Émile Lachapelle
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| Birth name | Émile Henri Lachapelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 1988 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Émile Henri Lachapelle (12 September 1905 – February 1988) was a Swiss rowing coxswain and sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1924 he won the gold medal as coxswain with the Swiss boat in the coxed pair event.[2] At the same Olympic Games, he replaced Walter Loosli as coxswain for the final in the coxed four and won a second gold medal.[3]
In 1948 he was a member of the Swiss boat Ylliam VII which finished seventh in the 6 metre class competition.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Émile Lachapelle". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Lachapelle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Loosli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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