Great Olympians

Biographies - BAC

Uber Baccilieri

B. 1923-07-26, Copparo, Italy; D. 2007-01-29
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)	QF	861
		861

Féthi Baccouche

B. 1960-11-16, Tunis, Tunisia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:dnf		-6.10
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	12th	SF:20th	61.5
			61.5000001

Grażyna Bacewicz

B. 1909-02-05, Lodz, Poland; D. 1969-01-17
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	HM	676
		676

Gottlieb Bach

B. 1900-02-04, Øde Førslev, Denmark; D. 1973-03-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	51st	0.00000096
		0.00000096

Karl Helmut Bach

B. 1920-10-21, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, represented Saarland; D. 1993-10-01
Fencing

	1952	HP
Foil, individual	R1:5th	0.00003
Foil, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
Sabre, individual	R1:6th	0.0000012
Sabre, Team	R1:4th	2.69
		10.4700312

Louis Bach

B. 1883-04-04, Paris, France; D. 1914-09-16
Football (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Olympic Competitor nr 1607

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - lost (Q)
1900-09-23-15:00? - Football - Match 2 - won (2000)

Margit Bach

B. 1951-03-25, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:6th	78
		78

Michael Richardson Bach

B. 1960-07-25, Staten Islad, NY, USA
Rowing (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Othmar Bach

B. 1914-09-14, represented Switzerland
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	sixth	480
		480

Thomas Bach

B. 1953-12-29, Würzburg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Team	gold	1600
		1600

IOC President since 2011.

Timothy Bach

B. 1953-02-28, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	250
		250

Walter Bach

B. 1909-12-10, from Zürich, represented Switzerland
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	11th	64
Men's Team combined	silver	1000
Men's Floor Exercise	20th	0.25
Men's Vault	fourth	400
Men's Parallel Bars	sixth	160
Men's Horizontal Bar	23rd	0.064
Men's Rings	55th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	fifth	250
		1774.314

Einar Bache

B. 1897-09-23, Frederiksberg, Denmark; D. 1976-06-24
Tennis

	1924	HP
Men's Singles	R2	0.00027
Men's Doubles	R1	0.00081
		0.00108

Kaare Bache

B. 1898-04-28, Tjørne, Norway; D. 1978-03-13
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:9th	240
		240

Jack Stangl Bacheler

B. 1943-12-30, Washington, DC, USA
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 5000 metres	FI:dns		10
Men's Marathon		9th	240
			250

Martha Bachem

B. 1924-06-08, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 2015-05-29
Figure Skating

	1948	HP
Women's Singles	9th	240
		240

Achille Bacher

B. 1900-04-27, Formazza, Italy; D. 1972-03-02
Cross-Country Skiing

	1924	HP
Men's 18 km	21st	0.64
		0.64

Edvard Bacher

Olympic Competitor nr 5055

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - fourth (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - fifth (250)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 45th

Enrico Bacher

B. 1940-12-27, Ponte Gardena, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Mario Bacher

B. 1941-09-06, Formazza, Italy; D. 2014-07-16
Cross-Country Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's 50 km	12th	40
		40

Henri Bachet

B. 1906-11-22, represented France
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	9th	80
		80

Jochen Bachfeld

B. 1952-12-17, Sülstorf, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Boxing (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R16		9679.13
Men's Welterweight (-67.5 kg)		gold	9679.13
			9679.13

Bernhard Bachfisch

B. 1953-03-11, Regensburg, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Andrzej Jan Bachleda-Curuś

B. 1947-01-02, Zakopane, Poland
Alpine Skiing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Downhill	26th		0.064
Men's Giant Slalom	13th	9th	185.6
Men's Slalom	sixth	10th	740
			925.664

Jan Wojciech Bachleda-Curuś

B. 1951-04-19, Zakopane, Poland; D. 2009-02-07
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Slalom	11th	64
		64

Reinhold Bachler

B. 1944-12-26, Eisenerz, Austria (then part of Germany)
Ski Jumping (1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Normal Hill	silver	29th	sixth	5104.0176
Men's Large Hill	sixth	24th	fifth	1804.176
				6908.1936

Hubert Bächli

B. 1938-10-18, Unterehrendingen, Switzerland
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	72nd	-10.60
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	9th	120
		120

Ulrich "Ueli" Bächli

B. 1950-01-05, Zürich, Switzerland
Bobsleigh (2 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Four-man	silver	silver	6000
			6000

