Charles André Gaudin (1 February 1875 – 19 April 1926) was a French

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 in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in

rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing (sport), rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled du ...

in Paris and won the

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in the single sculls. Herman Barrelet won gold. The rowing events were held on the river

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...

with controversy erupting during the single scull semi-finals.

Saint-George Ashe Saint George Ashe (23 May 1871 – 24 July 1922) was a British rower who competed in Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris winning the bronze medal in the single sculls, and won the Wingfield Sculls in 1904. Ashe was born in Malta. He w ...

of Great Britain rowed far enough out of his lane to interfere with Raymond Benoit during the heats. Despite this, Ashe was able to keep his victory in them. He failed to qualify in the semi-final; Ashe then contended he should still be allowed to continue on to the finals. Both Gaudin and Barrelet objected to this and refused to participate further if Ashe was allowed to advance to the finals. Both men were able to be convinced to race against Ashe. Barrelet and Gaudin easily beat Ashe; Barrelet won the gold medal and Gaudin the silver, while Ashe placed third to receive a bronze medal.

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* 1875 births 1926 deaths French male rowers Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub