Great Olympians

Biographies - WOO

Christopher W. T. "Chris" Woo

B. 1957-12-25, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke	8th	256
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	(gold)	64
		320

Allan Frederick Wood

B. 1943-05-16, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2022-10
Aquatics - Swimming (3 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle		bronze	2560
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle		bronze	2560
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	(bronze)	fourth	464
			5584

Arthur Wood

Olympic Competitor nr 4572

1908-07-27-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - first
1908-07-28-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - first
1908-07-29-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race three - fourth - final ranking first (2400)

Bill Wood

B. 1899-01-06, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1969-10-02
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Carolyn Virginia Wood

B. 1945-12-18, Portland, Oreg., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold)

	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	FI:dnf	320
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	(gold)	64
		3584

Daniel "Dan" Wood

B. 1962-10-31, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Donald Wood

B. 1889, represented Great Britain; D. 1953
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Grace Wood

B. 1932-08-19, from Bristol, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:18th	2.56
		2.56

Graham Wood

B. 1936-06-24, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	(sixth)	bronze	1600
			1600

Harold Wood

B. 1890, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	17th	13th	44.4
			44.4

Harry Wood

B. 1902-11-28, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1975-06-27
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	11th	96
		96

Harvey Wood

Olympic Competitor nr 4925

1908-10-29-15:00 - Hockey - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-30-15:00 - Hockey - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-31-15:00 - Hockey - final - won (2400)

Ina Wood

Olympic Competitor nr 4060

1908-07-17-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day one
1908-07-18-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day two - 22nd (0.45)

Jennifer "Jenny" Wood

B. 1948-06-24, represented Rhodesia (now ZImbabwe)
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:21st	0.8
		0.8

James Edward "Jim" Wood

B. 1952-10-13, Sherborne, England, Great Britain; D. 2020-08-26
Biathlon

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	40th	26th	0.0641
Men's 20 kilometres	25th	14th	16.1
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	12th	12th	20
			36.1641

John Joseph Wood

B. 1950-06-07, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2013-01-25
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian (1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 500 metres			silver	4000
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres		Rep:5th		96
Men's Canadian Doubles 500 metres			7th	300
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:dns	Rep:5th		117
				4513

Kelvin Wood

B. 1950-10-01, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Kenneth "Ken" Wood

B. 1930-11-21, from Sheffield, England, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	9th	160
		160

Mervyn "Merv" Wood

B. 1917-04-30, Kensington, NSW, Australia
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1936 1948 1952 1956 HP

Eights Rep:2nd 23670

Single Sculls gold silver

Double Sculls bronze

23670

	1936	1948	1952	1956	HP
Eights	Rep:2nd				23670
Single Sculls		gold	silver
Double Sculls				bronze
					23670

Robert Morford Wood

B. 1926-04-09, Long Branch, NJ, USA; d. 2004-01-25
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	19th	2
		2

Timothy "Tim" Wood

B. 1948-06-27, Highland Park, Mich., USA
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Singles	silver	6000
		6000

Walter Donogan Wood

B. 1914-01-03, New York, NY, USA; D. 1972-01
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	13th	38.4
		38.4

Warren Kenneth Wood

B. 1887-04-27, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1926-10-27
Golf (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	R1	0.638
Men's Team	gold	1200
		1200.638

Olympic Competitor nr 2200

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - first (1200)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 11th (Q)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round one - lost (0.638)

William Wood

Olympic Competitor nr 4481

1908-07-23-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-23-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round two - lost (52.75)
1908-07-24-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-24-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-24-14:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-24-16:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), final - lost (4000)

William Henry Wood

Olympic Competitor nr 4542

1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - fifth (1125)

William Ralph Wood

B. 1946-06-09, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	HP
Men's Platform	25th	0.1
		0.1

Jonathan William A. "Jonnie" Woodall

B. 1946-01-25, Oxford, England, Great Britain; D. 2009-04-03
Luge & Bobsleigh

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Singles	34th			-2.24
Doubles	19th			2
Men's Two			10th	125
Men's Four			9th	120
				247.0024

Keith Eugene Woodall

B. 1926-08-04, Elmira, Ont., Canada; D. 1981-05-17
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Margaret Woodbridge

B. 1902-01-06, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 1995-02-23
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1920	HP
Women's 300 m Freestyle	silver	4000
Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
		5600

John Woodcock

B. 1903, represented Ireland
Cycling - Road

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	44th	0.00002
		0.00002

Sydney Charles Wooderson

B. 1914-08-30, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2006-12-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:dnf	0.000043
		0.000043

James Woodget

Olympic Competitor nr 4131

1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - lost (960)

Helen Woodhouse

B. 1953-05-06, from Richmond, England, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m	Rep:6th	30
		30

Robyn Woodhouse

B. 1943-07-26, from SA, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's High Jump	11th	96
		96

Margaret Joy "Marg" Woodlock

B. 1938-05-20, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Shot Put	QU:17th	6
		6

Huck Woodman

Olympic Competitor nr 7043

1920-04-24-21:30 - Ice Hockey - Round One Match Three - won (Q)
1920-04-25-21:00 - Ice Hockey - Semifinal Match Two - won (800)

Allen Woodring

B. 1898-02-15, Hellertown, Penn., USA; D. 1982-11-15
Athletics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's 200 m	gold	6400
		6400

Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe

B. 1918-11-18, Cowes, England, Great Britain; D. 2008-12-19
Sailing

	1952	HP
6 metres class	9th	80
		80

Martyn John Woodroffe

B. 1950-09-08, Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	SF:10th	100
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	silver	4000
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:19th	1.6
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:9th	160
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:9th	40
		4301.6

Charles Sherman Woodruff

B. 1844-08-15, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1927-09-06
Archery (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Double American Round	fourth	1200
Men's Double York Round	8th	192
Men's Team Round	silver	750
		2142

Olympic Competitor nr 2222

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - fourth (1200)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double York Round - men - eighth (192)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - men - second (750)

Emily Woodruff, née Smiley

B. 1846-04-19, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA; D. 1916-03-28
Archery (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Women's Double Columbia Round	fourth	1200
Women's Double National Round	fourth	1200
Women's Team Round	gold	1200
		3600

Olympic Competitor nr 2228

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double Columbia Round - women - fourth (1200)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double National Round - women - fourth (1200)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - women - first (1200)

John Youle Woodruff

B. 1915-07-05, Cornellsville, Penn., USA; D. 2007-10-30
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	gold	6400
		6400

A. M. Woods

from St. Louis
Lacrosse (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1822

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn
1904-07-07-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match two - lost - second (1500)

Carolyn Ann Woods

B. 1955-06-24, Long Beach, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	8th	256
		256

David Michael Woods

B. 1944-01-23, from Balmain, NSW, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	12th	11th	52
			52

Dean Woods

B. 1966-06-22, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Cycking - Track (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

1984 1988 1996 HP

Individual Pursuit fourth silver 8400

Team Pursuit gold bronze bronze 10800

19200

	1984	1988	1996	HP
Individual Pursuit	fourth	silver		8400
Team Pursuit	gold	bronze	bronze	10800
				19200

Woods was not on the Australian team that won silver at Barcelona.

Doris Woods

from London, England, represented Great Britain
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Women's Team Combined	bronze	1280
		1280

George Roger Woods

B. 1943-02-11, Portageville, MO., USA
Track and Field (2 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Shot Put	silver	silver	7th	12600
				12600

Lawrence Earl "Larry" Woods

B. 1939-08-02, Hamilton, Ont., Canada; D. 2016-01-26
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	7th	500
		500

Michael Paul "Mike" Woods

B. 1952-05-15, Milwaukee, Wisc., USA
Speed Skating

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	23rd			0.256
Men's 5000 metres	12th	7th	12th	480
Men's 10000 metres	12th	fourth	7th	2040
				2520.256

Rex Woods

B. 1891-10-15, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1986-09-21
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:24th	QU:17th	6.24
			6.24

Rodney Woods

B. 1954-09-14, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

John Douglas "Doug" Woodward

B. 1925-03-14, from Québec, represented Canada; D. 1995-05-16
Sailing

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	10th				525
5.5 metres class				7th	525
					525

Vivian Woodward

Olympic Competitor nr 4745

1908-10-20-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-22-13:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - won (2400)
1912-06-30-13:30 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-02-15:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-19:00 - Football - final - won (3200)

William Winslow Woodward

B. 1920-10-14, Emmaville, NSW, Australia, lived in Oxford, represented Great Britain; D. 1987-01-18
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF:2nd	127.5
		127.5

James Ralph "Jimmy" Wooley

B. 1949-03-08, Houston, Texas, USA
Judo

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-93 kg)	fifth		1230
Men's Open Class		R2	31.12
			1261.12

(Lawrence) John Woolley

B. 1950-08-23, Melton Mowbrey, England, represented New Zealand
Shooting

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Skeet	26th		26th	33rd	0.19584
					0.19584

Elisabeth Davenport "Betty" Woolsey

B. 1908-12-28, Albuquerque, NM, USA; D. 1977-01-11
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Women's Alpine Combined	19th	2.4
		2.4

William Tripp "Bill" Woolsey

B. 1934-09-13, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle		sixth	640
Men's 400 metres Freestyle		R1:10th	100
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:13th		25.6
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	gold	silver	2600
			3365.6

Belinda Woosley

B. 1948-05-20, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1;28th	0.032
		0.032

Max Woosnam

B. 1892-09-06, Liverpool, England, Great Britain; D. 1965-07-14
Tennis (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R2	R2	1.7
Men's Doubles	gold	R1	4800.00081
Mixed Doubles	silver		3000
			7801.70081

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2023-10-19

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