Great Olympians

Biographies - MAR

Joseph Marais

Olympic Competitor nr 4081

• 1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - fifth

Arthur Maranda

Olympic Competitor nr 5975

• 1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualification - 17th (6)
• 1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 28th (0.038)
• 1912-07-15-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualification - 20th (1.5)

G. Maranngoudakis

Olympic Competitor nr 3120

• 1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (0.555)

Louis Marc

Olympic Competitor nr 1297

• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - tenth time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-09:00 - Swimming - Underwater Swimming - eighth (384)
• 1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - tenth (150)
• 1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)

Robert Marc

Olympic Competitor nr 254

• 1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one (Q)
• 1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final - DNQ (0.031)
• 1900-06-02-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 7 - AC (-7.32)

Jacques Marcault

Olympic Competitor nr 5762

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - DNF

Albert March

Olympic Competitor nr 4876

• 1908-10-28-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, compulsory figures
• 1908-10-29-15:00 - Figure Skating - Men, free skating - fifth (750)

Auguste Marchais

Olympic Competitor nr 1041

• 1900-07-19-14:30 - Athletics Road - Marathon - AC (780)

Amedeo Marchi

Olympic Competitor nr 3970

• 1908-07-16-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Italy - sixth (120)

Carlo Marchiandi

Olympic Competitor nr 3971

• 1908-07-16-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Italy - sixth (120)

Félix Marcotte

Olympic Competitor nr 453

• 1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - second (1000)
• 1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - third (640)

Marcroix

a horse
Equestrianism - Military (3 gold, 1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Three-day event, individual	gold	gold	16000
Three-day event, team	gold	silver	2600
			18600

Twice ridden by Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges.

Nikolaos Mardelis

Olympic Competitor nr 2629

• 1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - seventh (225)

Émile Maréchal

Olympic Competitor nr 3712

• 1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - third
• 1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - second (0.582)
• 1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-17-17:00 - Cycling - Track - Team Pursuit, round one - lost (562.5)
• 1908-07-18-14:45 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, final - fourth (1200)

Juan Luis Marén Delís

Cuba
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
-62 kg	bronze	silver		17424
-63 kg			silver
				17424

Ricardo Margarit

Olympic Competitor nr 1493

• 1900-08-25-16:15 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat one - second (510)

Dino Mariani

Olympic Competitor nr 5156

• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-01-19:00 - Football - consolation round - won (Qc)
• 1912-07-03-19:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Maksim Marinin

Russia
Figure Skating (1 gold)

	2002	2006	HP
Pairs	fourth	gold	10000
			10000

Twice together with Tatyana Totmyanina.

Ilias Marinos

Olympic Competitor nr 2724

• 1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - fifth (375)

Sofia Marinou

Olympic Competitor nr 2803

• 1906-04-24-15:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, round one - won (Q)
• 1906-04-24-17:00 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, round one - won (Q)
• 1906-04-25-10:30 - Tennis - Women's Singles, semifinals - won (Q)
• 1906-04-25-11:30 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, semifinals - lost, but awarded silver medal (1440)
• 1906-04-26-15:00 - Tennis - Women's Singles, final - lost (3750)

Auguste Marion

Olympic Competitor nr 5341

• 1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 63rd
• 1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 45th
• 1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - fourth (400)

Charles Marion

B. 1887-01-14, Saint-Germain-en Laye, France
Equestrianism - dressage (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Dressage, Individual	silver	silver	10000
Dressage, Team	fourth	gold	2000
			12000

Twice on Linon

Olof Mark

Olympic Competitor nr 6982

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - third
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - fourth - final ranking joint third
• 1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race-off - second - final result fourth (1200)

Poul Mark

Olympic Competitor nr 6112

• 1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

Russell Mark

Australia
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1996	2000		2008	HP
Double Trap	gold	silver		fifth	21375
Trap	15th	13th			53.6
					21428.6

