Great Olympians

Biographies - STE

Renate Stecher

Born Renate Meissner, 1950-05-12, Süptitz, Germany
Track and Field (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
100 m	gold	silver	10400
200 m	gold	bronze	8960
4 x 100 m	gold	silver	2600
			21960

She was the first woman to break 11 seconds for the 100 metres, and did a clean sweep of titles at 100 and 200 metres at the European Championships at Helsinki in 1971 and the Olympics at München. In 1973 she not only lowered the 100 metres World record to 10.8, but also the 200 metres to 22.1.

Arthur Steele

Olympic Competitor nr 3313

• 1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - 37th

James Steen

Olympic Competitor nr 2142

• 1904-09-05-16:00? - Waterpolo - match one - won (Q)
• 1904-09-06-17:00? - Waterpolo - match two - won (2400)

Fernand Steens

Olympic Competitor nr 4469

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

Fred Steep

Olympic Competitor nr 2354

• 1904-11-16-15:00? - Football - match one - won
• 1904-11-17-15:00? - Football - match two - won - final classification - first (2400)

Irene Steer

Olympic Competitor nr 6201

• 1912-07-09-12:05 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, round one, heat four - second (Q)
• 1912-07-11-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 100 m Free-style, semifinals - DQ (162.5)
• 1912-07-15-12:00 - Swimming - Women's 4x100 m Free-style Relay - first (1600)

Jerome Steever

Olympic Competitor nr 2156

• 1904-09-06-17:00? - Waterpolo - match two - lost (1500)

Jens Stefenson

Olympic Competitor nr 5884

• 1912-07-07-13:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat three - 25th (0.1)
• 1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - 21st (0.64)

Édouard Steffe

Olympic Competitor nr 3830

• 1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Britta Steffen

B. 1983-11-16, Schwedt, then GDR, Germany
Swimming (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
50 m Freestyle			gold	6400
100 m Freestyle			gold	6400
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	(fourth)	(fourth)	fifth	378
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	(bronze)			64
4 x 100 m Medley Relay			9th	40
				13282

Otto Steffen

B. 1874-08-09 in Oberstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, moved to the USA in 1880 and became a US citizen in 1990

Olympic Competitor nr 1697

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - sixth (120)
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 20th (0.188) - Individual combined - sixth (480) - Team - second (750)

Waldemar Steffen

Olympic Competitor nr 841

• 1900-07-14-11:40 - Athletics Field - Long Jump, qualification - eighth (384)
• 1900-07-15-15:45 - Athletics Field - High Jump - fourth (2400)
• 1900-07-16-16:00? - Athletics Field - Standing Triple Jump - AC (639)
• 1900-07-16-16:30? - Athletics Field - Triple Jump - AC (224.1)

Hagbart Steffens

Olympic Competitor nr 4566

• 1908-07-27-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - third
• 1908-07-28-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - second
• 1908-07-29-12:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race three - third - final ranking fourth (600)

Conrad Stein

Olympic Competitor nr 5936

• 1912-07-07-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
• 1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.24)

Hans Peter Steinacher

B. 1968-09-09, Austria
Sailing (2 gold)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Tornado	gold	gold	9th	16200
				16200

Three times together with Roman Hagara

Josef Steinbach

Olympic Competitor nr 2927

• 1906-04-25-17:30 - Weightlifting - Two-handed - second (3000)
• 1906-04-27-17:00 - Weightlifting - One-handed - first (4800)
• 1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
• 1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - lost (600)

Eberhard Steinböck

Olympic Competitor nr 5143

• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
• 1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 32nd
• 1912-07-04-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - fourth (400)

Matthias Steiner

B. 1982-08-25, Wien Austria, competing for Germany
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	2004	2008	HP
-105 kg	7th		10200
+105 kg		gold
			14040

Jerome Steinert

Olympic Competitor nr 5736

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 56th

Harald Steinthal

Olympic Competitor nr 3008

• 1906-04-27-09:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 mile) - fourth (900)

M. Steitz

Olympic Competitor nr 1570

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)

Josef Stejskal

B. 1889-08-26, Bareticich, Czech Republic, represented Austria

Olympic Competitor nr 6008

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - lost
• 1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.015)

although born in Czechia, he competed for Austria, so he might be Moravian

H. Stell

Olympic Competitor nr 3682

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

Xenofon Stellas

Olympic Competitor nr 2756

• 1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)

Gunnar Stenbäck

Olympic Competitor nr 6985

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - fourth
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - sixth - final ranking joint fifth (750)

Kurt Stenberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3773

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

Ragnar Stenberg

Olympic Competitor nr 4274

• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - fifth
• 1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - third

Knut Stenborg

Olympic Competitor nr 4275

• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)
• 1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - fourth
• 1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - second (202.5)
• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - third
• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q) (ran alone)
• 1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - fourth (3.112)
• 1912-07-14-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, round one - second (270)

Sverre Stenersen

Norway
Nordic Combined (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Nordic Combination	bronze	gold	7th	14040
				14040

Ingemar Stenmark

Sweden
Alpine Skiing (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980		1988	HP
Giant Slalom	bronze	gold		-	8960
Slalom	dnf	gold		fifth	7400
					16360

Albin Stenroos

Finland
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1912		1924	HP
Marathon			gold	9600
10000 m	bronze			2560
Cross-Country	sixth			800
Cross-Country, Team	silver			1000
3000 m Team	ht:2nd			325
	4685		9600	14285

Olympic Competitor nr 5861

• 1912-07-07-09:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, round one, heat two - fourth (Q)
• 1912-07-08-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, final - third (2560)
• 1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - seventh - team second (325)
• 1912-07-15-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Cross-Country - sixth (800) & Team - second (1000)

Sten Stensen

B. 1947-12-18, Drammen, Norway
Speed Skating(1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
5000 m	bronze	gold	8960
10000 m	bronze	silver	6560
			15520

Ernest Stenson-Cooke

Olympic Competitor nr 5464

• 1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-11-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Ondrej Stepanek

B. 1979-11-28, Brandys nad Labem, then Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic
Canoeing, Slalom (3 gold)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
C2	fifth	bronze	silver	10395
				10395

Three times together with Jaroslav Volf

Willi Steputat

Olympic Competitor nr 6281

• 1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.24)

Nikolaos Stergiou

Olympic Competitor nr 2757

• 1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)

Jean Stern

Olympic Competitor nr 4175

• 1908-07-18-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - second (Q)
• 1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, quarterfinals - won (187.5)
• 1908-07-23-16:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fifth (121.9)

Curt Steuernagel

Olympic Competitor nr 3623

• 1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
• 1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - fourth (1800)

Charles Stevens

Olympic Competitor nr 2306

• 1904-10-14-11:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Bantamweight (-56.70 kg), round two - lost (QR)
• 1904-10-15-10:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Bantamweight (-56.70 kg), repêchage - AC (1080)

Lester Stevens

Olympic Competitor nr 4278

• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-21-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - fourth (12.9)

David Stevenson

B. 1882-01-17, Clough, Down, (now Northern) Ireland, Great Britain

Olympic Competitor nr 5718

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 41st - Team - fourth (400)

James Stevenson

Olympic Competitor nr 5675

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 68th

Norman Stevenson

Olympic Competitor nr 4900

• 1908-10-29-13:45 - Hockey - quarterfinal - won (Q)
• 1908-10-30-15:00 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Samuel Stevenson

Olympic Competitor nr 3883

• 1908-07-15-16:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, heat five - third (8.07)

Teofilo Stevenson Lorenzo

B. 1952, Cuba.
Boxing (3 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Heavyweight	gold	gold	gold	57600
				57600

Winner of the bowing heavyweight at München, Montreal, Moskva.
He wrote his name (in '72 and '76) as Tiofilo Stevenson.

Charles Stewart

Olympic Competitor nr 5333

• 1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - third (2560)
• 1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - third (640)
• 1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - third (640)

William Stewart

Olympic Competitor nr 5501

• 1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - third (10.76)
• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - DNF (-2.27)

Written 2001-02-15 - last modified 2011-08-12

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