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Full name | Pierre Baugniet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Antwerp | 23 July 1925|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1981 (aged 55–56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retired | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierre Baugniet (23 July 1925 – 1981[1]) was a Belgian pair skater. With partner Micheline Lannoy, he was the 1948 Olympic champion, the 1947 & 1948 World Champion, and the 1947 European champion.
Their win at the 1948 Olympics was the first and until 2022 only Winter Olympic gold medal for Belgium.