Great Olympians

Biographies - PEN

Klaas Jan Pen

Olympic Competitor nr 7239

1920-07-27-09:30 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - AC? (0.4)
1920-07-27-14:30? - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - AC? (0.256)

There were 22 and 23 competitors in the individual Running Deer competitions, and probably a maximum of 5 shooters per country. 4 teams (of 5) competed in the team event, so there are at least 2/3 unknown competitors in the individual events, most probably Belgians (there was no Belgian team in the team competition). Klaas Jan Pen is known to have competed in the Olympic shooting, but it is not known in which event. I have chosen to put his name in this slot.

Adelso Peña Terusi

B. 1953-11-10, represented Cuba
Shooting

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions			20th	1
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone	51st		15th	10.00000064
				11.00000064

Alejandro Peña Gallegos

B. 1949-10-20, Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:4th	164
		164

Alexis Peña

B. 1956-07-01, represented Venezuela
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Arturo Peña Aznar

B. 1903-11-21, Deusto, Spain; D. 1969-12-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:7th	1.08
Men's 10000 m	13th	25.6
		26.68

Enrique Peña

B. 1942-04-21, represented Colombia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	17th	4
Men's 50 km Walk	14th	16
		20

Gilberto Peña Ortiz

B. 1943-05-05, represented Puerto Rico
Fencing

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th		R2:6th	-4.26
				0.00002645

Hugo Antonio Peña Segura

B. 1936-05-06, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

José María Peña Salegi

B. 1895-04-19, Las Arenas, Spain; D. 1988-01-13
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

Mario Peña Maldonado

B. 1940-09-07, represented Mexico
Basketball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Miguel Peña

B. 1897-03-12, Bilbao, Spain
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Cross-Country	14th	20
Men's Cross-Country, team	dnf	160
		180

Ramón Peña Silva

B. 1953-09-10, represented Cuba
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Enrique Penabella Lugo

B. 1938-11-24, Gunatánamo, Cuba
Fencing

	1964	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-3.15
Men's Sabre, Individual	QF:8th	0.011
		0.01115

Alfredo Peñaloza Carmona

B. 1947-03-31, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Marathon	13th	45th	38.400015
			38.400015

César Augusto Peñaranda Murguira

B. 1915-05-14, Callao, Peru; D. 2007-03-23
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	20.25
		20.250015

P. Peña y Lillo (Niño de Zepeda)

represented Chile
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	47th	0.000006
		0.000006

Jaroslav Penc

B. 1948-05-27, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	sixth	fifth	820
			820

Martin Penc

B. 1957-05-21, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	8th	384
Men's Team Pursuit	bronze	1920
		2304

Vladimír Penc

Olympic Competitor nr 5813

1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 10000 m, round one, heat one - DNF (0.017)
1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Carol Jane "Penny" Pence

B. 1929-05-11, Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Stancho Tomov Penchev

B. 1940-05-09, Nayden Gerovo, Bulgaria
Weightlifting

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	11th			96.096
Men's Heavyweight (-110 kg)			dnf	96.096
				96.096

Tsvetan Penchev

B. 1953-03-20, represented Bulgaria
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	10th	125
		125

Yordan Penchev

B. 1956-08-26, represented Bulgaria
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	sixth	480
		480

Josef Pencik

B. 1904, from Wien, represented Austria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	R2	3.84
		3.84

Roman Penczek

B. 1929-12-10, Myslowice, Poland; D. 1987-06-03
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Melvin "Mel" Pender, Jr.

