Jean Séphériadès (2 January 1922 – 22 August 2001) was a French

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. Séphériadès was born in Paris. He rowed for SN Basse Seine in the

single scull A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...

and was rowing champion of France from 1942 to 1946. In the closing stages of

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he served in the Deuxième Division Blindée commanded by General Leclerc.Association Chatou Notre Ville
/ref> In 1946 he became the first French winner of the

Diamond Challenge Sculls The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a Rowing (sport), rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowin ...

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...

beating John B. Kelly Jr. in the final.Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003
He rowed in the single scull for France at the 1948 Summer Olympics reaching the semi-final. Séphériadès was a commercial traveller and lived at

Chatou Chatou () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest ...

. He died at

Courbevoie Courbevoie () is a Communes of France, commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is a suburb of Paris, from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the ci ...

, Hauts-de-Seine, France at the age of 79.

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* 1922 births 2001 deaths French male rowers French people of Greek descent Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-rowing-bio-stub