Great Olympians

Biographies - BUC

Giancarlo Bucchetti

B. 1925-08-25, Milano, Italy
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Stefania Bucci

B. 1960-06-04, Montevarchi, Italy
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Women's Individual combined	23rd	0.256
Women's Team combined	12th	10
		10.256

Roberto Buccione

B. 1951-08-08, Roma, Italy
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	10th	150
		150

Juan Luis Bucetta Pérez

B. 1927-03-20, Montevideo, Uruguay
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

(Nahum) David (Norbert) Buch

B. 1932-11-23, represented Israel
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:59th	0.000000016
		0.000000016

Petronella "Nel" Büch

B. 1931-12-06, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2013-02-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
Women's 4x100m Relay	sixth	160
		160.023

Petr Bucháček

B. 1948-06-09, Řetová, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	41st	-4.96
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fifth	750
		750.000096

Václav Bucháček

represented Czechoslovakia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
100 m Free-style	SF:5th	130
		130

William Carl Buchan

B. 1956-12-23, Seattle, Wash., USA
Sailing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	gold	8000
		8000

William Earl Buchan, Sr.

B. 1935-05-09, Seattle, Wash., USA
Sailing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	gold	8000
		8000

Ella Buchanan

B. 1869-07-14, Preston, Ont., Canada, represented the USA; D. 1951-07-15
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Ferdinand Buchanan

Olympic Competitor nr 7249

1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - fifth (62.5)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - ninth (10)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - joint first (Qs)
1920-07-30-17:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team, shoot-off 1 - joint first (Qs)
1920-08-02-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team, shoot-off 2 - second (250)

Glenn Robert Buchanan

B. 1962-11-19, Townsville, Qld., Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (2 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly	bronze	2560
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	bronze	640
		3200

James "Jim" Buchanan

B. 1955-07-22, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:21st	0.96
		0.96

John Buchanan

Olympic Competitor nr 4671

1908-08-11-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - first
1908-08-12-11:30 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (2400)

Sharon Patmore

B. 1963-03-12, WA, Australia
Hockey (1 gold)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Women's Team	fourth	gold	fifth	5625
				5625

Susan M. Buchanan

B. 1952-01-06, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	91st	-14.64
WomMen's Team Combined	11th	16
		16

Oldřich Buchar

B. 1891, represented Czechoslovakia
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1924	HP
Jumping, Individual	34th	0.002
Jumping, Team	dnf	16
		16.002

Georges Eugène William "Géo" Buchard

B. 1893, Harfleur, France; D. 1987-01-22
Fencing (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

1924 1928 1932 1936 HP

Men's Épée, Individual 7th silver silver - 10500

Men's Épée, Team gold silver gold bronze 7260

17760

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	7th	silver	silver	-	10500
Men's Épée, Team	gold	silver	gold	bronze	7260
					17760

Gustave was his brother:

Gustave Buchard

B. 1890-02-17, Le Havre, France; D. 1977-02-18
Fencing (2 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	bronze	3200
Men's Épée, Team	bronze	640
		3840

Walter Buchberger

B. 1895, represented Czechoslovakia
Nordic Combined

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	7th	18th	603.84
			603.84

Alois Büchel

B. 1941-04-16, Balzers, Liechtenstein
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	14th	24.015
			24.015

Armin Büchel

B. 1945-07-15, represented Liechtenstein
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg)	R1	0.933
		0.933

Eugen Büchel

B. 1916-08-08, represented Liechtenstein; D. 1978
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	18th	3.2
		3.2

Gebhard Büchel

B. 1921-06-21, Balzers, Liechtenstein
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.0015
		0.0015

Magnus Büchel

B. 1960-03-11, represented Liechtenstein
Judo

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)	QF		195.463
Men's Half-Middleweight (-78 kg)		R2	195.463
			195.463

Markus Büchel

B. 1961-04-25, represented Liechtenstein
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:65th	R1:103rd	-8.10
Men's 200 metres	R1:59th	R1:56th	-7.80
			0.000000081

Paul Büchel

B. 1953-01-18, represented Liechtenstein
Judo

	1976	HP
Men's Half-Heavyweight (-93 kg)	R1	0.858
		0.858

Aleksandr Buchenkov

B. 1963-12-21, from Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 200 m Butterfly	10th	100
		100

Constant Bucher

B. 1900-02-06, represented Switzerland
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Decathlon	10th	15th	110
Men's Pentathlon		22nd	0.4
			110.4

Otto Bucher

from Luzern, represented Switzerland
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Peter Bucher

B. 1947-04-03, Waiblingen, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Richard Bucher

B. 1955-09-27, Luzern, Switzerland; D. 2012-09-07
Ice Hockey

	1988	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Urs-Ulrich Bucher

B. 1926-09-06, represented Switzerland; D. 2002-04-17
Sailing

	1960	1964	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	fifth	9th	1450
			1450

Walter Bucher

B. 1926-06-08, Zürich, Switzerland
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		430.5

Buchert

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics

	1900	HP
Men's Individual combined	109th	-17.24
		-17.24

Olympic Competitor nr 1152

1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - AC

Hermann Buchfelder

Olympic Competitor nr 6215

1912-07-09-13:35 - Waterpolo - semifinal, match one - won (Q)
1912-07-13-19:50 - Waterpolo - final - lost (Qc)
1912-07-14-20:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three A - lost (Qc)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - lost (800)

As the losing finalist, Austria was allowed to play both Sweden and Belgium for a medal, but lost both those matches.

Rudolf Buchfelder

Olympic Competitor nr 6216

1912-07-09-13:35 - Waterpolo - semifinal, match one - won (Q)
1912-07-13-19:50 - Waterpolo - final - lost (Qc)
1912-07-14-20:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three A - lost (Qc)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - lost (800)

As the losing finalist, Austria was allowed to play both Sweden and Belgium for a medal, but lost both those matches.

Walter Buchgraber

B. 1938-11-21, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany); D. 1992-12
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	Rep:3rd	4.3
		4.3

Michael Buchheim

B. 1949-10-12, Schmölin, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Skeet	bronze	3840
		3840

Gérard Buchheit

B. 1948-09-30, Hagenau, France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:8th	0.014
		0.014

Hans-Ulrich Buchholz

B. 1944-11-01, Rendsburg, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2011-08-09
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Hans Büchi

B. 1929-05-16, Schlatt, Switzerland
Boxing

	1952	1960	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R2		940.13
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		QF	940.13
			940.13

Marcos "Marc" Büchler

B. 1929, represented Switzerland; D. 1980
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	37th	0.0005
Jumping, Team	9th	40
		40.0005

Fritz Buchloh

B. 1909-11-26, Mühlheim an der Ruhr, N-W, Germany; D. 1998-07-22
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(QF)	287
		287

Nicolaas "Klaas" Buchly

B. 1910-01-26, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 1965-05-19
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Tandem	QF	717.5
		717.5

Jochen Büchner

B. 1905-04-08, Altenburg, Thüringen, Germany; D. 1978-02-22
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's 400 m	bronze	SF:6th	2612
Men's 4x400 m Relay		fourth	400
			3012

Annemarie "Mirl" Buchner

B. 1924-02-16, Ettal, Bay., Germany; D. 2014-11-09
Alpine Skiing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	silver	dnf	4000
Women's Giant Slalom	bronze	27th	2560.04
Women's Slalom	bronze	21st	2560.64
			9120.68

Claude Buchon

B. 1949-02-09, Saint-Brieuc, France
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	20th	0.75
		0.75

Karel Buchta

B. 1897-10-20, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1959-02-21
Biathlon

	1924	HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol	fourth	1200
		1200

Volkhart Buchter

B. 1944-06-26, Schrimm (now Śrem), Poland, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	sixth	480
		480

Christian Büchting

B. 1937-01-23, Wernigerode, S-A, Germany
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(8th)	128
		128

Charles (von) Buchwald

B. 1880-10-22, Viborg, Denmark; D. 1951-11-19
Football (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1906	1908	1912	HP
Men's Team	gold	silver	silver	5900
				5900

Olympic Competitor nr 2579

1906-04-23-12:00 - Football - match two - won
1906-04-24-12:00 - Football - final - won (2400)
1908-10-19-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1908-10-22-15:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - lost (1500)
1912-06-30-16:30 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-02-19:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-19:00 - Football - final - lost (2000)

Guido Ulrich Buchwald

B. 1961-01-24, (West-)Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Football

	1984	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Edgar Buchwalder

B. 1916-08-02, Kleinlützel, Switzerland; D. 2009-04-09
Road Cycling (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	11th	80
Men's Road Race, Team	silver	1000
		1080

