Great Olympians

Biographies - BLA

Uwe Konstantin Blab

B. 1962-03-26, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany in 1984
Basketball

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	eighth		seventh	360.8
				360.8

Arne Blach

B. 1900-07-08, København, Denmark; D. 1977-07-11
Hockey

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd		7th	546
				546

Ejvind Blach

B. 1895-12-31, København, Denmark; D. 1972-10-01
Hockey (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Preben Geo Mollerup Blach

B. 1920-12-15, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 2007-03-28
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:5th	12.8
		12.8

Svend Blach

B. 1893-12-06, København, represented Denmark; D. 1979-12-10
Hockey (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Al. Blachère

represented France
Croquet

	1900	HP
singles 1 ball	fourth	1600
singles 2 balls	fourth	1600
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 741

1900-06-28-14:00? - Croquet - singles 1 ball - fourth (1600)
1900-07-11-14:00? - Croquet - singles 2 balls, day two - fourth (1600)

Alfred Black

Olympic Competitor nr 5367

1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 53rd

Archie Black

B. 1883-05-17, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1956-05-14
Rowing (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Christopher Francis "Chris" Black

B. 1950-01-01, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	7th	QU:14th	624
			624

David John "Dave" Black

B. 1952-10-02, Tamworth, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:23rd		0.256
Men's Marathon		dnf	-10.24
			0.256

Denis Black

B. 1897-10-20, Aylsham, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fourth	400
		400

Ed Black

B. 1905-05-03, Bailey Island, Maine, USA; D. 1996-10-22
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	bronze	3840
		3840

Ernesto Black

B. 1909, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Ian MacIntosh Black

B. 1941-06-27, Inverness, Scotland, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	7th	100
		2100

John Black

Olympic Competitor nr 7209

1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
1924 1000

Lawrence Jeffery "Larry" Black

B. 1951-07-20, Miami, Flor., USA; D. 2006-02-08
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's 200 metres	silver	4000
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
		5600

Les Black

B. 1900-01-23, Bruce, Ont., Canada; D. 1974-11-12
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-72.6 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Marilyn Mary Black

B. 1944-05-20, from NSW, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres	sixth	640
Women's 200 metres	bronze	2560
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	sixth	160
		3360

In the final of the 100m in Tokyo, she ran against Marilyn White.

(Edgar) Newbold Black, IV

B. 1929-06-11, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 2013-06-01
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Stuart Black

B. 1908-02-08, Stratford, New Zealand; D. 1989-02-20
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	0.676
		2.966

Jasper Roy Blackall

B. 1920-07-20, London, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie)	bronze	3200
		3200

Bill Austin "Black Eagle"

B. 1865-07, Ontario, Canada
Lacrosse (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1500
		1500

The Mohawk Indians are credited with the bronze medal, but they tied their only match with the St. Louis AAA, so I award them the points for joined second place.

Olympic Competitor nr 1824

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn - second (1500)

Black Hawk

B. 1877-05-23, Ontario, Canada
Lacrosse (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1500
		1500

The Mohawk Indians are credited with the bronze medal, but they tied their only match with the St. Louis AAA, so I award them the points for joined second place.

Olympic Competitor nr 1825

1904-07-02-15:00? - Lacrosse - Match one - drawn - second (1500)

Cecil Blackbeard

B. 1900, King William's Town, Cape Colony, by 1920 South Africa; D. 1954-04-19
Tennis

	1920	HP
Men's Doubles	QF	430.5
		430.5

Brian Reginald Blackburn

B. 1928-10-15, represented Australia; D. 2014-05-30
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Men's Individual combined	58th	-
Men's Team combined	7th	100
Men's Floor Exercise	41st	-
Men's Horse Vault	47th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	56th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	58th	-
Men's Rings	59th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	58th	-
		100

(Jerald) Clifford Blackburn

B. 1927-10-30, from Montréal, represented Canada; D. 2017-06-03
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Fred Blackett

B. 1900-01-17, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1979-05-17
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	FI:dq	960
		960

Carlon Blackman

B. 1965-03-27, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 400 metres	R1:6th	0.364
		0.364

Cheryl Blackman

B. 1957-06-28, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	R1:6th	0.364
		0.364

Craig Blackman

B. 1951-03-25, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	SF:10th	25
		25

Sylvanua Timotheus Blackman

B. 1933-07-01, Bridgetown, Barbados, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	dnf	10th		151.74
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)			20th	151.74
				151.74

He competed in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for Barbados, but in 1966 he represented England, so we must definitely class him as British. Barbados had a separate team in 1968, and it formed part of the West Indies Federation, which had a separate Olympic team in 1960 (even containing a Barbadian weightlifter).

Roland Blackmon

B. 1928-11-03, New Orleans, Louis., USA; D. 2017-05-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 400m Hurdles	SF:5th	195
		195

Ronald Leslie "Ron" Blackney

B. 1933-04-23, from Belmont, Vict., represented Australia; D. 2008-06-14
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:10th	1.95
		1.95

Pierre Blacks

B. 1948-10-20, Bruxelles, Belgium
Archery

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	18th	3.84
		3.84

Harry Blackstaffe

Olympic Competitor nr 4640

1908-07-29-16:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, round two, heat three - won (Q)
1908-07-30-16:45 - Rowing - Single Sculls, semiffinal, heat two - won (Q)
1908-07-31-14:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, final - won (7200)

Andrea Jill Blackwell

B. 1962-11-23, Calgary, Alb., Canada
Basketball

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Women's Team	fourth			11th	832
					832

Carol Blackwood

B. 1953-10-27, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Downhill	38th	-3.26
Women's Giant Slalom	35th	-2.10
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		0.001296

Jaume Bladas i Santasusgna

B. 1936-05-11, Terrassa, Spain
Shooting

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Single Trap	25th		240.15
Single Trap		9th	240.15
			240.15

Maurice Bladel

Olympic Competitor nr 6986

1920-04-23-00:00 - Art Competitions - Literature - bronze (3840)

(Percibal) Eduardo Blades Brooks

B. 1943-04-01, Panamá, Panama
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Gösta Bladin

B. 1894-11-26, Gävle, Sweden
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:4th	492
Men's Long Jump	9th	240
		732

(Bror) Erik (Alvar) Bladström

B. 1918-03-29, Västervik, Sweden; D. 1998-05-21
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Folding Kayak Doubles 10000m	gold	4800
		4800

Roland Blaesi

B. 1932-01-29, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	18th	2.56
		2.56

Mărgărit Blăgescu

B. 1925-08-26, Oancea, Romania
Bobsleigh

	1956	HP
Two‐Man	14th	20
Four‐Man	14th	12
		32

Vakhťang Blagidze

B. 1954-07-23, Chochkhati, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Blagoy Dimitrov Blagoev

B. 1956-12-04, Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria
Weightlifting (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	disq.	silver	6000
			6000

Disqualified in 1976 for the use of anabolic steroid.

Maya Blagoeva

B. 1956-07-25, represented Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	77th	-11.40
Women's Team Combined	16th	1.6
		1.6

Yordanka Blagoeva (Ivanova)

B. 1947-01-19, Gorno Tserovene, Bulgaria
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's High Jump	QU:17th	silver	bronze	QU:16th	9855.6
					9855.6

Vasily Vyacheslavovich Blagov

B. 1954-10-29, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2019-05-09
Figure Skating

	1972	HP
Pairs	sixth	800
		800

František Bláha

Olympic Competitor nr 7325

1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - DNF (6.4)

Gustav Blaha

Olympic Competitor nr 5318

1912-07-01-11:00 - Football - consolation round - won (164)

Blahó Kálmán

B. 1920-04-03, Szabadszállás, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	FI:dq	192
		192

Boris Blai

B. 1889-06-25, represented the USA; D. 1985-06-28
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Adrian Blair

B. 1943-12-21, Cherbourg, Qld., Australia
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

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

	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.

