Jeanbaptiste Albert Joseph Cau (27 March 1875 in

Tourcoing Tourcoing (; nl, Toerkonje ; vls, Terkoeje; pcd, Tourco) is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a Communes of France, commune within the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), ...

– 1921) 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

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

. He was part of the French boat ''

Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix Cercle is French for ''circle''. It can refer to: * circle (country subdivision) * Cercle (French colonial), an administrative unit of the French Overseas Empire * Cercle (Mali), the Malian administrative unit ** The specific Cercles of Mali * ...

'', which won the gold medal in the coxed four.

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Jean Cau's profile at Geneanet
1875 births 1921 deaths Sportspeople from Tourcoing French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics 19th-century French people 20th-century French people Date of death missing Place of death missing {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub