Jean Elichagaray

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJean Pierre Eugene Baptiste•Elichagaray
Used nameJean•Elichagaray
Born3 September 1886 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (FRA)
Died8 June 1987 (aged 100 years 9 months 5 days) in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (FRA)
Measurements174 cm
AffiliationsSN Bayonne, Bayonne (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

At the 1912 Olympics, Jean Elichagaray was a member of the eights crew of Société Nautique de Bayonne that lost to the eventual bronze winners from Germany in round one. Jean Elichagaray’s brother Alphonse Elichagaray coxed the French eights. A few months before the Olympics Jean married Mathilde Jeanne Arné, the sister of his teammate Jean Arné. Jean Elichagaray served in the 128th Infantry Regiment. While Alphonse died in World War I at the age of just 21, Jean lived to be 100-years-old.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing FRA Jean Elichagaray
Eights, Men (Olympic) Société Nautique de Bayonne 2 h1 r1/4

Olympic family relations

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