Great Olympians

Biographies - POR

A. Porcher

Olympic Competitor nr 1585

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)
• 1900-09-15-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 km - AC (639)

Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (-Horneman)

B. 1897-12-24, Finland; D. 1964-11-28
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1920	1924		1932	1936	HP
Shot Put	gold	7th				10200
Discus Throw	8th					384
Hammer Throw				silver	11th	6096
56-lb Weight Throw	9th					240
						16920

Enrico Porro

Olympic Competitor nr 4488

• 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 - won (Q)
• 1908-07-23-16:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-25-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), final - won (6400)
• 1920 492
• 1924 0.71

Cyril Porter

Olympic Competitor nr 6187

• 1912-07-09-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, round one, heat three - third (Q)
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, final - AC (145)
• 1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - qualified without opposition (but ran anyway)
• 1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - ninth - team third (640)

Derek Porter

B. 1967-11-02, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, represented Canada
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Single Sculls		silver	fourth	14000
Eights	gold
				14000

Guy Porter

Olympic Competitor nr 2044

• 1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Harry Porter

Olympic Competitor nr 4362

• 1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - first (Q)
• 1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - first (7200)

Ramona Portwich

Germany
Canoeing (3 gold, 2 silver)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
K2, 500 m		gold	silver	7800
K4, 500 m	gold	silver	gold	12600
				20400

Written 2002-08-25 - last modified 2011-08-19

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