Bernard Monnereau (18 September 1935 – 24 August 2019)[2] was a French rower.

Bernard Monnereau
Personal information
Born(1935-09-18)18 September 1935
Tôtes
Died24 August 2019(2019-08-24) (aged 83)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  France
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Lucerne Double sculls
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Poznań Double sculls
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Double sculls

Monnereau was born in Tôtes in 1935. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in double sculls partnered with René Duhamel, where they came fourth.[3] They won a gold medal at the inaugural 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne in the double sculls.[4] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Monnereau and Duhamel came sixth in the double sculls.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Bernard Monnereau at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Bernard Monnereau, champion du monde d'aviron en 1962, n'est plus – Aviron – Disparition". L'Équipe.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernard Monnereau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Bernard Monnereau". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2017.