Great Olympians

Biographies - BIL

Ibrahim Bilali

B. 1965-07-21, represented Kenya
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Michel Bilamo

represented Cameroon
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Carlos Salvador Bilardo

B. 1939-03-16, La Paternal, Argentina
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:2nd	287
		287

Robus (Robustiano Bilbao Echevarria)

B. 1900-12-18, Neguri, Spain
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Sabino Bilbao Libano

B. 1897-12-11, Lejona, Spain; D. 1983-01-19
Football (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	320
		320

Emil Bildstein

B. 1931-05-17, München, Bay., Germany
Water Polo

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Water Polo Men's Team	R2:4th	sixth	(sixth)	455.25
				455.25

Abdi Bile Abdi

B. 1964-12-28, Las Anod, Somaliland, represented Somalia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 800 metres	QF:5th				2.29
Men's 1500 metres	QF:dns			sixth	640.16
					642.45

Ahmet Bilek

B. 1932-03-15, Kula, Turkey; D. 1970-10-04
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Alexander Bílek

B. 1941-01-20, Dresden, Germany, lived in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	11th	64
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	20th	1
		65

Martin Broomall Biles

B. 1919-03-30, San Diego, Cal., USA; D. 2017-08-25
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	sixth	960
		960

Simone Arianne Biles

B. 1997-03-14, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Gymnastics (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

	2016	2021	HP
Women's Individual Combined	gold		6400
Women's Team Combined	gold	silver	2600
Women's Vault	gold		6400
Women's Floor Exercises	gold		6400
Women's Balance Beam	bronze	bronze	5120
			26920

In Tokyo, she had qualified in first place for the individual all-around contest, and in four finals in total, but during the team final, she felt unable to continue. She did not compete in the first three finals, but returned on the last day to take yet another bronze medal on the balance beam.

Lars Bilet

B. 1927-01-08, Oslo, Norway; D. 2016-12-28
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
GR Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	9th	240
		240

Gazanfer Bilge

B. 1924-07-23, Karamürsel, Turkey; D. 2008-04-20
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Tekin Bilge

B. 1930, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Jochum Victor "Jock" Bilger

B. 1936-11-25, Rustenburg, South Africa, represented New Zealand
Sailing

	1972	1976	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	9th	12th	250
			250

Cvitko Bilić

B. 1943-10-19, Loborika, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Cycling - Road

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	25th		0.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	16th	20th	5.55
			5.7

Mirjana Bilić

B. 1936-05-11, Bačka Topola, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	46th	-5.64
		0.0000064

Dimitrios Biliouris

B. 1963-04-09, Naousa, Greece
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	77th	-11.40
		-11.40

Errol Bill

B. 1939-01-16, Temora, NSW, Australia
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Armand Billard

from Paris, represented France
Aquatics - Diving

	1928	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:7th	1.08
Men's Platform	QU:5th	17.2
		18.28

(François Alexandre) Émile Billard

B. 1852-04-05, Le Havre, France; D. 1930-06-29
Sailing (1 gold)

	1900	HP
10-20 ton class	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1198

1900-08-01-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race one
1900-08-05-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race two
1900-08-06-14:00? - Sailing - 10-20 ton class, race three - first (3200)

Lionel Charles Raymond Billas

B. 1929-02-03, Commercy, France; D. 1995-09-17
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.00000000096
		0.00000000096

Poul Bille-Holst

B. 1894-06-15, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1959-02-09
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	3.724
		3.724

John Arthur Biller

B. 1879-11-14, Newark, NJ, USA; D;1934-03-26
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's Standing High Jump	fourth		silver	6300
Men's Standing Long Jump	bronze		fourth	4680
Men's Discus Throw	fifth			1125
				12105

He represented National Turnverein of Newark in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1969

1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - third (2880)
1904-08-31-14:00? - Athletics - Standing High Jump - fourth (1800)
1904-09-03-16:00? - Athletics - Discus Throw - fifth (1125)
1908-07-20-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualifying - fourth (1800)
1908-07-23-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualifying - fourth (Q)
1908-07-23-17:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, final - second (4500)

Charles Billings

Olympic Competitor nr 5056

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - first (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - first (Q)
1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - first (1600)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 41st

Nort Billings

B. 1904-11-08, Lyons, Col., USA; D. 1994-05-01
Cross Country Skiing

	1932	HP
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.004
		0.004

Edwin "Teddy" Billington

B. 1882-07-14, Southampton, Great Britain, came to the USA as a baby; D. 1966-08, Pine Brook, New Jersey, United States
Cycking - Track (1 silver, 3 bronze)

1904 HP

Men's 1/4 mile bronze 1920

Men's 1/3 mile bronze 1920

Men's 1/2 mile silver 3000

Men's 1 mile bronze 1920

Men's 2 miles fourth 1200

Men's 5 miles competed 200

Men's 25 miles 8th 192

10352

	1904	HP
Men's 1/4 mile	bronze	1920
Men's 1/3 mile	bronze	1920
Men's 1/2 mile	silver	3000
Men's 1 mile	bronze	1920
Men's 2 miles	fourth	1200
Men's 5 miles	competed	200
Men's 25 miles	8th	192
		10352

Olympic Competitor nr 1939

1904-08-02-14:20? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat three - first (Q)
1904-08-02-15:10? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - semi-final two - first (Q)
1904-08-02-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - final - second (3000)
1904-08-03-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 2 miles - fourth (1200)
1904-08-03-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile heat one - first (Q)
1904-08-03-17:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile semi-final one - second (Q)
1904-08-03-17:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile final - third (1920)
1904-08-04-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile heat one - second (Q)
1904-08-05-14:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile semi-final one - second (Q)
1904-08-05-15:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/3 mile final - third (1920)
1904-08-05-15:20? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile heat two - second (Q)
1904-08-05-15:40? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile final - third (1920)
1904-08-05-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 5 miles - AC (200)
1904-08-05-17:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 miles - DNF (192)

Sohen Biln

B. 1939-06-17, Westlock, Alb., Canada; D. 2012-03-27
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Raymond Victor "Ray" Bilney

B. 1945-11-02, from NSW, represented Australia
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	fourth	2400
		2400

Jean-Claude Biloa

B. 1949-08-03, represented Cameroon
Freestyle Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Alex Bilodeau

B. 1987-09-08, Montreal, Canada
Free-style Skiing - Moguls (2 gold)

	2006	2010	2014	HP
Moguls	11th	gold	gold	19296
				19296

Yuriy Bilonoh

B. 1974-03-09, Belopol'ye, Ukraine
Athletics - Shot Put (1 gold)

2000 2004 2008 HP

Shot Put fifth (gold) fifth 3300

15075

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Shot Put	fifth	(gold)	fifth	3300
				15075

The shot put in 2004 was held at the ancient site of Olympia. Bilonog had two throws of 21.15m before his sixth attempt. Adam Nelson had just one valid throw, of 21.16m. In his sixth throw, Bilonog put 21.16m, so he took the gold medal because of his better second throw. That gold medal was taken away in 2013 when his sample revealed an anabolic steroid.

Charles Bilot

Olympic Competitor nr 4706

1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qb)
1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal matches - DNS (307.5)

William Law "Billy" Bilsland

B. 1945-11-09, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Astra Biltauere

B. 1944-10-09, Rīga, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Zinetula Khaydyarovich Bilyaletdinov

B. 1955-03-13, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	5200
			5200

He was coach of the 2014 Russian team.

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-04-09

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