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Armand Marcelle
Armand Marcelle (10 October 1905 – 26 December 1974) was a French rower who won a silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with his younger brother Édouard Édouard is both a French given name and a surname, equivalent to Edward in English. Notable people with the name include: * Édouard Balladur (born 1929), French politician * Édouard Boubat (1923–1999), French photographer * Édouard Colonne (1 .... References 1905 births 1974 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Reims Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city in the Roman Empire. Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims, which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496. For this reason, Reims is often referred to in French as ("the Coronation City"). Reims is recognized for the diversity of its heritage, ranging from Romanesque to Art-déco. Reims Cathedral, the adjacent Palace of Tau, and the Abbey of Saint-Remi were listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 because of their outstanding Romanesque and Gothi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Régates Rémoises
Régates Rémoises, originally known as the ''Société Nautique des Régates Rémoises'', is a major French rowing (sport), rowing club in Reims, France. It was founded in 1854. History The club was founded in 1854, 16 years after the ''Société des régates du Harvre'' (the oldest French rowing club,{{Cite web, url=http://avironfrance.fr/ffa/ambitions/notre-histoire, title=Notre Histoire - FFA, website=avironfrance.fr, language=fr, access-date=2018-10-23 founded in 1838. It is among the oldest surviving sports clubs in the world. Between 1995 and 2008, the club was consistently placed among the top three rowing clubs in France. In 1995 and 1996, between 2003 and 2005, and in 2008, the club was ranked first. It has experienced a slight decline in fortunes since 2013, having fallen to 18th position, and more recently to 20th. It was the most successful club for women's rowing in France between 2003 and 2008. Training takes place on the canal de l'Aisne à la Marne. Squads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
