Beaufrand, Roger
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Birthname | Roger Joseph Edmond Beaufrand | ||||
born on | 25 September 1908 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Colombes, France, 48n55, 2e15 | ||||
Timezone | PMT m2e2015 (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
French cyclist, he was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of Pakistani Field Hockey player Feroze Khan in 2005 until his own death.
Born near Paris, France, Beaufrand won a gold medal on 7 August at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19. A few weeks prior to his death, he was presented the Chevalier class of the Legion of Honor by fellow Olympic Champion Jean-Claude Killy.
Roger Beaufrand died on 14 March 2007 at age 98 in Béziers, France.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Sports: 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam (born 28 July 1928). Notes: Gold medal, Sprint, France
Events
Source Notes
Michaël Mandl quotes birth record [1].
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 98)
- Vocation : Sports : Race Bikes (Cyclist)
- Notable : Awards : Olympics (Gold medal, Sprint)
- Notable : Awards : Public Service