Great Olympians

Biographies - SAL

Carles Sala i Molera

B. 1960-03-20, Barcelona, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:7th	seventh	SF:6th	QF:17th	R1:42nd	715.20006
						715.20006

Isidre Sala i Puigdevall

B. 1940-09-29, Vilamalla, Spain
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Muhammad Abdul Salaam

B. 1931, from Bengal, represented India
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Abolfazl Salabi

represented Iran
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

Janusz Sałach

B. 1957-01-09, Toruń, Poland
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	9th	120
		120

Emilio Salafia

B. 1910-10-10, Palermo, Italy; D. 1969-05-24
Fencing (2 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual		10th	125
Men's Sabre, Team	(silver)	silver	2000
			2125

If HPs had been a factor, Italy would not have agreed to Poland's forfeit in the final match, and aligned Salafia. He had played in Italy's whitewash of Poland in the semi-finals, so I allow Salafia the points for second place.

Ahmed Salah Houssein

B. 1956-12-31, Ali Sabieh, French Somalialand (now Djibouti)
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Marathon	20th	bronze	30th	42nd	3841.51506
					3841.51506

(Alejandro) José Salah Jaque

B. 1920-08-01, represented Chile
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

Mohamed Mansour Salah

B. 1957, represented Qatar
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Decathlon	21st	0.96
		0.96

Teodoro Salah Jaque

represented Chile
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

Ghazi Salah-ud-Din

represented Afghanistan
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Muhammad Salah-ud-din

B. 1948-09-08, represented Pakistan
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	12th	60
		60

Ana Maria Sălăjan

B. 1937-03-27, Prejmer, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's Shot Put	8th	384
		384

Jouko Lauri Eljas Salakka

B. 1951-08-10, Somerniemi, Finland
Speed Skating

	1972	HP
Men's 500 metres	27th	0.04
Men's 1500 metres	17th	4
Men's 5000 metres	18th	2.56
Men's 10000 metres	19th	1.6
		8.2

Juhani Salakka

B. 1950-09-13, Lahti, Finland; D. 2015-02-17
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	10th	150
		150

Kamsari Salam

B. 1941-01-10, from Singapore, represented Malaysia
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:18th	1.92
		1.92

Singapore was briefly a part of newly independent Malaysia.

Salem Salam

represented Lebanon
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	70th	0.00000000015
		0.00000000015

Abdul Ganiyu Salami

B. 1942-10-05, Ogbomosho, Nigeria
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Andrzej Salamon

B. 1936-08-18, Gdynia, Poland; D. 2000-11-08
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:10th	100
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
		140

Pacifico Y. Salandanan

B. 1929-09-22, represented the Philippines
Shooting

	1964	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	52nd	-6.40
		0.0000004

Aldo Salandra Bove

B. 1958-06-03, represented El Salvador
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:79th	-11.16
Men's 200 metres	R1:73rd	-10.26
		-10.28

Lucila Salao

B. 1954-07-01, represented the Philippines
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	R1:6th	0.546
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:dnf	2.5
		3.046

René Salarnier

Olympic Competitor nr 4922

1908-10-29-15:00 - Hockey - quarterfinal - lost (Qe)
1908-10-30-10:00? - Hockey - extra match - lost (240)

Robert Salarnier

B. 1890-07-20, Saint-Mandé, France
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	410
		410

Carlos Salas Pérez

B. 1955-10-10, represented Cuba
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	(7th)	1408
			1408

Joe Salas

B. 1903-12-23, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1987-06-11
Boxing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Jorge Alberto Salas Chávez

B. 1914-07-17, Avellaneda, Argentina
Sailing

	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	7th		fourth	silver	10th	23rd	6710.2816
							6710.2816

Jorge José Salas Orencio

B. 1942-08-27, represented Argentina
Biathlon

	1980	HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	49th	-5.16
Men's 20 kilometres	dnf	-5.16
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	dnf	2.56
		2.5600032

(Manuel) Marcelino Salas Maravilla

represented Mexico
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	19th	2.4
		2.4

Pedro Salas Rodríguez

B. 1923-12-07, Córdoba, Argentina; D. 2000-06-15
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:9th	120
		120

Rodolfo Fernando Salas Crespo

B. 1928-05-25, Lima, Peru; D. 2010-08-18
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Dario Salata

B. 1913-04-21, Lussino, then in Austria, now Lošinj, Croatia, represented Italy
Sailing

	1948	1952	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Swallow)	sixth		900
5.5 metres		10th	900
			900

Most Italian-speaking inhabitants of the Croatian islands left after the region became part of Yugoslavia in 1945, so I class this athlete as Italian.

