Great Olympians

Biographies - BEC

Camille Becanne

B. 1913-08-07, represented France
Rowing

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

Yvon Becaus

B. 1936-04-09, Gosselies, Belgium; D. 2016-12-03
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Luigi Beccali

B. 1907-11-19, Milano, Italy; D. 1990-08-29
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:4th	gold	bronze	8960.676
				8960.676

Brida Beccarelli

B. 1957-01-20, represented Switzerland
Shooting

	1984	HP
Women's Sporting Pistol	23rd	0.384
		0.384

Tomás Alberto Becerra

B. 1953-09-07, represented Colombia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 200 metres Freestyle			R1:45th	-4.10
Men's 400 metres Freestyle		R1:32nd	R1:40th	0.0041
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle		R1:23rd		0.256
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:34th			-2.16
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:17th			4
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:15th			10
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:15th			2.5
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:13th			6.4
				23.16171

Mario Becerril Serrano

B. 1917-08-05, Toluca, Mex., Mexico
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1952	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	21st	0.8
		0.8

Juan Becerrill Antón-Miralles

B. 1903-01-29, Madrid, Spain; D. 1983-01-06
Hockey

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	164
		164

Porfirio Becerril

B. 1955-07-31, represented Mexico
Diving

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Springboard	QU:27th	QU:17th	4.04
Men's Platform	QU:15th		10
			14.04

(Nils Peter) Ejner Bech

B. 1912-05-15, Kolding, Denmark; D. 1956-05-05
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	dnf	0.00384
		0.00384

Hassan Ali Bechara

B. 1945-03-17, Beirut, Lebanon; D. 2017-07-24
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+97 kg)	13th				3902.4
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg)		14th
Men's Super−Heavyweight (+100 kg)				bronze
					3902.4

Christine Béchard

B. 1963-02-27, represented Mauritius
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Discus Throw	QU:17th	6
		6

Dominique Béchard

B. 1963-10-21, represented Mauritius
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:18th	3.84
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:nm	0.6
		4.44

Maureen Kay Bechdolt

B. 1952-07-17, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Archery

	1972	HP
Women's Individual	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Heinz Manfred Becher

B. 1933-09-04, Worms, R-P, Germany
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:3nd	85
		85

Petre Becheru

B. 1960-05-16, Drăgănești-Vlașca, Romania
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Albert Bechestobill

B. 1879-03-27, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1959-07-01
Freestyle Wrestling

	1904	HP
Men's Welterweight (-71.67 kg)	R1	112.5
		112.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2300

1904-10-14-10:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round one - lost (100)

Azouz Bechir

B. 1935-11-15, Tunis, Tunisia
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63 kg)	R2	1.02
		1.02

Karl Bechler

Olympic Competitor nr 4099

1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - AC (56.5)
1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)

He was born in Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland) and lived in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad in Russia), but he is definitely to be classed German.

John Becht

Olympic Competitor nr 5696

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 28th (0.032)

Pierre Béchu

B. 1959-03-10, Bron, France; D. 1988-08-24
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Ice Dancing	14th	20
		20

Josef Bechyne

Olympic Competitor nr 4209

1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - lost (1.96)

Branko Becić

B. 1923-12-14, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2000-09-18
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	26
		26

Mersada Bećirspahić

B. 1957-12-08, Bihać, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Arnold Beck

B. 1949-01-15, Triesenberg, Liechtenstein; D. 2014-07-10
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-13.64
		-13.64

William LeBaron "Bill" Beck

B. 1929-09-01, Melrose, Mass., USA; D. 2017-02-16
Alpine Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Downhill	fifth	dnf	1000
			1000

Robert Lee "Bob" Beck

B. 1936-12-30, San Diego, Cal., USA; D. 2020-04-02
Modern Pentathlon & Fencing (2 bronze)

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual	bronze		22nd	3200.5
Men's Team	bronze		fourth	1144
Men's Épée, Team			R1:3rd	7.78
				4352.28

Florian Beck

B. 1958-01-07, Blaibach, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Slalom	dnf	10th	100
			100

Frank Beck

B. 1961-06-26, Tauberbischofsheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Foil, Team	silver	1000
		1000

Franz Beck

B. 1930-03-04, Triesenberg, Liechtenstein; D. 2000-10-05
Alpine Skiing

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Downhill	55th		26th	0.064
Men's Combined	47th			-
Men's Giant Slalom			59th	-
Men's Slalom			35th	0.001
				0.065

Frederick Beck

Olympic Competitor nr 4207

1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - lost (52.75)
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 - lost (QB)
1908-07-22-15:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), bronze medal match - won (2560)

Hans Beck

B. 1911-04-25, Kongsberg, Norway; D. 1996-04-11
Ski Jumping (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	silver	6000
		6000

Kenneth Melwyn Beck

B. 1915-04-19, Lovelock, Nev., USA; D. 1982-05-01
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	QU:3rd	R2:3rd	91
			91

Krzysztof Juliusz Beck

B. 1930-04-12, Kolomiya, now in Ukraine, represented Poland; D. 1996-07-03
Weightlifting

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	sixth	fifth	2460
			2460

Lesley Beck

B. 1964-07-10, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Giant Slalom		dnf	-8.16
Women's Slalom	dnf	dnf	-4.10
			0.0000100416

Lewis William "Lew" Beck, Jr.

B. 1922-04-19, Portland, Oreg., USA; D. 1970-04-03
Basketball (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Martin Beck

B. 1933-10-25, Füssen, Bay., Germany
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Max Beck

B. 1952-01-13, represented Liechtenstein
Luge

	1976	HP
Men's Singles	32nd	-2.60
Doubles	19th	2
		2.006

Peter Beck

B. 1965-04-09, represented Liechtenstein
Luge

	1988	HP
Men's Singles	dnf	-3.38
		0.000384

Simon Beck

B. 1947-12-20, Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
Luge

	1968	HP
Men's Singles	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

Volker Beck

B. 1956-06-30, Nordhausen, Thüringen, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	gold	9600
Men's 4 x 400 m	silver	1000
		10600

Waldemar Beck

B. 1921-03-14, Fürth, Bay., Germany; D. 2014-06-04
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Double Sculls	2Rep:2nd	540
		540

Walter Beck

B. 1907-11-20, represented Switzerland
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	22nd	0.4
Men's Team combined	(silver)	-
Men's Floor Exercise	13th	6.4
Men's Vault	fifth	250
Men's Parallel Bars	23rd	0.064
Men's Horizontal Bar	28th	0.0064
Men's Rings	62nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	48th	-
		256.8704

Willie Beck

B. 1899-10-09, Newark, NJ, USA
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:3rd	0.034
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
		430.5436

Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston

B. 1903-03-06, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 1989-04-06
Diving (2 gold, 1 silver)

1924 1928 HP

Women's Plain High (8 & 8m) silver 10400

Women's Platform (5 & 10m) gold

Women's Springboard (1 & 3m) gold - 6400

16800

	1924	1928	HP
Women's Plain High (8 & 8m)	silver		10400
Women's Platform (5 & 10m)		gold
Women's Springboard (1 & 3m)	gold	-	6400
			16800

Her husband Clarence Pinkston won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at Antwerpen and Paris.

Carolyn Marie Becker

B. 1958-11-08, Lynwood, Cal., USA
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Cornelus Becker

Olympic Competitor nr 3562

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 71st
1908-07-16-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Netherlands - seventh (75)

Ellen Becker

B. 1960-08-03, Duisburg, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Coxless Pairs	bronze	3200
Women's Eights	sixth	320
		3520

Gerd Becker

B. 1953-04-12, Minden, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Gustav Becker

represented Austria
Weightlifting

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	10th	150
		150

Heidi Ramlow

B. 1954-11-21, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1987-02-13
Diving

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Springboard	9th	fourth	1760
Women's Platform		8th	256
			2016

Ingrid Mickler-Becker

B. 1942-09-26, Geseke, N-W, Germany, represented the Federal Republic of Germany in 1968 and 1972
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres				SF:7th	20.8
Women's High Jump	9th				240
Women's Long Jump		fourth	sixth	QU:nm	3360.006
Women's Pentathlon		8th	gold		9984
Women's 4x100 metres relay			sixth	gold	1760
					15364.806

Joseph Harry "Joe" Becker

B. 1931-09-14, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 2014-06-11
Cycling - Road

	1956	HP
Men's Road Race	43rd	0.000032
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	0.25
		0.250032

Karl-Heinz Becker

B. 1912-06-19, Hamburg, Germany; D. 2001-07-19
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Liliane Becker

B. 1942-11-09, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1981-09-14
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	HP
Women's Individual Combined	98th	-15.26
		-15.26

Maike Becker

B. 1962-04-12, Esens, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Marion Becker, née Steiner

B. 1950-01-21, Hamburg, Germany, represented Romania in 1972 and West Germany in 1976
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:17th	silver	6006
			6006

She was born in West Germany but grew up in East Germany. In 1969 she moved to Romania in order to marry her coach, Romanian-German Siegfried Becker. After the 1972 Olympics, at which she represented Romania, she stayed in West Germany. She was allowed to compete for her mother country (after a two-year suspension) and won a silver for West Germany in 1976.

