Great Olympians

Biographies - ROE

Ernest "Ernie" Roe

B. 1919, represented Great Britain; D. 2007-11-23
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	9th	240
		240

Fred Roe

B. 1889-01-18, Robert Lee, Texas, USA; D. 1968-05-06
Polo (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Polo	silver	2000
		2000

Isobel Marion Roe

B. 1916-06-24, represented Great Britain; D. 1987-10-05
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Women's Downhill	27th	0.03
Women's Combined	23rd	0.192
Women's Slalom	23rd	0.256
		0.518

Marrion Douglas Roe

B. 1935-04-03, Invercargill, New Zealand
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	7th	400
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	QU:4th	25.6
		425.6

Théophile Roeckaert

represented Belgium
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:8th	0.1
		0.1

Hans Roedder

Olympic Competitor nr 5048

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - tenth (100)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 22nd (0.4)

Curt Roedel

B. 1884-01-26, Greiz, Thür., Germany, lived in Passaic, NJ; D. 1974-10-19
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	94th	-14.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	115th	-19.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	66th	-9.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	10th	18.75
		18.75000000012

Olympic Competitor nr 1757

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 66th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 115th - Individual combined - 94th - Team - tenth (18.75)

Roy Roedger

B. 1958-10-11, Toronto, Canada, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fifth	fifth	1000
			1000

Otto Frederick Roehm

B. 1882-08-02, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; D. 1958-04-29
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Lightweight (-65.77 kg)	gold	7200
Men's Welterweight (-71.67 kg)	Rep	1024
		8224

He had become an American citizen in 1888.

Olympic Competitor nr 2297

1904-10-14-10:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), round one - won (Q)
1904-10-14-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), round two - won (Q)
1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - won (Q)
1904-10-14-15:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-10-14-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), semi-finals - lost (QR)
1904-10-15-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), repêchage - AC (874)
1904-10-15-15:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), final - won (6400)

Paul Roekaerts

B. 1939-04-15, Leuven, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	-2.27
		0.0027

Daniel "Danny" Roelandt

B. 1955-11-05, Aalst, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:dnf	0.04
		0.04

Gaston Roelants

B. 1937-02-05, Opvelp, Belgium
Track and Field (1 gold)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
3000 m Steeplechase	fourth	gold	7th		12600
Marathon			11th	DNF	96
					12696

Godfried, Jonkheer Roëll

B. 1908-04-05, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 1934-03-17
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

Pieter Roelofsen

B. 1908-07-20, Bandung, Java, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 1966-12-26
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

René Roels

B. 1937-09-03, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	SF:4th	51
		51

Willem Roels

B. 1889-08-22, Delft, the Netherlands; D. 1951-03-18
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	R1	2.94
		2.94

John Røen

B. 1903-04-22, Rindal, Norway; D. 1979-03-18
Cross-Country Skiing

	1928	HP
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.000064
		0.000064

Jean-Louis Roersch

B. 1936-10-08, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hockey

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	(11th)	R1:6th	(9th)	96
				96

Georges Roes

Olympic Competitor nr 7273

1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - fourth (100)
1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - second (250)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - fifth (62.5)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - fifth (62.5)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - AC (0.064) & team - seventh (100)
1920-08-02-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - fifth (250)
1920-08-02-17:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - AC
1924 FR 1000

Peter Roes

B. 1964-05-04, Herentals, Belgium
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	eighth	192
		192

Nic Roeser

B. 1896-11-08, Pettingen, Luxembourg; D. 1997-05-27
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	49th	-
Men's Team Combined	9th	40
Men's Vault	32nd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	60th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	45th	-
Men's Rings	49th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	39th	-
		40

Jorge Enrique Pablo Miguel Roesler Froemberg

B. 1924-08-22, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:dnf	78
		78

Otto Paul Roesner

B. 1881-12-22, Lansing, Mich.; D. 1951-08
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	107th	-17.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	89th	-14.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	105th	-17.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	12th	7.5
		7.5

Olympic Competitor nr 1796

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 105th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 89th - Individual combined - 107th - Team - 12th (7.5)

Patrick Roest

B. 1995-12-07, Lekkerkerk, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (3 silver, 1 bronze)

	2018	2022	HP
Men's 1500 m	silver		4000
Men's 5000 m		silver	4000
Men's 10000 m		silver	4000
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	fourth	1040
			13040

Frederick Adolph "Fred" Roethlisberger

B. 1943-02-28, Milwaukee, Wisc., USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	34th	-2.16
Men's Team All-Round	7th	100
		100.0016

B. 1964-04-19, Güstrow, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic in 1984 and 1988
Biathlon (2 gold, 1 bronze)

1984 1988 1992 HP

Men's 10 km Sprint 7th gold 9th 6920

Men's 20 kilometres silver gold 53rd 10400.000000192

Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay fourth fifth - 650

17970.000000192

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	7th	gold	9th	6920
Men's 20 kilometres	silver	gold	53rd	10400.000000192
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	fourth	fifth	-	650
				17970.000000192

World Champion at 10 km in 1985 and '87, at 20 km in '87.

Richard Hilary Roett

B. 1943-01-18, represented Barbados; D. 2002-12
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Philip Clay Roettinger

B. 1915-09-22, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 2002-01-07
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	23rd	0.384
		0.384

William Henry "Bill" Roetzheim, Jr.

B. 1928-08-07, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2014-02-26
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	53rd	59th	-
Men's Team All-Around	7th	8th	164
Men's Floor Exercise	34th	53rd	-
Men's Horse Vault	58th	114th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	38th	60th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	40th	17th	1
Men's Rings	102nd	142nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	26th	22nd	0.116
			165.116

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2024-03-02

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