Émile Lachapelle

Émile Lachapelle
Personal information
Birth nameÉmile Henri Lachapelle
Born12 September 1905
DiedFebruary 1988 (aged 82)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
1924 Paris Coxed pair
1924 Paris Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
1922 Barcelona Coxed pair
1923 Como Coxed pair

Émile Henri Lachapelle (12 September 1905 – February 1988) was a Swiss rowing coxswain and sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1924 he won the gold medal as coxswain with the Swiss boat in the coxed pair event.[2] At the same Olympic Games, he replaced Walter Loosli as coxswain for the final in the coxed four and won a second gold medal.[3]

In 1948 he was a member of the Swiss boat Ylliam VII which finished seventh in the 6 metre class competition.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Émile Lachapelle". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Lachapelle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Loosli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.


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