Michel Rousseau (cyclist)
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Born | Paris, France | 5 February 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 September 2016 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michel 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]
References
- ^ https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-piste/Actualites/Deces-de-michel-rousseau-ancien-champion-olympique-sur-piste/730061
- ^ "Michel Rousseau". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Michel Rousseau. cyclingarchives.com
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2016 deaths
- French male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic 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