Alberto Bauday Salazar

B. 1958-08-07, La Habana, Cuba, represented the USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Marathon	15th	15
		15

Freddy Josef Salazar Ramírez

B. 1949-04-11, Caracas, Venezuela
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Foil, Team	R1:4th	1.3
		1.30000045

Guzmán Salazar Mazo

B. 1951-11-29, represented Cuba
Fencing

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:5th	R2:5th		0.106
Men's Sabre, Team	sixth	fifth	QF	492
				492.106

Antonio Manuel Salcedo

B. 1912-10-15, represented the Philippines; D. 1993-06-11
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.00009
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.033
		0.03309

Gustavo Salcedo Islas

B. 1952-03-31, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	30th	0.01
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	25th	0.1
		0.11

Hugo Salcedo

B. 1946-01-25, Guadalajara, Mexico, represented the USA
Football

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

Lincoln Salcedo Reina

B. in Guyaquil, Ecuador
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Rogelio Salcedo Muñoz

B. 1925-04-15, San Antonio, Chile; D. 1955-01-23
Cycling - Road

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		8x10^-17

Ulrich Salchow

Olympic Competitor nr 4877

1908-10-28-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures
1908-10-29-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, free skating - first (4800)
1920-04-25-11:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures 1
1920-04-25-14:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures 2
1920-04-26-10:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures 3
1920-04-27-21:00 - Figure Skating - Men, free skating - fourth (2400)
bonus 1800

Ponciano B. "Pons" Saldaña

B. 1928-11-19, from Manila, represented the Philippines
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

(Ninnian) Rui Saldanha

B. 1947-10-21, represented Great Britain
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Luis Carlos Saldarriaga

B. 1944-06-22, Medellin, Colombia
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:17th	3
		3

Vicente Samuel Saldívar García

B. 1942-05-03, Ciudad de México, Mexico; D. 1985-07-18
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Terence John "Terry" Sale

B. 1951-07-05, Auckland, New Zealand
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	110th	-17.10
		-17.10

Henrik Salée

B. 1955-11-28, København, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Sprint	fifth	1500
		1500

Faras Saleh

represented Iraq
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(22nd)	0.128
		0.128

Mahmoud Hassan Saleh

B. 1962-05-04, represented Egypt
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(QF)	287
		287

Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh

B. 1917, represented Egypt
Weightlifting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	11th		2496
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		fourth	2496
			2496

Abdel Monem Salem

B. 1955-01-05, Al-Iskanderiya, Egypt
Fencing

	1984	HP
Épée, Individual	45th	-4.26
Épée, Team	12th	22.75
		22.750026

Ahmed Salem

from El-Iskanderiya, represented Egypt
Football

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Football	QF	fourth	1087
			1087

Fahed Mubarak Salem

B. 1953-09-10, represented Kuwait
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	Rep1	6
		6

Mohamed Salem Mongued

B. 1944-05-08, Al-Qahira, Egypt
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
FR Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	15th	15
GR Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	16th	9.6
		24.6

Erasmo Salemme

B. 1946-03-26, Latina, Italy
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Dagmar Salén

B. 1901-05-22, Örebrö, Sweden; D. 1980-12-20
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Six metres Class	bronze	1280
		1280

Frithjof Sælen

Olympic Competitor nr 6307

1912-07-10-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system, Norway - first (1600)
1920 1000
bonus 650

Gösta Antenor Salén

B. 1922-01-04, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2002-02
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
6 metres	bronze	1280
		1280

