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Jean Le Bret

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Jean Le Bret
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Charles Jean Le Bret
Born(1872-10-26)26 October 1872
Paris, France
Died23 December 1947(1947-12-23) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Sailing career
Class(es)0.5 to 1 ton
Open class
ClubCVP
Yacht Club de France
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 0.5 to 1 ton 1st race
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris 0.5 to 1 ton 2nd race
'Crab II', the yacht of Count Chabannes La Palice, silver medal ½ - 1 barrel at the 1900 Olympics.

Gabriel Charles Jean Le Bret (26 October 1872 – 23 December 1947) was a French sailor[1] who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Jacques Baudrier as helmsman and fellow crewmember William Martin, Jules Valton and Félix Marcotte Le Bret took the 2nd place in first race of the .5 to 1 ton and finished 3rd in the second race.[2]

Entrepreneur Hélène Huby is his great-granddaughter.

Further reading

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  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

References

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  1. ^ "Jean Le Bret Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Jean Le Bret". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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