Georges de la Chapelle

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Georges de la Chapelle
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Tennis player

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bronze 1900 Paris Double

Georges de la Chapelle (* July 16, 1868 as Luc Henri Hervé Guy Gardye de la Chapelle in Farges-Allichamps ; † August 27, 1923 ) was a French tennis player around the turn of the 19th century . to the 20th century .

He won the bronze medal in men's doubles at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 1900 . He and his compatriot André Prévost lost in the semifinals to the later silver medalists Basil Spalding de Garmendia and Max Décugis in two sets with 2: 6, 4: 6. He did not compete in the individual competition. Only four other tournaments are known. Three tournaments in 1901 and another in 1902. All of them ended in the first round.

Chapelle lived in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and was a landowner.

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