Pierre Girard (sailor)
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1926 Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 2022 (aged 95) Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre Girard (2 August 1926 – 12 February 2022) was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Henri Copponex and Manfred Metzger.[1] Girard died in Geneva on 12 February 2022, at the age of 95.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pierre Girard". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ↑ "Pierre Girard". Hommages. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
External links
- Pierre Girard at World Sailing
- Pierre Girard at World Sailing (archived former website)
- Pierre Girard at Olympics.com
- Pierre Girard at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2022 deaths
- Swiss male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
- Olympic sailors for Switzerland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swiss sportsmen
- Sailors (sport) from Geneva
- Swiss Olympic medalist stubs
- Swiss sailing biography stubs