by Susan Flantzer
© Unofficial Royalty 2012
Revised 2021
Republished 2024

The following royalty or royalty-related people participated in the Olympics but did not win medals. Royal medal winners can be seen at  Royal Olympic Medal Winners.

• Name: Prince Ernst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
• Country: Austria
• Olympics: 1912/Stockholm
• Sport: Fencing, Men’s Sabre, 25th place
• Born: August 5, 1891 in Racibórz, Śląskie, Poland
• Parents: Prince Egon zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Princess Leopoldine von Lobkowicz
• Died: June 17, 1947 in Lisbon, Portugal
• Wikipedia: Prince Ernst zu Hohenlohe

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• Name: Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (first cousin of Nicholas II, Emperor of All Russia, he was later involved with the death of Rasputin)
• Country: Russia
• Olympics: 1912/Stockholm
• Sport: Equestrian Individual and Team Jumping
• Result: 9th place in Individual Jumping, 5th place in Team Jumping
• Born: September 18, 1891 at Ilinskoe near Moscow, Russia
• Parents: Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Greece, who died after giving birth to Dmitri
• Died: March 5, 1941 in Davos, Switzerland
• Unofficial Royalty: Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia

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• Name: Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
• Country: Liechtenstein
• Olympics: 1948/St. Moritz
• Sport: Alpine Skiing, Downhill
• Result: 99th place
• Born: December 23, 1911 in Vienna, Austria
• Parents: Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein and Gräfin Marie Andrássy de Csik-Szent-Király
  and Kraszna-Horka
• Died: March 28, 2001 in Grabs, Switzerland
• Wikipedia: Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein

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• Name: Prince Max of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• Country: Liechtenstein
• Olympics: 1956/Cortina d’Ampezzo
• Sport: Alpine Skiing, Downhill
• Result: 45th place
• Born: October 6, 1931 in Vienna, Austria
• Parents: Prince Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Doña Maria de la Piedad Iturbe y Scholtz, Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas
• Died: December 1, 1994 in Marbella, Málaga, Spain
• Wikipedia: Prince Max of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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• Name: Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh of Thailand (Prince Bira, as he was called, was more famous as a race car driver.)
• Country: Thailand
• Olympics: 1956/Melbourne, 1960/Rome, 1964/Tokyo Olympics, 1972/Munich
• Sport: Sailing
• Result: Mixed Two Person Keelboat – 12th place (1956), Mixed Two Person Keelboat – 19th place (1960), Mixed Three Person Keelboat – 22nd place (1964), Mixed Two Person Keelboat – 21st place (1972)
• Born: July 15, 1914
• Parents: Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse of Thailand and Mom Lek Bhanubandh na Ayudhya, his paternal grandfather was King Mongkut, loosely portrayed in the Hollywood movies The King and I and Anna and the King of Siam.
• Died: December 24, 1985, of a heart attack at the Barons Court tube station in London, England
• Wikipedia: Prince Birabongse Bhanudej of Thailand

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• Name: Princess Sophia of Greece (Queen Sofía of Spain, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain)
• Country: Greece
• Olympics: 1960/Rome
• Sport: Sailing
• Result: Reserve on team
• Born: November 2, 1938
• Parents: King Paul of Greece and Princess Frederika of Hanover
• Unofficial Royalty: Queen Sofía of Spain

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• Name: Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini (49th Imam of the Nizari Ismailis and Aga Khan IV)
• Country: Iran
• Olympics: 1964/Innsbruck
• Sport: Alpine Skiing
• Result: Downhill: 59th place, Giant Slalom: 53rd place, Slalom: did not qualify for final
• Born: December 13, 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland
• Parents: Prince Aly Khan and Princess Tajuddawlah Aly Khan, formerly The Honorable Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of the 3rd Baron Churston
• Wikipedia: Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV

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• Name: Crown Prince Harald of Norway (King Harald V of Norway)
• Country: Norway
• Olympics: 1964/Tokyo, 1968/Mexico City, 1972/Munich
• Sport: Sailing
• Result: 1964 Mixed 5.5 meters – 8th place, 1968 Mixed 5.5 meters – 11th place, 1972 Mixed Three Person Keelboat – 10th place
• Born: February 21, 1937 at the Skaugum Estate in Asker, Norway
• Parents: King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden
• Unofficial Royalty: King Harald V of Norway

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• Name: Prince Juan Carlos of Spain (King Juan Carlos I of Spain)
• Country: Spain
  
• Olympics:1972/Munich
  
• Sport: Sailing Mixed Three Person Keelboat
• Result: 15th place
• Born: January 5, 1938 in Rome, Italy
• Parents: Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Unofficial Royalty: King Juan Carlos I of Spain

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• Name:  Princess Anne of the United Kingdom
• Country: Great Britain
• Olympics: 1976/Montreal
• Sport: Equestrian Three Day Event Team and Individual
• Result: Three Day Event Team – did not finish, Individual Three Day Event – 24th place
• Born: August 15, 1950 at Clarence House, Westminster in London, United Kingdom
• Parents: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Unofficial Royalty: Anne, The Princess Royal

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• Name: Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• Country: Mexico
• Olympics: 1984/Sarajevo, 1988/Calgary, 1992/Albertville, 1994/Lillehammer, 2010/Vancouver, 2014/Sochi
• Sport: Alpine Skiing
• Result: Downhill – 38th place (1984), Giant Slalom – 48th place (1984), Slalom – 26th place (1984), Downhill – 43rd place (1988), Super G – 42nd place (1988), Giant Slalom – 52nd place (1988), Slalom – 30th place (1988), Combined – did not finish (1988), Downhill – 38th place (1992), Super G – 70th place (1992), Combined – 36th place (1992), Downhill – 48th place (1994), Giant Slalom – 78th place (2010), Slalom – 46th place (2010), Slalom – did not finish due to a fall (2014)
• Born: February 2, 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico
• Parents: Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg
• Wikipedia: Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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• Name: Prince Albert of Monaco (Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco)
• Country: Monaco
• Olympics: 1988/Calgary, 1992/Albertville, 1994/Lillehammer, 1998/Nagano, 2002/Salt Lake City
• Sport: Bobsled, Men’s Two and Men’s Four
• Result: Men’s Two – 25th place (1988), Men’s Two – 43rd place (1992), Men’s Four – 27th place (1992), Men’s Two – 31st place (1994), Men’s Four – 26th place (1994), Men’s Four – 28th place (1998), Men’s Four – 28th place (2002)
• Born: March 14, 1958 at the Prince’s Palace, Monaco
• Parents: Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly
• Unofficial Royalty: Albert II, Prince of Monaco

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• Name: Infanta Cristina of Spain
• Country: Spain
• Olympics: 1988/Seoul
• Sport: Sailing Mixed Multihull
• Result: 20th place
• Born: June 13, 1965 in Madrid, Spain
• Parents: King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece
• Unofficial Royalty: Infanta Cristina of Spain

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• Name: Felipe, Prince of Asturias (King Felipe VI of Spain)
• Country: Spain
• Olympics: 1992/Barcelona
• Sport: Sailing Mixed Three Person Keelboat
• Result: 6th place
• Born: January 30, 1968 in Madrid, Spain
• Parents: King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece
• Unofficial Royalty: King Felipe VI of Spain

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• Name: Sheikh Saeed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai
• Country: United Arab Emirates
• Olympics: 2000/Sydney, 2004/Athens, 2008/Beijing
• Sport: Shooting, Men’s Skeet
• Result: 9th place (2000), 37th place (2004), 22nd place (2008)
• Born: October 1, 1976
• Parents: Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum
• Wikipedia: Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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• Name: Princess Haya of Jordan
• Country: Jordan
• Olympics: 2000/Sydney
• Sport: Equestrian Individual Mixed Jumping
• Result: 70th place
• Born: May 3, 1974 in Amman, Jordan
• Parents: King Hussein I of Jordan and Alia Baha Ad-Din Touqan
• Unofficial Royalty: Princess Haya bint Al Hussein

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• Name: Charlene Wittstock (Princess Charlene of Monaco, wife of Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco)
• Country: South Africa
• Olympics: 2000/Sydney
• Sport: Swimming
• Result: 100 meters Backstroke – 17th place, 200 meters Backstroke – 14th place, 4 × 100 meters Medley Relay – 5th place
• Born: January 25, 1978
• Parents: Michael and Lynette Wittstock
• Unofficial Royalty: Princess Charlene of Monaco

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• Name: Sheikha Latifa bint Ahmed Al-Maktoum of Dubai
• Country: United Arab Emirates
• Olympics: 2008/Beijing
• Sport: Equestrian Individual Mixed Jumping
• Result: 54th place
• Born: September 27, 1985
• Parents: Sheikh Ahmed Al-Maktoum

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• Name: Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai (on the right in the photo)
• Country: United Arab Emirates
• Olympics: 2008/Beijing
• Sport: Taekwondo Women’s Welterweight
• Result: 7th place
• Born: March 5, 1980 in Dubai
• Parents: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and a junior wife
• Wikipedia: Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

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• Name: Prince Faisal Al-Shalan of Saudi Arabia
• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Olympics: 2008/Beijing, 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Sport: Equestrian Individual and Team Mixed Jumping
• Result: Individual Mixed Jumping – did not qualify for finals (2008), Team Mixed Jumping – 11th place (2008)
• Born: January 5, 1987
• Wikipedia: Prince Faisal Al-Shalan of Saudi Arabia

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