Sven Gustaf Salén

B. 1890-11-07, Borås, Sweden; D. 1969-10-29
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Six metres Class	bronze		fourth	2288
				2288

Michel Salesse

B. 1955-01-03, Al-Jaza'ir, Algeria (then French), represented France
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Épée, Team	(gold)	silver	1400
			1400

Arturo Salfran Díaz

B. 1958-09-21, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:5th	24
		24

(Maria) Isabel (Barroso Alencar Salgado)

B. 1960-08-02, Rio de Janeriro, Brazil; D. 2022-11-16
Volleyball

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Team	7th	seventh	400
			400

Wenceslao Roma Salgado Gandara

B. 1900-04-28, Lima, Peru; D. 1980-07-29
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Free Pistol	27th	0.06
		0.06

Gustave Maximilien Salgé

B. 1878, Marseille, France; D. 1946
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Salgó Endre

B. 1913-12-11, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1945
Handball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Salvador Salguero Goodall

B. 1967-08-04, represented El Salvador
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	38th	-3.26
Men's 200 m Backstroke	32nd	-2.40
		0.004256

Elias Salhab

B. 1925-03-18, Keservan, Lebanon
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Trap	10th				153.84000384
Trap			18th	48th	153.84000384
					153.84000384

Safer Sali

B. 1946-06-03, represented Yugoslavia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

The OlyMADMen indicate he was from (North) Macedonia.

Lou Salica

B. 1912-11-16, New York, NY, USA; D. 2002-01-30
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Italo Salice

B. 1942-02-20, Roma, Italy
Aquatics - Diving

	1968	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:17th	4
		4

Jean-Pierre Salignon

B. 1928-01-01, Chaabet El Ham, Algeria, then part of France; D. 2012-03-12
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	(8th)	128
		128

Although born in Algeria, he played for Paris and died in Marseille, so no reason to attribute Algerian nationality to this athlete.

Metin Salihoğlu

B. 1928, İstanbul, Turkey
Shooting

	1968	HP
Trap	30th	0.015
		0.015

Aziz Salihu

B. 1954-05-01, Banullë, Kosovo, represented Yugoslavia
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R2			3300.53
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+91 kg)		bronze	R2	3300.53
				3300.53

Roza Galyamovna Salikhova

B. 1944-09-24, Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (2 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	6400
			6400

Jussi Salila

B. 1897-02-02, from Rotterdam, represented Italy; D. 19
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1912	1920	1924	HP
GR Men's Middleweight B (-82.5 kg)	R3			151.5
GR Men's Heavyweight (+82.8 kg)			R3	151.5
FR Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)		QF		861
				1012.5

Olympic Competitor nr 5801

1912-07-07-08:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - lost
1912-07-08-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - lost - eliminated (15)

Mahmoud Sayed Salim

B. 1947, Khartoum, Sudan
Football

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

Syed Muhammad Salim

B. 1909-09-05, Lahore, Pakistan, then part of British India
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	fourth	800
		800

Linar Suleymanovich Salimullin

B. 1932-03-26, Kamskoye Usle, Tatarstan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1996-12-20
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Faadiya Fayzrakhmanovna Salimzhanova

B. 1935-02-01, Tatarstan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's 10 km	13th	25.6
		25.6

Ari Juhani Salin

B. 1947-01-20, Lotja, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:17th	6
Men's 4x400 m Relay	sixth	160
		166

Riitta Liisa Salin

B. 1950-10-16, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 400 metres	7th	400
Women's 4x400 m Relay	sixth	160
		560

Carlos Salinas

B. 1938-10-12, Ica, Peru
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Guillermo Salinas

B. 1938-01-27, represented Chile
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	QF	861
		861

Gustavo Salinas

represented Mexico
Shooting

	1932	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	7th	600
Small-Bore Rifle	11th	96
		696

José Vicente Salinas

B. 1909, represented Chile
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.0017
		0.0017

Rolando Salinas

Olympic Competitor nr 5965

1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - seventh (31.2)

Salinero

a horse
Dressage (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

2004 2008 2012 HP

Individual gold gold sixth 25200

Team fourth silver bronze 2244

27444

Three times ridden by Anky van Grunsven.

George Saling

B. 1909-07-24, Memphis, Missouri, USA; D. 1933-04-15
Athletics (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	gold	9600
		9600

Louis-Albert Salingré

Olympic Competitor nr 4016

1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - 22nd (0.45)
1908-07-20-10:00? - Archery - Continental Style (men) - seventh (450)

Salins

represented France
Equestrianism - Miscelaneous (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Voltige, Individual	7th	500
Voltige, Team	silver	1000
		1500

Felice Salis

B. 1938-07-08, Cagliari, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Ed Salisbury

B. 1910-05-03, Walnut Grove, Cal., USA; D. 1986-11-22
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

John Edward Salisbury

B. 1934-01-26, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:5th	130
Men's 4x400m Relay	bronze	640
		770

Eero Johannes Salisma

B. 1916-12-16, Hämeenlinna, Finland; D. 1998-07-19
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Mohammadu Salisu

B. 1934-09-10, represented Ghana
Football

	1964	HP
Men's Team	7th/8th	162
		162

Abrahão Saliture

B. 1885-01, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Water Polo & Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	seventh	164
Men's Coxed Fours	R1:2nd	810
		974

Émile Lucien Salkin

B. 1900-12-19, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 1977-08-27
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	6 entries	22.344
		22.344

Henrique José Reis Goucho Sallaty

represented Portugal
Sailing

	1948	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	9th	160
		160

Sallay András

B. 1953-12-15, Budapest, Hungary
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Ice Dancing	fifth	silver	6250
			6250

Ibrahim Salleh

B. 1947-11-01, represented Malaysia; D. 2020-03-08
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Josep Sallés i Salva

B. 1947-07-27, Sabadell, Spain
Hockey

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	sixth	7th	sixth	924
				924

Raymond Julien Salles

B. 1920-07-18, Paris, France; D. 1996-06-15
Rowing (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	gold	8000
		8000

Fawzi Salloum

B. 1943-07-15, represented Syria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	27th	0.06
		0.06

Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma

B. 1959, represented Lybia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:50th	-5.10
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:19th	0.4
		0.400001

Hugo Sällström

Olympic Competitor nr 6911

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Khaled Salmaan Al-Mohamedi

B. 1962-04-05, represented Qatar
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

(D.) Ali Salman

represented Iraq
Athletics & Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:6th	0.000000012
Men's 200 m	R1:6th	0.0000010
Men's Basketball	(22nd)	0.128
		0.128001012

Ismail Khalil Salman

B. 1957-06-13, represented Iraq
Boxing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R2	R2	168.19
			168.19

Mahdi Salman

represented Iraq
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(22nd)	0.128
		0.128

Shakir Salman

B. 1936, Baghdad, Iraq
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	9th	240
		240

Jafar Mohammad Salmasi

B. 1918-09-22, Kadhimiya (near Baghdad), then in the Ottoman Empire, now in Iraq, represented Iran; D. 2000-01-31
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Jukka Arto Olavi Salmela

B. 1958-12-30, Kangasala, Finland
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Men's 500 metres	18th	2.56
Men's 1000 metres	30th	0.01
		2.57

Viktor Salmhofer

B. 1909-07-24, represented Austria
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m	fifth	1250
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	fourth	2000
		3250

Jorma Pertti Salmi

B. 1933-05-06, Kotka, Finland; D. 2016-05-24
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Sulo Artur Salmi

B. 1914-03-04, Vaasa, Finland; D. 1984-04-29
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	31st	0.0064
Men's Team All-Around	(gold)	-
Men's Floor Exercise	79th	-
Men's Horse Vault	8th	64
Men's Parallel Bars	31st	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	15th	2.5
Men's Rings	17th	1
Men's Pommeled Horse	45th	-
		67.5064

Eero Ilmari Salminen

B. 1933-10-18, Kokkola, Finland; D. 1997-06-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Esko Jalo Toivo Salminen

B. 1920-07-06, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1998-04-16
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26
		26

