Great Olympians

Biographies - BAT

Bata Ilona

B. 1955-12-14, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Double Sculls		sixth	992
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	8th		992
			992

Dominique Bataille

B. 1963-10-29, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	eighth	64
		224

Mathilde Bataille

from Tourcoing, represented France
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Women's Team Combined	fifth	500
		500

Susanna Batazzi

B. 1957-08-29, Chiaravalle, Italy
Fencing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Individual		R1:5th	0.053
Women's Foil, Team	fifth	fifth	500
			500.053

Colin Batch

B. 1958-03-27, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fourth	fourth	1600
			1600

He was the coach of the men's teams of Belgium in 2012, New Zealand in 2016 and Australia in 2021.

Evelyn Batchelder

B. 1874, Winchester, Ohio, USA; D. 1954
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Statues	hors concours	-
		-

Joseph Laws "Joe" Batchelder

B. 1938-08-24, Brookline, Mass., USA
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
5.5 metres Class	bronze	2560
		2560

Erica Anne Batchelor

B. 1933-08-10, Poole, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1956	HP
Women's Singles	11th	96
		96

Stephen James "Steve" Batchelor

B. 1961-06-22, Beare Green,, Great Britain
Hockey (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	sixth	6000
				6000

Warner Stanton Batchelor

B. 1934-10-15, Wynnum, Qld., Australia; D. 2016-02-11
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	QF	861
		861

Richard Charles Ian Bate

B. 1938-10-22, Calcutta (now Kolkata), British India, represented Great Britain
Rowing

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

Douglas Scott "Doug" Bateman

B. 1954-01-19, Somerville, NJ, USA
Luge

	1984	HP
Doubles	9th	200
		200

Herbert Bateman

B. 1887-02-15, Sutton Forest, NSW, Australia, represented Great Britain; D. 1970-02-13
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	2 works	75.94
		75.94

Raymond Henry "Ray" Bateman, Jr.

B. 1956-08-09, Somerville, NJ, USA; D. 1990-02-01
Luge

	1980	1984	HP
Doubles	18th	13th	35.2
			35.2

Al Bates

B. 1905-04-24, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1999-06-09
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Long Jump	bronze	3840
		3840

Orlando Bates

B. 1950-01-11, represented Barbados
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:24th	0.24
Men's Road Race	dnf	-28.60
		0.24

Robert "Bobby" Bath

represented Australia
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Børge Bæth

B. 1920-01-26, København, Denmark; D. 1981-02-27
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:25th	0.15
		0.15

Walter Bathe

B. 1892-12-01, Proboszczów, Poland, represented Germany; D. 1959-09-21
Swimming (2 gold)

1912 HP

200 m Breaststroke gold 6400

400 m Breaststroke gold 6400

12800

	1912	HP
200 m Breaststroke	gold	6400
400 m Breaststroke	gold	6400
		12800

He competed for Breslau (now Wroclaw in Poland) but must be considered German

Olympic Competitor nr 5914

1912-07-07-13:50 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-08-20:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-09-20:15 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-10-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke, final - first (6400)
1912-07-11-19:30 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-12-19:35 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Breaststroke, final - first (6400)

Alberto G. Batignani Trucco

B. 1912-09-30, represented Uruguay
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	7.25
		7.25

Borislav Batikov

B. 1959-05-25, represented Bulgaria
Modern Pentathlon

	1980	HP
Men's Individual	34th	-2.20
Men's Team	10th	25
		25.002

Bernard Batillat

B. 1908-01-24, represented France
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	34
		34

Mavlet Batirov

B. 1983-12-12, Khasavyurt, then in the Soviet Union, Daghestan, Russian Federation
Wrestling - Freestyle

2004 2008 HP

-55 kg gold 19200

-60 kg gold

19200

	2004	2008	HP
-55 kg	gold		19200
-60 kg		gold
			19200

César Silva Baptista

B. 1928-10-06, Fundão, Portugal
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	QU:57th				-7.40
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone				90th	-7.40
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions				61st	-8.64
					0.0000000464

Pascual Batista

B. 1926-05-09, Rosario, Argentina; D. 2004-06-30
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:2nd	86
		86

Rafael Batista

B. 1951-03-06, represented Puerto Rico
Shooting

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Skeet	27th	51st	49th	0.06000336
				0.06000336

Oleksandr Mykhaylovych Batiuk

B. 1960-01-14, Chernihiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 15 km	10th		110
Men's 15 km Classical		15th	110
Men's 50 km	16th		6.4
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	silver		1000
			1116.4

Józef Batkiewicz

B. 1950-02-22, Nowy Targ, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Jean Batmale

B. 1895-09-18, Pau, France; D. 1973-06-03
Football

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	SF	QF	1087
			1087

Vitalina Igorevna Batsarashkina

B. 1996-10-01, Omsk, Russia
Shooting (2 gold, 2 silver)

	2016	2021	HP
Women's Air Pistol	silver	gold	10400
Mixed Team Air Pistol		silver	3000
Women's Sporting Pistol	13th	gold	6425.6
			19825.6

Mieczysław Batsch

B. 1900-01-01, Lwow, then part of Austria, from 1918 to 1945 Polish, now Lviv in Ukraine, represented Poland; D. 1977-09-28
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

Reinhold Batschi

B. 1942-08-20, Sânpetru, Romania
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	7th	300
		300

Jürgen Bätschmann

B. 1957-09-29, represented Switzerland
Handball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

La Moine Batson

B. 1898-08-06, Eau Claire, Wisc., USA; D. 1991-01-30
Ski Jumping

	1924	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	14th	24
		24

Batsükhiin Khayankhyarvaa

B. 1958-11-27, represented Mongolia
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	19th	1.2
		1.2

Frank Battaglia

B. 1910-09-13, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1971-12-17
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Gérard Battaglia

B. 1937-03-26, Monaco
Sailing

	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	23rd					0.256
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling)					23rd	0.256
						0.512

René Battaglia

B. 1939-11-27, represented Monaco
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Roberto Battaglia

B. 1909-06-23, Milano, Italy; D. 1965-04-25
Fencing

	1952	HP
Épée, Team	(gold)	17
		17

Edward Battel

Briton, lived in Athina
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Men's Road Race	bronze	3840
Men's Time Trial, 333m	fourth	1600
Men's 100 km	ac	1600
		7040

Olympic Competitor nr 99

1896-04-08-13:00 - Cycling Track - 100 km - AC (1600)
1896-04-11-16:30? - Cycling Track - Time Trial, 333m - fourth (1600)
1896-04-12-12:17 - Cycling - Road Race - third (3840)

Ivo Battelli

B. 1904-03-12, São Paulo, Brazil, represented Italy
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	ac	2.475
		2.475

Doris Megan Batter

B. 1929-04-22, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2002-04-23
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 100 m	SF:4th	68
		68

James Stewart "Jim" Battersby

B. 1958-11-05, represented Australia
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Kerry Battersby

B. 1968-09-01, represented Australia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Robert Glenn Battersby

B. 1948-11-01, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	9th	200
		200

Sydney Battersby

Olympic Competitor nr 3406

1908-07-13-16:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-15-11:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, semifinals - third (615)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-23-15:45 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-25-15:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, final - second (3000)
1912-07-07-14:15 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, round one, heat four - first (Q)
1912-07-09-13:05 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - fourth (328)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - third - fastest (only) third (Q)
1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - fifth (130)
1912-07-15-12:45 - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - third (640)

Frank Battig

B. 1935-12-05, Graz, Austria; D. 2015-09-30
Modern Pentathlon & Fencing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual	39th			0.0002
Men's Team	12th			10
Men's Épée, Team			SF:5th	32.5
				42.5002

Walter Whall Battiss

B. 1906-01-06, Somerset East, South Africa; D. 1982-08-20
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	bronze	2560
Painting - Paintings	HM	676
		3236

Éric Battista

B. 1933-05-14, Sète, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Triple Jump	16th	QU:21st	QU:25th	10.71
				10.71

Gary Anthony Battistella

B. 1940-01-13, Trail, BC, Canada; D. 2007-12-12
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	28th	0.0256
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.64
		0.0256

Maurizio Battistini

B. 1957-04-05, Rimini, Italy, represented San Marino
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
Men's Slalom	dnf	-14.16
		-14.20

Sergio Battistini

B. 1963-05-07, Massa, Italy
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Patrick Battiston

B. 1957-03-12, Amnéville, France
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(QF)	287
		287

Arieh Batun-Kleinstub

B. 1933-01-26, represented Israel
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:35th	0.0015
		0.0015

Eugenio Baturone Ribas

B. 1941-02-23, Málaga, Spain
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	17th	5
Four−Man	18th	1.92
		6.92

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-07-05

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