Great Olympians

Biographies - PLU

Andrzej Pluciński

B. 1915-07-13, Kraków, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1963-08-27
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800

Kathrien Plückhahn

B. 1958-09-14, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing
1984 HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls fourth 1200
1200

Hans Pluijgers

B. 1886-10-30, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1974-12-07
Sailing
1928 HP
6 metres Class fourth 800
800

Fred Plum

Olympic Competitor nr 7212

Jørgen Munk Plum

B. 1925-07-16, Broager, Denmark; D. 2011-04-11
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's Discus Throw 13th 38.4
38.4

Heinz Plumanns

B. 1902-06-26, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; D. 1986-01-11
Aquatics - Diving
1928 HP
Men's Springboard 8th 256
256

(Helen) Donnan Plumb, née Sharp

B. 1938-08-22, Philadelphia, Penn., USA
Equestrianism - Dressage
1968 HP
Dressage, Individual 24th 0.2
Dressage, Team 8th 64
64.2

John Michael Plumb

B. 1940-03-28, Islip, NY, USA
Equestrianism - Three-day event (2 gold, 4 silver)
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 HP
Three-day Event, Individual 15th 15th 14th 20th silver 10th 48th 5171.25
Three-day Event, Team DNF silver silver silver gold gold 10th 9338.76
14509.71

He was never the best American individually (not even when he won the silver medal at Montreal behind his teammate Edmund Coffin), but he stayed in the team for 20 years, collecting 5 team medals along the way.

Michael Anthony Plumb, Jr.

B. 1954-07-19, Syracuse, NY, USA
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 11th 48
48

(George) Morgan Plumb

B. 1913, from Toronto, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg) 10th 150
150

Roberts Plūme

B. 1897-05-16, Jaunjelgava, Latvia, then part of Russia; D. 1956-08-15
Cross-Country Skiing & Track Cycling
1924 1924 1928 HP
Men's 18 km dnf 0.000064
Men's 50 km dnf 0.0026
Men's Sprint R2 R2:3rd 9.108
Men's Team Pursuit R1 171.8
180.910664

Paul Plument de Bailhac

B. 1864-08-01, L'Île-Saint-Denis, France; D. 1951-07-06
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Painting AC 63.04
63.04

Francis Desiré Marie Ghislain Plumerel

B. 1917-11-18, represented Belgium
Modern Pentathlon
1952 HP
Men's Individual 45th 0.0000125
0.0000125

Jean Joseph Hubert Ghislain Plumier

B. 1909-01-17, Oteppe, Belgium
Fencing
1936 HP
Men's Épée, Team (SF:3rd) 82
82

Reginald "Reg" Plummer

B. 1953-08-06, Sudbury, Ont., Canada
Hockey
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Team 10th 10th 100
100

Rimantas Plungė

B. 1944-02-23, Panevė&zcaron,ys, Lithuania, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's Shot Put 14th 24
24

Plus que de Raison

represented France
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Literature, Dramatic Works AC 910
910

Witold Antoni Plutecki

B. 1956-10-08, Gliwice, Poland
Cycling - Road
1980 HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial fourth 1200
1200

Allen "Al" Pluymers

B. 1957-06-08, Windsor, Ont., Canada, represented the Netherlands
Ice Hockey
1980 HP
Men's Team Prel:5th 65
65

Augustien Pluys

B. 1890-05-05, represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system bronze 640
640

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-07-07

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