Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès (5 June 1870 – 5 July 1935) was a
Swiss
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infantry
captain
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and
sailor
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who competed in the
1900 Summer Olympics
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.
In 1900 he was a member of the Swiss boat ''Lérina'', which won the gold medal in the first race and silver medal in the second race of the 1 to 2 ton class. He also participated in the open class, but did not finish. His uncle
Hermann and uncle's wife
Hélène were also crew members.
He was born in
Bellevue, Switzerland
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History
The village of Colovrex is first mentioned in 1257 as ''Colovray''. In 1855, the municipality of Bellevue separated from the municipality of Collex-Bossy[ ...]
, and died in
Casablanca
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,
French Morocco
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.
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1870 births
1935 deaths
Swiss male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton
Olympic sailors for Switzerland
Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Pourtalès family
Olympic medalists in sailing
Sportspeople from the canton of Geneva
Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class
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