Victor Larchandet (29 December 1863 – 8 November 1936) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He competed 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 ...

and won

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as part of the French team in what was the first rugby union competition at an

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

References

External links

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Victor Larchandet's profile at Geneanet
1863 births 1936 deaths Olympic rugby union players for France French rugby union players Olympic gold medalists for France Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Jura (department) {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub