Great Olympians

Biographies - BOS

Jan Bos

B. 1975-03-29, Hierden, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (2 silver) & Track Cycling

	1998	2002	2004	2006	2010	HP
500 m	12th	8th		9th	29th	264.016
1000 m	silver	silver		fifth	12th	9944
1500 m	fourth	7th		20th		2001
Olympic Sprint			QF			430.5
						12639.516

Jan Justus "Jan-Just" Bos

B. 1939-07-28, Balikpapan, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:3rd	bronze	3285
			3285

Petronella Johanna Maria "Nel" Bos

B. 1947-11-23, Willemstad, Curaçao, represented the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:14th	16
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	SF:11th	64
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	7th	100
		220

Peter George Bos

B. 1938-05-30, North Tonawanda, NY, USA
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Luigi Bosatra

B. 1905-08-08, Milano, Italy; D. 1981
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	8th	384
		384

Renato Bosatta

B. 1938-02-11, Pianello del Lario, Italy
Rowing (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver		bronze	5412
Men's Coxed Fours		silver		3300
				8712

Eduardo Bosc

B. 1899-10-29, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-58 kg)	14th	11.69
		11.69

Pietro Boscaini

B. 1947-04-22, Roma, Italy; D. 1973-07-01
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R2:20th	R2:19th	2.6
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	8th		64
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	7th	R1:11th	106.4
			173

Alicia María Boscatto

B. 1960-06-16, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	21st	33rd	0.64256
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	13th	39th	25.60016
			26.24272

Edith Bosch

Netherlands
Judo (1 silver, 2 bronze)

2000 2004 2008 2012 HP

Middleweight (-70 kg) 7th silver bronze bronze 14005.2

492 6000 3120 3120 14005.2

	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Middleweight (-70 kg)	7th	silver	bronze	bronze	14005.2
	492	6000	3120	3120	14005.2

Fritz Bösch

from Luzern, represented Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Hermann Bosch

Olympic Competitor nr 5179

1912-06-29-15:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-03-15:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Miguel Bosch Marín

B. 1905, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sailing

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	8th	128
		128

Bruno Boscherie

B. 1951-02-22, Carpentras, France
Fencing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Foil, Team	gold	1600
		1600

Reinhold Boschert

B. 1947-02-06, Freudenstadt, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Long Jump	12th	60
		60

Jonkheer Gerard Bosch van Drakestein

B. 1887-07-24, Mechelen, Belgium, competed for the Netherlands; D. 1972-03-20
Cycling - track (1 silver, 1 bronze)

1908 1924 1928 bonus HP

1000m Time Trial silver 6000

Tandem bronze 3200

Team Pursuit fourth R1 (silver) 254.18 2498.98

5000 m 7th 300

100 km SF 0.807

Sprint (1000 m) heat:2nd 0.582

Sprint (660 yds) heat:2nd 0.510

20 km heat:5th 0.020

1471.919 3371.8 7200 254.18 12000.899

A nobleman, his family did not approve of his cycling, so at the start of his career he raced as "Ulysses". He remained an amateur and won a silver at Amsterdam aged 40. He also raced in the team pursuit in the quarter-final at Amsterdam, helping his team to qualify for the semis and the eventual silver medal.

Olympic Competitor nr 3492

1908-07-14-11:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one, heat two - fifth (0.020)
1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-15-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, heat one - AC (0.807)
1908-07-16-15:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (1000 m), round one - second (0.582)
1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-17-17:45 - Cycling - Track - Team Pursuit, semifinals - lost (1170)
1908-07-18-14:45 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, final - seventh (300)
1920 171.8
1924 1200
bonus 254.2

Benoy Bose Kumar

B. 1929-11-25, represented India
Boxing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Featherweight (-58 kg)	R1		2.33
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)		R1	2.33
			2.33

Roland Böse

B. 1947-02-10, Bingen am Rhein, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	(gold)	320
		320

He fell ill after the semifinal, and was replaced by Niko Ott for the final. When they won the final, Ott donated his gold medal to Böse, but received a copy from the IOC afterwards.

Ryszard Bosek

B. 1950-04-12, Kamienna Góra, Poland
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	9th	gold	fourth	4080
				4080

Ian Boserio

B. 1952-03-15, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Monique Bosga

B. 1960-09-21, Maracaibo, Venezuela, represented the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	7th	400
Women's 200 m Backstroke	13th	25.6
		425.6

Maria Bosi

B. 1954-04-26, Bistrița, Romania
Handball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Max Bösiger

B. 1933-12-23, Baden, Switzerland
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Ángel Bosio

B. 1905-05-05, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1978-08-31
Football (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Harald Bosio

B. 1906-01-02, Judenburg, Austria; D. 1980
Cross-Country Skiing & Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	29th	dnf		0.0264
Men's Nordic Combined		29th		0.024
Men's 18 km		21st	28th	0.6656
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay			8th	64
				64.7160

Lorenzo Bosisio

B. 1944-09-24, Mamirolo, Italy
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		1920

Vujadin Boškov

B. 1931-05-16, Begeč, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2014-04-27
Football (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Johannes Wilhelmus "Jan" Bosman

B. 1945-11-27, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1992-09-28
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	QF	492
		492

