Alphonse Achille Souchard (17 May 1900 – 20 September 1976) was a French cyclist who competed in the road race at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...
. He finished tenth individually and won a gold medal in the team time trial.
After winning several amateur races in 1922–23, including the French Road Championships, he turned professional, and won the national again title in 1925 and 1926. He rode the
1924 Tour de France, but did not finish.
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1900 births
1976 deaths
French male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for France
Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
Sportspeople from Le Mans
Cyclists from Sarthe
Olympic medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
20th-century French sportsmen
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