Great Olympians

Biographies - LUN


Fidel Luña Herrera

represented Mexico; D. 1966-01-02
Fencing
1948 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:7th 0.000000022
Men's Sabre, Team R1:3rd 3.1
3.100000022


Manuel Luna

B. 1945-08-14, represented Venezuela
Judo
1976 HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg) R1 1.023
1.023


Sergio Luna

B. 1948-09-09, San Gabriel, Ecuador
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 HP
Men's Individual All-Round 110th -17.10
-17.10


Teodoro Luña

B. 1938-10-29, Lima, Peru
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Miloslav Luňák

B. 1902-02-02, Most, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Marathon 19th 2.4
2.4


Virginio Lunardi

B. 1968-03-23, Gallio, Italy
Ski Jumping
1988 HP
Men's Normal Hill 50th -5.10
Men's Large Hill 45th -4.10
0.000011


Ada Lunardoni

B. 1911-03-08, West Hoboken, NJ, USA; D. 2003-01-11
Gymnastics
1936 HP
Women's Team combined fifth 500
500


Bernhard Lund

B. 1889-02-20, Darmstadt, Germany, represented Norway; D. 1968-01-09
Sailing
1928 HP
8 metres Class fourth 800
800


Carl Erik Lund

Olympic Competitor nr 4486


Catherine "Cathy" Lund

B. 1959-03-23, London, Ont., Canada
Rowing
1984 HP
Women's Eights fourth 800
800


Erik (Jørgen) Swane Lund

B. 1923-04-04, København, Denmark; D. 2012-10-31
Fencing
1952 HP
Épée, Team SF:3rd 205
205


Erm Lund

B. 1914-02-07, Tallinn, Estonia; D. 2003-01-22
Weightlifting
1936 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) 13th 38.4
38.4


Ivan Bernhard Lund

B. 1929-05-13, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 1992-04-09
Fencing
1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Foil, individual R1:5th R1:5th R1:6th 0.00003285
Foil, Team R1:3rd R1:4th 11.405
Épée, individual QF:8th QF:6th R1:6th 0.455416
Épée, Team R1:3rd R1:4th R1:3rd R1:3rd 31.906
Sabre, individual R1:8th 0.0000000025
Sabre, Team R1:3rd 2.69
46.4564488525


Jørn Lund

B. 1944-08-26, Mariagerfjord, Denmark
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 10th bronze 1995
1995


Karl Lund

Olympic Competitor nr 6346


Kjell Georg Lund

B. 1944-01-23, Bergen, Norway
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 50 km Walk 24th 0.16
0.16


Knut Lund

Olympic Competitor nr 5155


Peter Lund

B. 1955-02-24, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), represented Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Two 21st 0.8
0.8


Rolf Odvar Lund

B. 1930-05-06, Oslo, Norway; D. 1991-05-05
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 10th 100
100


Svend Otto Lund

B. 1949-04-01, København, Denmark
Handball
1972 HP
Men's Team (13th) 8
8


Tom Benny Lund

B. 1944-11-26, København, Denmark; D. 2000-10-16
Handball
1972 HP
Men's Team 13th 12.8
12.8


Tor Lund

Olympic Competitor nr 6301


Valdus Lund

B. 1895-04-04, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1962-05-09
Football
1920 HP
Men's Team CR1 164
164


Kathryn Ann "Kay" Lunda

B. 1957-04-28, Madison, Wisc., USA
Speed Skating
1972 HP
Women's 500 metres 7th 400
400


Eskil Lundahl

B. 1905-09-07, Malmö, Sweden; D. 1992-11-10
Aquatics - Swimming & Art Competitions
1928 1932 1936 1948 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle R1:4th R1:5th 2.46
Men's 100 m Backstroke SF:5th R1:4th 255
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay fifth 250
Architecture, unknown event ac 0.660
508.12


Jiří Lundák

B. 1939-08-31, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing (2 bronze)
1960 1964 HP
Men's Eights bronze bronze 2560
2560


Sven-Åke Lundbäck

B. 1948-01-26, Kalix, Sweden
Cross Country Skiing (1 gold)
1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's 15 kilometres gold 30th 6400.01
Men's 30 kilometres 13th 35th 17th 29.601
Men's 50 kilometres 16th 8th 262.4
Men's 4x10 km Relay fourth fourth fifth 1155
7847.011


Emil August Lundberg

B. 1863-07-27, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1945-03-18
Diving
1906 HP
Men's Platform 10th 112.5
112.5

Olympic Competitor nr 3024


Fred Børre Lundberg

B. 1969-12-25, Hammerfest, Norway
Nordic Combined (2 gold, 2 silver)
1992 1994 1998 HP
Individual fourth gold 16th 7508
Team silver silver gold 3100
10608


(Ingrid) Gunila Lundberg

B. 1957-02-06, Umeå, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle 24th 0.16
Women's 100 m Backstroke 25th 0.1
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay (7th) 64
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 10th 25
89.26


Ivar Lundberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6627


Knud Lundberg

B. 1920-05-14, København, Denmark; D. 2002-08-12
Football (1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's Team bronze QF 1567
1567


Odd Harald Lundberg

B. 1917-10-03, Brandbu, Norway; D. 1983-03-08
Speed Skating (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's 1500 metres bronze 2560
Men's 5000 metres silver 4000
Men's 10000 metres 7th 400
6960


Ragnar Torsten Lundberg

B. 1924-09-22, Madesjö, Sweden; D. 2011-07-10
Athletics
1948 1952 1956 HP
Men's Pole Vault fifth bronze fifth 7524
7524


Sigge Lundberg

B. 1895-02-15, Funbo, Sweden; D. 1979-05-20
Cycling - Road (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's Road Race 22nd 0.5
Men's Road Race, Team silver 1000
1000.5


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


Maren Lundby

B. 1994-09-07, Gkøvik, Norway
Ski Jumping (1 gold)
2014 2018 HP
Women's Normal Hill 8th gold 9984
9984


(Lars) Ove Lundby

B. 1953-09-21, Haninge, Sweden
Boxing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R1 862.02
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) QF
862.02


Thor-Erik Lundby

B. 1937-03-05, Oslo, Norway; D. 2015-09-06
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50


Eugen Lunde

B. 1887-05-18, Oslo, Norway; D. 1963-06-17
Sailing (1 gold)
1924 HP
6 Metres Class gold 4800
4800

His son and grandson also won Olympic medals, one of only three families to achieve this. The others being the Gereviches and the Keller family.


Johnny Anker Lunde

B. 1923-10-26, Drammen, Norway; D. 2013-04-02
Alpine Skiing
1948 1952 HP
Men's Downhill dnf 20th 1
1


Katrine Lunde

competed from 2008 to 2021 as

Katrine Lunde-Haraldsen

B. 1980-03-30, Kristiansand, Norway
Handball (3 gold, 2 bronze)
2008 2012 2016 2021 2021 HP
Women's Team gold gold bronze bronze gold 24320
24320


Kristine Lunde-Borgersen

B. 1980-03-30, Kristiansand, Norway
Handball (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2008 2012 2016 HP
Women's Team gold gold bronze 11520
11520


Nordal Lunde

Olympic Competitor nr 7192


Peder Lunde, Jr.

B. 1942-02-09, Oslo, Norway
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver)
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) gold 17256
Two−Person Keelboat (Star) silver
Two−person Keelboat (Tempest) sixth
Three−person Keelboat (Soling) 16th
17256

He is the center athlete in one of the most successful Olympic families, comprising his father Peder, his mother Vibeke, his grandfather Eugen, his daughter Jeanette, his wife Aud and her sister Margit, and a few more nephews.


Peder Eugen Lunde, Sr.

