Great Olympians

Biographies - BOY

Biser Boyadzhiev

B. 1948-10-31, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	8th	192
		192

Georgi Spasov Boyadzhiev

B. 1943-03-13, represented Bulgaria; D. 2018-01
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Stanislav Boyadzhiev

B. 1945-07-15, Sofia, Bulgaria; D. 2020-04-19
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

John Dennis Boyagis

B. 1928-01-26, Mumbai (then Bombay), British India, represented Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Downhill		39th	0.00016
Men's Giant Slalom		43rd	0.0000256
Men's Slalom	63rd	37th	0.0004
			0.0005856

Hristina Boyanova

B. 1966-02-11, Sofia, Bulgaria
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Ice Dancing	18th	3.2
		3.2

Philippe Boyard

B. 1916-10-31, represented France
Ice Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Klavdiya Boyarskikh

B. 1939-11-11, Sverdlovsk, Russia, competed for the Soviet Union; D. 2009-12-12
Cross-Country Skiing (3 gold)

	1964	HP
5 km	gold	6400
10 km	gold	6400
3x5 km Relay	gold	1600
		14400

William George "Billy" Boyce

B. 1927-05-07, represented Australia
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	QF	861
		861

Burke Boyce

B. 1901-06-19, St.Louis, MO, USA; D. 1969-12-15
Fencing

	1924	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:5th	0.053
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd	68
		68.053

Edward Boyce

B. 1913-06-02, Belfast, (now Northern-)Ireland, Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:ac	0.605
Men's Triple Jump	QU:ac	0.079
		0.684

Grant Boyce

B. 1956-05-30, represented Australia
Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Peter Boyce

B. 1946-05-14, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:26th	0.096
		0.096

Lachezar Boychev

B. 1957-06-08, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours		9th	870
Men's Coxed Fours	fifth		870
			870

Andrew Harry "Andy" Boychuk

B. 1941-05-17, Orono, Ont., Canada
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	10th	150
		150

(John) Alan Boyd

B. 1926-09-10, Dumbarton, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 2000-06-08
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Andrew L. Boyd

B. 1910-01-30, New York, NY, USA; D. 2002-01-10
Fencing

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Épée, Team	SF:4th	QF:3rd	104.75
			104.75

Guillermo Boyd Mora

B. 1938-01-26, Kuna Yala, Panama
Weightlifting

	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (- 56kg)	dnf	1.5
		1.5

Ian Hugh Boyd

B. 1933-12-08, Epsom, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	8th	256
		256

James Felton "Jim" Boyd

B. 1930-11-30, Rocky Mount, ND, USA; D. 1997-01-25
Boxing (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-81 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Malcolm Boyd

B. 1896-09-06, Perth, WA, Australia; D. 1960
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:4th	0.033
Men's 1500 m	R1:5th	0.043
Men's 5000 m	R1:9th	0.068
		0.144

Pamela Joan "Pam" Boyd

B. 1955-09-27, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Handball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Philip Ewing "Phil" Boyd

B. 1876-06-05, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1967-11-16
Rowing (1 silver)

	1904	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's Eights	silver			R1:2nd	1598
					1598

Olympic Competitor nr 1913

1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Eights - second (1500)
1912-07-17-13:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Raymond Malbolm "Ray" Boyd

B. 1951-06-28, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:16th	QU:21st	10.56
			10.56

Lloyd Tilghman "Tim" Boyd

B. 1861-12-19, Natchez, Miss., USA; D. 1914-11-08
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:35th	-3.94
		0.00094

Olympic Competitor nr 2236

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 35th

Anthony Donald M. "Tony" Boyd

B. 1932-04-02, Dublin, Ireland, represented Canada
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:7th	10.4
		10.4

Warren Boyd

B. 1926-12-23, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:16th	6.4
		6.4

James F. Boyde

B. 1943-04-11, Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Biathlon

	1968	HP
20 km	53rd	-6.32
		0.00000032

Patricia "Patty" Boydstun

B. 1951-12-22, Council, Idaho
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's Slalom	8th	256
		256

Edward Boye

B. 1946, represented Ghana
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Hans Jørgen Boye

B. 1942-06-30, Rudkøbing, Denmark
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fifth	1250
		1250

Marième Boye

B. 1956-10-07, represented Senegal
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
Women's 400 metres	R1:32nd	-2.40
		0.0066

Gérard Boyer

B. 1951-08-12, represented France
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:4th	12.8
		12.8

Jean Boyer

B. 1901-02-08, Vitry-sur-Seine, France; D. 1981-11-24
Football

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	SF	QF	1087
			1087

L. Boyer

represented France
Cycling - Track

	1900	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:dnq	-2.25
		0.0025

Olympic Competitor nr 1544

1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)

Max Granville Boyes

B. 1934-05-06, Lincoln, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:15th	15
		15

Nicola Vivien Boyes

B. 1954-12-16, Worthing, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Trygve Bøyesen

Olympic Competitor nr 3936

1908-07-16-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Norway - second (750)
1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)
1920 1000

David Hebbert Boykett

B. 1934-08-19, from Melbourne, Vict., represented Australia; D. 2016-02-10
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Eights	bronze		8th	1408
				1408

Charlotte Boyle

B. 1899-08-20, New York, NY, USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	7th	400
		400

Helen Boyle

B. 1907, represented Great Britain
Swimming

	1924	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	R1:3rd	960
		960

Selina Adelaide Philippa "Ina" Boyle

B. 1889-03-08, Eniskerry, Ireland, then part of Great Britain; D. 1967-03-10
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber	HM	1600
		1600

John Martin Boyle

B. 1934-11-01, represented Australia
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

B. 1951-06-24, Coburg, Vict., Australia
Track and Field (3 silver)

1968 1972 1976 HP

100 m fourth silver fourth 7920

200 m silver silver SF:dq 8008.2

4 x 100 m relay fifth sixth fifth 726

4 x 400 m relay sixth - 160

16814.2

She had two false starts in the semi-final of the 200 m at Montreal.

Richard Boyle

Olympic Competitor nr 4648

1908-07-30-15:45 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat two - lost (780)

Ron Boyle

B. 1947-08-25, represented Australia
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd	1.014
		1.014

Fred Boylstein

B. 1903-03-16, Ford City, Penn., USA; D. 1972-02-28
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Beverly Boys

B. 1951-07-04, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Diving

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's Springboard	7th	fifth	QU:9th	1560
Women's Platform	fourth	QU:14th		1616
				3176

Audun Boysen

B. 1929-05-10, Bjarkøy, Norway; D. 2000-03-02
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:4th	bronze	2628
Men's 1500 metres	11th		64
			2692

Karsten Konrad Wilhelm Boysen Halblaub

B. 1938-03-01, Kiel, Germany, represented Venezuela
Sailing

	1964	1968	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	29th	30th	0.039
			0.039

Søren Nikolaj Boysen

B. 1950-02-05, Tønder, Denmark
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 m	Rep:4th	26
		26

Written 2000-12-02 - last modified 2024-06-18

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