Great Olympians

Biographies - LEM

Hans Lem

Olympic Competitor nr 3943

1908-07-16-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Norway - second (750)

Paulin Lemaire

Olympic Competitor nr 1076

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - 30th (0.015)
1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC
1920 - team (640)

In the 1908 individual event, Mallon lists 95 competitors, but even he recognizes that there should have been 97, since a competitor is known to have placed 96th, and there was one non-finisher. There are therefore two unknown gymnasts. Volker Kluge says that P.A. Lemaire competed. Mallon has that name among the non-competing entrants. Since there is a Paulin Lemaire who competed in 1900 and 1920, I choose to believe he also competed in 1908, leaving just one totally unknown competitor.

Henri le Marié

Olympic Competitor nr 5379

1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 51st

Catriona Le May Doan

B. 1970-12-23, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Speed Skating (2 gold, 1 bronze)
Athletics & Tug-of-War (4 gold, 3 bronze)

1992 1994 1998 2002 HP

500 m 14th 33rd gold gold 12812.00192

1000 m 31st 19th bronze 9th 2721.2048

1500 m 17th 13th 28.6

15561.80672

	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
500 m	14th	33rd	gold	gold	12812.00192
1000 m	31st	19th	bronze	9th	2721.2048
1500 m		17th	13th		28.6
					15561.80672

Wilhelm Lemke

B. 1884-12, Germany

Olympic Competitor nr 1702

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 11th (12)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 34th - Individual combined - 13th (19.2)

Eric Valdemar Lemming

B. 1880-02-22, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1930-06-05
Athletics & Tug-of-War (4 gold, 3 bronze)

1900 1906 1908 1912 HP

Javelin Throw gold gold gold 18400

Javelin Throw, freestyle gold 4800

Javelin Throw, two-handed fourth 1600

Shot Put bronze 2880

Stone Throw fourth 1800

Hammer Throw fourth 8th 2688

High Jump fourth 2400

Pole Vault fourth 2400

Discus Throw 8th 1586

Discus Throw, freestyle fourth comp.

Discus Throw, Greek style comp. comp. 46.98

Discus Throw, two-handed 11th 64

Triple Jump 7th/13th 13th 252.9

Long Jump 12th 60

Standing Long Jump 26th 0.072

Pentathlon bronze 2880

7868.1 19025.902 9900.351 8064 41858.353

Tug of War bronze 960

7868.1 16985.902 9900.351 8064 42818.353

	1900	1906	1908	1912	HP
Javelin Throw		gold	gold	gold	18400
Javelin Throw, freestyle			gold		4800
Javelin Throw, two-handed				fourth	1600
Shot Put		bronze			2880
Stone Throw		fourth			1800
Hammer Throw	fourth		8th		2688
High Jump	fourth				2400
Pole Vault	fourth				2400
Discus Throw	8th				1586
Discus Throw, freestyle		fourth	comp.
Discus Throw, Greek style		comp.	comp.		46.98
Discus Throw, two-handed				11th	64
Triple Jump	7th/13th	13th			252.9
Long Jump	12th				60
Standing Long Jump		26th			0.072
Pentathlon		bronze			2880
	7868.1	19025.902	9900.351	8064	41858.353
Tug of War		bronze			960
	7868.1	16985.902	9900.351	8064	42818.353

At nineteen he set a world javelin record of 49.31 m in 1899, then broke it nine times to push it to 62.32 m in 1912. In 1900, there was no javelin competition yet, but he went to Paris anyway and competed (rather successfully) at High Jump and Pole Vault.
He also won the first olympic appearance of javelin, at Athina in 1906, and got bronze at a pentathlon there.

Olympic Competitor nr 787