Armand Blanchonnet
French cyclist
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Nickname | Le phénomène / King-Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 23 December 1903 (1903-12-23) Gipcy, Allier, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 September 1968 (1968-09-18) (aged 64) Cernay-la-Ville, Yvelines, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Time Trial
- 1912: Rudolph Lewis (RSA)
- 1920: Harry Stenqvist (SWE)
- 1924: Armand Blanchonnet (FRA)
- 1928: Henry Hansen (DEN)
- 1932: Attilio Pavesi (ITA)
- 1996: Miguel Induráin (ESP)
- 2000: Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
- 2004: Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
- 2008: Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
- 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
- 2016: Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
- 2020: Primož Roglič (SLO)
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