Brigitte Bosmans

B. 1965-05-29, represented Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	19th	1.6
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	19th	1.6
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	10th	25
		28.2

Fernand Bosmans

Olympic Competitor nr 4065

1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
1908-07-20-17:15 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - second (Q)
1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - eighth (7.688)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, silver medal match - lost (480)

Jules Delphine E. "Juul" Bosmans

B. 1914-04-23, Mortsel, Belgium; D. 2000-11-29
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:5th	0.064
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	SF:4th	492
		492.064

Albert Bosquet

Olympic Competitor nr 7179

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - second (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - second (1000)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (Q)
1920-07-24-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - AC (Q)
1920-07-24-17:30? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - ninth (200)
1924 400

Edith Boss

B. 1966-01-03, Bern, Switzerland
Artistic Swimming

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Solo	dnq	dnq	0.026
Women's Duet	fifth	fifth	1500
			1500.026

Fridrihs Bošs

B. 1887-02-07 Valmiera, Latvia, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5710

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - DNF

Willem Bossaerts

B. 1941-01-13, Antwerpen, Belgium
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Leo Bosschart

B. 1888-08-24, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 1951-05-09
Football (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Lodew Bosscke

B. 1900, Brussel, Belgium; D. 1980
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	hors concours	-
		-

Work "hors concours", so not a true Olympian.

Rudolf Bosselt

B. 1871-06-29, Perleburg, Brandenburg, Germany; D. 1938-01-02
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

B. Bosserdet

represented Switzerland
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Music, Compositions for Orchestra	AC	527.5
		527.5

Hansjörg Bosshard

B. 1940-02-01, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:12th	10
		10

Rudolf Bosshard

B. 1890, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Rowing

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Double Sculls		bronze	QF	4550
Men's Eights	R1:2nd			287
				4837

Carmelo Bossi

B. 1939-10-15, Milano, Italy; D. 2014-03-23
Boxing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Fritz Bossi

B. 1896, represented Switzerland
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	28th	0.032
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(fourth)	-
		0.032

Giovanni Bossi

B. 1954-05-31, Somma Lombardo, Italy
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1976	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	-5.20
Three-Day Event, Team	(fourth)	-
		0.000002

Guglielmo Bossi

B. 1901-09-08, Milano, Italy
Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Sprint	SF:3rd	408
		408

William "Bill" Bossio

B. 1928-02-23, Pittsburg, Penn., USA; D. 2016-09-16
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Jacques Bossis

B. 1952-12-22, Jonzac, France
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:15th	7.5
		7.5

George Walter Bossy

B. 1927-05-21, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 2012-10-29
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000m	SF:5th	8th	579
			579

Marcos Bossy

B. 1920-04-18, from Genève, represented Switzerland
Basketball

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	(21st)	QU:4th	0.38
			0.38

Joseph Robert "Joe" Bost

B. 1956-08-04, Irvington, NJ, USA
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	R1	1.023
		1.023

Juan Bostelmann Willerer

B. 1954-02-13, represented Mexico
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	SF:6th	3.24
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:5th	0.204
		3.444

James Edward Bostock

B. 1917-06-11, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Great Britain; D. 2006-05-26
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	AC	2.873
		2.873

John Bostock

Olympic Competitor nr 3238

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - sixth (120)

Ralph Harold Boston

B. 1939-05-09, Laurel, Miss., USA; D. 2023-04-30
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1960 1964 1968 HP

Men's Long Jump gold silver bronze 24300

24300

The man who broke Jesse Owens' world record and lost it to Bob Beamon at Mexico.
Inducted in 1974 in the USATF Hall of Fame.

Erik Boström

Olympic Competitor nr 5032

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 17th (4)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - fifth (1000)
1912-07-02-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - second (1000)
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - eighth (256)

Alf Olov Egil "Olle" Boström

B. 1926-03-31, Forshaga, Sweden; D. 010-07-31
Archery

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	27th	0.06
		0.06

Wollmar Boström

Olympic Competitor nr 3152

1908-05-07-12:00 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Singles, quarterfinal - lost (538.1)
1908-05-07-15:30 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Doubles, semifinal - lost (QB)
1908-05-09-11:00 - Tennis, covered courts - Men's Doubles, small final - won (1440)
1912-05-05-15:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round one - lost (1.867)
1912-05-07-14:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, quarterfinal - lost (615)
1912-06-29-09:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - won (Q)
1912-06-30-16:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - lost (0.971)
1912-07-01-17:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinal - lost (430.5)

Catherine La Ora "Cathy" Boswell

B. 1962-11-10, Joliet, Ill., USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Darien Graham Boswell

B. 1938-05-23, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 2018-02-11
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	8th	192
		192

Written 2000-12-02 - last modified 2024-02-05

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	1908	1924	1928	bonus	HP
1000m Time Trial			silver		6000
Tandem		bronze			3200
Team Pursuit	fourth	R1	(silver)	254.18	2498.98
5000 m	7th				300
100 km	SF				0.807
Sprint (1000 m)	heat:2nd				0.582
Sprint (660 yds)	heat:2nd				0.510
20 km	heat:5th				0.020
	1471.919	3371.8	7200	254.18	12000.899