Jean-Louis René Olry (born 6 August 1946 in

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) is a French retired slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the

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. Olry also won three medals at the

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with one gold (C-2:

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) and two bronzes (K-1 team:

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, C-2 team:

). He partner in the C-2 boat was his brother

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* * 1946 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub