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Bernd Krauß
Bernd Krauß (born 1953, Plauen) is a German rower, not to be confused with Bernd Krause; he won Olympic gold in the men's eights for East Germany at Moscow 1980 and the 1979 world eights title.
Bernd Landvoigt
Bernd Landvoigt (born 1951), East German rower, twin brother of Jörg; coxless pair Olympic gold 1976 and 1980, bronze eight 1972, four world titles, 179 wins in 180 races; later DRV coach in Potsdam.
Bernd Leno
Bernd Leno, German goalkeeper (born 1992) for Fulham; formerly Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal, 9 Germany caps as Neuer's deputy; joined Fulham in 2022.
Bernd Niesecke
Bernd Niesecke (born 1958, Brandenburg an der Havel) is an East German rower, 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion in the men's coxed four; he missed Los Angeles 1984 due to the boycott.
Bernd Olbricht
Bernd Olbricht (born 1956, Gnoien) is an East German flatwater canoeist, double Olympic champion in K-2 500 m (Montreal 1976, with Joachim Mattern) and K-4 1,000 m (Moscow 1980), with four Olympic medals and four world titles.
Bernd Schuster
Bernd Schuster (born 1959, Augsburg), German midfielder nicknamed the Blond Angel; starred for Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid, won Euro 1980, then coached Real Madrid to the 2008 La Liga title.
Bernhard Britting
Bernhard Britting (born 1940, Berlin), West German rower with Berliner Ruder-Club; Olympic gold in the coxed four at Tokyo 1964 for the Unified Team of Germany, also 1962 world and 1963 European champion.
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Germeshausen (1951–2022), East German bobsledder: three Olympic golds as Nehmer's brakeman (1976 two-man and four-man, 1980 four-man), 1980 two-man silver as pilot, world champion 1977 and 1981.
Bernhard Glass
Bernhard Glass (born 1957, Stapelburg), East German luger, 1980 Lake Placid Olympic champion in men's singles (2:54.796); 1979 European bronze; later German and Canadian national luge coach.
Bernhard Knubel
Bernhard Knubel (1938–1973) was a West German rower who won Olympic gold in the men's coxed pairs at the 1960 Rome Games, with Heinz Renneberg and coxswain Klaus Zerta.
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer, German golfer born 1957 in Anhausen, two-time Masters champion (1985, 1993), first Official World Golf Ranking number one in 1986, 42 European Tour wins, record 47 PGA Tour Champions wins, 2004 Ryder Cup captain.
Bernhard Larsson
Bernhard Larsson (Erik Bernhard Larsson, 1879-1947), Swedish shoemaker and shooter of Södermalm Liljeholmens Skf; at Stockholm 1912 he placed sixth in the 300 m free rifle and won Olympic gold (free rifle team) and bronze (military rifle team).
Bernhard Lehmann
Bernhard Lehmann, East German bobsledder born 1948 in Großräschen; 1976 Olympic four-man gold as brakeman with Nehmer, two silvers as pilot at Sarajevo 1984, bronze at Calgary 1988, later NRW coach.
Bernhard Pickl
Bernhard Pickl, Austrian rifle shooter born 1991 in Scheibbs, ISSF world record holder in 300m Standard Rifle (591, Tolmezzo 2019), world champion 2018 and 2023, European champion, Bundesheer military athlete.
Bernhard Russi
Bernhard Russi (born 1948, Andermatt), Swiss alpine skier: 1970 world downhill champion, 1972 Sapporo Olympic downhill gold, 1976 silver, two downhill World Cup titles, ten World Cup wins, later FIS Olympic course designer.
Bernhoff Hansen
Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (1877-1950), Norwegian-born wrestler from Saltdal who won 1904 St. Louis Olympic freestyle heavyweight gold for Brooklyn Norwegier Turnverein; still a Norwegian citizen, medal credited to USA.
Berni Gruber
Berni Gruber (Bernhard Gruber, born 1982) is an Austrian nordic combined skier: 2010 Olympic team gold, three Olympic bronzes, nine World Championship medals, first Austrian world champion in the sport, retired 2021.
Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930) is the British executive who ran Formula One's commercial rights for four decades via FOCA, FOM, and the Concorde Agreements, sold the sport to Liberty Media in 2016–2017, and in 2023 received a suspended sentence for tax fraud with a £652.6m settlement.
Bernie Kosar
Bernie Kosar (born 1963, Boardman, Ohio) is a former NFL quarterback who led Miami to the 1983 national title and the Cleveland Browns (1985-93) to three AFC Championship Games, later winning a Super Bowl with Dallas.
Bernie Williams
Bernie Williams (Bernabe Williams), born 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a former Yankees center fielder (1991-2006), four-time World Series champion, 1998 AL batting champion, five-time All-Star, and later a Manhattan School of Music-trained jazz guitarist.
Bernt Evensen
Bernt Sverre Evensen (Bæla), 1905–1979, Norwegian speed skater and track cyclist; first Norwegian Olympic speed skating champion, 1928 500 m gold tied with Clas Thunberg, World allround champion 1927 and 1934.
Bernt Johansson
Bernt Johansson (born 1953, Göteborg), Swedish road cyclist; Olympic road race gold at Montreal 1976, 1974 world team time trial champion, third at the 1979 Giro d'Italia as a professional in Italy.
Berry Bay
Berry Bay: beach and surf spot on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, near Corny Point; beginner-friendly left-hand beach break, Berry Bay North and South access points, home of the Berry Bay Surf Jam junior contest.
Bersant Celina
Bersant Edvar Celina, born 1996 in Prizren, Kosovo, raised in Drammen, Norway; attacking midfielder, Manchester City academy product, later Swansea, Dijon, AIK, now Al Ettifaq; 36 Kosovo caps.
Bert Blyleven
Bert Blyleven (Rik Aalbert Blyleven), Dutch-born MLB pitcher (1970-1992), 287 wins, 3,701 strikeouts, famed curveball; elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011 on 14th ballot after sabermetric campaign.
Bert Bushnell
Bert Bushnell (Bertram Harold Thomas Bushnell, 1921-2010), British rower, Maidenhead RC; won 1948 London Olympic gold in men's double sculls with Dickie Burnell in 6:51.3; later ran a hire-cruiser business.
Bert Campaneris
Bert Campaneris (Dagoberto Campaneris), Cuban-born MLB shortstop (1964-1983) for the Kansas City/Oakland A's, six-time AL stolen-base leader, played all nine positions in one 1965 game, won three World Series with Oakland.
Bert Duncanson
Bert Duncanson (Albert Gordon Duncanson, "Spunk", 1911-2000), Canadian ice hockey forward and Elmwood Millionaires junior star, won 1932 Olympic gold with Canada at Lake Placid, scoring against Germany.
Bert Plaxton
Bert Plaxton (Herbert Alfred Wellington Plaxton, 1901-1970), Canadian ice hockey forward; brother of Hugh, cousin of Rod; won 1928 St. Moritz Olympic gold with Canada, playing two games, scoring two goals; later a lawyer.
Bert Romp
Bert Romp (Berend Romp, 1958–2018), Dutch show jumper, team gold at Barcelona 1992 on Waldo E, World Cup wins on Mr Blue, Dutch national jumping coach 2000–2004, died after a horse kick.