Great Olympians

Biographies - BAL

Jan Balachowski

B. 1948-12-28, Kraków, Poland
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:5th		2.29
Men's 4x400 m Relay	fourth	fifth	650
			652.29

Theodosios Balafas

B. 1923-08-27, Karditsa, Greece; D. 2015-04-06
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:14th	17th	30
			30

(Maria) Rosa Balaguer i Torres

B. 1941-11-12, Barcelona, Spain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	105th	-16.10
Women's Team Combined	16th	1.6
		1.6

Mahmoud Balah

B. 1942-08-05, represented Syria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	15th	15
		15

Balajcza Tibor

B. 1937-01-24, Csök&omul;ly, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 20 kilometres Walk	dnf	0.00064
		0.00064

Halit Balamir

B. 1922, Gümüshane, Turkey; D. 2009-03-02
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Doina Liliana Șnep

B. 1963-12-10, Liteni, Romania
Rowing (3 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's Coxless Pairs			seventh	2662
Women's Coxed Fours		bronze		2662
Women's Eights	silver	silver	silver	6600
				9262

Gérard Balanche

B. 1964-01-18, Le Locle, Switzerland
Ski Jumping

	1988	HP
Men's Normal Hill	37th	-3.40
Men's Large Hill	30th	0.01
Men's Team	eighth	64
		64.0104

Lev Nikolayevich Balandin

B. 1934, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1980
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:11th	R1:21st	64.64
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	SF:10th		25
			89.64

Laurențiu Bălănoiu

B. 1962-07-16, Sinaia, Romania
Luge

	1984	HP
Doubles	11th	80
		80

Tulasidas Balaraman "Balaram"

B. 1936-11-30, Secunderabad, AP, India
Football

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	R1:4th	807.25
			807.25

Fitzi Balaș

B. 1944-01-02, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Weightlifting

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	12th		60.6
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)		dnf	60.6
			60.6

Iolanda Balaș

B. 1936-12-12, Timisoara, Romania
Track and Field (2 gold)

1956 1960 1964 HP

High Jump fifth gold gold 31050

31050

	1956	1960	1964	HP
High Jump	fifth	gold	gold	31050
				31050

The first woman jumper to clear 6 feet (1.83 m). Using the outmoded 'scissors' style, she also won two European titles (58 and 62) and bettered the world record 14 times, bringing it to 1.91 m in 1961, a record that would stand for more than ten years. She married her coach Ion Söter.

Viorel Bălaș

B. 1951-03-07, represented Romania
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	128
		128

Zdenko Balaš

B. 1940-09-09, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:4th	21.5
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		821.5

Andrey Vasilyevich Balashov

B. 1946-03-22, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2009-10-21
Sailing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	silver	bronze	9840
			9840

Singaram Balasingam

B. 1947-11-15, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia; D. 2020-03-21
Hockey

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	8th	256
			256

Jiří Balaštík

B. 1951-05-31, from Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Balatoni (Laszlo) Levente

B. 1910-01-29, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2000-08-18
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	dnf	0.00000000096
		0.00000000096

Fulvio Balatti

B. 1938-01-03, Mandello del Lariio, Italy; D. 2001-10-28
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours		fifth	750
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze		1920
			2670

Vakht'ang Balavadze

B. 1927-11-20, Ganiri, Georgia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2018-07-25
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	bronze	11th	3936
			3936

Július Baláž

B. 1901-10-05, Budapest, Hungary, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1970-10-29
Diving & Swimming

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Springboard (1 & 3m)	9th	QU:4th	228
Men's 100 m Freestyle	R1:3rd		4
			232

Considering he was born in Hungary, and with a Hungarian name, he might well be classed Slovakian, but he died in Praha, so I prefer to class him Czech.

