Ernest Blakelock Thubron, also known as Émile Thubron (15 July 1861) was an Anglo-
French
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motorboat racer and an olympic champion. He was born in
The Boldons
The Boldons are a group of three small villages in the north east of England – East Boldon, West Boldon and Boldon Colliery – north of Sunderland, east of Newcastle and south of South Shields and Jarrow. In 2001 they had a population of 13 ...
,
United Kingdom. He died in
Tokomaru, New Zealand on 22 May 1927
He won the second running of the
Harmsworth Trophy for motor powered boats in 1904 in ''Trefle-à-quatre''. In 1898, ''Thubron'' was a Managing Owner of ''Boulac Engine Works'',
Cairo and in 1906 he was still working as a boat constructor in
Egypt.
He competed with his boat ''Camille'' in ''Class A'' (the open class) at the
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...
in
London, where he won a gold medal.
["1908 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Motor Boating"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 6, 2008)[Floyd Conner, "The Olympics' most wanted : The top 10 book of gold medal gaffes, improbable triumphs, and other oddities" (Brassey's, Inc, 2001) ] He finished the forty nautical miles in 2:26:53, and ''Camille'' was the only boat to finish that race.
He retired in
New Zealand.
[Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office - Volume 418 - Page 1080 1932 "Ernest Blakelock Thubron, Napier, New Zealand. Piled Oct. 22, 1926, Serial No. 143,438, and in New Zealand Nov. 14, 1925. 2 Claims. (CI. 226—77.) "] His son was a Brigadier by the name
Gerald Thubron
Brigadier Gerald Ernest Thubron DSO OBE (13 July 1903 – 6 September 1992) was an officer in the British Army.
Biography
Born the son of Olympic boatsman Emile Thubron in London, Gerald Thubron was educated at Lancing College and the Royal M ...
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
and his grandson
Colin Thubron, a writer.
References
External links
Emile Thubron's profile at Sports Reference.com*
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French motorboat racers
Motorboat racers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic motorboat racers for France
Olympic gold medalists for France
1861 births
1927 deaths
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics