Great Olympians

Biographies - VER

Verbecke

Olympic Competitor nr 1266

• 1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - first (Q)
• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - seventh time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
• 1900-08-12-14:00 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, final - eighth (256)
• 1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - third (Q3)
• 1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - 13th = team second (1000)
• 1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - eighth (384)

Cyrille Verbrugge

B. 1866-11-09, Mouscron, Belgium; D. 1929
Fencing (2 gold)

	1900		1906	HP
Foil for Masters	15th			15
Épée for Masters			gold	6400
Sabre for Masters			gold	6400
	15		12800	12815

He was the fencing master to Fernand de Montigny

Olympic Competitor nr 374

• 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 - seventh (QC)
• 1900-05-29-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters consolation - seventh (15)
• 1906-04-27-09:00 - Fencing - Épée for Masters - first (6400)
• 1906-04-27-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre for Masters - first (6400)

E. Vercruysse

Olympic Competitor nr 3831

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

Richard Verderber

B. 1884-01-23, Kocevje, Slovenia, represented Austria

Olympic Competitor nr 5786

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - third (Q)
• 1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-08-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, final - third (3840)
• 1912-07-14-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match three - won (*)
• 1912-07-14-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match six - won (*) - qualified
• 1912-07-14-15:50? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match four - won
• 1912-07-14-17:30? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eight - won
• 1912-07-14-18:45? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eleven - lost - qualified
• 1912-07-15-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match two - lost
• 1912-07-15-11:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match four - won
• 1912-07-15-13:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match five - won - second (1000)

(*) roster not known

Alexandros Verdesopoulos

Olympic Competitor nr 2536

• 1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (0.097)
• 1906-04-24-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Time Trial - sixth (480)

Pierre Verdi-Delisle

Olympic Competitor nr 770

• 1900-07-08-15:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles round one - lost (430.5)

Philip Verdon

Olympic Competitor nr 4647

• 1908-07-30-15:15 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs, semifinal - won (Q)
• 1908-07-31-12:30 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs, final - lost (3750)

Maurice Verdonck

Olympic Competitor nr 1440

• 1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - second (Q)
• 1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - second (2000)

Vereckei Akos

B. 1977-08-26, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing (2 gold)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
K4 1000 m	gold	gold	fifth	10350
K1 500 m	fourth	fifth	sixth	3564
				13914

This particular combination is the most logical, as the races for the 500 meters are always run on the other day than those for the 1000 meters, and there is only one distance for the K4.

Hugo Vergin

Olympic Competitor nr 3832

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

François Vergucht

Olympic Competitor nr 4660

• 1908-07-30-15:45 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat two - won (Q)

Kees Verkerk

B. 1941, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 3 silver)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
1500 m	silver	gold	8th	10656
10000 m	16th	fifth	silver	5006.4
5000 m	9th	silver	sixth	4800
500 m	-	33rd	-	-
				20462.4

Jules Verlet

Olympic Competitor nr 4721

• 1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qb)
• 1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal matches - DNS (307.5)

Bill Verner

Olympic Competitor nr 2006

• 1904-08-29-16:00? - Athletics - 2590 m Steeple - fourth (1800)
• 1904-09-01-14:00? - Athletics - 800 m - sixth (480)
• 1904-09-03-16:00? - Athletics - 1500 m - second (3000)
• 1904-09-03-17:30? - Athletics - 4 miles Team - race result - third - Team second (750)

Philippe Vernes

Olympic Competitor nr 584

• 1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - fourth (2400)

Louis Vernet

Olympic Competitor nr 4018

• 1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
• 1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - 20th (1.125)
• 1908-07-20-10:00? - Archery - Continental Style (men) - second (4500)

Karl Vernon

Olympic Competitor nr 6891

• 1912-07-17-20:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - raced alone (Q)
• 1912-07-18-12:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-17:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, final - second (3000)

Orion Vernon

Olympic Competitor nr 2012

• 1904-08-30-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - lost (0.638)
• 1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (31.22)

Francesco Verri

B. 1885-06-11, Italy; D. 1945-06-06
Cycling (3 gold)

	1906	HP
Sprint	gold	4800
Time Trial	gold	4800
5000 m	gold	4800
		14400

Olympic Competitor nr 2550

• 1906-04-23-10:15 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - first (Q)
• 1906-04-23-16:30 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1906-04-23-17:30 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, final - first (4800)
• 1906-04-24-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Time Trial - first (4800)
• 1906-04-24-16:30 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1906-04-25-15:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1906-04-25-17:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, final - first (4800)

Romeo Verschelden

Olympic Competitor nr 2832

• 1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - AC (13.63)
• 1906-05-01-14:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race - fourth (1200)

Fernand Versini

Olympic Competitor nr 4931

• 1908-10-30-10:00? - Hockey - extra match - lost (240)

The extra match (which is now used to decide fifth/sixth) place was not scheduled, so it is doubtful whether this athlete (who did not play in the regular quarterfinal) should qualify as a real Olympian.

Georgios Versis

Olympic Competitor nr 6182

• 1912-07-09-10:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match three - lost
• 1912-07-09-12:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match eight - won - qualified
• 1912-07-09-14:40? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match three - lost
• 1912-07-09-16:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match seven - lost
• 1912-07-09-17:20? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match eleven - won - third (205) (*)
• 1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.042)

(*) the semifinal rosters are not known, and there were 5 known competitors in the qualifying round, so it is quite possible Versis competed in only some of the semifinal matches

Sotirios Versis

Olympic Competitor nr 29

• 1896-04-06-16:25 - Athletics Field - Discus Throw - third (3840)
• 1896-04-07-16:30 - Athletics Field - Weightlifting Two Hands - third (2560)
• 1896-04-07-17:00? - Athletics Field - Weightlifting One Hand - fourth (1600)
• 1900-07-14-10:55 - Athletics Field - Shot Put, qualification - NM (96)

François Verstraeten

Olympic Competitor nr 2833

• 1906-04-25-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one - second (QT)
• 1906-04-25-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, final - DNS (192)

Written 2001-02-05 - last modified 2011-08-15

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