Great Olympians

Biographies - HEN

Nicolas Hénart

France
Sailing (2 gold)

	1988	1992	HP
Tornado	gold	gold	16000
			16000

John Hencken

B. 1954-05-29, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
100 m Breaststroke	bronze	gold	8960
200 m Breaststroke	gold	silver	10400
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	qual.	gold	1664
			21024

Red Henderson

Olympic Competitor nr 2365

• 1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (1200)

Walter Henderson

Olympic Competitor nr 3726

• 1908-07-15-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool one - AC (8.528)
• 1908-07-16-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool one - AC (2.402)
• 1908-07-18-14:40 - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, Greek style, qualifying - AC (9.949)
• 1908-07-20-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualifying - AC (43.04)
• 1908-07-23-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualifying - eighth (288)
• 1912-07-12-11:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group five - 32nd

John Hendrickson

Olympic Competitor nr 5069

• 1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - first (Q)
• 1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - first (1600)
• 1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 41st

Fred Hendschel

Olympic Competitor nr 1290

• 1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 18th time (2.56)
• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - 12th time (60)

Sonja Henie

B. 1912-04-08, Oslo, Norway; D. 1969-10-12
Figure Skating (3 gold)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Women's Individual	8th	gold	gold	gold	58368
					58368

The outstanding figure in the history of skating, for she later turned her skills to good professional account and won a host of new admirers throughout the world by way of films. She became Norwegian champion in 1924. Competing in the Winter Olympics at Chamonix (1924) before her twelfth birthday, she was last of eight competitors, but she won the title at her second attempt, at St.Moritz, where she danced on Tchaikovsky's 'Death of a Swan' from 'Swan Lake'. After twice retaining her title, she turned professional and was given a contract by 20th Century Fox. She would earn almost 50 million dollars to become the richest Olympian woman in history.
In the World Championships she was fifth in 1924 and in 1926 she was runner-up in the women's event and fifth in the pairs with Arne Lie. She was never beaten again. She won 10 world titles (1927-36), six European (1931-6).
She made eleven films between 1938 and 1960. With her third husband, Niels Onstad, she founded the Henie-Onstad collection of modern paintings which they presented to Norway.
Miss Henie developed leukaemia in 1969 and died in an aircraft which was carrying her from Paris to Oslo for medical treatment.
Sandra Loosemore's page devoted to skating legends, also has a photo of the young Sonja.
The Henie-Onstad collection also has a homepage (in Norwegian or in English)
Her record as the youngest gold medallist was broken by Tara Lipinsky at Nagano in 1998.

Ernest Henley

Olympic Competitor nr 5593

• 1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, semifinal - AC (21.07)
• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - DNF (0.036)
• 1912-07-14-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-15-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, final - third (640)

Jan Henne

USA
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	HP
100 m Free-style	gold	6400
200 m Free-style	silver	4000
200 m Individual Medley	bronze	2560
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	qual.	64
		14624

L. Hennebicq

Olympic Competitor nr 3816

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

Charles Hennemann

Olympic Competitor nr 2105

• 1904-09-01-14:00? - Athletics - 56-lb Weight Throw - fourth (1200)

James Hennessy

Olympic Competitor nr 591

• 1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - AC (150)

William Hennessy

Olympic Competitor nr 2319

• 1904-10-14-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1904-10-14-15:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), semi-finals - lost (QR)
• 1904-10-14-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), semi-finals - lost (QR)
• 1904-10-14-16:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Heavyweight (+71.67 kg), semi-finals - lost (QR)
• 1904-10-15-11:20? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Lightweight (-65.77 kg), repêchage - AC (874)
• 1904-10-15-11:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), repêchage - AC (874)
• 1904-10-15-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Heavyweight (+71.67 kg), repêchage - AC (1300)

Robert Hennet

Olympic Competitor nr 5780

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - fifth (3.435)
• 1912-07-09-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match four - won
• 1912-07-09-16:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match seven - won
• 1912-07-09-17:40? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match twelve - lost - qualified
• 1912-07-10-10:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match two - won
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, final, match six - won - first (1600)
• 1912-07-14-08:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match one - won (*) - qualified
• 1912-07-14-16:40? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match six - lost
• 1912-07-14-18:20? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match ten - won - third (205)
• 1920 FT 130 SA 500 ST 400
• bonus ST 60.5

(*) precise team composition unknown

Ed Hennig

B. 1879-10-13, Cleveland, Ohio, United States; D. 1960-08-28

Olympic Competitor nr 1750

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 59th
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 36th - Individual combined - 50th - Team - 13th (4.8)
• 1904-10-28-14:00? - Gymnastics - Parallel Bars - AC (79.88)
• 1904-10-28-14:30? - Gymnastics - Horizontal Bar - first (1200)
• 1904-10-28-15:00? - Gymnastics - Side Horse Vault - AC (111.3)
• 1904-10-28-15:30? - Gymnastics - Pommelled Horse - AC (111.3) - Individual combined - fifth (750)
• 1904-10-28-17:00? - Gymnastics - Club Swinging - first (4800)

Thor Bernard "Tossan" Henning

B. 1894-09-13, Sweden; D. 1967-10-07
Swimming (3 silver)

	1912	1920	1924	bonus	HP
200 m Breaststroke	fifth	silver	SF:4th	596	6556
400 m Breaststroke	silver	silver		800	8800
4x200 m Free-style Relay		(bronze)			40
	5000	8040	960	1396	15396

Olympic Competitor nr 5905

• 1912-07-07-13:50 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-08-20:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-09-20:15 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, semifinals - second (Q)
• 1912-07-10-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, final - fifth (1000)
• 1912-07-11-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, semifinals - second (Q)
• 1912-07-12-19:35 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, final - second (4000)

Victor Henny

Olympic Competitor nr 4256

• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - third
• 1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (0.995)
• 1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - fourth
• 1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - second (202.5)

Paul Henrichsen

Olympic Competitor nr 5687

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 47th - Team - DNF (2.5)
• 1920 0.02 + 64

John Henriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 3795

• 1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - third (4.211)
• 1908-07-16-16:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, round one - third (7.605)

Valdemar Henriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 6848

• 1912-07-17-18:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-12:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - second (510)

Emil Henriques

Olympic Competitor nr 6953

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - second
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fourth - final ranking joint second
• 1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race-off - first - final result second (2000)

Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera

Olympic Competitor nr 1030

• 1900-07-16-16:00? - Tug of War - lost (2000)
• 1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - won
• 1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - won - final classification - first (3200)

Guy Henry

Olympic Competitor nr 6554

• 1912-07-13-09:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, long distance ride
• 1912-07-15-08:00 - Equestrianism - Prize Riding Event (Dressage), Individual - 13th (38.4)
• 1912-07-15-11:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, steeplechase
• 1912-07-16-09:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, jumping
• 1912-07-17-07:00 - Equestrianism - Military Riding Event, Individual, dressage - 11th (80) & Team - third (640)
• 1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, team - fourth (400)

William Henry

Olympic Competitor nr 1298

• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - fifth time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - sixth (960)
• 1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)
• 1900-08-15-09:00 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat two - third - seventh time (Q)
• 1900-08-15-15:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, final - DNF (160)
• 1906-04-28-11:00 - Swimming - 4x250 m Free-style - third (480)

William Henson

Olympic Competitor nr 4496

• 1908-07-24-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - lost (108)

François Hentges

Olympic Competitor nr 6371

• 1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)
• 1912-07-11-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fourth (400)
• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 23rd (0.32)

Pierre Hentges

Olympic Competitor nr 6372

• 1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)
• 1912-07-11-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fourth (400)
• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 18th (3.2)

Henzsel János

Olympic Competitor nr 5674

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 75th - Team - 12th (10)

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2011-08-12

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