Armand Blanchonnet
Blanchonnet in 1931
Personal information
NicknameLe phénomène / King-Kong
Born23 December 1903 (1903-12-23)
Gipcy, Allier, France
Died17 September 1968 (1968-09-18) (aged 64)
Cernay-la-Ville, Yvelines, France
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Individual time trial
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team time trial
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Amateur's road race

Armand Blanchonnet (23 December 1903 – 17 September 1968) was a French cyclist and Olympic Champion.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, in the Individual Time Trial.[2] He also won the gold medal in the Team Road Race with the French winning team.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Armand Blanchonnet". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Armand Blanchonnet". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armand Blanchonnet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

External links

Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Time Trial
French National Road Race Champions (men)
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