Great Olympians

Biographies - MCK


Cecil McKaig

Olympic Competitor nr 3439


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.


Antonio Ricardo McKay

B. 1964-02-09, Atlanta, Geor., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Men's 400 metres bronze 2560
Men's 4x400 m Relay gold (gold) 1664
4224


David McKay

B. 1960-03-01, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1984 1988 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) grp:7th fifth 1531.2
1531.2


Ernie McKay

B. 1896-10-07, Templemore, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1995-11
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football QF 287
287


James Leslie Darcy "Les" McKay

B. 1917-05-27, Waverley, NSW, Australia; D. 1981-03-22
Aquatics - Water Polo
1948 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 5.38
5.38


Martin McKay

B. 1937-06-05, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Ireland
Cycling - Track
1960 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1:2nd 0.179
0.179


Michael Scott "Mike" McKay

B. 1964-09-30, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rowing (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Coxless Fours gold gold 14400
Eights fifth silver bronze 5670
20070

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.


Tom McKay

B. 1900, Dublin, Ireland, lived in Toronto, represented Canada
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 800 m SF:8th 0.272
0.272


(Mary) Olive McKean

B. 1915-08-10, Chehalis, Wash., USA; D. 2006-03-31
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle sixth 640
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay bronze 640
1280


Leslie Alexander Harcombe "Les" McKeand

B. 1924-09-17, Kyogle, NSW, Australia; D. 1950-11-11
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Triple Jump 7th 600
600


John McKechenneay

B. 1904, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 200 m QF:5th 0.043
0.043


Neil John McKechnie

B. 1939-04-28, Wallasey, England, Great Britain; D. 2006-06-06
Aquatics - Swimming
1956 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle QU:4th 10
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay sixth 160
170


Jonathan Dunn McKee

B. 1959-12-19, Seattle, Wash., USA
Sailing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) gold 14000
Two Person Skiff (49er) bronze
14000


Alexander Timothy "Tim" McKee

B. 1953-03-14, Ardmore, Penn., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (3 silver)
1972 1976 HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke fifth 1000
Men's 200 m Individual Medley silver 4000
Men's 400 m Individual Medley silver silver 10000
15000

There was no race over 200m Individual Medley at Montreal.


Gordon Riley "Gordie" McKellen, Jr.

B. 1953-08-26, Reading, Penn., USA
Figure Skating
1972 HP
Men's Singles 10th 150
150


Donald Arthur "Don" McKellow

B. 1925-05-07, London, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Time Trial fifth 1500
1500


Michelle McKendry

competed in 1994 as

Michelle Ruthven

B. 1967-06-18, Orangeville, Ont., Canada
Alpine Skiing
1988 1992 1994 HP
Women's Downhill 20th 30th 0.7575
Women's Super-G 20th 25th 0.825
Women's Giant Slalom dnf -8.16
Women's Slalom 18th 2.56
Women's Combined seventh sixth dnf 880
884.1425


Herb McKenley

B. 1922-07-10, Pleasant Valley, Jamaica; D. 2007-11-26
Track and Field (1 gold, 3 silver)
1948 1952 HP
400 m silver silver 8000
200 m fourth 1600
100 m silver 4000
4x400 m Relay sixth gold 1760
15360


Jack McKenna

B. 1889-04-14, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1973-12-04
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's Marathon 27th 0.06
0.06


(R.) Angus McKenzie

B. 1936-03-13, London, England, Great Britain
Fencing
1960 HP
Men's Foil, Team (QF) 143.5
143.5


Basil Levy McKenzie

B. 1926-10-07, Jamaica (then British); D. 2013-06-06
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.023
Men's 200 m R1:3rd 0.023
0.046


Clinton McKenzie

B. 1955-09-15, Clarendon, Jamaica, represented Great Britain
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


David Cross "Dave" McKenzie

B. 1943-03-16, Dunollie, New Zealand
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's Marathon 37th 22nd 0.6006
0.6006


David Henry McKenzie

B. 1936-07-15, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1981-08-10
Fencing
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:6th 0.45515
Men's Foil, Team R1:6rd R1:3rd R1:4th 75.25
75.70515


Donald Ward "Don" McKenzie

B. 1947-05-11, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2008-12-03
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)
1968 HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke gold 6400
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
8000


Eleanor McKenzie

B. 1931-06-29, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's 100 metres QF:5th 2.29
Women's 200 metres SF:5th 130
Women's 4x100m Relay R1:3rd 68
200.29


