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Noël Vandernotte

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Noël Vandernotte
Personal information
Born (1923-12-25) 25 December 1923 (age 100)
Anglet, France
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCA Nantes
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  FRA
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1934 Lucerne Coxed four
Updated on 20 May 2018

Noël Vandernotte (born 25 December 1923) is a French rowing coxswain who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is the son of Fernand Vandernotte and the nephew of Marcel Vandernotte. In 1936 he won the bronze medal of the French boat in the coxed pairs event as well as in the coxed four competition.[1] He was the youngest male medalist at the 1936 Games, at 12 years and 233 days, and is also the youngest French Olympic medalist of all-time.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noël Vandernotte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.