Ilmari R. Salminen

B. 1902-09-21, Elimäki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1986-01-05
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's 5000 metres	sixth	640
Men's 10000 metres	gold	6400
		7040

Matti Reima Salminen

B. 1947-11-13, Turku, Finland
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	19.2
		19.2

Mikko Ilmari Salminen

B. 1959-04-30, Helsinki, Finland
Fencing

	1980	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:4th	0.042
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	27
		27.042

Paavo Eerikki Salminen

B. 1911-11-19, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1989-04-27
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Toivo Heino Salminen

B. 1923-11-29, Hämeehlinna, Finland; D. 1991-10-24
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26
		26

Veikko Ilmari Salminen

B. 1945-08-12, Helsinko, Finland
Modern Pentathlon & Fencing (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Individual	17th		5
Men's Team	bronze		640
Men's Épée, Individual		R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée , Team		R1:3rd	7.78
			652.78000045

Teppo Tapani Salmisaari

B. 1924-06-19, Tampere, Finland; D. 2006-07-09
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	9th	200
		200

Gaston Salmon

Olympic Competitor nr 5462

1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
1912-07-09-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match four - won - qualified
1912-07-09-16:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match seven - won - qualified
1912-07-10-11:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match three - won - first (1600)
1912-07-11-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Jean Salmon

B. 1898-05-21, represented France
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1956	HP
Dressage, Individual	32nd	0.005
Dressage, Team	sixth	160
		160.005

Peter A. Salmon

B. 1929-08-03, represented Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:18th	R1:31st	2.564
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:27th		0.06
Men's 100 metres Backstroke		R1:33rd	0.00384
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:11th		16
			18.62784

Edward Benjamin "Ted" Salmon

B. 1943-12-19, Whangarei, New Zealand
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	9th	280
			280

Vicenta A. Salmón Smith

B. 1954-01-22, represented Cuba
Basketball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Clifford William "Cliff" Salmond

B. 1927-12-27, Victoria, BC, Canada; D. 2013-12-25
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:9th	0.0017
Men's 5000 m	R1:9th	0.068
		0.0697

Algimantas Šalna

B. 1959-09-12, Vidiškės, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union
Biathlon (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	fifth	1000
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	gold	1600
		2600

Sergey Sergeyevich Salnikov

B. 1925-09-13, Krasnodar, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1984-05-09
Football (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

He was also on the team in 1952, but did not play.

Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov

B. 1960-05-21, Leningrad (now St-Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (4 gold) s

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 400 m Free-style	19th	gold		-	6401.6
Men's 1500 m Free-style	fifth	gold		gold	20700
Men's 4 x 200 m Free-style relay	-	gold		-	1600
					28701.6

The first man to go under 15 minutes for the 1500 metres, he lead the world for years and would undoubtedly have three titles but for the Soviet boycott of the Los Angeles Games.
World Champion at 400 and 1500 m in 1978 and '82.

Yury Grigoryevich Salnikov

B. 1950-06-06, Tovuz, Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	8th	bronze	3520
Three-Day Event, Team	fifth	gold	1850
			5370

He lived in Rostov na Donu, so I shall class him as Russian.

Oleksandr Petrovych Salnykov

B. 1949-07-03, Sevastopol, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-11-17 in Kyiv
Basketball (2 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	bronze	2080
			2080

Pentti Esaijas Salo

B. 1941-10-14, Lapua, Finland
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

Kauko Johannes Salomaa

B. 1928-02-28, Vyborg, then in Finland, now in Russia; D. 2016-07-29
Speed Skating

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 500 metres	24th		0.16
Men's 1500 metres	7th		400
Men's 5000 metres	13th	21st	26.24
Men's 10000 metres	12th	17th	44
			470.4

Maurice Gustave Fernand Salomez

B. 1880-04-10, Paris, France; D. 1916-08-07
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:4th	68
		68

Olympic Competitor nr 797

1900-07-14-10:15 - Athletics Track - 800 m, semi-finals - fourth (68)

Hermann Salomon

B. 1938-04-13, Danzig, now Gdańsk in Poland, represented Germany in 1960 and 1964 and West Germany in 1968
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	12th	QU:14th	12th	144
				144

Pieter Johannes Alexander "Piet" Salomons

B. 1924-07-14, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 1948-10-08
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

(Anna) Berit Salomonsson

B. 1951-08-02, Ragunda, Sweden
Luge

	1968	HP
Women's Singles	13th	38.4
		38.4

Alfred Salonen

Olympic Competitor nr 6025

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - lost
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - won by fall
1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round five - lost - eliminated (384)

Eero Ilmari Salonen

B. 1932-07-25, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2006-05-22
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Olavi Vihtori Kalervo Salonen

B. 1933-12-20, Noormarkku, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	R1:22nd	4.72
			4.72

Paul Vilhelm "Pauli" Salonen

B. 1916-02-14, Hollola, Finland; D. 2009-01-10
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing

Nordic Combined	1948	HP
Individual	7th	600
Cross-Country Skiing	1948
18 km	24th	0.16
		600.16

Reima Untano Salonen

B. 1955-11-19, Taivassalo, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	9th		42nd	160.00004
Men's 50 km Walk	dnf	fourth	18th	1602.6
				1762.60004

Ritva Tuulikki Salonen

B. 1936-02-28, Tampere, Finland; D. 1995-03-28
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	77rd	-11.40
Women's Team Combined	13th	6.4
		6.4

Toivo Kostia Salonen

B. 1933-05-21, Pälkäne, Finland
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's 500 metres	8th	fifth	7th	23rd	1656.256
Men's 1500 metres	25th	bronze	7th		2960.1
Men's 5000 metres				21st	0.64
Men's 10000 metres		24th			0.16
					4617.156

Vappu Orvokki Salonen

B. 1929-02-12, Tampere, Finland; D. 2017-07-09
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	58th	-
Women's Team All-Around	13th	6.4
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	fifth	250
Women's Floor Exercise	41st	-
Women's Horse Vault	64th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	86th	-
Women's Balance Beam	56th	-
		256.400016

Simo Sakari Saloranta

B. 1934-12-12, Lieto, Finland; D. 2017-11-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:6th	R1:8th	0.3731
Men's 10000 metres	21st		0.64
			1.0131

Antonio Saloso

B. 1940-09-04, Siasi, Sulu, the Philippines
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:33rd	0.0032
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5032

Aarne Salovaara

Olympic Competitor nr 3740

1908-07-15-10:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool three - AC (8.528)
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Finland - third (480)
1908-07-16-10:20? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool two - AC (2.402)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - fourth (1920)
1912-07-10-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - second (1000)

Juhani Richard Salovaara

B. 1931-11-04, Helsinki, Finland
Sailing

	1964	HP
5.5 metres Class	sixth	640
		640

Yrjö Sakari Salpakari

B. 1945-09-25, Lapua, Finland
Biathlon

	1968	1972	HP
20 km	25th	fifth	1250.125
			1250.125

Olavi Armas Tapani Salsola

B. 1933-12-26, Keuruu, Finland; D. 1995-10-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

(Frederick) Allen Salter

B. 1936-10-11, Almonte, Ont., Canada; D. 2011-01-13
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	18th	3.84
		3.84

Yevgeny Ivanovich Saltsyn

B. 1929-02-29, Krym, Ukraine, lived in Bakı, Azerbaijan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1980
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	128
		128

Following the birthplace, this athlete has to be called Ukrainian.

Mikhail Saltykov

B. 1925, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	7th	600
		600

Claude Saluden

B. 1937-10-11, represented France
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	QF	861
		861

Eliseo S. Salugta

B. 1941-07-29, Iloilo City, the Philippines
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	1972	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		23rd	0.624
FR Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	24th		0.624
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		15th	15.24
GR Men's Lightweight (-70 kg)	24th		15.24
			15.864

Nino Salukvadze

B. 1969-02-01, Tbilissi, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union in 1988
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	HP
Women's Air Pistol	silver	10th	fifth	25th	10th	bronze	33rd	34th	8537.1
Women's Sporting Pistol	gold	fifth	7th	11th	8th	16th	15th	sixth	10970.5
									19507.6

Erika Salumae

B. 1962-06-11, Parnu, Estonia, then Soviet Union
Cycking - Track (2 gold)

1988 1992 1996 HP

Sprint gold gold sixth 30240

30240

In 1988, she competed still under the Soviet Flag, but in 1992, newly independent Estonia did not have the same means. She was able to borrow some tyres from the Australian team so she could compete, with success.

Alessandro "Sandro" Salvadore

B. 1939-11-29, Milano, Italy; D. 2007-01-04
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Álvaro Salvadores

B. 1928-10-12, Lanco, Chile; D. 2002-04-13
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Enrique Salvat Aragon

B. 1950-05-06, represented Cuba
Fencing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	SF:5th	2.86315
Men's Foil, Team	QF	R1:3rd	104.75
			107.61315

Edgard Salvé

B. 1946-08-01, Bernsberg, Germany, represented Belgium
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:10th	R1:32nd	1.304
			1.304

Émile Salvi

B. 1936-09-10, Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse, France
Nordic Combined

	1968	HP
Men's Individual	37th	-3.60
		0.0006

Carlos Salvadores Fuentes

B. 1960-12-27, Madrid, Spain
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-17.26
Men's Slalom	dnf	-16.64
		-16.67

Luis Salvadores Salvi

B. 1932-06-26, Lanco, Chile; D. 2014-02-01
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Cesare Salvadori

B. 1941-09-22, Torino, Italy
Fencing (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	ElR1	BarR1		84.07
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	silver	(gold)	2082
				2166.07

Salvanahac

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
		0.00006

Olympic Competitor nr 570

1900-06-02-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 6 - AC (-4.60)

Frank George John Salvat

B. 1934-10-30, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2013-04-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:7th	0.057
		0.057

Jens Salvesen

Olympic Competitor nr 7129

1920-07-07-11:50 - Sailing - 8 Meter class (1919 rating), race one - second
1920-07-08-12:20 - Sailing - 8 Meter class (1919 rating), race two - second
1920-07-09-10:40 - Sailing - 8 Meter class (1919 rating), race three - second - final ranking second (2000)
1928 800
bonus 280

+28

Paolo Salvi

Olympic Competitor nr 6477

1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)
1920 1600
bonus 1600

Pierre Salvi

B. 1948-04-08, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	54th	-6.16
Men's 50 kilometres	dnf	-7.16
		0.000000176

Gabriele Salviati

B. 1910-03-29, Bologna, Italy; D. 1987-10-15
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	bronze	640
		640

Andrea Salvietti

B. 1952-03-25, Fiesole, Italy
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	Rep:4th	2.16
		2.16

Armando Salvietti

B. 1955-01-10, represented Bolivia
Shooting

	1972	HP
Trap	36th	-3.96
Skeet	60th	-7.15
		0.000960015

Octave Jean Eugène Salzard

B. 1871-01-03, Bordeaux, France; D. 1934-06-06
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	67th	-9.60
		0.0000000006

Olympic Competitor nr 1114

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Peter Salzbacher

B. 1946-05-29, represented Austria
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	8th	320
		320

Rainer Salzburger

B. 1944-10-21, Kramsach, Austria
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	R32	1.475
		1.475

Ulla Salzgeber

B. 1958-08-05, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, (then West-)Germany
Equestrianism - Dressage (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2000	2004	HP
Individual	bronze	silver	8200
Team	gold	gold	3200
			11400

Both times on Rusty.

Axel Salzmann

B. 1950-09-30, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1972	HP
Pairs	8th	320
		320

Ralf Salzmann

B. 1955-02-06, Kassel, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Marathon	18th	23rd	4.224
			4.224

Urs Salzmann

B. 1954-07-03, Regensdorf, Switzerland
Bobsleigh (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Four	bronze	1920
		1920

Walter Salzmann

B. 1936-05-13, Visp, Switzerland; D. 2012-09-12
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Hermann Salzner

B. 1928-07-15, Linz, Austria; D. 2010-10-30
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay		Rep:3rd	4.3
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000 metres	11th		48
			52.3

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-04-11

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