Michel Rousseau (cyclist)
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Full name | Michel Guy Rousseau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1936-02-05)5 February 1936 Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 September 2016(2016-09-23) (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.
References
- ^ "Décès de Michel Rousseau, ancien champion olympique sur piste".
- ^ "Michel Rousseau". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Michel Rousseau. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ "Cassiel Rousseau". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
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- Michel Rousseau at Olympedia
- Michel Rousseau at Olympics.com
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- 1896:
Paul Masson (FRA)
- 1900:
Albert Taillandier (FRA)
- 1908: Not awarded
- 1920:
Maurice Peeters (NED)
- 1924:
Lucien Michard (FRA)
- 1928:
Roger Beaufrand (FRA)
- 1932:
Jacobus van Egmond (NED)
- 1936:
Toni Merkens (GER)
- 1948:
Mario Ghella (ITA)
- 1952:
Enzo Sacchi (ITA)
- 1956:
Michel Rousseau (FRA)
- 1960:
Sante Gaiardoni (ITA)
- 1964:
Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)
- 1968:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1972:
Daniel Morelon (FRA)
- 1976:
Anton Tkáč (TCH)
- 1980:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1984:
Mark Gorski (USA)
- 1988:
Lutz Heßlich (GDR)
- 1992:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 1996:
Jens Fiedler (GER)
- 2000:
Marty Nothstein (USA)
- 2004:
Ryan Bayley (AUS)
- 2008:
Chris Hoy (GBR)
- 2012:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2016:
Jason Kenny (GBR)
- 2020:
Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
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