B. 1918-05-25, Nordstrand, Norway; D. 2009-12-26
Sailing (1 silver)
1952 1956 HP
5.5 metres class silver fifth 5000
5000


(Karen) Vibeke Lunde

B. 1921-03-21, Oslo, Norway; D. 1962-08-12
Sailing (1 silver)
1952 HP
5.5 metres class silver 4000
4000

Female.


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

Olympic Competitor nr 5073


Robert Michael "Bob" Lundeen

B. 1952-11-04, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Bertil Alexander Lundell

B. 1908-09-0, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1996-07-11
Ice Hockey
1936 HP
Men's Team SF:3rd 410
410


Einar Lundell

Olympic Competitor nr 7005


(Kurt) Lennart Lundell

B. 1953-12-13, Lidköping, Sweden
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1976 1980 1984 HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) 17th 84
FR Men's Middleweight (-82 kg) grp:6th
GR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) fifth 1500
1584


Magnar Lundemo

B. 1938-03-04, Meråker, Norway; D. 1987-01-07
Cross-Country Skiing
1960 1964 HP
Men's 15 kilometres 8th 256
Men's 30 kilometres 16th 6.4
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay fourth 400
662.4


Hans Ingvar Lundén

B. 1957-08-13, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Waterpolo
1980 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Humbert Lundén

Olympic Competitor nr 6930


(Karl) Martin Lundén

B. 1925-01-01, By, Sweden; D. 2011-02-14
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle SF:10th 100
Men's 100 metres Backstroke R1:30th 0.015
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay fourth 400
500.015


Håkon Meinich Lundenes

B. 1954-01-02, Oslo, Norway
Ice Hockey
1980 HP
Men's Team Prel:6th 26
26


Hugo Lundevall

Olympic Competitor nr 6208


Anders Lundgren

B. 1898-06-28, Aker, Norway; D. 1964-08-28
Sailing (1 gold)
1924 HP
6 Metres Class gold 4800
4800


Arnold Lundgren

B. 1899-01-05, København, Denmark; D. 1979-06-21
Cycling - Road
1920 HP
Men's Road Race 17th 5
Men's Road Race, Team fourth 400
405


(Johan) Holger Lundgren

B. 1912-03-31, Själevad, Sweden; D. 1966-05-12
Nordic Combined
1936 HP
Men's Nordic Combined 40th 0.0001
0.0001


John Lundgren

B. 1940-07-30, Kolt, Denmark
Cycling - Track
1960 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QF 430.5
430.5


Karin Lundgren

Olympic Competitor nr 6148


Louis Lundgren

B. 1901-04-24, Randers, Denmark; D. 1976-09-26
Athletics
1924 1928 HP
Men's 400 m R1:3rd 0.0017
Men's 110 m Hurdles R1:3rd R1:5th 3.55734
Men's 400 m Hurdles R1:3rd R1;3rd 32.28
35.83904


Philip H. "Phil" Lundgren

B. 1940-01-02, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2015-04-17
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Sven Emil Lundgren

B. 1896-06-18, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics (1 bronze)
1920 1924 HP
Men's 800 m SF:4th SF:4th 136
Men's 1500 m fifth 1000
Men's 3000 m Team bronze SF:3rd 845
1981


Sven Erik Gunnar Lundgren

B. 1901-07-17, Gävle, Sweden; D. 1982-10-30
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's Decathlon 14th 24
24


Sven-Olof Lundgren

B. 1908-11-03, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden; D. 1946-03-26
Ski Jumping
1928 HP
Men's Ski Jumping fifth 1500
1500


(Per) Thomas Lundgren

B. 1956-10-25, Örmsköldsvik, Sweden
Ski Jumping
1976 HP
Men's Normal Hill 51st -6.64
0.00000064


Nils Johan Lundh

B. 1921-01-21, Umeå, Sweden; D. 2005-10-23
Ski Jumping
1948 HP
Men's Individual 40th 0.00015
0.00015


Per Axel Stig Lundh

B. 1958-04-04, Hofors, Sweden
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint
1980 HP
Men's Fours, 1000 m 9th 80
80


(Axel) Yngve (Ambrosius) Lundh

B. 1924-04-05, Bollnäs, Sweden; D. 2017-03-10
Cycling - Road
1952 HP
Men's Road Race 16th 8
Men's Road Race, Team fourth 400
408


Bengt Johan Lundholm

B. 1955-08-04, Falun, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Ulla Kaija Lundholm

B. 1957-01-20, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Women's Discus Throw fourth 2400
2400


Anders Lundin

represented Sweden
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Literature ac 272.6
272.6


Jan Ored Lundin

B. 1942-09-03, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1964 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay fifth 250
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay fifth 250
500


Tage Leif Lundin

B. 1933-11-11, Stensele, Sweden; D. 2019-08-06
Biathlon
1960 HP
Men's 20 km 12th 60
60


Hans Matthiesen Lunding

B. 1899-02-25, Stepping, Denmark; D. 1984-04-05
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Three−Day Event, Individual bronze 3200
Three−Day Event, Team dnf 4
3204


Hugo Lundkvist

B. 1913-05-17, Skalsjö, Sweden; D. 1998-02-07
Shooting
1952 HP
Free Pistol 11th 96
96


Charles William Vincent Lundmark

B. 1927-05-06, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1999-08-23
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1960 HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay Rep:3rd 4.3
4.3


(Bengt) Kenneth Lundmark

B. 1946-03-25, Skellefteå, Sweden
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's High Jump QU:22nd 0.6
0.6


Carl Lundquist

Olympic Competitor nr 5764


Erik Lundquist

Olympic Competitor nr 7193


Evert Lundquist

B. 1900-02-27, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 19
Football (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Football bronze 1280
1280


Gösta Lundquist

Olympic Competitor nr 7088


Kurt Anders Valdemar Lundquist

B. 1925-11-27, Kita, Sweden; D. 2011-07-12
Athletics (1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's 400 m QF:4th 14.5
Men's 4x400 m Relay bronze 640
654.5


Marianne Lundquist

B. 1931-07-24, Karlskoga, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 1952 HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle SF:11th R1:24th 64.16
Women's 400 metres Freestyle R1:21st 0.64
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay FI:dq sixth 224
288.8


Stephen K. "Steve" Lundquist

B. 1961-02-20, Atlanta, Geor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)
1984 HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke gold 6400
Men's 200 m Individual Medley fifth 1000
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
9000


Sven Anders Viktor Lundquist

B. 1920-03-24, Borås, Sweden; D. 2007-09-03
Shooting (1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol bronze 3840
3840


(Lars) Anders Lundqvist

B. 1951-03-08, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Ski Jumping
1972 HP
Men's Normal Hill 42nd -4.40
Men's Large Hill 41st -4.64
0.000104


Erik Lundqvist

B. 1908-06-29, Grängesberg, Sweden; D. 1963-01-07
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1928 HP
Men's Javelin Throw gold 9600
9600


Göran Carl Oscar Lundqvist

B. 1941-08-04, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Diving
1960 1964 HP
Men's Springboard 14th fifth 1016
Men's Platform 11th 64
1080


(Erik) Gunnar (Teoder) Lundqvist

B. 1915-10-31, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 2001-03-15
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater
1936 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m FI:dq 192
192


John Lundqvist

B. 1882-10-02, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1972-06-02
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture ac 5.34
5.34


(Anna) Marie Lundqvist

competed in 1972 as

Marie Björk

B. 1947-02-21, Västerås, Sweden
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 1968 1972 HP
Women's Individual combined 39th 48th 69th 0.00016256016
Women's Team combined 8th 64
64.00016256016


Per Erik Anders Lundqvist

B. 1951-01-24, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


(Ulf) Thomas Lundqvist

B. 1947-04-05, New York, USA, represented Sweden
Sailing
1972 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) fifth 1500
1500