Ľubomíra Balážová

B. 1968-08-13, Poprad, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia in 1988 and '92
Cross Country Skiing

	1988	1992	1994	HP
Women's 5 km Classical	30th	11th	21st	36.37
Women's Combined Pursuit		26th	24th	0.126
Women's 10 km Classical	27th			21.16
Women's 15 km Classical		13th
Women's 30 km Classical			18th
Women's 20 km Freestyle	33rd			-2.26
Women's 4 x 5 km Relay	seventh	sixth	seventh	295
				352.65856

Balázs Erzsébet

B. 1920-10-15, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2014-11-24
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	silver	2000
		2000

Balázs Éva

B. 1942-09-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1992-01-06
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 5 kilometres		27th	0.04
Women's 10 kilometres	19th	24th	1.76
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	8th		64
			65.8

Balázs István

B. 1952-02-15, Esztergom, Hungary
Archery

	1980	HP
Men's Individual	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Zolt Balazs

B. 1963-01-14, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania
Alpine Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	41st	-4.64
Men's Slalom	dnf	-16.64
		0.000064

Louis Balbach

B. 1896-05-23, San José, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Springboard (1 & 3m)	bronze	2560
Platform, fancy (5 & 10m)	sixth	640
		3200

Arthur Balbaert

Olympic Competitor nr 7244

1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - 14th (1)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - tenth (6.25)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - AC & team - 12th (10)
1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - fifth (250)
1924 FR 20+16 SR 0.096

Mino Balbi Di Robecco

B. 1895-11-19, Genoa, Italy; D. 1964-11-24
Tennis

	1920	HP
Men's Singles	R3	65.94
Men's Doubles	QF	430.5
		496.44

Guillermo Gustavo Balboa Valtierra

B. 1930, represented Mexico
Weightlifting

	1956	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	17th	6
		6

Nikolay Fyodorovich Balboshin

B. 1949-06-08, Potsdam, Germany, lived in Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)	gold	7th	10200
			10200

Vural Balcan

represented Turkey
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	3.1
		3.1

Jaroslav Balcar

B. 1953-03-27, Vrchlabi, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ski Jumping

	1976	HP
Men's Normal Hill	fourth	1600
Men's Large Hill	14th	16
		1616

Jindřich Balcar

B. 1950-03-22, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2013-11-21
Ski Jumping

	1976	HP
Men's Large Hill	27th	0.04
		0.04

Ferdinand Balcárek

B. 1904-08-21, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1975-01-16
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Architecture	ac		2 entries	70.736
				70.736

Luis Balcells Auter

B. 1902, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1927-05-31
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
200 m Breaststroke	R1:6th	0.432
400 m Breaststroke	R1:dnf	2.29
		2.722

Pere Balcells i Prats

B. 1954-07-08, Olot, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	23rd	21st	0.896
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	14th		16
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	12th	9th	50
			66.896

Ramon Balcells i Comas

B. 1951-08-06, Barcelona, Spain
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	9th	160
		160

Ramón Balcells i Rodón

B. 1919-11-17, Valls, Spain; D. 1999-03-31
Sailing

	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	10th						310
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)						9th	310
							310

Kassa Balcha

B. 1955-12-05, represented Ethiopia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:20th	1
		1

Kebede Balcha

B. 1951-09-07, represented Ethiopia; D. 2018-07-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-10.24
		-10.24

Valerijonas Balčiūnas

B. 1904-11-27, Minsk, Belarus, then part of Russia, lived in Kaunas, represented Lithuania; D. 1984-12-18
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

Balczó András

B. 1939-08-16, Kodoros, Hungary
Modern Pentathlon (3 gold, 2 silver)

1960 1968 1972 HP

Individual fourth silver gold 18750

Team gold gold silver 6300

25050

	1960	1968	1972	HP
Individual	fourth	silver	gold	18750
Team	gold	gold	silver	6300
				25050

Probably the greatest all-rounder in the history of modern pentathlon. He first competed in the Roma Olympics, finishing fourth, only 15 pts behind the silver medal position. In spite of being the reigning World Champion, he was not in the Hungarian team at Tokyo, because of a problem with his state's authorities. He was individual World Champion in 1963, 65, 66, 67 and 69.
He has 11 children.

