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

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

Richard Ludwig

Olympic Competitor nr 1670

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

Lué

Olympic Competitor nr 1267

• 1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - 14th time (16)
• 1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - 11th time (96)
• 1900-08-15-09:00 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat two - sixth - 15th time (10)

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

• 1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - first (Q1)
• 1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - fourth = team first (1600)

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

• 1900-08-25-16:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat two - second (Q1)
• 1900-08-26-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final one - second (3000)

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

• 1900-06-01-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 1 - AC (-4.60)

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

• 1900-08-01-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - seventh (500) & team - first (1600)

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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