competed after 1948 as
B. 1912, Austria
Fencing
| 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil, individual | gold | bronze | bronze | SF:6th | 7th | 22448 |
| 22448 |
B. 1939-03-10, Kharkov, Ukraine
Track and Field (2 gold)
| 1960 | 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 x 100 m | fourth | - | 400 |
| 80 m Hurdles | gold | fourth | 12000 |
| Shot Put | - | sixth | 960 |
| Pentathlon | gold | 9600 | |
| 22960 |
Her Pentathlon victory brought her her eight world record in the event. In
her strongest event, the hurdles, she also set six world records. There was
no Pentathlon yet in Roma.
B. 1937-05-10, Kharkov, Ukraine
Track and Field (3 gold, 1 silver)
| 1960 | 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shot Put | gold | gold | 19200 |
| Discus Throw | silver | gold | 15600 |
| 34800 |
She broke a World record at Shot or Discus twelve times and won three European
titles.
B.1878, Szczuczyn in Poland (then part of the Russian Empire); the family
came to the USA in 1884; D. 1925-03-10
Track and Field (4 gold, 1 silver)
| 1900 | 1904 | 1906 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | silver | gold | gold | 20400 |
| Triple Jump | gold | gold | 11th | 16872 |
| 60 m | fifth | 750 | ||
| 100 m | Ht:4th | SFdnf | 54.24 | |
| 400 m | fifth | 750 | ||
| 38826 |
In June of 1900, he had set a world record of 7.50 m for the Long Jump. In
the qualification at Paris, he jumped 7.17, but then learned that the final
was rescheduled to Sunday, the Saturday being July 14th, the French national
holiday. This was contrary to the beliefs of many American participants,
who did not compete on that Sunday. His Syracuse teammates prevented Prinstein
from competing on the Sunday, even though Myer himself was jewish.
Alvin Kraenzlein,
or his teammates had no qualms and won the final with 7.18 m. On monday,
Prinstein was so insensed over his countryman's 'betrayal' that he hit him
with his fist. He was awarded a silver medal in the long jump at Paris
nevertheless. He consoled himself by winning the triple jump, ahead of the
winner in 1896, James Connolly.
At St.Louis, he won long and triple jump on the same day, although the absence
of the Long Jump World record holder, Irishman Peter O'Connor was regrettable.
(O'Connor's jump would be the World record for 20 years, and the Irish record
for almost 89 !)
Prinstein also won the long jump at the interim games of Athens in 1906,
ahead of O'Connor.
His death was not in 1928, as mentioned in most sources, but in 1925, the
grandson of his younger sister told me.
B. 1875-06-23, India
Track and Field (2 silver)
| 1900 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 m | 3rd in SF | 820 |
| 200 m | silver | 4000 |
| 110 m Hurdles | fifth | 1000 |
| 200 m Hurdles | silver | 4000 |
| 100 m | fifth | 1000 |
| 10820 |
He represented the English AAA, but was born in India. Later he would emigrate
to the USA and become a silent film star.
Russia
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | bronze | 2560 | ||
| 200 m | fourth | 1600 | ||
| 4 x 100 m | silver | fourth | 1400 | |
| 400 m hurdles | gold | 9600 | ||
| 15160 |
B. 1964-06-22, Innsbrück, Austria
Luge (2 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | 8th | 11th | silver | silver | fourth | bronze | 17292 |
| 17292 |
In 1987 and 1996 he was world champion, but he never won Olympic gold.
competed in 2006 as
Germany
Bobsledding (1 silver, 1 gold)
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| two-woman | silver | gold | fourth | 18750 |
| 18750 |
B. 1953-03-27, Kleinarl, Salzburg, Austria
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 2 silver)
| 1972 | 1980 | HP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill | silver | gold | 13000 | |
| Giant Slalom | silver | sixth | 5104 | |
| Slalom | fifth | dnf | 1000.00004 | |
| 19104.00004 |
Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold)
| 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Hockey | fourth | gold | QF | gold | 11230.5 |
| 11230.5 |
competed in 1972 as
B. 1948-11-26, from Sebastopol, Ukraine
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Breaststroke | silver | silver | 10000 | |
| 200 m Breaststroke | gold | bronze | bronze | 16400 |
| 4 x 100 m Medley Relay | - | - | fourth | 400 |
| 26800 |
B. 1932-07-16, Leningrad (now St-Petersburg), Russia
Figure Skating (2 gold)
| 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | 9th | gold | gold | 16200 |
| 16200 |
Together with his wife Lyudmilla Belousova, he
won gold at Innsbrück and Grenoble. They began skating as a pair in
1957, and were married the same year. They were European and World Champions
four times, from 1965 to 1968. They turned professional in 1969 and won a
lucrative competition in Tokyo in 1973.
Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2002-10-30
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.