Great Olympians

Biographies - PUR

(Heikki) Antero Puranen

B. 1952-11-08, Tervo, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's Javelin Throw fifth 1500
1500

Kimmo Tapani Puranen

B. 1958-10-10, Helsinki, Finland
Fencing
1980 HP
Men's Épée, Team R1:3rd 27
27

Miguel Purcell Labreckue

B. 1962-09-26, Santiago, Chile
Alpine Skiing
1984 HP
Men's Downhill 44th -4.16
Men's Giant Slalom 44th -4.16
Men's Slalom 23rd 0.256
0.256032

Noel Purcell

B. 1891-11-15, Dublin, Ireland, represented Great Britain in 1920 and Ireland in 1924; D. 1962-03-31
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1920 1924 HP
Men's Water Polo gold eighth 3304
3304

Ralph Kenneth Purchase

B. 1916-07-11, Newport, Wash., USA; D. 2000-01-11
Rowing (1 gold)
1948 HP
Men's Eights gold 3200
3200

Zac Purchase

Great Britain
Rowing (1 gold, 1 silver)
2008 2012 HP
Lightweight Double Sculls gold silver 13000
13000

Twice together with Mark Hunter.

Bob Purdie

B. 1911-02-18, Glasgow, Great Britain, represented New Zealand; D. 1982-07-09
Boxing
1932 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) R1 116.9
116.9

William Kimball "Bill" Purdy

B. 1946-06-26, Chicago, Ill., USA
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Coxed Fours fifth 750
750

Charlie Purdy

B. 1905-11-24, Auckland, New Zealand
Boxing
1924 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) R1 1.165
1.165

Earl Purdy

represented the USA
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 3 entries 6.558
6.558

Püreviin Dagvasüren

B. 1943-06-13, Batsümber sum, Mongolia; D. 2014-09-19
Judo
1972 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+93 kg) R1 3.64
3.64

Pürevjavyn Batsükh

B. 1955-11-07, Khövsgöl, Mongolia
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km disq -
Men's 30 km disq -
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay disq -
0

Disqualified for the use of Methandienone (an anabolic steroid).

Pertti Ilmari Purhonen

B. 1942-06-14, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2011-02-05
Boxing (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) bronze 3120
3120

Domenico Purificato

B. 1915-03-14, Fondi, Italy; D. 1984-11-06
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 2.873
2.873

Eino Purje

B. 1900-02-02, Kymi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1984-09-02
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1928 1932 HP
Men's 1500 m bronze FI:dnf 2624
Men's 5000 m FI:dnf 40
2664

Bernhard Purkrabek

B. 1954-05-07, Zell am Ziller, Austria
Bobsleigh
1980 HP
Men's Four fourth 1200
1200

Hongsa Purnaveja

B. 1928-03-28, represented Thailand
Shooting
1964 HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 67th -9.40
0.0000000004

Clyde Purnell

Olympic Competitor nr 4742

Siegfried Purner

B. 1915-02-16, Innsbruck, Austria; D. 1944-02-03
Handball (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Kenneth Richard "Ken" Purpur

B. 1932-03-01, Grand Forks, ND, USA; D. 2011-06-05
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1956 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Dieter Pürschel

B. 1941-02-07, Weißwasser, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Ice Hockey
1968 HP
Men"s Team 8th 128
128

Anthony John Richard Purssell

B. 1926-07-05, from Oxford, represented Great Britain
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxed Fours QF:2nd 127.5
127.5

Aleksandr Purtov

B. 1935-10-27, represented the Soviet Union
Equestrianism - Jumping
1964 HP
Jumping, Individual 36th -3.80
Jumping, Team 11th 16
16.0008

Allan Ruggles "Al" Purvis

B. 1929-01-09, Trochu, Alb., Canada; D. 2009-08-13
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1952 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Nancy Carol Purvis

B. 1949-08-06, Topeka, Kans., USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1972 HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m Rep:4th 75
75

Samantha Paula Purvis

B. 1967-06-24, Sunderland, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 1988 1992 HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly 28th 0.0256
Women's 200 m Butterfly fifth 13th 1025.6
1025.6256

Tom Purvis

B. 1888-06-12, Bristol, England, Great Britain; D. 1959-08-27
Art Competitions
1928 1932 HP
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours 5 works 189.85
Painting, unknown event 5 works 10.93
200.78

Written 2012-02-17 - last modified 2023-12-11

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