 Michel Rousseau at the 1959 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michel Guy Rousseau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1936 Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 2016 (aged 80) Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michel Guy Rousseau (5 February 1936 – 23 September 2016) was a French amateur track cyclist.[1] He won gold medals in the individual sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics[2] and 1956–1958 world championships, finishing second in 1959 and 1961.[3]
His grandson Cassiel Rousseau is an Australian diver who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre platform.[4] Cassiel also competed and claimed gold in the Men’s 10 meter platform event in the 2023 World Aquatic Championships, creating history for Australia.
