Great Olympians

Biographies - LU

Luc - Lud - Lue - Luh - Lui - Luk - Lum - Lun - Luq - Lus - Lut


Frank Luck

B. 1967, Germany
Biathlon (2 gold, 3 silver)
1994 1998 2002 HP
10 km sixth 7th 29th 880.016
12.5 km 11th 64
20 km silver - silver 7700
4 x 7.5 km gold gold silver 5700
14344.02


Jörg Lücke

Germany
Rowing (2 gold)
1968 1972 HP
Coxless Pairs gold 8000
Coxed Pairs gold 8000
16000


Erich Ludwig

Olympic Competitor nr 1669


Richard Ludwig

Olympic Competitor nr 1670


Lué

Olympic Competitor nr 1267


Pierre Lueders

Canada
Bobsledding (1 gold, 1 silver)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 HP
two-man 7th gold fifth silver fifth 16125
four-man 12th 9th 9th fourth fifth 2212.5
18337.5



Arnold Luhaäär

B. 1905-01-29, Möisaküla, Viljandi, Estonia; D. 1965-01-29
Weightlifting (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1928 1936 HP
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) silver bronze 10824
10824


Ernest Luhrsen

Olympic Competitor nr 1339


Mireya Luis Hernandez

B. 1967-08-25, Camaguey, Cuba
Volleyball (3 gold)
1992 1996 2000 HP
team gold gold gold 19200
19200

Member of the Cuban Volleyball team that won gold at Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
Named by some the greatest volleyball player of the 20th century, she would also have competed in 1984 and 1988, but Cuba boycotted both those games.


Alexander Lukyanov

B. 199-08-19, Russia
Rowing (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 1988 1996 2000 HP
Coxed Pairs silver 6250
Coxed Fours gold 6000
Eights silver bronze 9th 4200
16450

The most successful cox in recent history. He was also in the Russian eight in Sydney, but they did not make it to the final.


Georges Lumpp

Olympic Competitor nr 1506


Captain Janne Lundblad

B. 1877-04-11, Sweden; D. 1940-11-24
Equestrianism, Dressage (1 gold, 1 silver)
1920 1928 HP
Dressage, Individual gold fourth 14500
Dressage, Team silver 1000
15500


Åke Lundeberg

B. 1888-12-14, Sweden; D. 1939-05-29
Shooting (2 gold, 1 silver)
1912 HP
Running Deer, single shot silver 4000
Running Deer, double shot gold 6400
Running Deer, single shot, team gold 1600
Clay Pigeon, trap 17th 5
Clay Pigeon, trap, team fourth 400
12405

(124 HP)


Luquetas

Olympic Competitor nr 552


Janis Lusis

B. 1939-05-19, Riga, Latvia
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 HP
Javelin Throw bronze gold silver 24300
24300


Friedrich Lüthi

Olympic Competitor nr 1185


Manuela Lutze

B. 1974-03-20, Blankenburg, Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2000 2004 2008 HP
Quadruple Sculls gold gold bronze 17280
17280


Written 2001-09-20 - last modified 2002-10-28

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