Great Olympians

Biographies - RAY


Adonis Thomas Ray

B. 1944-08-04, Takoradi, Ghana (then called Gold Coast)
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) R16 79.13
79.13


Eugen Ray

B. 1957-07-26, Gerbstedt, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1986-01-18
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:6th 52
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay fifth 250
302


Joie Ray

B. 1894-04-13, Kankakee, Ill., USA; D. 1978-05-15
Athletics (1 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 HP
Men's 1500 m 8th 256
Men's 10000 m 14th 16
Men's Marathon fifth 1500
Men's 3000 m Team bronze 640
2412


Slavey Raychev

B. 1943-10-29, represented Bulgaria
Basketball
1968 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50


Valentin Raychev Rangelov

B. 1958-08-20, Sofia, Bulgaria
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) gold 9600
9600


Oleg Rayko

B. 1945-06-08, Suchan, (now Partizansk in Primorsky Kray), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 1500 metres SF:7th 20.8
20.8


Georgi Petkov Raykov

B. 1953-10-18, Sofia, Bulgaria; D. 2006-08-12
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) gold 9600
9600


Christian Raymond

B. 1943-12-24, Avrillé, France
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 95th -14.15
-14.15


Gene Vivienne Raymond

B. 1913-04-15, Maha Nuvara, Ceylon, represented India; D. 1983
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Lightweight (-62 kg) R1 1.475
1.475

He was a non-starter at Featherweight (-58 kg) in 1948.


Louis Raymond

B. 1895-06-28, Pretoria, then Transvaal, by 1920 South Africa; D. 1962-01-30
Tennis (1 gold)
1920 1924 HP
Men's Singles gold R1 8000
Men's Doubles QF 430.5
8430.5


Marcel Raymond

B. 1911-07-07, from Sainte-Croix, represented Switzerland
Ski Jumping
1936 HP
Men's Ski Jumping 28th 0.0384
0.0384


Peter Harlow "Pete" Raymond

B. 1947-01-21, Princeton, NJ, USA
Rowing (1 silver)
1968 1972 HP
Men's Coxless Fours fifth 2750
Men's Eights silver
2750


Robert Raymond

B. 1930-04-14, Jambes, Belgium
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QF 430.5
430.5


Christian Raynaud

B. 1946-04-28, Rive-de-Gler, France, represented Belgium
Shooting
1980 HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol 33rd -2.38
0.00384


René Raynaud

represented France
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual Rep:ac 0.6
0.6

Olympic Competitor nr 364


Harold Rayner

B. 1888-07-27, Glen Ridge, NJ, USA; D. 1954-12-08
Fencing & Modern Pentathlon (1 bronze)
1912 1920 1924 1928 HP
Men's Foil, Individual QF:6th 0.000032
Men's Foil, Team bronze QF 929.5
Men's Épée, Team sixth QF 401.5
Men's Modern Pentathlon sixth 960
2291.000032

Olympic Competitor nr 5461


G. C. Raynes

represented Great Britain
Gymnastics
1928 HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events) 82nd -
Men's Team Combined 11th 16
Men's Vault 58th -
Men's Parallel Bars 82nd -
Men's Horizontal Bar 65th -
Men's Rings 87th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 75th -
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Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2023-09-29

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