Great Olympians

Biographies - PEA


Ruth Peabody

B. 1893-03-30, Highland Park, Ill., USA; D. 1966-10-22
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186


Douglas C. "Doug" Peace

B. 1919-04-04, represented Canada; D. 2000-12-12
Track Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Sprint R2 79.13
79.13


Harry F. Peace

B. 1913, from Toronto, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg) 7th 600
600


Jess Peacey Lawson

B. 1885-02-18, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1965-06-29
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Sculpture ac 5.34
5.34


Dianne Carol Rosemary "Beth" Peach

B. 1939-12-25, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating
1956 HP
Women's Singles 14th 24
24


Keith Peache

B. 1947-08-10, London, England, Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling
1976 1980 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-90 kg) 13th 76.8
Men's Heavyweight (-100 kg) 13th
76.8


Bill Peacock

B. 1891-12-06, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1948-12-14
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1920 HP
Men's Water Polo gold 3200
3200


Cyril Francis Peacock

B. 1928-09-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1992-12-31
Cycling - Track
1952 HP
Men's Sprint fourth 2400
2400


Hilary Jean Peacock

B. 1951-02-08, represented Great Britain
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres SF:4th 51
51


Rowan Ernest Arthur Peacock

B. 1939-10-31, Wynberg, South Africa
Cycling - Track
1960 HP
Men's Team Pursuit R1:18th 1.92
1.92


John Morris Peake

B. 1924-08-26, Cambridge, England, Great Britain
Hockey (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's team silver 2000
2000


Sidney Peake

Olympic Competitor nr 4454


Robert Edward "Bob" Pearce

B. 1908-02-29, Wyaconda, MO, USA; D. 1996-03-15
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56  kg) gold 9600
9600


Henry Robert "Bobby" Pearce

B. 1905-09-30, Double Bay, NSW, Australia; D. 1976-05-20
Rowing (2 gold)
1928 1932 HP
Single Sculls gold gold 19200
19200

At Amsterdam, he stopped in his race to allow some ducks to cross, but he still won.
He completely dominated his sport at his time and sometimes coached his opponents as they raced against him. He won the British Empire title, against Jack Beresford, in Hamilton Ontario in 1930 and became a Canadian citizen. He held his Australian qualification for Olympic purposes and returned to Los Angeles to retain his title. He then turned professional, and retired undefeated at the start of the war.


Cecil Arthur Pearce

B. 1914-05-05, from Balmain, NSW, represented Australia; D. 2002-03-27
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Single Sculls Rep:2nd 136.5
136.5


Denis Pearce

B. 1896-04-08, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Fencing
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Foil, Individual R1:5th R1:5th 0.00125
Men's Foil, Team R1:3rd QF:3rd 31.85
31.85125


Eric Robert Pearce

B. 1931-10-29, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1956 1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fifth sixth bronze (silver) 3190
3190


Gary Malcolm Pearce

B. 1944-02-27, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
Rowing (1 silver)
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Double Sculls Rep:4th 2160
Men's Eights silver 8th
2160


Gordon Charles Pearce

B. 1934-01-10, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver)
1956 1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team fifth sixth silver 3102
3102


Julian Brian Pearce

B. 1937-04-15, Jabalpur, India, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Team sixth bronze silver 3960
3960


Melville George Arthur "Mel" Pearce

B. 1928-01-09, Jabalpur, British India, represented Australia; D. 2011-04-27
Hockey
1956 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


William Frederick Pearce

B. 1875-10-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1959-10-17
Artistic Gymnastics
1900 HP
Men's Individual combined 54th -6.24
0.00000024

Olympic Competitor nr 1101


Peter John Pearless

B. 1957-06-04, Nelson, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:42nd -4.40
0.00004


Joe Pearman

B. 1892-05-08, New York, NY, USA; D. 1961-05-30
Athletics (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's 3000 m Walk R1:dq 0.4
Men's 10 km Walk silver 4000
4000.4


Michael "Mike" Pearman

B. 1941-05-22, London, England, Great Britain
Weightlifting
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 14th 144
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 14th 11th
144


Reginald James "Reggie" Pearman, III

B. 1924-05-23, New York, NY, USA; D. 2012-06-08
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Men's 800 metres 7th 400
400


Charles Pears

B. 1873-09-09, Pontefract, England, Great Britain; D. 1958-01-28
Art Competitions
1928 1932 HP
Painting, Paintings 2 works HM 829.24
829.24


Bert Pearson

B. 1914, Hamilton, ONt., Canada; D. 1960-09-13
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 100 metres SF:5th 130
Men's 200 metres SF:6th 52
Men's 4x100 metres Relay fourth 400
582


Frederick Gordon Neil "Fred" Pearson

B. 1923-03-23, Beverly, Mass., USA; D. 2009-09-10
Ice Hockey
1948 HP
Men's Team dq 0
0


John Barling Pearson, Jr.

B. 1902-01-30, Waukesha, Wisc., USA; D. 1984-04-23
Gymnastics
1924 1928 HP
Men's Individual combined 37th 50th -
Men's Team combined fifth 7th 350
Men's Vault 32nd 49th -
Men's Parallel Bars 42nd 39th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 32nd 57th -
Men's Rings 58th 68th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 43rd 26th 0.016
Men's Sidehorse Vault 41st -
Men's Rope Climbing tenth 25
375.016


John Joseph Pearson

B. 1926-03-31, Preston, England, Great Britain; D. 1994-11-02
Shooting
1952 HP
Free Rifle 28th 0.038
0.038


Martín N. Pearson

B. 1962-12-21, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 76th -11.64
-11.64


Michele Robyn Pearson

B. 1962-04-22, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)
1980 1984 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 13th fifth 1025.6
Women's 200 m Freestyle fourth 1600
Women's 200 m Individual Medley bronze 2560
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay fifth fourth 650
5835.6


William Pearson

B. 1916-12-10, represented Great Britain; D. 2004-03 in England
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle R1:19th 1.6
1.6


Cheryl Anne Peasley

B. 1951-01-05, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 800 metres SF:7th 20.8
Women's 4x400 m Relay sixth 160
180.8


Valerie J. "Val" Peat

B. 1947-04-30, Thurnscoe, England, Great Britain
Athletics
1968 HP
Women's 100 metres SF:8th 8.2
8.2


Adam George Peaty

B. 1994-12-28, Utoxeter, England, Great Britain
Swimming (3 gold, 2 silver)
2016 2021 HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke gold gold 12800
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay silver silver 2000
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay gold 1600
16400


Written 2002-08-22 - last modified 2024-01-04

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