Great Olympians

Biographies - BAK

(Hein) Arnulf Bæk

B. 1943-08-16, Trysil, Norway
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(9th)	20
		20

Keld Egon Bak

B. 1944-06-07, Næstved, Denmark
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:3rd	410
		410

Krystian Bąk

B. 1956-09-20, Siemianowice, Poland
Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Poul Erik Bæk

B. 1940-08-11, Fårevejle, Denmark
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	dnf	-10.32
Eventing, Team	dnf	-
		-10.32

Bak Sung-Wun

B. 1940-11-18, Hamheung, (now North) Korea
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Bak Wol-Ja

B. 1944-06-30, Chungsan, (now North) Korea
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Women's 3000 metres	13th	25.6
		25.6

Bakai József

B. 1942-03-13, Kéthely, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Decathlon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Igor Grigoryevich Bakalov

B. 1939-12-09, Yekaterinburg, Russia; D. 1992-09-25
Shooting

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	7th			600.24
Rapid−Fire Pistol			24th	600.24
				600.24

Ladislava Aloisie "Laddie" Bakanic

B. 1924-05-02, New York, NY, USA
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	bronze	1280
		1280

Mohamad Bakar

B. 1945-06-25, Singapore, represented Malaysia; D. 2020-11-08
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Grace Bakari

B. 1954-04-27, represented Ghana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:24th	0.16
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.16

Yury Bakarinov

B. 1938-05-08, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	fifth	1500
		1500

Omar Abdullah Ba Kashween

B. 1962-08-07, represented Saudi Arabia
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Veljko Bakašun

B. 1920-06-14, Split, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2007-07-17
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	silver	2045.5
			2045.5

Aleksandr Bakatin

B. 1922, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1977
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Platform	7th	400
		400

Bevyn H. Baker

B. 1937-08-08, Windsor, Qld., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:45th	0.000015
		0.000015

William Robert "Bill" Baker

B. 1956-11-29, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Robert Oscar "Bob" Baker

B. 1926-12-21, Thief River Falls, Minn., USA; D. 2012-02-09
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	dq	0
		0

Howard Baker

B. 1892-02-13, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1912	1920	HP
High Jump	11th	sixth	1056
Standing High Jump	nm		9.6
Triple Jump		8th	384
			1449.6

Olympic Competitor nr 5816

1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group one - qualified (Q)
1912-07-08-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - 11th (96)
1912-07-13-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualification - 16th (9.6)

Joann Elaine Baker

B. 1960-11-24, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	13th	25.6
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	9th	160
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	7th	600
		785.6

John David Baker

B. 1951-01-04, represented Great Britain
Diving

	1972	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:23rd	0.256
		0.256

Leonard William "Lennie" Baker

B. 1918-09-13, Rochester, England, Great Britain; D. 2008-07-08
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Lorraine Baker

B. 1964-04-09, Ipswich, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 800 metres	fifth		SF:7th	1020.8
				1020.8

P. A. Baker

Olympic Competitor nr 3646

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)

Philip Baker

B. 1889-11-01, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 silver)

	1912	1920	HP
Men's 800 m	ac	SF:dns	1.3
Men's 1500 m	sixth	silver	5104
			5104.3

Olympic Competitor nr 5564

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF
1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - sixth (640)

Roger Lewis Baker

B. 1946-08-10, Hood River, Oreg., USA
Handball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	14th	10th	58
			58

Shirley Baker

B. 1895-04-22, Lockhart, Texas, USA; D. 1942-11-12
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	HM	147
Painting	ac	2.186
		149.186

Simon Francis Baker

B. 1956-02-06, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 20 km Race Walk	14th	11th			80
Men's 50 km Race Walk		sixth	19th	dq	641.6000064
					721.6000064

Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker

B. 1884-02-08, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia; D. 1953-12-02
Boxing & Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Diving (1 silver)

	1908	HP
Men's Middleweight (-71.7 kg)	silver	4500
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	300
Men's Springboard (1 & 3m)	QU:6th	0.192
		4800.192

Olympic Competitor nr 3845

1908-07-15-15:45 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat four - sixth (0.192)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (300)
1908-10-27-13:00? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-10-27-17:45? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-10-27-19:45? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-10-27-22:00? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), final - lost (4500)

Walter "Thane" Baker

B. 1931-10-04, Elkhart, Kansas, USA
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
200 m	silver	bronze	6560
100 m		silver	4000
4x100 m Relay		gold	1600
			12160

Michael James Baker-Harber

B. 1945-10-04, London, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	13th	25.6
		25.6

Lal Bakhsh

B. 1943-11-04, represented Pakistan
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:15th	7.5
		7.5

Ali Bakhta

B. 1961-08-13, Al-Jaza'ir, Algeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:8th	-2.91
		0.0091

Andrey Pavlovich Bakhvalov

B. 1963-04-13, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union in 1988
Speed Skating

	1988	1992	1994	HP
Men's 500 metres			16th	4.8
Men's 1000 metres	11th	25th	26th	64.123
				68.923

Abdel Atif Bakir

B. 1957-05-18, represented Algeria
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

William Helmer "Bill" Bakke

B. 1946-11-20, Menomonie, Wisc., USA
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	40th	-3.10
Men's Large Hill	34th	-2.16
		0.0017

Randi Nilsine Bakke

B. 1904-10-29, Oslo, Norway; D. 1984-05-21
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Mixed Pairs	15th	12.5
		12.5

Asle Bækkedal

B. 1896-12-09, Oslo, Norway; D. 1952-06-06
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000043
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:dq	6.4
		6.40000043

Anders Bakken

B. 1955-06-20, Lillehammer, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	15th	10
		10

Bjørn Bakken

B. 1941-07-20, Hurdal, Norway
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Free Rifle	14th	27th	24.06
Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions	9th	35th	160.001
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	7th		400
			584.061

Ole Bakken

B. 1926, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 1992
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Cornelia Johanna Marretje "Corrie" Bakker

B. 1945-06-15, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	fourth	400
		400

Geert Alle Bakker

B. 1921-01-15, Appingedam, the Netherlands; D. 1993-08-07
Sailing

	1976	1980	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth	fifth	2000
			2000

Ina Grada "Ineke" Bakker

B. 1958-01-25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m	Rep:4th	75
		75

Peter Johannes Bakker

B. 1934-08-04, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Double Sculls	fifth	1250
		1250

Steven Felco Alle Bakker

B. 1949-04-13, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)			9th	1200
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth			1200
				1200

Wolter Bakker

B. 1888-11-12, Wanneperveen, the Netherlands; D. 1970-12-17
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs	5 entries	47.185
		47.185

Vera Vasilyevna Baklanova

B. 1947-06-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Springboard	12th	sixth	680
			680

Lev Pavlovich Baklyshkin

B. 1933-09-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2011-07-28
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1956	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	fourth	7th	2500
Eventing, Team	7th	dnf	100.64
			2600.64

Bakó Pál

B. 1946-06-08, Budapest, Hungary
Modern Pentathlon (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	15th	12.5
Men's Team	silver	1000
		1012.5

Bakó Zoltán

B. 1951-10-11, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m		bronze	1920
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	sixth		320
			2240

Kungu "Christine" Bakombo

B. 1962-08-07, represented Zaire (now Congo K)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 400 metres		R1:44th		-4.16
Women's 800 metres	R1:25th	R1:28th		0.1256
Women's Marathon			37th	-3.60
				0.126216

Bakonyi Péter (1)

B. 1938-02-17, Budapest, Hungary
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	ElR1	BarR1		84.07
Men's Sabre, Team	fifth	bronze	(bronze)	1419
				1503.07

Peter Bakonyi (2)

B. 1933-07-10, Budapest, Hungary, lived in Vancouver, represented Canada
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
Men's Épée, Individual	Bar2	1.659
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		17.21900045

Bakos Jenő

B. 1929-05-05, Pécs, Hungary; D. 1959-02-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:7th	1.08
		1.08

Bakos Károly

B. 1943-03-02, Budapest, Hungary
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Bakos László

B. 1919-10-14, Veszprém, Hungary; D. 1998-03-18
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	8th	384
		384

Bakos Pál

B. 1932, from Budapest, represented Hungary
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:2nd	216
		216

Bakosi Béla

B. 1957-06-18, Kemecse, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:25th	0.15
Men's Triple Jump	7th	600
		600.15

Jason "Jaša" Bakov

B. 1906-12-09, Đurđevo, Vojvodina, now Serbia, then part of Hungary, lived in Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1974-10-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:26th	0.096
		0.096

Since he competed from Zagreb, I class him as Croatian.

Ani "Anka" Stoyanova Bakova

B. 1957-02-22, Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	bronze	1920
		1920

Basha Bakri

B. 1927, Daiong (now South Sudan), represented Sudan
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Rifle	39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Moustafa Bakri

B. 1939, Al-Qahira, Egypt, represented the United Arab Republic
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Barbara Bakulin

B. 1950-09-23, Gostyń, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	8th	64
		64

Vladimir Nikolayevich Bakulin

B. 1939-09-03, Klyuchi, Kamchatka, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2012-12-10 in Kazakhstan
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Although I usually class Soviet athletes according to their place of birth, in this case I shall not. Bakulin came into contact with the sport of wrestling while at University in Kazakhstan. He stayed on in Kazakhstan and died there.

Written 2012-01-01 - last modified 2024-12-17

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