Gaston Cailleux was a

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. While the term ''sailor'' ...

from

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, who represented his country at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

Meulan Meulan-en-Yvelines (, before 2010: ''Meulan'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It hosted part of the Sailing at the 1900 Su ...

. With Henri Monnot as helmsman and fellow crewmember Léon Tellier, Cailleux took 3rd place in first race of the 0 to 0.5 ton and finished 4th in the second race.

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* French male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton Olympic sailors for France Year of birth missing Year of death missing Olympic bronze medalists for France Place of birth missing Place of death missing Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub

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