Great Olympians

Biographies - ROS

Arthur Rose

Olympic Competitor nr 4480

• 1908-07-23-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round one - lost (1.191)

Chuck Rose

Olympic Competitor nr 2084

• 1904-08-31-15:00? - Tug-of-War - Round One - won (Q)
• 1904-08-31-15:30? - Tug-of-War - Round Two - lost (Q2)
• 1904-09-01-16:00? - Tug-of-War - 2/3 Qualification Tournament - won (1500)

Iain Murray Rose

B. 1939-01-06, Nairn, Scotland, emigrated to Australia as a baby
Swimming (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
400 m Free-style	gold	gold	12800
1500 m Free-style	gold	silver	10400
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	gold	bronze	2240
			25440

He broke a world record on 15 occasions, his first and last at 880 yards freestyle. When he retained the 400 m title at Roma, he had twice beaten Tsuyoshi Yamanaka of Japan by exactly the same margin, 3.1 sec.
He lived on a diet which excluded meat, fish, poultry, refined flour and sugar.

Joseph-Marie Rosé

Olympic Competitor nr 549

• 1900-06-01-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 1 - first (Q)
• 1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - third (Q)
• 1900-06-10-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, semi-final - AC (44.76)

Ralph Waldo Rose

B. 1884-03-17, Louisville, Ky, USA; D. 1913-10-16
Track & Field, Tug-of-War (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904		1908	1912	b	HP
Shot Put	gold		gold	silver	9200	27600
Shot Put, two-handed				gold		6400
Discus Throw	silver			11th		4564
Hammer Throw	bronze			8th		3264
56-lb Weight Throw	sixth					480
	15060		7200	10848	9200	42308
Tug of War			fifth			375
	15060		7575	10848	9200	42683

Literally a giant of the early Olympics, at 1.96 m and 107 kg.
The silver in the discus in 1904 was after an equal throw of 39.28m with Martin Sheridan. An extra throw decided between them.
At Stockholm, he was reported to eat two pounds of steak and six raw eggs in their shells, for breakfast.

Olympic Competitor nr 1976

• 1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - Hammer Throw - third (2880)
• 1904-08-31-14:00? - Athletics - Shot Put - first (7200)
• 1904-09-01-14:00? - Athletics - 56-lb Weight Throw - sixth (480)
• 1904-09-03-16:00? - Athletics - Discus Throw - second (4500)
• 1908-07-16-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool four - first (Q)
• 1908-07-16-16:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, final - first (7200)
• 1908-07-17-14:30 - Tug-of-War - Round One - lost (375)
• 1912-07-10-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, group three - second (Q)
• 1912-07-10-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, final - second (4000)
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, two-handed, qualification - third (Q)
• 1912-07-11-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, two-handed, final - first (6400)
• 1912-07-12-10:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group three - 11th (64)
• 1912-07-14-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Hammer Throw, qualification - eighth (384)

Ernst Rosell

Olympic Competitor nr 3225

• 1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one - DNF
• 1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 46th
• 1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 11th (48)
• 1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - eighth (192)
• 1908-07-10-15:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - first (1200)

He probably had a bad first day at the Clay shooting, since he competed in the Free Rifle instead on the next day - he was not listed on the among the original entrants there.

Joseph Rosemeyer

Olympic Competitor nr 105

• 1896-04-08-13:00 - Cycling Track - 100 km - AC (272)
• 1896-04-11-15:00 - Cycling Track - Sprint - fourth (1600)
• 1896-04-11-15:30? - Cycling Track - 10000 m - fourth (1600)
• 1896-04-11-16:30? - Cycling Track - Time Trial, 333m - eighth (256)

Sven Rosén

Olympic Competitor nr 3873

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)
• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Pierre Rosenbaum

Olympic Competitor nr 641

• 1900-06-06-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 14 - AC (-4.48)

Hedwiga Rosenbaumova

Olympic Competitor nr 768

• 1900-07-08-15:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles round one - won (Q)
• 1900-07-09-15:00? - Tennis - Women's Singles semi-finals - lost (2600)
• 1900-07-10-15:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles semi-finals - lost (1560)

Frantz Rosenberg

Olympic Competitor nr 5385

• 1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 26th (Q)
• 1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - 24th (Q)
• 1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - 23rd (0.32)

Grete Rosenberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6202

• 1912-07-09-12:10 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat five - first (Q)
• 1912-07-11-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, semifinals - third - second fastest - repêched (Q)
• 1912-07-12-19:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, final - fourth (2000)
• 1912-07-15-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay - second (1000)

James Rosenberger

Olympic Competitor nr 6512

• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - DNF (0.311)

Carl Rosenblad

Olympic Competitor nr 6659

• 1912-07-15-08:00 - Equestrianism - Prize Riding Event (Dressage), Individual - fifth (1500)

Fredrik Rosencrantz

Olympic Competitor nr 6800

• 1912-07-17-13:00 - Equestrianism - Jumping, team - first (1600)