Otto Becker

Olympic Competitor nr 4062

1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Peter Becker

B. 1956-07-16, Geisenheim, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Double Sculls	fifth	1250
		1250

Reinhold Becker

B. 1959-05-23, Troisdorf, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	20th	1
Men's 200 m Backstroke	18th	2.56
		3.56

Sabine Becker

B. 1959-08-13, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's 1500 metres	bronze	2560
Women's 3000 metres	silver	4000
		6560

Thomas Michael "Tom" Becker

B. 1948-10-26, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Bobsleigh

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Two	19th	14th	22
Men's Four	dnf	15th	9.42
			31.42

Uwe Becker

B. 1955-12-10, Rosche, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:13th	25.6
		25.6

Walter Becker

B. 1932-10-18, Kaiserslautern, R-P, Germany; D. 2012-06-08
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	(fifth)	-
		8x10^-19

Astrid Beckers

B. 1965-10-25, Viersen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1984	HP
Women's Individual Combined	23rd	0.256
Women's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.256

Franz Ernst Beckert

B. 1907-03-13, Titisee-Neustadt, D-W, Germany; D. 1973-09-07
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	15th	10
Men's Team combined	gold	1600
Men's Floor Exercise	17th	0.1
Men's Vault	25th	0.025
Men's Parallel Bars	21st	0.16
Men's Horizontal Bar	45th	-
Men's Rings	fifth	250
Men's Pommeled Horse	13th	6.4
		1866.685

Lothar Beckert

B. 1931-07-26, Sankt Michaelis, Sachs., Germany; D. 2017-04-28
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Marathon	19th	56th	2.400000096
			2.400000096

James Beckett

Olympic Competitor nr 3538

1908-07-14-14:30 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat one - fifth (0.51)

Jim Beckett

B. 1884, from Dublin, represented Ireland; D. 1971-03-19
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	QF	104
		104

His nephew was Nobel Prize winning writer Samuel Beckett.

Vinton Ruth Beckett

B. 1923-06-12, Kingston, Jamaica
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 80 m Hurdles	R1:5th	3.435
Women's High Jump	fourth	2400
Women's Long Jump	11th	96
		2499.435

Carl Gabriel Beck-Friis

B. 1921-12-05, Lohärad, Sweden; D. 2005-03-12
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Trap	dnq	-4.54
		0.000054

(Amber) Gerganiya Beckitt

B. 1940-11-25, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	8th	QU:5th	404
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		(silver)	64
			468

William Russell Becklean

B. 1936-06-23, Kansas City, MO, USA
Rowing (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Enrique Jaime Beckles Mapp

B. 1927-08-05, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:dnf	0.000000000091
Men's 200 metres	R1:3rd	0.000078
Men's 4x100m Relay	SF:4th	82
		82.000078000091

Laureen E. Beckles

B. 1958-08-30, London, England, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:8th	8.2
		8.2

Arvid Beckman

Olympic Competitor nr 5929

1912-07-07-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three won by fall - abandoned (96)

Raymond Paul "Ray" Beckman

B. 1925-06-30, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 2011-07-13
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

(Björn) Runald Beckman

B. 1951-07-05, Luleå, Sweden
Athletics - Track and Field & Bobsleigh

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Decathlon	20th		1.5
Men's Four		dnf	3
			4.5

William "Bill" Beckmann

B. 1881-05-12, New York, NY, USA; D. 1933-06-14
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Welterweight (-71.67 kg)	silver	4500
		4500

Olympic Competitor nr 2302

1904-10-14-10:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round one - won (Q)
1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - won (Q)
1904-10-14-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-10-15-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), final - lost (4000)

Gudrun Beckmann

B. 1955-08-17, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	7th	17th	404
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	(8th)	704
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	bronze	QU:dnf	641
			1749

Martin Beckmann

B. 1885-03-17, represented Germany; D. 1944
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.158
Men's 400 metres	R1:3rd	8.07
		8.228

Olympic Competitor nr 2865

1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - third (0.158)
1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - 400 m, round one - third (8.07)

Richard Andrew "Dick" Beckner

B. 1927-11-24, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1997-09-09
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Men's Individual combined	35th	0.001
Men's Team combined	sixth	160
Men's Floor Exercise	41st	-
Men's Horse Vault	43rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	47th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	29th	0.004
Men's Rings	17th	1
Men's Pommeled Horse	47th	-
		161.005

John Gilbert "Jack" Beckner

B. 1930-06-09, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2016-11-16
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	81st	17th	25th	4.1
Men's Team All-Around	8th	sixth	fifth	474
Men's Floor Exercise	84th	16th	-	1.6
Men's Horse Vault	87th	7th	-	100
Men's Parallel Bars	81st	15th	-	2.5
Men's Horizontal Bar	59th	7th	-	100
Men's Rings	160th	31st	-	0.002
Men's Pommeled Horse	88th	25th	-	0.025
				682.227

Robert Jerold "Bob" Beckus

B. 1920-06-01, Riverside, Cal., USA; D. 2003-10-21
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Charles Beckwith

B. 1901-05-12, South Molton, England, Great Britain; D. 1970-03-23
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Bárbara Bécquer Rivero

B. 1957-12-31, La Habana, Cuba
Basketball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Félix Bécquer Lastra

B. 1947-02-01, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:53rd	-6.26
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:18th	0.64
		0.640000256

André Becquet

represented Belgium
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Paul Becskehazy

B. 1949-03-03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		400

Miloš Bečvář

B. 1957-01-21, Strakonice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	44th	29th	0.016016
Men's 30 kilometres	32nd	27th	0.044
Men's 50 kilometres		23rd	0.256
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	9th		40
			40.316016

Václav Bečvář

B. 1908-10-17, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	11th	96
		96

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-09-21

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