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Leopold Sylvestre

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Léopold Sylvestre
Personal information
Born(1911-12-13)13 December 1911
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died11 December 1972(1972-12-11) (aged 59)
Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSpeed skating

Joseph Henry Léopold Sylvestre (13 December 1911 – 11 December 1972) was a Canadian speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1]

By 1962, Sylvester had become a coaching staff manager in Mount Royal, Quebec, working alongside Johnny Sands.[2] He died in 1972.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leopold Sylvestre Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ The Gazette, Montreal, 28 December 1962, "TMR To Open Skating Oval"
  3. ^ Leopold Sylvestre at Olympedia