Michel Picard (December 4, 1934 – March 13, 1999) was a French

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who competed in the early 1960s. Competing alongside Georges Turlier, he finished eighth in the C-2 1000 m event at the

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. Picard was scheduled to compete in the C-1 1000 m event at those same games, but withdrew prior to the heats.

References

Michel Picard's profile at Sports Reference.com
1934 births 1999 deaths Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists for France {{France-canoe-bio-stub