. 1882-01-15, Cambridge, Ont., Canada; D. 1940-11-20
Football (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 2348

1904-11-16-15:00? - Football - match one - won
1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (2400)

Charles Lane

B. 1905, from Melbourne, Vict., represented Australia; D. 1954-12-14
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.00033
		0.00033

Francis Adonijah "Frank" Lane

B. 1874-09-23, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1927-02-17
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Men's 100 metres	bronze	2560
		2560

Olympic Competitor nr 4

1896-04-06-15:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m heat one (Q)
1896-04-10-14:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m final - third (2560)

Frederick Claude Vivian "Fred" Lane

B. 1880-02-02, Millers Point, NSW, Australia; D. 1969-05-14
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	gold	6400
Men's 200 m Obstacle Course	gold	9600
		16000

Fred Lane was Australian but the OlyMADMen count him as British.

Olympic Competitor nr 1283

1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-12-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, final - first (6400)
1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - first (9600)

Harold Lane

B. 1895-03-16, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1972-06-24
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Kenneth Ralph "Ken" Lane

B. 1923-08-16, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2010-01-22
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	silver	5000
		5000

Lester Everett "Les" Lane

B. 1932-03-06, Purcell, Okl., USA
Besketball (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

He was the coach of the 1968 Mexican Olympic team.

Ngaire Lane

B. 1925-10-31, Cambridge, New Zealand
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:11th	96
		96

Norman Douglas "Norm" Lane

B. 1919-11-06, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2014-08-06
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 10000m	bronze	fifth	5340
			5340

Pearce Allen Lane

B. 1930-10-09, Big Rapids, Mich., USA; D. 2018-07-27
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

William Lane-Joynt

Olympic Competitor nr 3326

1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - sixth (480)
1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - 13th (19.2)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - 14th (12)
1908-07-10-15:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - second (750)

Arne Mainor Lanes

B. 1938-03-29, Stokke, Norway
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)	15th	15
		15

Maurice Lanet

from Paris, represented France
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	410
		410

Agostino Lanfranchi

B. 15892-06-27, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Italy; D. 1963-02-15
Skeleton & Bobsleigh

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Skeleton	fourth		2400
Men's Two		8th	320
Men's Four		fifth	750
			3470

Gaetano Lanfranchi

B. 1901-04, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Italy; D. 1983-04
Bobsleigh

	1932	HP
Men's Two-men	8th	320
Men's Four-men	fifth	750
		1070

Luigi Lanfranchi

B. 1914-01-14, Genova, Italy
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26
		26

Giovanni Barrista Lanfranco

B. 1956-05-09, Torino, Italy
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	8th	9th	bronze	1488
				1488

Patrizia Lanfredini

B. 1957-04-03, Firenze, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	13th	6.4
		6.4

Alison Lang

B. 1961-06-28, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Christine Lang

B. 1964-03-12, München, Bay, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's Solo	dnq	-3.40
		0.0004

Czesław Lang

B. 1955-05-17, Kołczygłówki, Poland
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF		430.5
Men's Road Race		silver	6000
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial		fourth	1200
			7630.5

Erwin Lang

B. 1886-07-22, Wien, Austria; D. 1962-02-10
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	2 works	75.94
		100.96

Helmut Lang

B. 1940-08-14, Vienna, Austria (then part of Germany)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:disq	2.05
		2.05

Lang István

B. 1933-01-14, Baja, Hungary; D. 2007-09-08
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
Men's Time Trial	18th	3.84
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:10th	75
		78.84

Joseph Lang

B. 1911-02-04, Lovelock, Nev., USA; D. 1990-11-13
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54.0 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Karel Lang

B. 1958-06-09, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Martin "Marty" Lang

B. 1949-05-20, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	-2.34
Men's Foil, Team	QF	82
		82.0034

Michael Lang

B. 1875-11-03, from Cleveland, USA; D. 1962-03-02
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	85th	-13.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	83rd	-13.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	78th	-12.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	13th	4.8
		4.8

Olympic Competitor nr 1770

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 78th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 83rd - Individual combined - 85th - Team - 13th (4.8)

Peter Lang

B. 1958-05-24, Ludwigshafen, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke	9th		11th	224
Men's 200 m Breasttroke	14th		22nd	16.4
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)			64
				304.4

Rafael Lang

B. 1910-09-05, Bucarest, Romania, represented Argentina
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	QF	861
		861

Robert Lang

B. 1955-04-18, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	10th	125
		125

Ronald Dwayne "Ron" Lang

B. 1937-02-05, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Gheorghe Langa

B. 1930-01-10, Jibert, Romania; D. 1968
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	dnf		0.00000008
Eventing, Team	dnf		-
Jumping, Individual		dnf	0.00000000013
Jumping, Team		sixth	160
			160.00000008013

Conrad Langaard

Olympic Competitor nr 5168

1912-06-29-10:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - lost
1912-06-29-17:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round two - lost (50.7)
1912-07-01-10:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, round one - lost (615)
1920 SI -3.85 DO 430.5
1924 SI -9.19 DO 0.52 MD 1.47

Martha Langbein

competed in 1964 as

Martha Pensberger

B. 1941-05-22, Heidelberg, B-W, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	silver	fifth	1250
			1250

Joan Marjorie Langdon

B. 1922-12-02, from Vancouver, represented Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:20th	1.5
		1.5

Ross Langdon

B. 1951-03-11, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

André Lange

B. 1973-06-28, Thüringen, (then East-)Germany
Bobsleigh (4 gold, 1 silver)

2002 2006 2010 HP

Four-man gold gold silver 18900

Two-man gold gold 16000

34900

Always together with Kevin Kuske.

Frank Lange

B. 1934-11-26, Wuppertal, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	fifth	750
		750

Fritz Lange

Olympic Competitor nr 6068

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-08-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round six - lost - eliminated (384)

Hans-Joachim Lange

B. 1940-08-02, Hihen-Nauen, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	17th	5
		5

Hans-Ulrich Lange

B. 1946-04-26, Magdeburg, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Heike Lange

B. 1955-10-31, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 500 metres	10th	100
Women's 1000 metres	8th	256
		356

Józef Lange

B. 1897-03-16, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1972-08-11
Track Cycling (1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial		sixth	960
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	QF	3430.5
Men's 50 km	fifth		1500
			5890.5

Klaus Lange

B. 1939-09-14, Elskop, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Marita Lange

B. 1943-06-22, Halle (Saale), S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Shot Put	silver	sixth	6960
			6960

Paul Lange

B. 1931-02-06, Oberhausen, N-W, Germany; D. 2016-03-15
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	gold	1600
		1600

Paul-Heinrich Lange

B. 1908-10-12, from Berlin, represented Germany
Sailing

	1952	HP
6 metres class	10th	50
		50

Santiago Raúl Lange Roberti

B. 1961-09-22, San Isidro, Argentina
Sailing (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	9th	bronze							18656.25
One Person Dinghy (Laser)			9th
Two Person Catamaran (Tornado)				10th	bronze	bronze
Mixed Two Person Catamaran (Tornado)								gold
									18656.25

Thomas Lange

B. 1964-02-27, Eisleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, (then East-)Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1988 1992 1996 HP

Single Sculls gold gold bronze 34560

34560

Vilhelm Lange

B. 1893-12-20, Ringkøbing, Denmark; D. 1950-11-17
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Free system	gold	1600
		1600

Wolfgang Lange

B. 1938-07-03, Lübz, M-V, Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic in 1968
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres	7th		8th	656
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	8th			192
				848

Jan Langedijk

B. 1910-07-27, Oudkarspel, the Netherlands; D. 1981-12-03
Speed Skating

	1936	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	24th	29th	0.176
Men's 1500 metres	14th	13th	41.6
Men's 5000 metres	fourth	fifth	2860
Men's 10000 metres	sixth	sixth	1408
			4309.776

Christoph Langen

B. 1962-03-27, Köln, Germany
Bobsleigh (2 gold, 2 bronze)

1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 HP

two-man 7th bronze - bronze gold 17625

four-man 11th - - gold disq 4848.002

22473.002

Jutta Langenau

B. 1933-10-10, Erfurt, Thür., Germany; D. 1982-07-09
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	sixth	960
		960

