Great Olympians

Biographies - PRO

Paul Probst

Olympic Competitor nr 1186

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

Markus Prock

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

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

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

Sandra Prokoff

competed in 2006 as

Sandra Prokoff-Kiriasis

Germany
Bobsledding (1 silver, 1 gold)

	2002	2006	2010	HP
two-woman	silver	gold	fourth	18750
				18750

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 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.

Annemarie Moser-Pröll

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

	1972		1980	HP
Downhill	silver		gold	13000
Giant Slalom	silver		sixth	5104
Slalom	fifth		dnf	1000.00004
				19104.00004

Chris Pronger

Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold)

	1998	2002	2006	2010	HP
Ice Hockey	fourth	gold	QF	gold	11230.5
					11230.5

Prosper

Olympic Competitor nr 640

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

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.

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)

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)

Galina Prozumenshchikova

competed in 1972 as

Galina Stepanova

B. 1948-11-26, from Sebastopol, Ukraine
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

	1964	1968	1972	HP
100 m Breaststroke		silver	silver	10000
200 m Breaststroke	gold	bronze	bronze	16400
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	-	-	fourth	400
				26800

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2011-08-14

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