Jean Cugnot (3 August 1899 – 25 June 1933) was a

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

from

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. He competed for France in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

held in

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in the tandem event where he finished in first place and in the individual sprint event where he finished in third place.

References

1899 births 1933 deaths Burials at Montmartre Cemetery French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling French track cyclists Cyclists from Paris Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub