Great Olympians

Biographies - TAP


Momcilo Tapavica

B. 1872-10-14, Vojovodina, now a province of Serbia in Yugoslavia, then part of Hungary; D. 1949-01-10
Tennis, Weightlifting & Wrestling (2 gold, 1 silver)
1896 HP
Tennis, Men's Singles bronze 2600
Weightlifting, Two Hands sixth 640
Wrestling, Greco-Roman 1st round 1620
4860

Hungarian sources list his name as Momscilló Topavicza, but I've reverted to the spelling in Yugoslavia.

Olympic Competitor nr 56


Héctor Manuel Tapia García

B. 1957-07-11, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Football
1976 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 38.96
38.96


Ramón Tapia Zapata

B. 1932-03-17, Antofagasta, Chile; D. 1984-04-11
Boxing (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) silver 6000
6000


Georges Maurice Marie Tapie

B. 1910-02-19, Annaba, Algeria, represented France; D. 1964-01-02
Rowing (1 bronze)
1936 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs bronze 3200
3200

He competed for a rowing club of Annaba in Algeria, so I class this colonial as Algerian.


Eero Johannes Tapio

B. 1941-03-03, Muhos, Finland
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Lightweight (-70 kg) sixth fifth 2700
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) 9th
2700


Keijo Kalervo Tapiovaara

B. 1939-05-18, Tampere, Finland; D. 2019-03-19
Speed Skating
1960 HP
Men's 1500 metres 23rd 0.256
Men's 5000 metres 7th 400
Men's 10000 metres 9th 160
560.256


Nils Bertil Täpp

B. 1917-10-27, Malung, Sweden; D. 2000-10-23
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's 18 km 7th 400
Men's 4x10 km Relay gold bronze 2240
2640


Russell Tapp

B. 1943-04-15, represented Great Britain
Luge
1976 HP
Doubles dnf 0.125
0.125


Eric Tapscott

Olympic Competitor nr 5017


Carlyle Tapsell

B. 1909-07-24, Adra, WB, (British) India; D. 1975-09-06
Hockey (2 gold)
1932 1936 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400


Written 2000-12-03 - last modified 2022-10-18

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