Great Olympians

Biographies - VIG

Raphaël "Félix" Vigeveno

B. 1881-03-25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1955-09-06
Fencing

	1906	1908	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac			SF:4th		19.592
Men's Foil, Team				sixth	R1:3rd	143
Men's Épée, Individual	fourth			R1:8th		1500
Men's Sabre, Individual				R1:7th		0.0039
						1662.5959

Olympic Competitor nr 2524

1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - AC (1.462)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-25-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1906-04-25-18:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, final - fourth (1500)

Gabriël Vigeveno

B. 1888-10-12, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1952-08-25
Fencing

	1906	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac	1.097
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	0.076
		1.173

Olympic Competitor nr 2525

1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - AC (1.097)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - AC (0.076)

Jórunn Viggósdóttir

B. 1957-12-31, represented Iceland
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	35th	-2.10
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		0.00104

Vígh Erzsébet

B. 1935-02-27, Timișoara, Romania, represented Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	7th	600
		600

Vígh Imre

B. 1938-04-03, Székesfehérvár, Hungary; D. 2001-04-23
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)	8th	384
		384

Paul Vighals

Olympic Competitor nr 5346

1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 57th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 22nd (0.4)

Hernán Vigil Simpson

B. 1910-07-29, Viña del Mar, Chile; D. 1980
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1952	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	dnf	0.00000002
Three−Day Event, Team	dnf	-
		0.00000002

Marino Enrico Vigna

B. 1938-11-06, Milano, Italy
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	gold	4800
		4800

Louis Charles Léon Vignaud

B. 1929-06-14, Angers, France; D. 2014-07-10
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	32nd	-2.60
		0.006

René Vignaud

B. 1893-01-19, represented France; D. 1969-10
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 3000 m Team	fourth	400
		400

Gilles Vigne

B. 1950-03-14, represented France
Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	19th	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	7th	100
		101.6

Roger Vigneron

B. 1910, Champagne, France; D. 1973
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:6th	78
		78

Thierry Georges Vigneron

B. 1960-03-09, Paris, France
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Pole Vault	7th	bronze	fifth	5940
				5940

Maurice Marie Joseph Vignerot

B. 1879-11-25, Paris, France; D. 1953-09-28
Croquet (1 silver)

	1900	HP
singles 2 balls	silver	4000
		4000

Olympic Competitor nr 746

1900-07-04-14:00? - Croquet - singles 2 balls, day one - won (Q)
1900-07-11-14:00? - Croquet - singles 2 balls, day two - second (4000)

Vigneulles

represented France
Equestrianism - Jumping & Equestrianism - Miscellaneous

	1900	HP
Chevaux de Selle	ac	86.17
High Jump	ac	289.3
Jumping	ac	190.6
		566.07

The High Jumper is listed as Wignolle, and the MADMen say that this is possible Vigneulles. I choose to merge these two athletes.

Olympic Competitor nr 515

1900-05-29-14:00? - Equestrianism - Jumping - AC (190.6)
1900-05-31-14:00? - Equestrianism - Chevaux de Selle - AC (86.17)

Beniamino Vignola

B. 1959-06-12, Verona, Italy
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

L. Vignola

represented Italy
Shooting

	1906	HP
Men's Military Rifle	29th	0.012
		0.012

Olympic Competitor nr 2576

1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 29th (0.012)

Farpi Vignoli

B. 1907-08-21, Bologna, Italy; D. 1997-11
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Sculpture - Statues	gold	6400
		6400

Adjé Adjeoda Vignon

B. 1955, represented Togo
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:50th	-5.10
		0.000001

Jean-Jacques Vignon

B. 1934, represented France
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	32
		32

Philippe Vignon

B. 1942-09-28, Paris, France
Hockey

	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Esteban (Vigo Benítez)

B. 1955-01-17, Vélez, Spain
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	38.96
		38.96

(Henri) Armand Viguier

B. 1868-09-23, Cahuzac-sur-Vère, France; D. 1934-11-11
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual	Rep:ac	0.6
		0.6

Olympic Competitor nr 375

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 (Q)
1900-05-24-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round two (R)
1900-05-25-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters repêchage - DNQ (0.6)

Charles Vigurs

Olympic Competitor nr 3685

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)
1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - third (640)

John Philip Chambre Vigurs

B. 1934-03-21, Perth, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1994
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fifth	750
		750

He rowed for England at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.

Written 2002-11-01 - last modified 2024-08-18

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