Great Olympians

Biographies - BRY


Laverne Bryan

B. 1965-05-17, represented Antigua (& Barbuda)
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Women's 800 metres R1:22nd R1:29th 0.416
Women's 1500 metres R1:21st R1:26th 0.704
Women's 4x400 m Relay R1:9th 40
41.12


Mike Bryan

B. 1978-04-29, Camarillo, Cal., USA
Tennis (1 gold, 2 bronze)
2004 2008 2012 HP
Men's Doubles QF bronze gold 8938.125
Mixed Doubles bronze 1920
10858.125

Three times together with his twin brother Bob, Mike did better in the inaugural mixed doubles competition in 2012; Bob fell in the first round.


(David) Gareth Bryan-Jones

B. 1943-02-25, West Kirby, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:7th 1.62
1.62


George Phillip "Phil" Bryant

B. 1878-02-22, Melrose, Mass., USA; D. 1938-04-18
Archery (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Double American Round gold 4800
Men's Double York Round gold 4800
Men's Team Round bronze 480
10080

Olympic Competitor nr 2202


John Bryant, Jr.

B. 1930-11-26, represented Australia
Shooting
1956 HP
Men's Trap 9th 240
240


John Kent Bryant

B. 1930-08-19, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Sailing
1956 HP
5.5 metres fourth 1600
1600


Percy Bryant

B. 1899-06-12, Saranac Lake, NY, USA; D. 1960-06-05
Bobsleigh (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Four-men silver 3000
3000


Robert Bryant

B. 1958-06-14, represented Australia
Aquatics - Waterpolo
1980 1984 HP
Men's Team 7th fifth 700
700


Rosalyn Evette Bryant

B. 1956-01-07, Chicago, Ill., USA
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)
1976 HP
Women's 400 metres fifth 1000
Women's 4x400 m Relay silver 1000
2000


Wallace Bryant

B. 1863-12-19, Melrose, Mass., USA; D. 1953-05-02
Archery (1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Double American Round fifth 750
Men's Double York Round fourth 1200
Men's Team Round bronze 480
2430

Olympic Competitor nr 2203


Aubrey Bryce

B. 1949-07-10, Meadow Bank, British Guiana, represented Guyana
Cycling - Track
1968 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1:3rd -4.26
Men's Time Trial 31st -2.96
0.009626


Jeffrey Bryce

B. 1948-04-28, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting
1980 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) dnf 3.84
3.84

In the 1978 and 1986 Commonwealth Games he competed for Wales.


Antonín Brych

Olympic Competitor nr 7248


Lucjan Brychczy

B. 1934-06-13, Nowy Bytom, Poland
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Kirk Bryde

B. 1949-09-07, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:nh 2.4
2.4


Dana Brýdlová

B. 1963-10-18, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics
1980 HP
Women's Individual combined QU:26th -5.40
Women's Team combined fourth 400
400.000004


Paul David Brydon

B. 1951-12-08, Christchurch, New Zealand
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Track
1972 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QU:14th 12
Men's Road Race 49th -5.24
12.0000024


Arto Kalervo Bryggare

B. 1958-05-26, Kouvola, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles sixth bronze R1:26th 4800.096
4800.096


Haakon Bryhn

B. 1901-08-14, Oslo, Norway; D. 1968-12-25
Sailing (1 gold)
1928 HP
6 metres Class gold 3200
3200


(Matts) Stefan Brykt

B. 1964-07-14, Mora, Sweden
Road Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Road Race 32nd -2.60
0.006


Gerda Elżbieta Bryłka

B. 1941-08-12, Świętochłowice, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 HP
Women's Individual combined 28th 0.0256
Women's Team combined 7th 100
100.0256


Yngvar Bryn

B. 1881-12-17, Kristiansand, Norway; D. 1947-04-30
Athletics - Track and Field & Figure Skating (1 silver)
1900 1920 HP
Men's 200 metres R1:3rd 820
Men's 400 metres R1:5th 17.2
Pairs silver 5000
5837.2

Olympic Competitor nr 836


Vira Volodymyruvna Bryndzei

B. 1952-01-25, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating
1980 HP
Women's 1500 metres 18th 2.56
2.56


Hans Robert Bryner

B. 1911-03-19, Zürich, Switzerland
Sailing
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star) 15th 9th fifth 9th 1662.5
1662.5


Kurt Alfred Bryner

B. 1916-10-09, represented Switzerland
Sailing
1948 1952 HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star) 15th 9th 212.5
212.5


Torfi Bryngeirsson

B. 1926-11-11, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland; D. 1995-07-16
Athletics
1948 1952 HP
Men's Pole Vault QU:14th 14th 48
48


Kazimierz Wladysław Bryniarski

B. 1934-10-11, Nowy Targ, Poland; D. 2011-04-27
Ice Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128


Magnús Brynjólfsson

B. 1923-06-05, Akureyri, Iceland; D. 1976-12-06
Alpine Skiing
1948 HP
Men's Downhill 64th 0.0000000012
Men's Combined 48th 0.0000019
0.0000019012


Reynir Brynjólfsson

B. 1945-02-07, Akureyri, Iceland
Alpine Skiing
1968 HP
Men's Giant Slalom 67th -9.40
Men's Slalom R2:3rd -10.26
0.0000000004256


Alexia Bryn-Schøien

Olympic Competjtor nr 7061


Godelieve Brys

B. 1937-04-24, Aalst, Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Women's Individual Combined 97th -15.40
-15.40


Joseph Brys

B. 1927-07-02, from Brugge, represented Belgium
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 800 m SF:5th 17.2
17.2


Mira Vasiliyevna Bryunina

B. 1961-09-16, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)
1976 HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls silver 3000
3000


Edward Bryzemejster

B. 1877, from Warszawa, represented Poland
Sailing
1924 HP
Olympic Monotype 13th 38.4
38.4


Olha Bryzhina

B. 1963-06-30, Krasnokamsk, Russia, Lived in Luhansk, Ukraine (now in Russian separatist Eastern Ukraine),represented the Soviet Union and the Unified Team
Track and Field (3 gold, 1 silveer)
1988 1992 HP
400 m gold silver 10400
4 x 400 m Relay gold gold 3200
13600

She was born in Russia and lived in Luhansk, in eastern separatist Ukraine, but she is married to an Ukrainian and het daughter represents Ukraine.


Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-02-21

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