- Marcel Renaud (cyclist)
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Marcel Renaud (1900–1969) was a French racing cyclist who competed in the mid 1920s. He finished fourth in the 4000 m team pursuit event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Renaud's nephew, also named Marcel, won a silver in the C-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Two of his great-nephews, Eric and Philippe, won bronze medals in canoeing at the Summer Olympics. Eric won his in the C-2 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984 while Philippe won his in the C-2 500 m event at Seoul in 1988.
References
- Sports-reference.com profile
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Pairs 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Ediiton. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 481–2.
Categories:- 1900 births
- 1969 deaths
- Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- French cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of France
- French cycling biography stubs
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