Aase Lundsteen

B. 1903-07-15, Søllerød, Denmark; D. 1984-05-08
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Painting 2 works 126.08
126.08


Fridolf Lundsten

Olympic Competitor nr 6046


Tor Erik Lundsten

B. 1926-02-16, Turku, Finland; D. 1970-11-29
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Eights 1Rep:3rd 10.4
10.4


Emanuel Lundsröm

B. 1896-09-20, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 5000 m 13th 25.6
25.6


Åge Lundström

B. 1890-06-08, Stockholm, Sweden
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping (2 gold, 1 silver)
1920 1924 HP
Three-day Event, Individual silver 5000
Three-day Event, Team gold 1600
Jumping, Individual 14th 11th 104
Jumping, Team gold 1600
8304


Ally Lundström

B. 1935-11-15, Söderhamm, Sweden
Figure Skating
1956 HP
Women's Singles 19th 2.4
2.4


Birgit Evelyn Lundström

B. 1911-09-30, Valkära, Sweden; D. 2007-05-04
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Women's Discus Throw sixth 960
960


Klas Lundström

Olympic Competitor nr 6179


(Jacob) Lars Lundström

B. 1914-08-23, Solna, Sweden; D. 1982-06-30
Sailing
1952 HP
6 metres class fourth 800
800


(Bo Hilding) Martin Lundström

B. 1918-05-30, Tvärliden, Sweden; D. 2016-06-30
Cross-Country Skiing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's 18 km gold 6400
Men's 4x10 km Relay gold bronze 2240
8640


Tord Göte Lundström

B. 1945-03-04, Kiruna, Sweden
Ice Hockey
1968 1972 HP
Men"s Team fourth fourth 1600
1600


Lars-Eric Lundvall

B. 1934-04-03, Karlskoga, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Team fourth fifth silver 3630
3630


Alberto Lungavia

B. 1901-02-24, Sampierdarena, Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo
1920 HP
Men's Water Polo R1 45.5
45.5


Emilio Lunghi

Olympic Competitor nr 3424


Beatrice Lungu

B. 1956-11-23, represented Zambia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:41st -4.64
Women's 200 metres R1:33rd -2.26
0.002624


Federico K. Lungwitz

B. 1960-05-08, represented Argentina
Rowing
1984 HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls 10th 75
75


Maria Ewa Łunkiewicz-Rogoyska

B. 1895-04-05, Kudryńce (now Kudryntsi, Ternopil, Ukraine), represented Poland; D. 1967-09-04
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724


Henry Luning

B. 1905-01-24, Honolulu, Haw., USA; D. 1965-09
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke R1:dq 1.5
1.5


(Göran Bertilson) Örjan Lüning

B. 1919-04-30, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1995-09-24
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs HM 132.7
132.7


(J.) Jacques Lunis

B. 1923-05-27, Pierrecourt, France; D. 2008-11-02
Athletics (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's 400 m QF:6th 0.364
Men's 4x400 m Relay silver 1000
1000.364


Peter Northcote Lunn

B. 1914-11-15, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2011-11-30
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Men's Alpine Combined 12th 60
60


Juraj Luntzer

B. 1882-08-23, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Hungary; D. 1942-03-11
Athletics - Track & Field & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1906 1908 1912 HP
Men's Discus Throw ac 7th 21st 381.63
Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style fifth ac 759.949
Men's Discus Throw, Two-handed 20th 1
Men's Javelin Throw ac ac 19.598
Men's Pentathlon 10th 112.5
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-93 kg) R1 1.96
1276.637

A native of Bratislava, I count him as Slovakian

Olympic Competitor nr 2820


Timofey Timofeyevich Lunyov

B. 1926-02-06, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1987-03-21
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 400m Hurdles SF:6th 78
78


Written 2001-09-20 - last modified 2024-10-10

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