Clyde Amel Blair

B. 1881-09-16, Fort Scott, Kansas, USA; D. 1953-09-03
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's 60 metres	fourth	1200
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	204
Men's 400 metres	ac	112
		1516

He was a member of the Chicago Maroons and represented the Chicago Athletic Association in the Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1977

1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - 60 m heat one - first (QF)
1904-08-29-15:00? - Athletics - 60 m final - fourth (1200)
1904-08-29-15:30? - Athletics - 400 m - AC (112.0)
1904-09-03-15:10? - Athletics - 100 m - heat three - third (204)

Jim Blair

B. 1909-10-28, Placerville, Cal., USA; D. 1992-05-23
Rowing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Lee Blair

B. 1911-10-01, Los Angeles, Cal.; D. 1993-04-19
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Painting, Drawings and Water Colors	gold	6400
Painting	ac	2.186
		6402.186

Peter Steele "Pete" Blair

B. 1932-02-14, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; D. 1994-06-29
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Phoebe Blair-White

B. 1894-09-10, Dublin, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1991-03-06
Tennis

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	R2	0.85
Women's Doubles	R2	81
Mixed Doubles	R1	1.47
		83.32

Berndt Stephan "Ben" Blaisse

B. 1911-05-08, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2006-04-30
Speed Skating

	1936	HP
Men's 500 metres	27th	0.04
		0.04

Robbert Blaisse

B. 1900-07-12, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1959-03-21
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Eights	R1:2nd	287
		287

Steven Joseph Blaisse

B. 1940-05-07, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2001-04-20
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	silver	5018.13
			5018.13

Gavril Blajek

B. 1939-07-23, Brad, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Arthur Charles Blake

B. 1872-01-26, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1944-10-23
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1896	HP
Men's 1500 m	silver	4000
Men's Marathon	dnf	16.2
		4016.2

Olympic Competitor nr 53

1896-07-07-16:30 - Athletics Track - 1500 m - second (4000)
1896-04-10-14:00 - Athletics - Marathon - DNF (16.2)

Christopher John Blake

B. 1953-06-13, represented Australia
Archery

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Individual	31st	41st	0.00968
Men's Team		13th	6.4
			6.40968

Doris Enid Blake

B. 1911-11-02, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1983-07-12
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	8th	128
		128

Eric John Blake

B. 1946-08-30, Epsom, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	QF	861
		861

Ernest Blake

B. 1912-03-31, Kingston upon Hull, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

George Bernard Blake

B. 1878-09-04, St. Kilda, Vict., Australia; D. 1946-02-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	1908	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:ac		10.86
Men's 5 miles	sixth	R1:3rd	488.07
Men's Marathon	sixth	dnf	720.0028
			1218.9328

He was also entered in Lightweight Boxing in 1908, but did not compete.

Olympic Competitor nr 2940

1906-04-25-18:30 - Athletics - 5 miles - sixth (480)
1906-04-27-16:00 - Athletics - 1500 m, round one - AC (10.86)
1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - sixth (720)
1908-07-15-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 5 miles, heat one - third (8.07)
1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Helen Blake

B. 1951-05-01, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 400 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:dnf	16
		16.00256

Jack Blake

B. 1874-11-13, London, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1908	1912	1920	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:4th	R1:5th	R1:6th	0.0000224
Men's Épée, Team			SF:4th	82
				82.0000224

Olympic Competitor nr 4064

1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth
1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fifth

Lorna Blake

B. 1953-10-13, La Habana, Cuba, represented Puerto Rico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:56th	-7.40
Women's 200 metres Freestyle	R1:39th	-3.16
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:30th	0.01
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.51016004

Trevor Williams Blake

B. 1937-03-13, Whangarei, New Zealand; D. 2004-08-23
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:7th	10.4
		10.4

Yohan Blake

B. 1989-12-26, Saint James, Jamaica
Track & Field Athletics (2 gold, 2 silver)

	2012	2016	2021	HP
Men's 100 metres	silver	fourth	SF:18th	5602.56
Men's 200 metres	silver	SF:16th		4006.4
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	gold	fifth	5175
				14783.96

Peter Blakeley

B. 1946-03-08, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Bobsleigh

	1972	HP
Men's Four	13th	19.2
		19.2

Margot Victoria Blakely

B. 1950-05-03, Auckland, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's Slalom	dnf	-5.16
		0.0000016

Stuart S. Blakely

B. 1956-08-15, Christchurch, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Downhill	53rd	32nd	0.004000256
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom	35th	dnf	-2.10
			0.005000256

Henry Blakeney

Olympic Competitor nr 5481

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - fourth
1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - second (Q) (two out of two)
1912-07-11-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - third (16.14)

Ronald John Blaker

B. 1936-01-15, Johannesburg, South Africa, represented Kenya
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	20th	1.25
		1.25

Doris Blanc

B. 1926-11-07, from Neuchâtel, represented Switzerland
Figure Skating

	1948	HP
Women's Singles	25th	0.15
		0.15

Elviro Blanc

B. 1945-01-08, Bionaz, Italy
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 30 km		20th	1
Men's 50 km	27th	21st	0.68
Men's 4x10 km Relay		9th	40
			41.68

Henri Blanc

B. 1907-02-03, represented Switzerland
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	14th	24
		24

Robert Blanchaer

B. 1952-09-22, Antwerpen, Belgium
Alpine Skiing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	42nd	45th	-4.50
Men's Giant Slalom	34th	40th	-2.17
Men's Slalom	25th	dnf	0.1
			0.11705

Blanchard

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	65th	-8.15
		0.0000000015

Olympic Competitor nr 1111

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Claude René Georges Blanchard

B. 1945-05-25, Vichy, France; D. 2019-07-09
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	14th	8
		8

(Joseph) Élie Blanchard

B. 1881-08-03, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1941-12-12
Lacrosse (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1838

1904-07-07 - Lacrosse - Match two - won - first (2400)

Marcel Blanchard

represented France
Equestrianism - Dressage

	1920	HP
Dressage, Individual	13th	38.4
		38.4

Pierre Blanchard

B. 1945-01-14, La Rochelle, France
Sailing

	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	8th	256
		256

René Blanchard

B. 1947-07-12, Megève, France
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	14th	8
		8

Vaughn Blanchard

Olympic Competitor nr 6419

1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-11-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - third (16.14)

Armand Blanchonnet

B. 1903-12-23, Gipcy, France; D. 1968-09-17
Cycling - Road (2 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	gold	8000
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	gold	1600
		9600

(Gaston) Frédéric Blanchy

B. 1868-07-01, Bordeaux, France; D. 1944-10-01
Sailing (2 gold)

	1900	HP
2-3 ton class (1)	gold	1600
2-3 ton class (2)	gold	1600
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 379

1900-05-22-13:00? - Sailing - 2-3 ton class (1) - first (1600)
1900-05-25-13:10 - Sailing - 2-3 ton class (2) - first (1600)

Jean-François Blanchy

Olympic Competitor nr 5018

1912-06-28-09:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - won (Q)
1912-07-01-10:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - lost (0.971)
1920 SI -3.85 DO 1200 MD 39.56

Alberto Blanco Fernández

B. 1950-02-17, represent Cuba
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)	sixth		4800
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)		bronze	4800
			4800

Fernando Blanco Garell

B. 1951-06-04, represented Mexico
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:4th	164
		164

Jesús Blanco

B. 1946-11-18, represented Argentina
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
FR Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)	18th	3.84
GR Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)	18th	3.84
		7.68

Juan Blanco Penalver

B. 1959-10-08, represented Cuba
Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Ramón Blanco Aladro

B. 1926-02-06, Madrid, Spain
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Slalom	65th	0.000000001
		0.000000001

Roberto Blanco

B. 1938-11-26, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Football

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

Suzette Blanco Saiz

B. 1948-09-15, La Habana, Cuba
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	91st	-14.64
Women's Team All-Round	13th	6.4
		6.4

Beverley Bland

B. 1953-11-23, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Basketball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

(Frances) Christopher (Buchhan) Bland

B. 1938-05-29, Yokohama, Japan, studied at Oxford, represented Ireland; D. 2017-01-28
Fencing

	1960	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:6th	-8.18
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
		0.9360000018

Studying at Oxford did not prevent him from chosing to represent Ireland. He made his career in England, though, among others at the Greater London Council and the Board of Governors at the BBC. He was knighted in 199 for contributions to the National Health Service.

Donald Bland

B. 1931-03-27, Gateshead, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	7th	400
		400

Harriet Claiborne Bland

B. 1915-02-13, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1991-11-06
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.676
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	gold	1600
		1600.676

Gabriel Blando

B. 1925, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Fencing

	1956	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:8th	0.011
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		68.011

Helen Mary Blane

B. 1913-09-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2000-04-12
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Women's Alpine Combined	25th	0.15
		0.15

Columba Blango

B. 1956-04-23, represented Sierra Leone
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Decathlon	16th	9.6
		9.6

François Blank

B. 1930-12-30, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Harriet Blank

B. 1944-10-26, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:14th	24
		24

Johann Blank

B. 1904-04-17, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1983-03-15
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

1928 HP

Men's Water Polo (gold) 2000

2000

Theodorus Petrus "Theo" Blankenaauw

B. 1923-09-05, Gennep, the Netherlands; D. 2011-08-28
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Time Trial	12th	60
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:9th	192
		252

Wolfgang Blankenau

B. 1955-04-28, Admonton, Alb., Canada
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Rita Blankenburg

B. 1942-02-22, Berlin, Germany
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Women's 3000 metres	17th	4
		4

Tom Blankenburg

B. 1909-09-02, Spokane, Wash., USA; D. 1979-03-29
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	SF:5th	240
		240

Jan Blankers

B. 1904-04-23, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1977-07-17
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Triple Jump	9th	240
		240

Rafael Blanquer Alcantud

B. 1945-10-14, Valencia, Spain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:32nd	-2.60
		0.006

Oscar Blansaer

B. 1890-11-13, represented Belgium; D. 1962-06-23
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Marathon	34th	0.0024
		0.0024

Moysés Blás

B. 1937-03-24, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Besketball (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Rudolf Blaß

B. 1948-10-05, Saarlouis, Saarl., Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 m		SF:5th	12.9
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m		SF:6th	3.24
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	fifth		500
			516.14

Claudia Blasberg

Germany
Rowing (2 silver)

2000 2004 HP

Lightweight Double Sculls silver silver 10000

10000

Detlef Blasche

B. 1955-10-23, Frankfurt (Oder), Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	7th	600
		600

Robert Blaschka

B. 1958-04-07, Graz, Austria
Fencing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Foil, Individual	13th			18.13
Foil, Team	fourth		11th	422.75
				440.88

Gregorio Blasco González

B. 1944-01-20, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	19.2
		19.2

Rita Blasel

competed as

Rita Czech-Blasel

B. 1934-07-27, Freiberg, Sachs., Germany
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Women's 5 kilometres			12th	40
Women's 10 kilometres	29th	12th	15th	60.02
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay		fifth	fourth	650
				750.02

Alfred Blaser

B. 1913-10-17, Langnau im Emmenthal, Switzerland; D. 2005-11-23
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1948	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	11th	80
Three−Day Event, Team	fourth	400
		480

Robert Blaser

B. 1948-02-16, represented Switzerland
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1972	HP
FR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	10th	150
GR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	18th	3.84
		153.84

Ettore Blasi

B. 1895-03-18, Roma, Italy
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	dnf	0.0000038784
			0.0000038784

Osvaldo Roberto Blasi

B. 1928-02-05 represented Argentina; D. 2012-07-08
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Umberto Blasi

Olympic Competitor nr 4513

1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Kazimierz Franciszek Błasiński

B. 1932-09-26, Oględów, Poland; D. 2007-07-05
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	SF:4th	246
		246

He would have been a member of the 1960 Polish eight, but they did not start.

