Gilbert Bozon (19 March 1935 – 21 July 2007) was a French

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and Olympic medalist.

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Bozon was born in

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, where he received a silver medal in 100 m backstroke."1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 30, 2008)

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* 1935 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Troyes French male backstroke swimmers French male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France World record setters in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 20th-century French people {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub

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