Léon Eugène Joseph Thome (15 July 1857 – 14 April 1925) was a French

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. He competed in the mail coach event at 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 ...

, winning the silver medal. He was appointed as a chevalier of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

, and as a chevalier of the Order of Agricultural Merit.

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* French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Knights of the Legion of Honour Knights of the Order of Agricultural Merit Sportspeople from Allier {{France-equestrian-bio-stub