Marc Pierre Detton (20 February 1901 – 24 January 1977) 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 di ...

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 ...

. In 1924 he won the silver medal with his partner

Jean-Pierre Stock Jean-Pierre Stock (5 April 1900 – 2 October 1950) 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 b ...

in the double sculls event. He also participated in the

single sculls A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to minimi ...

, but was eliminated in the repechage.

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Olympics database profile
1901 births 1977 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers of France Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub