Marty Pierce

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMartin John "Marty"•Pierce
Used nameMarty•Pierce
Born16 April 1966 in West Allis, Wisconsin (USA)
Measurements173 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsSt. Francis
NOC United States

Biography

Marty Pierce was a junior phenom in US speed skating, winning six national titles in age groups. He was the 1978 US short-track midget boys champion, the 1981-82 short-track junior boys champion, the 1983 intermediate men champion in both short- and long-track, and the 1984 long-track intermediate men champion. He competed both in short-track and long-track internationally, and competed for brief parts of two seasons on the World Cup circuit, finishing third and fourth at 500s in Innsbruck in January 1988, and fourth at a 500 in Davos in January 1988. Pierce was almost exclusively a sprinter in long-track.

Personal Bests: 500 – 37.19 (1988); 1000 – 1:17.23 (1992); 1500 – 2:06.99 (1984); 5000 – 8:11.35 (1984).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) USA Marty Pierce
500 metres, Men (Olympic) 22
1992 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) USA Marty Pierce
500 metres, Men (Olympic) 19