Great Olympians

Biographies - PES

Marcel Pesch

B. 1910-06-14, Rheims, France, represented Luxembourg; D. 1985-02-18 in Brussels
Cycling - Road

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	dnf	0.0000000000125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(10th)	-
		0.0000000000125

Axel Hermann Peschel

B. 1942-08-02, Maasdorf, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	13th	19.2
		19.2

Hans Georg Pescher

B. 1931-04-25, Krefeld, N-W, Germany
Ice Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Léon Pesch

represented Luxembourg
Aquatics - Swimming

	1920	HP
100 m Free-style	R1:4th	0.676
		0.676

Louis Pesch

B. 1904-03-11, Calmus, Luxembourg; D. 1959-02-22
Road Cycling

	1924	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	39th	0.0002
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	8th	64
		64.0002

Karel Pešek

B. 1895-09-20, Olomouc, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football & Ice Hockey

	1920	1924	HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team	bronze		1280
Football Men's Team	disq	R2	526.38
			1806.38

Olympic Competitor nr 7040

1920-04-24-21:30 - Ice Hockey - Round One Match Three - lost (Qs)
1920-04-28-22:00 - Ice Hockey - Second Place Tournament Final - lost (Qb)
1920-04-29-23:00 - Ice Hockey - Third-Place Tournament Final - won (1280)

Guglielmo Pesenti

B. 1933-12-18, Sedrina, Italy; D. 2002-07-12
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Sprint	silver	6000
		6000

Nikolai Peshalov

B. 1970-05-30, Pazandjik, Bulgaria, competed for Croatia in 2000
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1992 1996 2000 HP

-59 kg bronze 24300

-60 kg silver

-62 kg gold

24300

	1992	1996	2000	HP
-59 kg		bronze		24300
-60 kg	silver
-62 kg			gold
				24300

Rumen Peshev

B. 1954-08-13, represented Bulgaria
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.786
		1.786

Dušan Pešić

B. 1955-04-26, Kruševac, Serbia, represented Yugoaslavia
Football

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Vlasta Pešková

B. 1938-04-11, Přibram, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	fourth	2400
		2400

Henri Peslier

B. 1880-01-04, Uzel, France; D. 1912-05-12
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 1351

1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)

Auguste Pesloy

B. 1883, from Tourcoing, France
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 1353

1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - lost (1040)

Jan Sijbrand Pesman

B. 1931-05-04, Stedum, the Netherlands; D. 2014-01-23
Speed Skating (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's 500 metres	33rd	0.00256
Men's 5000 metres	bronze	2560
Men's 10000 metres	12th	40
		2600.00256

Armas Pesonen

Olympic Competitor nr 3727

1908-07-15-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool one - sixth (480)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - fifth (1200)

João Gouveia Pessanha

B. 1918-04-08, represented Portugal
Fencing

	1952	HP
Sabre, individual	R1:8th	0.0000000025
Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	2.69
		2.6900000025

(José Carlos) "Zé Carlos" (Pessanha)

B. 1955-04-29, Campos dos Goytacazes, RdJ, Brazil
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Milton Bororo Pessanha

B. 1932-11-11, Campos dos Goytacazes, RdJ, Brazil
Football

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Giorgio Pessina

B. 1902-06-16, Roma, Italy; D. 1977-07-18
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Foil, Team	(fourth)	gold	(silver)	3390
				3390

Michele Pessoa

B. 1963-01-04, represented Angola
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	27th	0.04
Women's 100 m Backstroke	26th	0.064
		0.104

Nelson Pessoa Filho

B. 1935-12-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Jumping, Individual	33rd		fifth	16th	39th					65th	1258.0034
Jumping, Team	10th			7th						10th	150
											1408.0034

Rodrigo Pessoa

B. 1972-11-29, Paris, France, representing Brazil
Equestrianism, Jumping (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Individual	9th	9th	25th	gold	fifth	22nd		dnf	28th	9650.657
Team	10th	bronze	bronze	9th	16th	8th		sixth	20th	1727.935
										11378.592

Johann Ottokar "Jan" Pešta

B. 1883-03-5, Sušice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1945-01-26
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Orchestra	AC	115.1
		115.1

Sergey Pesteryev

B. 1888-01-12, Kharkiv, Ukraine, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 5771

1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - DNF

Paul Karoly Pesthy

B. 1938-03-25, Budapest, Hungary, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 2008-10-28
Fencing &: Modern Pentathlon

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R2:6th	R2:5th			0.0046
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	R1:3rd		R1:3rd	23.34
Men's Modern Pentathlon, Individual	16th				8
Men's Modern Pentathlon, Team	silver				1000
					1031.3446

Eva Peštová

B. 1952-11-04, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Ice Dancing	11th	80
		80

Marina Nikolayevna Pestova

B. 1964-12-20, Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Figure Skating

	1980	HP
Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

Cedare "Cesarino" Pestuggia

B. 1934-09-11, Nesso, Italy
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:4th	21.5
		21.5

Desanka Pešut

B. 1941-10-14, Nikšić, Montenegro, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2021-06-08
Shooting

	1976	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, prone	8th	256
		256

While the OlyMADMen have her birthplace in Montenegro, Wikipedia mentions a birthplace in Vojvodina. Both mention that she competed out of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, all her career. She also died there. I shall class her as Serbian.

Written 2002-08-22 - last modified 2023-06-21

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