Great Olympians

Biographies - TRA

Kari Traa

B. 1974-01-28, Voss, Norway
Freestyle Skiing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 HP
Moguls 14th bronze gold silver 23072.5
23072.5

Colomán Trabado Pérez

B. 1958-01-02, Vega de Valcarce, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's 800 metres SF:15th QF:dns QF:7th 10.0661
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay R1:12th 10
20.0661

William Traband

from Philadelphia, USA
Gymnastics
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 45th -5.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 68th -10.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 41st -4.12
0.0000195

Olympic Competitor nr 1732

Armando Trabucco

B. 1902, represented Argentina
Rowing
1924 HP
Men's Eights Rep:2nd 500
500

Marcelo Armando Trabucco Forn

B. 1934-04-11, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming
1952 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:39th 0.00016
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay 8th 64
64.00016

François Tracanelli

B. 1951-02-04, Udine, Italy, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 HP
Men's Pole Vault 8th FI:nh 390
390

Edward Tracey

B. 1943-06-05, Dublin, Ireland
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R16 79.13
79.13

Guy Tracey

represented Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1928 HP
Men's Four/Five 10th 75
75

Mary Tracey

competed in 1976 as

Mary Purcell

B. 1949-05-22, from Dublin, represented Ireland
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 HP
Women's 800 metres R1:21st 0.64
Women's 1500 metres R1:19th R1:25th 1.7
2.34

Gottfried Trachsel

B. 1907-10-05, represented Swotzerland; D. 1974
Equestrianism - Dressage (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
Dressage, Individual fourth sixth 2800
Dressage, Team silver bronze 1640
4440

Vittorio Tracuzzi

B. 1923-01-02, San Filippo dei Mela, Italy; D. 1986-10-21
Basketball
1948 HP
Men's Team 17th 2
2

Jerzy Andrzej Tracz

B. 1943-02-10, Ostrowiec, Poland
Aquatics - Swimming
1960 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle R1:19th 1.6
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay R1:9th 40
41.6

Józef Tracz

B. 1964-09-01, Zary, Poland
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 silver, 2 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) bronze silver bronze 15048
15048

Claude Trahan

B. 1939-03-17, Trois-Rivières, Québ., Canada; D. 1975-12-06
Ski Jumping
1968 HP
Men's Normal Hill 57th -7.40
Men's Large Hill 58th -7.26
0.0000000656

John Trail

B. 1943-10-02, represented Australia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres SF:4th 34
34

Andrew John Train

B. 1963-09-21, Pelsall, England, Great Britain
Canoeing, Sprint Canadian
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Men's Singles, 1000 m sixth 640
Men's Doubles, 500 m seventh SF:4th SF:7th SF:9th 374.1
Men's Doubles, 1000 m 9th SF:5th SF:3rd sixth SF:4th 762.9
1777

Stephen David "Steve" Train

B. 1962-02-23, Sunderland, England, Great Britain
Canoeing, Sprint Canadian
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
Men's Singles, 500 m SF:4th 68
Men's Singles, 1000 m sixth 640
Men's Doubles, 500 m SF:4th SF:7th SF:9th 74.1
Men's Doubles, 1000 m 9th SF:5th SF:3rd sixth SF:4th 762.9
1545

Hedwig Traindl

B. 1934-10-05, from Wien, represented Austria
Gymnastics
1952 HP
Women's Individual All-Around 77th -
Women's Team All-Around 10th 25
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus 9th 40
Women's Floor Exercise 59th -
Women's Horse Vault 98th -
Women's Uneven Bars 100th -
Women's Balance Beam 77th -
65.000000004

Frederick Edward "Ted" Trainer

B. 1941-03-05, represented Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 HP
Men's Individual combined 105th -16.10
Men's Team combined 16th 1.6
1.6

Renato Traiola

B. 1924-12-19, Napoli, Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's Team (bronze) 7.25
7.25

Andrzej Zygmunt Trajda

B. 1942-11-20, Otwock, Poland
Shooting
1972 1976 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 9th 28th 160.0256
160.0256

Terrence Trammell

B. 1978-11-23, Atlanta, GA, USA
Athletics (2 silver)
2000 2004 2008 HP
110 m Hurdles silver silver dnf 12000.00006
12000.00006

