Vac - Vad - Vaj - Val - Van - Var - Vas - Vav
Czech Republic
Gymnastics (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
(60 HP)
Olympic Competitor nr 1537
B. 1983-03-17, Szeged, Hungary
Canoeing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 1000 m | bronze | gold | 8960 |
| C1 500 m | 9th | 160 | |
| 9120 |
Olympic Competitor nr 44
Olympic Competitor nr 286
B. 1968-08-20, Magadan (Far Eastern Siberia), Russia
Nordic Skiing (3 gold, 4 bronze)
| 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km, classical style | bronze | - | - | 1920 |
| Combined Pursuit (5km + 10km) | bronze | - | - | 1920 |
| 15 km, classical style | bronze | - | 2400 | |
| 30 km, classical style | sixth | |||
| 15 km, free-style | sixth | 3400 | ||
| 30 km, free-style | bronze | fifth | ||
| 4 x 5 km | gold | gold | gold | 4000 |
| 13640 |
Member of the Relay teams of the United Team (1992) and Russia (1994, 1998)
that won gold at Albertville, Lillehammer and Nagano.
Bulgaria
Wrestling - Free-Style (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67 kg | bronze | 24300 | ||
| -70 kg | gold | silver | ||
| 24300 |
B. 1903-01-10, Kuressaare, Estonia; D. 1997-04-13
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight (-62 kg) | 8th | gold | 17071.875 | ||
| Lightweight | bronze | ||||
| 17071.875 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1391
Soviet Union
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | silver | gold | 13000 |
| 13000 |
together with Oleg Vasilyev
Olympic Competitor nr 454
B. 1978-04-05, Berlin, Germany
Swimming (4 silver, 6 bronze)
| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Free-style | 16th | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| 100 m Free-style | bronze | fifth | - | - | 3564 |
| 200 m Free-style | silver | silver | 12th | fifth | 9944 |
| 4x100 m Free-style Relay | bronze | bronze | fourth | fourth | 2288 |
| 4x200 m Free-style Relay | silver | bronze | bronze | 2508 | |
| 4x100 m Medley Relay | silver | sixth | fourth | bronze | 2420 |
| 100 m Butterfly | 7th | - | 17th | 17th | 408 |
| 200 m Butterfly | - | - | 28th | - | 0.0256 |
| 21138.4256 |
At Athina, she equalled the records of Harri Kirvesniemi, Heikki Ilmari Savolainen, Merlene Ottey and Alexei Nemov with SIX bronze medals, and she beat Merlene Ottey's (then eight, since then nine) record for the most medalled person without golds. (TEN)
(16828)
B. 1874-05-01, Schaarbeek, Belgium; D. 1959
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1900 | 1908 | 1920 | 1924 | bonus | HP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Rifle, combined | bronze | comp. | 2560 | |||||
| Free Rifle, standing | fourth | 400 | ||||||
| Free Rifle, kneeling | fourth | 400 | ||||||
| Free Rifle, prone | 8th | 24th | 64.2 | |||||
| Free Rifle, team | sixth | fifth | 12th | 11th | 37.35 | 410.85 | ||
| Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team | 14th | 10.75 | ||||||
| Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team | 10th | |||||||
| Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team | 12th | |||||||
| Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team | 14th | |||||||
| Small-Bore Rifle | comp. | 9th | 240 | |||||
| Small-Bore Rifle, team | sixth | 160 | ||||||
| Military Pistol, team | 7th | 100 | ||||||
| Free Pistol | gold | 7th | 5200 | |||||
| Rapid-fire Pistol | 52nd | - | ||||||
| Free Pistol, team | silver | fifth | 100 | 1100 | ||||
| 3584 | 5737.5 | 930.75 | 256.16 | 137.35 | 10645.76 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1244
Olympic Competitor nr 1223
Olympic Competitor nr 1437
Olympic Competitor nr 1195
Olympic Competitor nr 1168
B. 1978-03-14, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Swimming (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Free-style | 9th | bronze | 17th | 2724 | |
| 100 m Free-style | fourth | gold | gold | fifth | 23100 |
| 200 m Free-style | fourth | gold | silver | 15000 | |
| 4x100 m Free-style Relay | fifth | - | silver | 10th | 1402.5 |
| 4x200 m Free-style Relay | 7th | bronze | - | 740 | |
| 4x100 m Medley Relay | 10th | fourth | - | 425 | |
| 43391.5 |
(20150)
B. 1975-12-18, the Netherlands
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Double Sculls | sixth | bronze | gold | 15000 |
| 15000 |
Three times together with Marit van Eupen.
the Netherlands
Boxing (3 bronze)
Three bronze medals is a remarkable achievement in any sport, but in boxing,
and in a period of professionalism it also meant an extreme amount of
perceverance, especially for a boxer of a western country.
