Leon Susse

Léon Susse medal table
Sweet's Yacht Favorite
sailing
Third French Republic France
Olympic games
silver	Paris 1900	2 to 3 tons (1st race)
silver	Paris 1900	2 to 3 tons (2nd race)

Henri Léon Victor Susse (born September 23, 1844 in Paris , † April 16, 1910 there ) was a French art dealer and sailor .

successes

Léon Susse, who sailed for the Cercle de la Voile de Paris , took part in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris , where he competed in three competitions. In the open class he did not finish, while in the boat class 2 to 3 tons he took second place in two races in Meulan-en-Yvelines . Both times he was the skipper of the yacht Favorite , whose crew consisted of Jacques Doucet , Auguste Godinet and Henri Mialaret .

Léon Susse worked for the Susse Frères art dealer in Paris. After the death of their father Amédée Susse in 1880, Léon and his brother Albert continued the family business.

Web links

Léon Susse in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Susse. In: e-monumen.net. August 16, 2015, accessed June 12, 2020 (French).
↑ Isabel Hufschmidt: The small sculptures by James Pradier. Sculpture in the industrialized art business of the 19th century. ibidem Press, 2011. ISBN 3-83826-010-4 , p. 64.

personal data
SURNAME	Susse, Léon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Susse, Henri Léon Victor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French art dealer and sailor
DATE OF BIRTH	September 23, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH	April 16, 1910
Place of death	Paris , France

[1] Susse. In: e-monumen.net. August 16, 2015, accessed June 12, 2020 (French).

[2] Isabel Hufschmidt: The small sculptures by James Pradier. Sculpture in the industrialized art business of the 19th century. ibidem Press, 2011. ISBN 3-83826-010-4 , p. 64.