Pierre Brunet

Pierre Émile Ernest Brunet (28 June 1902 – 27 July 1991) was a French figure skater. Together with his wife Andrée Brunet he won Olympic medals in 1924, 1928 and 1932, as well as four world titles between 1926 and 1932 in pair skating. He also competed in singles, winning the national title in 1924–1931 and finishing seventh-eighth at the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics.

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. The pair won four World Championships, competing in alternate years.

Joly and Brunet were the first French skaters to win gold medals in World, European, and Olympic competitions. They won bronze medals at the 1924 Olympic Winter Games. At the 1925 World Championships, they came in second place behind Herma Szabo and Ludwig Wrede from Austria, in what figure skating historian James M. Hines calls "one of the closest contests in pair skating history". Andrée Joly Brunet and Pierre Brunet were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976, as part of the first class of inductees.

Pierre Brunet died in Boyne City, Michigan.

Results Men's singles Event 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 Winter Olympic Games 8th 7th World Championships 9th French Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pairs (with Andrée Joly) Event 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 Winter Olympic Games 3rd 1st 1st World Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st European Championships 1st French Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st