Great Olympians

Biographies - PIE

Ryszard Piec

B. 1913-08-17, Lipiny, Poland, then part of Germany; D. 1979-06-26
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Barbara Piecha

B. 1948-03-04, Katowice, Poland
Luge

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Singles	9th	13th	278.4
			278.4

Johnny Teofil Piechnik

B. 1951-11-10, København, Denmark; D. 2006-08-07
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Jan Piecko

B. 1955-02-03, Katowice, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Danuta Zdzisława Piecyk

B. 1950-09-27, Stargard Szczeciński, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 400 metres	QF:5th	2.29
Women's 4x400 m Relay	R1:dnf	5.2
		7.49

Marian Pieczka

B. 1951-10-12, Rybnik, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1976	HP
Men's Individual Combined	QU:61st	-8.64
Men's Team Combined	11th	16
		16.0000000064

Jean-Paul Pieddeloup

from Paris, represented France; D. 2009-12-14
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

Christian Piek

B. 1889-01-23, represented Belgium
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Leonard Gijsbrecht "Leo" Piek

B. 1927-09-07, Utrecht, the Netherlands; D. 2013-06-01
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Andrzej Ryszard Piekoszewski

B. 1950-06-30, Szczecin, Poland
Luge

	1976	HP
Men's Singles	19th	2.4
		2.4

Silke Pielen

B. 1955-08-29, Nordhorn, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	8th	256
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	bronze	640
		896

Henryk Pielesiak

B. 1955-08-09, Łódż, Poland; D. 2005-10-25
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg)	R1	2.55
		2.55

Christiane Pielke

B. 1963-05-12, Hannover, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle		10th	100
Women's 100 m Freestyle		19th	1.6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	fifth		1000
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	seventh	740
			1841.6

Remco Eric Pielstroom

B. 1965-04-08, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	sixth		9th	400
				400

Walter Piemann

B. 1926-11-14, from Linz, represented Austria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m	8th	256
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	9th	120
		376

Godfrey Anathore "Blondie" Pienaar

B. 1926-05-12 represented South Africa; D. 2004-06
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	8th	384
		384

Nicolaas Pieneman

B. 1880-12-01, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1938-12-01
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Ronald "Ronni" Pieper

B. 1948-03-21, represented Switzerland; D. 2007-08-26
Sailing

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	20th	1
		1

Willy H. A. Pieper

B. 1911-07-09, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1936	1948	1952	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	8th			432.4
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)			13th	432.4
				432.4

Fritz Felix Piepes

Olympic Competitor nr 3189

1908-07-06-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles, round one - lost (-2.10)
1908-07-09-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinals - lost (322.9)
1912-06-28-09:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round one - won (Q)
1912-06-29-17:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round one - won (Q)
1912-06-30-14:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - lost
1912-07-01-17:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinal - won (Q)
1912-07-03-11:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, semifinal - won (Q)
1912-07-04-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, final - lost (3000)

He was born in Prague but Czechia (Bohemia) had a separate team in 1908 and 1912, so he must be classed as Austrian.

Vicenç Piera i Pañella

B. 1903-06-11, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1960-06-13
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

F. Pieraccini

sailor from Italian Naval ship Varese
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2744

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Emanuela Pierantozzi

B. 1968-08-22, Bologna, Italy
Judo (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Women's Middleweight (-66 kg)	silver	R1		10033.782
Women's Half Heavyweight (-78 kg)			bronze	10033.782
				10033.782

Christopher Thomas Pierce

B. 1942-12-21, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th	75
		75

Frank C. Pierce

B. 1883-04, Cattaraugus Reservation, NY, USA; D. 1908-02-25
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	-2.48
		0.0048

He represented the Pastime Athletic Club in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2042

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (1.787)

Roxanne Taillard Pierce

B. 1954-10-14, Springfield, NJ, USA
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	33rd	-2.26
WomMen's Team Combined	fourth	400
		400.00256

Sydney Pierce

B. 1901-03-30, Montréal, Québ., Canada; D. 1992-05-17
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:3rd	3.557
		3.557

Edward John "Ted" Pierce

B. 1933-07-03, Balmain, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	QU:4th	QU:3rd	132.75
				132.75

Ted Piercy

Olympic Competitor nr 3440

1908-07-13-16:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - third (6.375)

Gianfranco Claudio Sergio Pieri

B. 1937-02-06, Trieste, Italy
Besketball

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	fifth	1300
			1300

Thomas Pierie

B. 1907-05-12, Wyncote, Penn., USA; D. 1978-01-26
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fourth	1200
		1200

Johannes Maria Henricus "Eric" Pierik

B. 1959-03-21, Zwolle, the Netherlands
Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Johannes Gerhardus Maria "John" Pierik

B. 1949-08-09, Hengelo, the Netherlands; D. 2018-01-14
Shooting

	1980	1984	HP
Skeet	11th	fourth	2496
			2496

Gastone Pierini

B. 1899-09-27, Ancona, Italy; D. 1967
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1924	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	12th	8th	bronze	10th	4434
					4434

Khristos Panagiotis Pierrakos

B. 1940-01-25, Skala, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	10th	150
		150

Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromikhalis

B. 1863, represented Greece; D. 1938
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1896	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:2nd	3120
		3120

Olympic Competitor nr 39

1896-04-07-10:00 - Fencing - Foil - second in group (3120)

Jean-Paul Pierrat

B. 1952-07-03, Xonrupt, France
Cross-Country Skiing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	18th	14th	18.56
Men's 30 kilometres		19th	1.6
Men's 50 kilometres	11th	12th	104
Men's 4x10 km Relay	11th	10th	41
			165.16

