Great Olympians

Biographies - OLI

Ludwik Oli

B. 1898-12-17, Łódż, Poland; D. 1943
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	ac	55.03
		55.03

Sam Olij

B. 1900-10-05, Landsmeer, the Netherlands; D. 1975-08-04
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg)	QF	861
		861

John Olin

Olympic Competitor nr 6168

1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-12-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round four - lost
1912-07-12-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round five - won by retirement
1912-07-14-13:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), final round three - lost - second (6000)

Ralf Emil Olin

B. 1925-04-12, Seattle, USA, lived in Edmonton, represented Canada
Speed Skating

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 500 metres	30th	36th	30th	39th	0.0208
Men's 1500 metres	29th	41st	36th	37th	0.017104
Men's 5000 metres	25th	33rd	28th	25th	0.22816
Men's 10000 metres	21st	31st	27th	15th	10.6864
					10.952464

Jean-Paul Olinger

B. 1943-03-17, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Fencing

	1960	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R2	22.75
		22.75

Ralph Olinger

B. 1924-12-17, Engelberg, Switzerland; D. 2006-06-25
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	bronze	1920
		1920

Grażyna Oliszewska

B. 1959-10-22, Żary, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 400 metres	SF:7th	20.8
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	sixth	160
		180.8

Evaristo Oliva Piril

B. 1945-10-25, Parada, Guatemala
Road Cycling

	1968	HP
Road Race	48th	-5.38
100 km Team Time Trial	21th	0.48
		0.48000384

Jordi Oliva i Izquierdo

B. 1959-05-30, Terrassa, Spain; D. 2014-12-01
Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	eighth	9th	208
			208

Luis Oliva

B. 1908-06-21, La Paz, Argentina; D. 2009-06-30
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:dnf		15
Men's Marathon		dnf	0.000000096
			15.000000096

Patrizio Oliva

B. 1959-01-28, Napoli, Italy
Boxing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Daniel A. Olivares

B. 1940-07-02, represented the Philippines
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	97th	-15.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	29th	0.012
		0.012

Achille Olivari

represented Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	45.5
		45.5

Arnaldo (de) Oliveira da Silva

B. 1964-03-26, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 100 metres		SF:5th	QF:6th	R1:70th	130.364
Men's 200 metres	R1:34th				-2.10
Men's 4x100 m Relay	eighth			bronze	774.4
					804.765

Carlos Almeida de Oliveira

B. 1943-09-12, Barreiro, Portugal
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:4th	3.4
		3.4

Augilmar "Gilmar Popoca" (Silva Oliveira)

B. 1964-02-18, Manaus, Amaz., Brazil
Football (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Lenice Peluso Oliveira

B. 1961-04-24, São José dos Compos, SP, Brazil
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	(7th)	128
		128

Manuel Figueiredo de Oliveira

B. 1940-10-20, Mangualde, Portugal; D. 2017-10-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:6th			0.364
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase		fourth	R1:8th	2400.408
				2400.772

Carlos Roberto "Roberto Dinamite" (Oliveira)

B. 1954-04-13, Duque de Caxias, RdJ, Brazil
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Ruy Tadeu Aquino de Oliveira

B. 1953-02-01, represented Brazil
Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	17th	4
Men's 200 m Freestyle	27th	0.04
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	13th	6.4
		410.44

Arthur "Art" Oliver

B. 1911-03-25, Mississippi, USA; D. 1944-06-01
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Brian Thomas Oliver

B. 1930-09-26, Mortham, WA, Australia; D. 2015-10-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Célestin Oliver

B. 1930-07-12, Mostagenem, Algeria, then part of France, lived in Sedan, represented France; D. 2011-06-05 in Marseille
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

As with all Algerian-born French athletes, I class them as French if they returned to mainland France before their Olympic appearance.

Charles "Charlie" Oliver

B. 1955-07-09, represented the Solomon Islands
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:50th	-5.10
		0.000001

Donald Carhew "Don" Oliver

B. 1937-04-16, Avondale, New Zealand; D. 1996-02-26
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+90 kg)	13th	9th	8th	662.4
				662.4

George Charles Oliver

B. 1883-01-18, Burmingham, Alab., USA; D. 1965-08-20
Golf (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:50th	-6.94
Men's Team	bronze	480
		480.00000094

Olympic Competitor nr 2190

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - third (480)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 50th

Henry Oliver

B. 1902-07-09, Maidenhead, England, Great Britain; D. 1995-04-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:5th	25.8
		25.8

Ilrey Oliver

B. 1962-09-02, Saint Thomas, Jamaica; D. 2002-12-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 400 metres	SF:7th	20.8
Women's 4x400 m Relay	fifth	250
		270.8

Jaume "Jim" Oliver Frontera

B. 1927-08-01, Santa María, Spain; D. 1998
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-73 kg)	R1	1.786
		1.786

John Laurence Oliver

B. 1943-01-12, Lincoln, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres		SF:6th		4.32
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:5th	Rep:5th	SF:5th	18.24
				22.56

