Great Olympians

Biographies - BRI

Adrian Brian

B. 1892-03-16, Columbus, Nebr., USA; D. 1978-09
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	RepR1	150
		150

Michel Briand

B. 1930-09-26, La Rochelle, France
Sailing

	1968	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	8th	256
		256

Louis Briano

B. 1891-02-25, represented Monaco
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Free Pistol	41st	0.000096
		0.000096

Cicely Briant

B. 1891-08-11, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1971-07-10
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Applied Arts	AC	2.873
		2.873

Massimo Briaschi

B. 1958-05-12, Lugo di Vicenza, Italy
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Germán Enrique Briceño Martínez

B. 1919, represented Venezuela
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Running Target	9th	240
		240

Humberto Segundo Briceño Martínez

B. 1928-06-01, represented Venezuela
Shooting

	1952	HP
Free Rifle	25th	0.15
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	33rd	0.0026
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	35th	0.001
		0.1536

Calvin David Bricker

B. 1885-11-03, Canada; D. 1963-04-24
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

1908 1912 HP

Long Jump bronze silver 8880

Triple Jump fourth 18th 1804

4680 6003.84 10683.84

	1908	1912	HP
Long Jump	bronze	silver	8880
Triple Jump	fourth	18th	1804
	4680	6003.84	10683.84

Olympic Competitor nr 4456

1908-07-22-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - third (Q)
1908-07-22-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, final - third (2880)
1908-07-25-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualifying - fourth (1800)
1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - second (Q)
1912-07-12-16:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, final - second (6000)
1912-07-15-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualification - 18th (3.84)

Cliff Bricker

B. 1904-04-23, Saint George, Ont., Canada; D. 1980-09-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 10000 m		8th	256
Men's Marathon	10th	12th	210
			466

Erika Eloise Bricker

B. 1949-05-23, Woodland, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	gold	64
		64

Karl Bricker

B. 1923-12-21, from Attinghausen, represented Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	41st	46th	0.0000704
			0.0000704

Charles Brickley

Olympic Competitor nr 6688

1912-07-15-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Triple Jump, qualification - ninth (240)

Ian Christopher Bridge

B. 1959-09-18, Victoria, BC, Canada
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Robert Bridge

Olympic Competitor nr 5958

1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - DQ (0.384)

Alice W. Bridges

B. 1916-07-19, Waterville, Maine, USA; D. 2011-05-05
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	bronze	3840
		3840

James Gregory "Jim" Bridges

B. 1951-01-24, St. Louis, MO, USA
Bobsleigh

	1972	HP
Men's Four	dnf	1.92
		1.92

John Bridges

Olympic Competitor nr 3997

1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - fifth (1125)

Kathleen Bridle

B. 1897-11-19, Swalecliffe, England, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 1989-05-25
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	AC	37.97
		62.99

Jacques Bridou

B. 1911-10-08, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	14th	20
Men's Four	9th	120
		140

(Julius) Vytautas Briedis

B. 1940-08-27, Nausėdžiai, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2019-09-22
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	bronze	1780
			1780

Rie Briejèr

B. 1910-03-10, Leiden, the Netherlands; D. 1999-07-11
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.473
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth	250
		250.473

Friedrich "Fritz" Briel

B. 1934-10-24, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany; D. 2017-03-15
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000 metres	silver	3000
		3000

Donald Michael "Don" Brien

B. 1959-09-01, Halifax, NS, Canada
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Doubles, 1000 m		SF:5th	12.9
Men's Fours, 1000 m	9th	SF:4th	114
			126.9

Simone Brièrre

B. 1937-06-14, Al-Jaza'ir, Algeria, represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

She competed for a club from Alger, so I class her as Algerian.

Hartmut Briesenick

B. 1949-03-17, Luckenwalde, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany; D. 2013-03-08
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Shot Put	bronze	3840
		3840

Siegfried Brietzke

B. 1952-06-12, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (3 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Coxless Pairs	gold			35200
Coxless Fours		gold	gold	35200
				35200

Juan Briezen

B. 1928-08-09, from Aruba, represented the Netherlands Antilles; D. 2007
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

William Godfrey "Bill" Brigden

B. 1919-04-11, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 2005-01-16
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	11th	48
		48

Allan Briggs

Olympic Competitor nr 5087

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - first (1600)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 25th (0.1)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - fourth (1600)
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 35th

Martin Christopher Briggs

B. 1964-01-04, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:25th	0.15
		0.15

David Michael "Mike" Bright

B. 1937-11-03, Grants Pass, Oreg., USA; D. 2017-09-22
Volleyball

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	9th	7th	280
			280

Patricia Ann Lucas "Patti" Bright

B. 1940-12-27, Chicago, ill., USA
Volleyball

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Team	fifth	8th	628
			628

Timothy William "Tim" Bright

B. 1960-07-28, Taft, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Pole Vault			FI:nh	96
Men's Decathlon	12th	seventh		660
				756

