Great Olympians

Biographies - BAK

(Hein) Arnulf Bæk

B. 1943-08-16, Trysil, Norway
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(9th)	20
		20

Keld Egon Bak

B. 1944-06-07, Næstved, Denmark
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:3rd	410
		410

Krystian Bąk

B. 1956-09-20, Siemianowice, Poland
Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Poul Erik Bæk

B. 1940-08-11, Fårevejle, Denmark
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	dnf	-10.32
Eventing, Team	dnf	-
		-10.32

Bak Sung-Wun

B. 1940-11-18, Hamheung, (now North) Korea
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Bak Wol-Ja

B. 1944-06-30, Chungsan, (now North) Korea
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Women's 3000 metres	13th	25.6
		25.6

Bakai József

B. 1942-03-13, Kéthely, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's Decathlon	20th	1.5
		1.5

Igor Grigoryevich Bakalov

B. 1939-12-09, Yekaterinburg, Russia; D. 1992-09-25
Shooting

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	7th			600.24
Rapid−Fire Pistol			24th	600.24
				600.24

Ladislava Aloisie "Laddie" Bakanic

B. 1924-05-02, New York, NY, USA
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	bronze	1280
		1280

Mohamad Bakar

B. 1945-06-25, Singapore, represented Malaysia; D. 2020-11-08
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Grace Bakari

B. 1954-04-27, represented Ghana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:24th	0.16
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25.16

Yury Bakarinov

B. 1938-05-08, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	fifth	1500
		1500

Omar Abdullah Ba Kashween

B. 1962-08-07, represented Saudi Arabia
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Veljko Bakašun

B. 1920-06-14, Split, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2007-07-17
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	silver	2045.5
			2045.5

Aleksandr Bakatin

B. 1922, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1977
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Platform	7th	400
		400

Bevyn H. Baker

B. 1937-08-08, Windsor, Qld., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:45th	0.000015
		0.000015

William Robert "Bill" Baker

B. 1956-11-29, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Robert Oscar "Bob" Baker

B. 1926-12-21, Thief River Falls, Minn., USA; D. 2012-02-09
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	dq	0
		0

Howard Baker

B. 1892-02-13, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1912	1920	HP
High Jump	11th	sixth	1056
Standing High Jump	nm		9.6
Triple Jump		8th	384
			1449.6

Olympic Competitor nr 5816

1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group one - qualified (Q)
1912-07-08-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - 11th (96)
1912-07-13-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualification - 16th (9.6)

Joann Elaine Baker

B. 1960-11-24, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	13th	25.6
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	9th	160
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	7th	600
		785.6

John David Baker

B. 1951-01-04, represented Great Britain
Diving

	1972	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:23rd	0.256
		0.256

Leonard William "Lennie" Baker

B. 1918-09-13, Rochester, England, Great Britain; D. 2008-07-08
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Lorraine Baker

B. 1964-04-09, Ipswich, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 800 metres	fifth		SF:7th	1020.8
				1020.8

P. A. Baker

Olympic Competitor nr 3646

1908-07-14-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Great Britain - eighth (48)

Philip Baker

B. 1889-11-01, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 silver)

	1912	1920	HP
Men's 800 m	ac	SF:dns	1.3
Men's 1500 m	sixth	silver	5104
			5104.3

Olympic Competitor nr 5564

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF
1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - sixth (640)

Roger Lewis Baker

B. 1946-08-10, Hood River, Oreg., USA
Handball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	14th	10th	58
			58

Shirley Baker

B. 1895-04-22, Lockhart, Texas, USA; D. 1942-11-12
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	HM	147
Painting	ac	2.186
		149.186

Simon Francis Baker

B. 1956-02-06, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's 20 km Race Walk	14th	11th			80
Men's 50 km Race Walk		sixth	19th	dq	641.6000064
					721.6000064

Snowy Baker

Olympic Competitor nr 3845

1908-07-15-15:45 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat four - sixth (0.192)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (300)
1908-10-27-13:00? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-10-27-17:45? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-10-27-19:45? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-10-27-22:00? - Boxing - Middleweight (-71.7 kg), final - lost (4500)

Walter "Thane" Baker

B. 1931-10-04, Elkhart, Kansas, USA
Track and Field (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
200 m	silver	bronze	6560
100 m		silver	4000
4x100 m Relay		gold	1600
			12160