Wojciech Jan Buciarski

B. 1950-04-17, Warszawa, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Pole Vault	10th	fifth	1650
			1650

Mariano Bucio Ramírez

B. 1942-11-02, represented Mexico
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	1976	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	dnf	dnf	-5.20
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf	dnf	-
			0.000002

Craig Werner Buck

B. 1958-08-24, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Volleyball (2 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	6400
			6400

Donald Eaton Buck

B. 1916-09-26, Hartford, Conn., USA; D. 2002-06-03
Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's team	R1:4th	34
		34

Gilles Michel Buck

B. 1935-03-01, Troyes, France; D. 2010-09-18
Sailing

	1968	HP
5.5 Metres Class	10th	100
		100

Lanphear "Lanny" Buck

B. 1901-12-09, Fall River, Mass., USA; D. 1974-05-18
Hockey

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	41
		41

He was also on the 1932 team, but did not play.

Léon Oscar Buck

B. 1915-10-16, Mert, Luxembourg; D. 1972-05-20
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Foil, Individual	R1:5th		0.0011
Épée, Individual		fourth	2000
Épée, Team		fourth	400
			2400.0011

Margaret Elison Buck

B. 1940-12-10, from Victoria, represented Australia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	Rep:7th	25.6
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	9th	120
		145.6

Terence William "Terry" Buck

B. 1943-07-06, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 2005-03-07
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	8th	384
		384

Anthony Jude Joseph "Tony" Buck

B. 1936-12-29, from Liverpool, England, represented Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)	14th	24
		24

He was a doorman at the Cavern Club during the time the Beatles regularly played there.

Deane Buckboro

B. 1953-09-03, Grande Prairie, Alb., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	14th	16
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	(7th)	64
		80

Claude Percival Buckenham

B. 1876-01-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1937-02-23
Football (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

He played four cricket test matches for England in South Africa in 1909-10.

Olympic Competitor nr 1596

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - won (3200)

Gregory Fenton "Greg" Buckingham

B. 1945-07-29, Riverside, Cal., USA; D. 1990-11-11
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley	silver	4000
Men's 400 metres Individual Medley	fourth	1600
		5600

Raymond Neville "Ray" Buckingham

B. 1930-03-01, represented Australia; D. 2014-07-08
Fencing

	1956	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	68
		68

George Buckland

Olympic Competitor nr 4776

1908-10-24-13:00 - Lacrosse - final - lost (1500)

Peter Chenning Buckland

B. 1941-03-12, Grande Prairie, Alb., Canada
Hockey

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

John Buckland-Wright

B. 1897-12-03, Dunedin, New Zealand, represented Great Britain; D. 1954-09-27
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Graphic Arts	AC	2.873
		2.873

Bridget Buckley

B. 1955-06-25, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	sixth	480
		480

Frank Buckley

Olympic Competitor nr 4148

1908-07-17-17:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3200 m Steeple, round one - DNF (0.234)

George Buckley

B. 1875-05-20, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1955-02-14
Cricket (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1412

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

Walter Selby Buckmaster

B. 1872-10-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1942-10-30
Polo (2 silver)

	1900	1904	1906	1908	HP
Men's Team	silver			silver	3850
				3850

Olympic Competitor nr 543

1900-05-31-15:00? - Polo - round two - won (Q)
1900-06-02-17:00 - Polo - final - lost (2000)
1908-06-18-14:00? - Polo - match one - lost (1500)

Henry Bucknall

Olympic Competitor nr 4622

1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - won (Q)

(William) Quinn Buckner

B. 1954-08-20, Phoenix, Ill., USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Mario Buckup

B. 1947-11-11, São Paulo, Brazil
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	7th	500
		500

(Jean Paul) Maurice Bucquet

B. 1860-03-22, Paris, France
Shooting

	1900	HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, Trap	15th	15
		15

Olympic Competitor nr 858

1900-07-15-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day one
1900-07-16-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day two
1900-07-17-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day three - 15th (15)

Florica Bucur

B. 1959-05-18, represented Romania
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	bronze	1280
		1280

Romulus Bucuriou

B. 1956-01-01, Stă,ceȘti, Romania
Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	QU:32nd	-5.64
Men's Team combined	fourth	400
		400.0000064

Written 2002-10-27 - last modified 2024-09-17

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