Olympic Competitor nr 4260
B. 1960-11-03, Jackson, Mich., USA, moved to California in 1965.
Volleyball, Beach Volleyball (3 gold)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volleyball | gold | gold | 12800 | ||
| Beach Volleyball | gold | 16000 | |||
| 28800 |
His father had been a member of the Hungarian national Volleyball team, and
aged 11, Karsh had entered his first Beach Volleyball tournament with his
father. He joined the national indoor team in 1981 and helped the USA to
the Olympic titles in 1984 and 1988, where he was voted the tournament's
most valuable player. He was also named the best player in the world in 1986
and '88. He then left the US national team to go and play with Ravenna in
Italy, with whom he won the world club title in 1991. He returned to the
now financially lucrative Beach Volleyball scene and crowned his career with
gold in the inaugural appearance of the event in the Olympics.
Olympic Competitor nr 6820
Olympic Competitor nr 347
Olympic Competitor nr 4631
Bulgaria
Shooting (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pistol | gold | 7th | bronze | 8th | fourth | 14020 | |
| Free Pistol | fourth | 8th | 20th | gold | 7th | sixth | 10346.7 |
| 24366.7 |
Olympic Competitor nr 5657
Olympic Competitor nr 6106
B. 1884-04-20, USA; D. ?
Boxing (2 gold)
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight (-52.2 kg) | gold | 7200 |
| Featherweight (-56.7 kg) | gold | 7200 |
| 14400 |
In 1904, boxers were allowed to start in higher weight-classes too. Several did so, but only Oliver Kirk managed to win two gold medals.
Olympic Competitor nr 2291
Olympic Competitor nr 6553
Olympic Competitor nr 6107
Bulgaria
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 gold)
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -52 kg | gold | gold | 19200 |
| 19200 |
B. 1963-03-02, Rousse, Bulgaria
Shooting (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Pistol | fourth | 8th | 20th | gold | 10321.25 |
| Air Pistol | gold | 7th | bronze | 8th | 12020 |
| 22341.25 |
competed from 1968 to 1976 as
B. 1946-05-24, Leningrad - Polish nationality
Track and Field (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | - | bronze | 14th | - | - | 2576 |
| 200 m | silver | gold | bronze | - | - | 16200 |
| 400 m | - | - | - | gold | 16th | 6406.4 |
| 4 x 100 m | gold | 14th | - | - | - | 1604 |
| Long Jump | silver | 16th | - | - | - | 6096 |
| 32882.4 |
She has achieved a wide range of records. From Tokyo, only eighteen, over
München, 3 months after the birth of her son, to Montreal, where at
30 years she defeated the best East Germans. At Mexico, she dropped the baton
in the 4x100 metres.
Finland
Nordic Skiing (6 bronze)
| 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 x 10 km | bronze | bronze | 8th | bronze | bronze | bronze | 33 |
| 15 km | 8th | bronze | 8th | 32 | |||
| 10 km, classical style | sixth | - | 13th | ||||
| 50 km | - | fourth | 22nd | 16 | |||
| 50 km, classical style | 12 th | ||||||
| 30 km | 18th | 7th | 9th | 8 | |||
| 30 km, classical style | 10th | sixth | |||||
| combined pursuit (10 km + 15 km) | 11th | - | dnf | - | |||
| 89 |
Winner of an amazing 5 bronze medals with the Finnish relay team. Together with Heikki Ilmari Savolainen, Alexei Nemov , Merlene Ottey and Franziska van Almsick he's the record holder of bronze medals (SIX)
Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2011-08-14
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