Ewan McKenzie

B. 1959-01-11, Aviemore, Scotland, Great Britain
Cross Country Skiing
1988 HP
Men's 30 km Classical 67th -9.40
Men's 50 km Freestyle 55th -6.10
Men's Team Relay (4 x 10 km) 16th 1.6
1.6000001004


George McKenzie

B. 1900-09-22, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1941-04-05
Boxing (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg) bronze 3840
3840


Gordon Edmund McKenzie

B. 1927-06-26, Fort Totten, NY, USA; D. 2013-07-19
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 1960 HP
Men's 10000 metres 18th 2.56
Men's Marathon 48th 0.00000384
2.56000284


Grace McKenzie

B. 1903-07-08, Garston, England, Great Britain; D. 1988-08-08
Aquatics - Swimming (2 silver)
1920 1924 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle SF:3rd 160
Women's 300 m Freestyle SF:4th 68
Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay silver silver 2000
2228


Graham Philip McKenzie

B. 1934-10-11, Auburn, NSW, Australia; D. 1995-06
Fencing
1956 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual QF:7th 0.072
0.072


Angus Garl Alexander "Gus" McKenzie

B. 1954-12-29, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1984 HP
Men's Four 15th 7.5
7.5


Jack McKenzie

B. 1930-07-22, High River, Alb., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1956 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


James McKenzie (1)

Olympic Competitor nr 4497


James McKenzie (2)

B. 1903-08-13, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1931-01-08
Boxing (1 silver)
1924 HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg) silver 6000
6000


Louise McKenzie

B. 1964-03-31, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, Great Britain
Cross Country Skiing
1988 HP
Women's 5 km Classical 52nd -6.40
Women's 10 km Classical 49th -5.16
Women's 20 km Freestyle 52nd -6.40
0.0000024


Precious McKenzie

B. 1936-06-06, Durban, South Africa, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting
1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Flyweight (- 52kg) 13th 518.4
Men's Bantamweight (- 56kg) 9th 9th
518.4


Susan Peta "Sue" McKenzie

B. 1950-10-29, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke R1:19th 1.6
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:14th 16
17.6


Tait McKenzie

B. 1867-05-26, Almonte, Ont., Canada; D. 1938-04-28
Art Competitions (1 bronze)
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 HP
Sculpture 1 entry 1169
Sculpture, Statues 7 entries 280.56
Sculpture, Medals & Reliefs bronze HC 2560
Sculpture, unknown event 43 entries 3 entries & 1 HC HC 231.589
4241.149

Olympic Competitor nr 4967

He is credited with a participation at five Olympics, but the 1948 one should not count, as he had died in 1938.


Eamonn McKeon

B. 1934-07-07, Dublin, Ireland
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) R3 79.13
79.13


Emma McKeon

B. 1994-05-24, Woolongong, NSW, Australia
Swimming (6 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
2016 2021 2024 HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle gold 6400
Women's 100 m Freestyle gold 6400
Women's 200 m Freestyle bronze 2560
Women's 100 m Butterfly sixth bronze sixth 4224/3200
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay gold gold gold 9600/3200
Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay silver bronze 1640
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay silver gold silver 4500
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay bronze (bronze) 704
36028/26640

Winner of the Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay at Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris.


Michael "Mick" McKeon

from Dublin, represented Ireland
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Middleweight (-73 kg) fourth 2400
2400


Ronald John "Ron" McKeon

B. 1961-02-06, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 1984 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle fifth 1000
Men's 400 m Freestyle 8th eighth 512
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay 7th fourth 500
2012


Brendan Patrick McKeown

B. 1944-03-18, Welwyn Garden City, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track
1968 HP
Men's Time Trial 16th 9.6
9.6


Kaylee Rochelle McKeown

B. 2001-07-12, Redcliffe, Qld., Australia
Swimming (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
2021 2024 HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke gold gold 12800
Women's 200 m Backstroke gold gold 12800
Women's 200 m Individual Medley bronze 2560
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay bronze silver 1640
29800/13440


William Alister M. "Bill" McKerlich

B. 1936-12-02, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing (2 silver)
1956 1960 HP
Men's Eights silver silver 4000
4000


Clary McKerrow

Olympic Competitor nr 4790


John Hubert McKibbon

B. 1939-09-14, Sudbury, Ont., Canada
Basketball
1964 HP
Men's Team 14th 8
8


Thomas Douglas "Tom" McKibbon

B. 1939-10-29, Detroit, Mich., USA
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Double Sculls Rep:3rd 18.13
18.13


