Great Olympians

Biographies - TOW


Victor Anthony "Vic" Toweel

B. 1928-01-28, Benoni, South Africa; D. 2008-08-15
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R1 1.165
1.165


Willie Michael Toweel

B. 1934-04-06, Benoni, South Africa; D. 2017-12-25
Boxing (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) bronze 3120
3120


Harold Tower

B. 1911-07-17, Lodi, Cal., USA; D. 1994-08-12
Rowing (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Eights gold 3200
3200


Pedro Towers Roberts

B. 1921-03-28, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs SF:2nd 1350
1350


Robert Frederick "Bob" Town

B. 1949-10-04, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Basketball
1976 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Tommy Town

B. 1893-04-07, London, England, Great Britain, represented Canada; D. 1957-03-29
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 1500 m R1:6th 0.432
Men's 5000 m R1:dnf 0.00026
Men's Cross-Country 29th 0.02
0.45226


John Townend

B. 1903-09-06, represented Great Britain
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep:2nd 480
480


Kent Harold Townley

B. 1930-01-18, Sioux City, Iowa, USA; D. 2005-05-26
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1956 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 8th 384
384


Forrest Grady Towns

B. 1914-02-06, Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA; D. 1991-04-09
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)
1936 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles gold 9600
9600


Arthur Townsend

Olympic Competitor nr 6646


David G. H. Townsend

B. 1955-08-28, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 bronze)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Coxless Fours 12th bronze 1950
1950


Richard L. "Dick" Townsend

B. 1929, from Hamilton, Ont., represented Canada
Sailing
1948 HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Swallow) 7th 500
500


Robert Edward "Ed" Townsend, Jr.

B. 1943-09-13, Santa Clara, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay (gold) 64
64


Ernest Townsend

Olympic Competitor nr 4975


(Samuel George) Fitzhugh Townsend

B. 1872-04, New York, NY, USA; D. 1906-12-11
Fencing (1 silver)
1904 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:3rd 768.8
Men's Foil, Team silver 750
Men's Épée, Individual fifth 1125
2643.8

Olympic Competitor nr 2160


Glenn Thomas Townsend

B. 1962-04-24, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Team fifth eighth fifth 1240.8
1240.8


Ralph Joseph Townsend, Jr.

B. 1921-12-28, Lebanon, NH, USA; D. 1988-05-27
Nordic Combined & Cross-Country Skiing
Nordic Combined 1948 HP
Individual 33rd 0.00384
Cross-Country Skiing 1948
18 km 74th 0.000000000016
0.003840000016


Neil William Townshend

B. 1955-05-29, represented Great Britain
Luge
1980 HP
Men's Singles 16th 9.6
9.6


Written 2011-09-08 - last modified 2023-12-14

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