Pierre Baugniet
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| Full name | Pierre Baugniet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1925 Antwerp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 20, 1981 (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierre Baugniet (23 July 1925 – 20 December 1981) 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.