André Giriat

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André Giriat rowing
Brunet, Giriat, Brusa 1931.jpg
André Giriat (center)
nation FranceFrance France
birthday August 20, 1905
place of birth Villeurbanne ,  FranceFranceFrance 
date of death July 11, 1967
Place of death Saint-Chamond ,  FranceFranceFrance 
Career
discipline Two with helmsman , double scull
society Cercle de l'Aviron de Saint-Chamond
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
European championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze 1932 Los Angeles Two with
FISA logo European championships
gold 1931 Paris Two with
bronze 1935 Berlin Double scull
 

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.

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personal data
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