Daniel Pierre

B. 1891-01-17, Ouainville, France; D. 1979-01-21
Athletics

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:15th	QU:19th	17.4
Men's Shot Put		QU:16th	9.6
			27

Fritz Pierre

B. 1949-04-02, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:7th	-6.53
		0.00000053

Laura Pierre

B. 1956-01-13, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:36th	-3.64
		0.00064

Marie-Louise Pierre

B. 1955-08-25, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:36th	-3.64
		0.00064

Arnold Pierret

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	bronze	640
		640

Luis E. Pierri Barros

B. 1963-03-10, represented Uruguay
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Emilio Piersantelli

B. 1888, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	37th	0.0006
		0.0006

Silvana Pierucci

B. 1929-02-21, Genova, Italy
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's Long Jump	QU:14th	24
		24

She later played Basketball and made the Italian team in that sport.

Krzysztof Pierwieniecki

B. 1952-04-07, Łubowo, Poland
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Zbigniew Kazimierz Pierzynka

B. 1951-10-21, Kraköw, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Marathon	26th	0.096
		0.096

Benoit "Ben" Piessens

B. 1913-04-10, from Antwerpen, represented Belgium
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Double Sculls	SF:3rd	500
		500

Arsène R. Piesset

B. 1919-07-31, from Loches, represented France
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000096
		0.000096

Klaas Pieter "Sjaak" Pieters

B. 1957-07-22, Zwanenburg, the Netherlands
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:2nd	54.6
		54.6

Constant Pieterse

B. 1895-06-19, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1992-03-27
Rowing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Single Sculls	Rep:2nd		1500
Men's Double Sculls		QF	1350
			2850

Johannes Aloysius Maria "Jan" Pieterse

B. 1942-10-29, Oude Tonge, the Netherlands
Cycling - Road (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	42nd	-4.60
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	gold	4800
		4800.00006

Aatto Johannes Pietikäinen

B. 1921-10-07, Kuopio, Finland; D. 1966-04-02
Ski Jumping

	1948	HP
Men's Individual	8th	384
		384

Matti Pietikäinen

B. 1927-10-29, Kuopio, Finland; D. 1967-11-15
Ski Jumping

	1948	HP
Men's Individual	fourth	2400
		2400

Jaakko Sakari Pietilä

B. 1912-08-25, Ilmajoki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1983-04-29
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	10th	150
		150

Irja Ester Helena "Leena" Pietilä

B. 1925-03-29, Jämsä, Finland; D. 2014-05-20
Figure Skating

	1952	HP
Women's Singles	20th	1.5
		1.5

Pekka Altti Olavi Pietilä

B. 1945-01-01, Taivassalo, Finland
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	19.2
		19.2

Bogusława Pietkiewicz

B. 1944-08-16, Sokołów Podlaski, Poland; D. 2012-01-27
Aquatics - Diving

	1968	HP
Women's Springboard	QU:20th	1
Women's Platform	fifth	1000
		1001

Piétory

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil for Masters, Individual	R1:ac	-5.38
		0.0000038

Olympic Competitor nr 361

1900-05-22-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day one
1900-05-23-10:00? - Fencing - Foil for Masters round one day two - DNQ - (-5.38)

Michel Pietracupa

B. 1959-07-12, Baie-Comeau, Québ., Canada
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	9th	240
		240

Peter Paul Pietras

B. 1908-04-21, Trenton, NJ, USA; D. 1993-04-15
Football

	1936	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Francesco Pietrasanta

Olympic Competitor nr 5460

1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fifth
1912-07-17-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-17-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.042)

Dorando Pietri

B. 1885-10-16, Corregio, Italy; D. 1942-02-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	dq	-6.29
Men's 3 miles, Team		dnf	202.5
			202.50000029

Olympic Competitor nr 3122

1906-05-01-15:05 - Athletics - Marathon - AC (0.555)
1908-07-14-15:55 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, round one, heat one - DNF - team DNF (202.5)
1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DQ

Monique Piétri

B. 1945-04-20, from Marseille, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Silvio Pietroboni

B. 1904-03-09, Milano, Italy; D. 1987-02-18
Football (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	287
		287

Stanisława Pietruszczak

B. 1953-05-08, Tomaszó Mazowiecki, Poland
Speed Skating

	1976	HP
Women's 500 metres	14th	16
		16

Frédéric Pietruszka

B. 1954-05-13, Villecresnes, France
Fencing (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	fifth	Rep3	fourth	4026
Men's Foil, Team	bronze	(gold)	bronze	2508
				6534

Jerzy Pietrzyk

B. 1955-04-17, Warszawa, Poland
Athletics - Track and Field (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:5th	R1:5th	130.00084
Men's 4x400 m Relay	silver	R1:10th	1025
			1155.00084

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

B. 1934-10-04, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Boxing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

1956 1960 1964 HP

Light Middleweight (-71 kg) bronze 13464

Light Heavyweight (-81 kg) silver bronze

13464

In 1956, he lost in the semi final to Papp László. In 1960, he lost to Cassius Clay (Mohammed Ali) in the final.

Eckehard Pietzsch

B. 1939-10-14, Blumberg, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	silver	2800
			2800

Jochen Pietzsch

B. 1963-12-01, Sachsen-Anhalt; (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Luge (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Doubles	bronze	gold	11200
			11200

Twice together with Jörg Hoffmann.

Written 2001-02-02 - last modified 2024-08-23

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