Personal information | |
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Nationality | Slovenian |
Born | Kranjska Gora, Austria-Hungary | 1 May 1911
Died | 1986 Kranjska Gora |
Sport | |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Leon Knap (born 1 May 1911, he died in 1987)
) was a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1936 Winter Olympics. [1]
Leon Štukelj was a Slovene professional gymnast. He was an Olympic gold medalist and athlete who represented Yugoslavia at the Olympics.
Venezuela competed in the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, United Kingdom. The country's first appearance at the Games, it sent one athlete, the cyclist Julio César León, and won no medals. León faced several difficulties before he could compete in the Games, receiving no support from the Venezuelan Olympic Committee until his arrival in London. He competed in two track cycling events, placing joint-ninth in the Sprint and 14th in the Time trial.
Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team. Karpets is most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France and his victories in the overall classifications of the Volta a Catalunya and the Tour de Suisse, both in 2007. Karpets is also a two-time Olympian.
Anthony Joseph Knap was an American football coach. He was the head coach at Utah State University (1963–1966), Boise State University (1968–1975), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1976–1981). He compiled a career college football record of 143–53–4 (.725). Knap also worked as a high school teacher and coach, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a retired road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the Ronde van Nederland. Van Bon retired in 2013.
Leon Parker Tuck was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, he was a defenseman on the United States hockey team. The team competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.
Leon Sperling was a Polish Olympic footballer.
León Villar was a Spanish judoka. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Arturo Lang-Lenton León is a Spanish former swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Palmas.
José Luis Estrada Luévanos is a Mexican retired football league forward and a former Olympian.
Sebastián Alejandro Simonet Moldes is an Argentine handball player for Ademar León and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Gonzalo Matias Carou is an Argentine handball player for Ademar León and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Constantino León López is a Peruvian marathon runner. He set a personal best time of 2:17:03, by finishing eleventh at the 2010 Chosunilbo Chunchon International Marathon in Chuncheon, South Korea.
Leonard "Leon" Coleman is an American hurdler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Francisco de León is a Puerto Rican basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Edgar Francisco de León is a Puerto Rican basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Raúl León Domínguez is a Cuban rower. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Léon Huot was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Lijon León is a Guatemalan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Leon Wiegard is an Australian water polo player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was awarded with the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005. In 2012, he was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame.