Great Olympians

Biographies - BER

Josef Beránek

Olympic Competitor nr 5586

• 1912-07-06-15:15 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round one - lost
• 1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round three - won by decision
• 1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Featherweight (-60 kg), round four - lost - eliminated (6)
• 1920 492
• 1924 14.18

J. Bérard

Olympic Competitor nr 1567

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)
• 1900-09-15-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 km - AC (639)
• 1900-09-15-15:00? - Cycling - Track - Points Race - fifth (1500)

Felice Berardo

Olympic Competitor nr 5146

• 1912-06-29-10:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-01-19:00 - Football - consolation round - won (Qc)
• 1912-07-03-19:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Gheorghe Berceanu

B. 1949-12-28,Cârna, Dolj, Romania
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Light-flyweight	gold	silver	15600
			15600

Berczelly Tibor

B. 1912-01-03, Hungary; D. 1990-10-15
Fencing (3 gold, 2 bronze)

• Sabre - bronze 1952 (30 HP)
• Sabre, Team - gold 1936, 1948, 1952 (96 HP)
• Foil, Team - bronze 1952 (6 HP)

Member of the Hungarian Sabre team that won gold at Berlin, London and Helsinki.
(132 HP)

Jack Beresford, jr., C.B.E.

B. 1899-01-01, Chiswick, Great Britain; D. 1977-12-03
Rowing Men (3 gold, 2 silver)

	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Single Sculls	silver	gold				31200
Double sculls					gold	16000
Coxless Fours				gold		9600
Eights			silver			4000
						60800

Won gold or silver at five consecutive olympics, and was preparing for the 1940 Olympics when war intervened. His father Julius had won silver in the fours at Stockholm.

John Beresford

Olympic Competitor nr 537

• 1900-05-31-15:00? - Polo - round two - won (Q) (2000)

Julius Beresford

Olympic Competitor nr 6887

• 1912-07-17-20:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - raced alone (Q)
• 1912-07-18-12:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-17:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, final - second (3000)

Amilcare Beretta

Olympic Competitor nr 3786

• 1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - fourth (0.191)
• 1908-07-16-16:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, round one - third (7.605)

Yelena Berezhnaya

competed for Latvia in 1994, for Russia in 1998 and 2002
Figure Skating (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1994	1998	2002	HP
Pairs	8th	silver	gold	13240
				13240

Her medals came with Anton Sikharulidze.

Bernard Berg

Olympic Competitor nr 1788

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 97th
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 73rd - Individual combined - 98th - Team - eighth (48)

Laura Berg

USA
Softball (3 gold, 1 silver)

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Softball	gold	gold	gold	silver	23200
					23200

Member of the gold-winning USA Softball teams at Atlanta, Sydney and Athina

Ragnar Berg

Olympic Competitor nr 1729

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 38th
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 22nd (0.075) - Individual combined - 28th (0.019) - Team - sixth (120)

A. Berger

it has been said he's the same as Henri-Georges, but H-G competed in the 15th pool - it has been said A. did not compete, but then there is only one pool with a missing fencer - I decided to put him back in

Olympic Competitor nr 551

• 1900-06-01-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 1 - AC (-4.60)

Herman Georges Berger

Olympic Competitor nr 299

• 1900-05-15-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day two - not qualified (-4.38)
• 1900-06-06-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 15 - second (Q)
• 1900-06-07-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, Individual, quarter-final - AC (0.361)
• 1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - second (Q)
• 1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - won (480)
• 1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - fifth (121.9)
• 1908 - Epee team (480)

Isaac Berger

B. 1936-11-16, USA
Weight-Lifting (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
-60 kg	gold	silver	silver	27000
				27000

Samuel Berger

Olympic Competitor nr 2287

• 1904-09-21-18:00? - Boxing - Heavyweight, semi-final - won (Q)
• 1904-09-22-17:00? - Boxing - Heavyweight, final - won (7200)

Georges Bergès

Olympic Competitor nr 320

• 1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
• 1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two (Q)
• 1900-05-24-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round two (R)
• 1900-05-25-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters repêchage - DNQ (0.6)

Axel Berggren

Olympic Competitor nr 1873

• 1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - won
• 1904-07-11-16:00? - Basketball - Match 7 - won (*)
• 1904-07-12-13:00? - Basketball - Match 10 - lost - Final Rankings - second (1500)

(*) team rosters not certainly known

Karl Bergh

Olympic Competitor nr 5969

• 1912-07-08-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing Long Jump, qualification - 18th (3.84)
• 1912-07-13-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Standing High Jump, qualification - seventh (600)

Adolf Bergman

Olympic Competitor nr 6124

• 1912-07-08-17:15 - Tug-of-War - Single Match - won (3200)

Åke Bergman

Olympic Competitor nr 6205

• 1912-07-09-12:15 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat one - third - second fastest (60)

Per Bergman

Olympic Competitor nr 6893

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Erik Bergqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 5631

• 1912-07-06-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-13:30 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style, quarterfinals - DNS (4.32)
• 1912-07-08-13:30 - Waterpolo - round one, match two - won (Q)
• 1912-07-11-20:00 - Waterpolo - semifinal, match two - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-14-20:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three A - won (Qc)
• 1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - won (2000)
• 1920 1280
• bonus 328

Theodor Bergqvist

Olympic Competitor nr 6062

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - lost
• 1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - lost - eliminated (0.24)

Hans Bergsland

Olympic Competitor nr 4063

• 1908-07-17-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - sixth
• 1912-07-09-09:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match two - lost
• 1912-07-09-11:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match five - tied
• 1912-07-09-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match seven - lost - third (27)
• 1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Ragnar Bergstedt

Olympic Competitor nr 6769

• 1912-07-17-12:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Dick Bergström

Olympic Competitor nr 6894

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Erik Bergström

Olympic Competitor nr 5203

• 1912-06-29-19:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-01-19:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

Gustaf Bergström

Olympic Competitor nr 4728

• 1908-10-20-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qb)
• 1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal match - lost (307.5)

Kurt Bergström

Olympic Competitor nr 6895

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - second
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking second (2000)

Erik Bergvall

Olympic Competitor nr 4315

• 1908-07-20-16:15 - Waterpolo - match two - lost (960)

Thure Bergvall

Olympic Competitor nr 3099

• 1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (0.555)
• 1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Berhouzouq

Olympic Competitor nr 1060

• 1900-07-29-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day one
• 1900-07-30-14:00? - Gymnastics - Individual combined, day two - 14th (24)

Berkes József

B. 1890-12-31, Pancevo, Vojvodina, now in Serbia, represented Hungary

Olympic Competitor nr 6426

• 1912-07-11-10:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - second (1000)

Tell Berna

Olympic Competitor nr 6253

• 1912-07-09-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, round one, heat four - third (Q)
• 1912-07-10-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 5000 m, final - fifth (1000)
• 1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - third - team first (Q)
• 1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - first - team first (1600)
• 1912-07-15-14:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Cross-Country - DNF

Adolphe Bernard

Olympic Competitor nr 2613

• 1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - third (1440)
• 1906-04-27-09:00 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 km) - fourth (900)
• 1906-04-27-09:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs (1 mile) - third (1440)

Alain Bernard

B. 1983-05-01, Aubagne, France
Swimming (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2008	HP
50 m Freestyle	bronze	2560
100 m Freestyle	gold	6400
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
		9960

Alain Bernard was kept for the final, but France did not qualify for the final of the medley relay at Beijing, depriving Bernard of a chance to score 10000 HP. Even the 40 HP for the ninth place that France did get would have been enough.

Edmond Bernhardt

Olympic Competitor nr 2782

• 1906-04-24-10:30 - Swimming - 1 mile Free-style - DNF (0.12)
• 1906-04-28-11:00 - Swimming - 4x250 m Free-style - sixth (120)
• 1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - 40th
• 1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 53rd
• 1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
• 1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
• 1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
• 1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
• 1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - eighth (384)

Bernillon

Olympic Competitor nr 1171

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

Ole Valdemar Berntsen

B. 1915-01-22, Denmark
Sailing (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Dragon	bronze	fifth	silver	gold	17450
					17450

Oluf Berntsen

Olympic Competitor nr 5773

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fifth
• 1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - third (Q)
• 1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - sixth (0.455)