Kazimierz Jan Trampisz

B. 1929-01-10, Ivano-Frankovsk, now in Ukraine, represented Poland; D. 2014-08-12
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team (R1) 26.38
26.38

Reinhold Trampler

Olympic Competitor nr 5785

(*) roster not known

Włodzimierz Trams

B. 1944-05-12, Warsawa, Poland
Basketball
1968 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Carlos Alberto Tramútolo Navarro

B. 1925-03-17, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 2013-07-09
Cycling - Track
1948 HP
Men's Time Trial 11th 96
96

Trần Dương Tài

B. 1954-08-01, represented Vietnam
Aquatics - Swimming
1980 HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke 18th 2.56
2.56

Trần Gia Thu

represented South Vietnam
Cycling - Road
1956 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -13.32
Men's Road Race, Team dnf -
-13.32

Trần Thanh Vân

B. 1959-07-24, represented Vietnam
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:38th -3.26
0.000256

Trần Thị Ngọc Anh

B. 1958-01-21, represented vietnam
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Women's 200 metres R1:33rd -2.26
Women's 400 metres R1:36th -3.64
0.0032

Trần Văn Lý

B. 1927-02-20, represented South Vietnam
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 10000 metres 32nd 0.004
0.004

Trần Văn Nen

B. 1927-08-06, represented South Vietnam
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 90th -13.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 31st -2.48
Men's Time Trial 25th 0.15
Men's Individual Pursuit R1:overtaken 0.546
0.7008

Trần Văn Xuan

B. 1934-09-06, Saigon (now Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), Vietnam, represented South Vietnam
Fencing
1960 1964 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:7th -10.19
Men's Épée, Individual R1:6th R1:7th -6.66+-8.18
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:5th R1:7th -5.11+-6.45
0.000002211819

Nigel Trance

B. 1950-12-17, represented the Philippines
Weightlifting
1972 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) 14th 24
24

Johan Trandem

B. 1899-07-23, Fidskog, Norway; D. 1996-12-29
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's Shot Put 13th 38.4
Men's Discus Throw 8th 384
422.4

Igor Trandenkov

B. 1966-08-17, St. Petersburg, Russia (then Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Track & Field (2 silver)
1992 1996 HP
Men's Pole Vault silver silver 12000
12000

Else Trangbæk

B. 1946-02-07, Viborg, Denmark
Artistic Gymnastics
1968 HP
Women's Individual All-Round 75th -10.10
-10.10

Samachai Trangjaroenngarm

B. 1953-11-09, represented Thailand
Fencing
1976 HP
Men's Épée, Team R1:4th 0.91
Men's Sabre, Team R1:4th 5.2
6.11

Bruno Lorenzo Trani

B. 1928-01-29, Monfalcone, Italy
Sailing
1960 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) 14th 24
24

Leon Trani

represented the Philippines; D. 1966-10
Boxing
1948 HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg) R1 1.165
1.165

Régis Tranquille

B. 1955-01-17, represented the Seychelles
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:5th -3.84
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay R1:14th 4
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay R1:21st 0.16
4.16084

Maureen Dorothy Tranter

B. 1947-05-07, Bilston, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1968 HP
Women's 200 metres R1:18th 2.56
Women's 4x100 m Relay 7th 100
102.56

André Trantoul

from Fontenay-les-Roses, represented France
Cycling - Track
1928 HP
Men's Team Pursuit fourth 1200
1200

Abdoulaye Traoré

B. 1959-03-29, represented Mali
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:25th 0.15
Men's Triple Jump QU:25th 0.15
0.3

Boubacar Traoré

B. 1946-12-17, Dakar, Senegal
Basketball
1968 1972 HP
Men's Team 15th 15th 10
10

Djiguible Traoré

B. 1960-03-12, represented Mali
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) R1 1.991
1.991

Rita Anna Angela Trapanese

B. 1951-05-08, Milano, Italy; D. 2000-08-08
Figure Skating
1968 1972 HP
Women's Singles 25th 7th 600.15
600.15

Giovanni Luciano Giuseppe Trapattoni

B. 1939-03-17, Cusano, Italy
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Livio Trapè

B. 1937-05-26, Montefiascone, Italy
Cycling - Road (1 gold, 1 silver)
1960 HP
Men's Road Race silver 6000
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial gold 4800
10800

