Great Olympians

Biographies - PAL

Amrit Pal

B. 1939-06-05, Gurdaspur, Punj., India
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:26th	0.096
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	R1:11th	16
		16.096

Pál Árpád

B. 1955-02-15, Miskolc, Hungary
Handball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Pál György

B. 1939-03-29, Budapest, Hungary
Boxing

	1960	HP
Men's Light−Welterweight (-63 kg)	R3	79.13
		79.13

Pál Ilona

B. 1954-10-21, Jászfényszaru, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Women's 400 metres	SF:6th	52
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	fifth	250
		302

Krishna Chandra Pal

B. 1934, from Kolkata, represented India; D. 2009-10-14
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Pál Tibor

B. 1935-09-15, Budapest, Hungary
Football (1 bronze)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Henryk Stefan "Hubert" Pala

B. 1933-09-04, Chorzów, Poland; D. 2007-09-05
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Hermenegildo Palacio Cantero

B. 1956-04-13, represented Cuba
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxless Fours		11th	48
Men's Eights	10th	8th	178
			226

William de Jesús Palacio Navarro

B. 1964-02-25, Cartago, Colombia
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:23rd	0.384
Men's Points Race	15th	15
		15.384

Juan Palacios

B. 1962-02-06, represented Ecuador
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	13th	19.2
		19.2

Orlando Palacios Castillo

B. 1954-03-16, represented Cuba
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Teodoro F. Palacios Flores

B. 1939-01-07, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; D. 2019-08-17
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Palácsik Láskló

B. 1959-05-22, Miskolc, Hungary; D. 2022-01-27
Biathlon

	1984	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	dnf	-8.26
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	14th	4
		4.00000000256

Juan Paladino

B. 1925-02-17, Montevideo, Uruguay
Fencing

	1948	1960	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		R1:5th	0.00000045
Men's Foil, Team	QF:3rd		22.75
Men's Sabre, Individual	QF:7th	R2:5th	0.125
			22.87500045

Viktor Palagin

B. 1945-06-12, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Diving

	1964	HP
Men's Platform	fifth	1000
		1000

Themistoklis Palaiologos

from Patras, Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1906	HP
Men's Middleweight (-85 kg)	R1	94.51
		94.51

Olympic Competitor nr 2981

1906-04-26-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Middleweight (85 kg), round one - lost (94.51)

Palamdorjiin Bayar

B. 1941-05-25, represented Mongolia
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R1	1.02
		1.02

Christian Palant

B. 1924-09-21, represented France
Modern Pentathlon

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual	28th	42nd	0.03845
Men's Team		12th	10
			10.03845

Palardi

represented Italy
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac	-4.38
		0.000038

Olympic Competitor nr 267

1900-05-14-09:00? - Fencing - Foil, Individual round one day one - not qualified (-4.38)

Christine Palau

represented France
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Women's Team All-Around	10th	50
		50

Miquel Palau i Claveras

B. 1901-06-18, Barcelona, Spain; D. 1987-03-09
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 5000 m	R1:11th	0.0043
Men's 3000 m Team	R1:4th	82
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.00032
		82.00462

Miguel Palau i Vila

B. 1928-08-24, Puerta de la Selva, Spain
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	1Rep:3rd	5.1
		5.1

Jan Louise Palchikoff

B. 1951-03-03, Culver City, Cal., USA
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Double Sculls	fifth	1250
		1250

Iryna Havrylivna Palchykova

B. 1959-03-22, Kyiv, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Dagmar Palečková

competed in 1984 as

Dagmar Švubová

B. 1958-08-09, Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 5 kilometres	13th	20th	26.6
Women's 10 kilometres	16th		6.4
Women's 4 x 5 km Relay	fourth	silver	1400
			1433

Paul Palén

Olympic Competitor nr 5046

1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol - second (4000)
1912-06-29-15:00 - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day one - first (1600)
1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 36th

Joseph Paletta, Jr.

