Jacques Lebrun Explained

Full Name:Jacques Baptiste Lebrun
Birth Date:20 September 1910
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Date:14 January 1996 (aged 85)
Death Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height:1.80 m
Weight:80 kg
Classes:Snowbird, O-Jolle, Swallow, Finn, 5.5 Metre
Club:CVP, Les Mureaux
Show-Medals:yes

Jacques Baptiste Lebrun (20 September 1910 – 14 January 1996) was a French sailor. He competed at the 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the snowbird event in 1932.[1] He missed the 1956 Games for financial reasons.

Lebrun was a boat designer and eventually became technical director of the national sailing association. During World War II he helped to hide a significant part of the Louvre collection from the Germans.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827095008/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=10&sp=YAT . 27 August 2007 . databaseOlympics.com . 12 June 2008.
  2. Jacques Lebrun . 28 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110828093120/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/jacques-baptiste-lebrun-1.html . 28 August 2011 .