Louis Chaillot (2 March 1914 – 28 January 1998) was a

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from France. He was born in

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. He competed for France in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in

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, United States in the tandem event where he finished in first place and in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place. He also competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in

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in the individual sprint event but was only able to finish in third place.

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1914 births 1998 deaths French male cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling People from Chaumont, Haute-Marne Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics French track cyclists Sportspeople from Haute-Marne Cyclists from Grand Est 20th-century French people {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub