Jacques Dupont (19 June 1928 – 4 November 2019)[1] was a French racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.[2] He won a gold medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[3] 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.
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| Born | 19 June 1928 Lézat-sur-Lèze, Ariège, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 November 2019 (aged 91) Lézat-sur-Lèze | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Jacques Dupont, sacré champion olympique en 1948, est mort".
- ^ "Jacques Dupont Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Cycling" Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 15 July 2008)
External links
edit- Jacques Dupont at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jacques Dupont at ProCyclingStats
- Jacques Dupont at CycleBase
- Jacques Dupont at Olympics.com
- Jacques Dupont at Olympedia
