Great Olympians

Biographies - CON

Johnny Condon

Olympic Competitor nr 4848

• 1908-10-27-14:15? - Boxing - Bantamweight (-52.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1908-10-27-18:45? - Boxing - Bantamweight (-52.6 kg), semifinal - won (Q)
• 1908-10-27-21:15? - Boxing - Bantamweight (-52.6 kg), final - lost (4500)

Mike Conley

B. 1962-10-05, USA
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1984		1992	1996	HP
Triple Jump	silver		gold	fourth	22500
					22500

Frederick Connah

Olympic Competitor nr 4935

• 1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Francis Connolly

Olympic Competitor nr 3040

• 1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - 25th (0.113)
• 1906-04-30-15:30 - Athletics - Triple Jump - sixth (720)

James Brenden Bennet Connolly

B.1868-11-28, South Boston, MA, USA; D.1957-01-20
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1896	1900		1906	HP
High Jump	silver	-		-	6000
Long Jump	bronze	-		27th	3840.045
Triple Jump	gold	silver		18th	15600.72
	19440	6000		0.765	25440.765

The first gold medal winner of the modern Olympic Games did not get permission from Harvard University to travel to Athens. Upon his return, he was barred from further studying. In 1949 Harvard awarded the by then 81-year old writer an honorary degree.

Olympic Competitor nr 6

• 1896-04-06-15:40 - Athletics Field - Hop, Step & Jump - first (9600)
• 1896-07-07-14:40 - Athletics Field - Broad Jump - third (3840)
• 1896-04-10-14:40 - Athletics Field - High Jump - second (6000)
• 1900-07-16-16:30? - Athletics Field - Triple Jump - second (6000)
• 1906-04-27-15:00 - Athletics - Long Jump - 27th (0.045)
• 1906-04-30-15:30 - Athletics - Triple Jump - NM (0.72)

William Connor

Olympic Competitor nr 1077

• 1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
• 1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Adolfo Consolini

B. 1917-01-05, Italy; D.1969-12-20
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Discus Throw	gold	silver	sixth	17th	20707.5
					20707.5

His career had begun in 1937, so he might have competed in six olympics. He bettered the world record three times between 1941 and 1948, when he threw 55.33 m.

Louis Constant

Olympic Competitor nr 4854

• 1908-10-27-15:00? - Boxing - Featherweight (-57.2 kg), round one - lost (645.8)

Nicolas Constant

Olympic Competitor nr 3799

• 1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Antonio Conte

B. 1867-12-11, Minturno, Italy; D.1953-02-04
Fencing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Foil for Masters	fourth	2400
Sabre for Masters	gold	9600
		12000

Olympic Competitor nr 333

• 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 (Q)
• 1900-05-27-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters semi-final day one
• 1900-05-28-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters semi-final day two - third (Q)
• 1900-05-29-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters final - fourth (2400)
• 1900-06-23-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, round one (Q)
• 1900-06-25-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, semi-finals - first (Q)
• 1900-06-27-13:30? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, final - first (9600)

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2011-08-15

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