Antonín Balda

B. 1910-02-06, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Antonio Baldacci

B. 1951-05-31, Capraia e Limite, Italy
Rowing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs			11th			328
Men's Coxed Fours	11th
Men's Eights					7th
						328

Albino Baldan

B. 1925-02-04, Venezia, Italy; D. 1991-02-25
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	1Rep:2nd	34
		34

Baldangiin Sanjaa

B. 1937-04-09, represented Mongolia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	14th	24
		24

Helmūts Balderis-Sildedzis

B. 1952-07-31, Rīga, Latvia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Baldo Baldi

B. 1888-02-19, Livorno, Italy; D. 1961-12-21
Fencing (2 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Foil, Team	(gold)	250
Men's Sabre, Individual	12th	50
Men's Sabre, Team	gold	1600
		1900

Gastone Baldi

B. 1901-05-14, Bologna, Italy; D. 1971-05-14
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	(QF)	287
		287

Ubaldesco Cesare Baldi

B. 1944-07-13, Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy; D. 1991-06-13
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Trap	bronze	3840
		3840

(Salvador) Marco Baldineti

B. 1960-07-06, Tijuana, Mexico, represented Italy
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

Ercole Baldini

B. 1933-01-26, Villanova de Forli, Italy
Cycling - Road (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Road Race	gold	8000
Men's Road Race, Team	fourth	400
		8400

Giuseppe Baldo

B. 1914-07-27, Piombino Dese, Italy; D. 2007-07-31
Football (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Enrique Baldwin Ponte

B. 1909-06-19, Callao, Peru
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Free Rifle	20th	1.5
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	sixth	960
		961.5

(E.) Gladys Baldwin López

B. 1937-09-18, Callao, Peru; D. 1982-07-05
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	31st	75th	-2.64
			0.0064

Guillermo Baldwin Ponte

B. 1910-07-17, Callao, Peru; D. 1986-12-03
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Free Rifle	14th	24
		24

Joseph Anthony "Joe" Baldwin

B. 1938-11-16, Long Beach, Cal., USA
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

John Lee "Johnny" Baldwin

B. 1949-08-26, Detroit, Mich., USA
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Maxwell Allen "Max" Baldwin

B. 1928, from NSW, represented Australia
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1956	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000 metres	9th	160
		160

Arthur Phillip "Phil" Baldwin

B. 1942-04-04, Montgomery, Alab., USA; D. 2017-11-19
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

Jan Balej

Olympic Competitor nr 6021

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round four - won by fall
1912-07-14-08:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round five - lost
1912-07-14-13:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round six - lost - eliminated (384)
1920 384

Mikhail Pavlovich Balenkov

B. 1940-03-06, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union, D. 1995
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	136
		136

Alberto Balestrini Bogino

B. 1931-08-19, Córdoba, Argentina
Fencing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R2:5th		R1:6th	0.053
Men's Épée, Team			R1:4th	0.778
				0.831

Carlos Balestrini Levalle

B. 1880-03-08, Córdoba, Argentina; D. 1972-04-22
Shooting

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	30th			19th	2.415
					2.415

John Carlyle Balfanz

B. 1940-06-23, Minneapolis, Minn., USA; D. 1991-11-11
Ski Jumping

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	10th	33rd	100.00256
Men's Large Hill	41st	42nd	0.000104
			100.002664

Anthony Richard Balfour

B. 1949-12-19, Nassau, the Bahamas
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:36th	-3.96
		0.00096

Gordon Balfour

Olympic Competitor nr 4594

1908-07-28-15:45 - Rowing - Coxless Fours, semifinal - lost (1170)
1908-07-29-13:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat one - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - lost (780)

