André Gaudin

André Gaudin in 1902,

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Single sculls

Charles André Gaudin (1 February 1875 in Levallois-Perret — 19 April 1926 in Paris)[1] was a French rower who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris[2][3] and won the silver medal in the single sculls.[2] Herman Barrelet won gold.[4][5]

The rowing events were held on the river Seine with controversy erupting during the single scull semi-finals. Saint-George Ashe of Great Britain rowed far enough out of his lane to interfere with Raymond Benoit during the heats. Despite this, Ashe was able to keep his victory in them. He failed to qualify in the semi-final; Ashe then contended he should still be allowed to continue on to the finals.[6]

Both Gaudin and Barrelet objected to this and refused to participate further if Ashe was allowed to advance to the finals. Both men were able to be convinced to race against Ashe. Barrelet and Gaudin easily beat Ashe; Barrelet won the gold medal and Gaudin the silver, while Ashe placed third to receive a bronze medal.[7]

References

  1. ^ Stéphane Gachet JO d'été. Tous les médaillés français de 1896 à nos jours, ed. Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 78
  2. ^ a b "Andre Gaudin". Olympic.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Gaudin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ Mallon 1997, p. 151.
  5. ^ "André Gaudin". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ Mallon 1997, pp. 150–151.
  7. ^ Mallon 1997, pp. 151–152.

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