Great Olympians

Biographies - BU

Buc - Buh - Buk - Bul - Bun - Bur - Bus - But


Georges Buchard

France
Fencing (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Épée, individual 7th silver silver - 10500
Épée, team gold silver gold bronze 7260
17760

In 1920, a Gustave Buchard was member of the French Epee team, but I have no information if this is a relative.


Buchert

Olympic Competitor nr 1152


Claude Buckenham

Olympic Competitor nr 1596


George Buckley

Olympic Competitor nr 1412


Walter Buckmaster

Olympic Competitor nr 543


Maurice Bucquet

Olympic Competitor nr 858


Jéhan Buhan

France
Fencing - Foil (3 gold)
1948 1952 HP
Foil, individual gold fifth 9250
Foil, Team gold gold 3200
12450


Nikolay Bukhalov

B. 1967-03-20, Karlovo, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Canoeing (2 gold, 1 bronze)
1988 1992 1996 2000 HP
C1 500 m gold 9th 9th 6720
C1 1000 m bronze gold 9th SF:8th 9136
15856


Perica Bukic

Croatia
Waterpolo (2 gold, 1 silver)
1984 1988 1996 HP
Waterpolo gold gold silver 12600
12600

Having already won two golds for Yugoslavia, he returned in 1996 as a member of the Croatian team and added a silver medal.


Gaston Bullier

Olympic Competitor nr 1566


Darren Bundock

B. 1971-03-21, Gosford, Australia
Sailing (2 silver)
2000 2004 2008 HP
Tornado silver sixth silver 11880
11880


Francis Burchell

Olympic Competitor nr 1413


Constanta Burcica

B. 1971-03-15, Sohatu, Romania
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)
1996 2000 2004 2008 HP
Lightweight Double Sculls gold gold gold 48000
Eights bronze 2560
50560

Champion in the lightweight double sculls at Atlanta, Sydney and Athina.
In 2000 and 2004 her partner was Angela Alupei.


Fritzi Burger

Austria
Figure Skating (2 silver)
1928 1932 HP
Ladies' Singles silver silver 12000
12000


Bill Burgess

Olympic Competitor nr 1275


David, Lord Burghley

Great Britain
Track & Field (1 gold)
1924 1928 1932 HP
110 m Hurdles Ht:3rd SF:3rd fifth 1911.6
400 m Hurdles gold fourth 12000
13911.6


Thomas Edmund "Tom" Burke

B. 1875-01-15, Boston, MA, USA; D. 1929-02-14
Athletics (2 gold)
1896 HP
100 m gold 6400
400 m gold 6400
12800

Olympic Competitor nr 17


T.E. Burridge

Olympic Competitor nr 1595


Charles Burroughs

Olympic Competitor nr 826


Michael Burton

B. 1947-07-03, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Swimming (3 gold)
1968 1972 HP
400 m Free-style gold - 6400
1500 m Free-style gold gold 12800
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay - qual 64
19264

At the age of thirteen, Mike Burton, whose sporting activity up till then had involved cross-country running, was involved in a cycling accident with a truck. He severed tendons under his right knee and the ball joint of his hip was forced into his rib cage. Doctors said he would never be able to compete in sports again, but advised him to do a little swimming to strengthen his leg muscles.


Jules Bury

Olympic Competitor nr 1247


Edward Bushnell

Olympic Competitor nr 804


Paolo Bussetti

Olympic Competitor nr 1279


Crystl Bustos

B. 1977-09-08, Westminster, CA, USA
Softball (2 gold, 1 silver)
2000 2004 2008 HP
Softball gold gold silver 12600
12600


Richard Totten "Dick" Button

B. 1929-07-18, Englewood, NJ, USA
Figure Skating (2 gold)
1948 1952 HP
Men's Singles gold gold 19200
19200

The youngest olympic men's figure skating champion at 18 years and 202 days in 1948.
He once held a unique total of five simultaneous titles : the Olympic, World, North American, USA and European titles, (in 1948, when that was still open to all comers).
He was the first skater to perform a triple jump (three mid-air revolutions before landing). He also performed the first triple loop jump before the Oslo Olympic Games and began a new era of athleticism and jumping on skates.
After 1952 he turned professional and afterwards became a television commentator on skating.


last modified 2002-10-27

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