Raymond Julien Salles (18 July 1920 – 15 June 1996) 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

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was born in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

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1920 births 1996 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub