François Texier

François Texier
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born17 January 1848
Died24 January 1930(1930-01-24) (aged 82)
Sailing career
SportSailing
ClubCVP
Classes0 to 0.5 ton
0.5 to 1 ton
1 to 2 ton
3 to 10 ton
Open class
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1900 Paris0 to 0.5 ton 1st race
Silver medal – second place1900 Paris0 to 0.5 ton 2nd race

François Texier (17 January 1848 – 24 January 1930)[1] was a French sailor[2] who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With crew members Auguste Texier, Jean-Baptiste Charcot and Robert Linzeler Texier as helmsman took the 2nd place in first race of the 0 to 0.5 ton and finished 2nd in the second race. With Auguste Texier he finished 8th in the 0.5 to 1 ton. Also with Texier he took part in the 1 to 2 ton. They finished 7th in the first race and 6th in the second race.[3] He was born in L'Île-Saint-Denis.

Further reading

  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

References

  1. ↑ Stéphane Gachet JO d'été. Tous les médaillés français de 1896 à nos jours, ed. Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 30
  2. ↑ "Texier (helmsman) Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. ↑ "Texier". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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