Great Olympians

Biographies - GOL

Wenzel Goldbach

Olympic Competitor nr 2987

• 1906-04-26-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1906-04-26-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), quarterfinals - won by walkover (Q)
• 1906-04-27-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), semifinals - lost, to the losing finalist = fourth (1600)

William Goldsboro

Olympic Competitor nr 4521

• 1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 16th (7.2)

Henry Goldsmith

Olympic Competitor nr 4651

• 1908-07-30-15:45 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat two - lost (780)

Dimitrios Golemis

Olympic Competitor nr 32

• 1896-04-06-16:35? - Athletics Track - 800 m heat two - second (Q)
• 1896-07-07-16:30 - Athletics Track - 1500 m - AC (574)
• 1896-04-09-14:30 - Athletics Track - 800 m final - third (2560)

Friedrich Golling

Olympic Competitor nr 5602

• 1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fifth
• 1912-07-14-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match three - won (*)
• 1912-07-14-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match six - won (*) - qualified
• 1912-07-14-15:50? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match four - won - qualified
• 1912-07-15-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match two - lost
• 1912-07-15-11:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match four - won - second (1000)
• 1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth

(*) roster not known

Alfredo Gollini

Olympic Competitor nr 6471

• 1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)

Vladimir Golubnichi

B. 1936-06-02, Sumy, Ukraine
Track and Field (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
20 km Walk	gold	bronze	gold	silver	7th	29640
						29640

A school teacher in the Ukraine, he set his first world track record in 1955 and first entered the soviet team in 1959. He became European Champion in 1974.
Strangely enough, he never even started the 50km walk at an Olympic Games.

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2011-08-17

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