Great Olympians
Biographies - MON
Olympic Competitor nr 1870
B. 1961-11-25, Tulsa, OK, USA
Wrestling, free-style (1 gold, 1 silver)
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1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
HP |
| Welterweight |
gold |
silver |
sixth |
20700 |
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20700 |
In the competition at Barcelona, he conceded just one point in six matches
(scoring 14 himself), but that one point was in the final, against
Park Jang-Soon. He lost that final 1-0.
Olympic Competitor nr 882
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1900-07-15-15:45 - Athletics Field - High
Jump - seventh (600)
Olympic Competitor nr 1577
Olympic Competitor nr 418
Olympic Competitor nr 421
Olympic Competitor nr 4962
Olympic Competitor nr 4346
Olympic Competitor nr 4374
Olympic Competitor nr 1946
Olympic Competitor nr 5926
Olympic Competitor nr 1068
Olympic Competitor nr 4169
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1908-07-18-10:30 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, round one
- first (Q)
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1908-07-20-10:30 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, round two
- second (Q)
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1908-07-20-15:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, round one - won
(Q)
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1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, quarterfinals
- won (Q)
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1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing -
Épée, team, semifinals -
lost to eventual winner (480)
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1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, semifinals
- fourth (Q)
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1908-07-24-14:45 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, final -
fourth (1500)
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1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing -
Foil, individual, round one - second (Q)
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1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing -
Foil, individual, quarterfinals - second
(Q)
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1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing -
Foil, individual, semifinals - second (Q)
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1912-07-08-13:00 - Fencing -
Foil, individual, final - eighth (384)
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1912-07-09-09:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, round one, match
one - won - qualified
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1912-07-09-14:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, semifinals, match
one - tied
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1912-07-09-15:40? - Fencing -
Épée, team, semifinals, match
six - won
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1912-07-09-17:00? - Fencing -
Épée, team, semifinals, match
ten - won
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1912-07-09-18:00? - Fencing -
Épée, team, semifinals, match
one, barrage - lost - qualified
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1912-07-10-09:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, final, match one
- won
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1912-07-10-12:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, final, match four
- won
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1912-07-10-14:00 - Fencing -
Épée, team, final, match six
- lost - second (1000)
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1912-07-11-12:00 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, round one
- first (Q)
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1912-07-12-12:00 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, quarterfinals
- second (Q)
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1912-07-13-09:00 - Fencing -
Épée, individual, semifinals
- fourth (18.13)
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1912 EP 18.13 ET 1000
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1920 ET 82 EP 0 FO 0 FT 250
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1924 ET 57.25 EP 0 FO 21.5 FT 68
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1928 FO 0 FT 9.1
Olympic Competitor nr 4869
Olympic Competitor nr 1962
Olympic Competitor nr 6571
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1912-07-13-10:10 - Equestrianism -
Military Riding Event, Individual, long distance
ride
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1912-07-15-08:00 - Equestrianism -
Prize Riding Event (Dressage), Individual
- 20th (1.5)
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1912-07-15-11:00 - Equestrianism -
Military Riding Event, Individual, steeplechase
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1912-07-16-09:00 - Equestrianism -
Military Riding Event, Individual, jumping
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1912-07-17-07:00 - Equestrianism -
Military Riding Event, Individual, dressage
- ninth (200) & Team - third (640)
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1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism -
Jumping, team - fourth (400)
+polo 20
USA
Swimming (3 gold, 1 bronze)
B. 1928-01-23, Italy
Bobsleigh (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
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1956 |
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1964 |
1968 |
HP |
| two-man |
silver |
|
bronze |
gold |
20250 |
| four-man |
silver |
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bronze |
gold |
12150 |
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32400 |
The most successful bobber in history. He won 11 world titles, 8 in two-man
(1957-61,63,66,68) and 3 in 4-man (60,61,68). At Igls (Innsbruck) in 1964,
he loaned his axle to Antony Nash, thus enabling him to continue after his
own axle had been broken. The British competitor went on to win the gold
medal in front of two Italian sleds.
Already the oldest medallist at Innsbrück, he was of course the oldest
gold medallist at Grenoble.
He would probably have won more medals but for the American reluctance for
buiding a bob-course at Squaw Valley.
Olympic Competitor nr 358
Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2011-08-12
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