André Giriat
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nation | France | |||||||||||||||
birthday | August 20, 1905 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Villeurbanne , France | |||||||||||||||
date of death | July 11, 1967 | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Saint-Chamond , France | |||||||||||||||
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discipline | Two with helmsman , double scull | |||||||||||||||
society | Cercle de l'Aviron de Saint-Chamond | |||||||||||||||
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André Giriat (born August 20, 1905 in Villeurbanne , † July 11, 1967 in Saint-Chamond ) was a French rower .
biography
André Giriat won the gold medal at the European Rowing Championships in 1931 together with Anselme Brusa and helmsman Pierre Brunet . In the following year, the trio won the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in twos with helmsman . The three rowers also won the French Championships in 1927 and 1931.
At his second Olympic participation in Berlin in 1936 , he started with Robert Jacquet in a double scull , but missed a medal with fourth place. A year earlier, the duo had won the bronze medal at the European Championships , which also took place in Berlin.
Web links
- André Giriat in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
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SURNAME | Giriat, André |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French rower |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Villeurbanne , France |
DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1967 |
Place of death | Saint-Chamond , France |