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Hans Gruhne
Hans Gruhne (born 1988, Berlin) is a German rower, 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls with Wende, Schoof, and Schulze; also 2015 world champion, three-time Olympian, Ruder-Club Potsdam.
Hans Joachim Klein
Hans Joachim Klein (born 1942, Darmstadt), West German freestyle swimmer nicknamed Little; 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver in three relays, bronze 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle world record 1:58.2, later German Olympic Society president.
Hans Joachim Luck
Hans-Joachim Lück (born 1953, Stralsund) is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed eight for East Germany at Montreal 1976, then World Championship gold in 1977, and later became a rowing coach in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Hans Joachim Weise
Hans Joachim Weise (Rudolf Hans-Joachim Weise, 1912-1991), German Star-class sailor, VSaW Berlin; won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold with Peter Bischoff aboard Wannsee, plus 1938 world and 1936-37 European titles.
Hans Johann Farber
Hans-Johann Färber (born 1947, Šljivoševci) is a German rower, West Germany's 1972 Munich Olympic gold medalist in the coxed four (Bullenvierer), 1976 Montreal bronze medalist, grandfather of sculler Oliver Zeidler.
Hans Lenk
Hans Lenk (1935–2024), German rower and philosopher; Olympic gold in the men's eight at Rome 1960 (5:57.18), European champion 1958 and 1959, and professor of philosophy at Karlsruhe, first Olympic champion philosopher.
Hans Maier
Hans Maier (Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier, 1909-1943), German rower for MRV Amicitia Mannheim; Olympic silver coxless fours 1932, gold coxed fours 1936; killed at the Mareth Line, Tunisia. Distinct from the Dutch water polo player and the Bavarian politician of the same name.
Hans Peter Koppe
Hans Peter Koppe (Hans-Peter Koppe), born 1958 in Leipzig, is a German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, with world silver and bronze in 1982 and 1981.
Hans Peter Steinacher
Hans Peter Steinacher, born 1968 in Zell am See, is an Austrian sailor who won Olympic Tornado gold with Roman Hagara at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.
Hans Schochlin
Hans Schöchlin (Hans Wilhelm Schöchlin, 1893–1978), Swiss rower and architect; Olympic gold in coxed pairs with brother Karl at Amsterdam 1928; also 1936 literature art competitor.
Hans Stoermann Næss
Hans Stoermann-Næss (Hans Henrik Stoermann-Næss, 1886–1958), Norwegian sailor from Bergen; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in 12 metres class aboard Atlanta, the event's only entrant; later a shipbroker.
Hans Walter
Hans Walter (1889-1967), Swiss rower of Grasshopper Club Zürich; stroke of the coxed four that won Olympic gold at Antwerpen 1920 and Paris 1924, plus 1924 coxless-four bronze; not the Liechtenstein skier Hans-Walter Schädler.
Hansje Bunschoten
Hansje Bunschoten (1958–2017), Dutch freestyle swimmer and broadcaster. Set six European records, first Dutch woman under one minute in the 100 m freestyle, competed at Munich 1972, later NOS Studio Sport director and Olympic swimming commentator.
Harald Hagen
Harald Hagen (Harald Wilhelm Karl Hagen, Jr., 1902–1972), Norwegian sailor from Oslo, KNS club; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the open 8 metres class aboard the yacht Bera, his only Olympic medal.
Harald Marg
Harald Marg (born 1954, Magdeburg) is an East German flatwater canoeist, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the men's K4 1,000 m (3:13.76) with Helm, Olbricht, and Duvigneau, and winner of 13 World Championship medals, 1973–1983.
Harald Wallin
Harald Wallin, full name Johan Harald Alfred Wallin, was a Swedish sailor from Gothenburg who won 8-meter silver at the 1908 Olympics and 10-meter gold in 1912.
Harold Hardwick
Harold Hampton Hardwick (1888-1959), Australian swimmer and boxer: 1912 Olympic 4x200m relay gold and 400m/1500m bronze, 1911 Empire sprint and heavyweight boxing titles, later Australian heavyweight pro boxer.
Harold Smith
Harold Smith, "Dutch Smith" (Edwin Harold Smith, 1909–1958), American Olympic diver for the Los Angeles AC; 1932 platform gold and springboard silver, fourth in springboard in 1928, later pro aquacade performer and coach.
Harold Tower
Harold William "Doc" Tower (1911–1994) was an American rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eights at Los Angeles 1932, rowing second seat for the University of California crew that beat Italy by 0.2 seconds.
Harro Bode
Harro Bode (born 1951) is a German sailor and civil engineer; with Frank Hübner he won 470-class Olympic gold at Montréal 1976, then became a University of Hannover professor and Ruhrverband chairman in water management.
Harry Blackstaffe
Harry Blackstaffe (Henry Thomas Blackstaffe, 1868-1951), English sculler of Vesta Rowing Club who won 1908 Olympic single sculls gold at age 40, oldest Olympic sculling champion, and 15-time winner of Britain's Triple Crown sculling events.
Harry Brightmore
Harry Brightmore (born 1994, Chester) is a British rowing coxswain who steered the GB men's eight to Paris 2024 Olympic gold, plus world titles in 2022 and 2023 and European titles in 2022 and 2024; now an Oxford University Boat Club assistant coach.
Harry Debaecke
Harry Debaecke (Harry Leopold DeBaecke, 1879-1961), American rower with Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club; stroke of the eight that won gold at the 1900 Paris Olympics, the first Olympic rowing regatta.
Harry Glancy
Harry Glancy (Harrison Smith Glancy, 1904-2002), American freestyle swimmer; won 1924 Paris Olympic gold in the 4x200 m relay with a 9:53.4 world record alongside Johnny Weissmuller, later a three-time Olympic swim judge and 1990 Hall of Fame inductee.
Harry Hebner
Harry Joseph Hebner (1891-1968), American swimmer and water polo player of the Illinois Athletic Club; won the 1912 Olympic 100 m backstroke gold (1:21.2) with the revolutionary crawl backstroke, held all world backstroke records 1910-1917, and competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Games.
Harry Holiday
Harry Holiday Jr. (1923-1999), American backstroke swimmer and steel executive; set 7 world records, won 6 NCAA titles for Michigan, and in 1943 beat Adolph Kiefer; later led Armco.
Hartmut Flockner
Hartmut Flöckner, East German swimmer born 1953 in Berlin, butterfly specialist; 1972 Olympic silver in 4x100 m medley relay, 1973 world bronze 200 m butterfly, later Berlin bicycle shop owner.
Hary Surf School
Hary Surf School, Selong Belanak, Lombok, Indonesia: family-run surf school and restaurant offering lessons from IDR 350,000, board rental, and surf trips; distinct from Harry Surf Bali and Gary's Surf School South Africa.
Hayley Mcgregory
Hayley McGregory, American backstroke swimmer; set a 59.15 world record in the 100m backstroke at the 2008 US Olympic Trials but finished third in the 100 and 200 back at both the 2004 and 2008 Trials, never making an Olympic team.
HCL Ocean Club
HCL Océan Club is a surf, bodyboard, and bodysurf association and surf school in Lacanau, Gironde, France, founded by Cédric Grèze, declared in 2019, running a surf camp, competitions, and beach cleanups.