Robert Boutigny ( French Robert Boutigny ; July 24, 1927 , Villeneuve-le-Roi ) - French canoe rower , played for the French team in the late 1940s - early 1950s. Bronze medalist of the Summer Olympic Games in London, world champion, winner of regattas of national and international importance.
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| A country |  France |
| Specialization | canoe , 1000 m |
| Date of Birth | July 24, 1927 (92 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Villeneuve-le-Roi , France |
| Height | 177 cm |
| The weight | 78 kg |
Biography
Robert Butigny was born July 24, 1927 in the commune of Villeneuve-le-Roi , department of Val de Marne .
Thanks to a series of successful performances, he won the right to defend the country's honor at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , participated in the standings of single canoes at a distance of 10,000 meters - he finished third in the final, losing to athletes from Czechoslovakia and Canada, and thereby won a bronze medal .
In 1950, Butigny attended the World Championships in Copenhagen, from where he brought silver and gold dignity awards, won alone at a thousand and ten thousand meters, respectively. Being one of the leaders of the French national team, he successfully qualified for the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki , where, however, he was not able to become one of the winners, in the decisive ten-kilometer race of single canoes he showed the eighth result at the finish.
After the Helsinki Olympics, Robert Butigny soon decided to end his career as a professional athlete, giving way to young French rowers.
Links
- Robert Butigny - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Robert Butigny - medals at major international competitions
- Lists of kayaking and canoeing champions and prize winners (1936-2007 )