Raúl Trapero González

B. 1963-04-12, Vilamuñio, Spain; D. 2010-09-15
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) R32 1.088
1.088

Juan Carlos Traspaderne de la Fuente

B. 1956-09-02, Logroño, Spain
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's Marathon dnf -17.60
-17.60

Günter Traub

B. 1939-03-13, Schweinfurt, Bay., Germany, represented the Federal Republic in 1968
Speed Skating
1964 1968 HP
Men's 500 metres 33rd 31st 0.00896
Men's 1500 metres 17th 15th 14
Men's 5000 metres 11th 13th 89.6
Men's 10000 metres 19th 11th 65.6
169.20896

Jürgen Traub

B. 1943-05-17, Schweinfurt, Bay., Germany, represented the Federal Republic in 1968
Speed Skating
1964 1968 HP
Men's 1500 metres 22nd 0.4
Men's 5000 metres 20th 1
Men's 10000 metres 21st 18th 3.2
4.6

Amiram Trauber

B. 1939-07-16, represented Israel
Aquatics - Swimming
1960 HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle R1:35th 0.001
Men's 400 metres Freestyle R1:36th 0.00064
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay R1:17th 1
1.00164

Wolfdietrich Traugott

B. 1939-05-12, Linz, Austria
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxed Fours SF:4th 246
246

Klaus Johannes Träumer

B. 1940-01-27, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Hockey
1968 HP
Men's Team (11th) 20
20

He was also on the team in 1964, but did not play.

Friedrich Adolf "Fritz" Traun

B. 1876-03-29, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1908-07-11
Athletics - Track & Field & Tennis (1 gold)
1896 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:3rd 272
Men's 800 metres R1:3rd 820
Men's Singles R1 65.94
Men's Doubles gold 4800
5957.94

Olympic Competitor nr 20

Manfred Trauten

B. 1958-07-05, Schönebeck (Elbe), S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) QF 861
861

Fritz Trautmann

represented Austria
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Architecture - unknown event AC 7.078
7.078

Paul Trautmann

B. 1916-12-16, Berlin, Germany
Ice Hockey
1936 HP
Men's Team SF:3rd 410
410

Andreas "Traudl" Trautmann

B. 1959-05-21, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Team (silver) 800
800

Urs Trautmann

B. 1940-03-30, Balsthal, Switzerland
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's Decathlon 18th 3.84
3.84

Hans Heinrich (von) Trauttenberg

B. 1909-01-06, Berlin, Germany, represented Austria
Ice Hockey
1936 HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team SF:4th 164
164

Ernst Trautwein

B. 1936-04-08, Füssen, Bay., Germany
Ice Hockey
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's Team sixth sixth 7th 840
840

Al Travers (competed as Al Mello)

B. 1906-01-30, Lowell, Mass., USA; D. 1993-10-31
Boxing
1924 HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg) QF 861
861

Lucia Traversa

B. 1965-05-31, Roma, Italy
Fencing ยง1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Women's Foil, Team fourth silver 1400
1400

Ljubomir Travica

B. 1954-10-01, Evernik, Coratia, represented Yugoslavia
Volleyball
1980 HP
Men's Team sixth 320
320

Everything indicates this athlete is Croatian:his birthplace, his team (Mladost, Zagreb) and his son (represented Croatia in 2012).
He was coach of the men's team of Serbia & Montenegro in 2004.

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin

B. 1937-07-23, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 silver)
1964 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

David Howard "Dave" Travis

B. 1945-09-09, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1968 1972 HP
Men's Javelin Throw QU:18th QU:17th 9.84
9.84

Johann Traxler

B. 1959-02-06, Freistadt, Austria
Cycling - Road
1980 1984 HP
Men's Road Race 36th 49th 0.0009624
0.0009624

Hristo Traykov Popov

B. 1947-09-24, Elin Pelin, Bulgaria; D. 2014-06-25
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 1972 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 13th fifth 1538.4
1538.4

His true family name was Popov, but he used the patronymic instead.

Frank Traynor

from Dublin, represented Ireland
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg) fourth 2400
2400

George Terence Traynor

B. 1905-11-07, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1980
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's Long Jump QU:ac 0.605
0.605

Written 2000-12-15 - last modified 2024-03-27

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