Great Olympians

Biographies - MCB


Douglas Muir McBain

B. 1924-09-22, Blantyre, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 2008-02-01
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team (fourth) 800
800


Marnie McBean

B. 1968-01-28, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)
1992 1996 HP
Coxless Pairs gold 8000
Double Sculls gold 8000
Quadruple Sculls bronze 1920
Eights gold 3200
21120

Every time together with Kathleen Heddle. They are known as the "odd couple".


Michael McBeath

B. 1950-04-07, represented Zimbabwe
Cycling - Road
1980 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -18.15
-18.15


Thomas Sean "Tom" McBreen

B. 1952-08-31, Spokane, Wash., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle bronze 2560
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay (gold) 64
2624

Despite seemingly having won two medals, he returned home from München without any. He was only credited with the bronze medal for the 400m after the disqualification of Rick DeMont. And in 1972, swimmers in the heats of the relays did not get a medal.
He was legally blind in both eyes.


John Peter Robert McBryde

B. 1939-03-09, Maryborough, Qld., Australia
Hockey (1 bronze)
1960 1964 HP
Men's Team sixth bronze 1600
1600


Written 2001-05-20 - last modified 2023-05-29

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