Mordu De Rugby, Jean Laudet, Dean of the French Olympic Champions, Died at the Age of 95
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Jean Laudet, who won France's only Olympic gold medal in online canoeing at the 1952 Olympics, died on Saturday at 95 years of age, announced Monday the Fédération Française de Canoë-kayak (FFCK). Winner at 21 years of age in double-seat canoeing in Helsinki with his team-mate and friend Georges Turlier, Jean Laudet "has died on Saturday 20 December 2025 in Nevers, the city that had seen him born", wrote the FFCK in a press release published on …
A gold medal in canoeing at the 1952 Olympics, Jean Laudet died this Saturday according to an announcement, this Monday, of the federation.
Jean Laudet, who won France's only Olympic gold medal in online canoeing at the 1952 Olympic Games, died on 20 December at 95 years of age, announced on 22 December the Fédération française de canoeë-kayak (FFCK).
Jean Laudet, emblematic figure of the French canoe, died at 95 years of age. He had won France's only Olympic gold medal in canoeing in 1952. His course, from sportsman to antiquarian, remains inspiring.
He was dean Bourguignon and French of the French Olympic champions for a few months, after the death of Charles Costes. Jean Laudet, a gold medallist in canoeing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, died on December 20th. Many tributes were made to the 95-year-old man.
On Monday 22 December, the French Canoeing Federation announced the death of Jean Laudet at the age of 95. He had won Olympic gold in 1952.
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