Heidemarie Rosendahl

Germany
Track & Field (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	HP
4 x 100 m	gold	1600
Long Jump	gold	9600
Pentathlon	silver	6000
		17200

Einar Rosengren

Olympic Competitor nr 3028

• 1906-04-27-10:30 - Diving - Combined Platform - ninth (180)

Art Rosenkampff

B. 1884-11-03, New York, New York, United States; D. 1952-11-06

Olympic Competitor nr 1767

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 76th
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 102nd - Individual combined - 89th - Team - second (750)

Gustaf Rosenquist

Olympic Competitor nr 3874

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Edil Albert Rosenqvist

B. 1892-12-11, Finland; D. 1973-09-14
Wrestling (2 silver)

Greco-Roman	1920	1924	1928	HP
Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	silver			12000
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)		silver
Free-style
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)			R1	780
				12780

Ernst Rosenqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 5140

• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
• 1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 14th (16)
• 1912-07-04-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - third (640)

Harry Rosenswärd

Olympic Competitor nr 6936

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 10 Meter class, race one - first
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 10 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (3200)

Anatoli Roshchin

From Leningrad (now St-Petersburg), Russia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
+97 kg	silver	silver		27000
+100 kg			gold
				27000

B. Rosier

Olympic Competitor nr 1338

• 1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - second (Q2)
• 1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - tenth = team fourth (400)

Richard Rösler

Olympic Competitor nr 3778

• 1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - second, 2nd fastest time (180)

Massimiliano Rosolino

Italy
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
400 m Free-style	sixth	silver	fifth	13th	6232.16
200 m Free-style	sixth	bronze		28th	3200.026
200 m Individual Medley		gold	11th		6464
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay		fifth			250
4x200 m Free-style Relay	sixth	fourth	bronze	fourth	1760
					17906.186

Claude Ross

Olympic Competitor nr 6513

• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - DNF

George Ross

Olympic Competitor nr 3677

• 1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - third (640)

Norman DeMille Ross

B. 1896-05-02, USA; D. 1953-06-19
Swimming & Waterpolo (3 gold)

	1920	HP
100 m Free-style	fifth	1000
400 m Free-style	gold	6400
1500 m Free-style	gold	6400
4x200 m Free-style Relay	gold	1600
Swimming		15400
Waterpolo	fourth	800
		16200

W.J. Ross

Olympic Competitor nr 1819

• 1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn
• 1904-07-07-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match two - lost - second (1500)

Antonio Rossi

Italy
Canoeing (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
K1, 500 m	-	gold	-		6400
K2, 500 m	bronze	-	7th		2220
K2, 1000 m	-	gold	gold	silver	9600
					18220

E. Rossi

Olympic Competitor nr 2751

• 1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Venceslao Rossi

Olympic Competitor nr 2431

• 1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
• 1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - fourth (300)

Mikhail Rossidis

Olympic Competitor nr 3125

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

Jules Rossignol

Olympic Competitor nr 366

• 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 (Q)
• 1900-05-27-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters semi-final day one
• 1900-05-28-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters semi-final day two - third (Q)
• 1900-05-29-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters final - fifth (1500)

Galliano Rossini

Italy
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Clay-Pigeon, Trap	7th	gold	silver	fourth	13th	23298
						23298

Rossini was a far relative, not of the composer Rossini, but of the composer Giacomo Puccini.

Paul Rosso

Olympic Competitor nr 1542

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - third (Q)
• 1900-09-11-14:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, quarter-final - third (0.866)

P. Rossolin

Olympic Competitor nr 465

• 1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - 11th (16)
• 1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - eighth (64)

Harry Ross-Soden

Olympic Competitor nr 6776

• 1912-07-17-12:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-16:20 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - second (540)

Richard Röstel

Olympic Competitor nr 128

• 1896-04-09-14:40 - Gymnastics - Parallel Bars, Team - first (1600)
• 1896-04-09-15:20? - Gymnastics - Horizontal Bar, Team - first (1600)
• 1896-04-09-15:40? - Gymnastics - Horse Vault - AC (89.8)
• 1896-04-09-16:20? - Gymnastics - Pommelled Horse - AC (132.1)
• 1896-04-09-17:20? - Gymnastics - Horizontal Bar - AC (132.1)
• 1896-04-10-10:00 - Gymnastics - Parallel Bars - AC (35.9)

William Rostend

Olympic Competitor nr 4988

• 1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Literature - AC (974)

Only part of his name is legible on the only document (hand-written) that exists showing the participants. I have added four letters that seem to fit. Nationality unknown.

Rostin

Olympic Competitor nr 1131

• 1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
• 1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Rosty Pál

Olympic Competitor nr 6541

• 1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - second (Q)
• 1912-07-13-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fourth (18.13)

Ture Rosvall

Olympic Competitor nr 6725

• 1912-07-17-11:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-17-13:40 - Rowing - Eights, round one - raced alone (Q)
• 1912-07-17-17:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-15:40 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - second (540)
• 1912-07-18-19:10 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, final - first (4800)

Written 2001-01-25 - last modified 2011-08-13

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