Pierre Trentin facts for kids
![]() Pierre Trentin in 1967
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Born | Créteil, France |
15 May 1944 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre Trentin, born on May 15, 1944, is a famous French cyclist. He competed in cycling races for many years, from 1961 until 1984. He was especially good at track cycling, which takes place on a special oval track.
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A Champion Cyclist
Pierre Trentin was a very successful athlete. He won many medals in sprint events on the cycling track. He earned two gold medals and two bronze medals at the Olympic Games. He also won an amazing 11 medals at the World Championships. His only win in road cycling was when he was a junior champion in France in 1961.
Pierre often raced in tandem events with another great cyclist, Daniel Morelon. They won many titles together as a team. Interestingly, Daniel Morelon was also Pierre's main rival in the individual sprint races.
Olympic Glory
Pierre Trentin showed his amazing talent at the Olympic Games.
- At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial.
- At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, he had an incredible performance. He won two gold medals: one in the 1 km time trial and another in the tandem event. He also earned a bronze medal in the 1 km sprint race.
World Championship Wins
Pierre Trentin also had great success at the Track World Championships.
- In 1964, he won a gold medal in the sprint event in Paris.
- In 1966, he won two gold medals in Frankfurt: one in the 1 km race and another in the tandem event. He also took home a silver medal in the sprint that year.
- In 1967, he won two silver medals in Amsterdam, one for tandem and one for sprint.
- He also earned several bronze medals throughout his career, including in 1962, 1969, and 1971.
The "Standing Still" Record
During the semi-final of the 1,000 meters sprint at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Pierre Trentin and another cyclist, Giovanni Pettenella, set a very unusual Olympic record. They stood still on their bikes for a very long time – 21 minutes and 57 seconds! This is a tactic sometimes used in track cycling to make the opponent move first.
A Special Honor
On November 7, 1966, Pierre Trentin received a special award from France. He was appointed a Chevalier, which means Knight, of the Ordre national du Mérite. This is a high honor given to people who have done great things for France.
External links
- Great Olympians – biographies
See also
In Spanish: Pierre Trentin para niños