Émile Lachapelle Explained

Émile Lachapelle
Birth Name:Émile Henri Lachapelle
Birth Date:12 September 1905
Death Date:February 1988 (aged 82)
Sport:Rowing

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Émile Lachapelle . Olympedia . 29 October 2021.
  2. Émile Lachapelle . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185136/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/emile-lachapelle-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 July 2018 .
  3. Walter Loosli . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/walter-loosli-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 July 2018 .