Great Olympians

Biographies - MAG

Brãz Magaldi

B. 1897-06, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
Shooting

	1932	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	17th	6
		6

Adelfo Magallanes Campos

B. 1910-08-29, Castrovirreyna, Peru; D. 1988-01-15
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Gustavo Magariños Morales de los Rios

B. 1923-12-31, Montevideo, Uruguay
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Ramón Magariños Duro

B. 1948-02-16, La Estrada, Spain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:5th	-3.84
		0.00084

Magas István

B. 1952-02-22, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Magay Dániel

B. 1932-04-06, Szeged, Hungary
Fencing (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	gold	1600
		1600

Santos Magaz Marcos

B. 1958-07-20, León, Spain
Canoeing, Canadian Sprint

	1980	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	7th	300
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	Rep:5th	48
		348

Magdics László

B. 1902-12-27, Kecskemét, Hungary; D. 1972-07-30
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.0017
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:3rd	68
		68.0017

Arthur Barrington "Barry" Magee

B. 1934-02-06, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 10000 metres	26th	23rd	0.32
Men's Marathon	bronze		3840
			3840.32

Raymond Sidney "Ray" Magee

B. 1918-01-31, Erskineville, NSW, Australia; D. 1999-04-19
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	12th	60
		60

(Holly) Renee Magee

B. 1959-03-30, Texas City, Texas, USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	19th	1.6
		1.6

W. F. Magee

Olympic Competitor nr 3711

1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - first, out of time (10.86)
1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - second (70.89)

He was listed as Irish in Mallon's book, and I keep considering him as Irish, even if the MADMen mention nothing to suggest this.

Manuela Mager

B. 1962-07-11, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Pairs	bronze	3200
		3200

Wolfgang Mager

B. 1952-08-24, Kamenz, Sachsen, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Rowing (2 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	gold		12800
Men's Coxless Fours		gold	12800
			12800

Hermann Magerl

B. 1949-01-13, Obertraubling, Bay. Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's High Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Alphons Friedrich Magg

B. 1891-07-14, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 1967-12-08
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	AC	0.083
		0.083

David L. "Dave" Maggard

B. 1940-01-12, Oklahoma, USA
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Shot Put	fifth	1500
		1500

Émile Maggi

B. 1908-03-12, Trucquegnieux, France; D. 1986-04-19
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	sixth	7th	1040
			1040

Eduardo Maggiolo

B. 1944-08-02, represented Argentina
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
FR Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	11th	96
GR Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	21st	0.96
		96.96

Lahcen Maghfour

B. 1950-06-12, represented Morocco
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	PrR	-3.79
		0.00079

Gavril Maghiar

B. 1926-12-10, Petreu, Romania
Shooting

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	sixth		960
Men's Free Pistol	10th	22nd	150.6
			1110.6

Abdul Ali Maghoub

represented Egypt
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:9th	0.0052
		0.0052

Voldemar Mägi

B. 1914-11-04, Lehtse, Estonia, then part of Russia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1936	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	11th	96
		96

Jan Magiera

B. 1938-09-30, Jelna, Poland
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	44th		-4.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	sixth	528
			528.000024

Atalibio Magioni

B. 1947-01-25, Venâncio Aires, RGdS, Brazil
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	10th	125
		125

Luciano Magistrelli

B. 1938-02-14, Bareggio, Italy; D. 2011-12-19
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Evelyn G. Magluyan

B. 1944-09-05, represented the Philippines
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	HP
Women's Individual combined	83rd	-12.26
		-12.26

Jean-Claude Magnan

B. 1941-06-04, Aubagne, France
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	QF:5th	silver	fifth		6252.863
Men's Foil, Team	QF	(bronze)	gold	bronze	3479.375
					9732.238

José Ricardo Magnani

B. 1913-03-06, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1966-07-24
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	27
		27.000015

The official report does not list Brazil among the "finishers", possibly because only three Brazilian riders started the event, but since all three ended the race, I feel Brazil does qualify as a finisher in the team event.

Roland Magnenat

B. 1922-11-09, represented Switzerland
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Bantamweight (-56 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Claude Jean Joseph Magni

B. 1950-09-11, Saint-Maixant, France
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	17th	3
		3

Janine Magnin-Lamouche

B. 1920-08-06, Paris, France
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 80 m Hurdles	R1:4th	21.75
		21.75

Marziano Magnani

B. 1936-06-14, Bologna, Italy
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	15th	15
		15

Massimo Magnani

B. 1951-10-04, Ferrara, Italy
Track & Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Marathon	13th	8th	422.4
			422.4

Primo Magnani

B. 1892-03-31, Pavia, Italy; D. 1969-06-17
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
Men's 50 km	8th	384
		5184

Victor Magnier

Olympic Competitor nr 3821

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

M. Magnin

represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	164
		164

Horst-Rüdiger Magnor

B. 1942-02-23, Breslau (now Wrocław in Poland), lived in Frankfurt am Main, represented West Germany; D. 2008-02-16
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 50 km Walk	11th	16th	70.4
			70.4

Luigi Magnotti

B. 1895-04-23, Boffalora Sopia, Switzerland, represented Italy; D. 1948-07-08
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	20th	1.25
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(fifth)	-
		1.25

