Great Olympians

Biographies - SKA

Bjørn Skaare

B. 1958-10-29, Oslo, Norway; D. 1989-06-21
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Per Skaarup

B. 1955-07-06, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Handball

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	9th	fourth	880
			880

Tetiana Viktorivna Skachko

B. 1954-08-18, Luhansk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Long Jump	bronze	3840
		3840

Lars Gunnar Skåål

B. 1949-09-14, Örebro, Sweden; D. 2022-05-04
Aquatics - Waterpolo

	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Eivind Halfdan Skabo

B. 1916-08-17, Bærum, Norway; D. 2006-04-18
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m	bronze	2560
		2560

Michel Skaff

B. 1923, represented Lebanon
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-79 kg)	sixth	960
		960

(Ralf Bertil) Sune Skagerling

B. 1919-09-27, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1997-11-28
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Four‐Man	16th	4.8
		4.8

Geoffrey "Geoff" Skaines

B. 1953-06-08, represented Australia
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	12th	30
		30

Paul Arne Skajem

B. 1958-12-01, Oslo, Norway
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	24th	0.16
Men's Slalom	11th	64
		64.16

Nataliya Skakun

B. 1981-08-03, Blagoveshchenka, Altay Kray, Russia, then part of the Soviet Union, represented Ukraine
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	2000	2004	HP
Women's Lightweight (-58 kg)	7th		10200
Women's Middleweight (-63 kg)		gold	10200
			10200

Jaroslav Skála

B. 1954-05-27, Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Vjekoslav Skalak

B. 1938-09-22, Filipovac, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep;3rd		10.88
Men's Eights		fourth	800
			810.88

Josef Skalník

B. 1958-03-30, Nové Mésto na Moravé, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Biathlon

	1980	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	42nd	-4.40
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	11th	16
		16.00004

Athanasios Skaltsogiannis

B. 1878, Aitolikp, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1896	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:ac	861
Men's Long Jump	ac	736.8
		1597.8

Olympic Competitor nr 50

1896-07-07-14:40 - Athletics Field - Broad Jump - AC (736.8)
1896-07-07-14:45? - Athletics Track - 110 m Hurdles heat two - third/fourth (861)

Erwin Richard Skamrahl

B. 1958-03-08, Oberg, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Men's 4x400 m Relay	SF:5th	32.5
		34.79

(Karl) Ragnar Skanåker

B. 1934-06-08, Säter, Sweden
Shooting (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Free Pistol	gold	fifth	7th					30325.0125
Men's Free Pistol				silver	silver	bronze	25th	30325.0125
Men's Air Pistol					11th	26th	26th	64.128
Rapid-Fire Pistol			31st					0.012
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol				34th				0.012
								30389.1525

Boris Škanata

B. 1927-05-18, Tivat, Montenegro, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1962-10-20 in Serbia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	7th	600
		600

Petar Skansi

B. 1943-11-23, Sumartin, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

He was coach of the Croatian team in 1992 and 1996.

Delfina Jadwiga Skąpska

B. 1950-11-22, Skoczów, Poland
Fencing

	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	Rep3	410
Women's Foil, Team	fourth	400
		810

Zdeněk Škára

B. 1950-02-23, Olomouc, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2017-04-24
Handball (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	2000
		2000

Ioannis Skarafingas

B. 1935-03-02, Ethiodikos, Greece
Shooting

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	49th	26th	47th	0.0640056
				0.0640056

Julius Skarba-Wallraf

Olympic Competitor nr 4964

1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Designs for town Planning - AC (1014)

Ryszard Skarbiński

B. 1949-02-28, Poznań, Poland
Sailing

	1980	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	7th	600
		600

Paško Škarica

B. 1934-05-11, Šibenik, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:2nd	340
		340

Ronald Philip "Ron" Skarin

B. 1951-11-09, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	14th		12
Men's Team Pursuit		10th	75
			87

Konstantinos Skarlatos

Olympic Competitor nr 2480

1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - 17th (3)
1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - fifth (750)
1906-04-24-09:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au visé - fourth (1200)
1906-04-25-08:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au commandement - first (4800)
1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - 15th (7.5)
1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 27th (0.04)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 30th (0.01)
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - fifth (250)
1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - fifth (250)

Damir Škaro

B. 1959-11-02, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R1	QF		3985.08
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg)			bronze	3985.08
				3985.08

Väinö Villiam Skarp

B. 1908-10-10, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1981-06-18
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Free Pistol	20th	1.5
		1.5

Nils-Per Skarseth

B. 1945-04-01, Oslo, Norway
Ski Jumping

	1972	HP
Men's Normal Hill	33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Svatopluk Skarupský

B. 1947-01-29, Stádio, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian

	1968	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	FI:dnf	200
		200

Hilary Skarżyński

B. 1925-06-18, Katowice, Poland; D. 1987-09-30
Ice Hockey

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	sixth	8th	768
				768

Juraj Škarpa

B. 1881-11-29, Stari Grad, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1952-12-31
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	AC	29.24
		29.24

Jaroslav Škarvan

B. 1944-04-03, Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Handball (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	2000
		2000

Gudbrand Skatteboe

Olympic Competitor nr 2573

1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - eight (192)
1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 14th (12)
1906-04-27-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - second (750)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - fourth (1200)
1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - first (1200)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - sixth (120)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 40th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - fifth (1000)
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - second (1000)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - sixth (40)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - fifth (1000) & team - second (1000)
FR bonus 320
FRt bonus 987.5
MRt bonus 16

Tore Skau

B. 1945-05-05, Tønsbeerg, Norway
Shooting

	1972	HP
Running Target	25th	0.15
		0.15

Roger Gunnar Skauen

B. 1934-11-11, Frederikstad, Norway
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	15th	15
		15

(Isak) Morits Skaugen

B. 1920-06-27, Risør, Norway; D. 2005-01-17
Sailing

	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
One-Person Dinghy (Firefly)	12th					1030
One-Person Dinghy (Finn)		sixth
Three-Person Keelboat (Dragon)					15th
						1030

Pierre Skawinski

B. 1912-12-23, Bordeaux, France; D. 2009-03-20
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:5th	130
		130

Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-01-01

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