Jean Le Bret

Jean Le Bret
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Charles Jean Le Bret
Born(1872-10-26)26 October 1872
Paris, France
Died23 December 1947(1947-12-23) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es)0.5 to 1 ton
Open class
ClubCVP
Yacht Club de France
'Crab II', the yacht of Count Chabannes La Palice, silver medal ½ – 1 barrel at the 1900 Olympics.

Gabriel Charles Jean Le Bret (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ l(ə) bʁɛ(t)]; 26 October 1872 – 23 December 1947) was a French sailor[1] who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Jacques Baudrier as helmsman and fellow crewmembers William Martin, Jules Valton and Félix Marcotte Le Bret took the second place in the first race of the .5 to 1 ton and finished third in the second race.[2]

Entrepreneur Hélène Huby is his great-granddaughter.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Jean Le Bret Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Jean Le Bret". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.