Janou Lefèbvre

Janou Lefèbvre (later Tissot, born 14 May 1945) is a retired French equestrian show jumper. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won team silver medals in 1964 and 1968. She won the individual world title in 1970 as Lefèbvre and in 1974 as Tissot, as she got married and changed her surname in between.[1]

Janou Lefèbvre
Personal information
Born14 May 1945 (1945-05-14) (age 78)
Saigon, Vietnam
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrianism
Event(s)Show jumping
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoTeam jumping
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico CityTeam jumping
Show Jumping World Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 CopenhagenIndividual
Gold medal – first place1974 La BauleIndividual

References

  1. "Janou Lefèbvre". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.