Marcel Berré

Olympic Competitor nr 5423

• 1912-07-06-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.050)
• 1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - sixth
• 1912-07-14-08:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match one - won (*) - qualified
• 1912-07-14-16:40? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match six - lost
• 1912-07-14-18:20? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match ten - won - third (205)
• 1920 FO 0.042 FT 130
• 1924 FT 400

(*) precise team composition unknown

Arthur Berry

Olympic Competitor nr 4729

• 1908-10-20-15:00 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
• 1908-10-22-13:00 - Football - semifinal - won (Q)
• 1908-10-24-15:00 - Football - final - won (2400)
• 1912-06-30-13:30 - Football - quarterfinal - won (Q)
• 1912-07-04-19:00 - Football - final - won (3200)

Bersin

Olympic Competitor nr 321

• 1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
• 1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two - DNQ - (-5.38)
• 1900-06-23-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre for Masters, round one - DNQ (1.475)

Paul Berth

Olympic Competitor nr 5263

• 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)

Jens Ole Berthelsen

Olympic Competitor nr 5447

• 1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.050)
• 1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - sixth
• 1912-07-14-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match six - lost (*)
• 1912-07-14-13:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match seven - lost (*) - third (27)
• 1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-17-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.042)
• 1924 FO 5.4 FT 205 EP -8.16 ET 6.75 SA -4.18 ST 57.25
• 1928 FO -2.11 FT 68 EP 26 ET 1.948 SA 21.5

(*) roster unknown

Jens Peter Berthelsen

Olympic Competitor nr 322

• 1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
• 1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two - DNQ - (-5.38)

Nils Berthelsen

Olympic Competitor nr 6896

• 1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race one - first
• 1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 12 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (3200)

Berti László

Olympic Competitor nr 5782

• 1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-08-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, final - fourth (2400)
• 1912-07-14-15:25? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match three - won
• 1912-07-14-18:45? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eleven - won - qualified
• 1912-07-15-10:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final, match two - won - first (1600)
• 1912-07-17-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - third (113.8)
• 1924 ST 1000 FT 640
• bonus ST 650

Carl Bertilsson

Olympic Competitor nr 3849

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Per Bertilsson

Olympic Competitor nr 5987

• 1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Marcello Bertinetti

Olympic Competitor nr 4158

• 1908-07-18-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-18-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-16:15 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round two - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-17:15 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round two - fourth (0.031)
• 1908-07-21-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, quarterfinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - won (Q)
• 1908-07-22-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - lost (300)
• 1908-07-22-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - lost to eventual winner (Qs)
• 1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - fifth (121.9)
• 1908-07-24-17:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, bronze medal match - won, qualified for silver match, won by default (750)
• 1924 ET 640
• 1924 SA 50 + 1600
• 1928 ET 400
• ET bonus 134
• ST bonus 587.5

Rodrigo Bertinotti

Olympic Competitor nr 2374

• 1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
• 1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - third (480)

Henri Berton

Olympic Competitor nr 3996

• 1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
• 1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - 16th (7.2)
• 1908-07-20-10:00? - Archery - Continental Style (men) - eighth (288)

Gavriil Bertrain

Olympic Competitor nr 5597

• 1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912-07-09-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match one - lost
• 1912-07-09-10:30 - Fencing - Épée, team, round one, match four - lost - third (27)
• 1912-07-11-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-12-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - fifth

J. Bertrand

Olympic Competitor nr 1299

• 1900-08-11-10:30 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, heats - ninth time (Q)
• 1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
• 1900-08-12-14:45 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Heats - first (Q1)
• 1900-08-12-15:00 - Swimming - 200 m Team Race, Finals - fifth = team second (1000)
• 1900-08-12-15:15 - Swimming - 200 m Obstacle Course, final - ninth (240)

Maxime Bertrand

Olympic Competitor nr 1569

• 1900-09-11-09:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint, round one - AC (-2.25)
• 1900-09-15-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 km - fourth (2400)

William Berwald

B. 1874-08-05, Cleveland, Ohio, United States; D. 1963-04-15

Olympic Competitor nr 1780

• 1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 89th
• 1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 30th - Individual combined - 72nd - Team - 13th (4.8)

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

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