Percy Williams

Percy Williams

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic athlete of Canada, Athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1932 Summer Olympics, From Canada, Sprinter, Canadian…Canadian athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics, 1928SummerOlympics
Percy Alfred Williams, OC (May 19, 1908 - November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer...
Jan Wils

Jan Wils

male, deceased (1972)
dutch, architect, architecture, alkmaar, de stijl, 1928SummerOlympics
Jan Wils (Feb 22 1891, Alkmaar - Feb 11 1972, Voorburg) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which...

Stanisława Walasiewicz

female, deceased (1980)
Congress Poland, pole, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, naturalized citizen of the United States, Sprinter…Athlete at the 1932 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1928SummerOlympics
Stanisława Walasiewicz was a Polish born Polish and American athlete and an Olympic champion. Walasiewicz was born April 3, 1911 in Wierzchownia n...
Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, world record, Finnish, long-distance runner…Athlete at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics
Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was...
Raimundo Orsi

Raimundo Orsi

male, deceased (1986)
Argentina international footballer, Argentina national football team, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Italy national football team, Club Atlético Independiente, 1934 FIFA World Cup…1928SummerOlympics, Footballer at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Raimundo Bibian "Mumo" Orsi was a footballer, born in Argentina, who won the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Italy and the silver medal at the 1928 Summer...
Ethel Catherwood

Ethel Catherwood

female, deceased (1987) (Hannah, North Dakota, United States)
Olympic gold medalist, gold medal, Canadian, Saskatchewan sportspeople, Matchless Six, High jumper…1928SummerOlympics
Ethel Mary Catherwood (April 28, 1908 - September 26, 1987) was a Canadian track and field athlete. Born in Haldimand County, Ontario, and raised...
Mikio Oda

Mikio Oda

male, deceased (1998)
Olympic athlete of Japan, hiroshima, Long jumper, long jump, athlete, High jumper…Athlete at the 1932 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics
Mikio Oda (b. March 30, 1905 in Hiroshima - d. December 2, 1998) was a Japanese athlete. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual...
Karel Miljon

Karel Miljon

male, deceased (1984)
dutch, boxer, Olympic bronze medalist, Boxer at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Boxer at the 1924 Summer Olympics, From Amsterdam…1924 Summer Olympics, 1928SummerOlympics
Karel Leendert Miljon was a former Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in...
Vittorio Pozzo

Vittorio Pozzo

male, deceased (1968)
1928 Olympic football, Central European International Cup, from the Province of Turin, 1928SummerOlympics, Italian national team, Italy national football team manager…1936 Summer Olympics
Vittorio Pozzo (born March 2 1886 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy - Ponderano (Biella) December 21 1968) was an Italian football (soccer) coach who was...