Albert Bachmann

B. 1906-11-08, represented Switzerland
Gymnastics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	13th	25.6
Men's Team combined	silver	1000
Men's Floor Exercise	18th	0.64
Men's Vault	15th	2.5
Men's Parallel Bars	13th	6.4
Men's Horizontal Bar	42nd	-
Men's Rings	29th	0.004
Men's Pommeled Horse	bronze	640
		1675.144

Alfred "Fredy" Bachmann

B. 1945-03-31, Luzern, Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	silver	5000
		5000

Gerd Bachmann

B. 1943-18-14, Gera, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Freestyle Wrestling

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-97 kg)	8th		422.4
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)		13th	422.4
			422.4

Jürgen Bachmann

B. 1942-01-20, Berlin, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	SF:14th	20
		20

Kurt Bachmann

B. 1936-07-18, Ilolo City, the Philippines; D. 2014-08-29
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Monica Bachmann

competed in 1972 as

Monica Weier

B. 1942-04-17, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1968	1972	HP
Jumping, Individual	7th		500
Jumping, Team	sixth	fifth	410
			910

Ulrich "Ueli" Bachmann

B. 1950-05-04, represented Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	27th	0.0256
Men's Team Combined	8th	64
		64.0256

Walter Bachmann

B. 1949-05-10, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1972	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	17th	6
		6

Werner Bachmayer

B. 1960-12-06, Wien, Austria
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	SF:5th	9th	132.9
Men's Doubles, 1000 m		SF:4th	51
			183.9

Jiří Bachroň

B. 1960-01-09, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1980	HP
Running Target	18th	3.84
		3.84

Listed on the Czech NOC website.

Richard Earl Bachtell

B. 1906-10-27, Cheeseville, Wisc., USA; D. 1990-11-28
Weightlifting

	1932	HP
Featherweight (-60 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Adolf Josef Bachura

B. 1933-04-10, Wien, Austria; D. 2017-04-25
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Yury Kuzmich Bachurov

B. 1933-10-14, Ivanovo, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Iliya Bachvarov

B. 1943-10-10, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Marin Bachvarov

B. 1947-06-30, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Mikhail Yordanov Bachvarov

B. 1935-12-29, Yambol, Bulgaria; D. 2009-07-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.00012
Men's 200 metres	R1:45th	0.00001
		0.00013

Todor G. Bachvarov

B. 1936-01-08, Yambol, Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	69th	62nd	-8.42
Men's Team Combined	11th	10th	41
			41.00000000416

Manuel Bacigalupo Acevedo

B. 1916-12-25, Lima, Peru; D. 1965-06-10
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	20.25
		20.250015

Renato Bacigalupo

B. 1908, Rapallo, Italy; D. 1979
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	R1:3rd	25.6
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	SF:4th	82
		107.6

(Justo) Rolando Bacigalupo Madueño

B. 1914-08-14, Lima, Peru
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Ladislav Bačík

B. 1933-07-24, Pieštany, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:20th	SF:16th	11.1
			11.1

Stanislav Bacílek

B. 1929-11-13, Kladno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1997-03-26
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Ion Baciu

B. 1944-05-12, Tunari, Romania
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	silver	sixth	6960
			6960

(Torsten) Lennart Back

B. 1933-05-28, Ellenö, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	sixth	640
		640

Rolf Erik Vilhelm Back

B. 1928-05-13, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2009-08-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Men's 4x400m Relay	R1:6th	1.3
		3.59

Helge Bäckander

B. 1891-10-13, Jonköping, Sweden; D. 1958-11-11
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	gold	1600
		1600

Emil Backenius

Olympic Competitor nr 6172

1912-07-09-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-12-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Heavyweight (+82.5 kg), round five - lost - eliminated (600)

Harold Backer

B. 1962-11-20, Selkirk, Man., Canada
Rowing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs			9th	1570
Men's Coxed Pairs	fifth
Men's Coxed Fours		9th
				1570

Fernand Backes

B. 1930-01-30, Differdange, Luxembourg
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	QF	79.13
		79.13

Robin James Backhaus

B. 1955-02-12, Lincoln County, Tenn., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly	bronze	2560
		2560

Gerald Ian d'Acres Backhouse

B. 1912-12-06, Terang, Vict., Australia; D. 1941-12-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	8th	256
Men's 1500 metres	R1:7th	0.057
		256.057

Robert Backhouse

Olympic Competitor nr 3994

1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - 13th (28.8)

Steve Backley

B. 1969-02-12, London, England, Great Britain
Track & Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 2004 HP

Men's Javelin Throw bronze silver silver fourth 20064

20064

Bengt Olof Backlund

B. 1926-03-03, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2006-07-11
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 10000m	fourth	2400
		2400