Juli Oliver i Cañadas

B. 1960-12-13, Ciudad Real, Spain
Rowing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	fifth	sixth	1230
			1230

Keith Anthony Oliver

B. 1947-10-27, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Biathlon & Cross-Country Skiing

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's 10 km Biathlon			20th	1
Men's 20 km Biathlon	11th		16th	86.4
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	11th		12th	26
Men's 15 km Cross-Country		68th		-9.26
Men's 30 km Cross-Country	54th			-6.16
				113.400000160256

Lesley Jean Oliver

B. 1948-08-31, Southampton, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	8th	192
		192

Lidoro Julian Oliver

B. 1915-09-18, represented Argentina
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	QF	861
		861

Lluis Miquel Oliver i Cañadas

B. 1959-08-04, Ciudad Real, Spain
Rowing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls		sixth	512
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:4th		512
			512

Percival Cole "Percy" Oliver

B. 1919-04-01, Perth, WA, Australia; D. 2011-07-09
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	7th	600
		600

Reinaldo Luis Oliver Martínez

B. 1932-03-28, Ponce, Puerto Rico; D. 2015-01-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:25th	QU:19th	2.55
Men's Decathlon	21st		0.96
			3.51

Richard Michael Oliver

B. 1944-09-25, Kulu, India, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	sixth	340
			340

Robert Gordon Oliver

B. 1950-01-03, Wellington, New Zealand
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		-28.60

True Oliver

Olympic Competitor nr 7198

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - fourth (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (250)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)

Eduardo Olivera Lastra

B. 1945-07-17, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Modern Pentathlon

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Individual	19th	43rd	2.000032
Men's Team	10th	17th	26
			28.000032

Luis Olivera Rodríguez

B. 1936-08-19, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:2nd	68.25
		68.25

Miguel de los Santos Olivera Álvarez

B. 1946-07-05, Unión de Reyes, Cuba
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:7th	0.102
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:9th	40
		40.102

Gustavo Oliveros Fernández

B. 1946-06-18, La Habana, Cuba
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R2:6th	-4.26
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	0.778
		0.778026

José Oliveros de la Torre

B. 1948-04-29, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico
Athletics s

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	13th	9th	185.6
Men's 50 km Walk		dnf	-3.64
			185.60064

Åke Wilhelm Olivestedt

B. 1924-06-04, Svartsjö, Sweden; D. 1998-06-28
Cycling - Road

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	24th	0.2
Men's Road Race, Team	fifth	250
		250.2

Abelardo Olivier

B. 1877-11-09, Portogruaro, Italy; D. 1951-01-24
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1908	1912	1920	HP
Men's Foil, Individual			9th	200
Men's Foil, Team			gold	1600
Men's Épée, Individual			sixth	800
Men's Épée, Team	fourth		gold	2375
Men's Sabre, Team	silver			1000
				5975

Olympic Competitor nr 4373

1908-07-21-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - won (Q)
1908-07-22-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - lost (300)
1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - lost to eventual winner (Qs)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, bronze medal match - won, qualified for silver match, won by default (750)

In the first round of the Épée Individual tournament in 1920, he finished sixth in his pool, but was allowed to progress. He would go all the way to the final and finish eighth.

Eugène Olivier

Olympic Competitor nr 4172

1908-07-18-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
1908-07-20-17:15 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - first (Q)
1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-23-14:45 - Fencing - Épée, team, final - won (1200)
1908-07-23-16:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fourth (Q)
1908-07-24-14:45 - Fencing - Épée, individual, final - third (2400)

Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier

B. 1874-12-02, Paris, France; D. 1901-05-21
Rugby (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1658

1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - won
1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - won - final classification - first (3200)

R. Olivier

represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	164
		164

Jorge Carlos Dortas Olivieri

B. 1931, from Rio de Janeiro, represented Brazil
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Juan Ángel Olivieri

B. 1957-06-28, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	39th	-3.16
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
Men's Slalom	dnf	-14.16
		0.00016

Antonio Oliviero

B. 1943-07-08, Sorrento, Italy
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	19th	1.6
		1.6

Raúl Alejandro Olivo Márquez

B. 1921-06-06, represented Venezuela
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Trap	19th	2.4
		2.4

Anatoly Vladimirovich Olizarenko

B. 1936-09-25, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	56th	-7.96
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fifth	750
		750.000000096

Nadiya Fedorivna Olizarenko, née Mushta

B. 1953-11-28, Bryansk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-02-17
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's 800 metres	gold		SF:8th	6408.2
Women's 1500 metres	bronze			2560
				8968.2

Although born in Russia, she competed from Odessa, married a Ukrainian, stayed in Ukraine after her career and died there. I shall call her Ukrainian.

Serhiy Oleksiyovych Olizarenko

B. 1954-11-09, Kirovihrad, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	SF:dnf	0.24
		0.24

Written 2002-09-30 - last modified 2024-06-19

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