Great Olympians

Biographies - PLA

Rubén Placanica

B. 1943-07-27, represented Argentina
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	49th	-5.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fourth	1200
		1200.0000024

Jan Plaček

B. 1894-10-05, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	disq	500
		500

Gianluigi Placella

B. 1948-03-19, Napoli, Italy
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		7.78

Jozef Plachý

B. 1949-02-28, Košice, Slovakia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	SF:13th	R1:25th		1025.7
Men's 1500 metres				sixth	640
					1665.7

Plachy Mátyás

B. 1930-05-24, Budapest, Hungary
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

August Placke

from Milwaukee
Gymnastics

	1904	HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined	106th	-17.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports	95th	-15.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work	96th	-16.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team	11th	12
		12

Olympic Competitor nr 1789

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 98th
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 95th - Individual combined - 106th - Team - 11th (12)

Otto Placzek

B. 1884-01-25, Berlin, Germany; D. 1968-09-30
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	HP
Sculpture, Medals		ac	38.42
Sculpture	3 entries		16.02
			54.44

Voldemārs Plade

B. 1900-12-24, Rīga, Latvia, then part of Russia
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

Jürgen Plagemann

B. 1936-12-28, Lauenburg, S-H, Germany
Rowing (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Gheorghe Alexandru Plagino

B. 1876-11-16, Dumbrăveni, Romania; D. 1949-05-03
Shooting

	1900	HP
Men's Clay Pigeon, Trap	13th	38.4
		38.4

IOC member 1908-49.

Olympic Competitor nr 857

1900-07-15-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day one
1900-07-16-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day two
1900-07-17-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, day three - 13th (38.4)

Walter Plaikner

B. 1951-10-24, Chienes, Italy
Luge (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Doubles	gold	11th	8080
			8080

Mikhail Andreyevich Plaksin

B. 1929, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	1Rep:2nd	65
		65

Josef Plamínek

B. 1954-06-12, Ústi nad Labem, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs		sixth	1120
Men's Eights	sixth		1120
			1120

(Eutimio) Evelio Planas del Río

B. 1930-01-20, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:5th	0.00000039
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	0.000024
Men's 4x100m Relay	SF:4th	82
		82.00002439

Manuel Planchart

B. 1942-10-04, Zaraza, Venezuela
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:53rd	-6.26
		0.000000256

Albert Victor Planchon

B. 1905-03-02, represented France
Shooting

	1952	HP
Running Target	10th	150
		150

Ib Planck

B. 1930-01-02, København, Denmark
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:6th	4.32
		4.32

Yolande Plancke

represented France
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.473
Women's 4 x 100 m Relay	fourth	400
		400.473

Alwin Plank

B. 1931-04-04, Hohenems, Austria
Ski Jumping

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	14th	24
		24

Plank Gábor

B. 1951-09-14, Budapest, Hungary
Shooting

	1980	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	30th	0.015
		0.015

Herbert Plank

B. 1954-09-03, Vipileno, Italy
Alpine Skiing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Downhill	bronze	sixth	3200
			3200

Jolanda Plank

B. 1958-06-14, Vipileno, Italy
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Downhill	25th	0.1
		0.1

Uwe Plank

B. 1939-12-16, Thielbeer, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1968	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	27th	0.05
Three-Day Event, Team	7th	100
		100.05

John Robert "Rob" Plankenhorn

B. 1954-08-20, Richmond, Ind., USA
Canoeing, Sprint Canadian

	1984	HP
Men's Singles, 500 m	SF:4th	68
Men's Doubles, 1000 m	fifth	750
		818

Bernard Planque

B. 1932-01-13, from Paris, represented France
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

André Planson

B. 1898-04-10, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France; D. 1981-09-29
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	3 works	189.12
		189.12

Thomas John "Tom" Plant

B. 1957-11-06, Milwaukee, Wisc., USA
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Men's 1500 metres	17th	4
		4

William Plant

B. 1892-09-10, New York, NY, USA; D. 1969-05-01
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	FI:dns	40
		40

William Henry Plant

B. 1944-12-02, Kingston, Jamaica; D. 2018-03-26
Sailing

	1968	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	26th	0.08
		0.08

Johannes Marinus "Jan" Plantaz

B. 1930-12-03, Geldrop, the Netherlands; D. 1974-02-11
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	22nd	0.5
Men's Road Race, Team	8th	64
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		495

Alain Plante

B. 1943-10-04, Paris, France
Shooting

	1968	HP
Skeet	18th	3.84
		3.84

Gilbert Léon Planté

B. 1941-03-15, Marseille, France; D. 2010-10-20
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Otto Plantener

Olympic Competitor nr 7294

1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - 13th (1.6)
1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - eighth (64)
1920-08-02-11:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - AC (0.04)

Peder Axel Zachris Olofsson Plantng

B. 1952-06-06, Helsinki, Finland
Fencing

	1980	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-2.10
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	27
		27.001

Piet Plantinga

B. 1896-06-29, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1920	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	410
		410

Amédée Plasait

B. 1910?, represented France
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Sculpture	5 works	121.85
		121.85

Either Pierre-Amédée Plasait or his father Amédée Plasait. The father was known to have worked with Elie Hervier. The Official Report lists only 4 works, but all are in collaboration with Hervier.

Helen Plaschinski Farca

B. 1963-04-08, represented Mexico
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	20th	1
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	9th	40
		201

Carl Plaskett

B. 1943-09-23, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Hermann Plaskuda

Olympic Competitor nr 5608

1912-07-06-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - third (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - sixth
1912-07-09-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match four - lost
1912-07-09-16:20? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match eight - lost
1912-07-09-17:20? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match eleven - lost - fourth (82) (*)
1912-07-12-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth
1912-07-14-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match five - lost - qualified after Sweden retired
1912-07-14-15:50? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match four - lost
1912-07-14-19:10? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match twelve - lost - fourth (82)

(*) the team rosters in the semifinals are unknown

Viktor Platan

B. 1919-10-16, Lappeenranta, Finland; D. 2013-01-12
Modern Pentathlon

	1948	HP
Men's Individual	10th	150
		150

He also competed in the demonstration event "Winter Pentathlon" in St. Moritz 1948.

Mihai Plătăreanu

B. 1898, represented Romania
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	13th	6.4
		6.4

Philip Plater

Olympic Competitor nr 3390

1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 15th (7.5)
1908-07-11-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target - fifth (750)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 86th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - fifth (1000)

At the prone Small-Bore Rifle, Plater shot a new world record and would have received the gold medal, but then it was discovered he had been the 13th British entrant in the event, when only 12 entrants per country wre permitted.

Werner Plath

B. 1918-07-27, Berlin, Germany; D. 1945
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	fifth	250
		250

Michel Platini

B. 1955-06-21, Jœuf, France
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Later one of the top footballers in the world, and president of the European Football Union.

Platis

represented Greece
Shooting

	1896	HP
Men's Military Pistol	ac	210.7
		210.7

Olympic Competitor nr 186

1896-04-10-09:00 - Shooting - Military Pistol - AC (210.7)

Harald Platou

Olympic Competitor nr 6442

1912-07-11-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Yevgeny Platov

B. 1967-08-07, Odessa, Ukraine, represented Russia
Figure Skating (2 gold)

1992 1994 1998 HP

Ice Dance fourth gold gold 15500

15500

	1992	1994	1998	HP
Ice Dance	fourth	gold	gold	15500
				15500

Winner of the Ice dancing together with Pasha Grishchuk.

Clarence Platt

B. 1873-10-28, Camden, NJ, USA
Shooting (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Trap, Team	gold	1600
		1600

Claude Arthur Platt

B. 1904-03-03, Sunny Corner, NSW, Australia; D. 1966-10-13
Shooting

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	46th	0.0000096
		0.0000096

John Platt

B. 1886-03-19, Leek, England, Great Britain; D. 1967-04-29
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	1936	1948	HP
Painting, Graphic Arts	3 works				341.7
Painting, Paintings				1 work & 2 hors concours	2.873
					344.573

Phyllis Marguerite Platt

B. 1886-07-01, Gorleston-on-Sea, England, Great Britain; D. 1950-02-11
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - Applied Arts	AC	2.873
		2.873

Susan Mary "Sue" Platt

B. 1940-10-04, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	7th	9th	15th	855
				855

Marion Platten

B. 1958-11-25, Düsseldorf, N-W, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	dnf	1
		67.56

Werner Plattner

B. 1926-01-31, represented Austria
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:4th	fifth	1250.00066
Men's Sabre, Team	QF:3rd	SF:3rd	227.75
			1477.75066

James Walter "Jim" Platz

B. 1931-06-25, Bruno, Sask., Canada; D. 2019-10-30
Shooting

	1972	HP
Trap	29th	0.024
		0.024

Wolfgang Platzeck

B. 1944-03-03, Greiz, Thür., Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:22nd	0.5
		0.5

Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

B. 1972-01-18, Norway
Athletics (2 silver)

2000 2004 2008 HP

20 km Walk silver 12th silver 13266

13266

Martin Platzer

B. 1963-09-24, Villach, Austria
Ice Hockey

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	9th	145
			145

Reinhold Platzer

B. 1939-01-05, represented Austria
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	10th	150
		150

Jerzy Pławczyk

B. 1911-04-16, Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland, then part of Russia
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	7th	22nd	600.6
Men's Decathlon		9th	240
			840.6

Bert Plaxton

B. 1901-04-22, Barrie, Ont., Canada; D. 19
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Hugh Plaxton

B. 1904-05-16, Barrie, Ont., Canada; D. 1982-12-01
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Rod Plaxton

B. 1904-06-02, Parry Sound, Ont., Canada; D. 1963-12-20
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Judith White "Judy" Playfair

B. 1953-09-14, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke	SF:13th	25.6
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:13th	25.6
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	silver	1000
		1051.2

Manuel Plaza Reyes

B. 1900-03-17, Santiago, Chile; D. 1969-02-09
Athletics (1 silver)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Marathon	sixth	silver	6960
			6960

Santiago Plaza

B. 1938-04-23 in Spain, represented Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:7th	0.068
Men's 200 metres	R1:38th	0.000256
		0.068256

Giovanni Plazzer

B. 1909-09-30, Koper, Slovenia, then part of Austria, from 1920 to 1946 Italy, represented Italy; D. 1983-06-23
Rowing (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

All five members of this crew were born in Koper, but there is no more information about any of them. I class them as Slovenian nationals.

Emil Plazzeriano

B. 1897-12-03, Zagreb, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1972-11-06
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R1	0.85
		0.85

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-02-14

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