Torah Bright

B. 1986-12-27, Cooma, NSW, Australia
Snowboarding (1 gold, 1 silver)

2006 2010 2014 HP

Halfpipe fifth gold silver 21375

Slopestyle 7th 600

Boardercross 18th 2.56

21977.56

	2006	2010	2014	HP
Halfpipe	fifth	gold	silver	21375
Slopestyle			7th	600
Boardercross			18th	2.56
				21977.56

Robbie Ian Brightwell

B. 1939-10-27, Rawalpindi, British India (now in Pakistan), lived in Birmingham, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:4th	fourth	1928
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	fifth	silver	1250
			3178

Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha

B. 1955-04-15, Willemstad, Curaçao, represented the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming (2 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	8th	bronze	2816
Women's 200 m Freestyle		bronze	2560
Women's 100 m Backstroke	sixth	9th	800
Women's 200 m Backstroke	sixth		640
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	fourth	650
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	fifth	fifth	500
			7966

Duilio Brignetti

B. 1926-08-17, Marciana Marina, Italy; D. 1993-02-07
Modern Pentathlon

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual	25th	33rd	0.1532
Men's Team		11th	16
			16.1532

Enrico Brignoli

Olympic Competitor nr 2376

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - fourth (300)

Mario Brignoli

B. 1902-02-20, Milano, Italy; D. 1990
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	18th	3.84
		3.84

Federica Brignone

B. 1990-07-14, Milano, Italy
Alpine Skiing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	2010	2014	2018	2022	HP
Women's Downhill			dnf		-
Women's Super G			sixth	seventh	1040
Women's Giant Slalom	18th	dnf	bronze	silver	6562.56
Women's Slalom		dnf		dnf	-
Women's Combined		11th	eighth	bronze	2880
Mixed Team				eighth	64
					10546.56

Luis Brignoni Álvarez

B. 1953-11-09, represented Puerto Rico
Basketball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Juan C. Brigo

represented Argentina
Hockey

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

Alfons "Fons" Brijdenbach

B. 1954-10-12, Vorselaar, Belgium; D. 2009-05-08
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	fourth	fifth	2600
Men's 4x400 m Relay		R1:dnf	0.04
			2600.04

Ben Bril

B. 1912-07-16, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2003-09-11
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg)	QF	861
		861

Frank Peter Brilando

B. 1925-06-29, Chicago, Ill., USA
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf		8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf		-
Men's Tandem		R2:3rd	20
Men's Time Trial		23rd	0.384
			20.384

Melissa Jane Briley

B. 1956-08-25, Houston, Texas, USA
Aquatics - Diving

	1976	HP
Women's Platform	7th	400
		400

Deborah "Debbie" Brill

B. 1953-03-10, Mission, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's High Jump	8th	R1:nm	fifth	1884.006
				1884.006

Martin Leonard Brill

B. 1956-04-07, Stoke-on-Trent, England, represented New Zealand
Fencing

	1984	1988	HP
Épée, Individual	15th	seventh	735.63
			735.63

Alhassan Brimah

B. 1937-11-09, Accra, Gold Coast, represented Ghana
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Middleweight (-71 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Jack Brinck

B. 1908-09-169, Winters, Cal., USA; D. 1934-05-19
Rowing (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

Douglas Stanley "Doug" Brinham

B. 1934, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Basketball

	1956	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

David Liddell "Dave" Brink

B. 1947-11-25, Saint Paul, Minn., USA; D. 2019-06-29
Cycling - Track

	1968	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	R1:18th	3.84
		3.84

Johannes Brink

B. 1912-04-29, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1976-04-29
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	R1:4th	17
		17

Brian Brinkley

B. 1953-12-28, Bedford, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	30th		0.01
Men's 200 m Freestyle	10th	9th	260
Men's 400 m Freestyle	fifth		1000
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	15th		10
Men's 200 m Butterfly	11th	sixth	704
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	8th	bronze	704
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay		fourth	400
			3078.01

Jacques Brinkman

B. 1966-08-26, Utrecht, Netherlands
Hockey (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Men's Team	bronze	fourth	gold	gold	12720
					12720

Wilhelm "Willi" Brinkmann

B. 1910-10-25, Oberhausen, N-W, Germany; D. 1991-02-12
Handball (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Norman Brinkworth

B. 1944-02-28, represented Pakistan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:35th	-2.15
		0.0015

Vladimir "Vlado" Brinovec

B. 1941-06-16, Kranj, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:13th	6.4
		6.4

Jorge Briola

B. 1907, represented Argentina
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	11th	46.68
		46.68

Leopoldo Briola

represented Argentina
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Eugenie Briollet

B. 1900-11-07, Strasbourg, then in Germany, by 1924 back in France; D. 1985-05-01
Diving

	1924	HP
Women's Springboard (1 & 3m)	QU:8th	8.2
		8.2

Jorge Gerardo Brion

B. 1933-04-23, from Aruba, represented the Netherlands Antilles
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

(Juan) Félipe Briones Goich

B. 1950-11-17, Santiago, Chile
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	60th	-7.10
Men's Giant Slalom	66th	-9.64
Men's Slalom	R2:dnf	-13.12
		0.00000001064

Rosario Briones

B. 1953-10-05, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	96th	-15.64
Women's Team All-Round	14th	4
		4

Valerie Brisco-Hooks

B. 1960-07-06, Greenood, Miss., USA
Track & Field (3 gold, 1 silver)

1984 1988 HP

Women's 200 m gold - 6400

Women's 400 m gold fourth 8000

Women's 4 x 400 m gold silver 2600

17000

The first person to do the double 200 m - 400 m at the same Olympiad (Irena Szewinska had done it before, but at different games). This feat is usually ascribed to Michael Johnson, but Marie-Josée Perec also did it before him.

Anthony Wellesley "Tony" Briscoe

B. 1939, represented South Africa
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	QU:2nd	25.6
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	8th	256
		281.6

Pedro Brise

B. 1904, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Jacqueline Brisepierre

B. 1945-10-30, Montceau, France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Individual combined	64th	35th	-2.10
Women's Team combined		7th	100
			100.0010000016

Khristos Brisimitzakis

Olympic Competitor nr 2616

1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - fifth (562.5)
1906-04-27-09:00 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 km) - AC (243)
1906-04-27-09:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 mile) - AC (382.5)

Joseph Gerard "Joe" Briski

B. 1955-10-02, Detroit, Mich., USA
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	fifth	750
		750

Kevin James Brislin

B. 1942-11-26, represented Australia
Cycling - Track

	1964	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1200

François Brisson

B. 1958-04-09, Saintes, France
Football (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Arnaldo Bristol Sabater

B. 1945-09-11, represented Puerto Rico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:21st	SF:8th	R1:31st	SF:6th	91.2696
					91.2696

(Thomas Richard) Martin Bristow

B. 1913-11-15, Dudley, England, Great Britain; D. 2007-07-31
Rowing (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Véronique Brisy

B. 1960-0-11, Liège, Belgium
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	31st	-2.64
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	30th	0.01
		0.0164

Barbara Britch

B. 1951-03-30, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	31st	-2.64
Women's 3x5 km Relay	11th	16
		16.0064

Gustavo Brito

B. 1954-05-22, represented Puerto Rico
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	R2	40.5
		40.5

Jacinto Brito Villegas

B. 1938-04-09, Ciudad de México, Mexico; D. 1968-09-01
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	68th	-9.38
Men's Team Pursuit	R1:19th	1.2
		1.2

Roberto Brito Villegas

B. 1947-08-07, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	10th	75
		75

Jan Britstra

B. 1905-04-10, Norg, the Netherlands; D. 1987-03-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:4th	0.011
		0.011

Arthur Stanley "Stan" Brittain

B. 1931-10-04, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Road Race	sixth	800
Men's Road Race, Team	silver	1000
		1800

Caroline Susan Brittan

B. 1959-03-09, represented Great Britain
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Women's 5 km	50th	-5.10
		0.000001

Bernhard Britting

B. 1940-10-22, Berlin, Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Warren George Brittingham

B. 1886-09-02, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1962-12-19
Football (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 2337

1904-11-16-15:00? - Football - match one - lost
1904-11-18-15:00? - Football - match three - drew
1904-11-23-15:00? - Football - match three, replay - won - final classification - second (1500)

Jack Britto

B. 1926-08-16, represented Pakistan; D. 2013-09-15
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Halland Britton

B. 1890-02-18, Derby, England, Great Britain; D. 1975-02-11
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10000 m	sixth	640
		640

Bernhard Britz

B. 1906-03-27, Skänninge, Sweden; D. 1935-05-31
Cycling - Road (2 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	bronze	3200
Men's Road Race, Team	bronze	640
		3840

Silvio Brivio

B. 1929-11-06, Como, Italy
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	110th	-
Men's Team All-Around	10th	25
Men's Floor Exercise	174th	-
Men's Horse Vault	165th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	96th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	92nd	-
Men's Rings	87th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	57th	-
		25.00000001

Antonio "Tonino", Marchese Brivio Sforza

B. 1905-12-27, Biella, Italy; D. 1995-01-20
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	12th	50
Men's Four	10th	75
		125

Aage Brix

B. 1894-12-09, Lexington, Nebr., USA; D. 1963-03-16
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	(R2)	26.38
		26.38

Herman Brix

B. 1906-05-19, Tacoma, Wash., USA; D. 2007-02-24
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Shot Put	silver	6000
		6000

He was chosen to play Tarzan even before Johnny Weissmuller, but broke his collarbone before the first movie could be made. He then played Tarzan anyway, in the only movies that portrayed the character as a well-spoken English lord. Fearing to be typecast, he changed his name to Bruce Bennett, and would earn a number of credits. He was a skydiver, performing his last jump aged 96. He died over 100 years old.

Eva Břízová

B. 1942-05-15, Lišnice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1964	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	26th	0.064
Women's 10 kilometres	29th	0.016
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	sixth	160
		160.08

Umberto Brizzi

B. 1908-01-20, Roma, Italy; D. 1991
Weightlifting

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	9th	240
		240

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-04-08

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 200 m	gold	-	6400
Women's 400 m	gold	fourth	8000
Women's 4 x 400 m	gold	silver	2600
			17000