Great Olympians

Biographies - BOO

Boo Kim Siang

B. 1938-01-21, represented Malaysia
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	19th	2.4
		2.4

The MADMen indicate that he was "SIN"(gaporean), but without any additional information, I shall not accept that attribution.

Michael Robert Booker

B. 1937-04-16, London, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1956	HP
Men's Singles	fifth	1500
		1500

Bernard H. J. Boone

B. 1919-09-23, represented France
Hockey

	1948	1952	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	R1	99
			99

Narong Boonfuang

B. 1957-06-13, represented Thailand
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Pinit Boonjoung

B. 1954-11-25, represented Thailand
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.786
		1.786

Manus Boonjumnong

B. 1980-06-23, Thailand
Boxing, (1 gold, 1 silver)

2004 2008 HP

-64 kg gold silver 15600

15600

	2004	2008	HP
-64 kg	gold	silver	15600
			15600

Prasit Boonprasert

B. 1956-08-07, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:8th	2.05
		2.05

Jozef "Jos" Boons

B. 1943-02-13, Laakdal, Belgium; D. 2000-12-15
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	38th	-3.38
		0.000384

Josef Boons

B. 1897, represented Belgium
Track Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.00096
		0.00096

Albert Boonstra

B. 1957-05-22, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	15th	10
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	14th	16
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	7th	100
		126

Tjabel Boonstra

B. 1899-06-04, Assen, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:3rd	0.034
Men's Tandem	R1:3rd	135
		135.034

Todd Roger Boonstra

B. 1962-05-29, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	1988	1992	1994	HP
Men's 15 km	54th				0.000036416
Men's 15 km Classical		53rd
Men's 10 km Classical				41st
Men's 10/15 km Combined Pursuit				41st	-4.36
Men's 50 km Classical				39th	-3.12
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay		13th		13th	11.2
					11.200192416

Somsak Boontud

B. 1952-11-24, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	R1:6th	SF:8th	2.141
			2.141

Aaltje Grietje "Alie" Boorsma

B. 1959-07-22, Drachten, the Netherlands
Speed Skating

	1984	HP
Women's 500 metres	33rd	-2.26
Women's 1000 metres	23rd	0.256
		0.25856

Gunnar Böös

Olympic Competitor nr 5774

1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - sixth

Wolfgang Boos

B. 1946-01-13, Füssen, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Derek Charles Joseph Boosey

B. 1942-07-15, Poona (now Pune), British India, lived in London, represented Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Jaap Boot

B. 1903-03-01, Wormerveer, the Netherlands; D. 1986-06-14
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 100 m		R1:4th	0.00000031
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	bronze		640
Men's Long Jump	8th		384
			1024.00000031

Klaas Boot

B. 1898-07-28, Oudkarspel, the Netherlands; D. 1969-05-12
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)	71st	-
Men's Team Combined	8th	64
Men's Vault	69th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	66th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	71st	-
Men's Rings	81st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	77th	-
		64

Vernon Patrick "Pat" Boot

B. 1914-10-22, Kaikoura, New Zealand; D. 1947-01-05
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:7th	1.08
		1.08

Brian Charles Booth

B. 1933-10-19, Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Clare Booth

B. 1964-09-19, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Downhill	dnf	25th	0.104
Women's Super-G		35th	-2.10
Women's Combined		dnf	-3.16
			0.10516

Frank Booth

B. 1910-10-04, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1980-12-01
Swimming (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Michael Booth

B. 1946-01-20, Huddersfield, England, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Men's Individual All-Round	91st	-14.64
		-14.64

Mitchell Jay "Mitch" Booth

B. 1963-01-04, Sydney, NSW, Australia, represented the Netherlands after 2004
Sailing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Two Person Catamaran (Tornado)	bronze	silver		fifth	fifth	11770
						11770

Two medals were not enough to ensure him a spot on the Australian team for his home town, so he switched countries and competed in two more Olympics.

Robert Booth

B. 1964-03-26, represented Australia
Rowing

	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:5th	20
		20

Sharon Booth

B. 1956-06-26, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	26th	0.064
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	9th	40
		104.064

Verne Booth

B. 1898-10-27, Sayer, ND, USA; D. 1979-09-27
Athletics (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's 10000 m	dnf	0.004
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.00032
Men's Cross-Country, team	(silver)	-
		0.00432

William Neal Booth

B. 1944-09-19, represented Australia
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Dora Boothby

Olympic Competitor nr 3157

1908-05-08-14:35 - Tennis, covered courts - Women's Singles, round one - lost (538.1)
1908-07-11-14:00? - Tennis - Women's Singles, final - lost (3750)

Lorna Marie Boothe

B. 1954-12-05, Kingston, Jamaica, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:8th	R1:18th	16.14
			16.14

Schalk David Booysen

B. 1927-08-22, Pretoria, South Africa; D. 2011-05-01
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:4th	0.676
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	0.00009
		0.67609

Robert Lewis "Bob" Boozer

B. 1937-04-26, Omaha, Nebr., USA
Besketball (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Written 2000-12-02 - last modified 2024-07-03

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