Great Olympians

Biographies - BEC

Albert Bechestobill

Olympic Competitor nr 2300

• 1904-10-14-10:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round one - lost (100)

Karl Bechler

Olympic Competitor nr 4099

• 1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - AC (56.5)
• 1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (0.304)

He was born in Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland) and lived in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad in Russia), but he is definitely to be classed German.

John Becht

Olympic Competitor nr 5696

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 28th (0.032)

Josef Bechyne

Olympic Competitor nr 4209

• 1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - lost (1.96)

Frederick Beck

Olympic Competitor nr 4207

• 1908-07-20-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - lost (52.75)
• 1908-07-21-12:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-21-14:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), semifinals - lost (QB)
• 1908-07-22-15:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Middleweight (-73 kg), bronze medal match - won (2560)

Elizabeth Anna "Betty" Becker

competed in 1928 as

Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston

B. 1903-03-06, USA; D. 1989-04-??
Diving (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Platform, Plain (4 & 8m)	silver		4000
Platform, Fancy		gold	6400
Springboard (1 & 3m)	gold	-	6400
			16800

Her husband Clarence Pinkston won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at Antwerpen and Paris.

Cornelus Becker

Olympic Competitor nr 3562

• 1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
• 1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 71st
• 1908-07-16-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Netherlands - seventh (75)

Ingrid Mickler-Becker

B. 1942-09-26, Geseke, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Athletics (2 gold)

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
100 m				SF:7th	20.8
4 x 100 m			sixth	gold	1760
High Jump	9th				160
Long Jump		fourth	sixth	nm	2240.00384
Pentathlon		eighth	gold		9984
					14164.804

Otto Becker

Olympic Competitor nr 4062

• 1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

James Beckett

Olympic Competitor nr 3538

• 1908-07-14-14:30 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat one - fifth (0.51)

Arvid Beckman

Olympic Competitor nr 5929

• 1912-07-07-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
• 1912-07-09-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round two - won by fall
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three won by fall - abandoned (96)

Bill Beckmann

Olympic Competitor nr 2302

• 1904-10-14-10:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round one - won (Q)
• 1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - won (Q)
• 1904-10-14-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), semi-finals - won (Q)
• 1904-10-15-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), final - lost (4000)

Martin Beckmann

Olympic Competitor nr 2865

• 1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - third (0.158)
• 1906-04-27-16:30 - Athletics - 400 m, round one - third (8.07)

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

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