Amédée Fournier (7 February 1912 – 30 March 1992) was a French professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. He won a silver medal at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

event.

Major results

;1932 :Silver medal 1932 olympic games, team pursuit ;1938 :Nantes - Les Sables d'Olonne ;1939 :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

::Winner stages 1 and 5 ::Wearing yellow jersey for one day

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* 1912 births 1992 deaths People from Armentières Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics French male cyclists French Tour de France stage winners Olympic cyclists for France Olympic silver medalists for France French track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Nord (French department) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub