Pierre Baugniet

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Pierre Baugniet figure skating
nation BelgiumBelgium Belgium
birthday July 23, 1925
place of birth Antwerp
date of death 1981
Career
discipline Pair skating
Partner Micheline Lannoy
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
EM medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold St. Moritz 1948 Couples
ISU World figure skating championships
gold Stockholm 1947 Couples
gold Davos 1948 Couples
ISU European figure skating championships
gold Davos 1947 Couples
 

Pierre Baugniet (born July 23, 1925 in Antwerp , † 1981 ) was a Belgian figure skater who started in pair skating .

His figure skating partner was Micheline Lannoy . With her he dominated the first two years of competition after the Second World War . They won all major competitions in which they participated. In 1947 they won the European championship title in Davos and in 1947 in Stockholm and in 1948 in Davos they became world champions . Baugniet and Lannoy won the gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . To date, it is the only Olympic gold medal at Winter Games for Belgium. Alongside Robert Van Zeebroeck , who also won a bronze medal in St. Moritz in 1928 , Baugniet and Lannoy are the only Belgian figure skaters who have won an Olympic medal.

Results

Pair skating

(with Micheline Lannoy )

Competition / year 1947 1948
winter Olympics 1.
World championships 1. 1.
European championships 1.

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