Mario Magnozzi

B. 1902-03-20, Livorno, Italy; D. 1971-06-25
Football (1 bronze)

	1924	1924	HP
Men's Football	QF	bronze	1567
			1567

Hans-Hermann Friedrich Magnussen

B. 1925-09-09, Kiel, S-H, Germany; D. 2000-07-17
Sailing

	1952	HP
5.5 metres class	9th	160
		160

Karen Diane Magnussen

B. 1952-04-04, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Singles	7th	silver	6600
			6600

Karl August Magnussen

B. 1915-04-21, Søllerød, Denmark; D. 1966-04-10
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Sprint	QF	861
Men's Team Pursuit	(8th)	192
		1053

Ulf Magnussen

B. 1946-11-18, Oslo, Norway
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(9th)	20
		20

Conrad Emanuel Magnusson

B. 1874-08-18, Oslo, Norway, lived in Chicago; D. 1924-09-14
Tug-of-War (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Tug-of-War	gold	2400
		2400

He represented the Milwaukee Athletic Club in the 1904 Club championship.

It is not known when he immigrated to the States and when, or even if, he was naturalized.

Olympic Competitor nr 2072

1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - won (Q)
1904-08-31-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Round Two - won (Q)
1904-09-01-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Final - won (2400)

Emil Magnusson

Olympic Competitor nr 6502

1912-07-12-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group one - eighth (256)
1912-07-13-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, two-handed, qualification - second (Q)
1912-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, two-handed, final - third (2560)

(Klas) Gösta (Natanael) Magnusson

B. 1915-09-13, Stora Mellösa, Sweden; D. 1948-11-25
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

(Maja) Greta Magnusson

B. 1929-03-08, Vänersborg, Sweden; D. 1998-01-16
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	17
Women's Long Jump	20th	1.5
		18.5

Jón Hj. Magnússon

B. 1948-04-02, represented Iceland
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Lennart Carl Oscar Magnusson

B. 1924-01-01, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2011-09-02
Fencing (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Épée, Team	(silver)	400
		400

Per-Alvar Magnusson

B. 1958-06-29, Bollnäs, Sweden; D. 2009-04-02
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	dnf	6.4
		406.4

Ragnar Magnusson

B. 1901-09-15, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1981-03-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 5000 m	fifth	1000
Men's 10000 m	sixth	640
		1640

Rolf Carl Gustaf Magnusson

B. 1921-12-29, Stockholm, Sweden
Fencing

	1952	HP
Foil, individual	QF:4th	0.845
Foil, Team	QF:3rd	68
		68.845

(Bernt) Thomas Magnusson

B. 1950-07-02, Motala, Sweden
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	28th	0.0256
Men's 4x10 km Relay	fourth	400
		400.0256

Verner Magnusson

B. 1890-10-10, Örgryte, Sweden
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 10000 m	R1:6th	4.32
Men's Cross-Country	13th	32
Men's Cross-Country, Team	(bronze)	-
		36.32

Edith Magonigle

B. 1877-05-11, New York, NY, USA; D. 1949-08-08
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	2 entries	4.372
		4.372

Themistoklis Magoulas

B. 1927-07-21, represented Greece
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	8th	256
		256

Francis Peabody Magoun, Jr.

B. 1895-01-06, New York, NY, USA; D. 1979-06-05
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	254.5
		254.5

Charles "Charlie" Magri

B. 1956-07-20, Tunis, Tunisia, represented Great Britain
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Edward Magri

represented Malta
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1928	HP
Men's Water Polo	QF	216
		216

John Magri

B. 1941-04-07, represented Malta
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	30th	-2.75
		0.0075

Evan George Maguire

B. 1942-05-26, Dunedin, New Zealand
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 10000 metres	dnf	-3.40
		0.0004

Harry Maguire

B. 1928-07-06, represented Ireland
Sailing

	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	20th	1
		1

Hugh Maguire

Olympic Competitor nr 5887

1912-07-07-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, round one, heat three - fifth (Q)
1912-07-08-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, final - DNF (64)

James W. H. Maguire

B. 1939-09-28, Weston, Ont., Canada
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Kay Maguire

B. 1906-02-04, Pacific, MO, USA; D. 1991-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's High Jump	8th	384
		384

Raymond John "Ray" Maguire

B. 1944-12-01, Queensland, Australia
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R32	1.088
		1.088

Magyar Armand

B. 1898-02-05, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1961-02-12
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-58 kg)	R5	780
		780

Magyar László

B. 1936-03-30, Újpest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:7th	38.4
		38.4

Magyar Sándor

B. 1907-10-25, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1983-05-17
Ice Hockey

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	Qu:4th		SF:4th	196
				196

In the 1928 Official report he is called Minder, so it was not immediately obvious he is the same person as the 1936 competitor.

Magyar Tibor

B. 1947-03-04, Budapest, Hungary
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	17th	3
		3

Magyar Zoltán

B. 1953-12-13, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual Combined	29th	9th	9th	320.016
Men's Team Combined	8th	fourth	bronze	1104
Men's Horse Vault		fifth		250
Men's Pommelled Horse		gold	gold	3200
				4874.016

Written 2011-08-28 - last modified 2023-05-20

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