Émile Henri Lachapelle (12 September 1905 – February 1988) was a Swiss rowing

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and

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who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

and in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. In 1924 he won the gold medal as coxswain with the Swiss boat in the

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event. At the same Olympic Games, he replaced Walter Loosli as coxswain for the final in the

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and won a second gold medal. In 1948 he was a member of the Swiss boat ''Ylliam VII'' which finished seventh in the 6 metre class competition.

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* * 1905 births 1988 deaths Swiss male rowers Swiss male sailors (sport) Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers of Switzerland Olympic sailors of Switzerland Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub