Great Olympians

Biographies - PRO

Michelle Scutt

B. 1960-06-17, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's 400 metres	SF:5th	SF:6th	182
Women's 4 x 400 m Relay	bronze	fourth	1040
			1222

Alfred Probst

B. 1894, from Lausanne, represented Switzerland; D. 1958-04
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		6720

Eberhard Probst

B. 1955-06-04, Querfurt, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg)	8th	fifth	1884
			1884

Federico Probst

B. 1905, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	Rep2	136
		136

Oswald Probst

B. 1935-07-09, Wien, Austria; D. 2015-07-15
Archery

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Paul Probst (1)

B. 1869-05-15, represented Switzerland; D. 1945-09-09
Shooting (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Free Pistol	9th	200
Men's Free Pistol, team	gold	1600
		1800

Olympic Competitor nr 1186

1900-08-01-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - ninth (200) & team - first (1600)

Paul Probst (2)

B. 1950-05-03, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

María Susana Procopio Darre

B. 1951-03-01, Avellaneda, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:34th	-2.16
Women's 200 metres Backstroke	R1:27th	0.04
		0.0416

Mário Marcos Jubert Procópio

B. 1948-11-16, Belo Horizonte, MinG, Brazil; D. 2020-01-12
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Roberto Procel

B. 1939-07-20, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:24th	0.24
		0.24

Karl Prochaska

B. 1914-08-14, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1977-12-30
Speed Skating

	1936	HP
Men's 5000 metres	24th	0.16
		0.16

Antonín Procházka

B. 1942-04-03, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Bedřich Procházka

B. 1909-07-29, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	34
		34

František Procházka

Olympic Competitor nr 7341

1920-08-02-08:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol, team - DNF (6.4)

Jaroslav Procházka

from Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:5th	0.311
		0.311

Josef Procházka

from Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Road

	1920	HP
Men's Road Race	34th	0.002
Men's Road Race, Team	9th	40
		40.002

Rudolf Procházka

represented Czechoslovakia
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - Town Planning	AC	7.078
		7.078

Václav Procházka

B. 1904-09-23, Jilovec, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1985-04-24
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1936	HP
Three−Day Event, Individual	20th	1.25
Three−Day Event, Team	fourth	400
		401.25

Markus Prock

B. 1964-06-22, Innsbrück, Austria
Luge (2 silver, 1 bronze)

1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 HP

Men's Singles 8th 11th silver silver fourth bronze 17292

17292

	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
Men's Singles	8th	11th	silver	silver	fourth	bronze	17292
							17292

In 1987 and 1996 he was world champion, but he never won Olympic gold.

Alexander Proctor

B. 1860-09-27, Bosanquet, Ont., Canada, represented the USA; D. 1950-09-04
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Sculpture, Statues	AC	40.08
		40.08

Robert "Bob" Proctor

B. 1949-07-16, represented Australia
Hockey (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Charles Proctor

B. 1906-01-04, Columbia, MO, USA; D. 1996-02-01
Cross-Country Skiing & Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

	1928	HP
Men's 18 km	44th	0.000016
Men's Nordic Combined	26th	0.096
Men's Ski Jumping	14th	24
		24.096016

Henry Arthur Proctor

B. 1929-10-19, Baxter Springs, Kans., USA; D. 2005-04-13
Rowing (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	gold	3200
		3200

John Robert Proctor

B. 1950-11-02, Plattsburgh, NY, USA
Bobsleigh

	1976	HP
Two-man	19th	2
Four-man	15th	7.5
		9.5

Nikola Dimitrov Prodanov

B. 1940-05-26, Burgas, Bulgaria
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual Combined	56th	23rd	0.256
Men's Team Combined	11th	10th	41
			41.256

Nenad Prodanović

B. 1954-11-28, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Bobsleigh

	1984	HP
Men's Four	23rd	0.192
		0.192

Martina Proeber

B. 1963-01-04, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Diving (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Springboard	silver	4000
		4000

Mary Dalva Proença

B. 1935-03-03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	HP
Women's Platform	17th	4
		4

Jean Proess

B. 1896-04-29, Dudelange, Luxembourg
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:3rd	0.171
Men's 800 m	R1:9th	0.00021
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	sixth	160
		160.17121

Wenzel Profant

B. 1913-07-21, Dudelange, Luxembourg; D. 1989-01-20
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	AC	0.083
		0.083

Angiolo Profeti

B. 1918-05-23, Castelfiorentino, Italy; D. 1981
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Shot Put	12th	60
		60

Thomas "Tommy" Proffitt

B. 1927-07-13, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Miroslav Proft

B. 1923-12-09, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2011-10-23
Shooting

	1952	HP
Free Pistol	24th	0.24
		0.24

Werner Proft

B. 1901-08-12, Berlin, Germany
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Gerhard Prohaska

B. 1958-03-25, Wien, Austria
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Breaststroke	30th	0.01
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	30th	0.01
		0.02

Karel Prohl

B. 1947-12-24, Loket, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting

	1976	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	dnf	0.24
		0.24

Karl Proisl

B. 1911-07-09, Traisen, Austria; D. 1949-12-02
Canoeing - Canadian Flatwater (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000m	silver	5000
Men's Canadian Doubles 10000m	bronze	3200
		8200

Josef Prokeš

B. 1933-02-25, from Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	36th	0.00064
Men's 30 kilometres	16th	6.4
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	8th	64
		70.40064

Zuzana Prokešová

B. 1950-07-11, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Double Sculls	8th	320
		320

Yuriy Serhiyovych Prokhorenko

B. 1951-03-09, Kirovohrad (now Kropyvnytskyi), Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Pole Vault	10th	16th	159.6
			159.6

Sandra Prokoff-Kiriasis

and in 2014 as

Sandra Kiriasis

B. 1975-01-04, Dresden, (then East-)Germany
Bobsleigh (1 gold, 1 silver)

2002 2006 2010 2014 HP

Two-woman silver gold fourth fifth 20312.5

20312.5

	2002	2006	2010	2014	HP
Two-woman	silver	gold	fourth	fifth	20312.5
					20312.5

Andrey Vasilyevich Prokofyev

B. 1959-06-06, Sverdlovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1989-06-19
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	fourth	2400
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	gold	1600
		4000

František Prokop

B. 1914-09-13, Wegrein, probably in Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Rifle	15th	15
		15

His birthplace cannot be found in any atlas.

Austin Martin "Gus" Prokop

B. 1921-02-22, Tarrytown, NY, USA; D. 1980-08-02
Fencing

	1948	HP
Men's Foil, Team	fourth	400
		400

Hubert Prokop (1)

B. 1909-10-13, represented Czechoslovakia
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)	7th	600
		600

This athlete competed on 3rd/4th August, the one below on 11th.

Hubert Prokop (2)

B. 1909-05-26, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	33.8
		33.8

Ladislav Prokop

B. 1917-06-09, represented Czechoslovakia
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(Rep2)	33.8
		33.8

Aleksandr Timofeyevich Prokopenko

B. 1953-11-16, Babruysk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Football (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	287
		287

Gennady Yuryevich Prokopenko

B. 1964-01-18, Perm, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ski Jumping

	1984	HP
Men's Normal Hill	26th	0.064
Men's Large Hill	30th	0.01
		0.074

Heorhiy Yakovych Prokopenko

B. 1937-02-21, Poltava, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:10th	silver	5125
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		fourth	400
			5525

Prokopp Sándor

Olympic Competitor 3377

1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 43rd
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - first (6400)
1924 18th, 53rd & 56th

He was born in Košice, Slovakia, but he competed for Hungary even until 1924, so he has to be classed Hungarian. He did not even compete in 1920, something he could have done as a (Czecho-)slovakian, when Hungary was not invited.

Valentin Ivanovich Prokopov

B. 1929-06-10, from Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Water Polo	7th	bronze	1480
			1480

Alfred Proksch

B. 1908-12-11, Wien, Austria; D. 2011-01-03
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Pole Vault	sixth	960
		960

Naum Prokupets

B. 1948-03-20, Basarabeasca, Moldova, represented the Soviet Union
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	bronze	3200
		3200

Aleksey Prokurorov

B. 1964-03-25, Mishino, Russia, represented the Soviet Union in 1988 and the Unified team in 1992; D. 2008-10-10
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	HP
15 km Classical	18th					3.1225
10 km Classical			20th	31st		3.1225
Combined Pursuit			12th	18th	29th	24.436
30 km Classical	gold	21st				6419.7056
50 km Classical			13th		28th	6419.7056
30 km Freestyle			28th			2800.0256
50 km Freestyle	38th	fourth		fourth		2800.0256
4 x 10 km Relay	silver	fifth	fifth	fifth		1677.5
						10924.7897

Annemarie Pröll

competed in 1976 as

Annemarie Moser-Pröll

B. 1953-03-27, Kleinarl, Salzburg, Austria
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 2 silver)

1972 1976 1980 HP

Downhill silver gold 13000

Giant Slalom silver sixth 5104

Slalom fifth dnf 1000.00004

19104.00004

She took a break from competition in 1975 and '76, just when the Winter Olympics were held in her home country!

