Pierre Brunet

Pierre Brunet
Personal information
Country represented	France
Born	28 June 1902(1902-06-28)
Died	27 July 1991(1991-07-27) (aged 89)
Partner	Andrée Joly
Retired	1936
Medal record Competitor for  France Pairs Figure skating Olympic Games Gold 1932 Lake Placid Pairs Gold 1928 St. Moritz Pairs Bronze 1924 Chamonix Pairs World Championships Gold 1932 Montreal Pairs Gold 1930 New York Pairs Gold 1928 London Pairs Gold 1926 Berlin Pairs Gold 1925 Vienna Pairs European Championships Gold 1932 Paris Pairs

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Competitor for  France
Gold	1928 St. Moritz	Pairs
Gold	1932 Lake Placid	Pairs
Bronze	1924 Chamonix	Pairs

Pierre Brunet (28 June 1902 – 27 July 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France in both singles and pairs.

Biography

Brunet was born in Paris, France. He and his partner Andrée Joly were the French national champions from 1924 until 1935, and won three Olympic medals. They refused to defend their title at the 1936 Winter Olympics, however, in protest over Nazi Germany.^{[citation needed]} The pair won four World Championships, competing in alternate years.

As a single skater, Brunet won ten national titles. He placed 8th (last) as a single skater at the 1924 Winter Olympics and 7th at the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Brunet and Joly were married in 1929. They had a son, Jean-Pierre, who went on to compete for the United States.

In 1936, Brunet and Joly turned professional. They emigrated to the United States in 1940 and became coaches. Brunet's students included Olympic gold-medal winning skaters Carol Heiss and Scott Hamilton in addition to World Champion Donald Jackson.

Pierre Brunet died in Boyne City, Michigan. He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976.

Results

Mens singles

Pairs (with Andrée Joly)

References

• Skatabase: 1920s Olympics: Singles Results
• Skatabase: 1920s Olympics: Pairs Results
• Skatabase: 1920s Olympics: Pairs Results

External links

• Pairs on Ice: Andrée Joly & Pierre Brunet