Bernard Chevallier (4 October 1912 – 6 April 1997
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and Olympic champion. He won an individual gold medal in

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at the

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."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Equestrian"
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* 1912 births Sportspeople from Chartres 1997 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{France-equestrian-bio-stub