Misplaced Pages

Jacques Dupont (cyclist)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
French cyclist (1928–2019)

Jacques Dupont
Dupont in 1951
Personal information
Born(1928-06-19)19 June 1928
Lézat-sur-Lèze, Ariège, France
Died4 November 2019(2019-11-04) (aged 91)
Lézat-sur-Lèze
Medal record
Representing  FRA
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 1000 m time trial
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team road race

Jacques Dupont (19 June 1928 – 4 November 2019) was a French racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the team road race, together with José Beyaert and Alain Moineau. He won Paris–Tours in 1951 and 1955. He won the 1955 event in what was then a record speed for a professional race covering the 253 km at an average of 43.666 km per hour and being awarded the Ruban Jaune.

References

  1. "Jacques Dupont, sacré champion olympique en 1948, est mort".
  2. "Jacques Dupont Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 15 July 2008)

External links

Olympic cycling champions in men's track time trial
Summary
French National Road Race Champions (men)
1900–1919
1920–1939
1940–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019
2020–2039


Flag of FranceBiography icon

This biographical article related to a French cycling person born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a cycling Olympic medalist of France is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: