Jacques Lebrun
 Jacques Lebrun in 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
20 September 1910 Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
14 January 1996 (aged 85) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CVP, Les Mureaux | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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- ↑ "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 June 2008)
- ↑ Jacques Lebrun. Sports Reference.com
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