Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, world record, Finnish, long-distance runner…athlete, Athlete at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 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...
Percy Williams

Percy Williams

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic athlete of Canada, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1932 Summer Olympics, From Canada, Sprinter, Canadian…Canadian athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Officer of the Order of Canada, 1932 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics
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...
Bobbie Rosenfeld

Bobbie Rosenfeld

deceased (1969)
Imperial Russian immigrants to Canada, Olympic silver medalist, Olympic athlete of Canada, Ontario athlete, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, Jewish sportspeople…Canadian athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete, 1928 Summer Olympics
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905 in Russia -November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal...
Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

male, deceased (1973)
Middle distance runner, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long-distance runner…athlete, Athlete at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, The Flying Finn
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given...
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, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, 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...
Jack London

Jack London

male, deceased (1966)
Olympic athlete of Great Britain, From Great Britain, British, athlete, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, Sprinter…1928 Summer Olympics
John Edward "Jack" London (born January 13, 1905 - died May 2, 1966) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for...
Kinue Hitomi

Kinue Hitomi

female, deceased (1931)
Olympic athlete of Japan, Olympic silver medalist, From japan, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, Olympic medalist, Long jumper…athlete
Kinue Hitomi was a Japanese athlete. She is the first Japanese woman who got Olympic medal. Exact three years before her death and on the same day...
Charlie Paddock

Charlie Paddock

male, deceased (1943)
American military, American, from Texas, Olympic competitor for the United States, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist…Athlete at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, from the United States, 1920 Summer Olympics
Charles ("Charlie") William Paddock (August 11, 1900 - July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two-fold Olympic champion. After serving in World...

James Quinn

male, deceased (2004)
College of the Holy Cross, IC4A, Relay race, 1928 Summer Olympics, Irish-American sportspeople, from the United States…Athleteatthe1928SummerOlympics, Olympic competitor for the United States
James F. "Jimmy" Quinn (September 9, 1906 - July 12, 2004) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1928 Summer...