François Alexandre Émile Billard (5 April 1852 – 29 June 1930) was a French

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the ...

who competed in the

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. took the gold in the 10 to 20 ton.

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* * 1852 births 1930 deaths French male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton Olympic sailors of France Sportspeople from Le Havre Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub