Great Olympians

Biographies - PEA

Ruth Peabody

B. 1893-03-30, Highland Park, Ill., USA; D. 1966-10-22
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186

Douglas C. "Doug" Peace

B. 1919-04-04, represented Canada; D. 2000-12-12
Track Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Sprint R2 79.13
79.13

Harry F. Peace

B. 1913, from Toronto, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg) 7th 600
600

Jess Peacey Lawson

B. 1885-02-18, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1965-06-29
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture ac 5.34
5.34

Dianne Carol Rosemary "Beth" Peach

B. 1939-12-25, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating
1956 HP
Women's Singles 14th 24
24

Keith Peache

B. 1947-08-10, London, England, Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling
1976 1980 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 13th 76.8
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) 13th
76.8

Bill Peacock

B. 1891-12-06, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1948-12-14
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Water Polo gold 3200
3200

Cyril Francis Peacock

B. 1928-09-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1992-12-31
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Sprint fourth 2400
2400

Hilary Jean Peacock

B. 1951-02-08, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres SF:4th 51
51

Rowan Ernest Arthur Peacock

B. 1939-10-31, Wynberg, South Africa
Cycling - Track
1960 HP
Men's Team Pursuit R1:18th 1.92
1.92

John Morris Peake

B. 1924-08-26, Cambridge, England, Great Britain
Hockey (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's team silver 2000
2000

Sidney Peake

Olympic Competitor nr 4454

Robert Edward "Bob" Pearce

B. 1908-02-29, Wyaconda, MO, USA; D. 1996-03-15
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56  kg) gold 9600
9600

Henry Robert "Bobby" Pearce

B. 1905-09-30, Double Bay, NSW, Australia; D. 1976-05-20
Rowing (2 gold)
1928 1932 HP
Single Sculls gold gold 19200
19200

At Amsterdam, he stopped in his race to allow some ducks to cross, but he still won.
He completely dominated his sport at his time and sometimes coached his opponents as they raced against him. He won the British Empire title, against Jack Beresford, in Hamilton Ontario in 1930 and became a Canadian citizen. He held his Australian qualification for Olympic purposes and returned to Los Angeles to retain his title. He then turned professional, and retired undefeated at the start of the war.

Cecil Arthur Pearce

B. 1914-05-05, from Balmain, NSW, represented Australia; D. 2002-03-27
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Single Sculls Rep:2nd 136.5
136.5

Colleen Pearce

B. 1961-12-20, represented Australia
Hockey
1984 HP
Women's Team fourth 800
800

Denis Pearce

B. 1896-04-08, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Fencing
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:5th R1:5th 0.00125
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd QF:3rd 31.85
31.85125

Eric Robert Pearce

B. 1931-10-29, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1956 1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fifth sixth bronze (silver) 3190
3190

Gary Malcolm Pearce

B. 1944-02-27, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
Rowing (1 silver)
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Double Sculls Rep:4th 2160
Men's Eights silver 8th
2160

Gordon Charles Pearce

B. 1934-01-10, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver)
1956 1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fifth sixth silver 3102
3102

Julian Brian Pearce

B. 1937-04-15, Jabalpur, India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team sixth bronze silver 3960
3960

Melville George Arthur "Mel" Pearce

B. 1928-01-09, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia; D. 2011-04-27
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500

William Frederick Pearce

B. 1875-10-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1959-10-17
Artistic Gymnastics
1900 HP
Men's Individual combined 54th -6.24
0.00000024

Olympic Competitor nr 1101

Peter John Pearless

B. 1957-06-04, Nelson, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:42nd -4.40
0.00004

Joe Pearman

B. 1892-05-08, New York, NY, USA; D. 1961-05-30
Athletics (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's 3000 m Walk R1:dq 0.4
Men's 10 km Walk silver 4000
4000.4

Michael "Mike" Pearman

B. 1941-05-22, London, England, Great Britain
Weightlifting
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 14th 144
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 14th 11th
144

Reginald James "Reggie" Pearman, III

B. 1924-05-23, New York, NY, USA; D. 2012-06-08
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 800 metres 7th 400
400

Charles Pears

B. 1873-09-09, Pontefract, England, Great Britain; D. 1958-01-28
Art Competitions
1928 1932 HP
Painting, Paintings 2 works HM 829.24
829.24

Bert Pearson

B. 1914, Hamilton, ONt., Canada; D. 1960-09-13
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:5th 130
Men's 200 metres SF:6th 52
Men's 4x100 metres Relay fourth 400
582

Frederick Gordon Neil "Fred" Pearson

B. 1923-03-23, Beverly, Mass., USA; D. 2009-09-10
Ice Hockey
1948 HP
Men's Team dq 0
0

John Barling Pearson, Jr.

B. 1902-01-30, Waukesha, Wisc., USA; D. 1984-04-23
Gymnastics
1924 1928 HP
Men's Individual combined 37th 50th -
Men's Team combined fifth 7th 350
Men's Vault 32nd 49th -
Men's Parallel Bars 42nd 39th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 32nd 57th -
Men's Rings 58th 68th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 43rd 26th 0.016
Men's Sidehorse Vault 41st -
Men's Rope Climbing tenth 25
375.016

John Joseph Pearson

B. 1926-03-31, Preston, England, Great Britain; D. 1994-11-02
Shooting
1952 HP
Free Rifle 28th 0.038
0.038

Martín N. Pearson

B. 1962-12-21, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 76th -11.64
-11.64

Michele Robyn Pearson

B. 1962-04-22, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1980 1984 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 13th fifth 1025.6
Women's 200 m Freestyle fourth 1600
Women's 200 m Individual Medley bronze 2560
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay fifth fourth 650
5835.6

William Pearson

B. 1916-12-10, represented Great Britain; D. 2004-03 in England
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle R1:19th 1.6
1.6

Cheryl Anne Peasley

B. 1951-01-05, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 800 metres SF:7th 20.8
Women's 4x400 m Relay sixth 160
180.8

Valerie J. "Val" Peat

B. 1947-04-30, Thurnscoe, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1968 HP
Women's 100 metres SF:8th 8.2
8.2

Adam George Peaty

B. 1994-12-28, Utoxeter, England, Great Britain
Swimming (3 gold, 3 silver)
2016 2021 2024 HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke gold gold silver 25200
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay silver silver fourth 2640
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
29440/16400

Written 2002-08-22 - last modified 2024-06-22

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