Matti Markkanen

Olympic Competitor nr 3759

• 1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Finland - third (480)

Viktor Markov

Olympic Competitor nr 6963

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - fourth
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fifth - final ranking joint fifth (500)

Vladimir Markov

Olympic Competitor nr 5232

• 1912-06-30-10:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (54)

Markovits Kálmán

Hungary
Waterpolo (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Waterpolo	gold	gold	bronze	11520
				11520

Márkus Ernö

Olympic Competitor nr 6012

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
• 1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round two - lost
• 1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - lost - eliminated (0.96)

Maróthy József

Olympic Competitor nr 4479

• 1908-07-23-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1908-07-23-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1908-07-23-14:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), quarterfinals - DNS (574)

Georgios Maroulis

Olympic Competitor nr 2661

• 1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

William Marsden

Olympic Competitor nr 3393

• 1908-07-11-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target - third (1920)

Ed Marsh

Olympic Competitor nr 1462

• 1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - first (Q)
• 1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - first (3200)

William Marsh

Olympic Competitor nr 4030

• 1908-07-17-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round two - third (1.244)
• 1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - lost (81)
• 1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - won - qualified (82)
• 1912-07-16-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - third (Q)
• 1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - fifth (2.863)
• 1920 ST 100
• 1924 ST 9.1

C. R. Marshall

Olympic Competitor nr 4810

• 1908-10-26-15:15 - Rugby - final - lost (1500)

George Marshall

Olympic Competitor nr 15

• 1896-04-06-15:45? - Athletics Track - 100 m heat two - fifth (17.2)
• 1896-04-06-16:15 - Athletics Track - 800 m heat one - fourth (328)

Arthur Marson

Olympic Competitor nr 2950

• 1906-04-25-18:30 - Athletics - 5 miles - AC (48.02)
• 1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (0.555)

Hermann Martens

Olympic Competitor nr 3483

• 1908-07-14-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one, heat one - second (31.95)
• 1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
• 1908-07-16-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, heat two - DNF
• 1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - second (0.582)
• 1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - second (70.89)
• 1908-07-17-17:00 - Cycling - Track - Team Pursuit, round one - won (Q)
• 1908-07-17-17:45 - Cycling - Track - Team Pursuit, semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-17-18:15 - Cycling - Track - Team Pursuit, final - lost (2250)

Frithiof Mårtensson

Olympic Competitor nr 4210

• 1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1908-07-20-14:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-24-15:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-25-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), final - won (6400)

Michal Martikan

Slovakia
Canoeing - Wild Water (2 gold, 2 silver)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
C1	gold	silver	silver	gold	46800
					46800

Albert Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 4685

• 1908-08-11-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - first
• 1908-08-12-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (2400)

Arthur Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 3300

• 1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 33rd

E. Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 1331

• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
• 1900-08-15-10:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat three - second - ninth time (Q)
• 1900-08-15-15:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, final - seventh (400)

Édouard Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 5796

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (2.4)

Hermann Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 2473

• 1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - third (1920)
• 1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - 16th (4.8)
• 1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 22nd (0.3)
• 1906-04-24-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver - 15th (73.5)
• 1906-04-24-09:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au visé - ninth (120)
• 1906-04-24-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Gras Model - 23rd (0.192)
• 1906-04-25-08:30 - Shooting - Duelling Pistol, au commandement - 11th (48)
• 1906-04-26-10:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 25m - seventh (300)
• 1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - 19th (1.2)

Johann Martin

B. 1893-01-02 in Riga, Latvia, represented Russia in 1912 and Estonia in 1920

Olympic Competitor nr 6359

• 1912-07-10-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group one - 25th (0.15)
• 1920 15

He competed twice at the Olympics but never cleared any height.

John Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 3359

• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - second (750)

Louis Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 1276

• 1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - seventh time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - eighth time (Q)
• 1900-08-12-14:00 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, final - fifth (1000)
• 1900-08-12-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, final - DNF (160)
• 1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - third (Q3)
• 1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - 11th = team third (640)
• 1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)
• 1900-08-15-07:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, heat one - third - sixth time (Q)
• 1900-08-15-15:30 - Swimming - 4000 m Freestyle, final - third (2560)

Patrick Martin

USA
Bobsledding (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Two-man		silver	5000
Four-man	gold	silver	7800
			12800

Steffi Martin

competed in 1988 as

Steffi Walter

Germany
Luge (2 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Ladies' Singles	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Charles "William" Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 441

• 1900-05-24-13:10? - Sailing - 3-10 ton class (1) - sixth (160)
• 1900-05-27-13:00 - Sailing - 3-10 ton class (2) - seventh (100)

Reginald Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 4788

• 1908-10-24-13:00 - Lacrosse - final - lost (1500)

Walden Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 5726

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 17th (5) - Team - third (640)

William B. Martin

Olympic Competitor nr 3360

• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - first (1200)

Sydney Martineau

Olympic Competitor nr 4082

• 1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
• 1908-07-20-17:15 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - third (1.244)
• 1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-09-17:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match ten - won (*) - qualified (400)
• 1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

(*) it is also possible that Seligman fenced against Denmark (match six) in stead of Bohemia

Nicolae Martinescu

Romania
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
-97 kg	fourth	bronze		19800
-100 kg			gold
				19800

Lucien Martinet

Olympic Competitor nr 1470

• 1900-08-25-11:15 - Rowing - Eights, heat two - DNF (500)
• 1900-08-25-14:45 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs, heat one - first (Q)
• 1900-08-26-15:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs, final - second (5000)

Iker Martinez de Lizarduy

B. 1977-06-16, San Sebastian, Spain
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2004	2008	HP
49er	gold	silver	13000
			13000

Twice together with Xabier Fernandez.

Joseph Martinez

Olympic Competitor nr 1053

• 1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
• 1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - seventh (600)

Martini

Olympic Competitor nr 256

• 1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one (Q)
• 1900-05-16-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual quarter final - DNQ (0.031)

Angel Martino, née Myers

B. 1967, USA
Swimming (3 gold, 3 bronze)

	1992	1996	HP
50 m Free-style	bronze	fourth	4160
100 m Free-style	-	bronze	2560
100 m Butterfly	-	bronze	2560
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	gold	gold	3200
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	-	gold	1600
			14080

Bente Martinsen

competed in 2002 as

Bente Skari

B. 1972, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

	1998	2002	HP
5 km Classical Style	bronze		8960
10 km Classical Style		gold
Combined Pursuit	9th	8th	416
15 km Classical Style	sixth		3200
30 km Classical Style		bronze
4 x 5 km	silver	silver	2000
			14576

Her father, Odd Martinsen, won gold in 1968 in the relay, and was the president of the Cross-Country section of the FIS.

Petter Martinsen

Olympic Competitor nr 6302

• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system, Norway - first (1600)

Leonid Martuchev

Olympic Competitor nr 5783

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-09-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match one - lost - third (27)
• 1912-07-11-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fifth

Charles Marty

Olympic Competitor nr 352

• 1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
• 1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two (Q)
• 1900-05-24-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round two (R)
• 1900-05-25-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters repêchage designated Alternate (4.92)
• 1900-06-11-09:00? - Fencing - Épée for Masters, round one - DNQ (0.18)

Louis-Charles Marty

Olympic Competitor nr 6492

• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 11th (80)
• 1920 32

J. Marucci

Olympic Competitor nr 2566

• 1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 40th

Gustavo Marzi

Italy
Fencing (2 gold, 5 silver)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Sabre, individual	fourth	-	silver	7700
Sabre, team	silver	silver	silver	3300
Foil, individual	-	gold	-	8000
Foil, team	-	silver	gold	2600
				21600

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2011-08-13

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