William McKie

Olympic Competitor nr 4452


Elisabeth "Betty" McKilligan

B. 1949-11-16, Victoria, BC, Canada
Figure Skating
1968 HP
Mixed Pairs 17th 5
5


John McKilligan

B. 1948-08-28, Victoria, BC, Canada
Figure Skating
1968 HP
Mixed Pairs 17th 5
5


Lawrence Raymond "Larry" McKillip

B. 1924-07-25, Saranac Lake, NY, USA; D. 1986-10-19
Bobsleigh
1956 1960 1964 HP
Two‐Man fifth 1250
Four‐Man 19th dnf 3.12
1253.12


Patricia Jean "Pat" McKillop

B. 1956-07-15, represented Zimbabwe
Hockey (1 gold)
1980 HP
Women's Team gold 3200
3200


William R. "Bill" McKim

B. 1941-10-01, from Kettering, England, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:22nd 0.4
0.4


Josephine McKim

B. 1910-01-04, Oil City, Penn., USA; D. 1992-12-10
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1928 1932 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle fourth 1600
Women's 400 m Freestyle bronze 2560
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay (gold) gold 1760
5920


Arthur Frank "Art" McKinlay

B. 1932-01-20, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 2009-08-10
Rowing (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Coxless Fours silver 3000
3000


John Dickinson McKinlay

B. 1932-01-20, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 2013-01-14
Rowing (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Coxless Fours silver 3000
3000


Basil Herbert McKinney

B. 1912-06-21, Nassau, the Bahamas; D. 1969
Sailing
1952 HP
5.5 metres 15th 10
10


Christopher Bryan McKinney

B. 1950-03-09, represented the Bahamas
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 19th 1.6
1.6


Frank McKinney

B. 1938-11-03, Indianapolis, Ind., USA; D. 1992-09-11
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


Richard Lee "Rick" McKinney

B. 1953-10-12, Decatur, Ind., USA
Archery (2 silver)
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Individual fourth silver sixth 40th 10120
Men's Team silver sixth 1160
11280


Tamara Price McKinney

B. 1962-10-16, Lexington, Kent., USA
Alpine Skiing
1980 1984 1988 HP
Women's Giant Slalom dnf fourth dnf 1600.0000025616
Women's Slalom dnf dnf dnf 0.0000144
1600.0000169616


Burt Plumb McKinnie

B. 1879-01-17, Pleasanton, Kansas, USA; D. 1945-11-22
Golf (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Individual bronze 1950
Men's Team silver 750
2700

Olympic Competitor nr 2187


Betty Lindsay McKinnon

B. 1925-01-13, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1981-06-24
Athletics (1 silver)
1948 HP
Women's 100 m R1:3rd 0.473
Women's 200 m SF:7th 20.8
Women's 4x100 m Relay silver 1000
1021.273


Daniel Duncan "Dan" McKinnon

B. 1922-04-21, Williams, Minn., USA; D. 2017-08-06
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Mervyn L. McKinnon

B. 1931-07-09, Christchurch, New Zealand; D. 2001-08-28
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Ronald "Ron" McKinven

B. 1936-01-08, Alloa, Scotland, Great Britain
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Hugh McKittrick Jones

B. 1880-11-10, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1960-05-01
Tennis
1904 HP
Men's Singles R3 49.45
Men's Doubles QF 322.9
372.35

Olympic Competitor nr 2018


Ralph McKittrick

B. 1877-08-17, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1923-05-04
Golf & Tennis (1 silver)
1904 HP
Golf Men's Individual R2 49.45
Golf Men's Team silver 750
Tennis Men's Singles R3 49.45
Tennis Men's Doubles QF 322.9
1171.8

Olympic Competitor nr 1960


Chris McKivat

Olympic Competitor nr 4814


Robert "Bob" McKnight

B. 1938-03-19, North Bay, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1960 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


John McKnight

represented the St. Louis Central YMCA
Basketball
1904 HP
Men's Team fourth 600
600

The St. Louis YMCA team won one match and lost one. They received one forfeit, and forfeited two others. The rosters of the two matches they did play are not known.

Olympic Competitor nr 1869

(*) team roster not certainly known)


Sidney McKnight

B. 1955-08-31, Prince George, BC, Canada
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) R1 1.475
1.475


Mark Anthony McKoy

B. 1961-12-10, Georgetown, Guyana, spent his youth in England, moved to Canada and represented them, then moved to Austria and represented them in 1996
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles fourth 7th gold QF:5th 15754.29375
15754.29375


Written 2001-05-20 - last modified 2024-10-18

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