Great Olympians

Biographies - LUS

Luigi Luscardo

B. 1914-04-27, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy; D. 2006
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Coxless Fours fourth 1200
1200

Peter Luschan

B. 1937-09-08, represented Austria
Sailing
1972 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 11th 80
80

Peter Lüscher

B. 1956-10-14, Romanshorn, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing
1976 1980 HP
Men's Giant Slalom dnf -11.26
Men's Slalom 8th dnf 256
256

Rudolf "Ruedi" Lüscher

B. 1945-08-24, represented Switzerland; D. 2013
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) 8th 384
384

Christian Luschnig

B. 1938-12-25, Jena, Thür., Germany
Wrestling - Freestyle
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) 19th 2.4
2.4

Gladys Luscombe

B. 1908-11-13, Newton Abbot, England, Great Britain; D. 1946-06-06
Diving
1924 HP
Women's Springboard (1 & 3m) QU:8th 8.2
8.2

Kauko Vilho Lusenius

B. 1918-11-29, Pyhäjärvi, Finland; D. 2002-02-05
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase R1:6th 6.48
6.48

Gennady Georiyevich Lushchikov

B. 1948-09-29, Tokur, Russia, represented the Soviet Union: D. 2004-10-01
Shooting (1 bronze)
1976 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, three positions 11th 64
Small-Bore Rifle, prone bronze 2560
2624

Mario Lusiani

B. 1903-05-04, Vescovana, Italy; D. 1964-09-03
Cycling - Track (1 gold)
1928 HP
Men's Team Pursuit gold 4800
4800

Deni Lušić

B. 1962-04-14, Split, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Aquatics - Water Polo (2 gold)
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400

Maurice Lusien

B. 1926-08-17, Paris, France; D. 2017-03-10
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 1952 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:12th 7th 660
660

Odette Lusien

B. 1927-11-11, from Paris, represented France; D. 2007-03-12
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 1956 HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:19th 2.4
Women's 100 metres Butterfly R1:12th 60
62.4

Jānis Lūsis

B. 1939-05-19, Jelgava, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2020-04-29
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Javelin Throw bronze gold silver 8th 24780
24780

Stanislav Lusk

B. 1931-11-12, Třeboň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1987-05-06
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 HP
Men's Coxed Fours gold 7139
Men's Eights Rep:3rd bronze
7139

Constantino Lussana

B. 1892-02-04, Bergamo, Italy
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 10000 m R1:10th 0.033
0.033

Jos Lussenburg

B. 1889-11-20, Enkhuizen, the Netherlands; D. 1975-07-28
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 3 entries 6.558
6.558

Craig Maurice Lussi

B. 1936-02-22, Buffalo, NY, USA
Nordic Combined
1960 HP
Men's Individual 30th 0.015
0.015

Wilemina Maria "Willy" Lust

B. 1932-06-19, Zaandam, the Netherlands
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's 4x100m Relay sixth 160
Women's 80m Hurdles R1:3rd 16.14
Women's Long Jump fifth 1500
1676.14

Karl Lustenberger

B. 1952-10-10, Marvach, Switzerland
Nordic Combined & Ski Jumping
1976 1980 HP
Men's Individual Nordic Combined 19th sixth 962.4
Men's Large Hill 30th 0.01
962.41

Józef Łuszczek

B. 1955-05-20, Zubsuche, Poland
Cross-Country Skiing
1980 1984 HP
Men's 15 kilometres sixth 36th 640.00064
Men's 30 kilometres fifth 41st 1000.000064
Men's 50 kilometres 17th 27th 4.04
1644.040704

Written 2001-09-20 - last modified 2023-12-13

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