Achilles Olympians
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TOKYO 2020 (2021):
Louise Shanahan (Trinity College, Cambridge) - 800m - Friday 30 July, 2:25am (UK time)Polly Maton (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford) - T47 Long Jump - Friday 3 September, time tbc.
VIDEOS of Achilles Olympians in performance
1896-19601964-2012
1924: Harold Abrahams 100m (Gold)
2000: Womens Modern Pentathlon
OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS (full list of Olympians below)
OXFORD | ||
|---|---|---|
| GOLD | ||
| 1912 | A. N. S. Jackson | 1500 |
| 1912 | N. S. Taber | 3000 team |
| 1920 | B. G. d'U. Rudd | 400 |
| 1924 | W. E. Stevenson | 4x400 relay |
| 1932 | T. Hampson | 800 |
| 1936 | J. E. Lovelock | 1500 |
| 1968 | D. P. Hemery | 400h |
| 2000 | Stephanie Cook | Modern Pentathlon |
| SILVER | ||
| 1896 | G. T. S. Goulding | 100h |
| 1904 | W. W. Coe | Shot |
| 1920 | B. G. d'U. Rudd | 4x400 relay |
| 1924 | L. Royle | 4x100m relay |
| 1932 | J. F. Cornes | 1500 |
| 1932 | T. Hampson | 4x400 relay |
| 1956 | D. J. N. Johnson | 800 |
| 1964 | A. P.metcalfe | 4x400 relay |
| 1972 | D. P. Hemery | 4x400 relay |
| BRONZE | ||
| 1908 | N. J. Hallows | 1500 3mile team |
| 1912 | C. H. A. Porter | 5000, 3000 team |
| 1912 | N. S. Taber | 1500 |
| 1920 | B. D. d'U. Rudd | 800 |
| 1924 | M. C. Nokes | Hammer |
| 1924 | A. E. Porritt | 100 |
| 1924 | G. R. Renwick | 4x400 relay |
| 1956 | D. J. N. Johnson | 4x400 relay |
| 1972 | D. P. Hemery | 400h |
CAMBRIDGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| GOLD | ||
| 1912 | H. M. MacIntosh | 4x100 relay |
| 1920 | G. M. Butler | 4x400 relay |
| 1920 | J. C. Ainsworth-Davis | 4x400 relay |
| 1924 | H. M. Abrahams | 100 |
| 1924 | D. G. A. Lowe | 800 |
| 1928 | D. G. A. Lowe | 800 |
| 1928 | Lord Burghley | 400h |
| 1932 | R. M. N. Tisdall | 400h |
| 1936 | A. G. K. Brown | 4x400 relay |
| 1956 | C. W. Brasher | 3000 steeplechase |
| 1960 | H. J. Elliott | 1500 |
| 2000 | Stephanie Cook | Modern Pentathlon |
| 2012 | A. Brownlee | Triathlon |
| 2016 | A. Brownlee | Triathlon |
| SILVER | ||
| 1920 | W. R. Seagrove | 3000 team |
| 1920 | G. M. Butler | 400 |
| 1920 | P. J. Noel Baker | 1500 |
| 1924 | H. M. Abrahams | 4x100 relay |
| 1932 | Lord Burghley | 4x400 relay |
| 1936 | A. G. K. Brown | 400 |
| 1964 | W. A. Mottley | 400 |
| 2012 | Emma Pooley | Cycling |
| BRONZE | ||
| 1924 | G. M. Butler | 400 |
| 1924 | G. M. Butler | 4x400 relay |
| 1924 | H. B. Stallard | 1500m, 3 mile team |
| 1928 | E. Smouha | 4x100 relay |
| 1936 | C.P. Green | 4 Man Bobsleigh |
| 1964 | W. A. Mottley | 4x400 relay |
| 2004 | Sarah Winckless | Rowing |
ACHILLES OLYMPIANS
All these athletes participated from Great Britain and Ireland, or, since the 1924 Games from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, unless otherwise stated:
| 1896 | GTS Goulding (O) | 100h | Silver |
| 1896 | CHS Gmelin (O) | 400 | 4 |
| 1896 | GS Robertson (O) | DT | 6 |
| 1896 | GS Robertson (O) | SP | 4 |
| 1904 | WW Coe (O & USA) | SP | Silver |
| 1908 | E R J Hussey (O) | 110h | |
| 1908 | E E Leader (C) | 110h | |
| 1908 | K Powell (C) | 110h | |
| 1908 | NF Hallows (O) | 1500 | Bronze |
| 1908 | NF Hallows (O) | 3 mile team | |
| 1908 | CM Chavasse (O) | 400 | |
| 1908 | N G Chavasse (O) | 400 | |
| 1908 | E H Ryle (C) | 400 | |
| 1908 | T H Just (C) | 800 | 5 |
| 1908 | H E Holding (O) | 800 | |
| 1908 | W E B Henderson (O) | DT | |
| 1908 | H A Leeke (C) | DT | |
| 1908 | E B B May (O) | DT | |
| 1908 | W E B Henderson (O) | DT (Greek) | |
| 1908 | H A Leeke (C) | DT (Greek) | |
| 1908 | E B B May (O) | DT (Greek) | |
| 1908 | ACB Bellerby (C) | HJ | |
| 1908 | E E Leader (C) | HJ | |
| 1908 | A H Fyffe (O) | HT | |
| 1908 | R H Lindsay-Watson (C) | HT | |
| 1908 | W E B Henderson (O) | JT | |
| 1908 | H A Leeke (C) | JT | |
| 1908 | E B B May (O) | JT | |
| 1908 | C H Williams (C) | LJ | |
| 1908 | W H Bleaden (O) | LJ | |
| 1908 | L J Cornish (O) | LJ | |
| 1908 | ACB Bellerby (C) | LJ | |
| 1908 | T H Just (C) | Medley relay | |
| 1908 | W W Coe (O & USA) | SP | 4 |
| 1908 | H A Leeke (C) | SP | |
| 1908 | W E B Henderson (O) | Standing HJ | |
| 1908 | W H Bleaden (O) | Standing LJ | |
| 1908 | L J Cornish (O) | Standing LJ | |
| 1908 | W E B Henderson (O) | Standing LJ | |
| 1912 | A E D Anderson (C) | 100 | |
| 1912 | HM Macintosh (C) | 100 | |
| 1912 | K Powell (C) | 110h | 5 |
| 1912 | G R L Anderson (O) | 110h | |
| 1912 | AN S Jackson (O) | 1500 | GOLD |
| 1912 | P J Baker (C) | 1500 | 6 |
| 1912 | N S Taber (O & USA) | 1500 | |
| 1912 | W C Moore (O) | 1500 | |
| 1912 | A E D Anderson (C) | 200 | |
| 1912 | D Macmillan (C) | 200 | |
| 1912 | HM Macintosh (C) | 200 | |
| 1912 | N S Taber (O & USA) | 3000 team | GOLD |
| 1912 | W C Moore (O) | 3000 team | |
| 1912 | C H A Porter (O) | 3000 team | |
| 1912 | HM Macintosh (C) | 4x100 | GOLD |
| 1912 | C H A Porter (O) | 5000 | |
| 1912 | P J Baker (C) | 800 | |
| 1912 | W E B Henderson (O) | DT | |
| 1912 | S S Abrahams (C) | LJ | |
| 1912 | H S O Ashington (C) | LJ | |
| 1912 | H S O Ashington (C) | Standing LJ | |
| 1912 | H S O Ashington (C) | TJ | |
| 1920 | B G D'U Rudd (O & SA) | 4x400 | Silver |
| 1920 | HM Abrahams (C) | 100 | |
| 1920 | P J Baker (C) | 1500 | Silver |
| 1920 | HM Abrahams (C) | 200 | |
| 1920 | W R Seagrove (C) | 3000 team | Silver |
| 1920 | HM Abrahams (C) | 4x100 | 6 |
| 1920 | J C Ainsworth-Davis (C) | 4x400 | GOLD |
| 1920 | GM Butler (C) | 4x400 | GOLD |
| 1920 | W S Kent-Hughes (O & Aust) | 400h | GOLD |
| 1920 | B G D'U Rudd (O & SA) | 400 | Silver |
| 1920 | GM Butler (C) | 400 | Silver |
| 1920 | J C Ainsworth-Davis (C) | 400 | 5 |
| 1920 | W R Seagrove (C) | 5000 | 6 |
| 1920 | B G D'U Rudd (O & SA) | 800 | Bronze |
| 1920 | E D Mountain (C) | 800 | 4 |
| 1920 | HM Abrahams (C) | LJ | |
| 1924 | HM Abrahams (C) | 100 | GOLD |
| 1924 | AE Porritt (O & NZ) | 100 | Bronze |
| 1924 | Lord Burghley (C) | 110h | |
| 1924 | L F Partridge (C) | 110h | |
| 1924 | H B Stallard (C) | 1500 | Bronze |
| 1924 | D G A Lowe (C) | 1500 | 4 |
| 1924 | BM Norton (O & USA) | 200 | 5 |
| 1924 | HM Abrahams (C) | 200 | 6 |
| 1924 | AE Porritt (O & NZ) | 200 | |
| 1924 | E A Montague (O) | 3000 S/C | 6 |
| 1924 | W R Seagrove (C) | 3000 team | |
| 1924 | HM Abrahams (C) | 4x100 | Silver |
| 1924 | W E Stevenson (O & USA) | 4x400 | GOLD |
| 1924 | GM Butler (C) | 4x400 | Bronze |
| 1924 | G R Renwick (O) | 4x400 | Bronze |
| 1924 | DM Johnson (O & Can) | 4x400 | |
| 1924 | W G Tatham (C) | 400h | |
| 1924 | GM Butler (C) | 400 | Bronze |
| 1924 | DM Johnson (O & Can) | 400 | 4 |
| 1924 | R S Starr (C) | 5000 | |
| 1924 | D G A Lowe (C) | 800 | GOLD |
| 1924 | H B Stallard (C) | 800 | 4 |
| 1924 | E D Mountain (C) | 800 | |
| 1924 | C E Davis (C & SA) | 800 | |
| 1924 | L F Roberts (C & SA) | HJ | |
| 1924 | R J Dickinson (O) | HJ | |
| 1924 | H TA G de L Willis (C) | HJ | |
| 1924 | M C Nokes (O) | HT | Bronze |
| 1924 | C E W C Macintosh (O) | LJ | 6 |
| 1924 | J H P Campbell (C) | PV | |
| 1924 | R S Woods (C) | SP | |
| 1928 | G C Weightman-Smith (C & SA) | 110h | 5 |
| 1928 | W G Kalaugher (O & NZ) | 110h | |
| 1928 | Lord Burghley (C) | 110h | |
| 1928 | GM Butler (C) | 200 | |
| 1928 | V E Morgan (O) | 3000 S/C | |
| 1928 | E R Smouha (C) | 4x100 | Bronze |
| 1928 | D G A Lowe (C) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1928 | J W J Rinkel (C) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1928 | R Leigh-Wood (O) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1928 | Lord Burghley (C) | 400h | GOLD |
| 1928 | T C Livingstone-Learmonth (C) | 400h | 5 |
| 1928 | L R Percival (O) | 400h | |
| 1928 | C E S Gordon (O) | 400h | |
| 1928 | J W J Rinkel (C) | 400 | 4 |
| 1928 | R Leigh-Wood (O) | 400 | |
| 1928 | D G A Lowe (C) | 800 | GOLD |
| 1928 | R S Starr (C) | 800 | |
| 1928 | W G Tatham (C) | 800 | |
| 1928 | H Ford (C) | Decathlon | |
| 1928 | C T van Geysel (C) | HJ | |
| 1928 | M C Nokes (O) | HT | |
| 1928 | H J Cohen (C) | LJ | |
| 1928 | R W Revans (C) | LJ | |
| 1928 | L T Bond (C) | PV | |
| 1928 | R L Howland (C) | SP | |
| 1928 | R S Woods (C) | SP | |
| 1928 | W G Kalaugher (O & NZ) | TJ | |
| 1932 | Lord Burghley (C) | 110h | 5 |
| 1932 | R St G T Harper (O) | 110h | |
| 1932 | J F Cornes (O) | 1500 | Silver |
| 1932 | N P Hallowell (O & USA) | 1500 | 6 |
| 1932 | J E Lovelock (O & NZ) | 1500 | |
| 1932 | Lord Burghley (C) | 4x400 | Silver |
| 1932 | T Hampson (C) | 4x400 | Silver |
| 1932 | R M N Tisdall (C & Irish Free State) | 400h | GOLD |
| 1932 | Lord Burghley (C) | 400h | 4 |
| 1932 | T Hampson (O) | 800 | GOLD |
| 1932 | R M N Tisdall (C & Irish Free State) | Decathlon | |
| 1936 | A Pennington (O) | 100 | |
| 1936 | J St L Thornton (C) | 110h | 5 |
| 1936 | A G Pilbrow (O) | 110h | |
| 1936 | I S Ivanovic (C & Yugoslavia) | 110h | |
| 1936 | J E Lovelock (Ox & NZ) | 1500 | GOLD |
| 1936 | J F Cornes (O) | 1500 | 6 |
| 1936 | A Pennington (O) | 200 | |
| 1936 | A Pennington (O) | 200 | |
| 1936 | A Pennington (O) | 4x100 | |
| 1936 | A Pennington (O) | 4x100 | |
| 1936 | AG K Brown (C) | 4x400 | GOLD |
| 1936 | AG K Brown (C) | 400 | Silver |
| 1936 | CP Green (C) | 4-man bob | Bronze |
| 1936 | P H D Ward (C) | 5000 | |
| 1936 | J F Klein (C & Czechoslovakia) | Decathlon | |
| 1936 | H Sivertsen (O & Norway) | DT | |
| 1936 | R K I Kennedy (C) | HJ | |
| 1936 | F R Webster (C) | PV | 6 |
| 1948 | E L R Philip (O & India) | 100 | |
| 1948 | R C Barkway (O) | 110h | |
| 1948 | E L R Philip (O & India) | 200 | |
| 1948 | J Fairgrieve (C) | 200 | |
| 1948 | G D C Tudor (O) | 3000 S/C | |
| 1948 | T P E Curry (O) | 3000 S/C | |
| 1948 | H Whittle (C) | 400h | |
| 1948 | P H D Ward (C) | 5000 | |
| 1948 | M V W Chote (C) | JT | |
| 1948 | L JH E Askew (C) | LJ | |
| 1948 | F R Webster (C) | PV | |
| 1952 | P B Hildreth (C) | 110h | |
| 1952 | R G Bannister (O) | 1500 | 4 |
| 1952 | N D Stacey (O) | 200 | |
| 1952 | C W Brasher (C) | 3000 S/C | |
| 1952 | A Dick (O) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1952 | N D Stacey (O) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1952 | T L Higgins (C) | 4x400 | 5 |
| 1952 | H Whittle (C) | 400h | 5 |
| 1952 | A W Scott (C) | 400h | |
| 1952 | C J Chataway (O) | 5000 | 5 |
| 1952 | T D Anderson (C) | PV | |
| 1956 | P B Hildreth (C) | 110h | |
| 1956 | IH Boyd (O) | 1500 | |
| 1956 | C W Brasher (C) | 3000 S/C | GOLD |
| 1956 | D J N Johnson (O) | 4x400 | Bronze |
| 1956 | R D Shaw (O) | 400h | |
| 1956 | T S Farrell (C) | 400h | |
| 1956 | C J Chataway (O) | 5000 | |
| 1956 | D J N Johnson (O) | 800 | Silver |
| 1956 | W B L Palmer (O) | SP | |
| 1960 | P B Hildreth (C) | 110h | |
| 1960 | H J Elliott (C & Aust) | 1500 | GOLD |
| 1960 | M J Palmer (C) | 3000 S/C | |
| 1960 | J Metcalf (O) | 400h | |
| 1960 | M B S Tulloh (C) | 5000 | |
| 1960 | R Bhatia (O & India) | 5000 | |
| 1960 | D I B Smith (O & NZ) | 800 | |
| 1960 | T S Farrell (C) | 800 | |
| 1964 | JM Parker (C) | 110h | |
| 1964 | AP Metcalfe (O) | 4x400 | Silver |
| 1964 | W A Mottley (C & Trinidad) | 4x400 | Bronze |
| 1964 | JMW Hogan (O) | 400h | |
| 1964 | W A Mottley (C & Trinidad) | 400 | Silver |
| 1964 | AP Metcalfe (O) | 400 | |
| 1964 | J P Boulter (O) | 800 | |
| 1964 | M R Ralph (O) | TJ | |
| 1968 | JM Parker (C) | 110h | |
| 1968 | J P Boulter (O) | 1500 | |
| 1968 | E A Bobb (C & Trinidad) | 4x400 | |
| 1968 | M J Winbolt Lewis (C) | 4x400 | |
| 1968 | D P Hemery (O) | 400h | GOLD |
| 1968 | M J Winbolt Lewis (C) | 400 | |
| 1968 | T F K Johnston (C) | Marathon | |
| 1972 | D P Hemery (O) | 4x400 | Silver |
| 1972 | D P Hemery (O) | 400h | Bronze |
| 1988 | J P Ridgeon (C) | 110h | 5 |
| 1992 | RD Nerurkar (O) | 10000 | 17 |
| 1992 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 20k Walk | 14 |
| 1996 | M Juniper (C) | 100 Paralympic | |
| 1996 | M Juniper (C) | 200 Paralympic | 4 |
| 1996 | JP Ridgeon (C) | 400h | |
| 1996 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 50k Walk | 10 |
| 1996 | RD Nerurkar (O) | Marathon | 5 |
| 2000 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 20k Walk | 25 |
| 2000 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 50k Walk | |
| 2000 | Stephanie Cook (C & O) | Modern Pentathlon | GOLD |
| 2000 | Sarah Winckless (C) | Rowing | 9 |
| 2000 | Stephanie Forrester (C) | Triathlon | 15 |
| 2000 | Sian Brice née Pilling (O) | Triathlon | |
| 2002 | Mark Hatton (C) | Luge | |
| 2004 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 50k Walk | |
| 2004 | Sarah Winckless (C) | Rowing | Bronze |
| 2006 | Mark Hatton (C) | Luge | |
| 2008 | Andy Baddeley (C) | 1500 | 9 |
| 2008 | TD Berrett (O & Canada) | 50k Walk | |
| 2008 | Emma Pooley (C) | Cycling | Silver |
| 2008 | Mara Yamauchi (O) | Marathon | 6 |
| 2008 | Sarah Winckless (C) | Rowing | 5 |
| 2008 | Alistair Brownlee (C) | Triathlon | |
| 2008 | Hatti Dean (O) | 3000M S/C (selected but injured) | |
| 2012 | Emma Pooley (C) | Cycling | 6 |
| 2012 | Alistair Brownlee (C) | Triathlon | GOLD |
| 2012 | Mara Yamauchi (O) | Marathon | |
| 2012 | Julia Bleasdale (C) | 5000m | 8 |
| 2012 | Julia Bleasdale (C) | 10000m | 8 |
| 2012 | Claire Hallissey (C) | Marathon | |
| 2012 | Andy Baddeley (C) | 1500m | |
| 2016 | Alistair Brownlee (C) | Triathlon | GOLD |
| 2016 | Emma Pooley (C) | Cycling | |
| 2016 | Polly Maton (O) | T46 Long Jump | 7 |
