André Jousseaume (27 July 1894 in

Yvré-l'Évêque Yvré-l'Évêque () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas reg ...

– 26 May 1960 in

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) was a French

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and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team

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at the

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in Los Angeles, and another gold medal at the

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in London.

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* 1894 births 1960 deaths French dressage riders Olympic equestrians for France French male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sarthe 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-equestrian-bio-stub