Great Olympians

Biographies - BIA

Yvan Bia

B. 1935-08-14, Calais, France
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	20
		20

Emerico Biach

B. 1893-11-23, Nagykanizsa, Hungary, represented Italy
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	R1:5th	0.467
		0.467

Carlo Biagi

B. 1914-04-20, Viareggio, Italy; D. 1986-04-16
Football (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Cesare Biagi

B. 1932-02-01, Milano, Italy; D. 2009-04-29
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	8th	320
		320

Adriana Biagiotti

B. 1947-07-19, Prato, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	58th	-7.26
		0.0000000256

Czesław Gerzawy Białas

B. 1931-06-19, Szopienice, Poland; D. 1991-06-24
Weightlifting

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	19th			617.4
Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)		dnf	7th	617.4
				617.4

Magdalena Beata Białas

B. 1962-09-28, Kraków, Poland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 200 m Backstroke	20th	1
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	8th	384
		385

Valentine Bialas

B. 1903-01-10, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1965-03-09
Speed Skating

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's 500 m		17th		4
Men's 1500 m		sixth		640
Men's 5000 m	sixth	sixth		1280
Men's 10000 m	8th	-	fifth	1256
				3180

Ryszard Białowąs

B. 1947-07-14, Sulechów, Poland; D. 2004-02-23
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Miguel Biancalana

B. 1902-09-14, from São Paulo, represented Brazil
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	SF:7th	26
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
		27.065

Ruggero Biancani

B. 1915-01-25, Bologna, Italy; D. 1993-02
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:ac	3.607
		3.607

Sergio Bianchetto

B. 1939-02-16, Torre (Padova), Italy
Cycking - Track (2 gold)

1960 1964 HP

Tandem gold gold 16000

Sprint silver 6000

22000

Twice world sprint champion, in 1961 and 1962.

Alvaro Bianchi

B. 1925-04-23, from Firenze, represented Italy
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:4th	410
		410

Bianco Bianchi

B. 1917-04-06, Quarrata, Italy; D. 1997-07-17
Track Cycling (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Bruno Bianchi (1)

B. 1904-05-02, Genova, Italy; D. 1988-08-22
Sailing (1 gold)

	1936	1948	HP
Eight metres Class	gold		5250
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)		fifth	5250
			5250

Bruno Bianchi (2)

B. 1943-09-26, Trieste, Italy; D. 1966-01-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle		R1:36th	0.00064
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:11th	8th	80
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	sixth		160
			240.00064

He died in a plane crash in Germany, together with several other Italian swimmers. (Sergio De Gregorio, Dino Rora)

Bruno Bianchi (3)

B. 1939-02-09, Genova, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:9th	40
		40

Carlos Bianchi

B. 1910-12-19, Córdoba, Argentina; D. 1935
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:4th	328
Men's 200 metres	fifth	1000
		1328

Francesco Bianchi

B. 1940-01-15, Melegnano, Italy; D. 1977-09-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:5th	0.043
Men's 1500 metres	R1:26th	0.064
		0.107

Gabriele Bianchi

B. 1901-07-27, Verona, Italy; D. 1974-10-08
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1936	1948	HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber	HM		4576
Music - Vocals		bronze	4576
			4576

Luis J. Bianchi

represented Argentina
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:2nd	410
		410

Pietro Bianchi

Olympic Competitor nr 6467

1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - sixth (800)
1920 1600
bonus 1600

Pietro Ubaldo Bianchi

B. 1895-02-14, Genova, Italy; D. 1962-05-21
Weightlifting (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

He had the same result as Albert Pettersson and received the silver medal (rather than the bronze) on the toss of a coin.

Renata Bianchi

B. 1926-07-12, Comigliano, Italy; D. 1966
Gymnastics (Artistic) & Rhytmic Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around		55th	-
Women's Team All-Around	8th	sixth	288
Women's Floor Exercise		78th	-
Women's Horse Vault		58th	-
Women's Uneven Bars		45th	-
Women's Balance Beam		85th	-
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus		10th	25
			313

René Bianchi

B. 1934-05-20, Conflans-sur-Seine, France
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	3000
		3000

Enrico "Rico" Bianchi

B. 1930-05-13, Chur, Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver			3034
Men's Eights			Rep:3rd	3034
				3034

Enrico Bianchini

B. 1903-07-30, Robbio, Italy; D. 1971-10-24
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	7.078
		7.078

Louise Bianchini

B. 1867-08-11, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1943-03-18
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	7 entries	26.068
		26.068

Mario Bianchini

B. 1914-05-13, Roma, Italy; D. 1957-06-01
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Orlando Bianchini

B. 1955-06-04, Guidonia Montecello, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	fourth	2400
		2400

Franca Anna Bianconi

B. 1962-03-03, Milano, Italy
Figure Skating

	1980	HP
Women's Singles	19th	2.4
		2.4

Héctor F. Biassini

B. 1951-10-04, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	11th	32
		32

(Ali) Rudi (Rainer) Biaudet

B. 1953-03-03, Turku, Finland
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Vincenso "Vincenzino" Biava

B. 1916-04-18, Zerboló, Italy; D. 2004-04-01
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	41st	-4.64
		0.000064

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-01-17

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