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Georges Wambst
Wambst in 1928
Personal information
Full nameGeorges Eugène Wambst
NicknameLe Frelon
Born21 July 1902 (1902-07-21)
Lunéville, France
Died1 August 1988 (1988-09) (aged 86)
Antibes, France
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team road race

Georges Eugène Wambst (21 July 1902 – 1 August 1988) was a French cyclist.[1] He won the Gold Medal in Team road race along with Armand Blanchonnet and René Hamel in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4][5]

He died on 1 August 1988.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Georges Wambst". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Wambst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Georges Wambst". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ Bill Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans (9 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling. Scarecrow Press. pp. 370–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7369-8.
  5. ^ John Nauright (6 April 2012). Sports around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
  6. ^ "Ciclismo - Georges Wambst" (in Spanish). LosDeportes.info. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

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