Yvan Quénin (March 1, 1920 – July 27, 2009)
was a French
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
player who competed in 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 ...
. He was part of the
French basketball team, which won the silver medal.
References
External links
Yvan Quénin's profile at databaseOlympics
1920 births
2009 deaths
French men's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for France
Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic medalists in basketball
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
20th-century French sportsmen
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