Viktor Balikhin

B. 1938-10-05, Onguday, Altay R., Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:8th	12.3
		12.3

Enrique Baliño Pavón

B. 1928-06-20, Montevideo, Uruguay
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Eugen Balint

B. 1927-03-05, represented Romania
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	161st	-
Men's Team All-Around	20th	0.25
Men's Floor Exercise	122nd	-
Men's Horse Vault	171st	-
Men's Parallel Bars	145th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	172nd	-
Men's Rings	131st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	142nd	-
		0.25

Bálint László

B. 1948-02-01, Budapest, Hungary
Football (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Bálint Miklós

B. 1957-12-04, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	7th	200
		200

Mirsad Baljić

B. 1962-03-04, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Football (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Klaas Cornelis Hendrik Balk

B. 1948-12-27, Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sprint		fourth	2400
Men's Tandem		QF	717.5
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:11th		48
			3165.5

Enver Balkan

B. 1902-03-05, represented Turkey
Fencing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th		R1:5th	0.00017
Men's Sabre, Team	SF:4th		QF:4th	87.2
				87.20017

Fuat Balkan

B. 1887-08-28, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, now İstanbul, Turkey; D. 1970-05-28
Fencing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6rh		0.0003
Men's Sabre, Team		SF:4th	82
			82.0003

Nihat Balkan

B. 1921, İstanbul, Turkey
Fencing

	1948	HP
Foil, Individual	R1:6th	0.000026
Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	3.1
		3.100026

Joachim Ludwig "Jochen" Balke

B. 1917-09-12, Dortmund, N-W, Germany; D. 1944-01-19
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	sixth	960
		960

Jörg Balke

B. 1936-03-23, Berlin, Germany; D. 2012-03-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:4th	328
		328

Simon Balkema

B. 1896-11-08, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1971-10-20
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	13th	18.6
		18.6

Ahmad Balkis

B. 1961-01-14, represented Syria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:29th	0.024
		0.024

Alan Jerome Ball

B. 1943-06-21, Syracuse, NY, USA
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Heavyweight (-110 kg)	11th	96
		96

Catherine Northcutt "Catie" Ball

B. 1951-09-30, Jacksonville, Flor., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke	fifth	1000
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	gold	1600
		2600

Richard Neal "Dick" Ball

B. 1944-07-26, Denver, Col., USA
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	14th	12
		12

Jimmy Ball

B. 1903-05-07, Dauphin, Man., Canada; D. 1988-07-02
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 400 m	silver	SF:6th	4052
Men's 4x400 m Relay	bronze	bronze	1280
			5332

Kathryn "Katie" Ball

B. 1963-06-08, Bishop's Stortford, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	seventh	300
		300

Liam Patrick Ball

B. 1951-05-17, Derry, Northern Ireland, represented Ireland; D. 1984-06-16
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke	R1:27th	R1:25th	0.14
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:20th	R1:26th	1.064
			1.204

Rudi Ball

B. 1911-06-22, Berlin, Germany; D. 1975-09
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	SF:3rd	1690
			1690

Ruth Ball

B. 1879-12-12, Madison, Wisc., USA; D. 1960-12-12
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Statues	AC	40.08
		40.08

William Lee Ball

B. 1908-07-16, North Hatley, Québ., Canada; D. 1979-03-14
Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined & Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's 18 kilometres	54th	0.00000016
Men's Nordic Combined	46th	0.0000064
Men's Alpine Combined	dnf	0.00000000096
		0.00000656096

Francisc Balla

B. 1932-10-22, Păuleni-Cluj, Romania
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-78 kg)		13th	98.4
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)	12th		98.4
			98.4

Balla Gábor

B. 1941-12-23, Budapest, Hungary
Shooting

	1964	HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Balla József

B. 1955-07-27, Szöreg, Hungary; D. 2003-03-18
Wrestling - Freestyle (2 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Super−Heavyweight (+100 kg)	silver	silver	12000
			12000

Balla Mária

competed in 1968 as

Balla-Lantos Mária

B. 1944-12-06, Nógrádverőce, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:17th	R1:20th	6
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	FI:dnf	8th	128
			134