B. 1937-11-15, New York, NY, USA
Fencing

	1960	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R2:5th	0.053
Men's Foil, Team	QF	143.5
		143.553

Susanne "Susie" Palfreyman

B. 1952-02-11, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
		750

Matilda Vilma Pálfyová

B. 1912-03-11, Kostolany nad Hornádom, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1944-09-23
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	silver	2000
		2000

Maurice Palgen

Olympic Competitor nr 6379

1912-07-10-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fifth (250)

José Veloso Palhares Costa

B. 1908-02-22, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 1976-02-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:5th	0.00034
		0.00034

Páli Imre

B. 1909-11-06, from Budapest, represented Hungary
Handball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Giovanni "Gianni" Paliaga

B. 1931-02-11, Trieste, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		2.5

Corinne Paliard

B. 1970-10-24, represented France
Figure Skating

	1988	HP
Ice Dancing	14th	20
		20

Georgios Palikaris

B. 1946, Peireias, Greece
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	14th	8
		8

John Charlton Palin

B. 1934-07-16, Madras (now Chennai), British India, represented Great Britain
Shooting

	1968	1972	HP
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	fifth	54th	1000.00000016
			1000.00000016

Pálinkás Csaba

B. 1959-06-02, Szekszárd, Hungary; D. 2004-10-11
Cycling - Track

	1980	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	12th	30
		30

Pálinkás-Varga Erzsébet

B. 1959-04-05, Innsbruck, Austria, represented Hungary
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Ireneusz Paliński

B. 1932-05-13, Nuzewo, Poland; D. 2006-07-09
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	gold		13440
Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg)		bronze	13440
			13440

Ioannis Palios

B. 1946-06-20, Peireias, Greece
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	14th	R1:5th	16.6
			16.6

Hermann Palka

B. 1921-03-21, represented Austria
Bobsleigh

	1952	HP
Men's Four	fifth	750
		750

Jiří Palko

B. 1941-03-17, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2014-02-02
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	fifth	1250
		1250

Franjo Palković

B. 1906, represented Yugoslavia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	9th	195
		195

Franjo is usually Croatian.

Elisabeth "Lisi" Pall

B. 1951-02-15, Bischofshofen, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	27th	0.04
		0.04

Olga Pall

B. 1947-12-03, Göstling an der Ybbs, Austria
Alpine Skiing (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Women's Downhill	gold	6400
Women's Giant Slalom	fifth	1000
Women's Slalom	9th	160
		7560

Sauli Aksel Pälli

B. 1912-09-23, Kymi, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1960-12-13
Ski Jumping

	1936	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	47th	0.000006
		0.000006

Terence "Terry" Palliser

B. 1948-03-22, Nottingham, England, Great Britain
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	59th	-7.16
Men's 30 kilometres	55th	-6.10
		0.000000116

Kimmo Kaarlo Juhani Pallonen

B. 1959-01-17, Jyväskylä, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Pole Vault	fifth	1500
		1500

Wilfred Pallott

Olympic Competitor nr 4944

1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Jan "Jean" Palluch

B. 1923-12-23, Jadachy, Poland, represented France; D. 1971-02-17
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

(Bengt) Carl-Axel (Alvar) Palm

B. 1949-09-20, Täby, Sweden
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Gunnar Palm

B. 1915-02-22, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 1994-10-26
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1952	HP
Jumping, Individual	16th	8
Jumping, Team	11th	16
		24

Hans Henrik Palm

B. 1956-07-19, Lyngby, Denmark
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	5.614
		5.614

Kerstin Ulasdotter Palm

B. 1946-02-05, Malmö, Sweden
Fencing

	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	R2:6th	fifth	sixth	BarR2	R2:5th	BarR2	QF:5th	2278.161
								2278.161

Valter Palm

B. 1905-12-1, Tallinn, Estonia, then part of Russia; D. 1994-11-03
Boxing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R1	R2	80.383
			80.383

Viking Palm

B. 1923-10-13, Broby, Sweden; D. 2009-01-15
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)	gold	7th	fourth	15750
				15750

Alfredo Palma

B. 1955-07-06, represented Nicaragua
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	17th	6
		6

Amador Palma Iturraspe

B. 1902-08-14, Sestao, Spain; D. 1958-05-28
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.00032
Men's Cross-Country, team	dnf	-
		0.00032

Avelino Palma

B. 1948-02-28, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Shooting

	1984	HP
Trap	60th	-7.15
		0.000000015

Leopoldo Palma

Olympic Competitor nr 5554

1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF

Óscar Palma

B. 1955-10-07, represented Colombia
Weightlifting

	1984	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Franc Palme

B. 1914-12-14, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia
Ski Jumping

	1936	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	43rd	0.0000384
		0.0000384

Henry Artur Palmé

B. 1907-09-04, Lomma, Sweden; D. 1987-06-02
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	13th	38.4
		38.4

Melchor Palmeiro

B. 1923, represented Argentina
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:5th	2.29
		2.29

Arthur Palmer

Olympic Competitor nr 3166

1908-05-19-14:30 - Jeu de Paume - Singles, quarterfinal 2 - lost (645.8)

(William) Barclay (Livingstone) Palmer

B. 1932-03-02, represented Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Shot Put	12th	60
		60

Bill Palmer

Olympic Competitor nr 3503

1908-07-14-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat one - third (Q)
1908-07-14-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, final - DNF (120)
1908-07-16-14:30? - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat two - fourth (Q)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, final - DNF (300)
1912-07-08-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - fifth (Q)
1912-07-11-11:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, final - DNF (150)

(Roger) Campbell Palmer

B. 1936-04-26, Loon Lake, Sask?, Canada
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Charles Palmer

Olympic Competitor nr 3221

1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day three - fifth (937.5)
1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day three - first (1200)
1912-06-29-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage one - third (Q)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage two - second (Q)
1912-07-01-13:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, stage three - second (1000)
1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 26th (Q)
1912-07-03-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - 24th (Q)
1912-07-04-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - 21st (0.8)
1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - fourth (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (400)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
bonus 650

Deborah "Debbie" Palmer

B. 1957-02-27, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	10th	100
Women's 100 m Backstroke	13th	25.6
Women's 200 m Backstroke	7th	400
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		589.6

Donald Robert "Don" Palmer

B. 1927, Sydney, NSW, Australia; D. 1980-11-01
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	2Rep:3rd	162.5
		162.5

Glenn Ivor Palmer

B. 1945-03-17, Worcester, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:4th	34
		34

Graham Charles Palmer

B. 1921-01-23, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1994-12
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	15th	7.5
		7.5

Howard Palmer

B. 1946-09-23, represented Barbados
Sailing

	1984	1988	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	19th	14th	22
			22

Ian Palmer

B. 1941-09-04, Nedlands, WA, Australia
Sailing

	1960	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Keegan Palmer

B. 2003-03-13, San Diego, USA, represented Australia
Skateboarding (2 gold)

	2021	2024	HP
Men's Park	gold	gold	19200
			19200

Laurence James "Larry" Palmer

B. 1938-01-07, Malden, Mass., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

The reserve goalkeeper, he was allowed to play the final two minutes of the final match.

Leslie Palmer

B. 1910-06-17, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Lillian Palmer

B. 1913-06-23, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 2001-03
Athletics (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	silver	1000
		1000

Michael John Palmer

B. 1935-11-06, St. Albans, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase	R1:8th	0.408
		0.408

Robert W. Palmer

B. 1947-03-12, Auckland, New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Men's Downhill	42nd	-4.40
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-16.64
Men's Slalom	R2:3rd	-10.26
		0.00004

Terry Joseph Palmer

B. 1952-02-20, Cambridge, Mass., USA
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Slalom	16th	6.4
		6.4

Tyler Reuben Palmer

B. 1950-06-22, Kearsarge, NH, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's Slalom	9th	160
		160

Winthrop Palmer, Jr.

B. 1906-12-05, Summit, NJ, USA; D. 1970-02-04
Ice Hockey (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Charles Anthony Palmer-Tomkinson

B. 1940-07-04, Twyford, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	56th	-7.64
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.64
		0.000000064

James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson

B. 1915-04-03, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1952-01-07
Alpine Skiing

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	14th	dnf	24
Men's Downhill		74th	-
			24

Jeremy James Palmer-Tomkinson

B. 1943-11-04, Henley-on-Thames, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing & Luge

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Downhill	25th				0.1
Men's Giant Slalom	35th				-2.10
Men's Slalom	30th				0.01
Men's Singles Luge		40th	30th	15th	15.01515
Doubles Luge		20th	20th	19th	4.5
					19.62615

Eric Gustaf Adolf Palmgren

B. 1916-08-09, Helsinki, Finland; D. 2015-05-31
Sailing

	1948	HP
One-Person Dinghy (Firefly)	15th	15
		15

Giuseppe Palmieri

B. 1902-01-21, Tirani, Italy; D. 1989-10-13
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Antonella Palmisano

B. 1991-08-06, Moltola, Italy
Track & Field (1 gold)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Women's 20 km Walk	fourth	gold	dnf	12000.000024
				12000.000024/12000

Palócz Endre

B. 1911-03-23, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1988-01-11
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Foil, Individual	QF:7th	SF:4th	85.072
Foil, Team	SF:3rd	bronze	845
			930.075

Giulio Palmonella

B. 1919-03-14, Civitavecchia, Italy; D. 1982-04-20
Modern Pentathlon

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual	15th	39th	15.0002
Men's Team		11th	16
			31.0002

Bengt Valdemar Palmquist

B. 1923-04-04, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1995-11-26
Sailing (1 gold)

	1956	1960	1964	1968	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon)	gold	20th		sixth	8801
					8801

Björn Sture Palmqvist

B. 1944-03-15, Hanninge, Sweden
Ice Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men"s Team	fourth	fourth	1600
			1600

Salvatore Palmucci

B. 1940-04-21, Roma, Italy, represented San Marino
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	40th	0.00015
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	dnf	0.003
		0.00315

Matti Ilmari Paloheimo

B. 1935-12-04, Kajaani, Finland
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	18th	2.56
		2.56

Paavo Lauri Palokangas

B. 1943-10-11, Helsinki, Finland
Shooting

	1980	1984	HP
Free Pistol	8th		768
Men's Free Pistol		eighth	768
			768

Rafael Palomar

B. 1951-07-19, represented Mexico
Basketball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	32
		32

José María Palomo Juez

B. 1946-07-24, Barcelona, Spain
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	13th	32
		32

Luis Palomo Pujol

B. 1906-03-04, Madrid, Spain
Shooting

	1948	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's Rapid−fire Pistol	17th			18th	9.84
Men's Free Pistol	38th				0.00038
					9.84038

Víctor Palomo Juez

B. 1948-05-26, Barcelona, Spain
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	18th	1.92
		1.92

Virgilio Palomo Meza

B. 1956-05-28, represented Colombia
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Palotai Károly

B. 1935-09-11, Békéscsaba, Hungary; D. 2018-02-03
Football (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Palotás József

B. 1911-05-14, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1957-11-16
Wrestling - Greco-Roman (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Palotás Péter

B. 1929-06-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1967-05-17
Football (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Jan Palouš

B. 1888-10-25, Česke Budějovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1971-09-25
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Teams	bronze	QU:3rd	1690
			1690

Olympic Competitor nr 7038

1920-04-24-21:30 - Ice Hockey - Round One Match Three - lost (Qs)
1920-04-28-22:00 - Ice Hockey - Second Place Tournament Final - lost (Qb)
1920-04-29-23:00 - Ice Hockey - Third-Place Tournament Final - won (1280)

Magnús Bergmann Pálsson

B. 1912-11-19, Reykjavík, Iceland; D. 1990-08-06
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	QU:4th	7.25
		7.25

Olaf Paltian

B. 1952-09-21, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	fourth	1200
		1200

Gregorio Paltrinieri

B. 1994-09-05, Carpi, Italy
Swimming & Open Water Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's 800 m Freestyle			silver	bronze	6560
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	fifth	gold	fourth	silver	16250
Men's 10km			bronze	9th	4080
					26890/21650

Uno Palu

B. 1933-02-08, Sindi, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's Decathlon	fourth	2400
		2400

Edward Sebastian "Eddie" Palubinskas

B. 1950-09-17, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	8th	208
			208

Mieczysław Palus

B. 1921-08-31, Zaczernie, Poland; D. 1986-05-15
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

He was the coach of the Polish Olympic team of 1956.

Kristjan Palusalu

B. 1908-03-10, Saulepi, Estonia; D.1987-07-17
Greco-Roman Wrestling (2 gold)

Freestyle 1936 HP

Heavyweight (+87 kg) gold 9600

Greco-Roman 1936 HP

Heavyweight (+87 kg) gold 9600

19200

One of a limited number of wrestlers who have won medals at both styles, and one of only two to win golds at the same Olympiad at both styles.
(see Kalle Anttila, Wilfried Dietrich, Ivar Johansson, Carl Westergren, Rudolf Svensson, Hamit Kaplan)

Pályi András

B. 1943-12-12, Budapest, Hungary
Rowing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	9th		400
Men's Eights		7th	400
			400

Pályi Margit

B. 1908-10-21, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1955
Gymnastics

	1928	HP
Women's Team Combined	fourth	800
		800

Jacques Palzer

B. 1900-04-21, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1979-12-13
Gymnastics

	1924	HP
Men's Individual combined	67th	-
Men's Team combined	8th	64
Men's Vault	29th	0.004
Men's Parallel Bars	68th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	70th	-
Men's Rings	53rd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	65th	-
Men's Sidehorse Vault	50th	-
Men's Rope Climbing	67th	-
		64.004

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-09-27

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

Freestyle	1936	HP
Heavyweight (+87 kg)	gold	9600
Greco-Roman	1936	HP
Heavyweight (+87 kg)	gold	9600
		19200