Gaston Seigner (22 April 1878 in
Moulins, Allier
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– 26 April 1918 in Mont-Rouge,
Belgium
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) was a French
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
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and Olympic medalist.
He competed in
show jumping at the
1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with
Pierre Dufour d'Astafort,
Jacques Cariou and
Ernest Meyer. He also competed in
eventing
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, and placed fourth with the French team and fourteenth in the individual contest.
As a Capitaine of the
4e régiment de dragons during the
First World War
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, he was killed in action on 26 April 1918 aged 40 near Mont-Rouge,
Belgium
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.
References
1878 births
1918 deaths
Sportspeople from Moulins, Allier
French male equestrians
Olympic equestrians for France
Olympic silver medalists for France
Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in equestrian
French military personnel killed in World War I
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
French Army officers
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