Great Olympians

Biographies - BOI


Marcel Boigegrain

from Paris, represented France
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxed Fours SF:2nd 810
810


Raoul, Count de Boigne

Olympic Competitor nr 2464


Arthur "Art" Boileau

B. 1957-10-09, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Men's Marathon 44th 28th 0.038424
0.038424


Sheku Boima

B. 1952-10-07, represented Sierra Leone
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:53rd -6.26
Men's 200 metres R1:51st -6.64
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay R1:15th 2.5
2.500000896


Victor Boin

B. 1886-02-28, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 1974-03-31
Fencing (2 silver, 1 bronze)
1908 1912 1920 HP
Men's Épée, Individual fourth QF:8th 2000.011
Men's Épée, Team silver 1000
Men's Water Polo silver bronze 2780
Men's 100 m Free-style R1:ac 0.304
5780.315

Olympic Competitor nr 3885

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

He carried the Belgian flag and pronounced the Athletes' Oath (the very first time this was done) at the Opening Ceremony of the Antwerpen Olympics.


Georges Boireau

represented France
Boxing
1928 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg) QF 861
861


Maurice Eugène Boisdon

B. 1855-03-22, La Rochelle, France; D. 1928-10-24
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Épée, Individual SF:ac 44.76
Men's Sabre, Individual SF:ac 79.13
123.89

Olympic Competitor nr 576


Emmanuel Albert Marie Boislèvé

B. 1884-12-21, Paris; D. 1921-08-06

Olympic Competitor nr 3565


Philippe Boisse

B. 1955-03-18, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Fencing (2 gold, 1 silver)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Individual Épée 9th 9th gold 8227.6
Men's Team Épée 9th gold silver 2632.5
10860.1


Raymond Boisset

B. 1912-03-26, La Pacaudière, France; D. 1991-07-07
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:4th 0.033
Men's 4x400 metres Relay R1:3rd 68
68.033


Yves Boissier

B. 1944-01-27, Montélimar, France
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Épée, Team QF 82
82


Renon Boissière

Olympic Competitor nr 6599


Andrée Boisson

B. 1900-10-21, represented France; D. 1973-07-18
Fencing
1936 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:7th 0.00029
0.00029


Francis Boisson

B. 1928-01-22, Monaco; D. 2021-12
Shooting
1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle,  Three Positions QU:67th -9.80
Small−Bore Rifle,  Three Positions 67th
0.0000000008


Pierre Boisson

B. 1930-06-08, represented Monaco
Shooting
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 73rd 64th -8.18
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 69th
0.0000000017856


Bertrand Octave Boissonault

B. 1907-01-10, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1995-09-30
Fencing
1936 HP
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd 2.69
Men's Épée, Individual R1:10th 0.00000000032
2.69000000032


Xavier Boissy

B. 1944-05-27, represented Senegal
Judo
1972 HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg) R1 0.933
0.933


(Geoffrey Sila) Kibet Boit

B. 1934, Nandi, Kenya
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 400 metres QF:6th 0.364
Men's 4x400m Relay R1:4th 17
17.364


Michael Kipsubut "Mike" Boit

B. 1949-01-06, Eldoret, Kenya
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Men's 800 metres bronze 2560
Men's 1500 metres fourth 1600
4160


Brian Boitano

B. 1963-10-22, Mountain View, Cal., USA
Figure Skating (1 gold)
1984 1988 1992 1994 HP
Men's Singles fifth gold sixth 14775
14775


Jean Auguste Boiteux

B. 1933-06-20, Marseille, France; D. 2010-04-11
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1952 1956 1960 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle gold SF:9th 6560
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle SF:9th sixth 800
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay bronze SF:9th SF:10th 690
8050


Émile Boitout

Olympic Competitor nr 7326


Gustaf Boivie

Olympic Competitor nr 5031


Hélène Boivin

B. 1959-02-13, Arvida, Québ., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly 9th 160
160


Written 2000-12-02 - last modified 2024-01-09

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