Jacques Lebrun

Jacques Lebrun (20 September 1910 – 14 January 1996) was a French sailor. He competed at the 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the snowbird event in 1932.[1] He missed the 1956 Games for financial reasons.

Jacques Lebrun
Jacques Lebrun in 1932
Personal information
Born20 September 1910
Paris, France
Died14 January 1996 (aged 85)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
ClubCVP, Les Mureaux

Lebrun was a boat designer and eventually became technical director of the national sailing association. During World War II he helped to hide a significant part of the Louvre collection from the Germans.[2]

References

  1. "1932 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States Sailing" Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 June 2008)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacques Lebrun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.


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