Great Olympians

Biographies - GAI

Sante Gaiardoni

B. 1939-06-29, Villafranca, Italy
Cycling (2 gold)

	1960	HP
Sprint	gold	9600
Time trial	gold	9600
		19200

Short and immensely muscled, he was one of a school of Italian sprinters. At twenty-one, he reached his peak at the Roma Olympics. As a professional, he was only able to win one world title, on sprint in Liège in 1963.
He retired in 1971 and married an opera singer.

George Gaidzik

Olympic Competitor nr 3541

• 1908-07-14-14:30 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-17-15:25 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-18-14:55 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), final - third (1920)
• 1908-07-20-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-23-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), semifinals - third, allowed in final after protest (Q)
• 1908-07-24-15:15 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), final - fifth (750)
• 1912-07-06-21:00 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat two - ninth (160)
• 1912-07-08-19:00 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), qualifying - seventh (Q)
• 1912-07-09-19:40 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), final - eighth (256)
• 1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - ninth (160)

Francis "Frank" Gailey

B. 1882-01-21, Sydney, Australia, living in California, USA in 1904, but most likely still an Australian citizen at the time.
Swimming (3 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904	HP
220 yds Free-style	silver	3000
440 yds Free-style	silver	3000
880 yds Free-style	silver	3000
1 mile Free-style	bronze	1920
		10920

Some sources list this swimmer also in the 50 yards, in fourth place, but that is a mistake. That swimmer is David Gaul.

Olympic Competitor nr 2146

• 1904-09-06-15:00? - Swimming - 220 yds Free-style - second (3000)
• 1904-09-06-16:00? - Swimming - 1 mile Free-style - third (1920)
• 1904-09-07-14:00? - Swimming - 440 yds Free-style - second (3000)
• 1904-09-07-15:00? - Swimming - 880 yds Free-style - second (3000)

Virgile Gaillard

Olympic Competitor nr 1611

• 1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - lost (Q)
• 1900-09-23-15:00? - Football - Match 2 - won (2000)

Georgios Gaitanos

Olympic Competitor nr 2796

• 1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 24th (0.12)

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2011-08-25

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