Michael James Baker-Harber

B. 1945-10-04, London, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	13th	25.6
		25.6

Lal Bakhsh

B. 1943-11-04, represented Pakistan
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:15th	7.5
		7.5

Ali Bakhta

B. 1961-08-13, Al-Jaza'ir, Algeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:8th	-2.91
		0.0091

Abdel Atif Bakir

B. 1957-05-18, represented Algeria
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

William Helmer "Bill" Bakke

B. 1946-11-20, Menomonie, Wisc., USA
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	40th	-3.10
Men's Large Hill	34th	-2.16
		0.0017

Randi Nilsine Bakke

B. 1904-10-29, Oslo, Norway; D. 1984-05-21
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Mixed Pairs	15th	12.5
		12.5

Asle Bækkedal

B. 1896-12-09, Oslo, Norway; D. 1952-06-06
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.00000043
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:dq	6.4
		6.40000043

Anders Bakken

B. 1955-06-20, Lillehammer, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	15th	10
		10

Bjørn Bakken

B. 1941-07-20, Hurdal, Norway
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Free Rifle	14th	27th	24.06
Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions	9th	35th	160.001
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	7th		400
			584.061

Ole Bakken

B. 1926, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 1992
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Cornelia Johanna Marretje "Corrie" Bakker

B. 1945-06-15, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	fourth	400
		400

Geert Alle Bakker

B. 1921-01-15, Appingedam, the Netherlands; D. 1993-08-07
Sailing

	1976	1980	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth	fifth	2000
			2000

Ina Grada "Ineke" Bakker

B. 1958-01-25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m	Rep:4th	75
		75

Peter Johannes Bakker

B. 1934-08-04, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Double Sculls	fifth	1250
		1250

Steven Felco Alle Bakker

B. 1949-04-13, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)			9th	1200
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth			1200
				1200

Wolter Bakker

B. 1888-11-12, Wanneperveen, the Netherlands; D. 1970-12-17
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - Architectural Designs	5 entries	47.185
		47.185

Vera Vasilyevna Baklanova

B. 1947-06-25, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Springboard	12th	sixth	680
			680

Lev Pavlovich Baklyshkin

B. 1933-09-24, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2011-07-28
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1956	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	fourth	7th	2500
Eventing, Team	7th	dnf	100.64
			2600.64

Bakó Pál

B. 1946-06-08, Budapest, Hungary
Modern Pentathlon (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	15th	12.5
Men's Team	silver	1000
		1012.5

Bakó Zoltán

B. 1951-10-11, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m		bronze	1920
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	sixth		320
			2240

Kungu "Christine" Bakombo

B. 1962-08-07, represented Zaire (now Congo K)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's 400 metres		R1:44th		-4.16
Women's 800 metres	R1:25th	R1:28th		0.1256
Women's Marathon			37th	-3.60
				0.126216

Bakonyi Péter (1)

B. 1938-02-17, Budapest, Hungary
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	ElR1	BarR1		84.07
Men's Sabre, Team	fifth	bronze	(bronze)	1419
				1503.07

Peter Bakonyi (2)

B. 1933-07-10, Budapest, Hungary, lived in Vancouver, represented Canada
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
Men's Épée, Individual	Bar2	1.659
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		17.21900045

Bakos Jenő

B. 1929-05-05, Pécs, Hungary; D. 1959-02-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:7th	1.08
		1.08

Bakos Károly

B. 1943-03-02, Budapest, Hungary
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Bakos László

B. 1919-10-14, Veszprém, Hungary; D. 1998-03-18
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	8th	384
		384

Bakos Pál

B. 1932, from Budapest, represented Hungary
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:2nd	216
		216

Bakosi Béla

B. 1957-06-18, Kemecse, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:25th	0.15
Men's Triple Jump	7th	600
		600.15

Jason "Jaša" Bakov

B. 1906-12-09, Đurđevo, Vojvodina, now Serbia, then part of Hungary, lived in Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1974-10-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:26th	0.096
		0.096

Since he competed from Zagreb, I class him as Croatian.

Ani "Anka" Stoyanova Bakova

B. 1957-02-22, Perushtitsa, Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	bronze	1920
		1920

Basha Bakri

B. 1927, Daiong (now South Sudan), represented Sudan
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Rifle	39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Moustafa Bakri

B. 1939, Al-Qahira, Egypt, represented the United Arab Republic
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Barbara Bakulin

B. 1950-09-23, Gostyń, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	8th	64
		64

Vladimir Nikolayevich Bakulin

B. 1939-09-03, Klyuchi, Kamchatka, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2012-12-10 in Kazakhstan
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Although I usually class Soviet athletes according to their place of birth, in this case I shall not. Bakulin came into contact with the sport of wrestling while at University in Kazakhstan. He stayed on in Kazakhstan and died there.

Written 2012-01-01 - last modified 2024-04-11

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