Noël Vandernotte
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Noël Vandernotte (center) with the crew at the 1936 Olympic Games |
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Full name | Étienne Noël Henri Vandernotte | |||||||||||||||
nation | France | |||||||||||||||
birthday | December 25, 1923 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Anglet , France | |||||||||||||||
date of death | 19th June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 37 kg | |||||||||||||||
job | Insurance agent | |||||||||||||||
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discipline | Two with a helmsman | |||||||||||||||
society | CA Nantes | |||||||||||||||
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Étienne Noël Henri Vandernotte (born December 25, 1923 in Anglet ; † June 19, 2020 ) was a French helmsman .
biography
Noël Vandernotte took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin when he was only 12 years old . However, he is not the youngest known modern Olympian. This record is held by the Greek Dimitrios Loundras , who took part in the 1896 gymnastics games at the age of 10 years and 218 days .
Noël Vandernotte started rowing as the helmsman . He came to this position through his father Fernand Vandernotte and his uncle Marcel Vandernotte , with whom he started in a four-man helm. He also acted as the helmsman for Marceau Fourcade and Georges Tapie in a two-man helm . In both regattas he was able to win the bronze medal on August 14, at the age of 12 years and 233 days.
In 2008 he was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite .
Web links
- Noël Vandernotte in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vandernotte, Noël |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vandernotte, Étienne Noël Henri (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French helmsman |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Anglet |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th June 2020 |