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François Vilamitjana

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François Vilamitjana
Personal information
Full nameFrançois Antoine Vilamitjana
Born(1846-08-03)3 August 1846
Pau, France
Died14 June 1928(1928-06-14) (aged 81)
Paris
Sailing career
Class(es)1 to 2 ton
Open class
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris 1 to 2 ton 1st race
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris 1 to 2 ton 2nd race

François Antoine Vilamitjana (3 August 1846 – 14 June 1928)[1] was a French sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[2] He was born in Pau. He was the helmsman of the French boat Martha 1, which won a silver and a bronze medal in the races of the 1 to 2 ton class. He also participated in the Open class with the boat Martha 27, but did not finish the race.[3]

Further reading

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  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

References

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  1. ^ Stéphane Gachet JO d'été. Tous les médaillés français de 1896 à nos jours, ed. Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 21
  2. ^ "François Vilamitjana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "François Vilamitjana". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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