Cornelia Pröll

B. 1961-01-21, Kleinarl, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Downhill	22nd	0.4
		0.4

Sumet Promna

B. 1956-01-09, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:31st	-2.64
Men's 200 metres	R1:42nd	-4.40
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:8th	2.05
		2.05644

Peter Prompe

B. 1947-05-26, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	7th	200
		200

Chris Pronger

B. 1974-10-10, Dryden, Ont., Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold)

1998 2002 2006 2010 HP

Men's Team fourth gold QF gold 11230.5

11230.5

Ivan Grigoryevich Pronin

B. 1947-10-10, Ukhta, Komi, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	15th	10
		10

Monica Maria "Monique" Pronk

B. 1958-08-04, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls		sixth	1230
Women's Coxed Fours	fifth		1230
			1230

Hugo Óscar Prono Pellegrini

B. 1923-02-23, Santa Fe, Argentina
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Aimé Proot

B. 1890, from Gent, represented Belgium
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 10000 m	R1:9th	0.082
Men's Cross-Country	36th	0.0008
Men's Cross-Country, Team	sixth	160
		160.0828

Tetiana Vasylivna Prorochenko

B. 1952-03-15, Berdansk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2020-03-11
Athletics - Track and Field (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 200 metres	sixth		640
Women's 4x100 m Relay	bronze		640
Women's 4x400 m Relay		gold	1600
			2880

Bohumil Prošek

B. 1931-03-26, Kladno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2014-08-30
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

August Prosenik

B. 1916-08-25, Obrežje, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1975-07-22
Road Cycling

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	12th	dnf	50
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	dnf	27
			77

Alena Prosková

B. 1948-04-29, Plzeň, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's High Jump	18th	3.84
		3.84

Prosper

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.48
		0.000048

Olympic Competitor nr 640

1900-06-06-10:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 14 - AC (-4.48)

Adrian Prosser

B. 1956-07-28, Hemel Hempstead, England, represented Canada
Cycling - Track

	1976	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	11th	48
		48

Fritz Prossinagg

B. 1930-08-12, from Wien, represented Austria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:5th	0.043
		0.043

Lucienne Prost

B. 1905, represented France
Fencing

	1924	1928	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	SF:4th	SF:7th	523.2
			523.2

Ryszard Prostak

B. 1957-08-15, Wrocław, Poland
Basketball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Oleksandr Borysovych Prosvirnin

B. 1964-08-24, Vorokhta, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2010-08-15
Nordic Combined

	1984	HP
Men's Individual	sixth	960
		960

Adrian Proteasa

B. 1959-03-01, represented Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's High Jump	7th	600
		600

Mariette Protin

B. 1906, from Nice, represented France
Swimming

	1924	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	SF:4th	328
Women's 400 m Freestyle	SF:5th	160
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	250
		738

Oleg Protopopov

B. 1932-07-16, Leningrad (now St-Petersburg), Russia
Figure Skating (2 gold)

1960 1964 1968 HP

Pairs 9th gold gold 16200

16200

Together with his wife Lyudmilla Belousova, he won gold at Innsbrück and Grenoble. They began skating as a pair in 1957, and were married the same year. They were European and World Champions four times, from 1965 to 1968. They turned professional in 1969 and won a lucrative competition in Tokyo in 1973.

Proudfoot, Rawson & Souers

from the USA
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Since the team members are unknown, I cannot do otherwise than consider and count this architecture firm as just one athlete.

Serge Proulx

B. 1953-07-08, Québec City, Québ., Canada
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	16th	4.8
		4.8

Francis Spencer Truchet "Frank" Prout

B. 1921-07-07, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2011-02-23
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	SF:7th	1.2
		1.2

Roland Grandpierre Prout

B. 1920-03-01, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1997-04-24
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	SF:7th	1.2
		1.2

William Prout

Olympic Competitor nr 4382

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-22-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - fourth (12.9)

Gilbert Prouteau

B. 1917-06-14, Nesmy, France; D. 2012-08-02
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Literature - Lyric Works	bronze	2560
		2560

Gustave Prouvost

Olympic Competitor nr 5984

1912-07-08-13:30 - Waterpolo - round one, match two - lost (Qc)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - lost (500)

Étienne Proux

from Paris, represented France
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Prouza Ottó

B. 1933-06-13, Salgótarján, Hungary
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Panagiotis Provatopoulos

B. 1914, represented Greece
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	1948	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:15th		2.5
Men's Water Polo		QU:3rd	5.38
			7.88

František Provazník

B. 1948-02-07, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Antonio Provenzani Garzoni

B. 1906-12-02, Roma, Italy; D. 1989-02-12
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Clãudionor Provenzano

B. 1891-05-09, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Eights	Rep.:dns	164
		164

Tatyana Petrovna Providokhina

B. 1953-03-26, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's 800 metres	bronze	2560
		2560

Harry Prowell

B. 1936-07-10, La Bonne Intention, British Guiana (now Guyana); D. 2000-07-27
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Marathon	50th	-5.15
		0.0000015

Galina Prozumenshchikova

competed in 1972 as

Galina Stepanova

B. 1948-11-26, Sebastopol, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

1964 1968 1972 HP

100 m Breaststroke silver silver 10000

200 m Breaststroke gold bronze bronze 16400

4x100 m Medley Relay - - fourth 400

26800

Considering that she is from Sebastopol, the most Russian city in the Crimea, and that she later lived in Moskva, I will consider this athlete as Russian, and have reverted to the Russian transliteration (with G and I rather than H and Y).

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-12-27

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