Great Olympians

Biographies - PIN


Juan Bautista Pina Lloveria

B. 1907-07-19, Zaragoza, Spain, represented Argentina
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 100 m SF:6th 52
Men's 200 m R1:3rd 0.0012
52.0012


Melesio Piña Oregel

B. 1948-02-12, Tepic, Nay., Mexico
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:6th -4.21
Men's 4x400 m Relay R1:14th 4
4.000021


Bernardo José Piñango Figuera

B. 1960-02-09, Caracas, Venezuela
Boxing (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) silver 6000
6000


Cesare Pinarello

B. 1932-10-05, Treviso, Italy; D. 2012-08-02
Cycling - Track (2 bronze)
1952 1956 HP
Men's Tandem bronze bronze 6400
6400


Jules Pinaud

represented France
Artistic Gymnastics
1900 HP
Men's Individual combined 102nd -16.60
-16.60

Olympic Competitor nr 1146


(Marcel) Yves-Louis Pinaud

B. 1927-03-26, Bordeaux, France; D. 2008-04-11
Sailing
1960 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) 9th 240
240


Georges Omer Pinault

B. 1877-03-28, Nevers, France; D. 1951-11-16
Fencing
1900 HP
Men's Sabre for Masters, Individual SF:6th 78
78

Olympic Competitor nr 729


George >hard

Olympic Competitor nr 5384


Jacques Pinchart

Olympic Competitor nr 3345


René Pinchart

B. 1891-06-24, Maldegem, Belgium; D. 1970-11-02
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system bronze 640
640

He wpuld return to the Olympic Games of 1928,32,48 and 52 as coach of the US Fencing Team.


Evelyn Amie "Evie" Pinching

B. 1915-03-18, Norwich, England, Great Britain; D. 1988-12-24
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Women's Alpine Combined 9th 240
240


Pedro Pinciroli Júnior

B. 1943-12-16, São Paulo, Brazil
Aquatics - Water Polo
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team R1:4th 13th 25.6
25.6


Vasile Pinciu

B. 1932-04-09, Daia, Romania
Equestrianism - Jumping
1960 HP
Jumping, Individual 32nd 0.005
Jumping, Team sixth 160
160.005


Violet Pinckney

Olympic Competitor nr 3154


Jan Pinczura

B. 1960-10-20, Chrzanów, Poland
Canoeing, Canadian Sprint
1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Singles, 500 m fifth 1000
Men's Singles, 1000 m SF:dnf 68
Men's Doubles, 1000 m sixth 480
1548


Allen Gerald "Gerry" Pinder

B. 1948-09-15, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men"s Team bronze 1280
1280


Herbert Charles "Herb" Pinder, Jr.

B. 1946-12-24, Boston, USA, represented Canada
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)
1968 HP
Men"s Team bronze 1280
1280


Philip Pinder

B. 1964-08-19, represented the Bahamas
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) R1 1.991
1.991


Nikolaos Pindos

from Thessaloniki, then in the Ottoman Empire
Football (1 bronze)
1906 HP
Men's Team bronze 960
960

Olympic Competitor nr 2455


Jorge Danilo Pineda

B. 1939-08-20, Tunja, Colombia
Weightlifting
1960 HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg) dnf 0.0384
0.0384


Pedro Rafael Piñeda Pedroza

B. 1954-12-03, represented Guatemala
Freestyle Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) 20th 1.5
1.5


Antonio Telésforo "Tony" Piñeda

B. 1964-01-05, represented Mexico
Artistic Gymnastics
1984 1988 HP
Men's Individual Combined 23rd R1:88th 0.256
0.256


Timir Alekseyevich Pinegin

B. 1927-06-12, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2013-01-21
Sailing
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star) 8th gold fifth 16th 9578
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 7th 400
9978


Arcangelo Giacomo Pinelli

B. 1944-03-20, Caltanissetta, Italy
Fencing
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Foil, Individual BarR3 R1:5th 18.13015
Men's Foil, Team 7th/8th 7th/8th R1:3rd 186.75
204.88015


Luigi Pinelli

Olympic Competitor nr 4195


Félix Clemente Piñero Borges

B. 1945-12-23, Caracas, Venezuela
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:6th -8.46
Men's Foil, Team R1:4th 1.3
Men's Épée, Individual R1:6th -8.20
1.3000000066


Darwin Piñeyrúa

B. 1945-12-23, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1978-02-11
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:31st -2.96
0.0096


Henri Pinguenet

B. 1889-09-30, Paris, France; D. 1972
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 2 entries 4.372
4.372


José Matos Pinheiro

B. 1933-03-19, represented Portugal
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Eights 1Rep:3rd 10.4
10.4


José Alberto Manso Pinheiro

B. 1938-08-20, Lisboa, Portugal
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R1:5th -6.45
Men's Épée, Team R1:4th 0.778
0.77800045


Sérgio Pedro Telles Pires Pinheiro

B. 1944-06-11, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Volleyball
1968 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80


Lucila Batista Pini

B. 1930-10-30, São Paulo, Brazil; D. 1974
Athletics
1948 HP
Women's 200 m R1:3rd 3.743
Women's 4x100 m Relay R1:4th 20.5
24.243


Pavel Pavlovich Pinigin

B. 1953-03-12, Tyolyoy-Diring, Sakha, Russia, then part of the Soviet Union
Wrestling - Freestyle (1 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) gold 12000
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) fourth
12000


José Manuel Pinillo Antolín

B. 1902-03-08, Sevilla, Spain; D. 1968-09-08
Swimming
1924 HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle R1:5th 0.049
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay R1:4th 8.2
8.249


Offutt Pinion

B. 1910-03-23, Floyd County, Kent., USA; D. 1976-09-30
Shooting (1 bronze)
1956 HP
Men's Free Pistol bronze 3840
3840


David Anthony Pink

B. 1939-12-31, Southend-on-Sea, England, Great Britain
Archery
1976 HP
Men's Individual 21st 0.96
0.96


Zvi Pinkas

B. 1910-09-01, represented Israel
Shooting
1952 HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions 41st 0.000064
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 41st 0.000064
0.000128


Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston

B. 1900-02-02, Wichita, Kans., USA; D. 1961-11-18
Diving (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
1920 1924 HP
Men's Springboard (1 & 3m) silver bronze 6560
Men's Platform (5 & 10m) gold bronze 8960
Men's Plain High (5 & 10m) 9th 160
15680

His wife, Betty Becker, won two gold and a silver in Paris and Amsterdam.


A. O. Pinner

represented Great Britain
Gymnastics
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, European system fifth 250
250


Michael John "Mike" Pinner

B. 1934-02-16, Boston, England, Great Britain
Football
1960 HP
Men's Team R1:3rd 45.5
45.5


Eric Pinniger

B. 1902-12-28, Saharanpur, UP, India; D. 1996-12-30
Hockey (2 gold)
1928 1932 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400


Juan José Pino

represented Honduras
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle 52nd -6.40
Men's 200 m Backstroke 34th -2.16
Men's 200 m Butterfly 34th -2.16
Men's 400 m Individual Medley 23rd 0.256
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 22nd 0.1
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay 20th 0.25
0.6092004


Antoine Pinoy

Olympic Competitor nr 3825


Matthew Pinsent, MBE

B. 1970-10-10, Henley-on-Thames, Great Britain
Rowing (4 gold)
1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Coxless Pairs gold gold 32000
Coxless Fours gold gold 19200
51200

Partner in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney to Steven Redgrave. He achieved a fourth gold in Athina.


Stephen Pinsent

B. 1955-03-05, Hillingdon, England, Great Britain
Weightlifting
1980 1984 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 11th 134.4
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 13th
134.4


Jonas Pinskus

B. 1959-09-22, Kuršenai, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing ( bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Eights bronze 1280
1280


Arsène Pint

B. 1933-05-07, Halle, Belgium
Modern Pentathlon
1960 HP
Men's Individual 54th -6.20
-6.20


Janez Pintar

B. 1931-03-11, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2006-04-22 in Slovenia
Rowing
1960 HP
Men's Coxed Fours Rep:3rd 10.88
10.88

A Croatian book calls him Croatian, and a Slovenian book calls him Slovenian, so I shall go with his birthplace (and place of death) and regard him as Slovenian.


(Mladen) Pavao Pintarić

B. 1913-04-04, Nova Gradiška, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1990-04-21
Fencing
1936 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:7th 0.000000037
Men's Sabre, Team R1:4th 0.16
0.160000037


Valentin Pîntea

B. 1962-04-19, Lugoj, Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
1984 1988 HP
Men's Individual Combined 15th R1:87th 10
Men's Team Combined seventh 100
Men's Floor Exercises sixth 160
270


Henri Pintens

represented Belgium
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280


Pintér János

B. 1936-11-28, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:10th -3.23
Men's 10000 metres dnf -3.26
Men's Marathon 37th -3.60
0.00109


Gleb Pintilie

B. 1930-12-04, represented Romania
Shooting
1972 HP
Skeet 23rd 0.384
0.384


Álvaro da Cunha Pinto

B. 1907-04-04, represented Portugal
Fencing
1948 1952 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R1:5th QF:9th 0.0000606
Men's Épée, Team R1:3th R1:3rd 3.755
3.7550606


Anacleto Pereira Pinto

B. 1948-02-25, Viseu, Portugal; D. 2015-03-21
Track & Field
1976 1980 HP
Men's Marathon 22nd 16th 10.2
10.2


Celestino Pinto

B. 1931-08-11, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Boxing
1952 1956 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) R1 R1 3.906
3.906


Cosimo Pinto

B. 1943-03-14, Novara, Italy
Boxing (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg) gold 9600
9600


José Luis França Abranches Pinto

B. 1956-06-19, Lisboa, Portugal
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's 20 km Race Walk 25th 31st 0.1064
Men's 50 km Race Walk eighth 21st dq 256.64004
256.74644


Lavinho Thomas "Lavy" Pinto

B. 1929-10-23, Nairobi, Kenya, represented India
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:4th 328
Men's 200 metres SF:5th 130
458


Leo Hilary Knowles Pinto

B. 1914-04-11, Nairobi, Kenya, represented India; D. 2010-08-10
Hockey (1 gold)
1948 HP
Men's team gold 3200
3200


Oppe Pinto Oviedo

B. 1963-04-30, Caaguazú, Paraguay
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R16 79.13
79.13


Salvatore Pinto

B. 1905-01-04, Casal Velino, Italy, represented the USA; D. 1966-10-05
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724


Waldomiro Claudiano Pinto

B. 1934-10-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) R2 1.088
1.088


Vincenzo Pinton

B. 1914-03-14, Vicenza, Italy; D. 1980-04-08
Fencing (4 silver)
1936 1948 1952 HP
Sabre, individual fourth silver 7th 7425
Sabre, team silver silver silver 3300
10725


Achille Pintonello

B. 1902, Pianiga, Italy
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Architecture - unknown event AC 9.437
9.437


Written 2001-02-02 - last modified 2024-04-14

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