Noël_Vandernotte

Noël Vandernotte

Noël Vandernotte

French rower (1923–2020)

Noël Vandernotte (25 December 1923 – 18 June 2020)[1] was a French rowing coxswain who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Fernand Vandernotte and the nephew of Marcel Vandernotte. In 1936 he won the bronze medal of the French boat in the coxed pairs event as well as in the coxed four competition.[2] He was the youngest male medalist at the 1936 Games, at 12 years and 233 days, and is also the youngest French Olympic medalist of all-time.

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    "Noël Vandernotte, French cox who won bronze aged 12 at the 1936 Berlin Olympics– obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noël Vandernotte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018.


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