François Joseph Marie Antoine Blanchy, best known as François Blanchy (; 12 December 1886 – 2 October 1960) was a tennis player competing for France.
He competed at the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, b ...
and the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
.
Career
Runner-up to
Maurice Germot in the singles final of the Amateur
French Championships
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ve ...
in
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...
, Blanchy eventually won the title in
1923 over eight-time champion
Max Decugis. He also won the doubles title at the tournament in 1923, partnering
Jean Samazeuilh
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh, best known as Jean Samazeuilh (17 January 1891, Bordeaux – 13 April 1965, Mérignac) was a right-handed tennis player competing for France.
Samazeuilh reached three singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, w ...
.
Blanchy later became a sports official, directing the Villa Primrose (Bordeaux tennis club), and the
French Tennis Federation.
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1886 births
1960 deaths
French Championships (tennis) champions
French male tennis players
Tennis players from Bordeaux
Olympic tennis players of France
Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics