Great Olympians

Biographies - THI

Assane Thiam

B. 1948-11-22, represented Senegal
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam

B. 1994-08-19, Bruxelles, Belgium
Track & Field (2 gold)

	2016	2021	HP
Women's Heptathlon	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Charles Henry Robert Thias

B. 1879-11-15, Ill., USA; D. 1922-11-19
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Tug-of-War	bronze	960
		960

He represented the St. Louis Turnverein #2 in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2092

1904-08-31-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Round Two - lost (Q2)
1904-09-01-16:00? - Tug-of-War - 2/3 Qualification Tournament - lost (960)

Daniel Alexandre Thiaw

B. 1947-04-14, represented Senegal; D. 2018-11-24
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5

Jacques Thibault

B. 1958-02-13, Québec City, Québ., Canada
Speed Skating

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 500 metres	26th	15th	10.064
Men's 1000 metres	20th	19th	2.6
Men's 1500 metres	27th		0.04
			12.704

Victor Thibault

B. 1867-03-08, Paris, France
Archery (2 silver)

	1900	HP
Au Chapelet - 33 m	silver	4000
Au Cordon Doré - 33 m	silver	4000
		8000

Olympic Competitor nr 1370

1900-08-13-12:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 33 m - second (4000)
1900-08-13-13:00? - Archery - Au Chapelet - 33 m - second (4000)

Roland Thibaut

B. 1946-04-27, represented France
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Double Sculls	11th		380
Men's Quadruple Sculls		7th	380
			380

Gisela Eva Margareta Thidholm

B. 1930-06-23, Malmö, Sweden; D. 2009-05-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	SF:dns	6.4
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	FI:dq	64
		70.4

Fernand Thiébaud

B. 1906, from Neuchâtel, represented Switzerland; D. 1997-11-25
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	SF:4th	82
		82

(Henri) Léon Thiébaut

B. 1880-11-19, Paris, France; D. 1956-10-13
Fencing (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	Rep:ac	0.737
Men's Épée, Individual	8th	256
Men's Sabre, Individual	silver	6000
		6256.737

Olympic Competitor nr 272

1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one (Q)
1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final (R)
1900-05-17-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual repêchage - DNQ (0.737)
1900-06-02-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 7 - second (Q)
1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - AC (-)
1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - second (Q) (second chance)
1900-06-10-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, semi-final - first (Q)
1900-06-13-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, final, day one
1900-06-14-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, final, day two - eighth (256)
1900-06-19-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day one
1900-06-20-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, round one, day two (Q)
1900-06-22-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, semi-final - fourth (Q)
1900-06-25-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, Individual, final - second (6000)

Norbert Thiede

B. 1949-04-03, Perleberg, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Discus Throw	fourth	2400
		2400

Oskar Thiede

B. 1879-02-13, Wien, Austria; D. 1961-11-22
Art Competitions (1 silver)

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Sculpture, Medals & Plaques			silver	4000
Sculpture	2 entries	ac		10.763
				4010.763

Volkmar Thiede

B. 1948-05-21, Prenzlau, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	SF:4th	34
		34

Fritz Thiedemann

B. 1918-03-03, Weddinghusen, Germany; D. 2000-01-08
Equestrianism (2 gold, 2 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Jumping, Individual	bronze	fourth	sixth	6600
Jumping, Team	sixth	gold	gold	5040
Dressage, Individual	12th			50
Dressage, Team	bronze			640
				12330

J. F. Thiedemans

represented Belgium
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Jacques Thieffry

B. 1924-05-10, Lille, France
Hockey

	1948	1952	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	R1	99
			99

Alvar Thiel

Olympic Competitor nr 6970

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - second
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fourth - final ranking joint second
1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race-off - first - final result second (2000)

Emanuel Thiel

B. 1883-05-01, Rhede, Niedersachsen, Germany, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1944-08-02, also in Rhede
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1924	1928	HP
Dressage, Individual	sixth	fifth	2210
Dressage, Team		fifth	250
			2460

Thiel is a German name, this athlete was born and died in Germany (near the Dutch border), so it is unclear what his relationship with Czechoslovakia was, and difficult to assign a nationality to him. I chose Czech because that's what the majority of Czechoslovak athletes are.

Jürgen Thiel

B. 1937-03-27, Yasnoye (now in Kaliningrad, Russia) , East Prussia, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	sixth	sixth	640
			640

Otto Thiel

Olympic Competitor nr 5356

1912-07-01-17:00 - Football - consolation round - won (164)

Peter Thiel

B. 1943-10-15, Klingenthal, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's 15 km	37th	-3.40
Men's 4x10 km Relay	7th	100
		100.0004

Edgar Thiele

B. 1938-02-05, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Klaus Thiele

B. 1958-01-21, Potsdam, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Alfred Thielemann

Olympic Competitor nr 5311

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 76th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 75th

Heinrich "Heiner" Thielemann

B. 1923-10-03, Marienwerder (now Kwidzyn in Poland), Germany; D. 2015-08-24
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Wolfram Thiem

B. 1956-06-12, Hemmingen, NS, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2011-07-22
Rowing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Fours			sixth	1280
Men's Eights	fourth			1280
				1280

Alexander Thieme

B. 1954-01-13, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:8th	8.2
Men's 4x100 m Relay	silver	1000
		1008.2

Axel Hermann Thieme

B. 1939-05-15, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968; D. 2006-03-17
Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	fifth	11th	532
			532

Rolf Günter Thieme

B. 1944-03-09, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2010-01-05
Hockey

	1968	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Émile Thienpondt

B. 1904, represented Belgium
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:3rd	25
		25

Tassilo Thierbach

B. 1956-05-21, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1980	1984	HP
Pairs	sixth	fourth	2800
			2800

Léon Thiércelin

represented Haiti
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	-5.38
Men's Épée for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	0.12
		0.1200038

Olympic Competitor nr 373

1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two - DNQ - (-5.38)
1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.12)

Raoul Thiercelin

B. 1880-07-20, Paris, France
Rugby (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Karl Thierfelder

B. 1933-08-09, Geyer, Sachsen, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:23rd	0.384
		0.384

Michel Thierry

B. 1954-08-29, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	61st	44th	-4.16
Men's 50 kilometres		31st	-2.64
Men's 4x10 km Relay		10th	25
			25.0064160064

François Charles Marcel Thierry-Mieg

B. 1908-11-18, Paris, France; D. 1995-09-30
Sailing

	1960	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	14th	16
		16

Nancy Lynn Thies

B. 1957-06-10, Denver, Col., USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	37th	-3.40
WomMen's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.0004

Auguste Thijs

represented Belgium
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61 kg)	fourth		2440.5
Men's Featherweight (-61 kg)		R2	2440.5
			2440.5

Rita Thijs

B. 1958-02-07, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:25th	0.1
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.1

Hendricus Thijsen

Olympic Competitor nr 3626

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 83rd
1908-07-16-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Netherlands - seventh (75)

Walter Meijer Timmerman Thijssen

B. 1877-09-28, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, represented the Netherlands; D. 1943-07-03
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Olympic Competitor nr 1428

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - first (Q)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - third (1280)

Jang Thill

B. 1913-01-23, Beggen, Luxembourg; D. 1984-11-26
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Norbert Thimm

B. 1949-08-21, Dortmund, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Thin Sumbwegam

B. 1930-03-12, Myitkyina, Burma (now Myanmar)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	35th	18th	3.8415
			3.8415

Thio Gim Hock

B. 1938-03-11, represented Singapore
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Thio Ging Hwie

B. 1923-11-29, represented Indonesia
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	8th	384
		384

Thio Him Thiang

B. 1929-08-28, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; D. 2015-02-14
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Henri Thiollière

B. 1922-03-19, represented France; D. 2012-09-29
Ski Jumping

	1952	HP
Men's Individual	43rd	0.0000384
		0.0000384

Suzanne Thiollière

B. 1924-09-10, Chamonix, France
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Women's Downhill	sixth	480
Women's Combined	10th	75
Women's Slalom	dnf	0.0256
		5550.0256

Pierre Michel Louis Thiolon

B. 1927-01-17, Paris, France; D. 2014-04-14
Basketball (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

René Jules Thion de la Chaume

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.48
		0.000048

Olympic Competitor nr 639

1900-06-06-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 14 - AC (-4.48)

Pierre Thiriar

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	bronze	640
		640

Thiriet

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Olympic Competitor nr 1098

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

Maurice Charles Thiriet

B. 1906-05-02, Meulan, France; D. 1972-09-28
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	HM	676
		676

Françoise Thiry

B. 1945-06-28, represented Belgium
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1972	HP
Jumping, Team	11th	16
		16

Jules Thiry

B. 1898, represented Belgium; D. 1931
Water Polo (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	(silver)	1280
		1280

He played in the semifinal against Czechoslovakia and in the final against France, but when that one was lost, Belgium needed to play two more matches in order to get the silver. Thiry did not play in those, but I award him with the points for bronze anyway.

Frans Thissen

B. 1909-11-09, from Antwerpen, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	85
		85

Written 2001-07-30 - last modified 2023-04-04

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