Great Olympians

Biographies - PRE

Douglas "Doug" Pready

B. 1954-09-20, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Ennio Preatoni

B. 1944-12-11, Carbagnale, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres		R1:44th		-4.16
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	7th	7th	8th	264
				264.000016

Henri Préaux

B. 1911-11-25, Loivre, France; D. 1992-02-21
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	silver	5000
		5000

Axel Frederik Preben-Schmidt

B. 1939-04-30, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 2018-06-10
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	7th		1140
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling)		sixth	1140
			1140

Erik Oluf Preben-Schmidt

B. 1939-04-30, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	7th		1140
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling)		sixth	1140
			1140

André Prébolin

B. 1906-03-19, from Dijon, represented France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:ac	0.605
		0.605

Olivier Prechac

B. 1949-01-05, Versailles, France; D. 2007-01-12
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	14th	8
		8

Mark Precious

B. 1956-08-29, from London, England, represented Great Britain
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Roberto Preda

Olympic Competitor nr 7340

1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - seventh (100)
1920-08-03-14:30? - Shooting - Military Pistol, team - ninth (40)

Terezia Octavia Preda

B. 1956-06-18, represented Romania
Archery

	1980	HP
Women's Individual	24th	0.24
		0.24

Luka Predanić

B. 1905-09-11, Zagreb, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1996-07-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:6th	0.0027
		0.0027

Marlena Zagoni

B. 1951-01-22, Lucieni, Romania
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxless Pairs	sixth		2080
Women's Eights		bronze	2080
			2080

Lillian Preece

B. 1928-04-01, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 2004-07
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:10th	R1:20th	101
Women's 400 metres Freestyle		R1:19th	1.6
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	fifth	650
			752.6

Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine

B. 1951-01-25, Coos Bay, Oreg., USA; D. 1975-06-01
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 5000 metres	fourth	1600
		1600

Karl Pregizer

B. 1872-08-04, Tübingen, Baden-Würrtemberg, Germany; D. 1956-11-19
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	55.03
		55.03

Submitted a single entry joint with Georg Holke.

Karl Pregl

B. 1944-05-07, Klagenfurt, Austria (then part of Germany)
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

(Johann August) Friedrich Prehn

B. 1901-03-29, Hamburg, Germany; D. 1985-01-02
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	dnf	0.00384
		0.00384

Baldur Preiml

B. 1939-07-08, Bruggen, Austria (then part of Germany)
Ski Jumping (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Normal Hill	13th	bronze	2585.6
Men's Large Hill	18th	48th	2.56000256
			2588.16000256

Ferdinand Preindl

B. 1912-02-25, Innsbruck, Austria
Speed Skating

	1936	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	21st	41st	0.640064
Men's 1500 metres	25th	44th	0.100016
			0.74008

Ellen Müller-Preis

B. 1912-05-16, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, lived in Vienna and competed for Austria
Fencing (1 gold, 2 bronze)

1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 HP

Foil, individual gold bronze bronze SF:6th 7th 22448

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	1932	1936	1948	1952	1956	HP
Foil, individual	gold	bronze	bronze	SF:6th	7th	22448
						22448

Peter Preiß

B. 1952-04-27, represented Austria
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Eights	12th	20
		20

Sorana Prelipceanu

B. 1958-05-28, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Diving

	1972	HP
Women's Springboard	QU:21st	0.64
		0.64

Damjan Prelovšek

B. 1945-02-18, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Singles	17th	6
		6

Appunidage Premachandra

B. 1953-05-18, represented Sri Lanka
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:17th	1
		1

Danko Premerl

B. 1904-01-23, Krapino, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1975-10-01
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Egidio Premiani

B. 1909-02-16, Trieste, then in Austria, after 1918 Italy; D. 2002
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	seventh	200
		200

Roberto Premier

B. 1958-01-25, Spresiano, Italy
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(fifth)	320
		320

Augusto Premoli

represented Argentina
Modern Pentathlon

	1948	HP
Men's Individual	21st	0.96
		0.96

Bernarr Leopold Sandow Prendergast

B. 1911-12-25, Kingston, Jamaica, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:ac	3.607
		3.607

As Jamaica was not represented at the 1936 Olympics, he competed for Great Britain.

Grace Prendergast

B. 1992-06-30, Christchurch, New Zealand
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2016	2021	HP
Women's Coxless Pairs		gold	8000
Women's Eights	fourth	silver	2800
			10800

Carlos Prendes Viña

B. 1940-06-19, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	Rep:4th	2.6
		2.6

Evaristo Prendes Saus

B. 1934-05-23, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fencing

	1968	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		7.78000045

Juan de Dios Prendes Campoalegre

B. 1955-03-08, represented Cuba
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Robert Archibald "Bob" Prentice

B. 1917-07-04, St. Kilda, Vict., Australia; D. 1987-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Marathon	37th	0.0006
		0.0006

Christopher "Chris" Prentice

B. 1953-05-04, London, England, Great Britain
Luge

	1984	HP
Men's Singles	29th	0.024
		0.024

Derek Prentice

B. 1950-06-13, represented Great Britain
Luge

	1980	HP
Men's Singles	22nd	0.6
Doubles	14th	20
		20.6

Olaf Prenzler

B. 1958-08-24, Gifhorn, NS, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 200 metres	SF:5th	130
		130

Nina Iliivna Preobrashenska

B. 1956-02-16, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Cesare Presca

B. 1921-02-24, Trieste, Italy; D. 1979
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(QF)	287
		287

Fabio Presca

B. 1930-12-04, Trieste, Italy; D. 2008-02-16
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:3rd	1.36
		1.36

Endel Press

B. 1929-02-16, Tallinn, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1982-05-06
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle	R1:27th	0.04
		0.04

Irina Natanovna Press

B. 1939-03-10, Kharkov, Ukraine
Track and Field (2 gold)

1960 1964 HP

4 x 100 m fourth - 400

80 m Hurdles gold fourth 12000

Shot Put - sixth 960

Pentathlon gold 9600

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Her Pentathlon victory brought her her eight world record in the event. In her strongest event, the hurdles, she also set six world records. There was no Pentathlon yet in Roma.
Both Press sisters were born in the Ukraine, from Jewish parents, who had fled from the German occupation. Their mother brought them to Samarqand, Uzbekistan, where they started athletics. Irina moved to Moskva, and stayed in Russia after her sporting career. I shall call them Russian.

Tamara Natanovna Press

B. 1937-05-10, Kharkov, Ukraine
Track and Field (3 gold, 1 silver)

1960 1964 HP

Shot Put gold gold 19200

Discus Throw silver gold 15600

34800

She broke a World record at Shot or Discus twelve times and won three European titles.
Both Press sisters were born in the Ukraine, from Jewish parents, who had fled from the German occupation. Their mother brought them to Samarqand, Uzbekistan, where they started athletics. Tamara moved to Leningrad in 1955, and stayed in Russia after her sporting career. I shall call them Russian.

William Press

Olympic Competitor nr 4219

1908-07-20-11:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-20-13:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-20-15:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), semifinals - won (Q)
1908-07-20-17:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), finals - lost (4000)

Kurt Presslmayr

B. 1943-02-06, Steyr, Austria
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Singles	10th	150
		150

Mary Prestidge

B. 1948-12-18, London, England, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics

	1968	HP
Women's Individual All-Round	88th	-13.26
		-13.26

Beryl Wilmot Wilkinson-Preston

B. 1901-11-02, Ningbo, China, represented Great Britain; D. 1979-10-22
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	sixth	320
		320

Francis Richard Walter Preston

B. 1913-06-06, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1975-02-07
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	sixth	320
		320

Harry Neill Preston

B. 1931-07-25, represented Canada; D. 2004-05-23
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:7th	10.4
		10.4

Kenneth Huson Preston

B. 1901-05-19, Sevenoaks, England, Great Britain; D. 1995-06-06
Sailing

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Eight metres Class	sixth			400
Six metres Class			9th	400
				400

Gaetano Preti

Olympic Competitor nr 3975

1908-07-16-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Italy - sixth (120)

Cveto Pretnar

B. 1957-01-27, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2018-04
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Sonja Prétôt

B. 1931-06-07, from Basel, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.00000047
		0.00000047

Francesco Pretti

B. 1903-09-28, Cagliari, Italy; D. 1988
Athletics

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	dnf		dnf	15.256
				15.256

(Donald) Wayne Pretty

B. 1936-06-11, from Vancouver, represented Canada
Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Eights	silver		9th	2080
				2080

Preurot

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
		0.00006

Olympic Competitor nr 647

1900-06-06-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 15 - AC (-4.60)

Albert Preuß

Olympic Competitor nr 5074

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - second (Q)
1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 23rd (0.256)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - third (Q)
1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - third (640)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 11th (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, double shot - 18th (2.56)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - seventh (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - fourth (2000)

Manfred Preußger

B. 1932-07-10, Schönlinde, now Krásná Lípa, Czechia, lived in Leipzig, represented Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Pole Vault	8th	QU:14th	fourth	2808
				2808

Babette Preußler

B. 1968-09-28, (Ost-)Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1984	HP
Pairs	11th	80
		80

Heidi E. Preuss

B. 1961-03-18, Laconia, NH, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Downhill	fourth	1600
Women's Giant Slalom	17th	4
		1604

Louis Xavier François Prével

B. 1879-01-29, Nice, France; D. 1964-11-26
Rowing

	1900	HP
Men's Single Sculls	FI:dnf	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1422

1900-08-25-09:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, heat three - first (Q)
1900-08-26-10:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, semi-final two - first (Q)
1900-08-26-16:30 - Rowing - Single Sculls, final - fifth (1500)

André Adrien Hippolyte Prévost

B. 1873-02-28, Paris, France; D. 1951-11-22
Tennis (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Singles	R1	134.5
Men's Doubles	bronze	1560
		1694.5

Olympic Competitor nr 756

1900-07-06-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round one - lost (65.94)
1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
1900-07-09-15:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles semi-finals - lost (1560)

Louis Prévost

B. 1954-01-17, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	11th	48
		48

Marcel Prévost

represented Belgium
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting, Drawings and Water Colors	HM	910
		910

Michael Prevost

B. 1953-06-05, Hameln, NS, Germany, represented Canada
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Michel Albert Prévost

B. 1925-08-07, Guizancourt, France; D. 2016-08-01
Shooting

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Trap	14th		29th	24.024
				24.024

Nadine Prévost

B. 1951-05-07, Sézanne, France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:6th	78
		78

(Paule Marie) Yvonne Prévost

B. 1878-06-08, Dinard, France; D. 1942-03-03
Tennis (2 silver)

	1900	HP
Women's Singles	silver	5000
Mixed Doubles	silver	3000
		8000

Olympic Competitor nr 766

1900-07-07-15:00? - Tennis - Women's Singles round one - won (Q)
1900-07-09-15:00? - Tennis - Women's Singles semi-finals - won (Q)
1900-07-10-15:00? - Tennis - Women's Singles final - lost (5000)
1900-07-10-15:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles semi-finals - won (Q)
1900-07-11-15:00? - Tennis - Mixed Doubles final - lost (3000)

Fausto Preysler Perez de Tagle

B. 1914-02-14, Hagonoy, the Philippines
Sailing

	1960	1964	HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon)	24th	21st	0.8
			0.8

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2024-06-18

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1960	1964	HP
4 x 100 m	fourth	-	400
80 m Hurdles	gold	fourth	12000
Shot Put	-	sixth	960
Pentathlon		gold	9600
			22960