Great Olympians

Biographies - BUT

Everard Butler

Olympic Competitor nr 6835

• 1912-07-17-15:40 - Rowing - Single Sculls, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-11:20 - Rowing - Single Sculls, quarterfinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-13:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, semifinal - second (3120)

Jack Butler

Olympic Competitor nr 3522

• 1908-07-14-11:40 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat three - fifth (12.9)
• 1908-07-16-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat two - DNF (0.075)

Thomas Butler

Olympic Competitor nr 4101

• 1908-07-17-14:30 - Tug-of-War - Round One - won (Q)
• 1908-07-17-15:30 - Tug-of-War - Semifinals - won (Q)
• 1908-07-18-15:00 - Tug-of-War - Final - lost (1500)

John Butt

Olympic Competitor nr 3209

• 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 - 24th (0.15)
• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two
• 1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day three - third (450)
• 1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - second (Q)
• 1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - second (1000)
• 1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - fifth (Q)
• 1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - seventh (Q)
• 1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - 17th (5)

George Butterfield

Olympic Competitor nr 3409

• 1908-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - third (0.995)
• 1908-07-20-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - second (39.56)

Harry Butterworth

Olympic Competitor nr 6581

• 1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - won
• 1912-07-14-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match five - won - qualified
• 1912-07-14-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match two - lost
• 1912-07-14-16:15? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match five - lost
• 1912-07-14-18:20? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match ten - lost - fourth (82)
• 1912-07-16-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - third (Q)
• 1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.042)

He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and also died there, but he competed in 1912 for Great Britain.

Richard Totten "Dick" Button

B. 1929-07-18, Englewood, NJ, USA
Figure Skating (2 gold)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Singles	gold	gold	19200
			19200

The youngest olympic men's figure skating champion at 18 years and 202 days in 1948.
He once held a unique total of five simultaneous titles : the Olympic, World, North American, USA and European titles, (in 1948, when that was still open to all comers).
He was the first skater to perform a triple jump (three mid-air revolutions before landing). He also performed the first triple loop jump before the Oslo Olympic Games and began a new era of athleticism and jumping on skates.
After 1952 he turned professional and afterwards became a television commentator on skating.

Vladimir Butusov

Olympic Competitor nr 5225

• 1912-06-30-10:00 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qc)
• 1912-07-01-17:00 - Football - consolation round - lost (54)

written 2002-10-27 + last modified 2011-08-12

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