Pierre Dufour d'Astafort (6 February 1886 – 11 November 1957) was a French

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and Olympic medalist. He was born in Le Mans, the son of Baron François Dufour d'Astafort and Marguerite de Cantillon. He competed in show jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with Gaston Seigner, Jacques Cariou and Ernest Meyer. He also competed in

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, and placed fourth with the French team.

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1886 births 1957 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Olympic silver medalists for France Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Le Mans Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-equestrian-bio-stub