Hubert Jean Daniel Lefèbvre (28 November 1878 in

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– 26 September 1937 in Labaroche) was a French

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player who competed in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Lefèbvre played forward. Lefèbvre played club rugby with

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from 1895 to 1902 and was a member of the 1900 and 1902 French championship teams. In the 1902 final, a 6–0 victory, he scored the final try just before the half. Lefèbvre was educated at the

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and

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in engineering. He served in

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, rising to the rank of captain.

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1878 births 1937 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics French military personnel of World War I Racing 92 players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub