Great Olympians

Biographies - MAG


Jonathan Magagula

B. 1954-08-08, represented Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R32 1.088
1.088


Brãz Magaldi

B. 1897-06, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
Shooting
1932 HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol 17th 6
6


Cláudia de Paula Costa Magalhães

B. 1962-01-27, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics
1980 HP
Women's Individual combined 31st -2.64
0.0064


Jorge Magalhães

B. 1964-04-10, represented Portugal
Bobsleigh
1988 HP
Men's Two dnf -4.80
0.00008


Adelfo Magallanes Campos

B. 1910-08-29, Castrovirreyna, Peru; D. 1988-01-15
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team QF 287
287


José Rafael Magallanes

B. 1955-09-26, represented Venezuela
Fencing
1984 HP
Foil, Individual 24th 0.455
Épée, Individual 39th -2.11
0.4561


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

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


Hermann Magerl

B. 1949-01-13, Obertraubling, Bay. Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's High Jump fourth 2400
2400


Rose Mary Magers

B. 1960-06-25, Big Spring, Texas, USA
Volleyball (1 silver)
1984 HP
Women's Team silver 2000
2000


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


Marta Maggetti

B. 1996-01-10, Cagliari, Italy
Sailing (1 gold)
2021 2024 HP
Women's Windsurfer fourth gold 12000
12000


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


Walter Matteo Luigi Magnifico

B. 1961-06-18, Foggia, Italy
Basketball
1984 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


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


Marcelo Mariano Magnasco

B. 1958-06-23, represented Argentina
Fencing
1984 HP
Foil, Team 10th 22.75
Épée, Individual 51st -6.45
Épée, Team 13th 3.625
26.37500045


Victor Magnier

Olympic Competitor nr 3821


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


(Bo) Christer Magnusson

B. 1958-04-01, Göteborg, Sweden
Handball
1984 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


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


Emil Magnusson

Olympic Competitor nr 6502


(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


Hans Sture Magnusson

B. 1960-07-05, Berg, Sweden
Speed Skating
1984 1988 HP
Men's 500 metres 42nd 30th 0.01004
Men's 1000 metres 21st 27th 0.68
Men's 1500 metres 16th 24th 6.56
7.25004


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


Paola Magoni

competed in 1988 as

Paola Magoni-Sforza

B. 1964-09-14, Selvino, Italy
Alpine Skiing
1984 1988 HP
Women's Giant Slalom 32nd dnf -2.40
Women's Slalom gold seventh 6800
6800.004


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


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


Bhutana Magwaza

B. 1958-12-23, represented Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R32 1.02
1.02


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 2024-09-11

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