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Auguste Donny

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Auguste Donny
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Augustin Donny
NationalityFrench
Born(1851-01-01)1 January 1851
Béziers, France
Sailing career
Class(es)2 to 3 ton
Open class
ClubCercle de la voile de Paris
Yacht Club de France
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1900 Paris 2 — 3 ton 1st race (4th)
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris 2 — 3 ton 2nd race
Updated on 8 May 2015

Joseph Augustin "Auguste" Donny (born 1 January 1851, in Béziers) was a French sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was helmsman of the French boat Mignon 3, which won a bronze medal in the second race of the 2 to 3 ton class. He also participated in the Open class, but did not finish the race.[2]

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 28 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Auguste Donny Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Auguste Donny". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.