B. 1937-10-31, Atlanta, Geo., USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres	sixth	sixth	1280
Men's 4x100 metres Relay		gold	1600
			2880

Anna Pendergast

B. 1961-06-29, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Nat Pendleton

B. 1895-08-09, Davenport, Iowa, USA; D. 1967-10-12
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1920	HP
FR Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg)	silver	6000
GR Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	R2	56.14
		6056.14

Victoria Pendleton

B. 1980-09-24, Hitchin, Great Britain
Cycking - Track (2 gold, 1 silver)

2004 2008 2012 HP

Sprint 9th gold silver 13640

Keirin gold 6400

Team Sprint 9th 192

20232

	2004	2008	2012	HP
Sprint	9th	gold	silver	13640
Keirin			gold	6400
Team Sprint			9th	192
				20232

Guy Pené Du Bois

B. 1884-01-04, New York, NY, USA; D. 1958-07-18
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Ivan Penelov

B. 1948-05-18, represented Bulgaria
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Mihaela Peneș

B. 1947-07-22, București, Romania
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

1964 1968 HP

Javelin Throw gold silver 15600

15600

Răzvan Penescu

represented Romania
Fencing

	1928	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:8th	0.34
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd	22.75
		23.09

Ivan Penev

B. 1950-01-20, represented Bulgaria
Alpine Skiing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	40th	48th	0.00010256
Men's Giant Slalom	32nd	31st	0.0104
Men's Slalom	27th	28th	0.0656
			0.07610256

Spas Kokov Penev

B. 1933-06-10, Yardzhilovtsi, Bulgaria
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	10th	150
		150

Eugène Peney

B. 1889, from Genève, represented Switzerland
Weightlifting

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	dnf	2.4
		2.4

Peng Bo

B. 1962-06-10, represented China
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	Rep:4th	3.9
		3.9

Richard Pengelley

B. 1950-08-21, represented Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fifth	eighth	628
			628

Marjan Pengov

B. 1913-04-19, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	0.0000024
Men's Foil, Team	R2:3rd	22.75
		22.7500024

Eduardo Henrique Gomes Penido

B. 1960-01-23, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sailing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	gold	8000
		8000

Rudolf Pěnkava

B. 1945-11-21, Modřany, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	8th	FI:dnf	520
			520

Veselin Ivanov Penkov

B. 1932-01-01, represented Bulgaria
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Galina Encheva Penkova

B. 1958-05-18, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 200 metres	SF:8th	8.2
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	fourth	400
		408.2

Edward Penn

B. 1923-11-03 in China, represented Kenya
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	40th	-3.15
		0.00015

William Penn

B. 1883-03-15, Danville, Virg., USA; D. 1943-07-02
Tug-of-War

	1920	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Roberto Penna

Olympic Competitor nr 4376

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (0.925)

Giorgio Pennacchietti

B. 1931-10-12, Bologna, Italy
Shooting

	1952	HP
Rapid−Fire Pistol	9th	240
		240

Luigi Pennacchio

B. 1933-01-01, Ternù, Italy
Ski Jumping

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	37th	39th	0.00084
			0.00084

Selvin Pennat García

B. 1950-01-04, represented Guatemala
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	38.96
		38.96

Percy Milton Pennefather

B. 1923-07-16, represented Singapore; D. 1975-12-21
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Erich Pennekamp

B. 1929-11-13, from Duisburg, represented Germany; D. 2013-03-01
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

John Thomas Pennel

B. 1940-07-25, Memphis, Tenn., USA; D. 1993-09-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Pole Vault	11th	fifth	1596
			1596

He missed out on a medal in 1968 because his pole passed under the bar, a rule which was rescinded the following year.

Eugene Henry Pennell

B. 1911-01-16, London, England, lived in Vancouver, represented Canada; D. 2002-03-31
Sailing

	1956	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	10th	125
		125

Vane Pennell

Olympic Competitor nr 3138

1908-04-28-14:00 - Racquets - Singles - quarterfinals - lost (768.8)
1908-04-30-14:30 - Racquets - Doubles - semifinals - won (Q)
1908-05-01-14:30 - Racquets - Doubles - final - won (3600)
1908-05-18-15:30 - Jeu de Paume - Singles, round one, match 3 - won (Q)
1908-05-20-12:00 - Jeu de Paume - Singles, quarterfinal 4 - lost (645.8)

Jacques Pennewaert

B. 1940-03-11, Bruxelles, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:35th	R1:6th	0.001021
Men's 800 metres	8th	R1:38th	256.000256
			256.001277

Alan Pennington

B. 1916-04-04, Wallasey, England, Great Britain; D. 1961-06-02
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:6th	52
Men's 200 metres	R1:3rd	0.364
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	R1:4th	17
		69.364

Clifford Raymond "Cliff" Pennington

B. 1940-04-18, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Johan Willem "Jan Willem" Pennink

B. 1929-03-31, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta in Indonesia), lived in Amsterdam, represented the Netherlands
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	1Rep:2nd	20.4
		20.4

Élie Pénot

B. 1950-01-24, represented France
Shooting

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Skeet	7th	26th		29th	600.12
					600.12

John Penrose

Olympic Competitor nr 4010

1908-07-17-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day one
1908-07-18-10:00 - Archery - York Round (men), day two - fourth (1800)

Hazdayi Penso

B. 1914-03-08, represented Turkey
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep1	0.54
		0.54

Nipon Pensuvapap

B. 1941-03-07, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:7th	-4.20
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:17th	1
		1.00002

Johannes "Juku" Pent

B. 1918-11-20, Jäneda, Estonia, lived in Sonhofen, represented Germany; D. 1991-10-16
Cross-Country Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's 50 km	26th	0.064
		0.064

An Estonian, he joined the German troops during World War II and stayed in Germany.

Hendrika "Hennie" Penterman

B. 1951-09-29, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley	R1:12th	R1:12th	80
Women's 400 metres Individual Medley	R1:12th	R1:11th	104
			184

Barbara Pentland

B. 1912-01-02, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 2000-02-05
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Music - Instrumental and Chamber	AC	37.43
		37.43

Lawrence Henry Pentland

B. 1879-04-06, Marquette, Man., Canada; D. 1923-11-02
Lacrosse (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1849

1904-07-07 - Lacrosse - Match two - won - first (2400)

Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde

B. 1941-02-13, Jatibonico, Cuba
Athletics

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 400 metres	fifth	SF:5th	1130
Women's 4x400 m Relay		R1:5th	32.5
			1162.5

Nikolaos Pentsikis

from Thessaloniki, then in the Ottoman Empire
Football (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2454

1906-04-23-08:30 - Football - match one - lost (QR)
1906-04-25-11:30 - Football - silver play-off - lost (960)

Väinö Penttala

B. 1897-01-16, Isokyrö, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1976-02-28
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-69 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Eino Pentti

B. 1906-10-18, Ironwood, Mich., USA; D. 1993-01-24
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 10000 metres	dnf	16th	12.8
			12.8

Eino Penttilä

B. 1906-08-27, Joutseno, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1982-11-24
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	sixth	bronze	4800
			4800

Erkki Eino Antero Penttilä

B. 1932-06-14, Nurmo, Finland; D. 2005-04-19
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	bronze	15th	3855
			3855

Jussi Penttilä

B. 1891-03-02, Nurmo, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1967-02-23
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	BrFi	2400
		2400

Nikolaos "Nikos" Pentzaropoulos

B. 1927-01-14, Athina, Greece; D. 1979-03-29
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR	0.595
		0.595

Cornel Penu

B. 1946-06-16, Galați, Romania
Handball (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	bronze	silver	3280
			3280

Yevgeny Ivanovich Penyayev

B. 1942-05-16, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint (1 bronze)

	1964	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres	bronze	3840
		3840

Alain Penz

B. 1947-10-30, Sallanches, France
Alpine Skiing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Giant Slalom		9th	160
Men's Slalom	8th	dnf	256
			416

Claude Penz

B. 1924-07-23, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	34th	0.0012
Men's Combined	24th	0.12
Men's Slalom	34th	0.0016
		0.1228

Written 2002-08-22 - last modified 2024-04-02

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