Göran Olof Backlund

B. 1957-07-11, Jönköping, Sweden
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 500 metres	SF:4th		SF:4th	136
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres	SF:4th		Rep:4th	168
				304

Nils Backlund

B. 1896-10-25, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	(bronze)	fourth	1600
			1600

Bertel Backman

B. 1905-06-10, Tampere, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1981-02-07
Speed Skating

	1928	HP
Men's 500 m	8th	256
Men's 1500 m	dnf	0.01
Men's 5000 m	13th	25.6
		281.61

Eric Backman

B. 1896-05-18, Acklinga, Sweden; D. 1965-06-29
Athletics (1 silver, 3 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 5000 m	bronze	2560
Men's 10000 m	FI:dnf	10
Men's 3000 m Team	bronze	640
Men's Cross-Country	silver	5000
Men's Cross-Country, Team	bronze	640
		8850

Kjell Hilding Bäckman

B. 1934-02-21, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2019-01-09
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	12th	40
Men's 10000 metres	bronze	2560
		2600

Paul Albert Backman

B. 1920-12-03, Mustio, Finland; D. 1985-03-17
Cycling - Road

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	dnf	8.08x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	dnf	-
			8.08x10^-17

Tord Yngve Backman

B. 1942-11-13, Gällivare, Sweden
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	20th	1
Men's 50 kilometres	13th	25.6
		26.6

Charles Backsman

represented France; D. 19
Freestyle Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-69 kg)	R1	4.92
		4.92

Nils Backstrom

B. 1901-06-13, Ludvika, Sweden, represented the USA; D. 1978-06-18
Cross Country Skiing

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 50 km	19th	33rd	1.60256
			1.60256

Robert Hudson "Bob" Backus

B. 1926-07-11, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1999-06-30
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	13th	38.4
		38.4

Ronald "Ron" Backus

B. 1922-03-28, Poole, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	bronze	2560
		2560

Charles James Bacon, Jr.

B. 1885-01-09, New York, NY, USA; D. 1968-11-15
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's 400 m		fifth		750
Men's 800 m		sixth		480
Men's 1500 m	9th			120
Men's 400 m Hurdles			gold	7200
				8550

He represented the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2120

1904-09-03-16:00? - Athletics - 1500 m - ninth (120)
1906-04-25-17:00 - Athletics - 800 m, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1906-04-30-15:30 - Athletics - 400 m, final - fifth (750)
1906-05-01-16:00 - Athletics - 800 m, final - sixth (480)
1908-07-20-16:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-21-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-22-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m Hurdles, final - (7200)

Edgar Bacon

Olympic Competitor nr 4233

1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - lost (52.75)
1908-07-21-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-21-12:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.24)
1920 F 79.13
1924 F 492

Ernest Bacon

B. 1893-06-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1966-04-18
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	R1	40.5
		40.5

Kevin Ashley Bacon

B. 1932-03-20, Dungog, NSW, Australia; D. 2020-03-11
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Jumping, Individual	30th	18th		37th	3.213
Jumping, Team	7th	9th		9th	180
					183.213

Richard "Rick" Bacon

B. 1955-01-17, Windsor, NS, Canada
Volleyball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Stanley Bacon

Olympic Competitor nr 4206

1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - lost (1.96)
1908-07-21-10:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-21-12:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-21-14:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-22-15:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), final - won (6400)
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.24)
1920 F 79.13

Diana Bacosi

B. 1983-07-13, Città delle Pieve, Italy
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's Skeet	gold	silver	15th	15615
Mixed Team Skeet			gold	4800
				20415

Rose-Aimée Bacoul

B. 1952-01-09, Le François, Martinique, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:5th	130
Women's 200 metres	seventh	400
Women's 4x100 m Relay	fourth	400
		930

Bácsalmási Péter

B. 1908-11-16, Bácsalmaás, Hungary; D. 1981-05-20
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Triple Jump	9th		240
Men's Pole Vault		sixth	960
Men's Decathlon	10th	12th	210
			1410

Bácskai Béla

B. 1912-04-25, represented Hungary; D. 1994
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	136
		136

Bácskai Imre

B. 1961-06-21, Budapest, Hungary
Boxing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R2			80.15
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)			R1	80.15
				80.15

Bácskai Mária

B. 1938-03-26, Győr, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:4th	82
		82

Baczakó Péter

B. 1951-09-27, Ercsi, Hungary; D. 2008-04-02
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	bronze		13440
Middle Heavyweight (-90 kg)		gold	13440
			13440

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-08-15

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	bronze	silver	silver	fourth	20064
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