Louis Auguste-Dormeuil

Louis Auguste-Dormeuil
Personal information
Full nameLouis Albert Auguste-Dormeuil
Born(1868-08-25)25 August 1868
Croissy-sur-Seine, France
Died8 October 1951(1951-10-08) (aged 83)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Sailing career
SportSailing
ClubUnion des Yachts Français
Classes0.5 to 1 ton
Open class
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1900 Paris0.5 to 1 ton 1st race

Louis Albert Auguste-Dormeuil (French pronunciation: [lwi oɡyst dɔʁmœj]; 25 August 1868 – 8 October 1951) was a French sailor[1] who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France.[2]

Biography

Louis Auguste-Dormeuil competed in both races in the 0.5–1-ton sailboat class at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the second race and finished seventh in the first race.[3]

He lived at 32 Rue La Boétie in Paris around 1910.

This fabric merchant was discharged due to “severe myopia and astigmatism” after one month of military service; his discharge was upheld during World War I.

His funeral was held at the Church of Saint-Germain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Some of his Photography are housed at the Heritage and Photography Media Library.[4]


Further reading

  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

References

  1. ↑ "Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Louis Auguste-Dormeuil". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Louis Auguste-Dormeuil". olympedia.org.
  4. ↑ "Votre recherche". pop.culture.gouv.fr.
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