Mario Balla

B. 1903, Genova, Italy
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	28.7
		28.7

(John) Thomas Balla

B. 1936-01-25, Budapest, Hungary, lived in Philadelphia, represented the USA
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	(sixth)	160
		160

Emilio Ballado Alvarado

B. 1916-05-02, Veracruz, Mexico
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Guy Balland

B. 1960-05-16, Champagnole, France
Cross Country Skiing

	1988	1992	HP
Men's 15 km Classical	48th		-5.26
Men's 30 km Classical	24th	37th	0.1603
Men's 50 km Freestyle	24th	14th	12.16
Men's Team Relay (4 x 10 km)	11th		16
			28.32030256

Felicia Ballanger

B. 1971-06-12, La Roche sur Yon, France
Cycking - Track (3 gold)

1992 1996 2000 HP

Sprint fourth gold gold 32400

Time Trial gold 9600

42000

She won 6 consecutive world sprint titles (including 2 at the Olympics) between 1995 and 2000.
She was named after Felice Gimondi and so really had to take up cycling.

Ivar Ballangrud

B. 1904-03-07, Lunner, Hadeland, Norway; D. 1969-06-06
Speed Skating (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

1928 1932 1936 HP

5000 m gold fifth gold 20700

10000 m - silver gold 10400

1500 m bronze 11th silver 7515.2

500 m - - gold 6400

45015.2

In his first years, his best distances were the 5000 and 10000 metres. Later he was also an excellent sprinter. He also won the World Championship four times, the European Championship four times and set world records at 1500, 5000 (3 times) and 10000 metres.

Christopher Neil Ballard

B. 1958-10-10, represented Great Britain
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	SF:5th	12.9
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	SF:4th	51
		63.9

Giorgio Ballati

B. 1946-04-02, Pistoia, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:21st	0.96
		0.96

Andreu Ballbé i Garcia

B. 1952-10-30, Barcelona, Spain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:21st	0.64
		0.64

Mario Balleri

B. 1902-09-17, Livorno, Italy; D. 1962-03-09
Rowing (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Siegfried Ballerstedt

B. 1937-12-05, Ascherleben, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	sixth	sixth	640
			640

Georges Ballery

B. 1937-07-18, Paris, France
Wrestling - Freestyle & Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	1964	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	10th		150
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)		9th	240
			390

Sergio Ballesio

B. 1934-09-15, Roma, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Maria Ballesté i Huguet

B. 1947-12-12, Barcelona, Spain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:24th	0.2
		0.2

María del Rosario Ballesteros

B. 1956-10-30, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	38th	-3.26
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	33rd	-2.26
		0.002816

Massimo Ballestrero

B. 1901, Genova, Italy
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Veli Balli

B. 1949-12-10, represented Türkiye
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	38th	-3.38
		0.000384

André Ballieux

B. 1933-08-02, Virginal-Samme, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	4.32
		4.32

Hugo Ballin

B. 1879-03-07, New York, NY, USA; D. 1956-11-27
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Edward Pennington "Ed" Ballinger

B. 1951-10-25, New York, NY, USA
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R3:5th	2.863
Men's Foil, Team	QF	82
		84.863

Ian Roy Ballinger

B. 1925-10-21, New Plymouth, New Zealand; D. 2008-12-24
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	bronze	46th	20th	2561.0000064
				2561.0000064

Berendina "Bea" Ballintijn

B. 1923-05-09, Utrecht, the Netherlands, lived in Oslo, represented Norway
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:18th	3.84
		3.84

Ioannis Ballis

from Al-Qahira, Egypt
Tennis (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Singles	R2	100.9
Men's Doubles	silver	2250
		2350.9

Olympic Competitor nr 2494

1906-04-23-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round one - won (Q)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - lost (100.9)
1906-04-24-16:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, semifinals - won (Q)
1906-04-25-12:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, final - lost (2250)

He was from Cairo, so I continue to list him as Egyptian.

Gustave Louis Ballister

B. 1928-10-02, Bruxelles, Belgium
Fencing

	1952	1960	HP
Foil, individual	QF:5th		0.053
Foil, Team	SF:3rd		205
Sabre, individual	9th	R1:4th	200.00011
Sabre, Team	SF:3rd	QF:3rd	104.75
			409.80311

Valentina Aleksandrovna Ballod

B. 1937-07-01, Samarqand, Uzbekistan, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Women's High Jump	11th	15th	111
			111

Alexander "Alex" Bally

B. 1942-02-25, Tehran, Iran, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1968	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Étienne Marcel Bally

B. 1923-04-17, Vénissieux, France; D. 2018-01-10
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:6th	QF:4th	14.5000000026
Men's 200 m	R1:4th	QF:3rd	10.76012
Men's 4x100 m Relay		fifth	250
			275.2601200026

Ballya Hugó

B. 1908-07-20, Košice, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Hungary; D. 1995-01-28
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Kléber Balmat

B. 1896-06-22, from Chamonix, represented France; D. 1961-07-02
Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	15th	24th	15.24
Men's Nordic Combined	10th	28th	150.038
			165.278

Eugène Balme

Olympic Competitor nr 3237

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - third (480)
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - fourth (300)

Abdul Razzaq Baloch

B. 1936-08-10, Karachi, (now) Pakistan
Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd	0.179
		0.179

Vesmonis "Ves" Balodis

B. 1933-10-24, Zelenikovo, Macedonia, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Balogh Ambrus

B. 1915-08-12, Csengerújfalu, Hungary; D. 1979-07-06
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	38th				0.000384
Men's Free Pistol	7th	bronze		16th	4449.6
Men's Free Rifle		10th			150
					4599.600384

Balogh Erzsébet

B. 1950-03-14, Berettyóújfalu , Hungary
Handball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Balogh-Szomov Györgyi

B. 1948-05-01, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:6th		0.364
Women's 200 metres	R1:28th		0.0256
Women's 400 metres		8th	256
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:5th		32.5
			288.8896

Balogh Lajos

B. 1903-05-10, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1986-10-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Long Jump	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Balogh László

B. 1951-04-14, Győr, Hungary
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	18.13
		18.13

Suzanne Balogh

Australia
Shooting (1 gold)

2004 2012 HP

Trap gold sixth 13200

13200

Zoltan Balogh

B. 1930-08-03, Chișineu Criș, Romania
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	170th	-
Men's Team All-Around	20th	0.25
Men's Floor Exercise	141st	-
Men's Horse Vault	153rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	149th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	182nd	-
Men's Rings	114th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	144th	-
		0.25

Balogi András

B. 1941-08-04, Cserépfalu, Hungary; D. 2001-03-25
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1980	HP
Team	fourth	400
		400

Halina Balon

B. 1948-04-18, Katowice, Poland
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	R2:5th	2.8664
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	136
			138.8664

Adolfo Baloncieri

B. 1897-07-27, Castelceriolo, Italy; D. 1986-07-23
Football

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Team	sixth	QF	bronze	2075.7
				2075.7

Balossier

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	40th	-3.15
		0.00015

Olympic Competitor nr 1088

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

Kgomotso Balotthanyi

B. 1956-04-06, represented Botswana
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:47th	-5.40
		0.000004

Jan Mohammad Balouch

B. 1952-06-06, represented Pakistan; D. 2012-08-03
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.088
		1.088

Malang Balouch

B. 1948-08-10, represented Pakistan
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Dimitrios Balourdos

sailor on the Greek naval ship Spetsai
Rowing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Six-man Naval Rowing Boats	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 2649

1906-04-24-09:00 - Rowing - Six-man Naval Rowing Boats - second (1500)

Louis Balsan

B. 1911-10-22, Paris, France; D. 1982
Bobsleigh

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Two-men	11th		80
Men's Four-men		9th	120
			200

