Great Olympians

Biographies - PAL

Themistoklis Palaiologos

Olympic Competitor nr 2981

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

Palardi

Olympic Competitor nr 267

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

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

Maurice Palgen

Olympic Competitor nr 6379

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

Wilfred Pallott

Olympic Competitor nr 4944

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

Leopoldo Palma

Olympic Competitor nr 5554

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

Arthur Palmer

Olympic Competitor nr 3166

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

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)

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 TRt 400
• bonus 650

Kristjan Palusalu

B. 1908-03-10, Laanemaa, Estonia
Wrestling (2 gold)

	1936	HP
Greco-Roman, +87 kg	gold	9600
Free-style, +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)
With my apologies for calling him Finnish originally, and thanks to Stepas Misiunas from Kaunas for pointing out my mistake.

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2011-08-15

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