Pierre Trentin

Pierre Trentin
Pierre Trentin in 1967
Personal information
Born (1944-05-15) 15 May 1944
Créteil, France
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 1 km time trial
1968 Mexico City Tandem
1964 Tokyo 1 km time trial
1968 Mexico City 1 km sprint
Track World Championships
1964 Paris Sprint
1966 Frankfurt 1 km
1966 Frankfurt Tandem
1966 Frankfurt Sprint
1967 Amsterdam Tandem
1967 Amsterdam Sprint
1962 Milan Sprint
1962 Liege Sprint
1969 Brno Tandem
1971 Varese Tandem
1971 Varese 1 km

Pierre Trentin (born 15 May 1944) is a retired French cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1984. He was most successful in sprint track events, in which he won two gold and two bronze Olympic medals,[1] as well as 11 medals at world championships. His only road title was junior champion of France in 1961. He won most of his tandem titles with Daniel Morelon, who was also his major rival in the individual sprint races.[2]

In the semi-final of the 1,000 metres sprint at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Trentin and Giovanni Pettenella set an Olympic record for standing still - 21 minutes and 57 seconds.[3]

On 7 November 1966, Trentin was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pierre Trentin. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Pierre Trentin. cyclingarchives.com
  3. ^ Wallechinksy, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. New York: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
  4. ^ "Report No. 1894 / Reception on the occasion of the presentation of decorations to sportsmen". France Archives (in French). 7 November 1966. Retrieved 3 December 2024.