Jacques Le Lavasseur

Summary

Jacques Le Lavasseur was a French sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jacques Le Lavasseur
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Sailing career
Class(es)2 to 3 ton
Open class
ClubSociété Nautique de Marseille
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Mixed team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 2 — 3 ton 1st race
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 2 — 3 ton 2nd race

He was crew on the British/French boat Ollé, which won the gold medals in both races of the 2-3 ton class with fellow crew member Frédéric Blanchy and helmsman William Exshaw. He also participated in the open class, but did not finish.[2]

Further reading edit

  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jacques Le Lavasseur Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ^ "Jacques Le Lavasseur". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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