Great Olympians

Biographies - BEY

Lionel Beylot-Bourcelot

B. 1957-11-28, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke 35th -2.10
0.001

José Beyaert

B. 1925-10-01, Lens, France; D. 2005-06-11
Cycling - Road (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual gold 8000
Men's Road Race, Team bronze 640
8640

Andreas Beyeler

B. 1942-06-25, represented Switzerland
Shooting
1972 HP
Free Rifle 22nd 0.6
0.6

Johann Friedrich Albin "Hanns" Beyeler

B. 1894-01-17, Bern, Switzerland; D. 1968-05-11
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs 3 entries & 4 HC 28.311
28.311

Otto Beyeler

B. 1926-07-21, represented Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing
1952 HP
Men's 50 km 15th 10
10

Emil Beyer

B. 1876-11-22, New York, United States; D. 1934-10-15
Gymnastics (1 silver)
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 30th -2.75
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 36th -3.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 34th -3.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team silver 750
750.00792

Olympic Competitor nr 1728

Gerhard Beyer

B. 1941-04-14, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2010-10-29
Shooting
1976 1980 1984 HP
Free Pistol 24th 0.624
Men's Free Pistol 23rd
0.624

Gisela Beyer

B. 1960-07-16, Eisenhüttenstadt, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Women's Discus Throw fourth 2400
2400

Hans Beyer

Olympic Competitor nr 6294

Hans-Georg Beyer

B. 1956-09-03, Eisenhüttenstadt, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Heinz Wilhelm Max Beyer

B. 1910-07-28, Stettin, Pommern (now Szczecin in Poland), represented Germany; D. 1975-04-26
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 1Rep:2nd 20.4
20.4

Horst Beyer

B. 1940-01-05, Neumünster, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany in 1972
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Decathlon sixth dnf 960.00384
960.00384

Johanna Beyer

B. 1888-07-11, Leipzig, Germany, represented the USA; D. 1944-01-09
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Music ac 170.9
170.9

Olaf Beyer

B. 1957-08-04, Grimma, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 800 metres SF:11th 64
64

Udo Beyer

B. 1955-08-09, Eisenhüttenstadt, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany until 1988
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Shot Put gold bronze fourth 19th 19803
19803

His brother, Hans-Georg, won gold at Moskva as a member of the East-German Handball Team, their sister Gisela came fourth in the discus, also at Moskva.

Ulrich Beyer

B. 1947-07-23, Templin, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1988-10-20
Boxing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R1 QF 862.02
862.02

Uwe Beyer

B. 1945-04-14, Timmendorfer Strand, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968 and 1972; D. 1993-04-15
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Hammer Throw bronze QU:16th fourth 6874.56
6874.56

Ina Beyermann

B. 1965-04-11, Leverkusen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle seventh 400
Women's 400 m Freestyle 17th 4
Women's 100 m Butterfly eighth 19th 257.6
Women's 200 m Butterfly bronze 10th 2660
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay silver 1000
4321.6

Egon Beyn

B. 1894-01-21, from Hamburg, represented Germany; D. 1963-11-18
Sailing
1928 HP
One Person Dinghy (12-foot) fifth 1500
1500

Sami Beyroun

represented Lebanon
Alpine Skiing
1964 HP
Men's Downhill dnf -12.16
Men's Giant Slalom 80th -11.10
Men's Slalom R1:dnf -15.64
-11.12

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-12-08

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