| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Giant Slalom | 19th | 1.6 |
| 1.6 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual Combined | 112th | -18.40 |
| -18.40 |
| 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1 | 13th | 38.8 | |
| 38.8 |
| 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual | 10th | 16th | 39th | 133.0002 |
| Men's Team | 9th | 10th | sixth | 225 |
| 358.0002 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1:4th | 7.25 |
| 7.25 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Four | 15th | 7.5 |
| 7.5 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | R1:5th | 0.00000043 |
| Men's 200 m | R1:5th | 0.0000057 |
| Men's Long Jump | 21st | 0.96 |
| Men's Pentathlon | 15th | 10 |
| 10.96000613 |
| 1924 | 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump | QU:22nd | QU:34th | 0.6024 |
| Men's Pentathlon | 17th | 4 | |
| Men's Decathlon | 20th | dnf | 1.00038 |
| 5.60278 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | bronze | 3840 |
| 3840 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls | (gold) | 300 |
| 300 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | fourth | 800 |
| 800 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 7th | 400 |
| Men's 1000 metres | 15th | 10 |
| 410 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Discus Throw | QU:23rd | 0.384 |
| 0.384 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Eights | bronze | 1280 |
| 1280 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Team | fourth | 800 |
| 800 |
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | 19th | 19th | 16th | 12 |
| 12 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 1000 m Time Trial | 19th | 2.4 |
| 2.4 |
He had dual nationality and competed at the 1974 Commonwealth Games for New Zealand, but for Olympic purposes he must be counted as British.
B. 1914-10-05, Seattle, Wash., USA; D. 1985-04-15
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver)
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 400 m Free-style | gold | 6400 |
| 1500 m Free-style | silver | 4000 |
| 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay | silver | 1000 |
| 11400 |
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | silver | 2000 |
| 2000 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | SF:15th | 10 |
| Men's 1500 metres | R1:57th | -7.40 |
| 10.00000004 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Eights | 11th | 32 |
| 32 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin Throw | QU:16th | 9.6 |
| 9.6 |
| 1932 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin Throw | 11th | 96 |
| 96 |
| 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | 28th | 0.0384 |
| Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial | 16th | 4.8 |
| 4.8384 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | (fourth) | 287 |
| 287 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 15th | 5 |
| 5 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay | 16th | 1.6 |
| 1.6 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) | R1 | 1.02 |
| 1.02 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | R1:34th | -2.16 |
| Men's 1500 metres | R1:26th | 0.064 |
| 0.0656 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual | 27th | 0.06 |
| 0.06 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | 34th | -2.24 |
| Men's 100 km Team Time Trial | 18th | 1.92 |
| 1.9224 |
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) | 14th | 24.0384 | |
| Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) | dnf | ||
| 24.0384 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | dnf | -24.24 |
| Men's 100 km Team Time Trial | 22nd | 0.3 |
| 0.3 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone | 62nd | -8.40 |
| 0.000000004 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 11th | 32 |
| 32 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x400 m Relay | R1:14th | 4 |
| 4 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 33rd | 0.00256 |
| Men's 5000 metres | 27th | 0.04 |
| Men's 10000 metres | 22nd | 0.4 |
| 0.44256 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 metres | R1:13th | 0.00027 |
| 0.00027 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | R1:6th | -2.27 |
| Men's 1500 metres | R1:30th | 0.01 |
| 0.0127 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) | silver | 6000 |
| 6000 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QU:3rd | 45.5 |
| 45.5 |
B. 1937-09-16, Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine, lived in Minsk, Belarus, represented
the Soviet Union
Free-style Wrestling (3 gold)
| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight (-97 kg) | gold | 57600 | ||
| Heavyweight (+97 kg) | gold | |||
| Super Heavyweight (+100 kg) | gold | |||
| 57600 |
His performance in becoming the first man to win wrestling gold medals at
three Olympics makes him one of the greatest wrestlers in history. Between
1962 and his retirement after the Games of 1972 he lost the Olympic or World
title only on one occasion - the 1965 World Championships where he drew with
Ahmer Ayik (TUR) and conceded the gold medal on fewer bad marks.
What made his career even more remarkable was that he rarely weighed more
than 105kg and sometimes fought competitors more than 60kg heavier than himself.
Yet his deft armoury of attacks and sudden evasions enabled him to outmanoeuvre
more bruly opponents.
He was initially a light-heavyweight, taking the gold medal at Tokyo. Two
years later he moved up to heavyweight. At Mexico City, he was helped by
an injury to his leading rival, Wilfried Dietrich
(GER). In München he had to use all his experience to keep clear of
the formidable strength of Chris Taylor (USA) who weighed 190kg. Although
the second lightest man in his class, he retained his title. He then announced
his retirement by ceremoniously kissing the mat.
He performed the oath for judges at the Moskva Olympics.
Although he was born in the Ukraine, he competed for Minsk and coached the
Belarussian team after independence. He was a member of the Belarussian OC and
was voted the best Belarussian athlete of the 20th century.
I therefore class him as Belarussian.
| 1972 | 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Individual Combined | 13th | 13th | 51.2 |
| WomMen's Team Combined | bronze | fourth | 1040 |
| 1091.2 |
| 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | silver | 25th | 4000.075 | |
| 20 km | silver | 24th | 4000.12 | |
| 4 x 7.5 km | gold | silver | 2350 | |
| 10350.195 |
| 1924 | 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 km | 18th | dnf | 2.560064 |
| 2.560064 |
Written 2000-11-30 - last modified 2023-12-04
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.