Great Olympians

Biographies - POW


Adrian Francis Powell

B. 1941-04-06, from Victoria, represented Australia
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint & Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres SF:4th 102
Men's Kayak Singles 1000 metres SF:5th 17.2
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres 8th SF:5th SF:4th SF:5th 268.8
388


Claudette Karen Powell

B. 1952-10-24, represented the Bahamas
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:36th -3.64
0.00064


Eric Powell

Olympic Competitor nr 4657


George Francis Powell

B. 1869-05-17, Baltimore, MD, USA; D. 1927-11-17
Golf
1904 HP
Men's Individual QU:45th -5.94
0.0000094

Olympic Competitor nr 2262


John Vincent "Jack" Powell

B. 1910-11-02, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1982-07-27
Athletics
1932 1936 HP
Men's 800 metres 7th SF:4th 468
468


John Gates Powell

B. 1947-06-25, San Francisco, Cal., USA
Track & Field (2 bronze)
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Discus Throw fourth bronze bronze 11088
11088


John Stanley Powell

B. 1931-04-26, represented Australia
Weightlifting (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 8th 384
384


Kenneth Lawrence "Ken" Powell

B. 1940-04-20, Kolar, Karnatake, India; D. 2022-12-11
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:4th -2.17
Men's 200 metres R1:7th -6.78
Men's 4x100 metres Relay SF:7th 5.2
5.20170078


Kenneth Powell

B. 1885-04-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1915-02-18

Olympic Competitor nr 3188


Lisa Powell-Carruthers

B. 1970-07-08, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hockey (2 gold)
1992 1996 2000 HP
Women's Team fifth gold gold 10350
10350


Mike Powell

B. 1963-11-10, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Athletics (2 silver)
1988 1992 1996 HP
Long Jump silver silver fifth 14850
14850


Robert Powell

Olympic Competitor nr 3192


Anthony Joseph Burwood "Tony" Powell

B. 1943-09-13, Thetford, England, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay SF:10th 25
25


Triny Powell

B. 1972-04-08, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Hockey (2 gold)
1996 2000 2004 HP
Women's Team gold gold fifth 10350
10350


George Ffolliott Powell-Shedden

B. 1916-04-01, Cowes, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1948 HP
Men's Four 15th 7.5
7.5


Charles Power

Olympic Competitor nr 4947


Daniel "Danny" Power

B. 1956-03-25, Saint-Jean, Québ., Canada
Handball
1976 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


David William "Dave" Power

B. 1928-07-14, Maitland, NSW, Australia; D. 2014-02-01
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1956 1960 HP
Men's 5000 metres fifth 1000
Men's 10000 metres 7th bronze 2960
3960


May Power

represented Ireland
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Sculpture - Statues ac 2.274
2.274


Anthony "Tony" Power

B. 1945-05-13, represented Great Britain
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd 22.75
22.75


Ross Powers

B. 1979-02-10, Bennington, Verm., USA
Snowboarding (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1998 2002 HP
Half-Pipe bronze gold 13440
13440


Alfred James Powlesland

B. 1875-08-07, Newton Abbot, England, Great Britain; D. 1941-02-25
Cricket (1 gold)
1900 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1409


Capel Pownall

Olympic Competitor nr 4012


Siegfried Powolny

B. 1915-09-20, Linz, Austria; D. 1944-07-19
Handball (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000


Homi Powri

B. 1922, represented India
Cycling - Road
1948 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual dnf 8x10-17
Men's Road Race, Team dnf -
8x10-17


Olivia Powrie

B. 1987-12-09, Auckland, New Zealand
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver)
2012 2016 HP
Women's Two Person Dinghy (470) gold silver 13000
13000


Written 2002-08-25 - last modified 2023-06-25

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