Pierre Émile Ernest Brunet (28 June 1902 – 27 July 1991) was a 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

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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

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, however, in protest over

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Germany. 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

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and 7th at the

. 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

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and Scott Hamilton in addition to World Champion Donald Jackson. Pierre Brunet died in

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. He was inducted into the

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in 1976.Hall of Fame inductees
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Results

Men's singles Pairs (with Andrée Joly)

References

External links

Skatabase: 1920s Olympics: Singles Results

Pairs on Ice: Andrée Joly & Pierre Brunet
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