Josep Balsells Auter

B. 1905-07-26, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1987-08-26
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	R1:3rd	97.5
		97.5

Ernst Balser

B. 1893-08-21, Neu-Isenburg, Hessen, Germany; D. 1964-03-20
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	2 entries	4.950
		4.950

Jutta Balster

B. 1952-05-04, Plau am See, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Volleyball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Serhiy Pavlovych Baltacha

B. 1958-02-17, Mariupol, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Football (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

His daughter (British tennis Olympian) and son (Scottish Football international) both consider themselves Scottish, having grown up while their father was playing for St. Johnstone in Scotland. But Serhiy must be considered Ukrainian.

Eduardo Baltar

B. 1956-10-02, represented the Philippines
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	R1	1.475
		1.475

Nikolaos Baltatzis-Mavrokordatos

B. 1897, represented Greece
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	seventh	R1	192.7
			192.7

Alexandros Baltatzis-Mavrokorlatis

B. 1906, represented Greece
Modern Pentathlon

	1936	HP
Men's Individual	dnf	0.00006
		0.00006

(Anders) Lennart Bälter

B. 1946-05-03, Mora, Sweden
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:4th		105.8
Men's Double Sculls		11th	105.8
			105.8

Samuel J. "Sam" Balter, Jr.

B. 1909-10-15, Detroit, Mich, USA; D. 1998-08-08
Basketball (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Hansjörg Baltes

B. 1964-08-11, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Speed Skating

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 1500 metres	26th	30th	0.074
Men's 5000 metres	37th	24th	0.1604
Men's 10000 metres		27th	0.04
			0.2744

Heiner Baltes

B. 1949-08-19, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Football

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

Marcel Balthasar

B. 1939-06-04, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Archery

	1972	HP
Men's Individual	39th	-3.24
		0.00024

Balthazár Lajos

B. 1921-06-30, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1995-02-01
Fencing (1 silver)

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Épée, Individual			fourth	2000
Men's Épée, Team	SF:4th	SF:3rd	silver	1287
				3287

Lucie Balthazar

B. 1958-01-15, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québ., Canada
Handball

	1976	HP
Women's Team	sixth	320
		320

Ado Baltus

B. 1918-05-20, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 1990-09-17
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	4 entries	8.744
		8.744

Georges Baltus

B. 1874-05-03, Kortrijk, Belgium; D. 1967-12-24
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Martinus Jacobus Maria "Martin" Baltus

B. 1953-10-18, Castricum, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th	75
		75

Christian Baltzer

B. 1936-07-05, Mulhouse, France
Basketball

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	10th	850
			850

Sonja Balun

B. 1955-12-12, represented Austria
Figure Skating

	1972	HP
Women's Singles	17th	6
		6

František Balvín

B. 1915-11-07, Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2003-10-20
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 50 km	11th	21st	64.64
Men's 4x10 km Relay	8th		64
			128.64

Noe Balvin Puerta

B. 1930-11-02, San Andrés, Colombia
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	QU:59th	-7.24
		0.000000024

Félix Balyu

B. 1891-08-05, Brugge, Belgium; D. 1971-01-15
Football (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	500
		500

Ernst Balz

B. 1904-02-24, Forchtenberg, B-W, Germany; D. 1945-12-31
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	AC	0.083
		0.083

31 December 1945 is the "official" date of death that is noted for persons who were Missing in Action during WII. He had been missing since 1943.

Jorge Balza

represented Argentina
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd	22.75
		22.75

Guido Balzarini

B. 1874-10-21, Arrone, Italy; D. 1935
Fencing (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	(gold)	205
		205

Karin Richert

competed from 1961 as

Karin Balzer

B. 1938-06-05, Magdeburg, (later East-)Germany
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

1960 1964 1968 1972 HP

80 m Hurdles SF:4th gold fifth 19290

100 m Hurdles bronze

19290

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

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Time Trial			gold	9600
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