Great Olympians

Biographies - BLO

Vincenzo Blo

Olympic Competitor nr 3957

1908-07-16-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Italy - sixth (120)

Alfred Bloch

B. 1877, represented France
Football (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Olympic Competitor nr 1608

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - lost (Q)
1900-09-23-15:00? - Football - Match 2 - won (2000)

Axel Bloch

B. 1911-05-05, København, Denmark; D. 1998-05-06
Fencing

	1932	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	SF:7th	26
Men's Foil, Team	fourth	400
Men's Épée, Team	SF:3rd	205
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th	1.35
Men's Sabre, Team	fifth	205
		837.35

Julius Bloch

B. 1888-05-12, Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, represented the USA; D. 1966-08-23
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

(Johan) Peter Bloch

B. 1923-07-25, Oslo, Norway; D. 1976-06-27
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.023
Men's 200 m	R1:5th	0.0000036
		0.0230036

Rupert Blöch

B. 1929-06-15, Wien, Austria; D. 2006-07-28
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
		0.023

Stefan Blöcher

B. 1960-02-25, Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Hockey (2 silver)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	silver	silver	4000
			4000

Herbert Blöckere

B. 1943-01-01, Negenhame, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany in 1976
Equestrianism - Eventing (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	13th				silver	16th	5040
Three-Day Event, Team	silver				bronze		1804
							6844

John William Blockey

B. 1932-04-02, Hindhead, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	15th	12.5
Four−Man	14th	12
		24.5

Arend Bloem

B. 1947-08-31, Wormer, the Netherlands
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	SF:6th	3.24
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:4th	0.81
		4.05

Johannes Dirk Bloemen

B. 1864-05-26, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1939-03-15
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke	fourth	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1301

1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - first (Q)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - fourth (2400)

Ted-Jan Bloemen

B. 1986-08-16, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands, represented Canada
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2018	2022	HP
Men's 5000 m	silver	10th	4100
Men's 10000 m	gold	8th	6656
Men's Team Pursuit	7th		100
			10856

Max Bloesch

B. 1908-06-27, Olten, Switzerland; D. 1997-08-09
Handball (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Tom Villiam Blohm

B. 1920-06-29, Oslo, Norway; D. 2000-12-30
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin

B. 1952-11-05, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Football (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	bronze	2560
			2560

Elsy Blom-Wirz

B. 1915-06-07, Basel, Switzerland, represented Belgium; D. 1985-01-06
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - Statues	ac	2.274
		2.274

It is not known why this Swiss artist was listed as Belgian in the 1948 Olympic Art Catalog.

Otto Blom

Olympic Competitor nr 5175

1912-06-29-13:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - lost

Per Conrad Søren Blom

B. 1949-06-27, Sydney, Australia, represented Norway
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	Rep:dns	0.075
		0.075

Reinier Blom

Olympic Competitor nr 3564

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 - 61st
1908-07-16-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Netherlands - seventh (75)

Theodor "Tore" Blom

B. 1880-04-23, Lilla Edet, Sweden; D. 1961-09-24
Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's High Jump	8th	384
Men's Long Jump	11th	96
		480

Olympic Competitor nr 842

1900-07-14-11:40 - Athletics Field - Long Jump, qualification - 11th (96)
1900-07-15-15:45 - Athletics Field - High Jump - eighth (384)

Stig Blomberg

B. 1901-10-16, Linköping, Sweden; D. 1970-12-19
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Sculpture, Statues		bronze	2560
Sculpture	2 entries		10.68
			2570.68

Vanja Hedwig Desideria Blomberg

B. 1929-01-28, Göteborg, Sweden
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	82nd	-
Women's Team All-Around	fourth	400
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	gold	1600
Women's Floor Exercise	31st	0.0016
Women's Horse Vault	96th	-
Women's Uneven Bars	97th	-
Women's Balance Beam	102nd	-
		2000.0016

Gert Arne Blomé

B. 1934-08-28, Gävle, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	silver	2500
			2500

Olavi Kullervo Blomfjord

B. 1961-08-10, Ludvika, Sweden
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)	nm	9.6
		9.6

Eric Blomgren

B. 1893-03-16, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1971-02-03
Speed Skating

	1924	HP
Men's 500 m	11th	64
Men's 5000 m	12th	40
		104

Gustaf Blomgren

B. 1887-12-24, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1956-07-25
Aquatics - Diving (1 bronze)

	1912	1920	HP
Springboard (1 & 3m)		fourth	1600
Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m)	bronze		4576
Platform, fancy (5 & 10m)		fourth	4576
			6176

Olympic Competitor nr 6525

1912-07-12-12:40 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), qualifying - fourth (Q)
1912-07-15-12:15 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain and fancy (5 & 10m), final - third (2560)

