Great Olympians

Biographies - OL

Ole - Olg - Oli - Oll - Olo - Ols


Elisabeta Oleniuc

competed from 1988 as

Elisabeta Lipa

Romania
Rowing (5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Skiff gold 9th 19680
Double Sculls gold silver silver fifth 38500
Double Fours bronze 3840
Eights gold gold gold 19200
81220

When Marioara Ciobanu-Popescu (1),Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela (4), Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa (5), Ioana Olteanu (1), Elena Georgescu (1), Doina Ignat (1) and 3 new rowers stepped into the Eight at Atlanta, they had already won 13 medals between them. They outpaced the Canadians by over 4 seconds to win another gold and lift them high up the Great Olympian tables. Six of them returned to Sydney to repeat the triumph. Lipa added a third championship in Athina.
That way, she has won golds in five olympic games. She missed out in 1988.

(74820)


Ercole Olgeni

B. 1883-12-11, Italy; D. 1947-07-14
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)
1920 1924 HP
Coxed Pairs gold silver 13000
13000

Twice with Giovanni Scatturin.

(130 HP)


Joseph Olivier

Olympic Competitor nr 1658


Ollivier

Olympic Competitor nr 1141


Anna Carin Olofsson

competed in 2010 as

Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek

Sweden
Biathlon (1 gold, 1 silver)
2006 2010 HP
7.5 km silver 20th 3000.75
7.5 km + 10 km Pursuit 14th fourth 1212
15 km 15th 17th 14
12.5 km Mass Start gold 13th 6425.6
10652.35

(10426)


John C. Olsen

USA
Swimming (4 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 HP
100 m Free-style fourth 9th 1760
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay gold gold 3200
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay bronze (gold) 704
4 x 100 m Medley Relay gold - 1600
7264


Otto Martin Olsen

B. 1884-12-13, Norway; D. 1953-07-12
Shooting (4 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1920 1924 HP
Running Deer, single shot gold bronze 8960
Running Deer, single shot, team gold gold 3200
Running Deer, double shot comp? -
Running Deer, double shot, team silver 1000
Military Rifle, 300m, prone gold 1600
Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team sixth 40
Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team fourth 100
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team sixth 40
Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team silver 250
Free Rifle, 3 positions 28th 0.026
Free Rifle, prone 51st
Free Rifle, team silver 8th 1064
16254.03


Written 2002-09-30 - last modified 2002-10-29

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