Michel Rousseau (cyclist)
Appearance
![]() Michel Rousseau at the 1959 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Michel Guy Rousseau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Paris, France | 5 February 1936|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 September 2016 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, France | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michel Guy Rousseau (5 February 1936 – 23 September 2016) was a French amateur track cyclist.[1] He won gold medals in the individual sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics[2] and 1956–1958 world championships, finishing second in 1959 and 1961.[3]
His grandson Cassiel Rousseau is an Australian diver who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre platform.[4] Cassiel also competed and claimed gold in the Men’s 10 meter platform event in the 2023 World Aquatic Championships, creating history for Australia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Décès de Michel Rousseau, ancien champion olympique sur piste".
- ^ "Michel Rousseau". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Michel Rousseau. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ "Cassiel Rousseau". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Pegan, Martin (31 May 2024). "Australian diver Cassiel Rousseau: from the circus and TV talent shows to the Olympic pool". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2016 deaths
- French male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in cycling
- Cyclists from Paris
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
- French track cyclists
- French cycling biography, 1930s birth stubs
- French cycling Olympic medalist stubs