Jan Blomme

B. 1959-05-27, Varsenare, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Time Trial	13th	38.4
Men's Team Pursuit	10th	75
		113.4

Maurice Blomme

B. 1925-10-29, Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium; D. 1980-04-11
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Cor Blommers

B. 1901-10-25, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1983-10-11
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	QF	861
		861

Axel Blomqvist

B. 1894-12-14, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1965-12-11
Speed Skating

	1924	HP
Men's 500 m	sixth	640
Men's 1500 m	13th	25.6
Men's 5000 m	15th	10
		675.6

Erik Berthild Ruben Blomqvist

B. 1896-11-04, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1967-01-14
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:16th		9.6
Men's Javelin Throw	8th	sixth	1344
			1353.6

Erik Gustaf Blomqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 5389

1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - tenth (100)
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - first (1600)
1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - sixth (40)
1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - fifth (62.5)
1920-07-29-11:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone - sixth (160)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - joint first (Qs)
1920-07-29-17:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone - fifth (250)
1920-07-30-17:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team, shoot-off 1 - third (160)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - AC (0.16) & team - sixth (160)
bonus FRt 440

Göte Paulus Blomqvist

B. 1928-01-11, Södertalje, Sweden; D. 2003-02-28
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

John-Erik Blomqvist

B. 1945-05-17, Lessebo, Sweden
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Ossi Blomqvist

B. 1908-05-12, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1955-10-03
Speed Skating

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 500 m			19th	1.6
Men's 1500 m		R1:5th	9th	177.2
Men's 5000 m	10th	R1:5th	sixth	870
Men's 10000 m	-	R1:5th	fifth	1130
				2178.8

Rune Valentin Blomqvist

B. 1925-03-06, Bräcke, Sweden; D. 2010-10-22
Canoeing - Flatwater Canadian

	1952	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m	SF:5th	162.5
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	8th	320
		482.5

(Rolf) Torbjörn Blomqvist

B. 1941-02-14, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2017-02-20
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	SF:4th	17
		17

Bernard Blondeau

B. 1944-05-28, represented France
Shooting

	1976	HP
Trap	8th	384
		384

Renée Blondeau

B. 1918-05-10, from Paris, represented France; D. 1968
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:20th	1
		1

Thérèse Blondeau

B. 1913-12-04, Épinal, France; D. 2013-06-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:14th	24
		24

Yves Blondeau

B. 1951-04-29, represented France
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 30 kilometres Cross-Country	43rd		-4.26
Men's 4x10 km Relay	11th		16
Men's 10 kilometres Biathlon		39th	-3.16
			16.0001856

Héctor Blondet Texidor

B. 1947-05-12, New York, represented Puerto Rico; D. 2006-09-09
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	sixth	9th	400
			400

Pierre Auguste Blondiaux

B. 1922-01-23, Paris, France; D. 2003-04-14
Rowing (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Edward Blood

B. 1908-08-15, Bradford, Verm., USA; D. 1991-06-13
Nordic Combined

	1932	1936	HP
Men's Individual	14th	37th	24.0004
			24.0004

Maurice Blood

Olympic Competitor nr 3277

1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, free position - third (1920)
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - fourth (1200)
1908-07-09-17:00? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - fourth (1200)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 11th (48)

Isadore Louis "Issy" Bloomberg

B. 1930-02-10, represented South Africa
Weightlifting

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	14th		984
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)		sixth	984
			984

Harold Bloomer

B. 1902-09-13, New York, NY, USA; D. 1965-09-16
Fencing

	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	0.0039
		0.0039

Millard Bloomer

B. 1899-06-10, New York, NY, USA; D. 1974-07-10
Fencing

	1920	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	0.0011
		0.0011

Arthur Bloomfeld

represented Germany
Sailing

	1900	HP
1/2-1 ton class (1)	disq	1
		1

Olympic Competitor nr 476

1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - DQ (1.6)

David Donald "Doodie" Bloomfield

B. 1918-08-08, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1950-11-14
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Sarah "Sally" Bloomfield

B. 1956-06-03, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Double Sculls	eighth	320
		320

Martina Blos

B. 1957-06-17, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Marc Blouin

B. 1953-05-13, Québec City, Québ., Canada
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	16th	4.8
		4.8

Oswald Blouin

B. 1948-01-28, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	15th	12.5
		12.5

Edward Blount

Olympic Competitor nr 4490

1908-07-23-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Lightweight (-66.6 kg), round two - lost (52.75)

Maria T. M. Blower

B. 1964-08-21, Leicester, England, Great Britain
Road Cycling

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Road Race	29th	sixth	960.024
			960.024

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-08-23

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