Armand Blanchonnet
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Armand Blanchonnet (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ blɑ̃ʃɔnɛ]; 23 December 1903 – 17 September 1968) was a French cyclist and Olympic Champion.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, in the Individual Time Trial.[2] He also won the gold medal in the Team Road Race with the French winning team.[3]
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| Nickname | Le phénomène / King-Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1903 Gipcy, Allier, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 1968 (aged 64) Cernay-la-Ville, Yvelines, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- ^ "Armand Blanchonnet". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Armand Blanchonnet". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armand Blanchonnet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
- Armand Blanchonnet at Cycling Archives
- Armand Blanchonnet at ProCyclingStats
- Armand Blanchonnet at Olympics.com
- Armand Blanchonnet at Olympedia
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