Jean-Claude Darouy (30 August 1944 – 8 August 2006) was a French
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
who competed in the
1964 Summer Olympics.
In 1964 he was the
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 servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boa ...
of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event. He also coxed the French boat in the
coxed four competition when they finished fourth.
External links
Jean-Claude Darouy's profile at Sports Reference.com
French male rowers
Coxswains (rowing)
Olympic rowers for France
Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
1944 births
2006 deaths
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
20th-century French people
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