Fernand Auguste Henri Marius Vandernotte (12 July 1902 – 20 January 1990) was a French rower who competed in 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 duri ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was born in

Tillières Tillières () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. History On 15 December 2015, Le Longeron, Montfaucon-Montigné, La Renaudière, Roussay, Saint-André-de-la-Marche, Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine, Saint-G ...

. He was the elder brother of

Marcel Vandernotte Marcel Henri Vandernotte (29 July 1909 – 15 December 1993) was a French rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nantes. He was the younger brother of Fernand Vandernotte and the uncle o ...

and the father of

Noël Vandernotte Noël Vandernotte (25 December 1923 – 18 June 2020) was a French rowing coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat s ...

. In 1932, he was eliminated with his brother Marcel in the repechage of the coxed pair event. Four years later he won the bronze medal as a crew member of the French boat in the coxed four competition.

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1902 births 1990 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French sportspeople {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub