Anselme Brusa

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Anselme Brusa rowing
Brunet, Giriat, Brusa 1931.jpg
Anselme Brusa (right)
Full name Plinio Anselme Brusa
nation FranceFrance France
birthday August 27, 1899
place of birth Chiasso ,  SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
date of death July 24, 1969
Place of death Lyon ,  FranceFranceFrance 
size 170 cm
Career
discipline Two with a helmsman
society Cercle de l'Aviron de Lyon
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
European championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze 1932 Los Angeles Two with
FISA logo European championships
gold 1931 Paris Two with
 

Plinio Anselme Brusa (born August 27, 1899 in Chiasso , Switzerland , † July 24, 1969 in Lyon ) was an Italian - French rower and gymnast .

biography

Anselme Brusa came from an Italian family in Chiasso, Switzerland . He became a gymnast and was able to become national champion in Switzerland. After the First World War he moved to Lyon in France and there joined the Cercle de l'Aviron de Lyon . At the European Rowing Championships in 1931 he won the gold medal together with André Giriat 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.

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personal data
SURNAME Brusa, Anselme
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brusa, Plinio Anselme (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French rower
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Chiasso , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1969
Place of death Lyon , France