Great Olympians

Biographies - BOW

Donald Paul "Don" Bowden

B. 1936-08-08, San José, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:11th	0.0043
		0.0043

Josiah Frederick Dollin Bowden

B. 1858, Bridgport, England, Great Britain; D. 1936-12-25
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:ac	0.361
		0.361

Olympic Competitor nr 610

1900-06-02-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 8 - second (Q)
1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - AC (0.361)

(Robert) Norris Bowden

B. 1926-08-13, North York, Ont., Canada; D. 1991-04-09
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Pairs	fifth	silver	6250
			6250

Walter Bowden

B. 1910-12-29, New York, NY, USA; D. 2001-04-19
Handball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Philip Bowden-Smith

B. 1891-03-27, Agrapatana, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), represented Great Britain; D. 1964-04-28
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1924	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	29th	0.02
Three-Day Event, Team	sixth	160
Jumping, Individual	fourth	2000
Jumping, Team	7th	100
		2260.02

Ian Walter John Bowditch

B. 1939-03-09, Parramatta, NSW, Australia; D. 2008-02-25
Fencing

	1964	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		7.78

John Ford Bower

B. 1940-11-08, Lewiston, Maine, USA; D. 2017-06-06
Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	13th	12th	16.4
Men's Individual Nordic Combined	15th	13th	53.4
			69.8

Mervyn John Bower

B. 1934-01-12, represented Australia; D. 2013-10
Figure Skating

	1960	HP
Mixed Pairs	12th	50
		50

He was also entered in 1956, but did not start.

Dianne Marie Bowering

competed in 1968 as

Dianne Burge

B. 1943-10-09, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th	sixth	642.29
Women's 200 metres		SF:7th	20.8
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	sixth	fifth	410
			1073.09

Alfred James Bowerman

B. 1873-11-22, Broomfield, England, Great Britain; D. 1947-07-20
Cricket (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1408

1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - won (3200)

(William) Jay Bowerman, Jr.

B. 1942-12-17, Seattle, Wash., USA
Biathlon

	1972	HP
Men's 20 km	45th	-4.13
Men's 4x7.5 km Relay	sixth	160
		160.0000125

(Edwin) Eddie Bowey

B. 1926-01-05, London, England, Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	10th	150
		150

Ian Bowhill

B. 1903-05-27, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1975
Figure Skating

	1928	HP
Men's Singles	14th	24
		24

Mary Jane Dyment Bowie

B. 1948-03-03, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Luge

	1976	HP
Women's Singles	23rd	0.384
		0.384

David Graham Bowker

B. 1922-03-15, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Sailing (1 silver)

	1956	HP
5.5 metres	silver	4000
		4000

Walter Bowler

Olympic Competitor nr 4641

1908-07-29-16:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, round two, heat three - DNF (645.8)

Christopher "Chris" Bowles

B. 1957-09-19, represented Great Britain
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-78 kg)	R2	46.68
		46.68

Dan Bowling

from London, England, represented Great Britain
Boxing

	1920	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-53.5 kg)	R1	136.5
		136.5

Chet Bowman

B. 1901-11-22, West Long Beach, NJ, USA; D. 1936-05-31
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	fourth	1600
		1600

Roscoe Bowman

B. 1900-03-21, Carroll, Iowa, USA; D. 1964-09-24
Fencing

	1920	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:7th	0.0039
Men's Sabre, Team	fifth	250
		250.039

Sandra Bowman

B. 1967-04-10, Darlington, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	17th	4
		4

Sid Bowman

B. 1907-06-08, Brookhaven, Miss., USA; D. 1986-04-29
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Triple Jump	9th	7th	840
			840

William Bowman

Olympic Competitor nr 5598

1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
1912-07-09-11:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match six - lost - third (27)
1912-07-11-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
1912-07-12-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - second (Q)
1912-07-13-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - third (113.8)

Vernon A. "Vern" Bowrey

B. 1948-08-20, represented Australia
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th	19.2
		19.2

Written 2000-12-02 - last modified 2023-12-10

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