Great Olympians

Biographies - Mc

Mcb - Mcc - Mce - Mcg - Mck - Mcl

Marnie McBean

Canada
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 HP
Coxless Pairs gold 8000
Double Sculls gold 8000
Double Fours bronze 1920
Eights gold 3200
21120

Every time together with Kathleen Heddle. They are known as the "odd couple".

Thaddeus McClain

Olympic Competitor nr 815

Patricia McCormick

B. Patricia Keller, 1930-05-12, Seal Beach, Cal, USA
Diving (4 gold)
1952 1956 HP
Springboard gold gold 12800
Highboard gold gold 12800
25600

The only female diver to score the diving double at two Games. She did her second double at Melbourne only five months after giving birth to a son. Her daughter Kelly would later win silver and bronze on the springboard.

Walter McCreery

Olympic Competitor nr 541

Richard "Terry" McDermott

USA
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
1960 1964 1968 HP
500 m 7th gold silver 10800
10800

Patrick Joseph McDonald

born as

Patrick McDonnell

B. 1878-07-29 in Ireland, represented the USA; D. 1954-05-16
Track and Field (2 gold, 1 silver)
1912 1920 HP
Shot Put gold fourth 11000
Shot Put, two-handed silver 4000
56-lb Weight Throw gold 9600
24600

Paul McDonald

New Zealand
Canoeing (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
K1, 500 m - bronze 2560
K2, 500 m gold gold 9600
K2, 1000 m - silver 3000
K4, 1000 m gold - 3200
18360

Partner in K2 and K4 of Ian Ferguson.

Ronald McDonald

Olympic Competitor nr 1036

Arthur McEvoy

Olympic Competitor nr 1401

Bradley McGee

Australia
Cycling - track (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 2008 HP
Individual Pursuit bronze bronze silver 9th 11088
Team Pursuit bronze QF gold (fourth) 9438.125
20526.125

Matthew John McGrath

B.1878-12-18, Ireland; D.1941-01-29 - USA National
Track and Field , Tug-of-War (1 gold, 2 silver)
1908 1912 1920 1924 HP
Hammer Throw silver gold fifth silver 27000
Tug of War fifth 375
27375

One of three Irishmen who emigrated to the USA in search of Hammer glory (together with John Flanagan and 1920 gold medal winner Pat Ryan). He managed silver medals with a 16 year interval ! At 45, he was the oldest medal winner in any Athletics contest.
In Stockholm, the shortest of his six throws was 4 meters longer than the throw that won second place.

Kathleen "Kitty" McKane

B. 1896-05-07, Great Britain; D. 1992-06-19
Tennis (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
1920 1924 HP
Women's Singles bronze bronze 6400
Mixed Doubles silver fourth 4200
Women's Doubles gold silver 7800
18400

Under her married name, Kitty Godfree, she would become famous in the late twentieth century for her frequent reappearances in the Wimbledon crowds.

Michael McKay

B. 1964-09-30, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Coxless Fours gold gold 14400
Eights fifth silver 3750
18150

Member of the "oarsome foursome" that won gold in 1992 and 1996, together with Nicholas Green and James Tomkins. In Sydney the two remaining members of the crew raced in separate boats, and both avoided Steven Redgrave who had chosen their category to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in.

Alexander "Tim" McKee

USA
Swimming (3 silver)
1972 1976 HP
400 m Individual Medley silver silver 10000
200 m Individual Medley silver 4000
14000

There was no race over 200m at Montreal.

Frank McKinney

USA
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1956 1960 HP
100 m Backstroke bronze silver 8840
4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
10440

James McLane

USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver)
1948 1952 HP
1500 m Free-style gold fourth 8000
400 m Free-style silver 7th 4400
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay gold gold 3200
15600

John McLean

Olympic Competitor nr 774

Written 2001-05-20 - last modified 2002-10-30

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