Martin Henri Eberhardt (27 November 1913 – 4 July 1976) was a French

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Competing in two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, he won two medals with a silver (

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: Folding K-1 10000 m) and a bronze (

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: K-1 1000 m). Eberhardt was born in Riedisheim on 27 November 1913. He died in

Beaune Beaune (; in Burgundian: ''Beane'') is widely considered to be the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and a major ...

on 4 July 1976, at the age of 62.

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* 1913 births 1976 deaths Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub