Édouard Candeveau (11 February 1898 – 12 November 1989) was a Swiss

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal and a gold medal in the

coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...

s in 1920 and 1924, respectively. In 1928, he competed in the

single sculls A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-sec ...

and finished seventh after being eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the European championships, Candeveau won four gold, one silver and one bronze medal between 1920 and 1931.

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* 1898 births 1989 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub