Great Olympians

Biographies - BAN

Ćiril Ban

B. 1910-07-05, Šibenik, Croatia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1987-07-02
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	12.9
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	34
		46.9

Ban Motohiko

B. 1905-01-01, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan; D. 1998-09-03
Ski Jumping

	1928	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	38th	0.000384
		0.000384

Ban Norio

represented Japan
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep.:4th	480
		480

Charles Bana

B. 1956-09-09, represented Cameroon
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	22nd	0.3
		0.3

Guitry Bananier

B. 1951-06-11, represented France
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Bolesław Banaś

B. 1912-03-17, Łódż, Poland; D. 1991-09-24
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	QF:4th	5.2
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th	0.000017
Men's Sabre, Team	SF:3rd	205
		210.200017

Arthur Banbrook

Olympic Competitor nr 4449

1908-07-22-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-07-22-14:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)
1908-07-23-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), round one - lost (108)

Clinton Dwight "Clint" Banbury

B. 1949-10-31, Wolseley, Sask., Canada
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	-10.32
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf	-
		-10.32

Ian A. Banbury

B. 1957-11-27, Hemel Hempstead, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Elvio Banchero

B. 1904-04-28, Alessandria, Italy; D. 1982-01-21
Football (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Amedeo Banci

B. 1925-08-18, Roma, Italy
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26
		26

Victoria Banciu

B. 1952-08-20, București, Romania; D. 2001
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Edwige Bancole

represented Benin
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:36th	-3.64
		0.00064

Leslie B. Bancroft

competed in 1988 as

Leslie Krichko

B. 1959-02-22, Portland, Maine, USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	33rd		31st	0.00896
Women's 10 kilometres	28th		36th	0.02624
Women's 4 x 5 km Relay	7th		eighth	164
				164.0352

Clement Banda

represented Zambia
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Hugo Banda Bernal

B. 1922, Puebla, Mexico
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	21st	0.96
		0.96

Fayzollah Band Ali

B. 1939-06-20, Shemshak, Iran
Alpine Skiing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	66th	68th	54th	-6.16
Men's Giant Slalom	60th	70th	40th	-3.10
Men's Slalom	R1:37th	R2:dnf	32nd	-2.40
				0.004100165996

Willy Bandholz

B. 1912-07-28, Schenefeld, S-H, Germany; D. 1999-01-29
Handball (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Spartaco Bandinelli

B. 1921-03-27, Velletri, Italy; D. 1997-02-17
Boxing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Voldimars "Valdemar" Bandolowski

B. 1946-02-17, Esbønderup, Denmark
Sailing (2 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Three-Person Keelboat (Soling)	13th	gold	gold	12825.6
				12825.6

Jerzy Bandura

B. 1915-11-14, Chabówka, Poland; D. 1987-10-19
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - Statues	HM	593.7
		593.7

Antun Banek

B. 1901, represented Yugoslavia
Cycling - Road

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	60th	0.0000000125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(12th)	-
		0.0000000125

Antun is a very common Croatian first name.

(H.) Harihar Banerjee

B. 1918-03-01, represented India
Shooting

	1952	1956	HP
Free Rifle	24th		0.24
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	36th	35th	0.00164
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	29th		0.016
			0.25764

Pradeep Kumar "PK" Banerjee

B. 1936-10-15, Jalpaiguri, WB, India
Football

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	R1:4th	807.25
			807.25

Samar Banerjee

B. 1932, Bali, Raj., India
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Bánfai Ágnes

B. 1947-06-08, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2020-08-20
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	14th	16
Women's Team All-Round	fifth	250
		266

Bánfalvi Klára

competed in 1960 as

Friedné Bánfalvi Klára

B. 1931-05-09, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2009-07-15
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1948	1960	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500m	fourth	fifth	3730
Women's Kayak Doubles 500m		bronze	1920
			5650

Emilio Banfi

B. 1881, Saronno, Italy
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:ac	29.84
		29.84

Olympic Competitor nr 805

1900-07-14-10:15 - Athletics Track - 800 m, semi-finals - AC (29.84)

Bang Su-Hyeon

B. 1972-09-13, Korea
Badminton (1 gold, 1 silver)

1992 1996 HP

Women's Singles silver gold 15600

15600

	1992	1996	HP
Women's Singles	silver	gold	15600
			15600

Bang Won-Sun

represented (South) Korea
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Bang Yeol

B. 1941-10-10, represented South Korea
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Lucien Bangels

represented Belgium
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:dnf	0.016
Men's 3000 m Team	SF:4th	160
		160.016

Ognyan Bangiev

B. 1956-06-15, represented Bulgaria
Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	QU:39th	-6.64
Men's Team combined	fifth	250
		250.00000064

Pierre Bangoura

B. 1938, Conakry, Guinea; D. 2016-08-07
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Chauncey Bangs

B. 1901-02-28, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 1942-01-27
Figure Skating

	1932	HP
Pairs	sixth	800
		800

Vagn Aage Bangsborg

B. 1936-05-28, Stagelse, Denmark
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	dnf	0.003
		0.003

Mohamed Bangura

B. 1959-01-01, represented Sierra Leone
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Bánhalmi Ferenc

B. 1923-06-19, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1983-02-02
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	R1:4th	0.02309
Men's 4x400 m Relay		R1:3rd	68
			68.02309

Bánhegyi László

B. 1931-01-17, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2015-12-24
Basketball

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th		9th	87.25
				87.25

Bánhegyi-Radó Lucia

B. 1948-04-22, Budapest, Hungary
Volleyball

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	(fifth)	fourth	fourth	2112
				2112

Peter Bäni

B. 1945-02-07, represented Switzerland
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Singles	27th	0.06
		0.06

Walter Bäni

B. 1957-02-17, represented Switzerland
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	8th	384
		384

Georgios Banikas

Olympic Competitor nr 2931

1906-04-25-18:00 - Athletics - Pole Vault - fifth (1125)
1908-07-24-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying - sixth (Q)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, final - sixth (720)
1912-07-10-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group one - 18th (3.84)

Hubert Józef Banisz

B. 1928-02-16, Brzeziny, Poland; D. 1983-03-19
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Jesper Bank

B. 1957-04-06, Fredericia, Denmark
Sailing (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	12th	bronze	gold		gold	23100
						23100

(Bernard) Bruce Banks

B. 1918-04-05, Birkenhead, England, Great Britain; D. 1984-04-07
Sailing

	1952	1956	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	13th	7th	532
			532

Bánkuti Antal

B. 1923-06-01, Piškorevci, Croatia, represented Hungary; D. 2001-07-21
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Bánkuti Árpád

B. 1941-05-13, Budapest, Hungary
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	16th	3.2
		3.2

Piet Bannenberg

B. 1911-01-03, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2002-03-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:4th	17
		17

Delmar Harmood Banner

B. 1896-01-28, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W, Germany, represented Great Britain; D. 1983-11-08
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	AC	2.873
Painting - Paintings	AC	2.873
		5.746

Lawrence Shyres "Larry" Banner

B. 1936-06-06, Van Nuys, Cal., USA; D. 2013-11-28
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	21st	55th	0.64
Men's Team Combined	fifth	7th	350
			350.64

Purma Bannerjee

B. 1897, represented India
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000039
Men's 400 m	R1:4th	0.0024
		0.00240039

Hans Bänninger

B. 1924-03-17, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 2007-08-22
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fifth	1780
			1780

Alan Bannister

B. 1922-11-03, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 2007-05-18
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Tandem	silver	QF	5717.5
			5717.5

Jeffrey Granville "Jeff" Bannister

B. 1945-08-30, Providence, RI, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Decathlon	21st	0.96
		0.96

Roger Gilbert Bannister

B. 1929-03-23, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2018-03-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	fourth	1600
		1600

Not the greatest athlete, but forever remembered for being the first to need less than four minutes for the mile.

Banno Kuniko

B. 1957-06-16, represented Japan
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	16th	6.4
Women's 200 m Butterfly	19th	1.6
		8

Antonio Baños Alonso

B. 1946-12-07, Villamuño, Spain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	51st	-6.96
		0.00000096

Henri Hubert Banos

B. 1913-11-07, Joinville-le-Pont, France
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:3rd	21.75
		21.75

Sofia Banovici

competed in 1984 as

Sofia Corban

B. 1956-08-01, Drăgănești-Vlașca, Bulgaria
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	fourth	gold	6000
			6000

Bánrévi Imre

B. 1954-11-14, Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:48th	-6.26
Men's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.000000256

August Banščak

B. 1911-10-10, Pančevo, Serbia, then part of Hungary
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:6th	0.010
		0.010

Hendrika Bante

B. 1901-04-14, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1982-03-26
Diving

	1924	HP
Women's Springboard (1 & 3m)	QU:7th	20.8
		20.8

Monique Bantégny

B. 1940-02-11, Arras, France
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's Pentathlon	15th	15
		15

Ralph Banthorpe

B. 1949-02-06, Wolverhampton, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres	SF:7th	20.8
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:5th	32.5
		53.3

Michael Allen "Mike" Bantom

B. 1951-12-03, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Basketball (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Kenneth Owens "Ken" Bantum

B. 1935-03-16, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Shot Put	fourth	2400
		2400

Helmut Bantz

B. 1921-09-14, Speyer, R-P, Germany; D. 2004-10-04
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	9th	sixth	800
Men's Team All-Around	fourth	fifth	650
Men's Floor Exercise	38th	8th	64
Men's Horse Vault	13th	gold	1606.4
Men's Parallel Bars	12th	13th	16.4
Men's Horizontal Bar	7th	sixth	260
Men's Rings	14th	18th	4.64
Men's Pommeled Horse	11th	12th	26
			3427.44

He may well have been the only German present at the London Olympics, as the coach to the British gymnastics team. He had been a prisoner of war in Britain.

Bányai Ágoston

B. 1950-08-24, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	7th	200
		200

Bruno Banzer

B. 1947-06-17, represented Liechtenstein
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Combined	88th	-13.26
		-13.26

Banzragchiin Zundui

B. 1937-10-14, represented Mongolia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	63rd	-8.26
Men's 30 kilometres	59th	-7.16
		0.00000001856

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2023-08-16

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