Pierre Baugniet
Pierre Baugniet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | July 23, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Antwerp | |||||||||||||||||||||
date of death | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Pair skating | |||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Micheline Lannoy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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winter Olympics | 1. | |
World championships | 1. | 1. |
European championships | 1. |
Web links
- Pierre Baugniet in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Baugniet, Pierre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
DATE OF DEATH | 1981 |