Yves Delacour
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Yves Christian Victor•Delacour |
| Used name | Yves•Delacour |
| Born | 15 March 1930 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne (FRA) |
| Died | 14 March 2014 in Férolles-Attilly, Seine-et-Marne (FRA) |
| Affiliations | Société d'Encouragement du Sport Nautique, Nogent-sur-Marne (FRA) |
| NOC |  France |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Yves Delacour played football before taking up rowing and canoeing with Société d’Encouragement du Sport Nautique just after World War II. The high point of his career was the 1956 Olympics, where he won a bronze in coxless fours. Delacour also competed at six consecutive European Rowing Championships starting in 1954, his best finish a fifth. Domestically Delacour won three French rowing titles (1952 and 1955 coxed eights, 1959 coxless fours) and two French canoeing titles (1953, 1957).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Rowing | FRA |
Yves Delacour | |||
| Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic) | France | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (0–0–1 1955 Barcelona ROW bronze: eights)