Émile Langenraedt

B. 1907-06-20, from Gent, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.0017
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:5th	8.2
		8.2017

Jozef Langenus

B. 1898-12-23, from Antwerpen, represented Belgium; D. 1987-05-29
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:7th	1.62
		1.62

Andreas Langer

B. 1956-10-13, Mildenau, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Nordic Combined

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	16th	9.6
		9.6

Ferdinand Langer

represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	dnf	0.192
		0.192

He is listed as a reserve in the Official Report, but the database has him as a participant. He may well have raced in the second run, but it is not shown who he replaced.

Lucyna Langer

B. 1956-01-09, Mysłowice, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	bronze	3840
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	7th	100
		3940

Ludy Langer

B. 1893-01-22, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1984-07-05
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1920	HP
400 m Free-style	silver	4000
1500 m Free-style	SF:4th	328
		4328

Richard Langer

B. 1879-11-28, Nordhausen, Thüringen, Germany; D. 1950-10-11
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Medals & Reliefs	AC	139.6
		139.6

Rudolf Langer

B. 1939-03-29, Sprottau (now Szprotawa in Poland), represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Shot Put	11th	96
		96

Sylvia Langer

B. 1954-08-20, Brandenburg an der Havel, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	16th	6.4
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	21st	0.64
		7.04

Walther Langer

B. 1899, Privoz, Ostrave, Czech Republic, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1955-10-27
Figure Skating

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	10th	150
		150

The city of Privoz (also called Oderfurt) was populated with Germans, of which Langer seems to be one. It may be necessary to give this person the German nationality, like other "Sudetengermans".

Albert Langereis

B. 1888-07-13, Hoogwoud, the Netherlands; D. 1966-01-13
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, prone	69th	-
Men's Free Rifle, team	16th	1.6
		1.6

York Langerfeld

B. 1953-01-08, Hamburg, Germany, represented Canada
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	11th	48
		48

Dick Frans Arie "Dick" Langerhorst

B. 1946-03-26, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2008-05-13
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:26th	R1:18th	2.64
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay		R1:11th	16
			18.64

Tiny Langers

B. 1896-12-29, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1929-10-04
Football

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	R1	R2	60.18
			60.18

Franciscus Arnoldus "Frans" Langeveld

B. 1877-02-16, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1939-06-27
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	hors concours	-
		-

Work "hors concours", so not a true Olympian.

Georges Langevin

Olympic Competitor nr 4181

1908-07-18-14:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth

Alexander Adrianus Langeweg

B. 1890-03-30, Arnhem, the Netherlands; D. 1961-11-30
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	AC	115.1
		115.1

Denise June Langford

B. 1953-12-31, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:9th	160
Women's 800 metres Freestyle	7th	400
		560

Gary Leroy Langford

B. 1953-03-14, Oxford, England, Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	9th	9th	480
			480

Mary Langford

Olympic Competitor nr 6192

1912-07-09-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat three - second (Q)
1912-07-11-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, semifinals - fifth (162.5)

William Langford

B. 1896-08-07, Gravenhurst, Ont., Canada; D. 1963-02-23
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Klaus Langhoff

B. 1939-12-05, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Langhoffer-Pétervári Klára

B. 1955-08-31, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Double Sculls	sixth	800
		800

Christopher John Langhorne

B. 1940-09-18, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th		(sixth)	193
				193

Jenne Langhout

B. 1918-09-27, Jakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Hilversum, represented the Netherlands; D. 2010-03-29
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's team	bronze	1280
		1280

Marcel Langiller

B. 1908-06-02, Paris, France; D. 1980-12-28
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Solveig Langkilde

B. 1950-01-16, Vejle, Denmark
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's High Jump	21st	0.96
		0.96

Svend Langkjær

Olympic Competitor nr 4306

1908-07-20-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualifying - AC (43.04)
1912-07-13-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Decathlon, day one - DNF (0.016)

Helmut Längle

B. 1936-09-29, Zwischenwasser, Austria
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	21st		15.96
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)		15th	15.96
			15.96

Arturo Lang-Lenton León

B. 1949-01-28, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	SF:dns	R1:21st	0.8
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	8th	R1:12th	74
			74.8

Miguel Lang-Lenton León

B. 1958-01-13, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Michel Langlet

represented France
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Art Langley

B. 1896-06-25, Melrose, Mass., USA; D. 1967-03-05
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	(silver)	2000
		2000

Harold Langley

B. 1903-06-11, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1988-03-03
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:15th	15
		15

Keith Langley

B. 1961-06-03, Aldershot, England, Great Britain
Gymnastics

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Individual combined	35th	34th	0.0026
Men's Team combined		9th	40
			40.0026

Pierre Langlois

B. 1958-02-02, represented France
Canoeing, Canadian Sprint

	1980	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	9th	120
		120

Robert Langlois

represented Belgium
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	16th	4.8
		4.8

Yves Langlois

B. 1950-05-02, represented France
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Johann Langmayr

B. 1910-08-29, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1946
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

Roderick "Roddy" Langmuir

B. 1960-06-08, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom	dnf	-11.16
		-11.42

Gerard Langner

B. 1943-02-15, Szopienice, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Paul Langner

B. 1949-10-15, Ohlstadt, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Piotr Jerzy Langosz

B. 1951-04-05, Świętochłowice, Poland
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Frédéric Langrenay

B. 1899-09-24, Rouen, France; D. 1985-03-16
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeple-chase	R1:5th	38.4
		38.4

Marcel Langsam

Olympic Competitor nr 6377

1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fourth (400)

Grimon Langson

B. 1955-03-10, represented Malawi
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		-28.60

Gottfried Langthaler

B. 1953-03-20, Unterweißenbach, Austria
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Evi Lanig

B. 1933-10-24, Bad Hindelang, Bay., Germany
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Women's Downhill	9th	160
Women's Giant Slalom	14th	16
		176

Hans-Peter Lanig

B. 1935-12-07, Bad Hindelang, Bay., Germany
Alpine Skiing (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Downhill	fifth	silver	5000
Men's Giant Slalom	7th	13th	425.6
Men's Slalom		7th	400
			5825.6

William Thomas "Bill" Lanigan

B. 1947-08-06, New York, NY, USA
Speed Skating

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 1500 metres	24th	25th	0.26
Men's 5000 metres	24th		0.16
Men's 10000 metres	21st		0.64
			1.06

Andrej Lanišek

B. 1957-10-13, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Biathlon

	1984	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	49th	-5.16
Men's 20 kilometres	41st	-4.64
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	17th	1
		1.0000656

Domnitsa Lanitou

competed in 1948 as

Domnitsa Kavounidou

B. 1914-04-07, Lemesos, Cyprus, represented Greece; D. 2011-06-20
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:3rd		10.76
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	SF:6th	R1:5th	81.435
			92.195

Jānis Lanka

B. 1940-08-03, Liepāja, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Decathlon	14th	24
		24

Sonia May Lannaman

B. 1956-03-24, Brimingham, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th		SF:5th	132.29
Women's 200 metres			8th	256
Women's 4x100 m Relay			bronze	640
				1028.29

She was entered in three events in 1976 but did not start in any of them.

Olle Lanner

Olympic Competitor nr 3865

1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Émile Lanners

Olympic Competitor nr 6378

1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fourth (400)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 24th (0.2)

Leonidas Lanngakis

represented Greece
Shooting

	1896	HP
Men's Free Rifle	dnf	1
		1

Olympic Competitor nr 212

1896-04-11-09:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle day one - DNF (1)

Charles Lannie

B. 1881-08-21, Boom, Belgium; D. 1958-06-03
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Individual combined	19th	2
Men's Team combined, European system	silver	1000
		1002

Micheline E. R. M. Lannoy

B. 1925-01-31, Bruxelles, Belgium
Figure Skating (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Mixed Pairs	gold	8000
		8000

Nico Lansdorp

B. 1885-04-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1968-01-16
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Architecture	AC	539.0
		539.0

Jean Lansiaux

B. 1929-03-02, represented France
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R2	89.06
		89.06

Edward W. Lansing

B. 1856-04-30, Palmyra, MO, USA; D. 1920-09-09
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:70th	-10.94
		-10.94

Olympic Competitor nr 2257

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 70th

Pirkko Marjatta Länsivuori

B. 1926-06-01, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2012-01-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:5th	0.0078
		0.0078

Jiří Lanský

B. 1933-09-17, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-02-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's High Jump	7th	600
		600

Alberto Raúl Lanteri Merlo

B. 1938-01-11, La Plata, Argentina
Fencing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R1:4th		3.625
Men's Sabre, Individual	QF:7th	R1:6th	0.07268
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	45.5
			49.19768

Antonia Lanthaler

B. 1946-04-03, Kreith Stubaj, Austria
Luge

	1964	HP
Women's Singles	dnf	6
		6

Helena Gerarda Catharina "Lenie" Lanting-Keller

B. 1925-04-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1995-09-02
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Women's Springboard	14th	16
		16

Lantos Csaba

B. 1943-05-02, Baja, Hungary
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Lantos László

B. 1938-12-04, Békésczaba, Hungary; D. 2019-06-09
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:18th	2.56
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:10th	25
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:9th	40
		67.56

Lantos Mihály

B. 1928-09-29, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1989-12-31
Football (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Vera Stepanovna Lantratova

B. 1947-05-11, Bakı, Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2021-04-19
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Gustav Adolf Lantschner

B. 1910-08-12, Innsbruck, Austria, represented Germany; D. 2011-03-19
Alpine Skiing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	silver	6000
		6000

Mats-Åke Lantz

B. 1951-10-27, Östersund, Sweden
Biathlon

	1976	HP
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	8th	64
		64

Charles Lanusse

B. 1896-08-25, Bordeaux, France
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	SF:2nd	1620
		1620

Gustavo Lanusse

B. 1909, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1938-03-14
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Vladimir Vasilyevich Lanyugin

B. 1948-12-21, Khabarovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	39th	-3.20
Three-Day Event, Team	7th	100
		100.0002

Juan Lanz Muller

B. 1932-06-01, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:30th	0.01
		0.01

Adriano Lanza

B. 1884-01-04, represented Italy; D. 1975
Modern Pentathlon

	1920	HP
Men's Individual	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Orlando Lanza Alvárez

B. 1932-01-02, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:2nd	68.25
		68.25

Enzo Lanzarini

B. 1953-10-14, Loria, Italy
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	11th	48
		48

Roberta Lanzarotti

B. 1968-01-11, Tradate, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	19th	1.6
Women's 200 m Butterfly	10th	100
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	fifth	250
		351.6

Josef Lanzendörfer

B. 1907-03-24, represented Czechoslovakia
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	20th	1.25
Men's Four	dnf	1.92
		3.17

Gaetano Lanzi

B. 1905-02-05, Roma, Italy; D. 1980
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Mario Lanzi

B. 1914-10-10, Castelletto sopra Ticino, Italy; D. 1980-01-21
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:4th	328
Men's 800 metres	silver	4000
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:3rd	68
		4386

Edmund Lanziner

B. 1959-03-03, Egna, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	14th	20
Men's Four	11th	48
		68

Christiane Lanzke

B. 1947-03-15, Potsdam, Brand., Germany; D. 2005
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	HP
Women's Springboard	10th	100
Women's Platform	fifth	1000
		1100

Alfred J. Lanzon

B. 1916-11-18, represented Malta
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	7.25
		7.25

Ronald Alfredo "Ronaldo" Lanzoni Campos

B. 1959-08-21, San José, Costa Rica
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	40th	-3.15
			0.00015

Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2024-02-05

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	63rd	-8.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	28th	-2.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	76th	-12.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	sixth	120
		120.0048000019

	2002	2006	2010	HP
Four-man	gold	gold	silver	18900
Two-man		gold	gold	16000
				34900

	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
two-man	7th	bronze	-	bronze	gold	17625
four-man	11th	-	-	gold	disq	4848.002
						22473.002