Erwin Blask

B. 1910-03-20, Friedrichsheyde, East Prussia (now Gajrowskie in Poland), represented Germany; D. 1999-02-06
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	silver	6000
		6000

Erwin Blasl

B. 1911-12-27, from Wien, represented Austria
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(sixth)	128
		128

Józef Błaszczyk

B. 1947-03-23, Gdynia, Poland
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	8th	256
		256

Ryszard Zenon Blaszka

B. 1951-03-02, Poznań, Poland
Sailing

	1976	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Nathaniel Hopkins "Neil" Blatchford, IV

B. 1945-10-05, Chicago, Ill., USA
Speed Skating

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 500 metres	fifth	15th	1010
			1010

Sam Blatherwick

Olympic Competitor nr 3708

1908-07-14-16:45 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - second, 3rd time (30)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - second, 3rd time (75)

Wilfred E. Blatherwick

B. 1870-09-19, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA; D. 1956-04-07
Tennis

	1904	HP
Men's Singles	QF	538.1
Men's Doubles	R1	31.22
		569.32

Olympic Competitor nr 1961

1904-08-29-11:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round three - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - lost (31.22)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles quarter-finals - lost (538.1)

Waldemar Blatskauskas

B. 1938-03-17, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1964-03-06
Besketball (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Robert "Bob" Blatt, Jr.

B. 1921-11-03, Norfolk, Virg., USA; D. 1994-07-05
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	44th	0.000012
Men's Combined	29th	0.012
		0.012012

Albert Blattmann

B. 1904-09-08, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 1967-05-19
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	fifth	1250
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	fourth	400
		1650

Walter Conrad Blattmann

B. 1920-06-23, New Orleans, LA, USA; D. 2000-04-10
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	90th	-
Men's Team All-Around	8th	64
Men's Floor Exercise	129th	-
Men's Horse Vault	54th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	100th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	112th	-
Men's Rings	137th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	73rd	-
		64.00000004

Verner Blaudzun

B. 1946-03-23, Sønderborg, Denmark
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Road Race			dnf	42nd	-4.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fourth		bronze		3432
					3432.00006

Harry Blaus

B. 1885-12-24 Liezere, Latvia, competed for Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5129

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 20th (1)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 26th (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - seventh (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - third (3200)
1912-07-04-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - fifth (250)

Tadeusz Michał Blauth

B. 1939-07-01, Warszawa, Poland
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Andrzej Bławdzin

B. 1938-08-19, Płochocin, Poland
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	77th		-11.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	11th	sixth	528
			528

Edward "Eddie" Blay

B. 1937-11-09, Accra, Gold Coast, represented Ghana; D. 2006-10-15
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R3		3199.13
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		bronze	3199.13
			3199.13

Hermann Matthias Blazejczak

B. 1912-06-03, Hildesheim, NS, Germany; D. 2008-01-13
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:6th	52
		52

Jan Blažek

B. 1947-09-13, from Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2016-09-29
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Jindřich Blažek

B. 1933-11-26, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1997
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Miloslav Blažek

B. 1922-06-22, Přivoz, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1985-02-19
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Pavol Blažek

B. 1958-07-09, Trnava, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia until 1992
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	14th		15th	17th	45th	30.00001
Men's 50 km Walk	10th		12th	29th		140.016
						170.01601

Radomír Blažík

B. 1954-09-03, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing, Canadian

	1980	HP
Men's Singles, 500 m	8th	256
		256

Milada Blažková

B. 1958-05-30, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Hockey (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Ryszard Błażyca

B. 1896-04-01, Ruda Slaska, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1981-09-28
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	7th	600
		600

Leszek Błażyński

B. 1949-03-05, Ełk, Poland; D. 1992-08-07
Boxing (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	bronze	bronze	6240
			6240

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-03-18

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