(118.8 HP)
Olympic Competitor nr 528
Olympic Competitor nr 502
Olympic Competitor nr 289
Olympic Competitor nr 432
the Netherlands
Equestrianism (3 gold)
| 1924 | 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-day Event, Individual | gold | fourth | 10000 |
| Three-day Event, Team | gold | gold | 3200 |
| 13200 |
Twice riding Silver Piece
Olympic Competitor nr 1640
Olympic Competitor nr 1430
B. 1973-02-15, USA
Swimming (6 gold)
| 1996 | 2000 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Free-style | gold | fourth | 8000 |
| 100 m Free-style | fourth | - | 1600 |
| 100 m Butterfly | gold | - | 6400 |
| 4 x 100 m Free-style Relay | gold | gold | 3200 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | gold | qual. | 1664 |
| 20864 |
the Netherlands
Cycling (3 bronze)
| 1932 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | gold | 9600 |
| Time Trial | silver | 6000 |
| Tandem | fourth | 2000 |
| 17600 |
B. 1969-09-26, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Double Sculls | sixth | bronze | gold | 15000 |
| 15000 |
Three times together with Kirsten van der Kolk.
the Netherlands
Equestrianism - Dressage (3 gold, 5 silver)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressage, individual | 36th | fourth | silver | gold | gold | gold | 62000 |
| Dressage, team | fifth | silver | silver | silver | fourth | silver | 5115 |
| 67115 |
Winner of the Individual Dressage at Sydney, Athina and Beijing. In 2004 and 2008 on Salinero.
B. 1965, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (3 gold)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 m | fifth | gold | sixth | 9850 |
| 1500 m | 11th | gold | dnf | 6464 |
| 5000 m | gold | - | 6400 | |
| 1000 m | sixth | - | - | 640 |
| 23354 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1629
Olympic Competitor nr 1154
B. 1866-02-24, Belgium; D. 1961-11-25
Archery (6 gold, 4 silver)
| 1900 | 1920 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championnat du Monde | silver | 4000 | ||
| Au Cordon Doré - 50 m | silver | 4000 | ||
| Au Cordon Doré - 33 m | gold | 6400 | ||
| Au Chapelet - 50 m | fourth | 1600 | ||
| Au Chapelet - 33 m | gold | 6400 | ||
| Target Archery, 28m, Individual | gold | 6400 | ||
| Target Archery, 28m, Team | silver | 1000 | ||
| Target Archery, 33m, Individual | gold | 6400 | ||
| Target Archery, 33m, Team | gold | 1600 | ||
| Target Archery, 50m, Individual | silver | 4000 | ||
| Target Archery, 50m, Team | gold | 1600 | ||
| 43400 |
Belgium's most successful Olympian had only two Olympics in history, in which to excel in his sport. It has to be said that at Antwerpen, the Belgian organizers put on a host of events for the home archers to collect medals in.
B. 1982-01-29, Oakville, Canada
Canoeing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 m | gold | silver | 10400 | |
| K1 1000 m | bronze | 8th | 2816 | |
| 13216 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1445
Olympic Competitor nr 529
competed in 2000 as
and in 2004 as
Netherlands
Cycling (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 2000 | 2004 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Trial | gold | gold | 19200 |
| Road Race | gold | dnf | 9600 |
| Points Race | silver | 6000 | |
| Individual Pursuit | gold | bronze | 13440 |
| 48240 |
(348)
Olympic Competitor nr 661
B. 1916-03-18, Woerden, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 2001-07-10
Cycling (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | silver | 6000 |
| 1000 m Time Trial | gold | 9600 |
| 15600 |
B. 1866, New York City, NY, USA; D. 1938-01-23
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1904 | 1912 | HP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil, individual | silver | QF | 3750 | ||
| Foil, team | gold | 1200 | |||
| Épée, individual | bronze | QF:5 | 2880 | ||
| Épée, team | R1 | 27 | |||
| Sabre | bronze | QF | 2880 | ||
| Single Sticks | gold | 7200 | |||
| 17937 |
He was an American citizen, but competed in the Cuban team in 1904. In 1912 he competed (unsuccesfully) for the American team.
Olympic Competitor nr 585
B. 1885-09-28, Kärkölä, Finland; D. 1974-01-31
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 gold)
| 1912 | 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | gold | gold | 28800 |
| 28800 |
He became interested in wrestling at the beginning of the century in
St.Petersburg, and soon became one of the best himself. He also won the World
Championship in 1911.
Olympic Competitor nr 190
Soviet Union
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | silver | gold | 13000 |
| 13000 |
together with Yelena Valova
Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)
| 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | gold | gold | silver | 12600 |
| 12600 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1526
Olympic Competitor nr 1354
Olympic Competitor nr 184
Written 2000-12-22 - last modified 2002-11-01
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