Great Olympians

Biographies - BEA

Rex Beach

Olympic Competitor nr 2153

• 1904-09-06-17:00? - Waterpolo - match two - lost (1500)

Charles Beachcroft

Olympic Competitor nr 1404

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

James Beale

Olympic Competitor nr 4512

• 1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 17th (4.5)
• 1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Alfred Beamish

Olympic Competitor nr 5008

• 1912-05-06-16:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round one - lost (1.867)
• 1912-05-09-16:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, semifinal - lost (Qb)
• 1912-05-11-15:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, small final - won (1920)
• 1920 SI 65.94 DO 1.275 MD 39.56

Amanda Beard

USA
Swimming (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
100 m Breast stroke	silver		fourth		6160
200 m Breast stroke	silver	bronze	gold	18th	16203.2
200 m Individual Medley			silver		4000
4x100 m Medley Relay	gold		silver		3250
					29613.2

Clarke Beard

Olympic Competitor nr 4327

• 1908-07-20-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-21-17:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, final - DNF (192)

Hal Beasley

Olympic Competitor nr 5513

• 1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - ran alone (Q)
• 1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - second (270)
• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - AC

George Beattie

Olympic Competitor nr 3206

• 1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
• 1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one
• 1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two
• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day three - second (3750)
• 1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day three - second (750)
• 1920 TR 32
• 1920 TRt 250
• 1924 TR 800
• 1924 TRt 1000
• bonus 458.2 + 200

Édouard Beaudouin

Olympic Competitor nr 1360

• 1900-08-13-10:00? - Archery - Au Cordon Doré - 50 m - fifth (1000)
• 1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
• 1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - 25th (0.113)
• 1908-07-20-10:00? - Archery - Continental Style (men) - tenth (112.5)

Omer Beaugendre

Olympic Competitor nr 1554

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)

Désiré Beaurain

Olympic Competjtor nr 4412

• 1908-07-21-17:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, quarterfinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-22-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-23-14:45 - Fencing - Épée, team, final - lost (480)
• 1924 FT 1000

Francis Joseph Edmund "Frank" Beaurepaire

B. 1891-05-13, Australia; D. 1956-05-29
Swimming (3 silver, 3 bronze)

	1908		1920	1924	bonus	HP
100 m Free-style	SF:4					246
400 m Free-style	silver		fifth(*) 1000	SF:5th 130	413	4543
1500 m Free-style	bronze		bronze 2560	bronze 2560	704	7744
4x200 m Free-style Relay	fourth		silver 1000	silver 1000	230	2530
	5466		4560	3690	1347	15063

(*) he made the final (with five) of the 400 m at Antwerp, but abandoned the race.
He had been declared a professional (as a lifeguard) and could not compete in 1912.
From 1940 to 1942 he was Mayor of Melbourne and it was his idea to host the Olympics. Sadly, he would just miss them in 1956.

Olympic Competjtor nr 3707

• 1908-07-14-16:45 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-15-11:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-16-16:15 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, final - second (3000)
• 1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-11:00 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style; semifinals - fourth (246)
• 1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-23-15:45 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - second (Q)
• 1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1908-07-25-15:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, final - third (1920)
• 1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - fourth (300)

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2011-08-13

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