Jean Vaysse (28 April 1900 – 17 October 1974) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who competed 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 ...

. He was born in

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig� ...

and died in

. In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.

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* * * * 1900 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Albi French rugby union players Olympic rugby union players for France Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France France international rugby union players Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub