François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy (; 12 December 1886 – 2 October 1960) was a tennis player competing for France.
He competed at the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
and the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
.
Career
Runner-up to
Maurice Germot in the singles final of the Amateur
French Championships in
1910
Events
January
* January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military.
* January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...
, Blanchy eventually won the title in
1923
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over eight-time champion
Max Decugis. He also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering
Jean Samazeuilh.
Blanchy later became a sports official, directing the Villa Primrose (Bordeaux tennis club), and the
French Tennis Federation.
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1886 births
1960 deaths
French Championships (tennis) champions
French male tennis players
Tennis players from Bordeaux
Olympic tennis players for France
Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
20th-century French sportsmen