Ernest Legrand

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnest•Legrand
Used nameErnest•Legrand
Born2 June 1897 in Montevideo, Montevideo (URU)
NOC France

Biography

Ernest Legrand was a French bobsledder who competed during the 1920s. Legrand was part of the four-man crew that competed in the second French sled at the 1924 Chamonix Olympics. The team finished the first run in 4:29.01, more than three minutes behind the fastest time set by the Swiss sled. The French crew did not start the second run but then went on to start in the third and fourth runs. His brother Félix was also part of the same team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) FRA Ernest Legrand
Four, Men (Olympic) France 2 AC

Olympic family relations

Errata

Name previously given as Emile Legrand, but this is incorrect.