Great Olympians

Biographies - BL

Bla - Ble - Bli - Blo - Blu


Al. Blachère

Olympic Competitor nr 741


Bonnie Blair

B. 1964-03-18, Cornwall, NY, USA
Speed Skating (5 gold, 1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 1994 HP
500 m 8th gold gold gold 16256
1000 m - bronze gold gold 12160
1500 m - fourth 21st fourth 2800.48
31216.48

At 19 she first gained acclaim by winning the world overall short-track title, but a year later she had switched to the longer track and twice clocked a world record for the 500 metres.
She was world sprint champion in 1989, '94 and '95.


Arthur C. Blake

Olympic Competitor nr 53


Blanchard

Olympic Competitor nr 1111


Frédéric Blanchy

Olympic Competitor nr 379


Claudia Blasberg

Germany
Rowing (2 silver)
2000 2004 HP
Lightweight Double Sculls silver silver 10000
10000


Ethelda M. Bleibtrey

B. 1902-02-27, USA; D. 1978-05-06
Swimming (3 gold)
1920 HP
100 m Free-style gold 6400
300 m Free-style gold 6400
4x100 m Free-style Relay gold 1600
14400


Gérard Blitz Jr

B. 1901-08-01, Belgium; D. 1979-03-08
Swimming & Waterpolo (2 silver, 2 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 1936 HP
100 m Backstroke bronze fourth SF:dns 6336
4x200 m Free-style Relay sixth ht:5th 166.4
100 m Free-style ht:7th 0.006
Swimming 6502
Waterpolo silver silver QF bronze 6124
12626


Alfred Bloch

Olympic Competitor nr 1608


Johannes Bloemen

Olympic Competitor nr 1301


Tore Blom

Olympic Competitor nr 842


Arthur Bloomfeld

Olympic Competitor nr 476


Kay Bluhm

B. 1968-10-13, Germany
Canoeing (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 HP
K2, 500 m - gold gold 9600
K2, 1000 m - gold silver 7800
K4, 1000 m bronze - - 1280
18680

Twice partner in K2 of Torsten Gutsche.


last modified 2002-10-27

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