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Nationality | French |
Born | 9 March 1959 |
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Sport | Rowing |
Bernard Chevalier (born 9 March 1959) is a French rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]
Kevin Bernard Robinzine was a 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4×400 meter relay for the United States, where he ran the third leg. The team equalled the world and Olympic record from 1968 in Mexico with 2:56.16.
The equestrian events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal included show jumping, dressage and eventing. All three disciplines, except for the Nations Cup, were held at the equestrian stadium in Bromont, which had a capacity of 15,000 spectators, and the cross-country and steeplechase were also nearby. Building this stadium provided some headache for the Organizing Committee after the original estimate of 1 million Canadian dollars increased to CAD 4,425.
The equestrian events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich included show jumping, dressage and eventing. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The equestrian competitions were held at 3 sites: an existing equestrian facility at Riem for the individual show jumping and eventing competitions, the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the Nations Cup, and Nymphenburg, a Baroque palace garden, for the sold-out dressage. 179 entries, including 31 women, competed from 27 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, German Democratic Republic (GDR), France, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. The youngest participant was Kurt Maeder from Switzerland at 19 years old, while the oldest rider was Lorna Johnstone from Great Britain at 70 years old.
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.
Grenada competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the nation's first appearance at the Olympics. The youngest participant for Grenada was Emrol Phillip while the oldest was Christopher "Chris" Collins
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Harcourt Sanderson was an English rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. He was killed in action during the First World War.
Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner is a French judoka. He has won eleven World Championships gold medals, the first and only judoka to do so, and three Olympic gold medals. He has also won five gold medals at the European Championships. He was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club before joining Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017.
Tôtes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Josy Stoffel was a Luxembourgish gymnast. He was born in Differdange. He participated in five consecutive editions of the Summer Olympic Games, but never won a medal. Nonetheless, Stoffel dominated the domestic scene, and won Luxembourg's national gymnastics championships for sixteen straight years, from 1949 until 1964. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Alain Bernard is a former French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Émilie Fer is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2016.
Maurice Buret was a French military officer, equestrian, and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Bernard Gravier was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Bernard Schmetz was a French fencer. He won a gold, silver and bronze medal at three different Olympic Games in the team épée.
Léonore Simone Yvonne Perrus is a French fencer. She competed in the sabre events at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Nathalie Bernard is a South African-born New Zealand former swimmer, who specialised in freestyle events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of North Shore Swim Club in Auckland, under head coach Thomas Ansorg.
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet is a retired French biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. She retired at the end of the 2022/23 season. Her sister Chloé Chevalier is also a biathlete.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Michael Bernard is a New Zealand former weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.