Jacques Lebrun

Jacques Lebrun

Jacques Lebrun in 1932
Personal information
Born	20 September 1910 Paris, France
Died	14 January 1996 (aged 85) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Club	CVP, Les Mureaux
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Snowbird 1936 Kiel O-Jolle (6th) 1948 Torbay Swallow (9th) 1952 Helsinki Finn (11th) 1960 Enoshima 5.5 Metre (18th)

Jacques Lebrun (20 September 1910 – 14 January 1996) was a French sailor. He competed at the 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the snowbird event in 1932.^[1] He missed the 1956 Games for financial reasons.

Lebrun was a boat designer and eventually became technical director of the national sailing association. During World War II he helped to hide a significant part of the Louvre collection from the Germans.^[2]

References

1. "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 12 June 2008)
2. Jacques Lebrun. Sports Reference.com